The decision to include the last two months of 1976 resulted in Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night" being listed as no.
The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued.
The true number one record of 1977 is Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life", which spent the last 18 weeks of the year accumulating 362 points.
The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header.
Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia.
The year saw the release of debut albums by bands associated with punk rock, though also with other new music genres, such as the mod revival and new wave music, including In the City by The Jam,[30][31] My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello, Suicide by Suicide, Marquee Moon by Television,[32] and Talking Heads: 77 by Talking Heads.