1977 was a year to remember; a gallon of gas was $.065 cents, New York City suffered a 28-hour blackout, Elvis died that August and the plane that carried Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed, becoming one of the biggest rock memories of all time. What were the top LPs in 1977?
AC/DC – ‘Let There Be Rock’
Eric Clapton – ‘Slowhand’
Steely Dan – ‘Aja’
Steve Miller Band – ‘Book of Dreams’
Lynyrd Skynyrd – ‘Street Survivors’
Eddie Money – ‘Eddie Money’
Jackson Browne – ‘Running on Empty’
Fleetwood Mac – ‘Rumours’
The Clash – ‘The Clash’
Styx – ‘The Grand Illusion’
Here’s why this year and collections of incredible albums released in 1977 may be the best year ever; 1977 captures Steve Miller’s, Eric Clapton’s and Eddie Money’s best studio albums. There were seven number one singles from these LPs.
Steely Dan broke the mold with Aja, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours may be the best music recorded on planet earth, and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Street Survivors’ was released 3 days before the tragic plane crash – forcing the label to change the album cover from flames to a less controversial background.
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