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A list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1976.

Jimmy McCulloch (left) and Paul McCartney (right) of Wings in 1976
Freddie Hubbard in 1976
Stephane Grappelli in 1976
Patti Smith in 1976

Specific locations

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Specific genres

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Events

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January–February

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March–April

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May–June

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July–August

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September–October

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November–December

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Also in 1976

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Bands formed

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Bands reformed

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Bands disbanded

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Albums released

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January

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Day Album Artist Notes
2 Let the Music Play Barry White -
5 Desire Bob Dylan -
8 Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 2 Elvis Presley Compilation
Songs for the New Depression Bette Midler -
9 M.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull Jethro Tull Compilation
12 Wanted! The Outlaws Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson,
Jessi Colter & Tompall Glaser
Compilation
15 Frampton Comes Alive! Peter Frampton Live; UK release 13 February
23 Station to Station David Bowie -
30 Futuristic Dragon T.Rex -
Run with the Pack Bad Company -
- Coney Island Baby Lou Reed -
Look into the Future Journey -
Aftertones Janis Ian -
Born to Die Grand Funk Railroad -
Chronicle, Vol. 1 Creedence Clearwater Revival Compilation
From Every Stage Joan Baez Live
Havana Daydreamin' Jimmy Buffett -
How Dare You! 10cc -
Inner Worlds Mahavishnu Orchestra -
Jessi Jessi Colter -
Lovin' and Learnin' Tanya Tucker -
Native Sons Loggins and Messina -
Release Henry Gross -
Sandman Harry Nilsson -
Second Childhood Phoebe Snow -
Thoroughbred Carole King -
To the Hilt Golden Earring -
The Longhorn Jamboree Presents: Willie Nelson & His Friends Willie Nelson -

February

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Day Album Artist Notes
2 Gimme Back My Bullets Lynyrd Skynyrd -
7 Jesse Come Home James Gang -
10 Diana Ross Diana Ross -
Smokey's Family Robinson Smokey Robinson -
13 A Trick of the Tail Genesis [10]
Shamal Gong -
16 Give Us a Wink Sweet -
17 Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) Eagles Compilation
- The Third Reich 'n Roll The Residents -
Classical Barbra Barbra Streisand -
Full of Fire Al Green -
It's All in the Movies Merle Haggard -
Reflections Jerry Garcia -
Smile Laura Nyro -
The Sound in Your Mind Willie Nelson -
Starcastle Starcastle -
Sunburst Finish Be-Bop Deluxe -

March

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Day Album Artist Notes
5 A Love Trilogy Donna Summer -
Nobody's Fools Slade -
10 Wings of Love The Temptations -
15 Destroyer Kiss -
16 The Runaways The Runaways -
I Want You Marvin Gaye -
19 Takin' It to the Streets The Doobie Brothers -
22 The Sun Sessions Elvis Presley Recorded 1954–'55
26 Sad Wings of Destiny Judas Priest -
Wings at the Speed of Sound Wings [11]
Amigos Santana -
Jailbreak Thin Lizzy -
29 Saddle Tramp Charlie Daniels -
- 2112 Rush [12]
Come On Over Olivia Newton-John [13]
American Pastime Three Dog Night -
Blue for You Status Quo -
Breezin' George Benson -
Captured Live! Johnny Winter Live
Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll Nazareth -
Home Is Where the Heart Is David Cassidy -
Illegal Stills Stephen Stills -
Just for the Record Ray Stevens -
Kingfish Kingfish -
Locked In Wishbone Ash -
Love & Understanding Kool & The Gang -
Mackintosh & T.J. Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson Soundtrack
Silk Degrees Boz Scaggs -
You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind Joe Walsh Live

April

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Day Album Artist Notes
2 Presence Led Zeppelin [14]
12 Live Bullet Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Live
15 Steppin' Out Neil Sedaka -
Still Life Van der Graaf Generator -
16 Moondawn Klaus Schulze -
19 Welcome Back John Sebastian -
22 Blow Your Face Out The J. Geils Band Live
23 Black and Blue The Rolling Stones -
Blind Dog at St.Dunstans Caravan -
Garvey's Ghost Burning Spear -
Greatest Stories Live Harry Chapin Live
If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules Budgie -
Interview Gentle Giant -
Ramones Ramones -
Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! Jethro Tull -
30 Here and There Elton John Live
Rastaman Vibration Bob Marley & The Wailers -
- No Earthly Connection Rick Wakeman -
Moonmadness Camel [15]
Faithful Todd Rundgren -
Hideaway America -
Let Your Love Flow The Bellamy Brothers -
A Little Bit More Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show -
Pat Travers Pat Travers -
Stingray Joe Cocker -
Wedding Album Leon and Mary Russell -
Young and Rich The Tubes -
Watashi no Koe ga Kikoemasuka Miyuki Nakajima -

