My favourite albums from 1976

1. 30

   Tejas

   ZZ Top

   

   

   Southern rock | Blues rock | Boogie 'n' roll

   Tracks:

   1. It's Only Love
   2. Arrested for Driving While Blind
   3. El Diablo ●
   4. Snappy Kakkie
   5. Enjoy and Get It on
   6. Ten Dollar Man
   7. Pan Am Highway Blues
   8. Avalon Hideaway
   9. She's a Heartbreaker
   10. Asleep in the Desert

2. 29

   Moonmadness

   Camel

   

   

   Progressive rock

   Tracks:

   1. Aristillus
   2. Song Within a Song ●
   3. Chord Change
   4. Spirit of the Water
   5. Another Night
   6. Air Born
   7. Lunar Sea

3. 28

   A Day at the Races

   Queen

   

   

   Hard rock

   Tracks:

   1. Tie Your Mother Down ●
   2. You Take My Breath Away
   3. Long Away
   4. The Millionaire Waltz
   5. You and I
   6. Somebody to Love
   7. White Man
   8. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
   9. Drowse
   10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

4. 27

   Radio Ethiopia

   Patti Smith Group

   

   

   Art punk | Art rock

   Tracks:

   1. Ask the Angels
   2. Ain't It Strange ●
   3. Poppies
   4. Pissing in a River
   5. Pumping (My Heart)
   6. Distant Fingers
   7. Radio Ethiopia
   8. Abyssinia

5. 26

   Hejira

   Joni Mitchell

   

   

   Folk rock | Jazz folk

   Tracks:

   1. Coyote
   2. Amelia
   3. Furry Sings the Blues
   4. A Strange Boy
   5. Hejira
   6. Song for Sharon ●
   7. Black Crow
   8. Blue Motel Room
   9. Refuge of the Roads

6. 25

   Legalize It

   Peter Tosh

   

   

   Reggae

   Tracks:

   1. Legalize It
   2. Burial
   3. What'cha Gonna Do?
   4. No Sympathy
   5. Why Must I Cry
   6. Igziabeher ●
   7. Ketchy Shuby
   8. Till Your Well Runs Dry
   9. Brand New Second Hand

7. 24

   Night Moves

   Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band

   

   

   Roots rock

   Tracks:

   1. Rock and Roll Never Forgets
   2. Night Moves
   3. The Fire Down Below
   4. Sunburst
   5. Sunspot Baby
   6. Mainstreet ●
   7. Come to Poppa
   8. Ship of Fools
   9. Mary Lou

8. 23

   Leftoverture

   Kansas

   

   

   Progressive rock

   Tracks:

   1. Carry on My Wayward Son ●
   2. The Wall
   3. What's on My Mind
   4. Miracles out of Nowhere
   5. Opus Insert
   6. Question of My Childhood
   7. Cheyenne Anthem
   8. Magnum Opus

9. 22

   Jailbreak

   Thin Lizzy

   

   

   Hard rock

   Tracks:

   1. Jailbreak
   2. Angel from the Coast
   3. Running Back
   4. Romeo and the Lonely Girl
   5. Warriors
   6. The Boys Are Back in Town
   7. Fight or Fall
   8. Cowboy Song
   9. Emerald ●

10. 21

    Ragnarök

    Ragnarök

    

    

    Progressive rock

    Tracks:

    1. Farvel Köbenhavn
    2. Promaneder
    3. Nykabat Bröd
    4. Dagarnas Skum ●
    5. Polska från Kalmar
    6. Fabriksfunky
    7. Tatanga Mani
    8. Fjottot
    9. Stiltje Uppbrott
    10. Vattenpussar

11. 20

    Blondie

    Blondie

    

    

    New wave | Pop rock

    Tracks:

    1. X Offender
    2. Little Girl lies
    3. In the Flesh
    4. Look Good in Blue ●
    5. In the Sun
    6. A Shark in Jets Clothing
    7. Man Overboard
    8. Rip Her to Shreds
    9. Rifle Range
    10. Kung Fu Girls
    11. The Attack of the Giant Ants

12. 19

    Still Life

    Van Der Graaf Generator

    

    

    Progressive rock

    Tracks:

    1. Pilgrims
    2. Still Life ●
    3. La Rossa
    4. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)
    5. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End

13. 18

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    

    

    Roots rock | Garage rock

    Tracks:

    1. Rockin' Around (with You)
    2. Breakdown ●
    3. Hometown Blues
    4. The Wild One, Forever
    5. Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll
    6. Strangered in the Night
    7. Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)
    8. Mystery Man
    9. Luna
    10. American Girl

14. 17

    Hotel California

    The Eagles

    

    

    Country rock | Southern rock

    Tracks:

    1. Hotel California ●
    2. New Kid in Town
    3. Life in the Fast Lane
    4. Wasted Time
    5. Wasted Time (reprise)
    6. Victim of Love
    7. Pretty Maids All in a Row
    8. Try and Love Again
    9. The Last Resort

15. 16

    Destroyer

    Kiss

    

    

    Hard rock | Glam metal

    Tracks:

    1. Detroit Rock City ●
    2. King of the Night Time World
    3. God of Thunder
    4. Great Expectations
    5. Flaming Youth
    6. Sweet Pain
    7. Shout It out Loud
    8. Beth
    9. Do You Love Me?
    10. Rock and Roll Party

16. 15

    Lukombo Vibes

    Witch

    

    

    Blues rock | Psychedelic rock

    Tracks:

    1. Thou Shalt Not Cry
    2. Bleeding Thunder
    3. Devil's Flight
    4. Blood Donor
    5. Nasauka
    6. Evening of My Life
    7. Kangalaitoto
    8. See-Saw
    9. Chifundo ●
    10. Fool's Ride

17. 14

    Presence

    Led Zeppelin

    

    

    Hard rock | blues rock

    Tracks:

    1. Achilles Last Stand ●
    2. For Your Lofe
    3. Royal Orleans
    4. Nobody's Fault but Mine
    5. Candy Store Rock
    6. Hots on for Nowhere
    7. Tea for One

18. 13

    In the Falling Dark

    Bruce Cockburn

    

    

    Folk

    Tracks:

    1. Lord of the Starfields ●
    2. Vagabondage
    3. In the Falling Dark
    4. Little Seahorse
    5. Silver Wheels
    6. Giftbearer
    7. Gavin's Woodpile
    8. I'm Gonna Fly Some Day
    9. Festival of Friends

19. 12

    Oxygène

    Jean-Michel Jarre

    

    

    Ambient | New age

    Tracks:

    1. Oxygène (Part I)
    2. Oxygène (Part II)
    3. Oxygène (Part III)
    4. Oxygène (Part IV) ●
    5. Oxygène (Part V)
    6. Oxygène (Part VI)

20. 11

    Boston

    Boston

    

    

    Hard rock | AOR

    Tracks:

    1. More Than a Feeling
    2. Peace of Mind ●
    3. Foreplay / Long Time
    4. Rock & Roll Band
    5. Smokin'
    6. Hitch a Ride
    7. Something About You
    8. Let Me Take You Home Tonight

21. 10

    The Royal Scam

    Steely Dan

    

    

    Jazz rock | Funk

    Tracks:

    1. Kid Charlemegne ●
    2. The Caves of Altamira
    3. Don't Take Me Alive
    4. Sign in Stranger
    5. The Fez
    6. Green Earrings
    7. Haitian Divorce
    8. Everything You Did
    9. The Royal Scam

22. 9

    The Runaways

    The Runaways

    

    

    Hard rock | punk rock

    Tracks:

    1. Cherry Bomb ●
    2. You Drive Me Wild
    3. Is It Day or Night?
    4. Thunder
    5. Rock and Roll
    6. Lovers
    7. American Nights
    8. Blackmail
    9. Secrets
    10. Dead End Justice

23. 8

    Ramones

    Ramones

    

    

    Punk rock

    Tracks:

    1. Blitzkrieg Bop
    2. Beat on the Brat
    3. Judy Is a Punk
    4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
    5. Chain Saw
    6. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
    7. I Don't Wana Go Down to the Basement
    8. Loudmouth
    9. Havana Affair ●
    10. Listen to My Heart
    11. 53rd & 3rd
    12. Let's Dance
    13. I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You
    14. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World

24. 7

    Fly Like an Eagle

    Steve Miller Band

    

    

    Space rock | pop rock

    Tracks:

    1. Space Intro
    2. Fly Like an Eagle
    3. Wild Mountain Honey
    4. Serenade ●
    5. Dance, Dance, Dance
    6. Take the Money and Run
    7. Rock'n Me
    8. You Send Me
    9. Blue Odyssey
    10. Sweet Maree
    11. The Window

25. 6

    2112

    Rush

    

    

    Progressive rock | hard rock

    Tracks:

    1. 2112 ●
    2. A Passage to Bangkok
    3. The Twilight Zone
    4. Lessons
    5. Tears
    6. Something for Nothing

26. 5

    Sad Wings of Destiny

    Judas Priest

    

    

    Heavy metal

    Tracks:

    1. Victim of Changes
    2. The Ripper
    3. Dreamer Deceiver ●
    4. Deceiver
    5. Prelude
    6. Tyrant
    7. Genocide
    8. Epitaph
    9. Island of Domination

27. 4

    Rocks

    Aerosmith

    

    

    Hard rock | Blues rock

    Tracks:

    1. Back in the Saddle
    2. Last Child ●
    3. Rats in the Cellar
    4. Combination
    5. Sick as a Dog
    6. Nobody's Fault
    7. Get the Lead out
    8. Lick and a Promise
    9. Home Tonight

28. 3

    Songs in the Key of Life

    Stevie Wonder

    

    

    Soul | Progressive soul

    Tracks:

    1. Love's in Need of Love Today
    2. Have a Talk with God
    3. Village Ghetto Land
    4. Confusion
    5. Sir Duke
    6. I Wish
    7. Knocks Me off My Feet
    8. Pastime Paradise ●
    9. Summer Soft
    10. Ordinary Pain
    11. Isn't She Lovely
    12. Joy Inside My Tears
    13. Black Man
    14. Ngiculela — Es una historia — I Am Singing
    15. If It's Music
    16. As
    17. Another Star

29. 2

    Agents of Fortune

    Blue Öyster Cult

    

    

    Hard rock | heavy metal

    Tracks:

    1. This Ain't the Summer of Love
    2. True Confessions
    3. (Don't Fear) the Reaper ●
    4. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
    5. The Revenge of Vera Gemini
    6. Sinful Love
    7. Tattoo Vampire
    8. Morning Final
    9. Tenderloin
    10. Debbie Denise

30. 1

    Rising

    Rainbow

    

    

    Heavy metal | power metal

    Tracks:

    1. Tarot Woman
    2. Run with the Wolf
    3. Starstruck
    4. Do You Close Your Eyes
    5. Stargazer ●
    6. A Light in the Black