Category: A month in a life 1976

All tracks released in December 1976 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Bionic Santa (11/76)	Chris Hill	*
2	Grandma's party (EP) (11/76)	Paul Nicholas	*
3	Under the moon of love (10/76)	Showaddywaddy	# 1
4	In love with Cherry	Glyder
5	Can't say no	S.S.O. [Soul sensation orchestra]
6	I got a bone to pick with you	Ruby Andrews
7	Flip (11/76)	Jesse Green	*
8	Disco magic	T Connection
9	Every man must have a dream	Liverpool Express	*
10	Take me back	5000 volts
11	Don't give up on us	David Soul	*
12	Haitian divorce (11/76)	Steely Dan	*
13	Be bop 'n' holla	Andy Fairweather Low
14	Come together	Graffiti
15	Ring out solstice bells (EP) (11/76)	Jethro Tull	*
16	Smile (10/76)	Pussycat	*
17	Sing me an old fashioned song (10/76)	Billie Jo Spears	*
18	You've got me runnin'	Gene Cotton
19	Living next door to Alice (11/76)	Smokie	*
20	Bread and roses	Judy Collins
21	Don't cry for me Argentina (11/76)	Julie Covington	*
22	The streets will love you to death	Leon Haywood
23	Love bug	Bumble bee unlimited
24	Dr. Love (11/76)	Tina Charles	*
25	Daddy cool (10/76)	Boney M	*
26	Keep it comin' love (11/76)	KC & Sunshine Band	*
27	I wish (11/76)	Stevie Wonder	*
28	The champion (11/76)	Willie Mitchell	*
29	Makin' whooppee	Arthur Lowe
30	Here's to love (Auld lang syne) (11/76)	John Christie	*
31	You're more than a number in my little red book	Drifters	*
32	Winter melody (11/76)	Donna Summer	*
33	We're all alone	Walker brothers
34	When you are a king	Nolan sisters
35	Hey Mr Dream maker (11/76)	Cliff Richard	*
36	Sideshow (10/76)	Barry Biggs	*
37	Alice	Joan Armatrading
38	Things we do for love	10cc	*
39	Maggie May (EP) (RR – 1971)	Rod Stewart	*
40	Don't take your love away	Slik
41	Wild side of life	Status Quo	*
42	Anarchy in the UK (11/76)	Sex Pistols	*
43	Golden gate get down	Sparky & Inner citizens
44	Car wash	Rose Royce	*
45	Climbing the steps of love	Linda & Funky boys
46	Ten percent	Double exposure
47	One fine morning (11/76)	Tommy Hunt	*
48	Suspicion (USA 1964) [First UK release] (11/76)	Elvis Presley	*
49	A whiter shade of pale	Gary Shearston
50	I want you	Gato Barbieri
51	When a child is born (10/76)	Johnny Mathis	# 1
52	Lost without your love	Bread	*
53	Lying eyes	Doris Troy
54	Kendo's theme	Loyd Ryan's express

All tracks released in September 1976 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : will chart as re-release in 1981

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Thirty love	Krazy kat
2	Howzat (08/76)	Sherbet	*
3	Breakaway (08/76)	Gallagher & Lyle	*
4	Free as a bird	Smith & D'Abo
5	I'd really love to see you tonight (08/76)	England Dan & John Ford Coley	*
6	You are the woman	Firefall
7	Stay	Andrew Gold
8	Brandy (You're a fine girl)	Gonzalez
9	Baretta's theme (Keep your eye on the sparrow)	El Chicano
10	Can't get by without you (08/76)	Real thing	*
11	Ca-the-drals	D.C. La Rue
12	Ain't no values on your love	L.J. Johnson
13	The best disco in town	Ritchie Family	*
14	Tribute to Buddy Holly (remake '76)	Mike Berry
15	I only wanna be with you	Bay City Rollers	*
16	General hand Grenade	Trooper
17	Nite on the tiles	Mud
18	The girl of my best friend (RR – 1960 B side)	Elvis Presley	*
19	Song on the radio	Starry eyed
20	Get up offa that thing (07/76)	James Brown	*
21	Trouble maker	Hummingbird
22	Jive talkin'	Rufus & Chaka Khan
23	Give me love	Lynn Ellis
24	Under one roof (08/76)	Rubettes	*
25	My home town	Gerry Marsden
26	Angel's delight	Danny Kirwan
27	No love today	Michelle Phillips
28	Breezin'	George Benson
29	96 tears (Live at the Marquee EP) (07/76)	Eddie & Hot rods	*
