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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1976.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1975 | |||||
| December 13 | "Times of Your Life" | Paul Anka | 1 | January 3 | 8 |
| December 27 | "Fly Away" | John Denver | 1 | January 10 | 7 |
| "Somewhere in the Night" | Helen Reddy | 2 | January 10 | 8 | |
| "Let It Shine/He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother" | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | January 17 | 7 | |
| "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | Neil Sedaka | 1 | February 7 | 9 | |
| Singles from 1976 | |||||
| January 3 | "Stardust" | Johnny Mathis | 4 | January 10 | 4 |
| January 10 | "Baby Face" | Wing and a Prayer Fife & Drum Corps | 6 | January 24 | 4 |
| "Theme from Star Trek" | Charles Randolph Grean | 8 | January 10 | 2 | |
| January 17 | "Winners and Losers" | Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | 5 | January 24 | 2 |
| January 24 | "Paloma Blanca" | George Baker Selection | 1 | February 14 | 6 |
| January 31 | "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" | Paul Simon | 1 | February 28 | 7 |
| "The Tracks of My Tears" | Linda Ronstadt | 4 | February 21 | 6 | |
| "Deep Purple" | Donny & Marie Osmond | 8 | January 31 | 4 | |
| February 7 | "Break Away" | Art Garfunkel | 1 | February 21 | 5 |
| "All By Myself" | Eric Carmen | 6 | February 14 | 4 | |
| February 14 | "Theme from S.W.A.T." | Rhythm Heritage | 6 | February 28 | 5 |
| "Take It to the Limit" | Eagles | 4 | February 28 | 5 | |
| February 21 | "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" | Captain & Tennille | 1 | March 13 | 6 |
| February 28 | "Venus" | Frankie Avalon | 1 | March 20 | 4 |
| "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)" | Bee Gees | 9 | March 6 | 2 | |
| March 6 | "Cupid" | Tony Orlando & Dawn | 2 | March 27 | 6 |
| "Just You and I" | Melissa Manchester | 3 | April 3 | 5 | |
| March 13 | "The Call" | Anne Murray | 6 | March 13 | 4 |
| "Only Love Is Real" | Carole King | 1 | March 27 | 5 | |
| "Let Your Love Flow" | Bellamy Brothers | 2 | April 10 | 7 | |
| March 20 | "There's a Kind of Hush" | The Carpenters | 1 | April 3 | 7 |
| "Cara Mia" | Paul Delicato | 5 | April 3 | 4 | |
| "Come on Over" | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | April 24 | 7 | |
| March 27 | "Looking for Space" | John Denver | 1 | April 17 | 6 |
| April 3 | "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" | Diana Ross | 4 | April 10 | 4 |
| April 10 | "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" | ABBA | 8 | April 10 | 2 |
| "Right Back Where We Started From" | Maxine Nightingale | 5 | May 8 | 6 | |
| April 17 | "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" | Barry Manilow | 1 | May 1 | 5 |
| "Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" | Glen Campbell | 1 | May 8 | 6 | |
| "Anytime (I'll Be There)" | Paul Anka | 2 | May 15 | 7 | |
| April 24 | "Welcome Back" | John Sebastian | 1 | May 15 | 7 |
| May 1 | "Everyday Without You" | Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | 7 | May 8 | 4 |
| "I Hope We Get to Love in Time" | Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. | 9 | May 1 | 2 | |
| May 8 | "Silly Love Songs" | Wings | 1 | May 29 | 7 |
| "Love in the Shadows" | Neil Sedaka | 4 | May 22 | 4 | |
| "Fallen Angel" | Frankie Valli | 9 | May 15 | 3 | |
| May 15 | "Hurt" | Elvis Presley | 7 | May 22 | 3 |
| May 22 | "Shop Around" | Captain & Tennille | 1 | June 5 | 6 |
| "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" | Eric Carmen | 1 | June 19 | 7 | |
| May 29 | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | Brotherhood of Man | 1 | June 12 | 5 |
| "Still Crazy After All These Years" | Paul Simon | 5 | June 5 | 4 | |
| "Happy Days" | Pratt & McClain | 7 | June 5 | 2 | |
| June 5 | "One Piece at a Time" | Johnny Cash | 6 | June 5 | 1 |
| "Better Days" | Melissa Manchester | 9 | June 5 | 1 | |
| "A Butterfly for Bucky" | Bobby Goldsboro | 7 | June 19 | 5 | |
| June 12 | "Moonlight Feels Right" | Starbuck | 2 | June 19 | 7 |
| "Get Closer" | Seals & Crofts featuring Carolyn Willis | 2 | June 26 | 3 | |
