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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977. This year was the peak of vinyl sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then. [1] [ clarification needed ]

Contents

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

January–February

March–May

June–August

September–December

Also in 1977

Bands formed

Bands reformed

Bands disbanded

Albums released

January

DayAlbumArtistNotes
3 Queens of Noise The Runaways -
7 Flight Log Jefferson Airplane Compilation
10 Hard Again Muddy Waters -
Leave Home Ramones -
14 Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! Bootsy's Rubber Band -
Low David Bowie -
18 Deep in My Soul Smokey Robinson -
An Evening with Diana Ross Diana Ross Live
Playing the Fool Gentle Giant Live
20 Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes Jimmy Buffett -
21 Animals Pink Floyd -
So So Satisfied Ashford & Simpson -
29 Spiral Scratch Buzzcocks EP
- Festival Santana -
Forever for Now April Wine -
Fountains of Light Starcastle -
The Last Gunfighter Ballad Johnny Cash -
The Light of Smiles Gary Wright -
Lost Without Your Love Bread -
Miracle Row Janis Ian -
Novella Renaissance US
Red Hot Don Harrison Band -
Sammy Hagar Sammy Hagar -
Cardiac Arrest Cameo Debut

February

DayAlbumArtistNotes
3 Cheap Trick Cheap Trick Debut
4 Rumours Fleetwood Mac US
Ra Utopia -
The World Starts Tonight Bonnie Tyler Debut
Love at the Greek Neil Diamond Live
8 Marquee Moon Television Debut
11 New Harvest – First Gathering Dolly Parton -
Songs from the Wood Jethro Tull -
15 Fingerprince The Residents -
18 Damned Damned Damned The Damned Debut
Glorious Gloria Gaynor -
21 (I'm) Stranded The Saints -
22 Unpredictable Natalie Cole -
25 Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel Solo debut
Ultravox! Ultravox Debut
- In Your Mind Bryan Ferry -
Sleepwalker The Kinks -
Stay in Love Minnie Riperton -
Body Love Klaus Schulze Soundtrack
Don't Waste It Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons -
Sunshine Dragon -
Southern Nights Glen Campbell -
Freeways Bachman–Turner Overdrive -
Next Journey -
Victim of Romance Michelle Phillips -

March

DayAlbumArtistNotes
4 Live! Status Quo -
Malice in Wonderland Paice Ashton Lord -
8 Foreigner Foreigner US
Go for Your Guns The Isley Brothers -
11 Dandy in the Underworld T.Rex -
15 Islands The Band -
Live at the London Palladium Marvin Gaye Live
17 Welcome to My World Elvis Presley Compilation
18 The Idiot Iggy Pop -
Every Face Tells a Story Cliff Richard -
21 Let There Be Rock AC/DC Australia
Whatever Happened to Slade Slade -
25 Works Volume 1 Emerson, Lake & Palmer [5]
30 Commodores Commodores -
- Live: You Get What You Play For REO Speedwagon -
Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live Jeff Beck and the Jan Hammer Group Live
Saw Delight Can -
Something Magic Procol Harum -
Trans-Europe Express Kraftwerk -
Heavy Weather Weather Report -
Harbor America -
Love Storm Tavares -
Angel Ohio Players -
Anytime...Anywhere Rita Coolidge -

April

DayAlbumArtistNotes
4 Clear Air Turbulence Ian Gillan Band [6]
Ask Rufus Rufus -
8 Even in the Quietest Moments Supertramp [7]
The Clash The Clash -
Sin After Sin Judas Priest -
11 Love You The Beach Boys -
13 Celebrate Me Home Kenny Loggins -
15 Rattus Norvegicus The Stranglers -
29 Lace and Whiskey Alice Cooper -
- Caught Live + 5 The Moody Blues Live + unreleased material, 1969
Phyllis Hyman Phyllis Hyman -
Detective Detective -
Future Games Spirit -
Get It Dave Edmunds -
Izitso Cat Stevens -
Let it Flow Dave Mason -
Mirage Klaus Schulze -
Moroccan Roll Brand X -
Off the Record Sweet -
Ol' Waylon Waylon Jennings -
Over Peter Hammill -
A Period of Transition Van Morrison -
VSOP Herbie Hancock -
Windy City Breakdown Jonathan Cain -

May

DayAlbumArtistNotes
4 The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl The Beatles Live 1964–'65
5 Live: P-Funk Earth Tour Parliament -
6 White Snake David Coverdale [8]
Holly Days Denny Laine -
13 I Remember Yesterday Donna Summer -
One of the Boys Roger Daltrey -
Overnight Angels Ian Hunter -
10 Right on Time The Brothers Johnson -
16 High Class in Borrowed Shoes Max Webster -
20 In the City The Jam -
Spot the Pigeon Genesis EP
27 Free Fall Dixie Dregs -
- Lights Out UFO -
Little Queen Heart -
38 Special 38 Special -
Barry Manilow Live Barry Manilow Live
Book of Dreams Steve Miller Band -
Cat Scratch Fever Ted Nugent -
Deceptive Bends 10cc -
Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live Bee Gees Live
Indian Summer Poco -
Love for Sale Boney M -
My Own Way to Rock Burton Cummings -
Nether Lands Dan Fogelberg -
Now The Tubes -
Playin' Up a Storm The Gregg Allman Band -
Prism Prism -
Rendezvous Sandy Denny -
Sneakin' Suspicion Dr. Feelgood -
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope John Williams Soundtrack
Time Loves a Hero Little Feat -
Travelin' at the Speed of Thought The O'Jays -

June

DayAlbumArtistNotes
3 I'm in You Peter Frampton [9]
Exodus Bob Marley & The Wailers -
8 Knock 'Em Dead Kid Trooper -
9 Monkey Island The J. Geils Band -
13 American Stars 'n Bars Neil Young -
17 CSN Crosby, Stills & Nash -
Quark, Strangeness and Charm Hawkwind -
29 Feel the Fire Jermaine Jackson -
30 Love Gun Kiss -
- Blowin' Away Joan Baez -
Full House Frankie Miller -
JT James Taylor -
Live at Last Bette Midler Live
Pure Mania The Vibrators -
Season of Lights Laura Nyro Live
Steve Winwood Steve Winwood -
Superman Barbra Streisand -
To Lefty from Willie Willie Nelson -
Tormé: A New Album Mel Tormé -

July

DayAlbumArtistNotes
8 I Robot The Alan Parsons Project [10]
11 Village People Village People mini-album debut
15 Going for the One Yes [11]
On Stage Rainbow Live [12]
22 From Here to Eternity Giorgio Moroder -
Leif Garrett Leif Garrett -
My Aim Is True Elvis Costello -
27 Terrapin Station Grateful Dead -
- The Grand Illusion Styx -
Daytime Friends Kenny Rogers -
It's a Game Bay City Rollers -
Knnillssonn Harry Nilsson -
Live! In the Air Age Be-Bop Deluxe Live
Moody Blue Elvis Presley -
Radios Appear Radio Birdman -
The Rambler Johnny Cash -
Simple Things Carole King -
The Whole Thing's Started Air Supply -

August

DayAlbumArtistNotes
1 Tasty The Shadows -
5 Dry & Heavy Burning Spear -
12 Motörhead Motörhead [13]
19 Foghat Live Foghat Live
Livin' on the Fault Line The Doobie Brothers -
Patti LaBelle Patti LaBelle Solo Debut
22 Pacific Ocean Blue Dennis Wilson -
29 A Farewell to Kings Rush -
Dizrythmia Split Enz -
30 Barry White Sings for Someone You Love Barry White -
- The Angels The Angels Australia
Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted The Animals -
Boats Against the Current Eric Carmen -
Brothers Taj Mahal Soundtrack
Donald Clark Osmond Donny Osmond -
Donovan Donovan -
Firing on All Six Lone Star -
Nothin' but the Blues Johnny Winter -
Showtime Ry Cooder -
Radio Special The Residents Promo only, officially released 1983

