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| ⇦ 1976 | 1978 ⇨ |
Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1977
These artists released their first recording in 1977, which made them first eligible for the 2003 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
| 1. | The Clash |
| 2. | Elvis Costello & the Attractions |
| 3. | Björk |
| 4. | The Police |
| 5. | Peter Gabriel |
| 6. | Devo |
| 7. | Cheap Trick |
| 8. | Chic |
| 9. | Motörhead |
| 10. | Wire |
| 11. | Buzzcocks |
| 12. | Iggy Pop |
| 13. | Suicide |
| 14. | The Jam |
| 15. | XTC |
Essential Debut Albums from 1977
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Cheap Trick | In Color | ☆ |
| Cheap Trick | Cheap Trick | ☆ |
| Chic | Chic | ☆ |
| Eddie Money | Eddie Money | ☆ |
| Elvis Costello | My Aim Is True | ☆ |
| Foreigner | Foreigner | ☆ |
| Graham Parker and The Rumour | Stick To Me | ☆ |
| Iggy Pop | Lust for Life | ☆ |
| Iggy Pop | The Idiot | ☆ |
| Karla Bonoff | Karla Bonoff | ☆ |
| Motörhead | Motörhead | ☆ |
| Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel (1) (Car) | ☆ |
| Richard Hell and the Voidoids | Blank Generation | ☆ |
| Suicide | Suicide | ☆ |
| Teddy Pendergrass | Teddy Pendergrass | ☆ |
| The Clash | The Clash | ☆ |
| The Dead Boys | Young, Loud and Snotty | ☆ |
| The Jam | In the City | ☆ |
| Throbbing Gristle | The Second Annual Report | ☆ |
| Wire | Pink Flag | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1977
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Andy Gibb | I Just Want to Be Your Everything | ☆ |
| Buzzcocks | Orgasm Addict | ☆ |
| Cheap Trick | I Want You To Want Me | ☆ |
| Cheap Trick | Elo Kiddies | ☆ |
| Cheap Trick | Southern Girls | ☆ |
| Chic | Dance, Dance, Dance | ☆ |
| Chic | Everbody Dance | ☆ |
| Debby Boone | You Light Up My Life | ☆ |
| Eddie Money | Baby Hold On | ☆ |
| Eddie Money | Two Tickets to Paradise | ☆ |
| Elvis Costello | Alison | ☆ |
| Elvis Costello | (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes | ☆ |
| Elvis Costello | Less Than Zero | ☆ |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Watching the Detectives | ☆ |
| Evelyn "Champagne" King | Shame | ☆ |
| Foreigner | Cold As Ice | ☆ |
| Foreigner | Feels Like The First Time | ☆ |
| Foreigner | Starrider | ☆ |
| Foreigner | Long, Long Way from Home | ☆ |
| George Thorogood & The Destroyers | One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer | ☆ |
| Heatwave | Boogie Nights | ☆ |
| Heatwave | The Groove Line | ☆ |
| Iggy Pop | Lust For Life | ☆ |
| Iggy Pop | The Passenger | ☆ |
| Orlando Riva Sound | Moon Boots | ☆ |
| Peter Gabriel | Solsbury Hill | ☆ |
| Peter Gabriel | Here Comes the Flood | ☆ |
| Player | Baby Come Back | ☆ |
| Ram Jam | Black Betty | ☆ |
| Raydio | Jack and Jill | ☆ |
| Richard Hell And The Voidoids | Blank Generation | ☆ |
| Suicide | Ghost Rider | ☆ |
| Suicide | Frankie Teardrop | ☆ |
| The Clash | White Riot | ☆ |
| The Clash | Complete Control | ☆ |
| The Clash | London's Burning | ☆ |
| The Dead Boys | Sonic Reducer | ☆ |
| The Jam | In The City | ☆ |
| The Stranglers | No More Heroes | ☆ |
| Wire | 12 X U | ☆ |
| Wire | Reuters | ☆ |
| X-Ray Spex | Oh Bondage Up Yours! | ☆ |
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| ⇦ 1976 | 1978 ⇨ |
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