May

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Day Album Artist Notes
3 Rocks Aerosmith -
4 Harvest for the World The Isley Brothers -
6 1st Round Pino Presti -
14 High Voltage AC/DC International version
17 Rising Rainbow [16]
18 Warren Zevon Warren Zevon -
19 Turnstiles Billy Joel -
21 Changesonebowie David Bowie Compilation[17]
Agents of Fortune Blue Öyster Cult -
27 Sparkle Aretha Franklin Soundtrack
- From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee Elvis Presley -
High and Mighty Uriah Heep -
No Heavy Petting UFO -
Arbour Zena Keith Jarrett -
Balls of Fire Black Oak Arkansas -
Contradiction Ohio Players -
Fly Like an Eagle Steve Miller Band -
I'm Nearly Famous Cliff Richard -
A Kind of Hush Carpenters -
Nine on a Ten Scale Sammy Hagar -
The Royal Scam Steely Dan -
Sky High! Tavares -
Slow Down World Donovan -
T Shirt Loudon Wainwright III -
Wired Jeff Beck -
Rose of Cimarron Poco -

June

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Day Album Artist Notes
7 All Things in Time Lou Rawls -
Rock 'n' Roll Music The Beatles Compilation
11 Beautiful Noise Neil Diamond -
14 Chicago X Chicago -
17 Chameleon LaBelle -
18 A Night on the Town Rod Stewart -
Unorthodox Behaviour Brand X -
25 Tales of Mystery and Imagination The Alan Parsons Project [18]
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell Alice Cooper -
Whistling Down the Wire Crosby & Nash -
- Steal Your Face Grateful Dead Live
Airborne The Flying Burrito Brothers -
Another Passenger Carly Simon -
Two for the Show Trooper -
Are You Ready for the Country Waylon Jennings -
Farther Along Spirit -
Hot on the Tracks Commodores -
In the Pocket James Taylor -
Long Hard Ride The Marshall Tucker Band -
Mark Twang John Hartford -
R.E.O. REO Speedwagon -
Right Back Where We Started From Maxine Nightingale -
Shake Some Action Flamin' Groovies -
Shouting and Pointing Mott -
Softs Soft Machine -
Spitfire Jefferson Starship -
Starz Starz -
Summertime Dream Gordon Lightfoot -
Take the Heat off Me Boney M -
...That's the Way It Is Harry Nilsson -
Wild Cherry Wild Cherry -
Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today) Kevin Ayers -

July

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Day Album Artist Notes
5 15 Big Ones The Beach Boys -
9 Olias of Sunhillow Jon Anderson [19]
20 The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein Parliament -
I've Got You Gloria Gaynor -
21 The Originals Kiss Compilation
- Anthology The Jackson 5 Compilation
Best of BTO (So Far) Bachman–Turner Overdrive Compilation
Child in Time Ian Gillan Band -
Dance Pure Prairie League -
Diamond in the Rough Jessi Colter -
Howlin' Wind Graham Parker and the Rumour -
More Than Ever Blood, Sweat & Tears -
Music, Music Helen Reddy -
My Love Affair with Trains Merle Haggard -
Sincerely Dwight Twilley Band -
Surreal Thing Kris Kristofferson -
Trick Bag The Meters -

August

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Day Album Artist Notes
2 Good Singin', Good Playin' Grand Funk Railroad -
6 All I Can Do Dolly Parton -
Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band Bootsy's Rubber Band -
18 Man in the Hills Burning Spear -
19 Coming Out The Manhattan Transfer -
25 Boston Boston -
27 Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music Hawkwind -
No Reason to Cry Eric Clapton -
The Roaring Silence Manfred Mann's Earth Band -
- My Name Is Jermaine Jermaine Jackson -
Amigo Arlo Guthrie -
Bigger Than Both of Us Hall & Oates -
Hasten Down the Wind Linda Ronstadt -
Honor Among Thieves Artful Dodger -
Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius -
The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers -
Second Thoughts Split Enz -
Secrets Herbie Hancock -
Spirit John Denver -
Super Ape The Upsetters -
This One's for You Barry Manilow -
Viva! Roxy Music -
Waking and Dreaming Orleans -
What a Lemon Gasolin' -