30	It's only love	ZZ top
31	Rock and roll love letter	Tim Moore
32	Jump up and turn around	Freeway (Fairweather Low)
33	Every nite's a Saturday night with you	Drifters	*
34	Coffee song	Osibisa
35	I'll play the fool	Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
36	Disco Duck (Part 1)	Rick Dees & His cast of idiots	*
37	Dancing Queen	Abba	# 1
38	What I did for love	Three degrees
39	Loving and free (EP) (08/76)	Kiki Dee	*
40	Until the morning comes	Catherine Howe
41	Rubberband man (08/76)	Detroit Spinners	*
42	Destiny	Candi Staton	*
43	Love has gone away	Marlene Shaw
44	Disco music (I like it) (08/76)	JALN Band	*
45	Cocaine in my brain	Dillinger
46	Cherry oh baby	Eric Donaldson
47	Love has no pride	Paul Kendrick
48	Give it up (turn it loose)	Tyrone Davis
49	Something he can feel	Aretha Franklin
50	Like a sad song	John Denver
51	Ready for the times to get better	Crystal Gayle
52	I fall to pieces	Michael Nesmith
53	Light up the world with sunshine	Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison
54	I am a cider drinker (08/76)	Wurzels	*
55	Love hit me	J. Vincent Edwards
56	Bennie and the Jets (RR – 1974 B side)	Elton John	*
57	Baby I love your way (07/76)	Peter Frampton	*
58	Take a hand	Rick Springfield
59	Roxy roller	Sweeney Todd / Nick Gilder
60	It's not a crime	Nils Lofgren
61	That'll be the day	Linda Ronstadt
62	It's so easy	Denny Laine
63	Sweet home Alabama (RR – 1974)	Lynyrd Skynyrd	*
64	Baby hold on to me	John Edwards
65	Falling in love	9th creation
66	Super soul sister	Heatwave
67	Try it on	Exile
68	I'll meet you at midnight	Smokie	*
69	Stiletto heels	Sailor
70	Daddy don't mind	Hollies
71	You're my peace of mind	Faith, hope and charity
72	Message in our music	O'Jays
73	Down to love town	Originals
74	Ocean of love	Clifford T Ward
75	Lines	Walker brothers
76	Uptown, Uptempo Woman (08/76)	Randy Edelman	*
77	It's ok	Beach boys
78	Long may you run	Stills-Young band
79	Teddy bear	Red Sovine	[*]
80	My sweet summer suite	Love unlimited orchestra

All tracks released in August 1976 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	It’s so nice (to have you home) (06/76)	New Seekers	*
2	Moonlight lady	Albert Hammond
3	L.A. sunshine	Sylvia
4	Make yours a happy home (07/76)	Gladys Knight & Pips	*
5	Midnight love affair	Carol Douglas
6	Travellin’ light	Andy Fairweather Lowe
7	The killing of Georgie	Rod Stewart	*
8	Fly like an eagle	Steve Miller band
9	Sunrise	Eric Carmen
10	Any old time will do	Roy Wood
11	You nearly did me in	Ian Hunter
12	Shannon (07/76)	Henry Gross	*
13	When love goes	Robert MacLeod
14	Night fever (07/76)	Fatback Band	*
15	Getaway	Earth wind & fire
16	I need it (07/76)	Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson	*
17	Get the funk out of my face	Brothers Johnson
18	Still the one	Orleans
19	I can hear love	Tarney & Spencer
20	What can I say	Pousette dart band
21	Satin sheets (07/76)	Bellamy Brothers	*
22	Do ya (do ya want my love)	Forest
23	Wham bam shang-a-lang	Silver
24	Mississippi (04/76)	Pussycat	*
25	The light of experience “Doina de Jale” (06/76)	Gheorghe Zamfir	*
26	Complainte pour Ste-Catherine	Kate & Anna McGarrigle
27	Afternoon delight (07/76)	Starland Vocal Band	*
28	What you need is a miracle	Marmalade
29	I can’t ask for anything more than you babe (07/76)	Cliff Richard	*
30	Today’s the day	America
31	Oceans away	Phillip Goodhand Tait
32	Lullaby of Broadway (07/76)	Winifred Shaw	*
33	I can’t hear you no more	Helen Reddy
34	Sayonara	Tony Jackson
35	I hurt on the other side [USA 1966] First UK release	Sid Barnes
