Top Albums of 1976
29 |
1628 |
Boz Scaggs |
Silk Degrees |
Adult Contemporary,
Blue Eyed Soul,
Pop Rock
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18 |
1111 |
Fela and Africa 70 |
Zombie |
Afrobeat
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5 |
335 |
David Bowie |
Station to Station |
Art Rock
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Frank Zappa |
Zoot Allures |
Art Rock,
Jazz-Rock
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Patti Smith Group |
Radio Ethiopia |
Art Rock,
Proto-Punk
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Dave Holland & Sam Rivers |
Dave Holland & Sam Rivers Vol. 1 |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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43 |
2201 |
Ry Cooder |
Chicken Skin Music |
Blues,
Country Rock,
Roots Rock
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51 |
2456 |
J.J. Cale |
Troubadour |
Blues Rock,
Country Rock
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41 |
2130 |
Dr. Feelgood |
Stupidity |
British Blues,
Pub Rock
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Andy Irvine & Paul Brady |
Andy Irvine & Paul Brady |
Celtic Folk Music,
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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39 |
2120 |
Michael Hurley/The Unholy Modal Rounders/Jeffrey Fredericks & The Clamtones |
Have Moicy! |
Contemporary Folk
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Bernard Herrmann |
Taxi Driver OST |
Cool Jazz,
Film Score
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3 |
108 |
Eagles |
Hotel California |
Country Rock,
Pop Rock
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38 |
2096 |
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
Disco
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Burning Spear |
Garvey's Ghost |
Dub
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14 |
1062 |
The Upsetters |
Super Ape |
Dub,
Roots Reggae
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57 |
2958 |
Otis Rush |
Right Place, Wrong Time |
Electric Blues
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Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers |
Beware of the Dog! |
Electric Blues
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Evan Parker |
Saxophone Solos |
European Free Jazz,
Free Improvisation
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10 |
852 |
ABBA |
Arrival |
Europop
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44 |
2241 |
The Residents |
The Third Reich 'n' Roll |
Experimental Rock,
Musical Parody,
Satire
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Al Stewart |
Year of the Cat |
Folk Pop,
Pop Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
7 |
553 |
Bob Dylan |
Desire |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
47 |
2315 |
Joan Armatrading |
Joan Armatrading |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Albert Ayler |
Nuits de la Fondation Maeght Vol. 1 |
Free Jazz
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
Ain't That a Bitch |
Funk
|
40 |
2121 |
Jorge Ben |
África Brasil |
Funk,
MPB,
Samba-Rock
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34 |
1885 |
Wild Tchoupitoulas |
Wild Tchoupitoulas |
Funk,
New Orleans R&B
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Earth, Wind & Fire |
Spirit |
Funk,
Soul
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6 |
428 |
Aerosmith |
Rocks |
Hard Rock
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9 |
611 |
Boston |
Boston |
Hard Rock
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11 |
958 |
Thin Lizzy |
Jailbreak |
Hard Rock
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17 |
1092 |
Kiss |
Destroyer |
Hard Rock
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33 |
1823 |
Queen |
A Day at the Races |
Hard Rock
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36 |
1970 |
Blue Öyster Cult |
Agents of Fortune |
Hard Rock
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49 |
2357 |
AC/DC |
T.N.T./High Voltage |
Hard Rock
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AC/DC |
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap |
Hard Rock
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35 |
1929 |
Rainbow |
Rising |
Hard Rock,
Heavy Metal
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13 |
1053 |
Rush |
2112 |
Hard Rock,
Progressive Rock
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28 |
1589 |
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
'Live' Bullet |
Heartland Rock
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20 |
1287 |
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers |
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers |
Heartland Rock,
Pop Rock
|
21 |
1295 |
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
Night Moves |