September

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Day Album Artist Notes
8 Blackheart Man Bunny Wailer -
10 Let's Stick Together Bryan Ferry -
13 Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Rose Royce Soundtrack
Hard Rain Bob Dylan Live
One More from the Road Lynyrd Skynyrd Live
17 Ringo's Rotogravure Ringo Starr -
20 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap AC/DC Australia
Long May You Run The Stills-Young Band Stephen Stills and Neil Young
21 Tales of Kidd Funkadelic Funkadelic -
28 Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder -
29 All the World's a Stage Rush Live
El jardín de los presentes Invisible -
- Children of the World Bee Gees -
Private Eyes Tommy Bolin -
Jump on It Montrose -
Free-for-All Ted Nugent -
Spirit Earth, Wind & Fire -
Barefoot Ballet John Klemmer -
Dedication Bay City Rollers -
Here's Some Love Tanya Tucker -
Joan Armatrading Joan Armatrading -
Keeping in Touch Anne Murray -
Musical Massage Leon Ware -
The Power of Music The Miracles -
Small Change Tom Waits -
Stupidity Dr. Feelgood Live
Troubadour JJ Cale -
The Troublemaker Willie Nelson -
The Whole World's Goin' Crazy April Wine -

October

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Day Album Artist Notes
1 Chestnut Street Incident Johnny Cougar -
11 Arrival ABBA -
Four Seasons of Love Donna Summer -
Hoppkorv Hot Tuna -
13 Triumph Triumph -
15 A New World Record Electric Light Orchestra US
Johnny the Fox Thin Lizzy -
20 Zoot Allures Frank Zappa -
21 Leftoverture Kansas -
22 The Song Remains the Same Led Zeppelin Live 1973
Technical Ecstasy Black Sabbath -
Year of the Cat Al Stewart UK
Blue Moves Elton John -
Night Moves Bob Seger -
25 All This and World War II Various Artists Soundtrack
Land of the Midnight Sun Al Di Meola -
29 Hardcore Jollies Funkadelic -
Brass Construction II Brass Construction -
- Calling Card Rory Gallagher -
World Record Van der Graaf Generator -
Crystal Ball Styx -
Rock and Roll Heart Lou Reed -
On the Road to Kingdom Come Harry Chapin -
Big Beat Sparks -
Burton Cummings Burton Cummings -
Deep Cuts Strawbs -
Don't Stop Believin' Olivia Newton-John -
Flow Motion Can -
Gold Ohio Players Compilation + 2 new tracks
Heat Treatment Graham Parker -
I'd Rather Believe in You Cher -
It Looks Like Snow Phoebe Snow -
Long Misty Days Robin Trower -
Love's a Prima Donna Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel -
New England Wishbone Ash -
Part 3 KC and the Sunshine Band -
Radio Ethiopia Patti Smith Group -
Some People Can Do What They Like Robert Palmer -

November

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Day Album Artist Notes
1 Greatest Hits James Taylor Compilation
2 Water Babies Miles Davis Recorded 1967–'68
3 Efter endnu en dag Gasolin' -
4 Imaginary Voyage Jean-Luc Ponty -
5 The Jacksons The Jacksons -
High Lonesome Charlie Daniels -
8 The Best of George Harrison George Harrison Compilation
9 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers -
11 Rock and Roll Over Kiss -
18 Have a Good Time Al Green -
19 Thirty Three & 1/3 George Harrison -
22 Virgin Killer Scorpions -
29 Tejas ZZ Top -
30 Is This Whatcha Wont? Barry White -
- Made in Europe Deep Purple Live
A Star Is Born Barbra Streisand Soundtrack
Best of The Doobies The Doobie Brothers Compilation
Endless Flight Leo Sayer -
Getting It in the Street David Cassidy -
Gulf Winds Joan Baez -
Hejira Joni Mitchell -
Hymns/Spheres Keith Jarrett -
Love Is All Around Eric Burdon & War -
Night Shift Foghat -
Open Sesame Kool & the Gang -
Play 'n' the Game Nazareth -
Regeneration Roy Orbison -
The Pretender Jackson Browne -
The Roots of My Raising Merle Haggard -
Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas The Allman Brothers Band Live

