Billboard Top 100 Albums of 1976

 In the previous post I covered the Top 100 songs of 1976, so now here directly from Billboard Magazine the Top 100 Albums of 1976.  This list is topped by Peter Frampton who was red hot that year with his #1 album "Frampton Comes Alive".   Even to this day he doesnt know why that album took off  the way it did but he is so happy about it. 

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Casey Kasem's American Top 40 The 70s - September 10th 2011

AT40 the 70s this week September 4th 1976

The Top 20 Singles

20 - Still The One - Orleans
19 - A Little Bit More - Dr. Hook
18 - If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
17 - Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
16 - With Your Love - Jefferson Starship
15 - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Tavares
14 - Get Closer - Seals and Crofts
13 - Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac
12 - Baby, I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
11 - Summer - War
10 - This Masquerade - George Benson
9  -  Lowdown - Boz Scaggs
8  -  Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
7  -  A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band
6  -  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
5  -  Shake Your Booty - KC And The Sunshine Band
4  -  I'd Really Love To See You Tonight - England Dan and John Ford Coley
3  -  Let'em In - Wings
2  -  You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
1  -  You Should Be Dancing - The Bee Gees
(1 week at #1)


The #1 album this week in 1976
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
(1 week at #1)




1976 album wise was probably one of the biggest ever for sales.  Fleetwood Mac's now classic album had only a one week stay at #1 as it was bookended by Peter Frampton and the monster album of the year Frampton Comes Alive.   Also that year were #1 albums by the Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Wings, Chicago, Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder and the all had multi week stays at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart.
Fleetwood Mac released 3 top 20 singles from the self titled album, "Over My Head" #20, "Rhiannon" #11 and "Say You Love Me" also #11.  In 1998 the single "Landslide" was released as single after becoming one of the most popular tracks from the group's live album The Dance.  It was not originally released from the album in 1976 but managed #51 in 1998.

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Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird - Will To Power
(1 week at #1)

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70s - April 10th 2011

AT40 the 70s this week April 10th 1976

The Top Ten Singles

10 - Golden Years - David Bowie

9  -  Sweet Love - The Commodores

8  -  Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook

7  -  Boogie Fever - The Sylvers

6  -  Dream On - Aerosmith

5  -  Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightengale

4  -  Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers

3  -  Lonely Night - The Captain and Tennille

2  -  Dream Weaver - Gary Wright

1  -  Disco Lady - Johnny Taylor

(2nd of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)

The Top Ten Albums

10 - The Outlaws - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson & Jessi Colter

9  -  Station To Station - David Bowie

8  -  Eargasm - Johnny Taylor

7  -  The Dream Weaver - Gary Wright

6  -  A Night at the Opera - Queen

5  -  Run With the Pack - Bad Company

4  -  Desire - Bob Dylan

3  -  Thoroughbred - Carole King

2  -  Greatest Hits Vol 1 - The Eagles

1  -  Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton

(1st of 10 non consecutive weeks at #1)

Frampton Comes Alive! is one of the biggest selling albums in US history and was the best selling album of 1976.  This weeks album top ten contains 2 of the biggest LPs ever released in the United States, first Frampton and at #2 is The Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 1(in January 2010 was the #1 selling album of all time).

Frampton was also the #14 album of 1977.  The album produced 3 top 15 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with :





Baby I Love Your Way (#12)


Do You Feel Like We Do (#10)


Show Me the Way (#6)