Top Songs of 1976
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
1
19
 Sex Pistols Anarchy in the U.K. Punk Rock
2
72
 Eagles Hotel California Country Rock, Pop Rock
3
80
 Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop Punk Rock
4
108
 ABBA Dancing Queen Euro-Disco, Europop
5
216
 Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way Pop Rock
6
219
 Blue Öyster Cult (Don't Fear) The Reaper Hard Rock
7
272
 Thin Lizzy The Boys Are Back in Town Hard Rock
8
352
 Boston More Than a Feeling AOR
9
455
 The Damned New Rose Punk Rock
10
476
 Fela and Africa 70 Zombie Afrobeat
11
651
 Junior Murvin Police & Thieves Roots Reggae
12
739
 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Night Moves Heartland Rock, Soft Rock
13
744
 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers American Girl Heartland Rock, Power Pop
14
1002
 Stevie Wonder Sir Duke Pop Soul
15
1091
 The Trammps Disco Inferno Disco
16
1140
 Flamin' Groovies Shake Some Action Power Pop
17
1175
 David Bowie Station to Station Art Rock, Funk Rock
18
1319
 The Saints (I'm) Stranded Punk Rock
19
1345
 Diana Ross Love Hangover Disco, Soul
20
1427
 Tom Waits Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) Piano Blues, Singer/Songwriter
21
1487
 ABBA Knowing Me, Knowing You Europop
22
1555
 Dillinger Cocaine in My Brain Deejay
23
1711
 Thelma Houston Don't Leave Me This Way Disco
24
1972
 Rod Stewart Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Soft Rock
25
2059
 Steve Miller Band Fly Like an Eagle Blues Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock
26
2118
 Kiss Detroit Rock City Hard Rock
27
2119
 The Modern Lovers Pablo Picasso Garage Rock, Proto-Punk
28
2210
 The Runaways Cherry Bomb Hard Rock, Punk Rock
29
2213
 J.J. Cale Cocaine Blues Rock
30
2233
 Stevie Wonder I Wish Funk, Soul
31
2274
 Marvin Gaye I Want You Smooth Soul
32
2280
 Max Romeo Chase the Devil Roots Reggae
33
2358
 Candi Staton Young Hearts Run Free Disco
34
2420
 Queen Somebody to Love Art Rock, Glam Rock, Pop Rock
35
2518
 Al Stewart Year of the Cat Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
36
2532
 Pere Ubu Final Solution Art Punk, Art Rock, Post-Punk
37
2625
 AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Hard Rock
38
2642
 Eagles Life in the Fast Lane Pop Rock
39
2730
 Electric Light Orchestra Livin' Thing Pop Rock, Symphonic Rock
40
2750
 Jorge Ben Taj Mahal MPB, Samba-Rock
41
2811
 Boz Scaggs Lowdown Blue Eyed Soul, Smooth Soul
42
2835
 Gordon Lightfoot The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald Canadian Maritime Folk, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
43
2843
 Wild Cherry Play That Funky Music Funk
44
2848
 Steve Miller Band Take the Money and Run Pop Rock
45
2866
 The Rolling Stones Memory Motel Blues Rock
46
2867
 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Turn the Page Heartland Rock
47
2950
 Rose Royce Car Wash Disco, Film Soundtrack, Funk
48
3094
 The Rolling Stones Fool to Cry Pop Rock
49
3097
 Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Whispering/Cherchez la Femme/Se Si Bon Disco
50
3299
 Max Romeo & The Upsetters War ina Babylon Roots Reggae
51
3328
 The Manhattans Kiss and Say Goodbye Smooth Soul
52
3331
 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Blinded by the Light AOR, Pop Rock
53
3346
 Bob Marley and The Wailers War Roots Reggae
54
3377
 Chicago If You Leave Me Now Soft Rock
55
3467
 Stevie Wonder As Jazz-Funk, Soul
56
3562
 Vicki Sue Robinson Turn the Beat Around Disco
57
3787
 Led Zeppelin Achilles Last Stand Hard Rock
58
3802
 Wings Silly Love Songs Pop Rock
59
3827
 Roy Ayers Everybody Loves the Sunshine Soul Jazz
60
3835
 Warren Zevon Poor Poor Pitiful Me Singer/Songwriter
61
3882
 Bee Gees You Should Be Dancing Disco