September

DayAlbumArtistNotes
1 Enigmatic Ocean Jean-Luc Ponty -
2 Bad Reputation Thin Lizzy -
7 Twilley Don't Mind Dwight Twilley -
9 Lust for Life Iggy Pop -
12 Chicago XI Chicago -
13 Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II Elton John Compilation
Foreign Affairs Tom Waits -
16 Baby It's Me Diana Ross -
Rough Mix Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane -
Talking Heads: 77 Talking Heads -
23 Aja Steely Dan -
Little Criminals Randy Newman -
Love You Live The Rolling Stones Live
No More Heroes The Stranglers -
Passage Carpenters -
29 The Stranger Billy Joel -
30 New Boots and Panties!! Ian Dury -
Ringo the 4th Ringo Starr -
- Beauty on a Back Street Hall & Oates -
Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin -
Blank Generation Richard Hell and the Voidoids -
The Boomtown Rats The Boomtown Rats -
Broken Heart The Babys -
Flowing Rivers Andy Gibb -
Hope Klaatu -
In Color Cheap Trick -
Intakes Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band -
Motivation Radio Steve Hillage -
Simple Dreams Linda Ronstadt -
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Grateful Dead Compilation

October

DayAlbumArtistNotes
3 Elvis in Concert Elvis Presley Live, Soundtrack
L.A.M.F. Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers -
7 Waitin' for the Night The Runaways -
3D – EP XTC EP
Bright Lights & Back Alleys Smokie -
Midnight Wind The Charlie Daniels Band -
11 Point of Know Return Kansas -
14 Seconds Out Genesis Live [14]
Alive II Kiss Live + 5 new studio tracks
Ha!-Ha!-Ha! Ultravox -
"Heroes" David Bowie -
17 Street Survivors Lynyrd Skynyrd -
18 Goin' Places The Jacksons [15]
21 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf -
25 Once Upon a Time Donna Summer -
Watermark Art Garfunkel -
28 Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Sex Pistols -
News of the World Queen -
Out of the Blue Electric Light Orchestra [16]
Decade Neil Young Compilation
31 Crosby–Nash Live Crosby & Nash Live
- Citadel Starcastle -
Commodores Live! Commodores -
The Golden Greats Sweet Compilation
Gone to Earth Barclay James Harvest -
Introducing Sparks Sparks -
Send It Ashford & Simpson -
Here You Come Again Dolly Parton -
Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars Levon Helm -
Moonflower Santana -
Musical Chairs Sammy Hagar -
Night After Night Nils Lofgren Live
Oops! Wrong Planet Utopia -
Show Some Emotion Joan Armatrading -
Stick to Me Graham Parker and the Rumour -
Thunder in My Heart Leo Sayer -
True to Life Ray Charles -
Whip It Out Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
Young Loud and Snotty Dead Boys -

November

DayAlbumArtistNotes
3 Rock & Roll Machine Triumph -
4 Foot Loose & Fancy Free Rod Stewart -
One World John Martyn -
Rocket to Russia The Ramones -
10 Rock City Riot -
11 Gør det noget Gasolin' -
I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight Neil Diamond -
14 Manorisms Wet Willie -
15 Saturday Night Fever Bee Gees et al.Soundtrack
16 Thankful Natalie Cole -
17 Broken Blossom Bette Midler -
18 Livestock Brand X Live
This Is the Modern World The Jam -
21 All 'n All Earth, Wind & Fire -
22 Chic Chic -
25 Works Volume 2 Emerson, Lake & Palmer -
Slowhand Eric Clapton -
The Best of ZZ Top ZZ Top Compilation
28 Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome Parliament -
- Down Two Then Left Boz Scaggs -
Expect No Mercy Nazareth -
Galaxy War -
Greatest Hits, Etc. Paul Simon Compilation + 2 new tracks
Death of a Ladies' Man Leonard Cohen -
Further Temptations The Drones -
I Want to Live John Denver -
Innocent Victim Uriah Heep -
It Takes One to Know One Detective -
Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits Joe Cocker Compilation
Kill City Iggy Pop & James Williamson -
Race With the Devil Black Oak Arkansas -
Recycled Edgar Winter's White Trash -
Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record Rick Wakeman -
Rockin' All Over the World Status Quo -
Running Free Dragon -
The Second Annual Report Throbbing Gristle -
Spectres Blue Öyster Cult -
Storm Force Ten Steeleye Span -
Touch and Gone Gary Wright -

