Top 38 Music Albums of 1976
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MadhattanJack 
Capping off what was easily the worst three-year period in pop music history, by 1976 most music fans had largely given up and turned their attention to other forms of entertainment consisting mostly of alcohol, drugs, casual sex, hideous fashion statements, and phony nostalgia. Let's check it out!
- Chart updated: 12/04/2025 22:45
- (Created: 04/23/2023 03:15).
- Chart size: 38 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
12,099
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
511
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
6,944
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
580
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
3,842
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
926
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2025]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
745
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Total albums: 38. Page 1 of 4
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Top 38 Music Albums of 1976 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 2 | 5% | |
| Be-Bop Deluxe | 2 | 5% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 5% | |
| Spiders From Mars | 1 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 1 | 3% | |
| The Tubes | 1 | 3% | |
| Duffy Power | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 38 Music Albums of 1976 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 35th to 36thPower House by Duffy Power |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37thThe Babys by The Babys |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38thAll This And World War II by Various Artists |
| New entries |
|---|
| Spiders From Mars by Spiders From Mars |
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