List of UK top-ten albums in 1977

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1977, as well as albums which peaked in 1976 and 1978 but were in the top 10 in 1977. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

1970s in music in the UK
Events

The first new number-one album of the year was by A Day at the Races by Queen. Overall, seventeen different albums peaked at number one in 1977, with seventeen unique artists hitting that position.

Top-ten albums
Key
Symbol Meaning
‡ Album peaked in 1976 but still in chart in 1977.
♦ Album released in 1977 but peaked in 1978.
Entered The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending)		 Weeks
in
top
10		 Single Artist Peak Peak
reached
(week ending)		 Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 1976
17 April 1976 49 Greatest Hits ‡ ABBA 1 8 May 1976 11
23 October 1976 19 Songs in the Key of Life ‡ Stevie Wonder 2 30 October 1976 3
6 November 1976 8 22 Golden Guitar Greats ‡ Bert Weedon 1 20 November 1976 1
13 November 1976 9 100 Golden Greats ‡ Max Bygraves 3 27 November 1976 3
20 November 1976 10 Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats ‡ Glen Campbell 1 27 November 1976 6
27 November 1976 34 Arrival ABBA 1 15 January 1977 10
4 December 1976 7 The Greatest Hits ‡ Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons 4 11 December 1976 2
11 December 1976 6 Disco Rocket ‡ Various artists 3 18 December 1976 1
9 A New World Record Electric Light Orchestra 6 25 June 1977 1
25 December 1976 22 Hotel California Eagles 2 14 May 1977 4
6 A Day at the Races Queen 1 8 January 1977 1
Albums in 1977
8 January 1977 6 Greatest Hits Showaddywaddy 4 8 January 1977 1
15 January 1977 7 Red River Valley Slim Whitman 1 22 January 1977 4
3 Wind & Wuthering Genesis 7 29 January 1977 1
22 January 1977 6 David Soul David Soul 2 12 February 1977 1
29 January 1977 3 Wings over America Wings 8 12 February 1977 1
5 February 1977 3 Low David Bowie 2 5 February 1977 1
7 Evita Various artists 4 12 February 1977 2
12 February 1977 16 Endless Flight Leo Sayer 4 26 February 1977 2
19 February 1977 14 20 Golden Greats The Shadows 1 19 February 1977 6
11 Animals Pink Floyd 2 19 February 1977 3
1 Motorvatin': 22 Rock 'n' Roll Classics Chuck Berry 7 19 February 1977 1
8 20 Great Heartbreakers Various artists 2 12 March 1977 2
26 February 1977 3 Dance to the Music 5 26 February 1977 1
5 March 1977 41 Rumours ♦ Fleetwood Mac 1 28 January 1978 1
12 March 1977 4 Live! Status Quo 3 19 March 1977 1
3 In Your Mind Bryan Ferry 5 12 March 1977 2
6 Peter Gabriel 1 (Car) Peter Gabriel 7 12 March 1977 1
26 March 1977 8 Portrait of Sinatra – Forty Songs from the Life of a Man Frank Sinatra 1 2 April 1977 2
6 Hollies Live Hits The Hollies 4 9 April 1977 2
2 April 1977 2 Every Face Tells a Story Cliff Richard 8 2 April 1977 2
9 April 1977 1 The Best of John Denver Volume 2 John Denver 9 9 April 1977 1
16 April 1977 3 The Unforgettable Glenn Miller Glenn Miller 4 16 April 1977 2
2 Works Volume 1 Emerson, Lake & Palmer 9 16 April 1977 1
30 April 1977 5 Greatest Hits Smokie 6 14 May 1977 1
7 May 1977 17 Rattus Norvegicus (The Stranglers IV) The Stranglers 4 7 May 1977 1
23 A Star Is Born Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson 1 2 July 1977 2
21 May 1977 8 Deceptive Bends 10cc 3 21 May 1977 2
9 The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl The Beatles 1 18 June 1977 1
28 May 1977 2 Time Loves a Hero Little Feat 8 28 May 1977 1
4 June 1977 5 Sheer Magic Mr. Acker Bilk 5 11 June 1977 1
1 All to Yourself Jack Jones 10 4 June 1977 1
11 June 1977 8 The Muppet Show The Muppets 1 25 June 1977 1
1 Sneakin' Suspicion Dr. Feelgood 10 25 June 1977 1
18 June 1977 13 The Mathis Collection Johnny Mathis 1 16 July 1977 4
25 June 1977 7 Exodus Bob Marley and the Wailers 8 2 July 1977 1
9 July 1977 7 Love at the Greek Neil Diamond 3 6 August 1977 1
23 July 1977 8 I Remember Yesterday Donna Summer 3 23 July 1977 1
2 The Best of The Mamas & the Papas The Mamas & the Papas 6 23 July 1977 1
30 July 1977 13 Going for the One Yes 1 13 August 1977 2
10 20 All Time Greats Connie Francis 1 27 August 1977 2
6 August 1977 2 On Stage Rainbow 7 6 August 1977 1
1 Live! In The Air Age Be-Bop Deluxe 10 6 August 1977 1
27 August 1977 11 Oxygène Jean-Michel Jarre 2 3 September 1977 5
3 September 1977 4 Elvis' 40 Greatest Elvis Presley 1 10 September 1977 1
8 Moody Blue 3 24 September 1977 2
10 September 1977 1 Welcome to My World 7 10 September 1977 1
17 September 1977 14 20 Golden Greats Diana Ross & the Supremes 1 17 September 1977 7
24 September 1977 2 Playing to an Audience of One David Soul 8 24 September 1977 1
1 October 1977 1 Show Some Emotion Joan Armatrading 6 1 October 1977 1
1 The Very Best of Frankie Laine Frankie Laine 7 1 October 1977 1
8 October 1977 3 Love You Live The Rolling Stones 3 8 October 1977 1
2 Bad Reputation Thin Lizzy 4 8 October 1977 1
3 Aja Steely Dan 5 15 October 1977 1
6 No More Heroes The Stranglers 2 15 October 1977 1
22 October 1977 3 Home on the Range Slim Whitman 2 22 October 1977 1
7 40 Golden Greats Cliff Richard 1 5 November 1977 1
29 October 1977 3 Seconds Out Genesis 4 5 November 1977 1
3 Thunder in My Heart Leo Sayer 8 5 November 1977 1
5 November 1977 3 "Heroes" David Bowie 3 5 November 1977 1
1 Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium Bing Crosby 9 5 November 1977 1
12 November 1977 10 Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Sex Pistols 1 12 November 1977 2
17 The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest Songs Bread 1 26 November 1977 3
4 Moonflower Santana 7 26 November 1977 1
19 November 1977 16 Foot Loose & Fancy Free Rod Stewart 3 19 November 1977 2
8 News of the World Queen 4 19 November 1977 1
17 Out of the Blue Electric Light Orchestra 4 26 November 1977 1
26 November 1977 4 Rockin' All Over the World Status Quo 5 3 December 1977 1
8 30 Greatest Gladys Knight & the Pips 3 17 December 1977 1
3 December 1977 13 Disco Fever Various artists 1 10 December 1977 6
7 Feelings ♦ 3 7 January 1978 1
10 December 1977 1 20 Golden Greats The George Mitchell Minstrels 10 10 December 1977 1
17 December 1977 4 Greatest Hits, Etc. Paul Simon 3 24 December 1977 2

See also

References

General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

  1. "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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