December

DayAlbumArtistNotes
6 The Belle Album Al Green -
Running on Empty Jackson Browne -
9 Draw the Line Aerosmith [17]
Scouse the Mouse Ringo Starr Children's
12 ABBA: The Album ABBA -
13 Blue Lights in the Basement Roberta Flack -
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter Joni Mitchell -
- The Alice Cooper Show Alice Cooper Live
Taken by Force Scorpions -
Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir -
All in the Name of Love John Hartford -
Before and After Science Brian Eno -
The Best of Top of the Pops '77 Top of the Poppers Compilation
Body Love Vol. 2 Klaus Schulze Soundtrack
Eddie Money Eddie Money -
Mr. Mean Ohio Players -
Pink Flag Wire -
Suicide Suicide -

Release date unknown


Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for the year 1977, printed on December 24, 1977, was based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of November 6, 1976 through October 29, 1977. The decision to include the last two months of 1976 resulted in Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night" being listed as no. 1 record of 1977, despite seven of its eight weeks at #1 occurring in 1976 (keep reading).

The completed Billboard year-end list for 1977 is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 between November 1976 and December 1977. Records with chart runs that started in 1976 and ended in 1977, or started in 1977 and ended in 1978, made this chart if the majority of their chart weeks were in 1977. If not, they were ranked in the year-end charts for 1976 or 1978. If their weeks were equal, they were listed in the year they first entered. Appearing in multiple years is not permitted. Each week thirty points were awarded to the number one record, then nineteen points for number two, eighteen points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued. There are no ties, even when multiple records have the same number of points. The next ranking category is peak chart position, then weeks at peak chart position, weeks on Hot 100 chart, weeks in top forty, and finally weeks in top ten.

The chart presented here depicts the top 30 singles of 1977. In contrast with the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1977, this chart does not truncate or split chart runs between years. It does not add two months from 1976, delete two months from 1977 and then call itself the "Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1977", which it is obviously not. The true number one record of 1977 is Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life", which spent the last 18 weeks of the year accumulating 362 points. The seven additional weeks it scored from 1978 were not even needed for the top prize. Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night" scored only 73 points in 10 weeks during 1977, so based on its 223 points from 13 weeks in 1976, its 296 total points made it the number one record of that year, not 1977. All chart rankings represented below for the Top Soul Singles, Top Country Singles, Top Easy Listening Singles, and Top CashBox pop singles were all calculated in the same manner.

The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header. Additional details for each record can be accessed by clicking on the song title, and referring to the Infobox in the right column of the song page. Billboard also has chart summaries on its website. Sales information was derived from the RIAA's Gold and Platinum database, the BRIT Certified database and The Book of Golden Discs, [18] but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates. Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia. Archived issues of Billboard from November 1976 to March 1978 and Hot 100 Year-End formulas were used to complete the 1977 year-end chart.

