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British Number Ones of

British Number One Hit Singles

	Date	Artist / Song Title	Writer(s)	Label	Weeks at No.1
383	31 January 1976	Mamma Mia ABBA	written by BENNY ANDERSSON / STIG ANDERSON / BJÖRN ULVAEUS	14 November 1975 EPIC S EPC 3790 Polar Music	2
384	14 February 1976	Forever And Ever SLIK [MIDGE URE = guitar / JIM McGINLAY = bass guitar / BILLY McISAAC = keyboards / KENNY HYSLOP = drums]	written by BILL MARTIN, PHIL COULTER	21 November 1975 Bell Records 1464	1
385	21 February 1976	December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) THE FOUR SEASONS	written by BOB GAUDIO, JUDY PARKER	Warner / Curb Records K 16688	2
386	6 March 1976	I Love To Love (But My Baby Loves To Dance) TINA CHARLES	written by JACK ROBINSON / JAMES BOLDEN	UK Release: 23 January 1976 CBS Records S CBS 3937	3
387	27 March 1976	Save Your Kisses For Me BROTHERHOOD OF MAN	written by TONY HILLER / LEE SHERIDEN / MARTIN LEE	Pye Records 7N 45569	6
388	8 May 1976	Fernando ABBA	written by BENNY ANDERSSON / STIG ANDERSON / BJÖRN ULVAEUS	EPIC S EPC 4036 Polar Music	4
389	5 June 1976	No Charge J. J. BARRIE	written by HARLAND HOWARD	Power Exchange PX 209	1
390	12 June 1976	Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) THE WURZELS	written by MELANIE SAFKA	EMI Records EMI 2450	2
391	26 June 1976	You To Me Are Everything THE REAL THING	written by KEN GOLD / MICHAEL DENNE	PYE Records International 7N 25709	3
392	17 July 1976	The Roussos Phenomenon EP (main track: Forever And Ever) DEMIS ROUSSOS	written by STELIOS VLAVIANOS / ROBERT COSTANDINOS	PHILIPS DEMIS 001	1
393	24 July 1976	Don't Go Breaking My Heart ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE	written by ANN ORSON [ELTON JOHN] / CARTE BLANCHE [BERNIE TAUPIN]	THE ROCKET RECORD COMPANY ROKN 512	6
394	4 September 1976	Dancing Queen ABBA	written by BENNY ANDERSSON / STIG ANDERSON / BJÖRN ULVAEUS	EPIC S EPC 4499 Polar Music	6
395	11 October 1976	Mississippi PUSSYCAT	written by WERNER THEUNISSEN	SONET SON 2077	4
396	13 November 1976	If You Leave Me Now CHICAGO	written by PETER CETERA	CBS S CBS 4603	3
397	4 December 1976	Under The Moon Of Love SHOWADDYWADDY [DAVE BARTRAM = vocals / BUDDY GASK = vocals / RUSS FIELD = guitars / TREVOR OAKES = guitars / AL JAMES = bass / ROD DEAS = bass / MALCOLM "DUKE" ALLURED = drums / ROMEO CHALLENGER = drums]	written by CURTIS LEE / TOMMY BOYCE	Bell Records 1495	3
398	25 December 1976	When A Child Is Born (Soleado) JOHNNY MATHIS	written by CIRO DAMMICCO / FRED JAY	CBS S CBS 4599	3

British Number One Hit Albums

	Date	Album Details	Track Details			Weeks at No.1
re	10 January 1976	Released: 1975 PERRY COMO 40 Greatest K-Tel NE 700	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10	Magic Moments Caterina Catch A Falling Star I Know When You Were Sweet 16 I Believe Try To Remember Love Makes The World Go Round Prisoner Of Love Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes Hot Diggity Round And Round If I Loved You Hello Young Lovers Delaware Moonglow Killing Me Softly More Dear Hearts & Gentle People I Love You & Don't You Forget It And I Love You So For The Good Times Close To You Seattle Tie A Yellow Ribbon Walk Right Back What Kind Of Fool Am I Days Of Wine And Roses Where Do I Begin Without A Song It's Impossible I Think Of You If We've Only Just Begun I Want To Give Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head You Make Me Feel So Young Temptation The Way We Were Sing		1
re	17 January 1976	Released: 21st November 1975 QUEEN A Night At The Opera EMI EMTC 103 EMI 0C 066 • 97176	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5	Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To ...) Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon I'm In Love With My Car You're My Best Friend '39 Sweet Lady Seaside Rendezvous The Prophet's Song Love Of My Life Good Company Bohemian Rhapsody God Save The Queen		2
