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What big rock and metal albums are turning 50 in 2026?<\/p>\n
We’ve got some bonafide classics that are hitting the big 5-O this year. It was the mid-1970s<\/a> and while disco was having its moment, rock and metal were not exactly ready to give up the throne. Rod Stewart<\/a> had the No. 1 song, the Eagles<\/a> released one of the biggest selling albums of all-time and a far from overnight success story out of Boston<\/a> was becoming the hottest new rock band in the world.<\/p>\n Both KISS<\/a> and AC\/DC<\/a> squeezed out two albums in a calendar year, though one of AC\/DC’s albums didn’t arrive in the U.S. until five years later. Aerosmith<\/a> launched one of the ’70s most revered albums and Blue Oyster Cult<\/a> got us hooked on more cowbell on their 1976 standout LP.<\/p>\n READ MORE: The Most Anticipated Rock + Metal Albums of 2026<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n It was a year that gave us the debut of Family Feud<\/a><\/em>, a hero to cheer for in Rocky<\/a><\/em>, a family to stay home for on Happy Days<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and a mop topped group of punks who liked to count it off named the Ramones<\/a> that kicked off a punk revolution.<\/p>\n Wow! 50 years ia a long time, but some of these albums remain timeless. Take a look below and tell us your favorite rock and metal albums that came from 1976 below.<\/p>\n Who needs disco? The year 1976 gave us a punk explosion, seminal metal albums and some classic rock records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Chad Childers, Loudwire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Now take a look at the rock and metal classics turning 40 in 2026!<\/p>\n The hair metal era exploded in a big way while some classic rock and thrash favorites were still going strong in 1986.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Chad Childers, Loudwire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n31 Rock + Metal Albums Turning 50 in 2026<\/h2>\n
31 Rock + Metal Albums Turning 40 in 2026<\/h2>\n