List of Canadian number-one albums of 1976

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This article lists the Canadian number-one albums of 1976. [1] The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.

The top position [December 27, 1975, Vol. 24, No. 14] preceding January 10 [Vol. 24, No. 15] was Elton John's Rock of the Westies. [2] Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life entered the chart at #1. [3] Three acts held the top position in the albums and singles charts simultaneously: The Bay City Rollers on March 13, Wings on June 5–12 and Rod Stewart on December 18.) [4]

(Entries with dates marked thus* are not presently on record at Library and Archives Canada and were inferred from the following week's listing.)

Issue DateAlbumArtist
January 3(no publication)
January 10 Chicago IX – Chicago's Greatest Hits Chicago
January 17Chicago IX – Chicago's Greatest HitsChicago
January 24 History: America's Greatest Hits America
January 31* Main Course Bee Gees
February 7 Bay City Rollers Bay City Rollers
February 14Bay City RollersBay City Rollers
February 21Bay City RollersBay City Rollers
February 28Bay City RollersBay City Rollers
March 6Bay City RollersBay City Rollers
March 13Bay City RollersBay City Rollers
March 20Bay City RollersBay City Rollers
March 27 Rock n' Roll Love Letter Bay City Rollers
April 3 Greatest Hits Nazareth
April 10 Frampton Comes Alive! Peter Frampton
April 17Rock n' Roll Love LetterBay City Rollers
April 24Rock n' Roll Love LetterBay City Rollers
May 1 Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) The Eagles
May 8 The Whole World's Goin' Crazy April Wine
May 15The Whole World's Goin' CrazyApril Wine
May 24Rock n' Roll Love LetterBay City Rollers
May 29 Wings at the Speed of Sound Wings
June 5Wings at the Speed of SoundWings
June 12Wings at the Speed of SoundWings
June 19Wings at the Speed of SoundWings
June 26Wings at the Speed of SoundWings
July 3Wings at the Speed of SoundWings
July 10Wings at the Speed of SoundWings
July 17Wings at the Speed of SoundWings
July 24Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
July 31*Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
August 7Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
August 14Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
August 21Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
August 28Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
September 4Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
September 11 Summertime Dream Gordon Lightfoot
September 18Summertime DreamGordon Lightfoot
September 25Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
October 2Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
October 9 Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) The Eagles
October 16 Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder
October 23*Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder
October 30Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder
November 6Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder
November 13Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder
November 20Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder
November 27Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
December 4Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
December 11Frampton Comes Alive!Peter Frampton
December 18 A Night on the Town Rod Stewart
December 25Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder

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References

  1. "RPM Charts Archive (1976)".
  2. Library and Archives Canada . http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4050a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=heoh95d443hn3p6l4k24jhvju6
  3. Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.5099A&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=heoh95d443hn3p6l4k24jhvju6 Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. List of RPM number-one singles of 1976

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