A lot of good rock 'n roll came out in 1976, and a lot of it charted near the top. Most was from established groups, but there were a few new groups as well, ones that went on to fame and fortune. The following is a list of albums that I have (or at least a song or two from them) - I'll just list group and album, except for a few special instances. Deep Purple had broken up by this point, and both BTO and Motörhead did albums in '75 and '77, but not '76. I've got a "Spirit of 76" playlist on my laptop that goes on for almost 4 hours... ABBA - Arrival (yes, ABBA... there's a song on the album called "Tiger" that kicks, but the one people know best from this album is "Dancing Queen") AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Aerosmith - Rocks Alice Cooper Goes to Hell Bad Company - Run With the Pack Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune Boston - Boston David Bowie - Station to Station ELO - A New World Order Elton John - Blue Moves Eric Clapton - No Reason to Cry Foghat - Night Shift Grand Funk Railroad - Born to Die Heart - Dreamboat Annie Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny KISS - Destroyer Led Zeppelin - Presence Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets Montrose - Jump On It Nazareth - Close Enough For Rock and Roll Paul McCartney and Wings - Wings at the Speed of Sound Queen - A Day at the Races REO Speedwagon - R.E.O. Santana - Amigos Scorpions - Virgin Killer Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (ess cee a em... I guess the software doesn't like that word) Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle Styx - Crystal Ball (the first album with Tommy Shaw) The Allman Brothers Band - Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas The Outlaws - Lady In Waiting The Rolling Stones - Black and Blue Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak Three Dog Night - American Pastime Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (self-titled first album) UFO - No Heavy Petting ZZ Top - Tejas There's probably a lot more out there than just these, but this is what I have...