36	Dancing Queen	Abba	*
37	Heaven is in the back seat of my cadillac	Hot Chocolate	*
38	Jamaica lady	Funk band inc
39	Hold on	Sons of Champlin
40	Dead flowers	New riders of the purple sage
41	Here comes the weekend	Dave Edmunds
42	The price of love (EP) (07/76)	Bryan Ferry	*
43	Cry (till the tears run dry)	Jigsaw
44	Let ’em in (07/76)	Wings	*
45	Morning glory (07/76)	James and Bobby Purify	*
46	Here I go again (07/76)	Twiggy	*
47	Loving on the losing side	Tommy Hunt	*
48	High on sunshine	Commodores
49	Summer	War
50	A house for sale	Millie Jackson
51	Aria (06/76)	Acker Bilk, his clarinet and strings	*
52	Porcupine	Nature zone
53	Friends	Cymande
54	Dance sister dance (Baila mi hermana)	Santana
55	Baby, we better try to get it together (07/76)	Barry White	*
56	Disco hop	Third world band
57	Jailbreak	Thin Lizzy	*
58	Kiss of light	Be-Bop Deluxe
59	Blinded by the light	Manfred Mann’s Earth Band	*
60	Hollywood seven	John English
61	A fool like you	Ian Matthews
62	I’m easy	Ron Nigrini
63	If you know what I mean (07/76)	Neil Diamond	*
64	You can’t dance	Jackson Hawke
65	You showed me what love is	Dion
66	Don’t go breaking my heart	Elton John & Kiki Dee	# 1
67	Baby love (how could you leave me)	Group with no name
68	Y viva suspenders	Judge Dread	*
69	I want more (07/76)	Can	*
70	Sixteen bars (07/76)	Stylistics	*
71	Nice and slow (01/76)	Jesse Green	*
72	Dance little lady dance	Tina Charles	*
73	The promise of love	Delegation
74	After the dance	Marvin Gaye
75	I’ve been trying	Chants (UK)
76	Honky tonk downstairs	Dan McCafferty
77	Fistful of love	Black oak Arkansas
78	Let there be drums	Bev Bevan

All tracks released in July 1976 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : will chart on re-issue 1977
[**] : will chart on re-release 1978

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	I need to be in love (06/76)	Carpenters	*
2	Summer days	Roger Whittaker
3	Lean on me	Melba Moore
4	I thought it took a little time (06/76)	Diana Ross	*
5	Strange magic (06/76)	Electric Light Orchestra	*
6	Don't fear the reaper	Blue oyster cult	[**]
7	I'm on fire	Dwight Twilley band
8	Here comes the sun	Steve Harley	*
9	Horoscope	Harpo
10	Cotton candy	Sylvers
11	You don't have to go (06/76)	Chi-lites	*
12	Do your thing	James & Bobby Purify
13	You to me are everything	Real thing	# 1
14	Groovin'	Brigati
15	Now is the time	Jimmy James & Vagabonds	*
16	Soul searchin' time	Trammps	*
17	One piece at a time (05/76)	Johnny Cash & Tennessee Three	*
18	What I've got in mind (05/76)	Billie Jo Spears	*
19	Rose of Cimarron	Poco
20	Good vibrations (RR – 1966)	Beach Boys	*
21	I only want my love to grow in you	Strawbs
22	I don't want to go home	Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes
23	Norma Jean wants to be a movie star	Sundown company
24	I'm crying	Mike Harper
25	I can't understand it	Horace Faith
26	Theme from a summer place	Martyn Ford Orchestra
27	Another rainy day in New York city	Chicago
28	Dancing the night away	Baker Gurvitz Army
29	When the train comes	Sutherland brothers & Quiver
30	Canada	Pilot
31	You're my best friend (06/76)	Queen	*
32	Suffragette city	David Bowie
33	Back in the USSR (06/76)	Beatles	*
34	At the hop (RR – 1957)	Danny & Juniors	*
35	Mississippi	Jonathan King
36	No chance (No charge)	Billy Connolly	*
37	Rock and roll music (06/76)	Beach Boys	*
38	The Roussos Phenomenon (EP) – Forever and ever	Demis Roussos	# 1
39	Let's fall in love	Robin Sarstedt
40	Floral dance	Brighouse and rastrick brass band	[*]
41	Who'd she coo (06/76)	Ohio players	*
42	Here we go again	People's choice