62
3934
 Bob Dylan Isis Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
63
3973
 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Breakdown Blues Rock, Heartland Rock, Roots Rock
64
3974
 Kansas Carry On Wayward Son Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
65
4077
 Thin Lizzy Jailbreak Hard Rock
66
4231
 Elton John and Kiki Dee Don't Go Breaking My Heart Pop
67
4233
 Nick Lowe So It Goes New Wave, Power Pop, Pub Rock
68
4249
 Eagles New Kid in Town Country Rock, Soft Rock
69
4520
 10cc The Things We Do for Love Pop Rock
70
4579
 David Bowie TVC 15 Art Rock
71
4584
 Daryl Hall & John Oates Rich Girl Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock
72
4733
 Heatwave Boogie Nights Disco, Funk
73
4817
 Jackson Browne The Pretender Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
74
4826
 David Bowie Wild Is the Wind Art Rock, Blue Eyed Soul
75
4947
 The Nerves Hanging on the Telephone Power Pop
76
4957
 Joni Mitchell Amelia Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
77
4967
 Peter Frampton Do You Feel Like We Do Rock
78
5232
 Nick Lowe Heart of the City New Wave, Power Pop, Pub Rock
79
5306
 Blondie X-Offender New Wave
80
5428
 Rainbow Stargazer Heavy Metal
81
5483
 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Mainstreet Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
82
5611
 England Dan & John Ford Coley I'd Really Love to See You Tonight Soft Rock
83
5667
 Billy Joel New York State of Mind Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
84
5688
 ABBA Fernando Europop
85
5720
 Spinners The Rubberband Man Funk, Philly Soul
86
5828
 Bryan Ferry Let's Stick Together Pop Rock
87
5911
 George Benson This Masquerade Jazz Pop, Smooth Jazz, Soul Jazz
88
5923
 Boz Scaggs Lido Shuffle Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock
89
5975
 Tavares Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel Disco, Pop Soul
90
5977
 Kiss Beth Piano Rock
91
5994
 Jorge Ben Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma) Funk, Samba-Rock
92
6048
 ABBA Money, Money, Money Europop
93
6108
 Brick Dazz Disco, Funk
94
6147
 Ramones Beat on the Brat Punk Rock
95
6391
 Joan Armatrading Love and Affection Pop, Singer/Songwriter
96
6501
 Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely Pop Soul
97
6737
 Lou Rawls You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Philly Soul
98
6814
 The Sanford/Townsend Band Smoke from a Distant Fire Yacht Rock
99
6858
 The Andrea True Connection More, More, More Disco
100
6922
 George Jones & Tammy Wynette Golden Ring Country
101
6972
 Jean Michel Jarre Oxygène (Part IV) Progressive Electronic
102
6981
 Rod Stewart The First Cut Is the Deepest Pop Rock
103
6995
 Fleetwood Mac Silver Springs Pop Rock
104
7126
 Cerrone Love In C Minor Euro-Disco
105
7211
 Rod Stewart The Killing of Georgie (Parts 1 and 2) Pop Rock
106
7254
 Bob Dylan One More Cup of Coffee Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
107
7260
 Lee Perry Roast Fish and Corn Bread Roots Reggae
108
7395
 Jaco Pastorius Donna Lee Jazz Fusion
109
7429
 Blondie Rip Her to Shreds New Wave, Punk Rock
110
7458
 Electric Light Orchestra Telephone Line Baroque Pop, Pop Rock, Symphonic Rock
111
7481
 Bunny Wailer Dream Land Roots Reggae
112
7630
 Bob Dylan Sara Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
113
7651
 Led Zeppelin Nobody's Fault But Mine Blues Rock, Hard Rock
114
7678
 Climax Blues Band Couldn't Get It Right Blues Rock, Funk Rock, Pop Rock
115
7713
 Eddie and The Hot Rods Teenage Depression Pub Rock, Punk Rock
116
7765
 Double Exposure Ten Percent Disco, Philly Soul
117
7922
 AC/DC Jailbreak Hard Rock
118
7963
 Elton John Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word Pop, Singer/Songwriter
119