Rank ArtistTitleLabelRecordedRelease DateCBSalesCharts, Awards
1 Debby Boone "You Light Up My Life"Warner Bros. 8455July 1977August 16, 197714.00 [19] US Billboard 1977 #1, Hot 100 # #1 for 10 weeks, 25 total weeks, 387 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2012
2 The Bee Gees "How Deep Is Your Love"RSO 882April 1977September 197722.00US Billboard 1977 #2, Hot 100 #1 for 2 weeks, 33 total weeks, 323 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1977 #1, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 26 total weeks, 371 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2011
3 Andy Gibb "I Just Want To Be Your Everything"RSO 872October 1976April 197733.00US Billboard 1977 #3, Hot 100 #1 for 4 weeks, 31 total weeks, 321 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
4 The Emotions "Best Of My Love"Columbia 10544May 1977June 9, 1977155.00US Billboard 1977 #4, Hot 100 #1 for 5 weeks, 23 total weeks, 105 points, Top Soul Singles 1977 #3, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 22 total weeks, 282 points
5 Barbra Streisand "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)"Columbia 104501976December 197693.00US Billboard 1977 #5, Hot 100 #1 for 3 weeks, 25 total weeks, 256 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1977 #2, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 22 total weeks, 363 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004
6 Player "Baby Come Back"RSO 8791977October 13, 197751.50US Billboard 1977 #6, Hot 100 #1 for 3 weeks, 32 total weeks, 219 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
7 Eagles "Hotel California"Asylum 45386March-October 1976February 22, 1977231.50US Billboard 1977 #7, Hot 100 #1 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 186 points
8 Stevie Wonder "Sir Duke"Tamla 542811976March 22, 1977333.00US Billboard 1977 #8, Hot 100 #1 for 3 weeks, 17 total weeks, 180 points
9 ABBA "Dancing Queen"Atlantic 3372August 4-5, 1975August 15, 1976171.50US Billboard 1977 #9, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 22 total weeks, 178 points
10 Crystal Gayle "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"United Artists 10161976August 197763.00US Billboard 1977 #10, Hot 100 #2 for 3 weeks, 26 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, 77 points, Top Country Singles 1977 #3, Country Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 18 total weeks, 177 points
11 Mary MacGregor "Torn Between Two Lovers"Ariola America 7638May 1976Nov 1, 197641.00US Billboard 1977 #11, Hot 100 #1 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 175 points
12 Carly Simon "Nobody Does It Better"Elektra 45413April 1977July 197783.25US Billboard 1977 #12, Hot 100 #2 for 3 weeks, 25 total weeks, 168 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1977 #3, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 25 total weeks, 322 points
13 Marvin Gaye "Got To Give It Up (Part 1)"Tamla 54280March 18, 1977July 16, 1977252.25US Billboard 1977 #13, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks, 167 points, Top Soul Singles 1977 #4, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 5 weeks, 21 total weeks, 288 points
14Stevie Wonder"I Wish"Tamla 54274Summer 1976November 1976203.00US Billboard 1977 #14, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 17 total weeks, 166 points, Top Soul Singles 1977 #7, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 5 weeks, 18 total weeks, 274 points
15Eagles"New Kid In Town"Asylum 45373March-October 1976December 7, 1976311.50US Billboard 1977 #15, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 165 points
16Thelma Houston"Don't Leave Me This Way"Tamla 54278March 1976December 2, 1976321.25US Billboard 1977 #16, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 24 total weeks, 164 points
17 Fleetwood Mac "Dreams"Warner Bros. 8332February-August 1976March 1977291.25US Billboard 1977 #17, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 19 total weeks, 163 points
18 Linda Ronstadt "Blue Bayou"Asylum 45431June-July 1977August 23, 1977272.00US Billboard 1977 #18, Hot 100 #3 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, 162 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
19 Glen Campbell "Southern Nights"Capitol 4376October 2, 1976January 17, 1977141.50US Billboard 1977 #19, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks, 160 points
20 Alan O'Day "Undercover Angel"Pacific 001January 27, 1977February 6, 197772.00US Billboard 1977 #20, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 23 total weeks, 158 points
21 Heatwave "Boogie Nights"Epic 503701976May 11, 1977161.50US Billboard 1977 #21, Hot 100 #2 for 2 weeks, 27 total weeks, 158 points
22 Barry Manilow "Looks Like We Made It"Arista 02441976April 20, 1977392.00US Billboard 1977 #22, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 19 total weeks, 154 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1977 #7, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 3 weeks, 20 total weeks, 291 points
23 Steve Miller Band "Fly Like An Eagle"Capitol 43721976August 13, 1976421.50US Billboard 1977 #23, Hot 100 #2 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks, 154 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
24 Rita Coolidge "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"A&M 19221968January 1977112.00US Billboard 1977 #24, Hot 100 #2 for 1 week, 27 total weeks, 154 points
25Bill Conti"Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)"United Artists 940June 13, 1977August 21, 1977362.00US Billboard 1977 #25, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 152 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
26Peter Frampton"I'm In You"A&M 1941April 1977June 3, 1977351.25US Billboard 1977 #26, Hot 100 #2 for 3 weeks, 20 total weeks, 150 points
27 Daryl Hall & John Oates "Rich Girl"RCA 10860June 1976January 1977121.25US Billboard 1977 #27, Hot 100 #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks, 148 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
28 Leo Sayer "When I Need You"Warner Bros. 8332Nov 4, 1976February 6, 1977136.00US Billboard 1977 #28, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 146 points
29K.C. and the Sunshine Band"I'm Your Boogie Man"TK 1022January 26, 1977May 11, 1977181.50US Billboard 1977 #29, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 23 total weeks, 145 points
30 Manfred Mann's Earth Band "Blinded By The Light"Warner Bros. 8252Nov 4, 1976August 16, 1977386.00US Billboard 1977 #30, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 143 points
31 Dolly Parton "Here You Come Again"RCA 11123June 1977September 26, 1977431.00US Billboard 1977 #31, Hot 100 #3 for 2 weeks, 19 total weeks, 141 points, Top Country Singles 1977 #2, Country Singles #1 for 5 weeks, 19 total weeks, 237 points
32Fleetwood Mac"Don't Stop"Warner Bros. 8413February-August 1976April 1, 1977241.25US Billboard 1977 #32, Hot 100 #3 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, 139 points
65 The Floaters "Float On"ABC 122841977June 1977371.00US Billboard 1977 #65, Hot 100 #2 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 92 points, Top Soul Singles 1977 #1, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 20 total weeks, 305 points
158 Waylon Jennings "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)"RCA 10924January 1977April 11, 19771611.00US Billboard 1977 #158, Hot 100 #25 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 92 points, Top Country Singles 1977 #1, Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 18 total weeks, 247 points

