Best Albums of 1976

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Listed below are the best albums of 1976 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1976 year summaryThe best artists of 1976 were Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Ramones, Eagles, Boston, Genesis, Rush, Bob Dylan, The Modern Lovers and Joni Mitchell.

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Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,227 charts

Rank Score:

15,550

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Average Rating:

85 (1,313 votes)

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Station To Station

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,058 charts

Rank Score:

13,220

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Overall Rank:

104

Average Rating:

85 (1,511 votes)

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Ramones

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,013 charts

Rank Score:

7,454

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Eagles

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

823 charts

Rank Score:

6,788

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Overall Rank:

259

Average Rating:

76 (1,215 votes)

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Boston

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

711 charts

Rank Score:

6,169

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Overall Rank:

288

Average Rating:

78 (927 votes)

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2112

Rush

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

613 charts

Rank Score:

4,524

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Overall Rank:

394

Average Rating:

80 (927 votes)

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Desire

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

619 charts

Rank Score:

4,215

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

3,987

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105

Overall Rank:

451

Average Rating:

82 (591 votes)

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Hejira

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

3,696

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114

Overall Rank:

487

Average Rating:

80 (432 votes)

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10.

A Trick Of The Tail

Genesis

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

381 charts

Rank Score:

3,437

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123

Overall Rank:

530

Average Rating:

79 (585 votes)

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Best Albums of 1976 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Golden Earring	3	0%
Various Artists	3	0%
Can	3	0%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	3	0%
Horslips	2	0%
AC/DC	2	0%
John Hartford	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	370	37%
	210	21%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	35	4%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	55	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	13	1%

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Best Albums of 1955
1. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
2. Sarah Vaughan by Sarah Vaughan
3. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And His Comets
4. Julie Is Her Name by Julie London
5. Ramblin' Man by Hank Williams
6. Study In Brown by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
7. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Bill Haley And His Comets
8. Concert By The Sea by Erroll Garner
9. Dinah Jams by Dinah Washington
10. Lullabies Of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald
11. Satch Plays Fats by Louis Armstrong
12. Blue Moods by Miles Davis
13. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Bayreuth Festpiele Orchester Und Chor
14. Diz And Getz by Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie
15. Les And Mary by Les Paul & Mary Ford
16. Helen Merrill by Helen Merrill
17. Lennie Tristano by Lennie Tristano
18. Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi by Sarah Vaughan
19. Lotte Lenya Singt Kurt Weill by Lotte Lenya
20. Hamp & Getz by Stan Getz / Lionel Hampton