43	You should be dancing	Bee Gees	*
44	Sideshow (05/76)	Chanter sisters	*
45	Caribbean queen	Phizz
46	The more you do it (the more I like it done to me)	Ronnie Dyson
47	It keeps you runnin'	Carly Simon
48	The jealous kind	Joe Cocker
49	Legalize it	Peter Tosh
50	In Zaire (04/76)	Johnny Wakelin	*
51	All in vain	Fringe Benefit
52	The other man	Swamp dogg
53	The kid's a punk	Slik
54	It's temptation	Sheer Elegance	*
55	Love is thin ice	Barbara Mandrell
56	It doesn't matter	Firefall
57	Step on out	Chris Hillman
58	People power	Billy Paul
59	(Shake shake shake) Shake your booty	KC & Sunshine Band	*
60	Heaven must be missing an angel (06/76)	Tavares	*
61	You'll never find another love like mine	Lou Rawls	*
62	95 in the shade	Hudson-Ford
63	Let her in	John Travolta
64	Goin' back	Dolphin
65	Jeans on	David Dundas	*
66	Don't go breaking my heart	Elton John & Kiki Dee	# 1
67	After tonight	Matumbi
68	Dr Kiss Kiss (06/76)	5000 Volts	*
69	Love on delivery (06/76)	Billy Ocean	*
70	Harvest for the world (06/76)	Isley brothers	*
71	Soul shoes	Graham Parker & Rumour
72	You're the violin	Nazareth
73	Mystery song	Status Quo	*
74	Better use your head (RR – 1966)	Little Anthony & Imperials	*
75	A time for celebration	Faith, hope and charity
76	Got to get you into my life	Surprise sisters
77	Can't go back	Steve Goodman
78	Aw shucks! It was nothin'	Rupert Holmes
79	A fifth of Beethoven (05/76)	Walter Murphy & Big Apple band	*

All tracks released in June 1976 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : will chart in 1977

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Boston tea party (05/76)	Sensational Alex Harvey Band	*
2	Another night	Camel
3	Walk away	Joe Walsh
4	Ring you up	Wet Willie
5	Tonight's the night (05/76)	Rod Stewart	*
6	Love of the common man	Todd Rundgren
7	Love is everywhere	City limits
8	I'll be good to you	Brothers Johnson
9	No no Joe	Silver Convention	*
10	Welcome back	John Sebastian
11	I recall a gypsy woman (03/76)	Don Williams	*
12	No charge	J J Barrie	# 1
13	I don't wanna play house (03/76)	Tammy Wynette	*
14	Misty blue	Dorothy Moore	*
15	Rain oh rain	Fools gold
16	Pin a rose on me	Widow maker
17	A little bit more	Dr Hook	*
18	Foxy lady	Crown heights affair
19	Rock me easy baby	Isaac Hayes
20	My whole world ended	Carl Graves
21	Some guys have all the luck	Shakers
22	Changin'	Brass construction
23	Me and baby brother	War	*
24	Dancin' kid	Disco Tex & Seks-o-lettes
25	Tubular bells (04/76)	Champs boys	*
26	Leaving on a jet plane (Live in London)	John Denver
27	Shower the people	James Taylor
28	Running away from love	Smith & D'Abo
29	Star in my life	Steve Marriott
30	Rainbow in my heart	Shandi Sinnamon
31	You and me (just like in the movies)	Simon said
32	It's better than walking out	Marlena Shaw
33	It's over	Boz Scaggs
34	Sold my rock 'n' roll (gave it for funky soul) (05/76)	Linda & Funky boys	*
35	Dance to the body music (05/76)	Osibisa	*
36	Sunny day	Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77
37	Combine harvester	Wurzels	# 1
38	I remember	Bill Amesbury
39	Can't change my heart	Cate brothers
40	Man to man	Hot Chocolate	*
41	Leader of the pack (RR – 1965)	Shangri-Las	*
42	Happy days	Pratt & McLain & Brother love	[*]
43	Pour sugar on me	Judy Mowatt
44	Falling in love in the summertime	Marboo
45	The sweeter you treat her	Eddie Kendricks
46	Kiss and say goodbye	Manhattans	*
47	Sunday (05/76)	Buster	*
48	My sweet Rosalie	Brotherhood of man	*
49	Forever and ever (Roussos Phenomenon EP) (RR – 1973)	Demis Roussos	*
50	Sweet darlin' [US 1967] 1st UK release	Jimmy "soul" Clark