7965
 Rush 2112 Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock Opera
120
7974
 Brotherhood of Man Save Your Kisses For Me Sunshine Pop
121
7978
 David Soul Don't Give Up on Us Adult Contemporary
122
8247
 KC and The Sunshine Band I'm Your Boogie Man Disco, Funk
123
8300
 Cliff Richard Devil Woman Pop Rock
124
8354
 Steve Miller Band Rock'n Me Pop Rock
125
8360
 Racing Cars They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Country Pop, Soft Rock
126
8437
 Leo Sayer You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Blue Eyed Soul, Disco
127
8454
 Ramones Judy Is a Punk Punk Rock
128
8559
 Aerosmith Back in the Saddle Hard Rock
129
8653
 Serge Gainsbourg Variations sur Marilou Chanson, French Pop
130
8695
 Judas Priest The Ripper Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
131
8718
 The Brothers Johnson I'll Be Good to You Funk
132
8773
 War Summer Pop Soul
133
8881
 The Mighty Diamonds Right Time Roots Reggae
134
8930
 Queen Tie Your Mother Down Boogie Rock, Hard Rock
135
8935
 Starland Vocal Band Afternoon Delight Country Pop, Soft Rock
136
8939
 KC and The Sunshine Band Keep It Comin' Love Disco
137
8958
 Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes I Don't Want to Go Home Heartland Rock
138
9004
 Carole King Only Love Is Real Singer/Songwriter
139
9098
 Eugenio Finardi Musica ribelle Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
140
9186
 Jackson Browne Here Come Those Tears Again Singer/Songwriter
141
9285
 Ramones I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend Pop Punk
142
9314
 Silver Convention Get Up and Boogie Euro-Disco
143
9327
 Orleans Still the One Soft Rock, Yacht Rock
144
9391
 AC/DC Problem Child Hard Rock
145
9441
 Tom Waits The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening With Pete King) Piano Blues, Singer/Songwriter
146
9466
 Riccardo Cocciante/Richard Cocciante Margherita/Marguerite Progressive Pop, Singer/Songwriter
147
9527
 The 101ers Keys to Your Heart Proto-Punk, Pub Rock
148
9550
 Stevie Wonder Joy Inside My Tears  Smooth Soul
149
9566
 Pablo Milanés Para Vivir Nueva trova, Singer/Songwriter
150
9686
 Rose Royce I'm Going Down Pop Soul
151
9758
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Roots, Rock, Reggae Roots Reggae
152
9921
 Aerosmith Last Child Funk Rock, Hard Rock

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Henry Gross Shannon Soft Rock
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Rock and Roll Never Forgets Heartland Rock
Prince Nico Mbarga Sweet Mother Highlife
Crime Hot Wire My Heart Punk Rock
Leo Sayer When I Need You Adult Contemporary
Johnnie Taylor Disco Lady Disco, Funk
Boston Foreplay/Long Time AOR, Hard Rock
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) Soul
Rose Royce I Wanna Get Next to You Smooth Soul
Johnny "Guitar" Watson Superman Lover Funk, Soul
John Miles Music Pop Rock, Progressive Pop
KC and The Sunshine Band (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty Disco, Funk
Véronique Sanson Vancouver Chanson, French Pop
Steely Dan Haitian Divorce Pop Rock
Billy Joel I've Loved These Days Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
James Brown Get Up Offa That Thing Funk
The Modern Lovers She Cracked Garage Rock, Proto-Punk
Little Joe y la familia Las Nubes Tejano
The Sylvers Hot Line Disco, Pop Soul
The Modern Lovers Girlfriend Piano Rock
The Doobie Brothers Takin' It to the Streets Yacht Rock
Patti Smith Pissing in a River Art Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Donna Summer Try Me, I Know We Can Make It Disco, Smooth Soul
David Bowie Word on a Wing Art Rock, Blue Eyed Soul
Cartola O Mundo É um Moinho Samba-choro, Singer/Songwriter
The Isley Brothers (At Your Best) You Are Love Smooth Soul
