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. 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).
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 SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1976 but still in chart in 1977.♦Album released in 1977 but peaked in 1978.EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1976 49Greatest Hits ‡ABBA 1 11 19Songs in the Key of Life ‡Stevie Wonder 2 3 822 Golden Guitar Greats ‡Bert Weedon 1 1 9100 Golden Greats ‡Max Bygraves 3 3 10Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats ‡Glen Campbell 1 6 34ArrivalABBA 1 10 7The Greatest Hits ‡Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons 4 2 6Disco Rocket ‡Various artists 3 1 9A New World RecordElectric Light Orchestra 6 1 22Hotel CaliforniaEagles 2 4 6A Day at the RacesQueen 1 1Albums in 1977 6Greatest HitsShowaddywaddy 4 1 7Red River ValleySlim Whitman 1 4 3Wind & WutheringGenesis 7 1 6David SoulDavid Soul 2 1 3Wings over AmericaWings 8 1 3LowDavid Bowie 2 1 7EvitaVarious artists 4 2 16Endless FlightLeo Sayer 4 2 1420 Golden GreatsThe Shadows 1 6 11AnimalsPink Floyd 2 3 1Motorvatin': 22 Rock 'n' Roll ClassicsChuck Berry 7 1 820 Great HeartbreakersVarious artists 2 2 3Dance to the Music 5 1 41Rumours ♦Fleetwood Mac 1 1 4Live!Status Quo 3 1 3In Your MindBryan Ferry 5 2 6Peter Gabriel 1 (Car)Peter Gabriel 7 1 8Portrait of Sinatra – Forty Songs from the Life of a ManFrank Sinatra 1 2 6Hollies Live HitsThe Hollies 4 2 2Every Face Tells a StoryCliff Richard 8 2 1The Best of John Denver Volume 2John Denver 9 1 3The Unforgettable Glenn MillerGlenn Miller 4 2 2Works Volume 1Emerson, Lake & Palmer 9 1 5Greatest HitsSmokie 6 1 17Rattus Norvegicus (The Stranglers IV)The Stranglers 4 1 23A Star Is BornBarbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson 1 2 8Deceptive Bends10cc 3 2 9The Beatles at the Hollywood BowlThe Beatles 1 1 2Time Loves a HeroLittle Feat 8 1 5Sheer MagicMr. Acker Bilk 5 1 1All to YourselfJack Jones 10 1 8The Muppet ShowThe Muppets 1 1 1Sneakin' SuspicionDr. Feelgood 10 1 13The Mathis CollectionJohnny Mathis 1 4 7ExodusBob Marley and the Wailers 8 1 7Love at the GreekNeil Diamond 3 1 8I Remember YesterdayDonna Summer 3 1 2The Best of The Mamas & the PapasThe Mamas & the Papas 6 1 13Going for the OneYes 1 2 1020 All Time GreatsConnie Francis 1 2 2On StageRainbow 7 1 1Live! In The Air AgeBe-Bop Deluxe 10 1 11OxygèneJean-Michel Jarre 2 5 4Elvis' 40 GreatestElvis Presley 1 1 8Moody Blue 3 2 1Welcome to My World 7 1 1420 Golden GreatsDiana Ross & the Supremes 1 7 2Playing to an Audience of OneDavid Soul 8 1 1Show Some EmotionJoan Armatrading 6 1 1The Very Best of Frankie LaineFrankie Laine 7 1 3Love You LiveThe Rolling Stones 3 1 2Bad ReputationThin Lizzy 4 1 3AjaSteely Dan 5 1 6No More HeroesThe Stranglers 2 1 3Home on the RangeSlim Whitman 2 1 740 Golden GreatsCliff Richard 1 1 3Seconds OutGenesis 4 1 3Thunder in My HeartLeo Sayer 8 1 3"Heroes"David Bowie 3 1 1Bing Crosby Live at the London PalladiumBing Crosby 9 1 10Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex PistolsSex Pistols 1 2 17The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest SongsBread 1 3 4MoonflowerSantana 7 1 16Foot Loose & Fancy FreeRod Stewart 3 2 8News of the WorldQueen 4 1 17Out of the BlueElectric Light Orchestra 4 1 4Rockin' All Over the WorldStatus Quo 5 1 830 GreatestGladys Knight & the Pips 3 1 13Disco FeverVarious artists 1 6 7Feelings ♦ 3 1 120 Golden GreatsThe George Mitchell Minstrels 10 1 4Greatest Hits, Etc.Paul Simon 3 2
See also 1977 in British music List of number-one albums from the 1970s (UK)
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External links 1977 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)