1976 OMAs: Album of the Year

"If zero albums are up to OMA standards in a given year, none of the albums get an award that year."
OMA Rules of the Road

Okay, but what's at least interesting?

• Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt
I only know Linda Ronstadt as an 80s pop star... I couldn't name any songs for you, but that's my association. (This is not an 80s pop album.)

The 1976 nominees for Album of the Year

• Between the Lines, Janis Ian
• Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Elton John
• Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt
• One of These Nights, Eagles
• Still Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon

Featured songs from this post: Spotify

The current One Man Academy (OMA) project is listening to the Grammy's Album of the Year nominees and re-choosing winners, absent of historical context.

All previous OMA Album of the Year Winners