The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1976
TOP 100 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 25, 1976, issue)
POSTITLE – Artist (Label)
  1FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! – Peter Frampton (A&M)
  2THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 – The Eagles (Asylum)
  3FLEETWOOD MAC (Reprise)
  4SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE – Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
  5HISTORY/AMERICA’S GREATEST HITS (Warner Bros.)
  6AT THE SPEED OF SOUND – Wings (Capitol)
  7GRATITUDE – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)
  8BREEZIN’ – George Benson (Warner Bros.)
  9A NIGHT AT THE OPERA – Queen (Elektra)
10THE DREAM WEAVER – Gary Wright (Warner Bros.)
11SONG OF JOY – The Captain & Tennille (A&M)
12ROCKS – Aerosmith (Columbia)
13KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND (T.K.)
14SILK DEGREES – Boz Scaggs (Columbia)
15SPIRIT – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)
16CHICAGO X (Columbia)
17FLY LIKE AN EAGLE – The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)
18SPITFIRE – Jefferson Starship (Grunt)
19BOSTON (Epic)
20LOOK OUT FOR #1 – The Brothers Johnson (A&M)
21THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME – Original Soundtrack/Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
22BLACK AND BLUE – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
23I WANT YOU – Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
24DESIRE – Bob Dylan (Columbia)
25DESTROYER – Kiss (Casablanca)
26BEAUTIFUL NOISE – Neil Diamond (Columbia)
27MAIN COURSE – The Bee Gees (RSO)
28HOT ON THE TRACKS – The Commodores (Motown)
29A NIGHT ON THE TOWN – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.)
30MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION – Parliament (Casablanca)
31TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING – Barry Manilow (Arista)
32CHICAGO IX—CHICAGO’S GREATEST HITS (Columbia)
33HASTEN DOWN THE WIND – Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)
34DREAMBOAT ANNIE – Heart (Mushroom)
35PRESENCE – Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
36GREATEST HITS – War (United Artists)
37SPIRIT – John Denver (RCA)
38RUN WITH THE PACK – Bad Company (Swan Song)
39HARVEST FOR THE WORLD – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)
40WILD CHERRY (Epic/Sweet City)
41THE OUTLAWS – Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson/Jessi Colter/Tompall Glaser (RCA)
42TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREETS – The Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)
43ROCK ’N’ ROLL MUSIC – The Beatles (Capitol)
44BLUE MOVES – Elton John (MCA)
45SPARKLE – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
46SOUL SEARCHING – The Average White Band (Atlantic)
47HERE AND THERE – Elton John (MCA)
48ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD – Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA)
49BEST OF THE DOOBIES – The Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)
50NATALIE – Natalie Cole (Capitol)
51ALL THINGS IN TIME – Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l)
52EARGASM – Johnnie Taylor (Columbia)
53RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN (ABC)
54GREATEST HITS – Diana Ross (Motown)
55THIS ONE’S FOR YOU – Barry Manilow (Arista)
5615 BIG ONES – The Beach Boys (Brother)
57BRASS CONSTRUCTION (United Artists)
58CHANGESONEBOWIE – David Bowie (RCA)
59WAKE UP EVERYBODY – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l)
60ROCK AND ROLL OVER – Kiss (Casablanca)
61HARD RAIN – Bob Dylan (Columbia)
62CHILDREN OF THE WORLD – The Bee Gees (RSO)
63A NEW WORLD RECORD – The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)
64HIDEAWAY – America (Warner Bros.)
65DIANA ROSS (Motown)
66SUMMERTIME DREAM – Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)
67GREATEST HITS – Helen Reddy (Capitol)
68LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY – Donna Summer (Oasis)
69WIRED – Jeff Beck (Epic)
70OLE ELO – The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)
71FAMILY REUNION – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l)
72PART 3 – KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.)
73TED NUGENT (Epic)
74COME ON OVER – Olivia Newton-John (MCA)
75M.U.—THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL (Chrysalis)
76ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE – Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic)
77THE BEST OF CARLY SIMON (Elektra)
78THOROUGHBRED – Carole King (Ode)
79STATION TO STATION – David Bowie (RCA)
80AGENTS OF FORTUNE – Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia)
81THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN – Parliament (Casablanca)
82NUMBERS – Cat Stevens (A&M)
83GET CLOSER – Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros.)
84MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l)
85A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN – The Walter Murphy Band (Private Stock)
86THE ROYAL SCAM – Steely Dan (ABC)
87BEST OF B.T.O. (So Far) – Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury)
88FREE-FOR-ALL – Ted Nugent (Epic)
89HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS (Atlantic)
90FIREFALL (Atlantic)
91NIGHTS ARE FOREVER – England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree)
92IN THE POCKET – James Taylor (Warner Bros.)
93A LOVE TRILOGY – Donna Summer (Oasis)
94THE MANHATTANS (Columbia)
95STRUTTIN’ MY STUFF – Elvin Bishop (Capricorn)
96GIMME BACK MY BULLETS – Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA)
97BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)
98SECOND CHILDHOOD – Phoebe Snow (Columbia)
99SPINNERS LIVE! – The Spinners (Atlantic)
100 ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL (Warner Bros.)
SINGLES  |  1976