1976 in music
Who ruled 1976? Captain & Tennille was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and ABBA on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1976, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
Artist of the Year 1976
0 crowns · 14 weeks among the top five artists · Era Power 102
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain & Tennille | 102 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Bee Gees | 94 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Gary Wright | 82 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Daryl Hall John Oates | 78 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Wings | 73 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Peter Frampton | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Diana Ross | 72 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Barry Manilow | 64 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Bay City Rollers | 64 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Dr. Hook | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | #2 | 44 | 71.6 |
| 2 | A Fifth of Beethoven | Walter Murphy | #1 | 28 | 52.4 |
| 3 | Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") | Barbra Streisand | #1 | 25 | 50.4 |
| 4 | Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) | Rod Stewart | #1 | 23 | 49.5 |
| 5 | Play That Funky Music | Wild Cherry | #1 | 25 | 47.4 |
| 6 | Disco Duck (Part I) | Rick Dees | #1 | 25 | 45.3 |
| 7 | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) | Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. | #1 | 26 | 45.2 |
| 8 | I Like Dreamin | Kenny Nolan | #3 | 27 | 45.1 |
| 9 | Love Is Alive | Gary Wright | #2 | 27 | 44.6 |
| 10 | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing | Leo Sayer | #1 | 21 | 44.2 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABBA | 129 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Rod Stewart | 87 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Tina Charles | 69 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Demis Roussos | 65 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Barry White | 62 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Dr. Hook | 59 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | The Stylistics | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Queen | 58 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | The Real Thing | 54 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Wings | 53 | 1 | 8 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1976 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | 3 |
| Jan 25, 1976 | Mamma Mia | ABBA | 2 |
| Feb 8, 1976 | Forever and Ever | Slik | 1 |
| Feb 15, 1976 | December '63 | The Four Seasons | 2 |
| Feb 29, 1976 | I Love to Love | Tina Charles | 3 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | Save Your Kisses For Me | Brotherhood Of Man | 6 |
| May 2, 1976 | Fernando | ABBA | 4 |
| May 30, 1976 | No Charge | J.J. Barrie | 1 |
| Jun 6, 1976 | Combine Harvester | The Wurzels | 2 |
| Jun 20, 1976 | You To Me Are Everything | The Real Thing | 3 |
| Jul 11, 1976 | The Roussos Phenomenon | Demis Roussos | 1 |
| Jul 18, 1976 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Elton John & Kiki Dee | 6 |
| Aug 29, 1976 | Dancing Queen | ABBA | 6 |
| Oct 10, 1976 | Mississippi | Pussycat | 4 |
| Nov 7, 1976 | If You Leave Me Now | Chicago | 3 |
| Nov 28, 1976 | Under the Moon of Love | Showaddywaddy | 3 |
| Dec 19, 1976 | When a Child Is Born | Johnny Mathis | 2 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | Pussycat | #1 | 21 | 50.1 |
| 2 | Save Your Kisses For Me | Brotherhood Of Man | #1 | 16 | 43.8 |
| 3 | Don't Give Up On Us | David Soul | #1 | 16 | 41.9 |
| 4 | Fernando | ABBA | #1 | 15 | 41.3 |
| 5 | Dancing Queen | ABBA | #1 | 20 | 41.2 |
| 6 | Under the Moon of Love | Showaddywaddy | #1 | 15 | 41.1 |
| 7 | If You Leave Me Now | Chicago | #1 | 16 | 40.7 |
| 8 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Elton John & Kiki Dee | #1 | 14 | 39.0 |
| 9 | Don't Cry for Me Argentina | Julie Covington | #1 | 15 | 38.3 |
| 10 | A Little Bit More | Dr. Hook | #2 | 14 | 38.0 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works