1977 in music

• Formed rock band The Police
• Rock band INXS formed
• Aksak Maboul rock band formed
• Hardcore punk band Bad Brains formed
• Crack punk rock band formed
• Horror punk band The Misfits formed
• Punk rock band X formed
• Rock band Def Leppard formed
• Mezzoforte formed
• Formed rap group Treacherous Three

• The 14th of February
  • In Detroit , the power pop band The Romantics was founded.
  • " The B-52's " played their debut concert at a party in Athens , Georgia .
• February 15 - Sid Vicious replaced Glen Matlock as bassist for Sex Pistols .
• April 26 - A trendy disco club , Studio 54 , has opened in New York .

Sales

• UK Top Selling Single - “Mull of Kintyre” ( Paul McCartney )
• UK Top Selling Album - Arrival ( ABBA )
• Best Selling US Single ( Billboard Hot 100 ) - “Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)” ( Rod Stewart )
• The best-selling album in the USA ( Billboard Top 200 ) is “Rumours” ( Fleetwood Mac ), second place is “Songs in the Key of Life” ( Stevie Wonder ), third place is the soundtrack for the movie “A Star Is Born” ( Barbra Streisand , Chris Kristofferson )

Rewards

• Grammy for Album of the Year - Fleetwood Mac for Rumours
• Grammys for Record of the Year - The Eagles for Hotel California
• “Grammy” for the song of the year - “Evergreen” (performer - Barbra Streisand )

ABBA the movie released

• Hotel California ( Eagles )
• Heroes ( David Bowie )
• Shenna Is A Punk Rocker ( Ramones )
• “Go Your Own Way” ( Fleetwood Mac )
• "Alison" ( Elvis Costello )
• " Lust for Life " ( Iggy Pop )
• God Save the Queen ( Sex Pistols )
• Psycho Killer ( Talking Heads )
• Marquee Moon ( Television )
• Chinese Rocks ( The Heartbreakers )
• " Blank Generation " ( Richard Hull and The Voidoids )
• " We Are the Champions " ( Queen )
• " We Will Rock You " ( Queen )

See also 1977 music album category .

January

• Leave Home ( Ramones ) ( January 10 )

February

• Marquee Moon ( Television ), ( February 8 )
• Damned Damned Damned ( The Damned ), ( February 18 )

April

• The Clash ( The Clash ), ( April 8 )
• Rattus Norvegicus ( The Stranglers ) ( April 15 )

September

• Blank Generation ( Richard Hell & The Voidoids ) ( September 8 )
• No More Heroes ( The Stranglers ) ( September 23 )
• Talking Heads: 77 ( Talking Heads ) ( September 16 )

October

• LAMF ( The Heartbreakers , October 3 )
• News of the World ( Queen , October 28 )
• Never Mind The Bollocks ( Sex Pistols , October 28 )

November

• Rocket To Russia ( Ramones , November 4 )

December

• Pink Flag ( Wire )
• Suicide ( Suicide )

Inaccurate Date

• The World Starts Tonight ( Bonnie Tyler )
• The Alice Cooper Show ( Alice Cooper )
• Alive II ( Kiss )
• Animals ( Pink Floyd )
• Bad Reputation ( Thin Lizzy )
• Body Love ( Klaus Schulze )
• Body Love Vol. 2 ( Klaus Schulze )
• Casino ( Al Di Meola , Columbia )
• Disco dance ( Adriano Celentano )
• Exodus ( Bob Marley , The Wailers )
• Going for the One ( Yes )
• The Golden Greats ( Sweet )
• Heroes ( David Bowie )
• I Robot ( The Alan Parsons Project )
• (I'm) Stranded ( The Saints )
• The Idiot ( Iggy Pop )
• Innocent Victim ( Uriah Heep )
• Lace and Whiskey ( Alice Cooper )
• Let There Be Rock ( AC / DC )
• Lights Out ( UFO )
• Live at the London Palladium ( Marvin Gay )
• Love Gun ( Kiss )
• Love You ( The Beach Boys )
• Low ( David Bowie )
• Lust for Life ( Iggy Pop )
• Mirage ( Klaus Schulze )
• The Missing Piece ( Gentle Giant , Studio , Chrysalis )
• Motörhead ( Motörhead )
• Off the Record ( Sweet )
• On stage ( rainbow )
• Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine ( Aksak Maboul )
• Playing the Fool ( Gentle Giant , Concert , Double Chrysalis )
• Plastic Letters ( Blondie )
• The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome ( Van der Graaf Generator , LP )
• Taken by force ( scorpions )
• Rain Dances ( Camel )
• Saw Delight ( Can )
• Sin After Sin ( Judas Priest )
• Songs from the Wood ( Jethro Tull )
• Spot the Pigeon ( Genesis , EP )
• Tecadisk ( Adriano Celentano )
• Trans-Europe Express , ( Kraftwerk , Kling Klang )
• Young Loud and Snotty ( Dead Boys )
• Freeways ( Bachman-Turner Overdrive )

Born

• February 2 - Colombian singer and composer Shakira
• April 9 - Gerard Way , vocalist of the rock band My Chemical Romance
• April 23 - rapper and wrestler John Cena
• May 8 - American blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa
• June 4 - Russian guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko
• December 1 - American rock band Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson
• December 7 - drummer of British rock band Muse Dominic Howard
• December 7 - Roman Bilyk , founder of the Beasts group

Died

• January 21 - Erroll Garner
• April 4 - Jene Zador , American composer of Hungarian descent.
• May 30 - Paul Desmond , American jazz saxophonist.
• June 22 - Peter Loner , guitarist and songwriter for Pere Ubu and Rocket From The Tombs
• June 25 - Petko Steinov , Bulgarian composer, conductor, violinist, pianist, teacher and public figure.
• June 26 - Lemeshev, Sergey Yakovlevich , Russian tenor singer.
• August 16 - Elvis Presley , American singer and actor.
• August 17 - Petros Petridis , Greek composer, conductor and music critic.
• September 16 - Mark Bolan ( T. Rex )
• September 30 - Mary Ford , American singer (sang in a duet with her husband Les Paul )
• October 14th - Bing Crosby
• December 15 - Alexander Galich