Chronological table of US and UK and Japan number one hit singles

US number one singles and artist (weeks at number one)UK number one singles and artist (weeks at number one)
"Tonight's the Night" – Rod Stewart (7 weeks in 1976 + 1 week in 1977)"When a Child Is Born" – Johnny Mathis (1 week in 1976 + 2 weeks in 1977)
"You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)"- Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (1)"Don't Give Up on Us" – David Soul (4)
"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" – Leo Sayer (1)"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" – Julie Covington (1)
"I Wish" – Stevie Wonder (1)"When I Need You" – Leo Sayer (3)
"Car Wash" – Rose Royce (1)"Chanson D'Amour" – The Manhattan Transfer (3)
"Torn Between Two Lovers" – Mary MacGregor (2)"Knowing Me, Knowing You" – ABBA (5)
"Blinded by the Light" – Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1)"Free" – Deniece Williams (2)
"New Kid in Town" – The Eagles (1)"I Don't Want to Talk About It/The First Cut Is the Deepest" – Rod Stewart (4)
"Love theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen)" – Barbra Streisand (3)"Lucille" – Kenny Rogers (1)
"Rich Girl" – Hall & Oates (2)"Show You the Way to Go" – The Jacksons (1)
"Dancing Queen" – ABBA (1)"So You Win Again" – Hot Chocolate (3)
"Don't Give Up on Us" – David Soul (1)"I Feel Love" – Donna Summer (4)
"Don't Leave Me This Way" – Thelma Houston (1)"Angelo" – Brotherhood of Man (1)
"Southern Nights" – Glen Campbell (1)"Float On" – The Floaters (1)
"Hotel California" – Eagles (1)"Way Down" – Elvis Presley (5)
"When I Need You" – Leo Sayer (1)"Silver Lady" – David Soul (3)
"Sir Duke" – Stevie Wonder (3)"Yes Sir I Can Boogie" – Baccara (1)
"I'm Your Boogie Man" – KC and the Sunshine Band (1)"The Name of the Game" – ABBA (4)
"Dreams" – Fleetwood Mac (1)"Mull Of Kintyre / Girls' School" – Wings, (5 weeks in 1977 + 4 weeks in 1978), best selling single of the year
"Got to Give It Up" – Marvin Gaye (1)
"Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky )" – Bill Conti (1)
"Undercover Angel" – Alan O'Day (1)
"Da Doo Ron Ron" – Shaun Cassidy (1)
"Looks Like We Made It" – Barry Manilow (1)
"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" – Andy Gibb (4)
"Best of My Love" – The Emotions (5)
"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" – Meco (2)
"You Light Up My Life" – Debby Boone (10), biggest hit of the 1970s
"How Deep Is Your Love" – Bee Gees (2 weeks in 1977 + 1 week in 1978)