Graham Parker & The Rumour Don't Ask Me Questions Pub Rock
Rino Gaetano Mio fratello è figlio unico Canzone d'autore, Pop
David Murray Flowers for Albert Avant-Garde Jazz
Bootsy's Rubber Band I'd Rather Be With You P-Funk
Dr. Alimantado Born for a Purpose Deejay, Roots Reggae
James Brown Bodyheat Funk
Judas Priest Victim of Changes Heavy Metal
Thin Lizzy Cowboy Song Hard Rock
Cluster Sowiesoso Progressive Electronic
Johnny Hallyday Gabrielle Folk Rock, French Pop
Radio Birdman I-94 Punk Rock
The Ritchie Family The Best Disco in Town Disco
Jeff Beck Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Jazz-Rock
Jane Birkin Ballade de Johnny-Jane Chanson
Elvis Presley Moody Blue Pop
James Taylor Shower the People Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Bill Conti Gonna Fly Now (Theme From "Rocky") Film Score, Progressive Big Band
Boney M Daddy Cool Euro-Disco
Bernard Lavilliers Les Barbares Chanson, Rock
Francesco Guccini L'avvelenata Canzone d'autore
Klaatu Calling Occupants (Of Interplanetary Craft) Art Rock, Progressive Pop, Soft Rock, Symphonic Prog
Steely Dan Kid Charlemagne Yacht Rock
Alain Souchon Bidon Chanson
William Bell Tryin' to Love Two Soul
Serge Gainsbourg L'homme à tête de chou Art Pop, French Pop
Paul McCartney and Wings Let 'Em In Piano Rock
Roogalator Cincinatti Fat Back Blues Rock, Pub Rock
The Stills-Young Band Long May You Run Country Rock
Tapper Zukie M.P.L.A. Deejay
Eddy Mitchell Sur la route de Memphis Country
Fox S-S-S-Single Bed Disco, Funk, Pop
David Bowie Stay Art Rock, Funk Rock
Kiss Calling Dr. Love Glam Rock, Hard Rock
Santana Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) Latin Rock
Barbra Streisand Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) Adult Contemporary, Film Soundtrack, Soft Rock
The Rolling Stones Hot Stuff Funk Rock
George Harrison Crackerbox Palace Pop Rock
Tom Zé Doi MPB, Samba
Bob Marley and The Wailers Crazy Baldhead Roots Reggae
Stevie Wonder Pastime Paradise Art Pop, Soul
Asleep at the Wheel Miles and Miles of Texas Western Swing
Kate and Anna McGarrigle Heart Like a Wheel Folk Rock
Ramones Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue Punk Rock
Graham Parker & The Rumour Heat Treatment Pub Rock
Blondie In the Flesh New Wave
Van Der Graaf Generator Pilgrims Progressive Rock
Ramones I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You Punk Rock
The Angels [Australia] Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? Pub Rock
Gérard Lenorman Michèle Chanson
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band The Fire Down Below Heartland Rock
The Jacksons Show You the Way To Go  Smooth Soul
Billy Joel Say Goodbye to Hollywood Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Joni Mitchell Refuge of the Roads Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Kiss Shout It Out Loud Glam Rock, Hard Rock
Pere Ubu Street Waves Art Punk, Post-Punk
Kate and Anna McGarrigle (Talk to Me of) Mendocino Folk Rock
Van Der Graaf Generator Wondering Progressive Rock
The Muppet Show Mahna Mahna Children's Music, Jazz Pop, Television Music
Can I Want More Funk, Funk Rock
Joni Mitchell Coyote Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
10cc I'm Mandy Fly Me Art Pop
Al Stewart On the Border Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
Elvis Presley Hurt Blue Eyed Soul
Rainbow A Light in the Black Heavy Metal
Dollar Brand Blues For a Hip King Cape Jazz
Dave Edmunds Here Comes the Weekend Pub Rock
The Isley Brothers Harvest for the World Pop Soul
Lew Lewis Boogie on the Street Boogie Rock, Pub Rock
Boston Peace of Mind AOR, Hard Rock
Eloy The Sun-Song Progressive Rock
Van Der Graaf Generator Childlike Faith in Childhood's End Progressive Rock
The Alan Parsons Project The Raven Art Rock, Progressive Rock