December

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Day Album Artist Notes
2 Still Stills: The Best of Stephen Stills Stephen Stills Compilation
8 Hotel California Eagles -
10 A Day at the Races Queen -
Wings over America Wings Live
17 Wind & Wuthering Genesis -
28 Disco Inferno The Trammps -
29 Luxury Liner Emmylou Harris -
- Oxygène Jean Michel Jarre France
Andy Irvine/Paul Brady Andy Irvine & Paul Brady -
Blondie Blondie Debut
Brass Construction II Brass Construction -
Dawn Eloy -
Firefly Uriah Heep -
Waylon Live Waylon Jennings Live

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from Billboard December 27, 1975

"TOP RECORDS OF 1975 (from Billboard) The information compiled for the top records survey is based on the weekly chart positioning and length of time records were on the respective charts from the issue dates of November 8, 1975 through October 30, 1976. These recaps, as well as the weekly charts, do not reflect actual sales figures. The ratings take into account the number of weeks the disk was on the chart, plus the weekly positions it held during its chart life. Each disk was given points accordingly for its respective chart, and in addition, the number one disk each week was assigned bonus points equal to the total number of positions on its respective charts."[20]

Unfortunately, Billboard's late December print deadline prevented approximately 60 records from completing their full chart runs, and includes data of approximately 50 records from 1976, some of which have enough points to rank in the current years chart. In contrast with the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976, the chart below does not truncate or split chart runs between years. It does not add two months from 1975, delete two months from 1976 and then call itself the "Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976", which it is obviously not. Joel Whitburn's Records Research books, archived issues of Billboard for November-December 1975 and December 1976-March 1976, and Hot 100 Year-End formulas were used to complete the year-end chart reprinted here.

The completed Billboard year-end list for 1976 is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 between November 1975 and December 1976. Records with chart runs that started in 1975 and ended in 1976, or started in 1976 and ended in 1976, made this chart if the majority of their chart weeks were in 1976. If not, they were ranked in the year-end charts for 1975 or 1976. If their weeks were equal, they were listed in the year they first entered. Appearing in multiple years is not permitted. Each week thirty points were awarded to the number one record, then nineteen points for number two, eighteen points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued. There are no ties, even when multiple records have the same number of points. The next ranking category is peak chart position, then weeks at peak chart position, weeks on Hot 100 chart, weeks in top forty, and finally weeks in top ten. All chart rankings represented below for the Top Soul Singles, Top Country Singles, Top Easy Listening Singles, and Top CashBox pop singles were all calculated in the same manner.

