| 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
|
14 February 1976
|
Robert Plant
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Desire by Bob Dylan
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'Forever and Ever' by Slik
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| 1510
|
21 February 1976
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
'Save Your Kisses for Me' by Brotherhood of Man
|
| 1518
|
17 April 1976
|
Sweet
|
Rock Follies soundtrack
|
'Save Your Kisses for Me' by Brotherhood of Man
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| 1519
|
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
|
1 May 1976
|
Buffy Sainte-Marie
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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
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| 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
|
| 1525
|
5 June 1976
|
Roger Daltrey
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
|
'No Charge' by J J Barrie
|
| 1526
|
12 June 1976
|
Helen Mirren
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
|
'The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)' by the Wurzels
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| 1527
|
19 June 1976
|
Bob Marley
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
|
'The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)' by the Wurzels
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| 1528
|
26 June 1976
|
Bryan Ferry
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
|
'You to Me are Everything' by the Real Thing
|
| 1529
|
3 July 1976
|
Eric Clapton
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
|
'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
|
'You to Me are Everything' by the Real Thing
|
| 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
|
| 1532
|
24 July 1976
|
The Runaways
|
20 Golden Greats by the Beach Boys
|
'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
|
'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' by Elton John & Kiki Dee
|
| 1535
|
14 August 1976
|
Ted Nugent
|
20 Golden Greats by the Beach Boys
|
'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
|
'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' by Elton John & Kiki Dee
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| 1537
|
28 August 1976
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
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
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| 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
|
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
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'Mississippi' by Pussycat
|
| 1545
|
23 October 1976
|
Patti Smith
|
Greatest Hits by ABBA
|
'Mississippi' by Pussycat
|
| 1546
|
30 October 1976
|
Rod Stewart
|
Soul Motion by various artists
|
'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
|
| 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
|
|
20 Golden Greats by Glen Campbell
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'Under the Moon of Love' by Showaddywaddy
|
| 1552
|
11 December 1976
|
|
20 Golden Greats by Glen Campbell
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'Under the Moon of Love' by Showaddywaddy
|
| 1553
|
18 December 1976
|
Jackson Browne
|
20 Golden Greats by Glen Campbell
|
'Under the Moon of Love' by Showaddywaddy
|
| 1554
|
25 December 1976
|
The best albums of the year ... 1966
|
20 Golden Greats by Glen Campbell
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'When a Child Is Born (Soleado)' by Johnny Mathis
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