List of UK top-ten albums in 1976 explained

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.^{[1] [2] [3]} Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart during 1976, as well as albums which peaked in 1975 and 1977 but were in the top ten in 1976. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was by The Best of Roy Orbison by Roy Orbison. Overall, fourteen different albums peaked at number one in 1976, with Led Zeppelin (2) having the most albums hit that position.

Top-ten albums

Key

Symbol	Meaning
bgcolor=lightblue	‡	Album peaked in 1975 but still in chart in 1976.
♦	Album released in 1976 but peaked in 1977.
Entered	The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak	Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.

Entered (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks in top 10	Single	Artist	data-sort-type="number"	Peak	Peak reached (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks at peak
Albums in 1975
	32	The Best of the Stylistics ‡	The Stylistics	1		9
	24	Atlantic Crossing ‡	Rod Stewart	1		7
	16	Favourites ‡	Peters and Lee	2		2
	14	40 Golden Greats ‡	Jim Reeves	1		3
	15	40 Greatest Hits ‡	Perry Como	1		6
	9	Ommadawn ‡	Mike Oldfield	4		2
	9	Make the Party Last – 25 All Time Party Greats ‡	James Last	3		3
	12	A Night at the Opera ‡	Queen	1		4
	7	Wouldn't You Like It	Bay City Rollers	3		1
	5	Songs of Joy ‡	The Nigel Brooks Singers	5		1
	11	24 Original Hits	The Drifters	2		1
Albums in 1976
	1	40 Super Greats	Various artists	9		1
	10	The Best of Roy Orbison	Roy Orbison	1		1
	3	Still Crazy After All These Years	Paul Simon	6		1
	11	Desire	Bob Dylan	3		2
	11	How Dare You!	10cc	5		2
	1	Star Trackin' 76	Various artists	9		1
	1	Sing Lofty	Windsor Davies and Don Estelle	10		1
	10	The Very Best of Slim Whitman	Slim Whitman	1		6
	7	Music Express	Various artists	3		4
	2	Motown Gold		8		2
	3	Station to Station	David Bowie	5		1
	5	Run with the Pack	Bad Company	4		1
	6	The Best of Helen Reddy	Helen Reddy	5		2
	6	A Trick of the Tail	Genesis	3		1
	7	Carnival	Manuel and The Music of The Mountains	3		2
	11	Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)	Eagles	2		4
	6	Blue for You	Status Quo	1		3
	2	Breakaway	Gallagher and Lyle	6		1
	2	The Best of John Denver	John Denver	7		1
	7	Diana Ross	Diana Ross	4		2
	1	Brass Construction	Brass Construction	9		1
	1	Walk Right Back with the Everlys	The Everly Brothers	10		1
	8	Rock Follies: Original Television Soundtrack	Charlotte Cornwell, Julie Covington and Rula Lenska	1		3
	7	Juke Box Jive: 40 All Time Rock 'N' Roll Greats	Various artists	3		2
	3	Rebel	John Miles	9		1
	21	Wings at the Speed of Sound	Wings	2		1
	49	Greatest Hits	ABBA	1		11
	1	Cry Tough	Nils Lofgren	8		1
	5	Presence	Led Zeppelin	1		1
	11	Instrumental Gold	Various artists	3		5
	2	No Earthly Connection	Rick Wakeman	9		1
	8	Black and Blue	The Rolling Stones	2		2
	1	Here and There	Elton John	6		1
	5	Hit Machine	Various artists	4		2
	9	Live in London	John Denver	2		5
	2	A Touch of Country	Various artists	7		1
	6	The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips	Gladys Knight & the Pips	6		1
	4	I'm Nearly Famous	Cliff Richard	5		1
	6	Frampton Comes Alive!	Peter Frampton	6		1
	11	Changesonebowie	David Bowie	2		1
	18	A Night on the Town	Rod Stewart	1		2
	5	Happy to Be...	Demis Roussos	4		1
	14	Forever and Ever		2		3
	5	A Kind of Hush	The Carpenters	3		1
	1	King Cotton	Fivepenny Piece	9		1
	15	20 Golden Greats	The Beach Boys	1		10
	13	Laughter and Tears – The Best of Neil Sedaka Today	Neil Sedaka	2		3
	4	Beautiful Noise	Neil Diamond	10		4
	8	Passport	Nana Mouskouri	3		1
	1	Olias of Sunhillow	Jon Anderson	8		1
	8	A Little Bit More	Dr. Hook	5		2
	3	Viva! Roxy Music	Roxy Music	6		1
	8	Diana Ross' Greatest Hits 2	Diana Ross	2		3
	1	Jailbreak	Thin Lizzy	10		1
	1	No Reason to Cry	Eric Clapton	8		1
	2	Spirit	John Denver	9		1
	8	The Best of the Stylistics Vol. 2	The Stylistics	1		1
	3	Dedication	Bay City Rollers	4		1
	5	Stupidity	Dr. Feelgood	1		1
	1	The Roaring Silence	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	10		1
	2	Hard Rain	Bob Dylan	3		1
	6	The Story of The Who	The Who	2		1
	19	Songs in the Key of Life	Stevie Wonder	2		3
	7	Soul Motion	Various artists	1		2
	2	Country Comfort		8		1
	2	His 20 Greatest Hits	Gene Pitney	6		2
	4	The Song Remains the Same	Led Zeppelin	1		1
	8	22 Golden Guitar Greats	Bert Weedon	1		1
	1	L	Steve Hillage	10		1
	2	Blue Moves	Elton John	3		1
	9	100 Golden Greats	Max Bygraves	3		3
	10	Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats	Glen Campbell	1		6
	4	20 Original Dean Martin Hits	Dean Martin	7		3
	2	The Incredible Plan	Max Boyce	9		1
	34	Arrival ♦	ABBA	1		10
	2	XIV Greatest Hits	Hot Chocolate	6		1
	7	The Greatest Hits	Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons	4		2
	1	Sound of Glory	London Philharmonic Choir	10		1
	6	Disco Rocket	Various artists	3		1
	9	A New World Record ♦	Electric Light Orchestra	6		1
	22	Hotel California ♦	Eagles	2		4
	6	A Day at the Races ♦	Queen	1		1

See also

• 1976 in British music
• List of number-one albums from the 1970s (UK)

References

General

• Web site: Six decades of singles charts . The Official Charts Company . 23 April 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ . 3 March 2011 .

Specific

External links

• 1976 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 28 December 2014.
2. Book: Roberts, David. Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). 2005. 1-904994-00-8. 14. Guinness World Records Limited.
3. Web site: New singles formats to save the charts. BBC News. 16 October 2003 . 21 February 2010.