List of Canadian number-one albums of 1976
Appearance
This article lists the Canadian number-one albums of 1976.[1] The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.
The top position [December 27, 1975, Vol. 24, No. 14] preceding January 10 [Vol. 24, No. 15] was Elton John's Rock of the Westies.[2] Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life entered the chart at #1.[3] Three acts held the top position in the albums and singles charts simultaneously: The Bay City Rollers on March 13, Wings on June 5–12 and Rod Stewart on December 18.)[4]
(Entries with dates marked thus* are not presently on record at Library and Archives Canada and were inferred from the following week's listing.)
Issue Date | Album | Artist |
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January 3 | (no publication) | |
January 10 | Chicago IX – Chicago's Greatest Hits | Chicago |
January 17 | Chicago IX – Chicago's Greatest Hits | Chicago |
January 24 | History: America's Greatest Hits | America |
January 31* | Main Course | Bee Gees |
February 7 | Bay City Rollers | Bay City Rollers |
February 14 | Bay City Rollers | Bay City Rollers |
February 21 | Bay City Rollers | Bay City Rollers |
February 28 | Bay City Rollers | Bay City Rollers |
March 6 | Bay City Rollers | Bay City Rollers |
March 13 | Bay City Rollers | Bay City Rollers |
March 20 | Bay City Rollers | Bay City Rollers |
March 27 | Rock n' Roll Love Letter | Bay City Rollers |
April 3 | Greatest Hits | Nazareth |
April 10 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
April 17 | Rock n' Roll Love Letter | Bay City Rollers |
April 24 | Rock n' Roll Love Letter | Bay City Rollers |
May 1 | Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) | The Eagles |
May 8 | The Whole World's Goin' Crazy | April Wine |
May 15 | The Whole World's Goin' Crazy | April Wine |
May 24 | Rock n' Roll Love Letter | Bay City Rollers |
May 29 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings |
June 5 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings |
June 12 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings |
June 19 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings |
June 26 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings |
July 3 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings |
July 10 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings |
July 17 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings |
July 24 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
July 31* | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
August 7 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
August 14 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
August 21 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
August 28 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
September 4 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
September 11 | Summertime Dream | Gordon Lightfoot |
September 18 | Summertime Dream | Gordon Lightfoot |
September 25 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
October 2 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
October 9 | Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) | The Eagles |
October 16 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
October 23* | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
October 30 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
November 6 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
November 13 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
November 20 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
November 27 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
December 4 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
December 11 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton |
December 18 | A Night on the Town | Rod Stewart |
December 25 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
References
[edit]- ^ "RPM Charts Archive (1976)".
- ^ Library and Archives Canada . http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4050a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=heoh95d443hn3p6l4k24jhvju6
- ^ Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.5099A&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=heoh95d443hn3p6l4k24jhvju6 Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ List of RPM number-one singles of 1976