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*[[6 January]] – Record company [[EMI]] drops the controversial [[punk rock]] group the [[Sex Pistols]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/jan/07/sex-pistols-emi-end-contract-1977|title=From the archive, 7 January 1977 : EMI guns down Sex Pistols|work=The Guardian|date=January 7, 2011}}</ref> |
*[[6 January]] – Record company [[EMI]] drops the controversial [[punk rock]] group the [[Sex Pistols]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/jan/07/sex-pistols-emi-end-contract-1977|title=From the archive, 7 January 1977 : EMI guns down Sex Pistols|work=The Guardian|date=January 7, 2011}}</ref> |
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*[[22 January]] – [[Maria Kliegel]] makes her London début at the [[Wigmore Hall]], with a programme of Bach, Kodály, and Franck. |
*[[22 January]] – [[Maria Kliegel]] makes her London début at the [[Wigmore Hall]], with a programme of Bach, Kodály, and Franck. |
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*[[26 January]] – [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s original lead guitarist, [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]], is committed to a mental hospital in England after firing a pistol at a delivery boy bringing him a royalties check. |
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*[[27 January]] – After releasing only one single for the band, [[EMI Records]] terminates its contract with the [[Sex Pistols]]. |
*[[27 January]] – After releasing only one single for the band, [[EMI Records]] terminates its contract with the [[Sex Pistols]]. |
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*[[4 February]] |
*[[4 February]] – [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s ''[[Rumours (album)|Rumours]]'' is released; it goes on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time. |
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*[[15 February]] – [[Sid Vicious]] replaces [[Glen Matlock]] as the bassist of the Sex Pistols. |
*[[15 February]] – [[Sid Vicious]] replaces [[Glen Matlock]] as the bassist of the Sex Pistols. |
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*[[10 March]] – [[A&M Records]] signs the Sex Pistols in a ceremony in front of [[Buckingham Palace]]. The contract is terminated on 16 March as a result of the band vandalizing property and verbally abusing employees during a visit to the record company's office. |
*[[10 March]] – [[A&M Records]] signs the Sex Pistols in a ceremony in front of [[Buckingham Palace]]. The contract is terminated on 16 March as a result of the band vandalizing property and verbally abusing employees during a visit to the record company's office. |
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*[[7 May]] – Having been postponed from 2 April because of a [[BBC]] technicians' strike, the 22nd [[Eurovision Song Contest 1977|Eurovision Song Contest]] finally goes ahead in London's [[Wembley Conference Centre]]. |
*[[7 May]] – Having been postponed from 2 April because of a [[BBC]] technicians' strike, the 22nd [[Eurovision Song Contest 1977|Eurovision Song Contest]] finally goes ahead in London's [[Wembley Conference Centre]]. |
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*[[11 May]] – [[The Stranglers]] and support band [[London (punk band)|London]] start a 10-week national tour. |
*[[11 May]] – [[The Stranglers]] and support band [[London (punk band)|London]] start a 10-week national tour. |
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*[[12 May]] – [[Virgin Records]] announces that they have signed the Sex Pistols. |
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*[[7 June]] – The [[Sex Pistols]] attempt to interrupt [[Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Silver Jubilee celebrations]] for Queen Elizabeth II by performing "[[God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)|God Save the Queen]]" from a boat on the [[River Thames]]. Police force the boat to dock and several arrests are made following a scuffle. |
*[[7 June]] – The [[Sex Pistols]] attempt to interrupt [[Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Silver Jubilee celebrations]] for Queen Elizabeth II by performing "[[God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)|God Save the Queen]]" from a boat on the [[River Thames]]. Police force the boat to dock and several arrests are made following a scuffle. |
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*[[12 June]] |
*[[12 June]] – Guitarist [[Michael Schenker]] vanishes after a [[UFO (band)|UFO]] concert at [[The Roundhouse]] in London. He is replaced for several months by [[Paul Chapman (musician)|Paul Chapman]] until he appears again to rejoin the group in October. |
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*[[15 June]] – The [[Snape Maltings]] Training Orchestra makes its London debut at [[St John's, Smith Square]]. |
*[[15 June]] – The [[Snape Maltings]] Training Orchestra makes its London debut at [[St John's, Smith Square]]. |
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*[[25 June]] – The Young Musicians' Symphony Orchestra of London, conducted by James Blair, gives the belated première of [[William Walton]]'s 1962 composition Prelude for Orchestra. |
*[[25 June]] – The Young Musicians' Symphony Orchestra of London, conducted by James Blair, gives the belated première of [[William Walton]]'s 1962 composition Prelude for Orchestra. |
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*[[6 July]] |
*[[6 July]] – During a [[Pink Floyd]] concert before a crowd of 80,000 at [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] in [[Montreal]], Bassist [[Roger Waters]] having become increasingly irritated by a fan until he exerts his frustration by spitting on him. The incident becomes the catalyst for the group's next album, ''[[The Wall]]''. |
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*[[22 July]] – The first night of [[The Proms]] is broadcast by [[BBC Radio 3]] for the first time in [[quadraphonic sound]]. |
*[[22 July]] – The first night of [[The Proms]] is broadcast by [[BBC Radio 3]] for the first time in [[quadraphonic sound]]. |
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*[[26 July]] – [[Led Zeppelin]] cancels the last seven dates of their American tour after lead singer [[Robert Plant]] learns that his six-year-old son Karac has died of a respiratory virus. The show two days before in Oakland proves to be the band's last ever in the United States. |
*[[26 July]] – [[Led Zeppelin]] cancels the last seven dates of their American tour after lead singer [[Robert Plant]] learns that his six-year-old son Karac has died of a respiratory virus. The show two days before in Oakland proves to be the band's last ever in the United States. |
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*[[1 September]] – World première at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London of the expanded version of [[Luciano Berio]]'s ''Coro''. |
*[[1 September]] – World première at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London of the expanded version of [[Luciano Berio]]'s ''Coro''. |