164	31 January 1976	Released: 1975 The Best Of ROY ORBISON Arcade Records ADE P19 CBS Special Products LSP 13158	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10	Oh Pretty Woman Borne On The Wind Today's Teardrops The Crowd Crying Evergreen Candy Man Blue Angel Up Town Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) It's Over Lana Leah In Dreams Pretty Paper Blue Bayou Running Scared Falling Goodnight Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)		1
165	7 February 1976	Released: 1975 The Very Best Of SLIM WHITMAN United Artists Records UAS 29898	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10	Rose-Marie Cool Water I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen I Remember You Secret Love Snowbird Ramblin' Rose Love Song Of The Waterfall The Old Spinning Wheel It's A Sin To Tell A Lie Happy Anniversary The Twelfth Of Never Serenade Roses Are Red (My Love) China Doll Walking In The Sunshie When You Were Sweet Sixteen Honeymoon Feelin' Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Indian Love Call	2:20 2:45 2:48 2:03 2:36 2:05 1:55 2:35 2:02 2:14 2:31 2:15 2:15 2:30 3:00 2:30 1:55 2:59 2:16 3:12	6
166	20 March 1976	Released: March 1976 STATUS QUO Blue For You Vertigo 6320 128	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4	Is There A Better Way Mad About The Boy Ring Of A Change Blue For You Rain Rolling Home That's A Fact Ease Your Mind Mystery Song	3:31 3:31 4:15 4:08 4:24 3:01 4:20 3:12 6:44	3
167	10 April 1976	Released: 1976 ROCK FOLLIES TV Soundtrack Island Records ILPS 9362	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6	"Sugar Mountain" "Good Behaviour" "Stairway" "Daddy" "Lamplight" "The Road" "Glenn Miller is Missing" "Biba Nova" "Talking Pictures" "Hot Neon" "Roller Coaster" "Rock Follies"	2:47 2:35 4:05 2:00 3:55 3:55 3:12 3:55 2:53 3:02 1:25 3:58	2
168	24 April 1976	Released: 31 March 1976 LED ZEPPELIN Presence Swan Song SSK 59402	A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3 B4	Achilles Last Stand For Your Life Royal Orleans Nobody's Fault But Mine Candy Store Rock Hots On For Nowhere Tea For One	10:26 6:21 2:58 6:15 4:10 4:42 9:27	1
re	1 May 1976	Released: 1976 ROCK FOLLIES TV Soundtrack Island Records ILPS 9362	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6	"Sugar Mountain" "Good Behaviour" "Stairway" "Daddy" "Lamplight" "The Road" "Glenn Miller is Missing" "Biba Nova" "Talking Pictures" "Hot Neon" "Roller Coaster" "Rock Follies"	2:47 2:35 4:05 2:00 3:55 3:55 3:12 3:55 2:53 3:02 1:25 3:58	1
169	8 May 1976	Released: 17th November 1975 ABBA Greatest Hits Epic S EPC 69218	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8	S.O.S. He Is Your Brother Ring Ring Hasta Manana Nina Pretty Ballerina Honey Honey So Long I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do People Need Love Bang A Boomerang Another Town, Another Train Mamma Mia Dance (While The Music Still Goes On) Waterloo Fernando	3:22 3:15 3:00 3:05 2:50 2:55 3:06 3:15 2:42 2:50 3:10 3:32 3:05 2:46 4:15	9
170	10 July 1976	Released: 18th June 1976 ROD STEWART A Night On The Town Riva RVLP 1	A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5	Slow Side Tonight's The Night The First Cut Is The Deepest Fool For You The Killing Of Georgie Fast Side The Ball Trap Pretty Flamingo Big Bayou The Wild Side Of Life Trade Winds	3:55 4:38 3:50 6:51 4:40 3:27 3:56 5:05 5:17	2
171	24 July 1976	Released: June 1976 THE BEACH BOYS 20 Golden Greats EMI EMTV 1, OC 062 o 82232	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10	Surfin' U.S.A. Fun, Fun, Fun I Get Around Don't Worry Baby Little Deuce Coupe When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) Help Me Rhonda California Girls Barbara-Ann Sloop John B You're So Good To Me God Only Knows Wouldn't It Be Nice Good Vibrations Then I Kissed Her Heroes And Villains Darlin' Do It Again I Can Hear Music Break Away		10
