The number one song for the entire year 1976 in the US, according to the Billboard Year-End Hot 100, was "Silly Love Songs" by Wings, Paul McCartney's band. Other massive hits that year included "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee and "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor.
"Send In The Clowns" Wins Song Of The Year. Judy Collins accepts the GRAMMY for Song Of The Year on behalf of Stephen Sondheim at the 18th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 28, 1976, in Los Angeles.
On this date, April 10, 1976, British guitarist/singer/songwriter Peter Frampton went to No. 1 on the US album chart with the double live album Frampton Comes Alive!, his fifth solo album and one of the biggest selling live albums in rock history. It was the best-selling album of 1976 selling over 11 million copies.
November 21 – Rocky, the first in the film series opens. It becomes the highest-grossing film released in the year and goes on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Major events include Jimmy Carter defeating incumbent president Gerald Ford in the presidential election of that year, the incorporation of Apple Computer Company and Microsoft, and the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that Karen Ann Quinlan could be disconnected from her ventilator. Decades: 1950s. 1960s.
Brotherhood of Man had the biggest-selling single of 1976, with "Save Your Kisses for Me", the winning song of that year's Eurovision Song Contest, which spent six weeks at number-one.
Captain & Tennille Win Record Of The Year At The 1976 GRAMMYs | GRAMMY Rewind. Watch the '70s yacht rock power couple accept their Record Of The Year win from Stevie Wonder, for their classic hit "Love Will Keep Us Together."
In December 1976 the federal parliament passed the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act. It was the first legislation in Australia that enabled First Nations peoples to claim land rights for Country where traditional ownership could be proven.
The best-selling album released in 1976 is HOTEL CALIFORNIA by EAGLES which sold 42,000,000 copies. FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE!
Songs that tied the current record at a given time are noted below the table. The current record holder is "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey at 20 weeks , and the longest record held is "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men with 8,554 days. Ref.
“Love Hangover” – Diana Ross | Hot 100 Peak: No. 1 for two weeks (1976)
Entitled "When a Child Is Born (Soleado)" with the B-side a cover version of the Charlie Rich hit "Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)", it became Johnny Mathis' sole number one single in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top of the chart in December 1976, including the coveted Christmas number one ...
Revisiting the top 10 singles of 1976
The only person to refuse a Grammy is Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, who in 1991 declined the award for Best Alternative Music Performance for her album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, protesting the music industry's "false and destructive materialistic values". She chose to boycott the ceremony and the award itself, viewing the Grammys as prioritizing commercialism over genuine artistry, says Far Out Magazine.
Official Bicentennial events culminated on July 4, 1976, the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
At the start of the year the song at the top of the chart was "Convoy" by C. W. McCall, its third week at number one. The song remained in the top spot until the issue of Billboard dated January 31, 1976, when it was replaced by "This Time I've Hurt Her More than She Loves Me" by Conway Twitty.
On This Date in Music History - ( September 7th 1976 ) ABBA was # 1 on September 7th 1976 with " Dancing Queen " on the U.K. Singles Chart and on number 1 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart . In Sweden , they had a full 4 months at number 1 . https: //www.youtube.com/watch?
The Bicentennial culminated on Sunday, July 4, 1976, with the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Founding Fathers in the Second Continental Congress.
For us it was all about pet rocks, Dorothy Hamill, Nadia's Theme, “I'm Just A Bill,” The Bionic Woman, Charlie's Angels, Afternoon Delight, and Holly Hobbie. So grab a bomb pop and join the girls as they revisit many of the pop-culture events that made 1976 so much more than just the nation's 200th birthday!
Around 1976, casual fashion adopted a Parisan peasant look. This included capes, turbans, puffy skirts and shirts with billowing sleeves. In the mid-1970s, accessories were generally not worn, adopting a minimalistic approach to fashion akin to that of the 1950s.