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- 1976 in Music 1976 was rock’s shining vortex, with sophisticates like 10cc, Al Stewart, Camel, David Bowie, Genesis and Jon Anderson reaching stratospheric heights, and heavy-hitters Ian Gillan, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Rory Gallagher, Russ Ballard, Thin Lizzy and Van Der Graaf Generator exhibiting newfound might.
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- Al Stewart – Year of The Cat
- Bad Company – Run with The Pack
- Graham Parker – Heat Treatment
- Jackson Browne – The Pretender
- AC/DC – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- Blue Oyster Cult – Agents of Fortune
- Bob Seger – Night Moves
- Boz Scaggs – Silk Degrees
- The Doobie Brothers – Takin’ It to The Streets
- The Brothers Johnson – Look Out For #1
Featuring production from Alan Parsons, Al Stewart’s Year of the Catwas the most successful album from the UK singer-songwriter, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard album charts.
The English hard rock group had basically perfected their sound by the time of this, their third album, in 1976. It features one of the best-loved songs, “Silver, Blue & Gold.”
Released just three months after his debut album, Heat Treatmentserves up the best of Parker’s impassioned and soulful takes on rock music.
Written in the wake of his wife’s suicide, Jackson Browne turned in an understandably dark and poignant album in The Pretender.
This sex-charged album from the Australian rockers is considered among many to be a highlight of the Bon Scott era.
Any record that contains a hit as big as “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” deserves a spot on a list of the best albums of the year. Luckily, Agents of Fortunehas plenty of other treasures to discover.
Bob Seger’s first albumwith The Silver Bullet Band is chock full of rough-around-the-edges Detroit rock ‘n’ roll and is the record that finally catapulted Seger to superstar status.
Silk Degreesis one of Boz Scagg’s most successful records, and also one of the funkiest albums of 1976.
The easy groove of The Doobie Brothers is easy to fall in love with, especially the raucous title track and “It Keeps You Runnin’.”
Produced by Quincy Jones, The Brothers Johnson’s debut album brought together the best of disco and funk to create a flawless record.
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Find the top 100 Pop songs for the year of 1976 and listen to them all! Can you guess the number one Pop song in 1976? Find out now!
No.Song ArtistTitle1Dancing Queen Abba2Bohemian Rhapsody Queen3If You Leave Me Now Chicago4Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & ...- Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney and Wings.
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee.
- Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor.
- December 1963 (Oh What a Night) - The Four Seasons.
Written by radio and music industry veteran Ed Osborne, each overview highlights the important trends and some of the representative songs and artists that shaped the music landscape and occupied the Top 40 charts during this decade of music. Contents hide. Top Songs 1976. US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 3rd January, 1976.
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1976. That year, 15 acts earned their first number one songs, such as The Bay City Rollers , C. W. McCall , Rhythm Heritage , Johnnie Taylor , The Bellamy Brothers , The Sylvers , Starland Vocal Band , The Manhattans , Kiki Dee , Wild Cherry , Walter Murphy , Rick Dees , and Chicago .
