These are the Canadian number-one country songs of 1976, per the RPM Country Tracks chart.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1976.
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.
A list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1976.
"Let It Shine" is a 1973 single written by Nashville songwriter Linda Hargrove.
"Don't Pull Your Love" is a classic song written by Brian Potter and Dennis Lambert. The song was originally released in 1971 by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds.
Clint Black is an American country music singer. His discography consists of twelve studio albums, eight compilation albums, one extended play and 46 singles. Black debuted in 1989 with the single "A Better Man," the first of four consecutive Number One country hits from his album Killin' Time for RCA Records Nashville. Over the next decade, he released six more albums for RCA and two more on his own label, Equity Music Group. Black's RCA albums are all certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He has sold 19 million albums worldwide.
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk. It was first released in 1962 by Don Cherry, as a country song and again as a doo-wop in 1967 by the group The Casinos on its album of the same name, and was a number 6 pop hit that year. The song has since been covered by Eddy Arnold, whose version was a number 1 country hit in 1968, and by Neal McCoy, whose version became a Top 5 country hit in 1996.
"Say You Love Me" is a song written by singer Christine McVie, for Fleetwood Mac's 1975 self-titled album. The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, and remains one of their best known songs. Its success helped the group's eponymous 1975 album to sell over 8 million copies worldwide.
"Some Days Are Diamonds " is a song written by Dick Feller, and quite different from the humorous and novelty songs he's best known for writing. Feller was the first artist to record the song, in 1976, but his version failed to chart.
"If I Let Her Come In" is a single by Canadian country music artist Ray Griff. Released in 1976, it was the second single from his album Ray Griff. The song reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada in April 1976.
The Canadian dance chart was first known to be published on November 13, 1976 by RPM magazine under the name Top 30 Disco Playlist. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "Keep It Comin' Love / I'm Your Boogie Man" by KC and the Sunshine Band. No chart was published from January 1980 until September 3, 1988. The final archived chart was under the name Top 30 Dance and was published on October 16, 2000, three weeks before the magazine ceased publication. The song which held the number-one spot on the final archived chart was "Here Comes the Sunshine" by Love Inc.
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