A month in a life – Jan 1976

All tracks released in January 1976 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
1 Squeeze box Who *
2 Acid queen Tina Turner
3 Grow some funk of your own Elton John
4 Away from home Bachman Turner Overdrive
5 Checkmate Barrabas
6 Baby face Wing and a prayer fife and drum corps *
7 I could dance all night Archie Bell & Drells
8 Honey I George McCrae *
9 I want to dance with you (dance with me) Ritchie family
10 God's gonna punish you (11/75) Tymes *
11 Breaking up is hard to do '75 Neil Sedaka
12 99 miles from L.A. Albert Hammond
13 Fallen angel Rogue
14 No regrets (11/75) Walker Brothers *
15 We do it (10/75) R. & J. Stone *
16 That's why I love you Andrew Gold
17 Just too many people Melissa Manchester
18 Sweet love Commodores
19 Walk away from love (12/75) David Ruffin *
20 It should have been me (11/75) Yvonne Fair *
21 Carry me David Crosby & Graham Nash
22 Caught you in a lie Maria Mudie
23 For the love of you (Part 1 & 2) Isley brothers
24 Once you hit the road Dionne Warwick
25 Sunshine day (11/75) Osibisa *
26 Low rider War *
27 Love to love you baby (03/75) Donna Summer *
28 Fanny (be tender with my love) Bee Gees
29 The way I want to touch you (11/75) Captain & Tennille *
30 Winners and losers Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
31 Fly away John Denver (ft Olivia Newton John)
32 Breakaway Art Garfunkel
33 Answer me (11/75) Barbara Dickson *
34 Rodrigo's guitar Concerto De Aranjuez (11/75) Manuel & the music of the mountains *
35 Bohemian rhapsody (10/75) Queen # 1
36 Forever and ever (11/75) Slik *
37 Evil woman [UK single version] (11/75) Electric Light Orchestra *
38 Crying, waiting, hoping Dave Mason
39 Everyday I have to cry Arthur Alexander
40 Something's been making me blue Smokie *
41 Tears on the telephone (10/75) Claude Francois *
42 Drive safely darlin' (12/75) Tony Christie *
43 Deep purple Donny & Marie Osmond *
44 Moonlight serenade (RR – 1958) [EP] Glenn Miller *
45 J'attendrai Dalida
46 Summer place '76 Percy Faith
47 Reggae, soul and rock 'n' roll Johnny Wakelin
48 Shanghai'd Carl Douglas
49 Look at the boy Jean Plum
50 I love music O'Jays *
51 Love on delivery Reflections
52 Going down slowly Pointer sisters
53 Honey trippin' Mystic moods
54 Love machine (11/75) Miracles *
55 Let me be the number 1 (12/75) Dooley Silverspoon *
56 How high the moon Gloria Gaynor *
57 Use your imagination Kokomo
58 I'd love you to want me John Holt
59 50 ways to leave your lover Paul Simon *
60 I write the songs Barry Manilow
61 Sunday sunrise Anny Murray
62 Country boy (You got your feet in LA) Glen Campbell
63 December '63 (Oh what a night) Four Seasons *
64 Just one look Faith, Hope & Charity *
65 Mamma Mia (11/75) Abba # 1
66 Don't look now David Courtney
67 Don't try 'n' change my mind Ronnie Lane's slim chance
68 Something true Nilsson
69 The blind man in the bleachers Kenny Starr
70 Since you've been gone Russ Ballard
71 Love fire Jigsaw
72 Oh my my Ringo Starr
73 That's rock 'n' roll Eric Carmen
74 Lies in your eyes Sweet *
75 Free ride Tavares
76 Weak spot Evelyn Thomas *
77 Running in another direction Barbara Pennington
78 Bye love 5000 volts
79 Every beat of my heart Crown heights affair
80 Peace pipe B.T. Express
81 Please love me again V.I.P. Connection
82 I get the fever Creation
83 Always there Ronnie Laws & Pressure