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The Top 500 of The Top 40

The Top 500 of The Top 40

500 of the best and most historically relevant albums to make the top 40 album charts from 1955 to the present - chosen by Tom Ryan and presented chronologically.

Talking Heads: 77

Talking Heads: TALKING HEADS: 77

Album #235 - September 1977

In 1977, the general impression of punk music was that it was primal, unsophisticated and rude.

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    aja Steely Dan

    Steely Dan: Aja

    Album #276 - September 1977

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      Bob Marley &The Wailers: Exodus

      Bob Marley and The Wailers: Exodus

      Album #274 - June 1977

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        Neil Young: American Stars and Bars

        Neil Young: American Stars and Bars

        Album #273 - May 1977

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          Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

          Fleetwood Mac: Rumours

          Album #272 - February 1977

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            David Bowie LOW

            David Bowie: Low

            Album #271 - January 1977

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              Pink Floyd - Animals

              Pink Floyd: Animals

              Album #270 - January 1977

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                EMMYLOU HARRIS

                Emmylou Harris: Luxury Liner

                Album # 269 - December 1976

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                  Hotel California

                  The Eagles: Hotel California

                  Album #268 - December 1976

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                    Joni Mitchell: Hejira

                    Joni Mitchell: Hejira

                    Album #267 - November 1976

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                      Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder

                      Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - Part 2

                      Album #266 - September 1976

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                        Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life

                        Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - Part 1

                        Album #266 - September 1976

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                          Steely Dan - The Royal Scam

                          Steely Dan: The Royal Scam

                          Album #265 - May 1976

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