Heartland Rock,
Pop Rock
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Judas Priest |
Sad Wings of Destiny |
Heavy Metal
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31 |
1709 |
Miles Davis |
Miles Davis at Plugged Nickel, Chicago |
Jazz
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Dexter Gordon |
Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard |
Jazz
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53 |
2566 |
Pat Metheny |
Bright Size Life |
Jazz Fusion
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55 |
2832 |
Weather Report |
Black Market |
Jazz Fusion
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Jaco Pastorius |
Jaco Pastorius |
Jazz Fusion
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Miles Davis |
Pangaea |
Jazz Fusion,
Jazz-Funk
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Herbie Hancock |
V.S.O.P |
Jazz Fusion,
Post-Bop
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52 |
2557 |
George Benson |
Breezin' |
Jazz-Funk,
Smooth Jazz,
Soul Jazz
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48 |
2322 |
Tom Zé |
Estudando o samba |
MPB,
Samba
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19 |
1216 |
Blondie |
Blondie |
New Wave
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46 |
2308 |
Parliament |
The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein |
P-Funk
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Bootsy's Rubber Band |
Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band |
P-Funk
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Billy Swan |
Billy Swan |
Pop
|
12 |
1002 |
Peter Frampton |
Frampton Comes Alive! |
Pop Rock
|
24 |
1453 |
Steve Miller Band |
Fly Like an Eagle |
Pop Rock
|
32 |
1792 |
Steely Dan |
The Royal Scam |
Pop Rock
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Rod Stewart |
A Night on the Town |
Pop Rock
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Bryan Ferry |
Let's Stick Together |
Pop Rock
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Electric Light Orchestra |
A New World Record |
Pop Rock,
Symphonic Rock
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Charles Mingus |
Mingus at Antibes |
Post-Bop
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Dwight Twilley Band |
Sincerely |
Power Pop
|
27 |
1559 |
Flamin' Groovies |
Shake Some Action |
Power Pop,
Rock & Roll
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22 |
1368 |
Jean Michel Jarre |
Oxygène |
Progressive Electronic
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25 |
1459 |
Serge Gainsbourg |
L'homme à tête de chou |
Progressive Pop
|
50 |
2429 |
Genesis |
A Trick of the Tail |
Progressive Rock
|
4 |
208 |
The Modern Lovers |
The Modern Lovers |
Proto-Punk
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Eddie and The Hot Rods |
Teenage Depression |
Proto-Punk,
Pub Rock
|
23 |
1450 |
Graham Parker & The Rumour |
Howlin' Wind |
Pub Rock
|
45 |
2299 |
Graham Parker & The Rumour |
Heat Treatment |
Pub Rock,
Roots Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
1 |
41 |
Ramones |
Ramones |
Punk Rock
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The Heptones |
Night Food |
Reggae
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Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers |
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers |
Rock & Roll
|
26 |
1555 |
Bunny Wailer |
Blackheart Man |
Roots Reggae
|
30 |
1645 |
Peter Tosh |
Legalize It |
Roots Reggae
|
37 |
2046 |
The Mighty Diamonds |
Right Time |
Roots Reggae
|
54 |
2583 |
The Abyssinians |
Forward Onto Zion/Satta Masa Gana |
Roots Reggae
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56 |
2904 |
Max Romeo & The Upsetters |
War ina Babylon |
Roots Reggae
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Bob Marley and The Wailers |
Rastaman Vibration |
Roots Reggae
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Justin Hinds & The Dominoes |
Jezebel |
Roots Reggae
|
8 |
580 |
Joni Mitchell |
Hejira |
Singer/Songwriter
|
15 |
1073 |
Warren Zevon |
Warren Zevon |
Singer/Songwriter
|
16 |
1082 |
Jackson Browne |
The Pretender |
Singer/Songwriter
|
42 |
2167 |
Tom Waits |
Small Change |
Singer/Songwriter
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Marvin Gaye |
I Want You |
Smooth Soul
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Al Green |
Full of Fire |
Smooth Soul
|
2 |
45 |
Stevie Wonder |
Songs in the Key of Life |
Soul
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Lynyrd Skynyrd |
One More from the Road |
Southern Rock
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Atlanta Rhythm Section |
A Rock and Roll Alternative |
Southern Rock
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Richard Pryor |
Bicentennial Nigger |
Stand-up Comedy
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