![]() 42: Electric Light Orchestra – A New World RecordĪ New World Record somehow saw the band getting bigger (with more strings and choral parts) and smaller (there was a pronounced emphasis on shorter songs). 44: Blondie – Blondieīlondie’s idiosyncratic debut album, that pulled from a slew of influences including 60s pop rock and punk, came to represent the best of early new wave music.Ĭlick to load video 43: Aerosmith – Rocksįollowing up the hugely successful Toys in the Attic, with Rocks, Aerosmith fully transitioned from their blues foundation to unapologetically loud, brazen, and hardcore rockstars. 45: Earth, Wind & Fire – Spiritĭedicated to Charles Stepney, a producer of the group who died during the album’s recording, Spirit is a soaring testament to the group’s disco, jazz, and funk explorations. With Jimmy Page at the helm – following a bad car accident involving Robert Plant – Presence is an emotionally tense and full-bodied record that offers something new upon each listen. The debut album of Simon Jeffes’ eclectic musical project is at times playful, serious, and always wildly original – there is nothing else that sounds like it. 47: Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Music from the Penguin Cafe With hits like “You Should Be Dancing,” the Bee Gees’ 1976 album is a captivating and irresistible record that also saw the brothers trying out new production techniques. 54: Bob Seger – Night Movesīob Seger’s first album with The Silver Bullet Band is chock full of rough-around-the-edges Detroit rock ‘n’ roll and is the record that finally catapulted Seger to superstar status.Ĭlick to load video 48: The Bee Gees – Children Of The World Luckily, Agents of Fortune has plenty of other treasures to discover. 55: Blue Oyster Cult – Agents of FortuneĪny record that contains a hit as big as “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” deserves a spot on a list of the best albums of the year. This sex-charged album from the Australian rockers is considered among many to be a highlight of the Bon Scott era. ![]() Written in the wake of his wife’s suicide, Jackson Browne turned in an understandably dark and poignant album in The Pretender. Released just three months after his debut album, Heat Treatment serves up the best of Parker’s impassioned and soulful takes on rock music. It features one of the best-loved songs, “Silver, Blue & Gold.” 58: Graham Parker – Heat Treatment The English hard rock group had basically perfected their sound by the time of this, their third album, in 1976.
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