"In 1976, record shoppers knew what they liked the Eagles and Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan and they bought it in droves. Only 11 different albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart that year, with Peter Frampton and George Benson sneaking to the top between the better-known likes of Wings, Led Zeppelin, Earth, Wind & Fire, and a few other familiar acts."
"The singles chart, meanwhile, was all over the place, with radio stations in transition and not sure where to land. Wings' Silly Love Songs was the overall top single of '76, but Rod Stewart's Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) wasn't far behind. Disco was starting to make inroads on the airwaves with No. 1 hits such as Johnny Taylor's Disco Lady and Walter Murphy's A Fifth of Beethoven."
Only 11 different albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 1976, concentrating album success among a few established acts. Major artists such as the Eagles, Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Wings, Led Zeppelin, Earth, Wind & Fire, Peter Frampton and George Benson accounted for much of the album-chart dominance. The singles chart reflected broad stylistic change as disco made inroads, soul and funk produced strong hits, and soft-rock maintained presence with several No. 1 singles. Chicago IX held the No. 1 album spot for two weeks to start 1976 after finishing 1975 with three weeks at the top.
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