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Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades: 1940s  1950s  1960s  – 1970s –  1980s  1990s  2000s
Years: 1973 1974 1975 – 1976 – 1977 1978 1979

1976 was a special year because it was a leap year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar. This means it had an extra day, February 29th, making it 366 days long instead of the usual 365. Many important things happened around the world in 1976.

Major Events of 1976

Famous People Born in 1976

Many people who later became famous were born in 1976:

Famous People Who Died in 1976

Some well-known people passed away in 1976:

Popular Movies of 1976

Some of the movies released in 1976 that people enjoyed included:

  • A Star is Born
  • All the President's Men (movie)
  • Marathon Man
  • Rocky
  • Silver Streak
  • The Omen
  • To Fly!
  • Taxi Driver

Hit Songs of 1976

Music was a big part of 1976, with many songs becoming popular hits:

  • "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" – Blue Öyster Cult
  • "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" – KC & the Sunshine Band
  • "(What A) Wonderful World" – Johnny Nash
  • "Anarchy In The UK" – Sex Pistols
  • "Dancing Queen" – ABBA
  • "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" – Paul Simon
  • "A Fifth of Beethoven" – Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band
  • "A Little Bit More" – Dr. Hook
  • "Afternoon Delight" – Starland Vocal Band
  • "All By Myself" – Eric Carmen
  • "Arms Of Mary" – Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
  • "Back In The USSR" – The Beatles
  • "Beautiful Noise" – Neil Diamond
  • "Bennie And The Jets" – Elton John
  • "Besame Mucho" – Dalida
  • "Better Use Your Head" – Little Anthony and the Imperials
  • "Blinded By The Light" – Manfred Mann's Earth Band
  • "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen
  • "Boogie Fever" Sylvers
  • "Born To Be With You" – Dion
  • "Both Ends Burning" – Roxy Music
  • "Candy Store Rock" – Led Zeppelin
  • "Cherry Bomb" – The Runaways
  • "Convoy" – C.W. McCall
  • "Couldn't Get It Right" – Climax Blues Band
  • "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)" – Four Seasons
  • "Devil Woman"- Cliff Richard
  • "Disco Duck (Part 1)" – Rick Dees & His Cast ...
  • "Disco Lady" – Johnnie Taylor
  • "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" – Julie Covington
  • "Don't Give Up On Us" – David Soul
  • "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – Elton John & Kiki Dee
  • "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" – Barry White
  • "Don't Stop It Now" – Hot Chocolate
  • "Don't Take Away The Music" – Tavares
  • "Dream Weaver" – Gary Wright
  • "Extended Play(EP)" – Bryan Ferry
  • "Fernando" – ABBA
  • "Fly Like An Eagle" – Steve Miller Band
  • "Foggy Notion-Inside Your Heart" – Velvet Underground
  • "Fool to Cry" – The Rolling Stones
  • "Forever And Ever" – Demis Roussos
  • "Forever And Ever" – Slik
  • "Freebird(EP)" – Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • "Get Up and Boogie" – Silver Convention
  • "Girls Girls Girls" – Sailor
  • "Harvest For The World" – The Isley Brothers
  • "Hasten Down The Wind" – Warren Zevon
  • "Heart On My Sleeve" – Gallagher and Lyle
  • "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" – Tavares
  • "Hello Old Friend" – Eric Clapton
  • "Here Comes The Sun" – Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
  • "Here Comes The Weekend" – Dave Edmunds
  • "Hey Baby" – J.J. Cale
  • "Honey I" – George McCrae
  • "Hot Stuff" – The Rolling Stones
  • "Hot Valves(EP)" – Be Bop Deluxe
  • "Howzat" – Sherbet
  • "Hurricane" – Bob Dylan
  • "Hurt" – The Manhattans
  • "I Love Music" – The O'Jays
  • "I Love To Boogie " – T. Rex
  • "I Love to Love (But My Baby Just Loves to Dance)" – Tina Charles
  • "I Want You" – Marvin Gaye
  • "I Wish" – Stevie Wonder
  • "I Write the Songs" – Barry Manilow
  • "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" – England Dan and John Ford Coley
  • "If Not You" – Dr. Hook
  • "If You Leave Me Now" – Chicago
  • "I'm Mandy Fly Me" – 10cc
  • "I'm Your Puppet" – James and Bobby Purify
  • "In Dulce Jubilo/On Horseback" – Mike Oldfield
  • "It Keeps You Running" – Carly Simon
  • "It's Over" – Boz Scaggs
  • "Jailbreak" – Thin Lizzy
  • "J'Attendrai" – Dalida