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*[[16 September]] – [[T.Rex (band)|T.Rex]] frontman [[Marc Bolan]] is killed in an automobile accident. |
*[[16 September]] – [[T.Rex (band)|T.Rex]] frontman [[Marc Bolan]] is killed in an automobile accident. |
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*[[27 October]] |
*[[27 October]] – The [[Sex Pistols]] release their controversial album ''[[Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]]'', which would be their only studio album. |
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==Charts== |
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This is a summary of 1977 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
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8 January | "When a Child is Born" | Johnny Mathis |
15 January | "Don't Give Up on Us" | David Soul |
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29 January | ||
5 February | ||
12 February | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | Julie Covington |
19 February | "When I Need You" | Leo Sayer |
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5 March | ||
12 March | "Chanson D'Amour" | The Manhattan Transfer |
19 March | ||
26 March | ||
2 April | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | ABBA |
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23 April | ||
30 April | ||
7 May | "Free" | Deniece Williams |
14 May | ||
21 May | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" / "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Rod Stewart |
28 May | ||
4 June | ||
11 June | ||
18 June | "Lucille" | Kenny Rogers |
25 June | "Show You the Way to Go" | The Jacksons |
2 July | "So You Win Again" | Hot Chocolate |
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23 July | "I Feel Love" | Donna Summer |
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20 August | "Angelo" | Brotherhood of Man |
27 August | "Float On" | The Floaters |
3 September | "Way Down" | Elvis Presley |
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8 October | "Silver Lady" | David Soul |
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22 October | ||
29 October | "Yes Sir I Can Boogie" | Baccara |
5 November | "The Name of the Game" | ABBA |
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26 November | ||
3 December | "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" | Wings |
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31 December |
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8 January | A Day at the Races | Queen | 1 |
15 January | Arrival | ABBA | 1 |
22 January | Red River Valley | Slim Whitman | 4 |
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19 February | 20 Golden Greats | The Shadows | 6 |
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2 April | Portrait of Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | 2 |
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16 April | Arrival | ABBA | 9 |
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18 June | The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl | The Beatles | 1 |
25 June | The Muppet Show | The Muppets | 1 |
2 July | A Star is Born | Original Soundtrack | 2 |
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16 July | The Johnny Mathis Collection | Johnny Mathis | 4 |
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13 August | Going for the One | Yes | 2 |
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27 August | 20 All Time Greats | Connie Francis | 2 |
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10 September | 40 Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley | 1 |
17 September | 20 Golden Greats | Diana Ross and the Supremes | 7 |
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5 November | 40 Golden Greats | Cliff Richard | 1 |
12 November | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols | The Sex Pistols | 2 |
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26 November | The Sound of Bread | Bread | 2 |
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10 December | Disco Fever | Various Artists | 4 |
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1977 is the first year for which "full year" UK year-end charts exist – in order to be published in the year's final issue of Music Week and to be broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on New Year's Day, the collection of sales data had a cut-off point sometime in early December each year. This continued to be the case until 1983, when Gallup took over the compilation of the charts from the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) and automated the data collection process, which meant that sales could be tabulated right up until the end of the year and still produced in time for the Radio 1 broadcast. However, from 1977 to 1982 (with the exception of 1979), BMRB produced updated charts a few months later which included the missing final weeks' sales for each year.
The tables below include sales between 1 January and 30 December 1977: the year-end charts reproduced in the issue of Music Week dated 24 December 1977 and played on Radio 1 on 1 January 1978 only include sales figures up until 10 December 1977.
† Despite spending four weeks at number one, Rod Stewart's "I Don't Want to Talk About It"/"The First Cut Is the Deepest" was only placed at number 33 on the year-end chart for 1977, the lowest ranked number one single of the year, and lower than another of Stewart's singles, "You're in My Heart", which only reached number three. Some chart-watchers claim to have evidence that an incorrect panel sale figure was applied to sales during the period that "I Don't Want to Talk About It"/"The First Cut Is the Deepest" was out, resulting in a lower estimation of the single's total sales, and that the single should actually be placed inside the top fifteen year-end positions. However, this claim has never been verified by BMRB or any of the subsequent chart compilers.
The list of the top fifty best-selling albums of 1977 were published in the third edition of the BPI Year Book in 1978. However, in 2007 the Official Charts Company published album chart histories for each year from 1956 to 1977, researched by historian Sharon Mawer, and included an updated list of the top ten best-selling albums for each year based on the new research. The updated top ten for 1977 is shown in the table below.[3]
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1 | Arrival | ABBA | 1 |
2 | 20 Golden Greats | The Shadows | 1 |
3 | 20 Golden Greats | Diana Ross and the Supremes | 1 |
4 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 3[a] |
5 | A Star Is Born | Barbra Streisand/Kris Kristofferson | 1 |
6 | Hotel California | Eagles | 2 |
7 | The Sound of Bread | Bread | 1 |
8 | The Johnny Mathis Collection | Johnny Mathis | 1 |
9 | Greatest Hits | ABBA | 2[b] |
10 | Animals | Pink Floyd | 2 |
Notes:
The 1977 BRIT Awards were to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee and were for the previous 25 years of her reign. The winners were:
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