Top 95 Music Albums of 1976
by 
AAL2014 
1976 is an interesting year. I feel it may be the overall weakest year of the decade, especially up to this point. At the moment you’ll only find 2 albums that also make my Top 100 main chart. However, the gold medal recipient on this chart is my favorite album of all time and second place is strongly set in my all time top 50… so there’s a few extra points for ‘76.
Here you’ll find a very solid top 10-15 and a number of unique records from there, but again it’s the apex records from this year that are carrying the weight.
- Chart updated: 02/25/2026 22:15
- (Created: 06/01/2016 17:30).
- Chart size: 95 albums.
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*Top 100*
[First added to this chart: 11/11/2017]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,783
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*Top 100*
[First added to this chart: 02/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
12,002
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2024]
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2023]
[First added to this chart: 11/11/2017]
[First added to this chart: 02/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,854
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,733
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,503
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[First added to this chart: 07/27/2024]
[First added to this chart: 06/01/2024]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
753
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Total albums: 95. Page 1 of 10
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Top 95 Music Albums of 1976 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Lijadu Sisters | 2 | 2% | |
| Crucis | 2 | 2% | |
| Rush | 2 | 2% | |
| Genesis | 2 | 2% | |
| Kiss | 2 | 2% | |
| Thin Lizzy | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Der Graaf Generator | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 41% | |
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23 | 24% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 95 Music Albums of 1976 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 70th to 71stDesire by Bob Dylan |
| Down 1 from 71st to 72ndHeard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back by Sly & The Family Stone |
| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rdMother Africa by The Lijadu Sisters |
| New entries |
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| Bodyheat by James Brown |
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