My Top 50 Albums of 1976
Here's the Spotify playlist with a track from each album:
1. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
2. The Ramones - Ramones
3. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
4. David Bowie - Station To Station
5. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
6. George Jones - Alone Again
7. Joni Mitchell – Hejira
8. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
9. Boston - Boston
10. ABBA - Arrival
11. Queen - A Day At The Races
2. The Ramones - Ramones
3. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
4. David Bowie - Station To Station
5. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
6. George Jones - Alone Again
7. Joni Mitchell – Hejira
8. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
9. Boston - Boston
10. ABBA - Arrival
11. Queen - A Day At The Races
12. Aerosmith – Rocks
13. Patti Smith Group - Radio Ethiopia
14. Blue Oyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune
15. Marvin Gaye - I Want You
16. Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record
17. Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees
18. Tom Waits - Small Change
19. Led Zeppelin – Presence
20. Earth, Wind & Fire – Spirit
21. Dwight Twilley Band – Sincerely
13. Patti Smith Group - Radio Ethiopia
14. Blue Oyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune
15. Marvin Gaye - I Want You
16. Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record
17. Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees
18. Tom Waits - Small Change
19. Led Zeppelin – Presence
20. Earth, Wind & Fire – Spirit
21. Dwight Twilley Band – Sincerely
22. Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon
23. Jackson Browne - The Pretender
24. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
25. Rush – 2112
26. Bob Dylan - Desire
27. Carole King – Thoroughbred
28. Donna Summer – Four Seasons of Love
24. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
25. Rush – 2112
26. Bob Dylan - Desire
27. Carole King – Thoroughbred
28. Donna Summer – Four Seasons of Love
29. Billy Joel - Turnstiles
30. AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
31. Funkadelic - Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
30. AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
31. Funkadelic - Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
32. Al Green - Full Of Fire
33. The Rolling Stones - Black and Blue
34. Elton John - Blue Moves
35. Bob Seger - Night Moves
36. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive!
37. The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets
38. Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down The Wind
39. Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
40. Blondie – Blondie
41. The Eagles - Hotel California
42. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - 'Live' Bullet
43. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets
44. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Rastaman Vibration
45. Merle Haggard and The Strangers – The Roots of My Raising
46. Jimmy Buffett – Havana Daydreamin’
34. Elton John - Blue Moves
35. Bob Seger - Night Moves
36. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive!
37. The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets
38. Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down The Wind
39. Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
40. Blondie – Blondie
41. The Eagles - Hotel California
42. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - 'Live' Bullet
43. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets
44. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Rastaman Vibration
45. Merle Haggard and The Strangers – The Roots of My Raising
46. Jimmy Buffett – Havana Daydreamin’
47. Paul McCartney & Wings – Wings At The Speed
Of Sound
48. Judas Priest – Sad Wings of Destiny
49. Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox
50. Sparks – Big Beat
48. Judas Priest – Sad Wings of Destiny
49. Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox
50. Sparks – Big Beat
By the end of '76, a few CBGBs acts were releasing albums, along with a scattered handful of punk and proto-punk bands, so you can really see the new era beginning here. But as someone who really loves '70s hard rock and metal, before metal really got codified into something almost separate from the rest of rock music, 1976 is really right in my sweet spot, I really love the heavy music from this era and this year in particular, epitomized by Thin Lizzy but also Zep, BOC, early Priest, etc. I had not really heard Dwight Twilley's music before he passed away last month, but Sincerely is an awesome record, glad I checked it out.
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