THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z:BARRY KOWAL) CHART's TOP ALBUMS FOR 1976
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 THE BEST OF ABBA-ABBA-JULY 3932 2 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN-ROD STEWART-October 3886 3 ATLANTIC CROSSING-ROD STEWART-January 3456 4 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE-PETER FRAMPTON-November 1938 5 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-QUEEN-April 1660 6 THEIR GREATEST HITS-EAGLES-March 1400 7 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-THE EAGLES-February 1384 8 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS-Freddy Fender-January 1342 9 BEAUTIFUL NOISE-Neil Diamond-August 1334 10 BLACK & BLUE-Rolling Stones-June 1192 11 Abba-Abba-February 1100 12 History:America's Greatest Hits-America-February 1068 13 How Dare You-10 C.C.-April 1064 14 Wings At The Speed Of Sound-Paul McCartney & Wings-July 1050 15 Second Album Of The Very Best Of Roger Whittaker-Roger Whittaker-October 1038 16 Bay City Rollers-Bay City Rollers-October 972 17 The World's Great Classics-NZ Symphony Orchestra-November 954 18 Windsong-John Denver-January 942 19 The Song Remains The Same-Led Zeppelin-November 712 20 Greatest Hits-Seals and Crofts-February 666 21 Bill And Boyd-Bill And Boyd-March 616 22 A Trick Of The Tail-Genesis-June 586 23 Listen To The Music . . .-Doobie Brothers-February 580 24 Rock & Roll Music-Beatles-August 566 25 Wouldn't You Like It-Bay City Rollers-March 566 26 Dedication-Bay City Rollers-December 528 27 The Royal Scam-Steely Dan-August 476 28 Blue Moves-Elton John-December 420 29 Songs In The Key Of Life-Stevie Wonder-November 382 30 Here And There-Elton John-July 382 31 Twenty Greatest Hits-The Osmonds-June 378 32 Rock Of The Westies-Elton John-January 358 33 Desire-Bob Dylan-March 346 34 Crisis? What Crisis?-Supertramp-July 330 35 Giving And Taking-The Seekers-August 328 36 Amigos-Santana-June 320 37 Tales Of Mystery And Imagination-The Alan Parsons Project-October 308 38 Crime Of The Century-Supertramp-June 280 39 Changesonebowie-David Bowie-August 252 40 Blue For You-Status Quo-June 236 41 Spirit-John Denver-October 200 42 Takin' It To The Streets-Doobie Brothers-May 194 43 Come On Over-Olivia Newton-John-July 180 44 Love Will Keep Us Together-Captain & Tennille-July 178 45 Presence-Led Zeppelin-May 174 46 Song Of Joy-Captain & Tennille-July 168 47 Release-Henry Gross-September 152 48 Head On-Bachman Turner Overdrive-April 134 49 Chicago 1X Greatest Hits-Chicago-March 124 50 The Best Of Gladys Knight & The Pips-Gladys Knight & The Pips-April 114 51 Hideaway-America-July 108 52 Greatest Hits-Barry White-April 106 53 American Graffiti Volume III-Various Artists-March 88 54 Station To Station-David Bowie-April 86 55 Write On-The Hollies-February 86 56 Sweet Trials-Mark Williams-April 68 57 Are You Ready For Freddy?-Freddy Fender-May 46 58 Hollies Live Hits-The Hollies-November 42 59 Spitfire-Jefferson Starship-September 36 60 Laughter & Tears:The Best Of Neil Sedaka Today-Neil Sedaka-August 36