| "It Makes Me Giggle" | John Denver | 9 | June 12 | 1 | |
| "Today's the Day" | America | 1 | June 26 | 6 | |
| June 19 | "Afternoon Delight" | Starland Vocal Band | 5 | July 3 | 5 |
| June 26 | "I Need to Be in Love" | The Carpenters | 1 | July 10 | 5 |
| "I'm Easy" | Keith Carradine | 1 | July 24 | 9 | |
| July 3 | "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" | Lou Rawls | 1 | July 31 | 9 |
| "If You Know What I Mean" | Neil Dimaond | 1 | July 17 | 11 | |
| July 10 | "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" | England Dan & John Ford Coley | 1 | August 21 | 10 |
| "Another Rainy Day in New York City" | Chicago | 2 | August 7 | 7 | |
| July 17 | "Shower the People" | James Taylor | 1 | August 28 | 9 |
| July 24 | "Every Time I Sing a Love Song" | John Davidson | 7 | July 24 | 3 |
| "Let 'Em In" | Wings | 1 | August 7 | 9 | |
| July 31 | "Got to Get You into My Life" | The Beatles | 9 | July 31 | 1 |
| August 7 | "Summer" | War | 1 | September 4 | 7 |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Elton John & Kiki Dee | 1 | September 11 | 8 | |
| August 14 | "This Masquerade" | George Benson | 6 | August 21 | 4 |
| August 28 | "Don't Stop Believin'" | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | September 18 | 7 |
| "If You Leave Me Now" | Chicago | 1 | September 25 | 10 | |
| September 4 | "With Your Love" | Jefferson Starship | 6 | September 11 | 5 |
| September 11 | "I Can't Hear You No More" | Helen Reddy | 1 | October 2 | 5 |
| September 18 | "Goofus" | The Carpenters | 4 | October 9 | 5 |
| "She's Gone" | Hall & Oates | 6 | September 25 | 4 | |
| "Fernando" | ABBA | 1 | October 16 | 11 | |
| September 25 | "You Are the Woman" [A] | Firefall | 6 | October 30 | 6 |
| "Nadia's Theme" | Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin Jr. | 8 | October 16 | 6 | |
| October 2 | "Like a Sad Song" | John Denver | 1 | October 9 | 6 |
| October 9 | "Don't Think....Feel" | Neil Diamond | 4 | October 30 | 6 |
| October 16 | "Muskrat Love" | Captain & Tennille | 1 | October 30 | 13 |
| "This One's for You" | Barry Manilow | 1 | November 13 | 6 | |
| "You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" | Neil Sedaka | 7 | October 23 | 4 | |
| "After the Lovin'" | Engelbert Humperdinck | 1 | December 4 | 15 | |
| November 6 | "You're the One" | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 6 | November 20 | 3 |
| "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" [B] | Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. | 6 | December 25 | 10 | |
| November 13 | "So Sad the Song" | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 3 | December 4 | 5 |
| "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" | Gordon Lightfoot | 9 | November 13 | 1 | |
| "Nights Are Forever Without You" | England Dan & John Ford Coley | 6 | November 27 | 6 | |
| November 20 | "Stand Tall" | Burton Cummings | 2 | November 27 | 3 |
| "Love Me" | Yvonne Elliman | 5 | December 4 | 8 | |
| November 27 | "Every Face Tells a Story" | Olivia Newton-John | 6 | December 11 | 4 |
| "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Elton John | 1 | December 18 | 9 | |
| "Torn Between Two Lovers" | Mary MacGregor | 1 | December 25 | 11 | |
| December 18 | "Gladiola" | Helen Reddy | 10 | December 18 | 3 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22 | "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going to)" | Diana Ross | 1 | December 6 | 7 |
| "I Write the Songs" | Barry Manilow | 1 | December 13 | 10 | |
| November 29 | "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" | Glen Campbell | 1 | December 27 | 7 |
| December 20 | "The Homecoming" | Hagood Hardy | 6 | December 27 | 3 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 11 | "Weekend in New England" | Barry Manilow | 1 | January 8 | 8 |
| December 25 | "Lost Without Your Love" | Bread | 3 | January 29 | 8 |
| "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" | Barbara Streisand | 1 | January 15 | 18 |
AThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 23, 1976.
BThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 4, 1976.