  • "Jump In My Car" – TMG
  • "Kiss and Say Goodbye" – The Manhattans
  • "Landslide" – Fleetwood Mac
  • "Last Child" – Aerosmith
  • "Le petit bonheur" – Dalida
  • "Let 'Em In" – Paul McCartney & Wings
  • "Let Your Love Flow" – Bellamy Brothers
  • "Let's Stick Together" – Bryan Ferry
  • "Livin' Thing" – Electric Light Orchestra
  • "Lost in France" – Bonnie Tyler
  • "Love And Affection" – Joan Armatrading
  • "Love Hangover" – Diana Ross
  • "Love Is Alive" – Gary Wright
  • "Love Machine" – The Miracles
  • "Love Really Hurts Without You" – Billy Ocean
  • "Love Rollercoaster" – Ohio Players
  • "Love So Right" – Bee Gees
  • "Love To Love You Baby – Donna Summer
  • "Love's A Prima Donna" – Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
  • "Low Rider" – War
  • "Mamma Mia" – ABBA
  • "Man to Man" – Hot Chocolate
  • "Midnight Train To Georgia" – Gladys Knight and the Pips
  • "Mississippi" – Pussycat
  • "Misty Blue" – Dorothy Moore
  • "Mohammed's Radio" – Warren Zevon
  • "Money, Money, Money" – ABBA
  • "Moonlight Feels Right" – Starbuck
  • "More Than a Feeling" – Boston
  • "Movin'" – Brass Construction
  • "Mozambique" – Bob Dylan
  • "Music" – John Miles
  • "My First Night Alone Without You" – Bonnie Raitt
  • "Nadia's Theme (The Young & The Restless)" – Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr.
  • "New Rose" – The Damned (debut)
  • "No Charge" – J.J. Barrie
  • "Pinball Wizard" – Elton John
  • "Play That Funky Music" – Wild Cherry
  • "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)" – Fleetwood Mac
  • "Right Back Where We Started From" – Maxine Nightingale
  • "Ring Out Solstice Bells(EP)" – Jethro Tull
  • "Rock Me Gently" – Sherbet
  • "Rock'n Me" – Steve Miller Band
  • "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto(Concerto De Aranjuez))" – Manuel and the Music of the Mountains
  • "Sara Smile" – Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • "Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man (This was the best-selling song of the year!)
  • "Say You Love Me" – Fleetwood Mac
  • "She's Gone" – Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • "Ships In The Night" – Be Bop Deluxe
  • "Show Me The Way" – Peter Frampton
  • "Silly Love Songs" – Paul McCartney & Wings
  • "Sing Me An Old Fashioned Song" – Billie Jo Spears
  • "So It Goes" – Nick Lowe
  • "Somebody To Love" – Queen
  • "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"- Elton John
  • "Still The One" – Orleans
  • "Stop Me(If You've Heard It All Before)" – Billy Ocean
  • "Suffragette City" – David Bowie
  • "Sugar Mama" – Bonnie Raitt
  • "Sunshine Day" – Osibisa
  • "Take It To The Limit" – The Eagles
  • "Take The Money And Run" – Steve Miller Band
  • "Taking It To The Streets" – The Doobie Brothers
  • "That'll Be The Day" – Linda Ronstadt
  • "The Boston Tea Party" – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
  • "The Boys Are Back In Town" – Thin Lizzy
  • "The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)" – Wurzels
  • "The Killing of Georgie, Pt. 1-2" – Rod Stewart
  • "The Perfect ..." – Roxy Music
  • "The Rubberband Man" – The Detroit Spinners
  • "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" – Diana Ross
  • "Theme from S.W.A.T." – Rhythm Heritage
  • "Things We Do For Love" – 10cc
  • "This Is It" – Melba Moore
  • "This Old Heart Of Mine" – Rod Stewart
  • "TVC 15" – David Bowie
  • "Under the Moon of Love" – Showaddywaddy
  • "Uptown Uptempo Woman" – Randy Edelman
  • "Welcome Back" – John Sebastian
  • "What I've Got In Mind" – Billie Jo Spears
  • "When A Child Is Born (Soleado)" – Johnny Mathis
  • "Why Can't We Be Friends" – War
  • "World Turning" – Fleetwood Mac
  • "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" – Gordon Lightfoot
  • "Yesterday" – The Beatles
  • "You Don't Have To Go" – The Chi-Lites
  • "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" – Leo Sayer
  • "You See The Trouble With Me" – Barry White
  • "You Should Be Dancing" – Bee Gees
  • "You to Me Are Everything" – Real Thing
  • "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" – Lou Rawls
  • "Young Hearts Run Free" – Candi Staton
  • "You're My Best Friend" – Queen
  • ”Saturday Night" – Bay City Rollers
  • ”Tonight's the Night" – Rod Stewart

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