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34 Albums That Turn 45 In 2021

These 34 albums that turn 45 in 2021 feature timeless live LPs, classic debuts and some of the highest-selling titles of all time. In 1976, the rock world was introduced…

Albums That Turn 45 In 2021
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These 34 albums that turn 45 in 2021 feature timeless live LPs, classic debuts and some of the highest-selling titles of all time.

In 1976, the rock world was introduced to Boston and The Runaways and came alive thanks to Peter Frampton. Perhaps no one had a better year than The Eagles, who released two albums that have moved a combined 64 million units to date.

To see which albums from the above artists and more turn 45 in 2021, scroll through the gallery below.

Bob Dylan - ‘Desire’

dylan_Columbia.jpgColumbia

Released January 5, 1976.


Stevie Wonder - ‘Songs in the Key of Life’

stevie-wonder_Tamla.jpgTamla

Released September 28, 1976.


thin Thin Lizzy - ‘Jailbreak’

thin-lizzy_Vertigo.jpgVertigo

Released March 26, 1976.


Rush - ‘2112’

rush_2112_Anthem.jpgAnthem

Released April 1, 1976.


Eagles - ‘Hotel California’

eagles_Hotel-California_Asylum.jpgAsylum

Released December 8, 1976.


Genesis - ‘A Trick of the Tail’

genesis_Charisma.jpgCharisma

Released February 2, 1976.


David Bowie - ‘Station to Station’

bowie_RCA.jpgRCA

Released January 23, 1976.


The Rolling Stones - ‘Black and Blue’

stones_black-and-blue_UMG.jpgUMG

Released April 23, 1976.


KISS - ‘Destroyer’

KISS_Casablanca.jpgCasablanca

Released March 15, 1976.


Aerosmith - ‘Rocks’

aerosmith_Columbia.jpgColumbia

Released May 3, 1976.


Queen - ‘A Day at the Races’

Queen_UMG.jpgUMG

Released December 10, 1976.


Peter Frampton - ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’

Frampton_AM.jpgA&M

Released January 6, 1976.


Blue Oyster Cult - ‘Agents of Fortune’

BOC_Columbia.jpgColumbia

Released May 21, 1976.


Paul McCartney & Wings - ‘Wings at the Speed of Sound’

wings_Capitol.jpgCapitol

Released March 25, 1976.


ELO - ‘A New World Record’

ELO_Jet.jpgJet

Released September 1, 1976.


Ramones - ‘Ramones’

ramones_Sire.jpgSire

Released April 23, 1976.


Joni Mitchell - ‘Hejira’

Joni_Asylum.jpgAsylum

Released November 1976.


Bob Marley - ‘Rastaman Vibration’

bob-marley_Island.jpgIsland

Released April 30, 1976.


Judas Priest - ‘Sad Wings of Destiny’

judus-priest_Gull.jpgGull

Released March 23, 1976.


Elton John - ‘Blue Moves’

elton-john_MCA.jpgMCA

Released October 22, 1976.


Santana - ‘Amigos’

santana_Amigos_Columbia.jpgColumbia

Released March 26, 1976.


Alice Cooper - ‘Alice Cooper Goes To Hell’

alice-cooper_Hell_Warner-Bros.jpgWarner Bros.

Released June 25, 1976.


Rod Stewart - ‘A Night on the Town’

rod-stewart_Warner-Bros.jpgWarner Bros.

Released June 18, 1976.


Billy Joel - ‘Turnstiles’

billy-joel_Columbia.jpgColumbia

Released May 19, 1976.


Jackson Browne - ‘The Pretender’

jackson-browne_Asylum.jpgAsylum

Released November 1976.


Boston - ‘Boston’

boston_Epic.jpgEpic

Released August 25, 1976.


Kansas - ‘Leftoverture’

kansas_Kirshner.jpgKirshner

Released October 21, 1976.


Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - ‘Night Moves’

bob-seger_Capitol.jpgCapitol

Released October 22, 1976.


AC/DC - ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’

acdc_Albert.jpgAlbert

Released September 20, 1976.


Blondie - ‘Blondie’

blondie_Chrysalis.jpgChrysalis

Released December 1976.


Eagles - ‘Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)’

eagles_their-greatest-hits_Asylum.jpgAsylum

Released February 17, 1976.


Styx - ‘Crystal Ball’

styx__crystal-ball_AM.jpgA&M

Released October 1, 1976.


Led Zeppelin - ‘Presence’

Led-Zeppelin_Swan-Song.jpgSwan Song

Released March 31, 1976.


The Runaways - ‘The Runaways’

runaways_Mercury.jpgMercury

Released June 1, 1976.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights