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In 1976 there were 52 weekly charts, with 327 different records. Of those, 290 entered the chart that year and 21 reached number 1. Longest at number 1 was Love Hurts by Nazareth: five weeks. The record that stayed longest was Dancing Queen by ABBA: 15 weeks, with number 1 as its peak. The highest new entry was Baretta's Theme by Sammy Davis Jr., straight in at 9 in week 17. Top of the year chart is Dancing Queen by ABBA, with 471 points.

Weeks

Year chart 1976

The top 10 of the 1976 year chart, on points: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40. The full list of 100 is on the year chart page.

  1. 1Dancing Queen
    ABBA · 471 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1
  2. 2Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
    Tavares · 460 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  3. 3Love Hurts
    Nazareth · 431 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  4. 4Mon amour
    BZN · 408 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  5. 5Kiss and Say Goodbye
    The Manhattans · 385 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1
  6. 6Show Me The Way
    Peter Frampton · 369 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1
  7. 7Fernando
    ABBA · 363 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1
  8. 8Arms of Mary
    The Sutherland Brothers and others · 351 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1
  9. 9Bohemian Rhapsody
    Queen · 348 points · 11 weeks · peak position 1
  10. 10Sweet Love
    Ferrari · 346 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1

The full 1976 year chart: the 100 best records

Number ones

  1. wk 1Mississippi
    Pussycat · 1 week at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 2–4Bohemian Rhapsody
    Queen · 3 weeks at 1 · week 2
  3. wk 5–7Willempie
    André van Duin · 3 weeks at 1 · week 5
  4. wk 8–12Love Hurts
    Nazareth · 5 weeks at 1 · week 8
  5. wk 13The Alternative Way
    Anita Meyer · 1 week at 1 · week 13
  6. wk 14–16Fernando
    ABBA · 3 weeks at 1 · week 14
  7. wk 17–18Save Your Kisses For Me (Alternate Take)
    Brotherhood of Man · 2 weeks at 1 · week 17
  8. wk 19–21Baretta's Theme
    Sammy Davis Jr. · 3 weeks at 1 · week 19
  9. wk 22Sweet Love
    Ferrari · 1 week at 1 · week 22
  10. wk 23This Melody
    Julien Clerc · 1 week at 1 · week 23
  11. wk 24–25Rocky
    Don Mercedes · 2 weeks at 1 · week 24
  12. wk 26Jungle Rock
    Hank Mizell · 1 week at 1 · week 26
  13. wk 27–29Arms of Mary
    The Sutherland Brothers and others · 3 weeks at 1 · week 27
  14. wk 30Show Me The Way
    Peter Frampton · 1 week at 1 · week 30
  15. wk 31–32Nice and Slow
    Jesse Green · 2 weeks at 1 · week 31
  16. wk 33–35Kiss and Say Goodbye
    The Manhattans · 3 weeks at 1 · week 33
  17. wk 36–40Dancing Queen
    ABBA · 5 weeks at 1 · week 36
  18. wk 41–45Mon amour
    BZN · 5 weeks at 1 · week 41
  19. wk 46–47Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
    Tavares · 2 weeks at 1 · week 46
  20. wk 48–49Money, Money, Money
    ABBA · 2 weeks at 1 · week 48
  21. wk 50–52If You Leave Me Now
    Chicago · 3 weeks at 1 · week 50

Longest in the chart

  1. 15Dancing Queen
    ABBA · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 33
  2. 14Love Hurts
    Nazareth · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 3
  3. 14Mon amour
    BZN · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 38
  4. 14Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
    Tavares · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 39
  5. 14Daddy Cool
    Boney M. · weeks in 1976 · peak position 3 · from week 39
  6. 14Let's Stick Together
    Bryan Ferry · weeks in 1976 · peak position 5 · from week 32
  7. 13Show Me The Way
    Peter Frampton · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 24
  8. 12Fernando
    ABBA · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 12
  9. 12Sweet Love
    Ferrari · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 16
  10. 12Arms of Mary
    The Sutherland Brothers and others · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 24

Highest new entries

  1. 9Baretta's Theme
    Sammy Davis Jr. · new at 9 in week 17
  2. 9Dancing Queen
    ABBA · new at 9 in week 33
  3. 10Money, Money, Money
    ABBA · new at 10 in week 46
  4. 10Eenzame Kerst
    Andre Hazes · new at 10 in week 52
  5. 11Willempie
    André van Duin · new at 11 in week 3

Source: top40.nl · guiljam is not affiliated with the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Top 40 is a trademark of the Stichting; the charts are used here as the source for the site’s own artist and track pages.

Sound of 1976

1976 sounded much like 1975, at a tempo around 121 bpm.

Measured across 277 of the 327 records from 1976 with a sound analysis.

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Frequently asked questions

How many records reached number 1 in 1976?

In total 21 different records, across 52 charts. The first was Mississippi by Pussycat, the last If You Leave Me Now by Chicago.

Which record had the longest run at number 1 in 1976?

Love Hurts by Nazareth: five weeks in a row at 1.

Which record stayed in the chart longest in 1976?

Dancing Queen by ABBA: 15 weeks in 1976, peaking at number 1 that year.

What was the highest new entry of 1976?

Baretta's Theme by Sammy Davis Jr., straight in at 9 in week 17.

What was the biggest hit of 1976?

On points across all weekly charts of 1976 that is Dancing Queen by ABBA: 471 points from 15 weeks, peak position 1. The top 3: 1. Dancing Queen (ABBA), 2. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Tavares), 3. Love Hurts (Nazareth). The full ranking of 100 is in the 1976 year chart.

How many records made the Dutch Top 40 in 1976?

In total 327 different records, spread over 52 charts. Of those, 290 entered the chart that year.