BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S (BARRY KOWAL)TOP ALBUMS OF 1976
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1-FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE-PETER FRAMPTON-AUGUST 2926 2-SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE-STEVIE WONDER-December 2212 3-FLEETWOOD MAC-FLEETWOOD MAC-September 2016 4-FLY LIKE AN EAGLE-STEVE MILLER BAND-October 1728 5-BOSTON-BOSTON-December 1596 6 WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND-WINGS-June 1288 7 CHICAGO X-CHICAGO-October 940 8 BREEZIN'-George Benson-August 938 9 DESIRE-Bob Dylan-February 798 10 SILK DEGREES-Boz Scaggs-October 764 11 Their Greatest Hits-Eagles-March 762 12 Spitfire-Jefferson Starship-September 756 13 Gratitude-Earth,Wind & Fire-January 754 14 History/America's Greatest Hits-America-January 724 15 A Night On The Town-Rod Stewart-December 642 16 Spirit-Earth,Wind & Fire-October 562 17 Presence-Led Zeppelin-June 554 18 Rocks-Aerosmith-July 534 19 Black & Blue-Rolling Stones-June 530 20 Beautiful Noise-Neil Diamond-September 516 21 Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan-Rufus & Chaka Khan-March 498 22 Blue Moves-Elton John-December 496 23 A Night At The Opera-Queen-April 494 24 Rock & Roll Music-Beatles-July 486 25 Look Out For #1-Brothers Johnson-July 464 26 Hasten Down The Wind-Linda Rondstadt-October 460 27 Station To Station-David Bowie-February 456 28 The Dream Weaver-Gary Wright-April 436 29 Wild Cherry-Wild Cherry-October 418 30 Children Of The World-Bee Gees-November 408 31 Thoroughbred-Carole King-March 406 32 Family Reunion-O'Jays-January 392 33 The Song Remains The Same-Led Zeppelin-December 384 34 The Hissing Of Summer Lawns-Joni Mitchell-January 384 35 Diana Ross-Diana Ross-June 374 36 Run With The Pack-Bad Company-April 368 37 One More For The Road-Lynyrd Skynyrd-November 348 38 I Want You-Marvin Gaye-May 348 39 Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits-Helen Reddy-January 342 40 Alive!-Kiss-January 332 41 Dreamboat Annie-Heart-November 328 42 The Pretender-Jackson Browne-December 322 43 Spirit-John Denver-October 306 44 Eargasm-Johnnie Taylor-April 296 45 All Things In Time-Lou Rawls-September 292 46 Here & There-Elton John-June 288 47 War's Greatest Hits-War-October 270 48 Rastaman Vibration-Bob Marley & Wailers-June 250 49 Tryin' To Get The Feeling-Barry Manilow-February 242 50 Brass Construction-Brass Construction-May 236 51 Face The Music-Electric Light Orchestra-February 206 52 15 Big Ones-Beach Boys-August 206 53 Harvest For The World-Isley Brothers-July 206 54 Song Of Joy-Captain & Tennille-May 204 55 Soul Searching-Average White Band-August 200 56 The Outlaws-Waylon Jennings,Jessi Colter,Tompall Glaser & Willie Nelson-March 196 57 Changesonebowie-David Bowie-July 194 58 Takin' It To The Streets-Doobie Brothers-May 172 59 Live-Robin Trower-May 160 60 Amigos-Santana-June 158 61 Hideaway-America-June 156 62 Wake Up Everybody-Harold Melvin & Blue Notes-February 156 63 Destroyer-Kiss-May 150 64 Hot On The Tracks-Commodores-October 150 65 Aftertones-Janis Ian-February 146 66 Rock & Roll Over-Kiss-December 118 67 Love To Love Ya Baby-Donna Summer-February 116 68 Summertime Dream-Gordon Lightfoot-December 110 69 Black Bear Road-CW McCall-February 110 70 Contradiction-Ohio Players-July 110 71 M.U. Best Of Jethro Tull-Jethro Tull-March 106 72 Numbers-Cat Stevens-January 106 73 Come On Over-Olivia Newton-John-May 104 74 Bigger Than Both Of Us-Daryl Hall & John Oates-November 104 75 K.C. & Sunshine Band Part 3-K.C. & Sunshine Band-November 104 76 Natalie-Natalie Cole-July 104 77 Second Childhood-Phoebe Snow-April 72 78 Diana Ross' Greatest Hits-Diana Ross-October 72 79 Mothership Connection-Parliament-June 72 80 Silver Convention-Silver Convention-June 70 81 Salsoul Orchestra-Salsoul Orchestra-April 68 82 Too Old To Rock & Roll Too Young To Die-Jethro Tull-July 34 83 Main Course-Bee Gees-March 34