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Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1976
These artists released their first recording in 1976, which made them first eligible for the 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
| 1. | Talking Heads |
| 2. | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers |
| 3. | Ramones |
| 4. | Sex Pistols |
| 5. | Blondie |
| 6. | John Mellencamp |
| 7. | Heart |
| 8. | The Modern Lovers |
| 9. | Boston |
| 10. | The Damned |
| 11. | Peter Tosh |
| 12. | The Runaways |
| 13. | Nick Lowe |
| 14. | Kenny Loggins |
| 15. | Bootsy Collins |
Essential Debut Albums from 1976
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Bill Conti | Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score | ☆ |
| Blondie | Blondie | ☆ |
| Boston | Boston | ☆ |
| Burton Cummings | Burton Cummings | ☆ |
| Peter Tosh | Legalize It | ☆ |
| Ramones | Ramones | ☆ |
| Shadowfax | Watercourse Way | ☆ |
| The Brothers Johnson | Look Out for #1 | ☆ |
| The Modern Lovers | The Modern Lovers | ☆ |
| The Runaways | The Runaways | ☆ |
| Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1976
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Bill Conti | Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) | ☆ |
| Blondie | Rip Her to Shreds | ☆ |
| Blondie | X Offender | ☆ |
| Blondie | In the Flesh | ☆ |
| Boston | More Than A Feeling | ☆ |
| Boston | Peace Of Mind | ☆ |
| Boston | Foreplay/A Long Time | ☆ |
| Boston | Rock & Roll Band | ☆ |
| Boston | Smokin' | ☆ |
| Brick | Dazz | ☆ |
| Bunny Wailer | Dreamland | ☆ |
| David Soul | Don't Give Up on Us | ☆ |
| Firefall | You Are the Woman | ☆ |
| Peter Tosh | Legalize It | ☆ |
| Peter Tosh | No Sympathy | ☆ |
| Ramones | Blitzkrieg Bop | ☆ |
| Ramones | I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend | ☆ |
| Ramones | Beat On The Brat | ☆ |
| Ramones | Judy Is a Punk | ☆ |
| Rose Royce | Car Wash | ☆ |
| Sex Pistols | Anarchy In The U.K. | ☆ |
| Starbuck | Moonlight Feels Right | ☆ |
| Stephen Bishop | On and On | ☆ |
| Stephen Bishop | Save It for a Rainy Day | ☆ |
| The Bellamy Brothers | Let Your Love Flow | ☆ |
| The Brothers Johnson | I'll Be Good to You | ☆ |
| The Damned | New Rose | ☆ |
| The Modern Lovers | Roadrunner | ☆ |
| The Modern Lovers | Pablo Picasso | ☆ |
| The Runaways | Cherry Bomb | ☆ |
| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | American Girl | ☆ |
| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Breakdown | ☆ |
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