50 years later: 11 classic albums that hit No. 1 on the charts in 1976

A Beatle, some Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, and most of all, Peter Frampton all had records top the charts in 1976.
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4 Classic Funk Hits From 1976 That Sounded Like the Future

Funk music was transforming rapidly in the 1970s, and by 1976, many hits already felt timeless because they sounded like the ...
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On This Day in 1976, the Protest Song That Inspired a Classic Kris Kristofferson Film Hit No. 1

On this day, January 23, 1976, a song by C.W. McCall that inspired one of Kris Kristofferson's biggest films hit No. 1 on the ...

This 1976 No. 1 Hit Song Spawned a Freaky Urban Legend That Lives On 50 Years Later

In January 1976, the Ohio Players had a No. 1 hit with the song “Love Rollercoaster”. The funky pop single, about a love ...

Eagles' ‘Greatest Hits' Is First Album to Be Certified Quadruple Diamond by RIAA

Additionally, Hotel California has been re-certified 28x platinum, making it the RIAA's third biggest album of all time.
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2026 Is the 50th Anniversary of These 20 Milestone Music Moments

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We rounded up 20 milestone moments from 1976 which we’ll discuss in depth. But first, to get you in the Bicentennial Year spirit, ...