| # |
Artist |
Title |
Year |
Country |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
ABBA |
Dancing Queen |
1976 |
|
UK 1 - Aug 1976, US BB 1 - Jan 1977, Holland 1 - Aug 1976,
Sweden (alt) 1 - Aug 1976, France 1 - Aug 1976, Norway 1 - Aug
1976, Éire 1 - Sep 1976, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Apr 1977, POP 1 of
1977, US BB 2 of 1977, Germany 2 - Aug 1976, Party 2 of 2007, US
CashBox 3 of 1977, Switzerland 3 - Aug 1976, Australia 3 of 1976,
Austria 4 - Sep 1976, RYM 4 of 1976, Canada 6 - Jan 1977, South
Africa 10 of 1976, Europe 14 of the 1970s, OzNet 31, Global 33 (5 M
sold) - 1976, Italy 65 of 1976, Scrobulate 82 of pop, Germany 99 of
the 1970s, Acclaimed 122, RIAA 148, Rolling Stone 171, Belgium 224
of all time, WXPN 847 |
| 2 |
Queen |
Bohemian Rhapsody |
1976 |
|
UK 1 - Dec 1991, Canada 1 - Mar 1976, Holland 1 - Dec 1975,
Éire 1 - Dec 1975, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Oct 1976, Europe 1 of
the 1970s, RYM 1 of 1975, US BB 2 of 1992, Australia 2 of 1976,
Virgin 2, France 3 - Nov 1975, Belgium 3 of all time, Switzerland 4
- Feb 1976, Norway 4 - Jan 1976, Poland 4 of all time, TOTP 5, POP
5 of 1992, OzNet 6, 8 in 2FM list, Scrobulate 9 of rock, Germany 10
- Jan 1976, Austria 14 - Feb 1992, TheQ 16, Sweden (alt) 18 - Feb
1976, US CashBox 22 of 1992, US BB 33 of 1976, Acclaimed 63, WXPN
90, Rolling Stone 163 |
| 3 |
Chicago |
If You Leave Me Now |
1976 |
|
UK 1 - Oct 1976, US BB 1 - Aug 1976, Canada 1 - Sep 1976,
Holland 1 - Oct 1976, Éire 1 - Dec 1976, Australia 1 for 5 weeks
Jul 1977, Sweden (alt) 2 - Nov 1976, France 3 - Oct 1976, Austria 3
- Jan 1977, Switzerland 3 - Jan 1977, Germany 3 - Jan 1977, Norway
4 - Nov 1976, Australia 10 of 1977, South Africa 11 of 1977, US
CashBox 14 of 1976, POP 18 of 1976, Italy 25 of 1977, RYM 31 of
1976, Europe 41 of the 1970s, Germany 168 of the 1970s, OzNet
449 |
| 4 |
ABBA |
Fernando |
1976 |
|
UK 1 - Mar 1976, Holland 1 - Mar 1976, Austria 1 - Apr 1976,
Switzerland 1 - Mar 1976, Australia 1 of 1976, Germany 1 - Mar
1976, Australia 1 for 14 weeks Nov 1976, Sweden (alt) 2 - Apr 1976,
Norway 2 - Apr 1976, South Africa 5 of 1976, Canada 7 - Sep 1976,
Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1976, France 10 - Apr 1976, US BB 13 - Sep
1976, Germany 15 of the 1970s, Italy 23 of 1976, Scrobulate 33 of
Swedish, POP 35 of 1976, RYM 36 of 1976 |
| 5 |
Elton John & Kiki Dee |
Don't Go Breaking My
Heart |
1976 |
|
UK 1 - Jul 1976, US BB 1 - Jul 1976, Canada 1 - Jun 1976,
France 1 - Aug 1976, Éire 1 - Aug 1976, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Apr
1977, Holland 2 - Aug 1976, Sweden (alt) 3 - Sep 1976, South Africa
3 of 1976, Switzerland 4 - Sep 1976, US CashBox 5 of 1976, Norway 5
- Aug 1976, Australia 5 of 1976, Germany 5 - Sep 1976, Austria 8 -
Oct 1976, Italy 25 of 1976, RYM 50 of 1976, Germany 313 of the
1970s, OzNet 522 |
County Jail and four years
probation for involuntary manslaughter in the 1974 drug induced death of Average White Band drummer Robbie McIntosh.
.
's Grauman's Chinese Theater
.
airport for
a promotional tour in Australia.
's Madame
Tussaud's
Wax
Museum.
.
. They were sentenced from 8 to 18 months in
jail.
, France
, Wings guitarist Jimmy McCulloch breaks one of his fingers
when he slips in his hotel bathroom following the final performance
on the band's European tour. The injury ended up delaying
the band's United States tour by three weeks.
, Netherlands
, with the song "Save Your Kisses For
Me". It goes on to be the biggest selling
Eurovision winner ever.
and considered walking down to the studio to accept
the check. On May 22, he raises his
offer from $3000 to $3,200.
.
, Bruce Springsteen
jumps the wall at Elvis Presley's
mansion, "Graceland
", in an attempt to see his idol. Security
guards stop Springsteen and escort him off the grounds.
. This is the first time McCartney has
performed in the US since The Beatles'
last concert in 1966 at Candlestick Park
.
to raise money for the New York Public
Library. Phoebe Snow, Jimmy Cliff and the Brecker Brothers also perform. The concert
brings in over $30,000 for the Library.
press:
ABBA members killed in plane crash, only
Anni-Frid survived.
on the eve of the Royal Wedding of King Carl XVI Gustaf to Silvia Sommerlath.
.
. The
band would later be renamed U2.
, a national live series highlighting one of the
biggest and revolutionary stage shows in the history of the music
industry (the rock group Kiss would be
the other group to do a similar act), relying on elaborate
costumes, special lighting and effects, and extremely large props
including "the Mothership", which would arrive and land on stage,
all of what this band is generally known for. This live set
would vary in length (on average of 3 to 5 hours long) and at high
volume.
on January 11 and ran for
193 performances
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