List of number-one singles in 1976 (New Zealand)
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This is a list of Number 1 hit singles
in 1976 in New Zealand
, starting with the first chart dated, 30 January 1976.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in 1976 in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, starting with the first chart dated, 30 January 1976.
Chart
Grey shading indicates a song of New Zealand origin.| Week | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January | ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... |
SOS SOS (ABBA song) Agnetha Fältskog's version was the second single from her fifth Swedish solo-album Elva kvinnor i ett hus . It was the only song from this album not to have been composed by Fältskog herself.... |
ABBA ABBA (album) 1975 Polar Music international AB, Stockholm, Sweden.Stig Anderson helped us with the lyrics on "Mamma Mia", "Tropical Loveland", "SOS", "Bang-A-Boomerang", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" and "I've Been Waiting for You".-CD re-issues, bonus tracks:... |
| 6 February | C.W. McCall | Convoy Convoy (song) "Convoy" is a 1975 novelty song performed by C. W. McCall that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the US. Written by McCall and Chip Davis, the song spent six weeks at number one on the country charts and one week at number one on the pop charts... |
Black Bear Road Black Bear Road (album) Black Bear Road is an album by country musician C. W. McCall, released on MGM Records in 1975 . It is largely considered the album which gave him the most significant boost of his career, almost entirely due to the hit novelty song, "Convoy", that hit the number one spot on both Billboard's Country... |
| 13 February | C.W. McCall | Convoy | Black Bear Road |
| 20 February | C.W. McCall | Convoy | Black Bear Road |
| 27 February | C.W. McCall | Convoy | Black Bear Road |
| 5 March | Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... |
Bohemian Rhapsody Bohemian Rhapsody "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera... |
A Night at the Opera A Night at the Opera (Queen album) A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock group Queen, released in November 1975. Co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, A Night at the Opera was, at the time of its release, the most expensive album ever recorded... |
| 12 March | Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody | A Night at the Opera |
| 19 March | Pussycat Pussycat (Dutch band) Pussycat was a Dutch country and pop music group from Brunssum, driven by the three Kowalczyk sisters: Tonny, Betty and Marianne. Other members of the band were Lou Willé , Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans and John Theunissen.-Career:... |
Mississippi Mississippi (song) Mississippi was a popular single by Dutch group Pussycat. Written by Werner Theunissen and produced by Eddy Hilberts, Mississippi was the sole number one single for Pussycat, spending four weeks at number one on the UK singles chart in October 1976.... |
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| 26 March | Pussycat | Mississippi | |
| 2 April | Pussycat | Mississippi | |
| 9 April | Pussycat | Mississippi | |
| 16 April | Pussycat | Mississippi | |
| 23 April | Pussycat | Mississippi | |
| 30 April | Pussycat | Mississippi | |
| 7 May | Pussycat | Mississippi | |
| 14 May | Pussycat | Mississippi | |
| 21 May | Pussycat | Mississippi | |
| 28 May | Pussycat | Mississippi | |
| 4 June | ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... |
Fernando Fernando (song) "Fernando" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was the group's first non-album single and was released in November 1975 through Polar Music. Lead vocals were sung by Anni-Frid Lyngstad... |
Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (ABBA album) Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1975 . Greatest Hits was rush-released in Scandinavia in November 1975 to counter expected import sales of similar collections released by licencees in Europe, such as French Disques Vogue's ABBA's Greatest Hits and West... |
| 11 June | ABBA | Fernando | Greatest Hits |
| 18 June | ABBA | Fernando | Greatest Hits |
| 25 June | ABBA | Fernando | Greatest Hits |
| 2 July | ABBA | Fernando | Greatest Hits |
| 9 July | ABBA | Fernando | Greatest Hits |
| 16 July | ABBA | Fernando | Greatest Hits |
| 23 July | ABBA | Fernando | Greatest Hits |
| 30 July | Henry Gross Henry Gross Henry Gross , is an American singer-songwriter best known for his association with the group, Sha Na Na, and for his hit song, "Shannon".-Early years:... |
Shannon | |
| 6 August | Henry Gross | Shannon | |
| 13 August | ABBA | Fernando | Greatest Hits |
| 20 August | Henry Gross | Shannon | |
| 27 August | Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... & Kiki Dee Kiki Dee Kiki Dee is an English singer with a career spanning more than 40 years.... |
Don't Go Breaking My Heart Don't Go Breaking My Heart "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. It was written by Elton John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonym "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche" , and intended as an affectionate pastiche of the Tamla Motown style, notably the various duets recorded by Marvin Gaye and singers... |
(non-album single) |
| 3 September | Elton John & Kiki Dee | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | (non-album single) |
| 10 September | Elton John & Kiki Dee | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | (non-album single) |
| 17 September | Elton John & Kiki Dee | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | (non-album single) |
| 24 September | ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... |
Dancing Queen Dancing Queen "Dancing Queen" is a pop song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in August 1976, but was first performed two months earlier, on 18 June 1976, during a Royal Variety Show in Stockholm the evening before the Swedish royal wedding. It was the follow-up single to the hit "Fernando"... |
Arrival Arrival (ABBA album) -Side one:#"When I Kissed the Teacher" – 2:58#"Dancing Queen" – 3:47#"Dum Dum Diddle" – 2:50#"My Love, My Life" – 3:50... |
| 1 October | Elton John & Kiki Dee | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | (non-album single) |
| 8 October | Elton John & Kiki Dee | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | (non-album single) |
| 15 October | Elton John & Kiki Dee | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | (non-album single) |
| 22 October | Elton John & Kiki Dee | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | (non-album single) |
| 29 October | Elton John & Kiki Dee | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | (non-album single) |
| 5 November | ABBA | Dancing Queen | Arrival |
| 12 November | The Manhattans The Manhattans The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group, with a string of hit records spanning four decades. Their best known million-selling songs being "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and 'Shining Star' in 1980... |
Kiss & Say Goodbye Kiss and Say Goodbye "Kiss and Say Goodbye" is a song recorded by the American R&B vocal group The Manhattans. The song was written by Manhattans member Winfred "Blue" Lovett... |
The Manhattans The Manhattans (album) The Manhattans is the self-titled album by R&B vocal group The Manhattans, released in 1976 on the Columbia label. The Manhattans was the group's third Columbia album; the previous two had sold respectably to the R&B market, but failed to garner any significant crossover attention... |
| 19 November | ABBA | Dancing Queen | Arrival |
| 26 November | Sherbet Sherbet (band) Sherbet was one of the most prominent and successful Australian rock bands of the 1970s. Their biggest singles were "Summer Love" and "Howzat" , both reaching number one in Australia. "Howzat" was also a top 5 hit in the UK. Though the band's success in the U.S... |
Howzat | Howzat Howzat (album) Howzat was an album by Australian band Sherbet released in 1976. It spent two weeks at number one on the Australian album charts in 1976. The title cut was also a number one hit and remains the group's biggest hit, especially outside of Australia, reaching the top 5 of the UK charts and also... |
| 3 December | Sherbet | Howzat | Howzat |
| 10 December | ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... |
Money, Money, Money Money, Money, Money "Money, Money, Money", originally "Gypsy Girl", is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. The song, like most ABBA songs, was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It was released as a single on November 1, 1976, as the follow-up single to "Dancing Queen, both from the album Arrival... |
Arrival |
| 17 December | ABBA | Dancing Queen | Arrival |
- There was no chart recorded from January 1-29 and December 18-31 1973