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. Additional details for each record can be accessed by clicking on the song title, and referring to the Infobox in the right column of the song page. Billboard also has chart summaries on its website. Sales information was derived from the RIAA's Gold and Platinum database, the BRIT Certified database and The Book of Golden Discs,[21] but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates. Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Release Date CB Sales Charts, Awards
1 Rod Stewart "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" Warner Bros. 8262 December 1975 September 1976 2 3.25 US Billboard 1976 #1, Hot100 #1 for 7 weeks, 23 total weeks, 296 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2012
2 Paul McCartney and Wings "Silly Love Songs" Capitol 4256 January 16, 1976 April 1, 1976 4 2.00 US Billboard 1976 #2, Hot100 #1 for 5 weeks, 19 total weeks, 258 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
3 Wild Cherry "Play That Funky Music" Epic 50225 1976 April 1976 14 2.00 US Billboard 1976 #3, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 25 total weeks, 216 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #13, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks, 181 points
4 Barry Manilow "I Write The Songs" Arista 0157 October 1976 November 1976 3 2.00 US Billboard 1976 #4, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 19 total weeks, 205 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #7, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 172 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #7, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 172 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
5 Elton John Kiki Dee "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Rocket 40585 March 27, 1976 June 21, 1976 12 2.50 US Billboard 1976 #5, Hot100 #1 for 4 weeks, 20 total weeks, 195 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #11, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 1 week, 13 total weeks, 167 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
6 Walter Murphy "A Fifth Of Beethoven" Private Stock 45,073 1976 April 1976 6 3.25 US Billboard 1976 #6, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 194 points
7 Rick Dees "Disco Duck (Part 1)" RSO 857 1976 September 4, 1976 7 2.00 US Billboard 1976 #7, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 25 total weeks, 191 points
8 The Bee Gees "You Should Be Dancing" RSO 853 February 1976 June 1976 19 2.00 US Billboard 1976 #8, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 189 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2011
9 The Manhattans "Kiss and Say Goodbye" Columbia 10310 1975 March 1976 5 2.25 US Billboard 1976 #9, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 26 total weeks, 186 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #5, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 1 weeks, 26 total weeks, 229 points
10 K.C. and the Sunshine Band "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" T.K. 1019 1975 May 27, 1976 26 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #10, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks, 186 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #3, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 18 total weeks, 268 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004
11 Johnnie Taylor "Disco Lady" Columbia 10281 1975 January 1976 20 2.25 US Billboard 1976 #11, Hot100 #1 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 185 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #2, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 21 total weeks, 299 points
12 Chicago "If You Leave Me Now" Columbia 10390 April 1976} July 30, 1976 15 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #12, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 21 total weeks, 180 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #6, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks, 185 points
13 England Dan and John Ford Coley "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" Big Tree 16069 December 1975 May 1976 35 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #13, Hot100 #2 for 2 weeks, 24 total weeks, 173 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #5, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 187 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
14 Diana Ross "Love Hangover" Motown 1392 1975 March 16, 1976 30 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #14, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, 172 points
15 Boz Scaggs "Lowdown" Columbia 10367 October 1975 June 1976 16 3.00 US Billboard 1976 #15, Hot100 #3 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 171 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004
16 Lou Rawls "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" Philadelphia International 3592 March 1976 May 1976 39 2.50 US Billboard 1976 #16, Hot100 #2 for 2 weeks, 17 total weeks, 170 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #9, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 212 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #10, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 167 points
17 The Four Seasons "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" Warner Bros. 8168 November 1975 December 1975 40 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #17, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 27 total weeks, 169 points
18 Leo Sayer "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" Warner Bros. 8283 1976 October 1976 15 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #18, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks, 169 points
19 Gary Wright "Dream Weaver" Warner Bros. 8167 February 1975 December 1975 18 2.00 US Billboard 1976 #19, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 20 total weeks, 168 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
20 Paul Simon "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" Columbia 10270 April 1975 December 1975 9 2.00 US Billboard 1976 #20, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 17 total weeks, 167 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #12, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 161 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2011
21 Rose Royce "Car Wash" MCA 40615 1976 September 1976 133 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #21, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 23 total weeks, 167 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #6, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 223 points
22 C. W. McCall "Convoy" MGM 14839 1975 November 1975 10 2.25 US Billboard 1976 #22, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 166 points, Top Country Singles 1976 #1, Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks, 225 points
23 John Sebastian "Welcome Back" Reprise 1349 February 1976 March 1976 8 3.00 US Billboard 1976 #23, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 19 total weeks, 162 points
24 Steve Miller Band "Rock'n Me" Capitol 4323 1975 August 1976 23 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #24, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks, 161 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
25 Eric Carmen "All By Myself" Arista 0165 1975 December 1975 31 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #25, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 24 total weeks, 161 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
26 Gary Wright "Love Is Alive" Warner Bros. 8143 1975 April 1976 43 1.25 US Billboard 1976 #26, Hot100 #2 for 2 weeks, 27 total weeks, 161 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
27 The Bee Gees "Love So Right" RSO 859 February 1976 September 1976 32 2.00 US Billboard 1976 #27, Hot100 #3 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 161 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2011
28 Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight" Windsong 10588 November 1975 April 1976 1 2.50 US Billboard 1976 #28, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks, 160 points
29 Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" ABC 12208 1976 September 1976 11 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #29, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 26 total weeks, 160 points
30 The Spinners "The Rubberband Man" Atlantic 3355 1976 August 1976 45 1.25 US Billboard 1976 #30, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 21 total weeks, 160 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
31 Silver Convention "Get Up And Boogie (That's Right)" Midland International 10571 1976 March 1976 24 1.25 US Billboard 1976 #31, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 21 total weeks, 159 points
37 Brick "Dazz" Bang 727 May 1976 July 6, 1976 38 1.50 US Billboard 1976 #37, Hot100 #3 for 2 week, 21 total weeks, 142 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #1, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 223 points
42 Boston "More Than A Feeling" Epic 50266 Oct 1975-April 1976 September 1976 57 2.00 US Billboard 1976 #42, Hot100 #5 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 132 points, Top Rock 1976 #1, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
63 Engelbert Humperdinck "After the Lovin'" Epic 50270 June-July 1976 October 1976 52 2.00 US Billboard 1976 #63, Hot100 #8 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 88 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #1, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 26 total weeks, 304 points
77 Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" EMI 0109 August-September 1975 October 31, 1975 58 4.25 US Billboard 1976 #77, Hot100 #9 for 2 weeks, 24 total weeks, 68 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004, National Recording Registry 2022,

from album "A Night At The Opera"-Elektra 1053, Grammy Hall of Fame 2018.