172	2 October 1976	Released: September 1976 THE STYLISTICS Best Of The Stylistics Volume 2 - Weekend H & L Records 9109 010	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6	Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) Hey Girl, Come And Get It Sixteen Bars The Miracle Love Is The Answer You Are Beautiful Can't Help Falling In Love Sing Baby Sing Star On A T.V. Show Na Na Is The Saddest Word Thank You Baby Funky Weekend		1
173	9 October 1976	Released: September 1976 DR. FEELGOOD Stupidity United Artists UAS 29990	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6	Sheffield Side I'm Talking About You Twenty Yards Behind Stupidity All Through The City I'm A Man Walking The Dog She Does It Right Southend Side Going Back Home I Don't Mind Back In The Night I'm A Hog For You Checkin' Up On My Baby Roxette	1:52 1:50 2:00 2:44 5:05 3:05 2:58 2:55 2:44 3:04 3:15 3:47 3:00	1
re	16 October 1976	Released: 17th November 1975 ABBA Greatest Hits Epic S EPC 69218	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8	S.O.S. He Is Your Brother Ring Ring Hasta Manana Nina Pretty Ballerina Honey Honey So Long I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do People Need Love Bang A Boomerang Another Town, Another Train Mamma Mia Dance (While The Music Still Goes On) Waterloo Fernando	3:22 3:15 3:00 3:05 2:50 2:55 3:06 3:15 2:42 2:50 3:10 3:32 3:05 2:46 4:15	2
174	30 October 1976	Released: 1976 SOUL MOTION Various Artists K-Tel NE 930	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10	REAL THING = You To Me Are Everything BARRY WHITE = You're The First, The Last, My Everything LA BELLE = Lady Marmalade LINDA LEWIS = It's In His Kiss M.P.S.B. = T.S.O.P. SILVER CONVENTION = Get Up And Boogie JOHNNIE TAYLOR = Disco Lady THE TYMES = Ms Grace MELBA MOORE = This Is It KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND = That's The Way I Like It THREE DEGREES = When Will I See You Again ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION = More, More, More FIRST CHOICE = Armed And Extremely Dangerous DELFONICS = Didn't I Blow Your Mind BILLY PAUL = Me And Mrs Jones MINNIE RIPERTON = Lovin' You EDDIE DRENNAN = Let's Do The Latin Hustle FAT BACK BAND = Bus Stop HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES = Wake Up, Everybody O'JAYS = Lovetrain		2
175	13 November 1976	Released: 22nd October 1976 LED ZEPPELIN The Song Remains The Same Swan Song SSK 89402	A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 C1 C2 D1 D2	Rock And Roll Celebration Day The Song Remains The Same Rain Song Dazed And Confused No Quarter Stairway To Heaven Moby Dick Whole Lotta Love	4:03 3:43 6:00 8:24 26:53 12:30 10:58 12:47 14:24	1
176	20 November 1976	Released: 1976 BERT WEEDON's 22 Golden Guitar Greats Warwick Records WW 5019	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11	Dance On Wipe Out Wheels Diamonds 40 Miles Of Bad Road Yakety Axe Kon Tiki Ginchy Pepe Sleepwalk Guitar Boogie Shuffle Walk Don't Run Scarlet O'Hara F.B.I. Sorry Robbie Marie Elena Shazam Perfidia Man Of Mystery Hava Nagila Albatross Apache		1
177	27 November 1976	Released: 1976 GLEN CAMPBELL's Twenty Golden Greats Capitol Records EMTV 2 Capitol Records 0C 62 o 85000	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10	Rhinestone Cowboy Both Sides Now By The Time I Get To Phoenix Gentle On My Mind Too Many Mornings Wichita Lineman One Last Time Don't Pull Your Love / Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Reason To Believe It's Only Make Believe Honey Come Back Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling Galveston Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife The Last Thing On My Mind Where's The Playground, Susie Try A Little Kindness Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) All I Have To Do Is Dream Amazing Grace		6