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Regional Hits of 1976

Other Years: 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

The standard page for 1976 lists the biggest hit songs across the whole World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

The most distinctive songs of 1976 (that is the hits that only charted in one place) has been calculated.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Rod Stewart Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Moves -6 Moves -2 Abba Dancing Queen Moves -1 Moves -11 Boney M Daddy Cool 1
2 Wings Silly Love Songs Moves -7 Moves -2 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Moves -2 Moves 1 Abba Dancing Queen 2
3 Abba Dancing Queen Moves 2 Moves -3 Chicago If You Leave Me Now Moves -4 Moves -2 Abba Fernando 3
4 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Moves 2 Moves -6 Elton John & Kiki Dee Don't Go Breaking My Heart Moves -5 Moves 2 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody 4
5 Wild Cherry Play That Funky Music Moves -19 Moves -99 Abba Fernando Moves 2 Moves -10 Brotherhood of Man Save All Your Kisses For Me 5
6 Chicago If You Leave Me Now Moves 3 Moves -2 The Four Seasons December 1963 (Oh What a Night) Moves -25 Moves -7 Abba Money, Money, Money 6
7 Starland Vocal Band Afternoon Delight Moves -21 Moves 6 Rod Stewart Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Moves -65 Moves 4 Chicago If You Leave Me Now 7
8 The Four Seasons December 1963 (Oh What a Night) Moves 2 Moves -3 The Manhattans Kiss & Say Goodbye Moves -8 Moves -3 Pussycat Mississippi 8
9 Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band A Fifth of Beethoven Moves -8 Moves 7 Wings Silly Love Songs Moves -27 Moves 5 Elton John & Kiki Dee Don't Go Breaking My Heart 9
10 Elton John & Kiki Dee Don't Go Breaking My Heart Moves 6 Moves -56 Bellamy Brothers Let Your Love Flow Moves -1 Moves -38 Harpo Moviestar 10
11 The Manhattans Kiss & Say Goodbye Moves 3 Moves -100 Pussycat Mississippi Moves 3 Moves 1 Bellamy Brothers Let Your Love Flow 11
12 C W McCall Convoy Moves -10 Moves -100 Boney M Daddy Cool Moves 11 Moves -9 Abba Mamma Mia 12
13 Rick Dees & his Cast of Idiots Disco Duck Moves -14 Moves -100 Abba Money, Money, Money Moves 7 Moves -37 Tina Charles I Love to Love 13
14 Sylvers Boogie Fever Moves -18 Moves -6 Donna Summer Love to Love You Baby Moves -8 Moves -26 Penny McLean Lady Bump 14
15 Paul Simon 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Moves -8 Moves -100 Brotherhood of Man Save All Your Kisses For Me Moves 10 Moves -50 John Miles Music 15
16 The Bay City Rollers Saturday Night Moves -21 Moves -12 Nazareth Love Hurts Moves -8 Moves 8 The Manhattans Kiss & Say Goodbye 16
17 Gary Wright Dream Weaver Moves -13 Moves 8 Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band A Fifth of Beethoven Moves -52 Moves -19 David Dundas Jeans On 17
18 KC & The Sunshine Band (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty Moves -1 Moves -8 Bee Gees You Should Be Dancing Moves -22 Moves -53 Sailor A Glass of Champagne 18
19 Johnnie Taylor Disco Lady Moves -27 Moves 1 KC & The Sunshine Band (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty Moves -44 Moves -71 Johnny Wakelin In Zaire 19
20 Donna Summer Love to Love You Baby Moves 6 Moves -28 Hot Chocolate You Sexy Thing Moves -1 Moves -41 Sutherland Brothers & Quiver Arms of Mary 20