Japanese Oricon number one singles and artist
  (weeks at number one)

Top 40 Chart hit singles

Song titleArtist(s)Release date(s) US UK Highest chart positionOther Chart performance(s)
"2-4-6-8 Motorway" Tom Robinson Band October 1977n/a55 (United Kingdom)13 (Australia)
"A Far L'amore Comincia Tu" Raffaella Carrà 1977n/an/a1 (Belgium)2 (Spain) - 3 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]), Switzerland) - 4 (West Germany)
"Another Star" Stevie Wonder August 1977322913 (Netherlands [Dutch] Single Top 100)18 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 29 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 34 (Canada)
"April Sun in Cuba" Dragon October 1977n/an/a2 (Australia)9 (New Zealand)
"Ariel" Dean Friedman April 197726n/a19 (Canada, New Zealand)17 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 91 (Australia)
"As" Stevie Wonder October 197734n/a36 (United States)24 (U.S. Billboard Easy Listening) - 36 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles)

Other Chart hit singles

Notable singles

Song titleArtist(s)Release date(s)Other Chart performance(s)
"Gary Gilmore's Eyes" b/w "Bored Teenagers" The Adverts September 197718 (UK Singles Chart)
"This Perfect Day" The Saints July 197734 (UK Singles Chart)

Other notable singles

Punk rock, new wave music, and mod revival

1977 marks the beginning of the punk rock movement. [20] Several albums associated with the development of punk music were released, including Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols by the Sex Pistols, The Clash by The Clash, Damned Damned Damned by The Damned, the Dead Boys' Young, Loud and Snotty , Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers' L.A.M.F. , the Ramones' Rocket to Russia , Richard Hell and the Voidoids' Blank Generation , and Wire's Pink Flag .

The year saw the release of debut albums by bands associated with punk rock, though also with other new music genres, such as the mod revival and new wave music, including In the City by The Jam, [21] [22] My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello, Suicide by Suicide, Marquee Moon by Television, [23] and Talking Heads: 77 by Talking Heads. It also saw the release of Iggy Pop's Lust for Life , his second record as a solo artist.

Classical music

Opera

Jazz

Musical theatre

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Musical ensemble</span> Instrumental and/or vocal music group

A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra. Other music ensembles consist solely of singers, such as choirs and doo-wop groups. In both popular music and classical music, there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform, such as the rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo and one or more singers. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles. Some ensembles blend the sounds of a variety of instrument families, such as the orchestra, which uses a string section, brass instruments, woodwinds, and percussion instruments, or the concert band, which uses brass, woodwinds, and percussion. In jazz ensembles or combos, the instruments typically include wind instruments, one or two chordal "comping" instruments, a bass instrument, and a drummer or percussionist. Jazz ensembles may be solely instrumental, or they may consist of a group of instruments accompanying one or more singers. In rock and pop ensembles, usually called rock bands or pop bands, there are usually guitars and keyboards, one or more singers, and a rhythm section made up of a bass guitar and drum kit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1973 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1973 in music

This is a list of music-related events in 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1964 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1964 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1964.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1976 in music

A list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1976.

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1961.

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1959.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1958 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1958 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1958.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1956 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1956 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1956.

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1951.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1955 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1955 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1955.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1944 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1944 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1944.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1950 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1950 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1950.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1931 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1931 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1931.

Morris David Brough Pert was a Scottish composer, drummer/percussionist, and pianist who composed in the fields of both contemporary classical and jazz-rock music. His compositions include three symphonies, piano music, chamber and solo instrumental music, choral music and "sonic landscapes" for electronic media; a late major work is "Ankh" for Carnyx and electronics written for eminent trombonist John Kenny.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Svante Henryson</span> Swedish musician and composer

Svante Henryson is a composer, cellist, bass guitarist and double bassist, active within jazz, classical music, and hard rock.

This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2012 in music. This year was the peak of music downloads sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerhard Schedl</span> Austrian composer

Gerhard Schedl was an Austrian composer. His works included chamber works, operas, theater pieces, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas.

This is a summary of 1956 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

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