These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1976, per the Billboard 200.
Indicates best performing album of 1976 |
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 3 | Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits | Chicago | Columbia | [1] |
January 10 | [2] | |||
January 17 | Gratitude | Earth, Wind & Fire | Columbia | [3] |
January 24 | [4] | |||
January 31 | [5] | |||
February 7 | Desire | Bob Dylan | Columbia | [6] |
February 14 | [7] | |||
February 21 | [8] | |||
February 28 | [9] | |||
March 6 | [10] | |||
March 13 | Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) | Eagles | Asylum | [11] |
March 20 | [12] | |||
March 27 | [13] | |||
April 3 | [14] | |||
April 10 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton | A&M | [15] |
April 17 | Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) | Eagles | Asylum | [16] |
April 24 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings | Capitol | [17] |
May 1 | Presence | Led Zeppelin | Swan Song | [18] |
May 8 | [19] | |||
May 15 | Black and Blue | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones | [20] |
May 22 | [21] | |||
May 29 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings | Capitol | [22] |
June 5 | Black and Blue | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones | [23] |
June 12 | [24] | |||
June 19 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings | Capitol | [25] |
June 26 | [26] | |||
July 3 | [27] | |||
July 10 | [28] | |||
July 17 | [29] | |||
July 24 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton | A&M | [30] |
July 31 | Breezin' | George Benson | Warner Bros. | [31] |
August 7 | [32] | |||
August 14 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton | A&M | [33] |
August 21 | [34] | |||
August 28 | [35] | |||
September 4 | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac | Reprise | [36] |
September 11 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton | A&M | [37] |
September 18 | [38] | |||
September 25 | [39] | |||
October 2 | [40] | |||
October 9 | [41] | |||
October 16 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | [42] |
October 23 | [43] | |||
October 30 | [44] | |||
November 6 | [45] | |||
November 13 | [46] | |||
November 20 | [47] | |||
November 27 | [48] | |||
December 4 | [49] | |||
December 11 | [50] | |||
December 18 | [51] | |||
December 25 | [52] | |||
The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 in May 1967, and acquired its present title in March 1992. Its previous names include the Billboard Top LPs (1961–1972), Billboard Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), Billboard Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), and Billboard Top Pop Albums (1985–1992).
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