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The Year in Music

1976

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Silly Love Songs by Wings — cover art

1976 in music: “Silly Love Songs” by Wings topped the year-end chart; Wings owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1976

Silly Love Songs by Wings — cover art
Silly Love Songs
Wings
1976
Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John & Kiki Dee — cover art
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John & Kiki Dee
1976
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) by The Four Seasons — cover art
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
The Four Seasons
1975
Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry — cover art
Play That Funky Music
Wild Cherry
1976
Kiss and Say Goodbye by The Manhattans — cover art
Kiss and Say Goodbye
The Manhattans
1976
Love Machine (feat. Billy Griffin) by The Miracles — cover art
Love Machine (feat. Billy Griffin)
The Miracles
1976
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon — cover art
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Paul Simon
1976
Love Is Alive by Gary Wright — cover art
Love Is Alive
Gary Wright
1976
A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy — cover art
A Fifth of Beethoven
Walter Murphy
1976
Sara Smile by Daryl Hall & John Oates — cover art
Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band — cover art
Afternoon Delight
Starland Vocal Band
1976
I Write the Songs by Barry Manilow — cover art
I Write the Songs
Barry Manilow
1976

At the movies

  • Rocky
  • Taxi Driver
  • Carrie

On TV

  • Charlie's Angels
  • The Muppet Show
  • Laverne & Shirley

Headlines

  • U.S. Bicentennial
  • Apple Computer founded
  • Concorde begins service

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