Chronological table of US and UK and Japan number one hit singles

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US number one singles and artist
(weeks at number one)
UK number one singles and artist
(weeks at number one)
"Saturday Night" – Bay City Rollers (1)
"Convoy" – C. W. McCall (1)
"I Write the Songs" – Barry Manilow (1)
"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" – Diana Ross (1)
"Love Rollercoaster" – Ohio Players (1)
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" – Paul Simon (3)
"Theme from S.W.A.T." – Rhythm Heritage (1)
"Love Machine" – The Miracles (1)
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)The Four Seasons (3)
"Disco Lady" – Johnnie Taylor (4)
"Let Your Love Flow" – The Bellamy Brothers (1)
"Welcome Back" – John Sebastian (1)
"Boogie Fever" – The Sylvers (1)
"Silly Love Songs" – Paul McCartney & Wings (5)
"Love Hangover" – Diana Ross (2)
"Afternoon Delight" – Starland Vocal Band (2)
"Kiss and Say Goodbye" – The Manhattans (2)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – Elton John & Kiki Dee (4)
"You Should Be Dancing" – Bee Gees (1)
"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" – KC and the Sunshine Band (1)
"Play That Funky Music" – Wild Cherry (3)
"A Fifth of Beethoven" – Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (1)
"Disco Duck" – Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots (1)
"If You Leave Me Now" – Chicago (2)
"Rock'n Me" – Steve Miller Band (1)
"Tonight's The Night" – Rod Stewart (7 weeks 1976 + 1 week 1977), best seller of the year
"Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen (5 weeks 1975 + 4 weeks 1976)
"Mamma Mia" – ABBA (2)
"Forever and Ever" – Slik (1)
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" – The Four Seasons (2)
"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" – Tina Charles (3)
"Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man (6), best seller of the year
"Fernando" – ABBA (4)
"No Charge" – J. J. Barrie (1)
"Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) " – The Wurzels (2)
"You to Me Are Everything" – The Real Thing (3)
"Forever and Ever" – Demis Roussos (1)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – Elton John & Kiki Dee (6)
"Dancing Queen" – ABBA (6)
"Mississippi" – Pussycat (4)
"If You Leave Me Now" – Chicago (3)
"Under the Moon of Love" – Showaddywaddy (3)
"When a Child is Born" – Johnny Mathis (1 week 1976 + 2 weeks 1977)

Japanese Oricon number one singles and artist
  (weeks at number one)

Top 40 Chart hit singles

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Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) US UK Highest chart position Other Chart Performance(s)
"16 Bars" The Stylistics August 1976 n/a 7 7 (United Kingdom) 9 (Ireland)
"After the Lovin'" Engelbert Humperdinck October 1976 8 n/a 1 (New Zealand) 1 (Canada Adult Contemporary) - 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 5 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 13 (Australia) - 40 (U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles)
"All By Myself" Eric Carmen January 1976 2 12 2 (United States) See chart performance entry
"Arms of Mary" Sutherland Brothers and Quiver March 1976 81 5 1 (Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands) 28 (Australia) - 32 (New Zealand)

Other Chart hit singles

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Notable singles

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Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) Other Chart Performance(s)
"Anarchy in the U.K." Sex Pistols November 1976 38 (UK Singles Chart)
"(I'm) Stranded" The Saints September 1976 99 (Australia)
"In the Flesh" Blondie October 1976 2 (Australia in September 1977) - 40 (Belgium in 1982)
"New Rose" The Damned October 1976 n/a

Other Notable singles

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Other notable songs

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Classical music

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Composer Morton Feldman in 1976

Opera

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Jazz

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Musical theater

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Musical films

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Births

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Deaths

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Awards

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Grammy Awards

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Eurovision Song Contest

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Japan Record Awards

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References

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