51	Fine young girl [US 1965] 1st UK release	Ernie Andrews
52	My way or hit the highway	Jill Baby Love
53	Jet setting	Van McCoy
54	You are my love (05/76)	Liverpool Express	*
55	Moonlight feels right	Starbuck
56	It ain't the real thing	Bobby Bland
57	Somebody's getting it	Johnnie Taylor
58	It only takes a minute (05/76)	100 Ton & a feather [Jonathan King]	*
59	Hustle wit every muscle	Kay-gees
60	Get off you aah and dance	Foxy
61	You to me are everything	Real thing	# 1
62	The continental (04/76)	Maureen McGovern	*
63	I believe (when I fall in love it will be forever)	Art Garfunkel
64	Never gonna fall in love again	Eric Carmen
65	Kid Charlemange	Steely dan
66	Breaker breaker	Outlaws
67	Desiree	Curved air
68	I love to boogie	T. Rex	*
69	A man and a baby boy	Ruby Wilson
70	Life and breath	Frankie Valli
71	Back to Africa	Aswad
72	Roots, rock, reggae	Bob Marley & Wailers
73	Let's stick together (05/76)	Bryan Ferry	*
74	C'mon Marianne	Donny Osmond
75	Just you and I	Melissa Manchester
76	(What a) wonderful world (05/76)	Johnny Nash	*
77	Move me	Jim Gilstrap
78	Keep that same old feeling	Crusaders
79	Lipstick	Michel Polnareff

All tracks released in May 1976 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	You're the reason why (04/76)	Rubettes	*
2	It's a real nice way to spend a day	Rainbow cottage
3	You are so beautiful	Ray Stevens
4	Manchester United (04/76)	Manchester United FC	*
5	Party time	Fatback Band	*
6	How's your love life	Lee Eldred
7	The flasher	Mistura feat. Lloyd Michels	*
8	Tracks of my tears (03/76)	Linda Ronstadt	*
9	Together again	Emmylou Harris
10	Carry on	Michael Pinder
11	Misty river	Danny Kirwan
12	Save your kisses for me	Brotherhood of Man	# 1
13	Walking a tightrope	Marmalade
14	Gone but not forgotten	Cissy Stone
15	Let's make a baby (04/76)	Billy Paul	*
16	I wish I'd stayed in bed	Impressions
17	Number wonderful	Jay & Techniques
18	This is it (04/76)	Melba Moore	*
19	Delicious	Duprees
20	Come back	Fantastic puzzles
21	TVC 15 (04/76)	David Bowie	*
22	Take the money and run	Steve Miller band
23	The wanderer (RR – 1962)	Dion	*
24	Dancing on the edge of a dream	L.J. Johnson
25	Heading down fools road	Carol Woods
26	Chariot (I will follow him)	Lafayette street
27	Sugar boogie	Bobby Thomas & Hotline
28	Girlfriend	Santiago
29	Sail away	Nilsson
30	Fool to cry (04/76)	Rolling Stones	*
31	Cry tough	Nils Lofgren
32	Brown eyed girl	Ian Matthews
33	Silver and gold	Artful Dodger
34	Fooled around and fell in love (04/76)	Elvin Bishop	*
35	Devil woman (04/76)	Cliff Richard	*
36	Natural rhythm	Chris White
37	Combine harvester (04/76)	Wurzels	*
38	Heart on my sleeve	Gallagher & Lyle	*
39	Doing the best that I can	Paul Kendrick
40	You're my everything (03/76)	Lee Garrett	*
41	The two of us (04/76)	Mac & Katie Kissoon	*
42	Could it be magic (04/76)	Donna Summer	*
43	Hurts so bad	Philly devotions
44	Midnight train to Georgia (RR – 1973)	Gladys Knight & Pips	*
45	Save me	Frannie Golde
46	Toast of love (04/76)	Three degrees	*
47	Walk in love	David Batteau
48	Let it shine	Santana
49	You just might see me cry	Our Kid	*
50	Shake it down	Mud	*
51	Rub out	Jeff Britton & Spitfires
52	Don't make promises you can't keep	G Band
53	Dawn (04/76)	Flintlock	*
54	Love work out	David Crosby & Graham Nash
55	My resistance is low (03/76)	Robin Sarstedt	*
56	Hurt (04/76)	Elvis Presley	*
57	Shop around	Captain & Tenille
58	The more I see you	Peter Allen
59	Jolene (RR – 1974)	Dolly Parton	*
60	Show me the way (live) (04/76)	Peter Frampton	*
61	Silly love songs (04/76)	Wings	*
62	Requiem (04/76)	Slik	*
63	Cradle of love	Gwen McCrae
