List of number-one singles in 1976 (New Zealand)

This is a list of Number 1 hit singles in 1976 in New Zealand, starting with the first chart dated, 30 January 1976. ^[1]

Chart

Week	Artist	Title
2 January 1976	Summer break - no chart	Summer break - no chart
9 January 1976	Summer break - no chart	Summer break - no chart
16 January 1976	Summer break - no chart	Summer break - no chart
23 January 1976	Summer break - no chart	Summer break - no chart
30 January 1976	ABBA	"SOS"
6 February 1976	C.W. McCall	"Convoy"
13 February 1976
20 February 1976
27 February 1976
5 March 1976	Queen	"Bohemian Rhapsody"
12 March 1976
19 March 1976	Pussycat	"Mississippi"
26 March 1976
2 April 1976
9 April 1976
16 April 1976
23 April 1976	Easter holiday - no chart	Easter holiday - no chart
30 April 1976	Pussycat	"Mississippi"
7 May 1976
14 May 1976
21 May 1976
28 May 1976
4 June 1976	ABBA	"Fernando"
11 June 1976
18 June 1976
25 June 1976
2 July 1976
9 July 1976
16 July 1976
23 July 1976
30 July 1976	Henry Gross	"Shannon"
6 August 1976
13 August 1976	ABBA	"Fernando"
20 August 1976	Henry Gross	"Shannon"
27 August 1976	Elton John & Kiki Dee	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
3 September 1976
10 September 1976
17 September 1976
24 September 1976	ABBA	"Dancing Queen"
1 October 1976	Elton John & Kiki Dee	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
8 October 1976
15 October 1976
22 October 1976
29 October 1976
5 November 1976	ABBA	"Dancing Queen"
12 November 1976	The Manhattans	"Kiss & Say Goodbye"
19 November 1976	ABBA	"Dancing Queen"
26 November 1976	Sherbet	"Howzat"
3 December 1976
10 December 1976	ABBA	"Money, Money, Money"
17 December 1976	ABBA	"Dancing Queen"
24 December 1976	Summer break - no chart	Summer break - no chart
31 December 1976	Summer break - no chart	Summer break - no chart

Notes

• Number of number-one singles: 11
• Longest run at number-one: "Mississippi" by Pussycat (11 weeks).
• ABBA would be the most successful artist/group/band of 1976, having four #1 songs.

See also

• 1976 in music
• RIANZ

References

1. "Rianz Charts 1976". Flavour of New Zealand.

External links

• The Official NZ Music Chart, RIANZ website