Issue number
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Date
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Cover
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Top album
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Top single
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1503
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3 January 1976
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Is 1976 ready for rock 'n' roll?
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A Night at the Opera by Queen
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"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
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1504
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10 January 1976
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The Great British Music Festival
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A Night at the Opera by Queen
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"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
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1505
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17 January 1976
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Bad Company
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40 Greatest Hits by Perry Como
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"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
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1506
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24 January 1976
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Is rock 'n' roll an old man's game?
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A Night at the Opera by Queen
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"Glass of Champagne" by Sailor
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1507
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31 January 1976
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The Small Faces
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A Night at the Opera by Queen
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"Mama Mia" by ABBA
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1508
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7 February 1976
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10cc
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How Dare You by 10cc
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"Mama Mia" by ABBA
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1509
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14 February 1976
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Robert Plant
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Desire by Bob Dylan
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"Forever and Ever" by Slik
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1510
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21 February 1976
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Patti Smith
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Desire by Bob Dylan
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"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" by The Four Seasons
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1511
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28 February 1976
|
Top 100 NME singles of all time
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The Very Best of Slim Whitman by Slim Whitman
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"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" by The Four Seasons
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1512
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6 March 1976
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The Very Best of Slim Whitman by Slim Whitman
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"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" by Tina Charles
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1513
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13 March 1976
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The Very Best of Slim Whitman by Slim Whitman
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"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" by Tina Charles
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1514
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20 March 1976
|
Phil Spector
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Blue for You by Status Quo
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"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" by Tina Charles
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1515
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27 March 1976
|
Bobby Womack
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Blue for You by Status Quo
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"Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man
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1516
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3 April 1976
|
Neil Young
|
Blue for You by Status Quo
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"Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man
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1517
|
10 April 1976
|
Teddy boys
|
Rock Follies soundtrack
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"Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man
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1518
|
17 April 1976
|
Sweet
|
Rock Follies soundtrack
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"Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man
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1519
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24 April 1976
|
Charlie Watts
|
Presence by Led Zeppelin
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"Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man
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1520
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1 May 1976
|
Buffy Sainte-Marie
|
Rock Follies soundtrack
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"Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man
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1521
|
8 May 1976
|
How to Bluff Your Way Thru Rock 'n' Roll
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"Fernando" by ABBA
|
1522
|
15 May 1976
|
David Bowie
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"Fernando" by ABBA
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1523
|
22 May 1976
|
Nils Lofgren
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"Fernando" by ABBA
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1524
|
29 May 1976
|
The Rolling Stones
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"Fernando" by ABBA
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1525
|
5 June 1976
|
Roger Daltrey
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"No Charge" by JJ Barrie
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1526
|
12 June 1976
|
Helen Mirren
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)" by The Wurzels
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1527
|
19 June 1976
|
Bob Marley
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)" by The Wurzels
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1528
|
26 June 1976
|
Bryan Ferry
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"You to Me are Everything" by The Real Thing
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1529
|
3 July 1976
|
Eric Clapton
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"You to Me are Everything" by The Real Thing
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1530
|
10 July 1976
|
John Lennon
|
A Night on the Town by Rod Stewart
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"You to Me are Everything" by The Real Thing
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1531
|
17 July 1976
|
The Who
|
A Night on the Town by Rod Stewart
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"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee
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1532
|
24 July 1976
|
The Runaways
|
20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
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"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee
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1533
|
31 July 1976
|
Fleetwood Mac
|
20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
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"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee
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1534
|
7 August 1976
|
Eric Clapton
|
20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
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"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee
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1535
|
14 August 1976
|
Ted Nugent
|
20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
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"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee
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1536
|
21 August 1976
|
Blue Oyster Cult
|
20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
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"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee
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1537
|
28 August 1976
|
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20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
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"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee
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1538
|
4 September 1976
|
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20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
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"Dancing Queen" by ABBA
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1539
|
11 September 1976
|
Freddie Mercury
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20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
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"Dancing Queen" by ABBA
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1540
|
18 September 1976
|
Eddie and the Hotrods
|
20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
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"Dancing Queen" by ABBA
|
1541
|
25 September 1976
|
Bob Dylan
|
20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
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"Dancing Queen" by ABBA
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1542
|
2 October 1976
|
Dr. Feelgood
|
The Best of The Stylistics Volume 2 by The Stylistics
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"Dancing Queen" by ABBA
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1543
|
9 October 1976
|
Marvin Gaye
|
Stupidity by Dr. Feelgood
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"Dancing Queen" by ABBA
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1544
|
16 October 1976
|
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Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"Mississippi" by Pussycat
|
1545
|
23 October 1976
|
Patti Smith
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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"Mississippi" by Pussycat
|
1546
|
30 October 1976
|
Rod Stewart
|
Soul Motion by various artists
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"Mississippi" by Pussycat
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1547
|
6 November 1976
|
Independent record labels
|
Soul Motion by various artists
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"Mississippi" by Pussycat
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1548
|
13 November 1976
|
Graham Parker
|
The Song Remains the Same by Led Zeppelin
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"If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago
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1549
|
20 November 1976
|
Jimmy Page
|
Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
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"If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago
|
1550
|
27 November 1976
|
Brian Eno
|
20 Golden Greats by Glen Campbell
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"If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago
|
1551
|
4 December 1976
|
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20 Golden Greats by Glen Campbell
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"Under the Moon of Love" by Showaddywaddy
|
1552
|
11 December 1976
|
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20 Golden Greats by Glen Campbell
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"Under the Moon of Love" by Showaddywaddy
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1553
|
18 December 1976
|
Jackson Browne
|
20 Golden Greats by Glen Campbell
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"Under the Moon of Love" by Showaddywaddy
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1554
|
25 December 1976
|
The best albums of the year ... 1966
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20 Golden Greats by Glen Campbell
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"When a Child Is Born (Soleado)" by Johnny Mathis
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