64	Reasons	Earth, wind & fire
65	Come on train	Don Thomas
66	Young hearts run free (04/76)	Candi Staton	*
67	Oh what a night for love	Peter Skellern
68	Winkle man (04/76)	Judge Dread	*
69	Slim boy	Barbara Jones
70	Fernando	Abba	# 1
71	Never gonna fall in love again	John Travolta
72	Everybody plays the fool	Typically Tropical
73	I need you	Paul Davidson
74	The boys are back in town (04/76)	Thin Lizzy	*
75	Trocadero (04/76)	Showaddywaddy	*
76	Ain't no half steppin'	Heatwave
77	Let it shine	Al Green
78	It takes one to know one	Sir Mack Rice
79	I'm gonna let my heart do the walking	Supremes
80	Soul city walk (04/76)	Archie Bell & Drells	*
81	Love me like a lover (04/76)	Tina Charles	*
82	Foxy	Locust

All tracks released in April 1976 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : will chart on re-release in 1978
[**] : will chart on re-release in 1979

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Patricia the stripper	Chris De Burgh
2	Blue champagne	Manhattan Transfer
3	Just want to taste your wine	Billy Swan & Jordanaires
4	Blueberry Hill (RR – 1956)	Fats Domino	*
5	Honky tonk train blues	Keith Emerson	*
6	Jungle rock	Shakin' Stevens & Sunsets
7	Baby I'm yours (03/76)	Linda Lewis	*
8	Lifetime guarantee	Carol Douglas
9	I'll go where your music takes me (03/76)	Jimmy James & Vagabonds	*
10	Soul man	Calhoon
11	I'm blowing away	Bonnie Raitt
12	I know when true love really passes by	Simon Green
13	Arms of Mary (02/76)	Sutherland brothers & Quiver	*
14	Save your kisses for me	Brotherhood of Man	# 1
15	No charge (03/76)	J J Barrie	*
16	Cavatina [Deerhunter theme]	John Williams	[**]
17	Help! (RR – 1965)	Beatles	*
18	Let your love flow	Bellamy Brothers	*
19	Breaking down again	David Cassidy
20	Angela	José Feliciano
21	El Amor	Julio Iglesias
22	Theme from Mahogany ("Do you know…") (10/75)	Diana Ross	*
23	Love hangover	5th Dimension
24	My! My! honeycomb	Bonnie Tyler
25	S-S-S-Single Bed	Fox	*
26	Who's that lady with my man	Kelly Marie
27	Tell the world how I feel about 'cha baby	Harold Melvin & Bluenotes
28	Livin' for the weekend	O'Jay's
29	More	Carol Williams
30	Convoy G.B.	Laurie Lingo & Dipsticks	*
31	Rhiannon	Fleetwood mac	[*]
32	Georgia	Boz Scaggs
33	Silver star	Four Seasons	*
34	Love don't come no stronger	Jeff Perry
35	Mary Lou (I'm marryin' you)	Flame
36	Reggae like it used to be (03/76)	Paul Nicholas	*
37	Cruisin' for love	Kursaal flyers
38	Home thoughts from abroad	Clifford T. Ward
39	All by myself (03/76)	Eric Carmen	*
40	Fallen angel (03/76)	Frankie Valli	*
41	Life is too short girl (03/76)	Sheer Elegance	*
42	Bordeaux Rose	Fairfield Parlor
43	Sail on sailor	KGB
44	Kiss and say goodbye	Kate & Anna McGarrigle
45	Takin' it to the streets	Doobie brothers
46	Get back (RR – 1969)	Beatles with Billy Preston	*
47	Do ya	Elmer Goodbody Jr [aka Mike Sheridan]
48	Elusive	Babe Ruth
49	Get up and boogie (03/76)	Silver Convention	*
50	More more more (03/76)	Andrea True Connection	*
51	I want you	Marvin Gaye
52	Hammersmith hustle	Flyover
53	Movin' (03/76)	Brass Construction	*
54	Doomsday	Evelyn Thomas	*
55	Happy music	Blackbyrds
56	Rain forest (03/76)	Biddu Orchestra	*
57	Love me like I love you	Bay City Rollers	*
58	Movie star (07/75)	Harpo	*
59	Moon river	B.B. Seaton
60	Disco lady (03/76)	Johnnie Taylor	*
61	How can I be a witness	R.B. Hudmon
62	Love hangover	Diana Ross	*
63	Turn the beat around	Vicki Sue Robinson
64	I can't dance to that music you're playing	Tina Charles
65	Humming out a different tune	Philadelphia flyers
66	Thank you baby (for loving me)	Quickest way out
67	Can't help falling in love	Stylistics	*
68	Disco connection (03/76)	Isaac Hayes Movement	*
69	Penny Lane (RR – 1967)	Beatles	*
70	Anytime (I'll be there)	Paul Anka
71	United we stand	Paris & Clark
72	I'm your puppet '76 (03/76)	James and Bobby Purify	*
73	Star	Rita Coolidge
74	Just a dream away	Russ Ballard
75	In France they kiss on main street	Joni Mitchell
76	If I don't get you the next one will	Lynsey de Paul
77	The little things	Matt Monro
78	It's better to be cruel than be kind	Alvin Stardust
79	Gypsy woman	Milton Henry
80	Where did our love go	J. Geils band
81	You sexy sugar plum (but I like it) (03/76)	Rodger Collins	*
82	Ram goat liver	Pluto Shervington	*
83	Look at the mountains	Jimmy Cliff
84	Let's go funk	Dezro orchestra

All tracks released in March 1976 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	London boys (02/76)	T Rex	*
2	Dream weaver	Gary Wright
3	Man from Manhattan	Eddie Howell
4	A trick of the tail	Genesis
5	Yesterday (RR – 1966 EP)	Beatles	*
6	Here there and everywhere (02/76)	Emmylou Harris	*
7	Still crazy after all these years	Paul Simon
8	I'll never love anyone anymore	Laurie Andrew & Zero
9	City lights	David Essex	*
10	Don't stop it now	Hot Chocolate	*
11	I need you, you need me	Joe Simon
12	That's where the happy people go (01/76)	Trammps	*
13	Lazy sunday (RR – 1968)	Small Faces	*
14	I should have known better (RR – 1964 EP)	Beatles	*
15	I love to love	Tina Charles	# 1
16	Feel the rhythm (of you and I)	Pioneers
17	Gotta be the one	Maxine Nightingale
18	You gotta save all your love	Carol Williams
19	Seagull (01/76)	Rainbow Cottage	*
20	Spanish wine (01/76)	Chris White	*
21	Lonely night (Angel face)	Captain & Tenille
22	I'm Mandy, fly me	10cc	*
23	Ring your bell	Band
24	Falling in love again	Kevin Ayers
25	You can leave your hat on	Jess Roden band
26	I want to hold your hand	Sparks
27	Fernando	Abba	*
28	I heard it through the grapevine	Creedence Clearwater Revival
29	Do it with feeling	Michael Zager & Moon band
30	La booga rooga (02/76)	Surprise sisters	*
31	What about love	Marboo
32	Mighty high	Mighty clouds of joy
33	Finders keepers	Soul children
34	Feel the spirit	Leroy Hutson & Free spirit symphony
35	Music	John Miles	*
36	Riders on the storm (RR – 1971)	Doors	*
37	Too old to rock 'n' roll, too young to die	Jethro Tull
38	If only you believe	Michel Polnareff
39	Hey mr. Music man (01/76)	Peters & Lee	*
40	Never gonna fall in love again (02/76)	Dana	*
41	There's a kind of hush	Carpenters	*
42	Paperback writer (RR – 1966)	Beatles	*
43	Do you believe in love at first sight	Polly Brown
44	Hello happiness	Drifters	*
45	Save your kisses for me	Brotherhood of Man	# 1
46	People get ready	Barbara Dickson
47	I wanna play with you	Frederick Knight
48	All in the family	General Johnson
49	Hustle on up	Hidden strength
50	Girls girls girls	Sailor	*
51	Without rhythm	Allan Warren
52	You belong to me	Gary Glitter	*
53	Silly thing	Graham Parker & Rumour
54	Nightrider	Electric Light Ochestra
55	Run with the pack	Bad company
56	You keep on moving	Deep purple
57	Pinball wizard	Elton John	*
58	Little green apples	Jackie Robinson
59	Why can't we be friends?	War
60	Jungle rock (USA 1959) [1st UK release]	Hank Mizell	*
61	If you love me (02/76)	Mary Hopkin	*
62	The other side of me (01/76)	Andy Williams	*
63	Concrete & clay (01/76)	Randy Edelman	*
64	Union man	Cate brothers
65	Jaywalk	David Christie
66	Do you love me	Lowell Fulson
67	You see the trouble with me (02/76)	Barry White	*
68	Nightlife	Miracles
69	Make me your baby	Suzanne Stevens
70	Taj Mahal	Crystal grass
71	Rock me	Carrie Haughton
72	Man up in the sky	Barrett Strong
73	Heavy love	David Ruffin
74	Love and understanding (come together)	Kool & the gang
75	Only love is real	Carole King
76	Take it to the limit (02/76)	Eagles	*
77	Hey Jude (RR – 1968)	Beatles	*
78	Europa (Earth's cry heaven's smile)	Santana

All tracks released in February 1976 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Sleep	Tom Newman
2	Sweetheart	Steve Gibbons band
3	Sara smile	Hall & Oates
4	This guitar (can't keep from crying)	George Harrison
5	Girl we've got to keep on	Nigel Olsson
6	Inside America (01/76)	Juggy Jones	*
7	But is it funky	Diversions
8	Turning point	Tyrone Davis
9	Funky weekend	Stylistics	*
10	He's a friend	Eddie Kendricks
11	In the mood (01/76)	Sound 9418 (Jonathan King)	*
12	Champagne melody	Andy Fairweather-Low
13	Tuxedo junction (10/75)	Manhattan Transfer	*
14	Can't say how much I love you	Demis Roussos	*
15	Mamma Mia (11/75)	Abba	# 1
16	Hit the road Jack	Stampeders
17	Morning girl	Shaun Cassidy
18	He's a rebel	Elkie Brooks
19	Almost Saturday night	John Fogerty
20	Rain	Status Quo	*
21	(If paradise is) half as nice (RR – 1969)	Amen Corner	*
22	Ain't love enough	Attitudes
23	Wake up everybody (Part 1) (01/76)	Harold Melvin & Bluenotes	*
24	A love for all seasons	Champagne
25	Never gonna let you go	Vicki Sue Robinson
26	Falling apart at the seams (01/76)	Marmalade	*
27	People like you people like me	Glitter Band	*
28	Let's do the latin hustle	Eddie Drennon And BBS Unlimited	*
29	Miss you nights (11/75)	Cliff Richard	*
30	Cloud 99 (11/75)	St Andrews Chorale	*
31	The "I love you" song	Charles Aznavour
32	We gonna make it	Roger Hatcher
33	Sweet surrender	Ofanchi
34	I love to love (01/76)	Tina Charles	*
35	Rock your baby	Sunshine band
36	Convoy	CW McCall	*
37	Hurricane part 1 (censored single edit) (01/76)	Bob Dylan	*
38	Forever and ever (11/75)	Slik	# 1
39	Dat (01/76)	Pluto Shervington	*
40	Cherry pie guy	Linda Carr
41	So is the sun	World column
42	Heartbreaker	H.B. Barnum
43	Where there's a will	Jimmy Thomas
44	Boogie fever	Sylvers
45	Baby do you wanna bump	Boney M
46	Ships in the night (01/76)	Be-bob Deluxe	*
47	Let's call it quits (01/76)	Slade	*
48	Boulder to Birmingham	Hollies
49	Don't make waves	Kevin Coyne
50	Disco dancer	Unicorn
51	I wanna stay with you	Gallagher & Lyle	*
52	What are friends for anyway	Catherine Howe
53	Carry out feelings	Nazareth
54	Listen to the rain	Andy Fraser
55	Tangerine	Salsoul orchestra
56	Pink panther theme '75 (RR – 1964)	Henry Mancini orchestra
57	You don't have to say you love me (01/76)	Guys & Dolls	*
58	River lady (a little goodbye)	Roger Whittaker
59	Tiffany	Gary Benson
60	Your magic put a spell on me (01/76)	L J Johnson	*
61	Hey Miss Payne (01/76)	Chequers	*
62	Is that long enough for you	Controllers
63	This empty place	Stephanie Mills
64	December '63 (Oh what a night)	Four Seasons	# 1
65	Lonely sky	Chris De Burgh
66	Give me an inch	Robert Palmer
67	Over my head	Fleetwood mac
68	Banapple gas	Cat Stevens
69	Makin' love	Poco
70	Double trouble	Lynyrd Skynyrd
71	Spinning the wheel (with the girl you love)	Hudson brothers
72	(Do the) Spanish hustle	Fatback Band	*
73	More	Toga
74	Oh no, not my baby	De Blanc
75	Shake me, wake me (when it's over)	Barbra Streisand
76	Sing a song	Earth, wind & fire
77	It takes one to know one	Mott [Mott the hoople]
78	Take it easy	Stray
79	Have mercy	Mighty Diamonds
80	Dance dance dance	Madeline Bell
81	Let's do the latin hustle	M & O Band	*
82	That old black magic	Softones
83	Love really hurts without you (01/76)	Billy Ocean	*
84	Theme from S.W.A.T.	Rhythm Heritage