Year:1976

Bands Formed

 * The Clash
 * Chic
 * The Cure
 * U2

Singles Released

 * Epitaph King Crimson
 * (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Öyster Cult
 * Radio-Activity Kraftwerk
 * The Blitzkrieg Bop!! Ramones
 * Shake Some Action Flamin' Groovies
 * Roadrunner The Modern Lovers
 * (I'm) Stranded The Saints
 * New Rose The Damned
 * Gloria Patti Smith
 * Anarchy in the U.K. Sex Pistols
 * Final Solution Pere Ubu
 * Year of the Cat Al Stewart
 * Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac
 * Chase the Devil Max Romeo
 * I Wish Stevie Wonder
 * Helter Skelter The Beatles
 * Pissing in a River Patti Smith
 * Suffragette City David Bowie
 * Livin' Thing Electric Light Orchestra
 * Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) Fleetwood Mac
 * Dancing Queen ABBA
 * Got To Get You Into My Life (Beatles song) The Beatles
 * Hot Wire My Heart Crime
 * Love Hangover Diana Ross
 * The Rubberband Man The Spinners
 * More Than a Feeling Boston (band)
 * Police and Thieves Junior Murvin
 * I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend Ramones
 * Politicians in My Eyes Death
 * Ripples Genesis
 * X Offender Blondie
 * Somebody to Love (Queen) Queen
 * Entangled Genesis
 * TVC 15 David Bowie
 * The Boys Are Back in Town Thin Lizzy
 * So It Goes Nick Lowe
 * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Residents
 * War in a Babylon Max Romeo & The Upsetters
 * The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot
 * Kid Charlemagne Steely Dan
 * Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston
 * One More Cup of Coffee Bob Dylan
 * Crazy on You Heart
 * Cherry Bomb The Runaways
 * Jailbreak (number of Thin Lizzy) Thin Lizzy
 * Stay David Bowie
 * Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk) Parliament
 * You're My Best Friend Queen
 * Magic Man Heart
 * Europa Santana
 * Get Up Offa That Thing James Brown
 * Let's Stick Together Bryan Ferry
 * Strange Magic Electric Light Orchestra
 * Love and Affection Joan Armatrading
 * The Ripper Judas Priest
 * Carry On Wayward Son Kansas
 * A Trick of the Tail Genesis
 * Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton
 * Lowdown Boz Scaggs
 * Let 'Em In Wings
 * Night Moves Bob Seger
 * The Fez Steely Dan
 * Couldn't Get It Right Climax Blues Band
 * More, More, More The Andrea True Connection
 * You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls
 * Beth KISS
 * I'm Mandy Fly Me 10cc
 * The Raven The Alan Parsons Project
 * Calling Occupants (Of Interplanetary Craft) Klaatu
 * Misty Blue Dorothy Moore
 * Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap AC/DC
 * Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac
 * Street Waves Pere Ubu
 * Les mots bleus Christophe
 * Don't Believe a Word Thin Lizzy
 * You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees
 * Pulstar Vangelis
 * Deceiver Judas Priest
 * Johnny Was (Woman Hold Her Head and Cry) Bob Marley
 * Sara Smile Hall & Oates
 * Could It Be Magic Donna Summer
 * Sun, Sun, Sun Jakki
 * Haitian Divorce Steely Dan
 * You Keep on Moving Deep Purple
 * Everybody Loves the Sunshine Roy Ayers
 * Tyrant Judas Priest
 * Hard Luck Woman KISS
 * Jailbreak AC/DC
 * Blinded by the Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band
 * Fly Like an Eagle Steve Miller Band
 * I'll Meet You at Midnight Smokie
 * Keys to Your Heart The 101ers
 * Et si tu n'existais pas Joe Dassin
 * I Want More Can
 * The Price of Love Bryan Ferry
 * Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word Elton John
 * Car Wash Rose Royce
 * Mystery Song Status Quo
 * Mozambique Bob Dylan
 * Nightrider Electric Light Orchestra
 * Step Right Up Tom Waits
 * Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
 * Last Child Aerosmith
 * T.N.T. AC/DC
 * You Are the Star Jakki
 * Summer WAR
 * Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel Tavares
 * Rain Status Quo
 * Legalize It Peter Tosh
 * Daddy Cool Boney M.
 * Girls, Girls, Girls (Sailor) Sailor
 * Devil Woman Cliff Richard
 * Music (John Miles) John Miles
 * Silly Love Songs Wings
 * Another Night Camel
 * Cowboy Song Thin Lizzy
 * Theme From Taxi Driver Bernard Herrmann
 * Jet Boy New York Dolls
 * Love Really Hurts Without You Billy Ocean
 * Sunny Boney M.
 * Shout It Out Loud KISS
 * P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) Parliament
 * In France They Kiss on Main Street Joni Mitchell
 * My Love Is Free Double Exposure
 * Green Grass & High Tides Outlaws
 * Rose of Cimarron Poco
 * Starstruck Rainbow
 * Free Bird (live) Lynyrd Skynyrd
 * Harvest for the World The Isley Brothers
 * Dreamboat Annie Heart
 * Pogo Dancing Chris Spedding & The Vibrators
 * Marilou sous la neige Serge Gainsbourg
 * Kiss and Say Goodbye The Manhattans
 * I Love to Boogie T. Rex
 * Dazz Brick
 * Spinning Rock Boogie Hank C. Burnette
 * Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? The Angels (Australian band)
 * S-S-S-Single Bed Fox
 * Don't Touch Me There The Tubes
 * The Lies in Your Eyes The Sweet
 * Takin' It to the Streets The Doobie Brothers
 * Fernando (song) ABBA
 * Lonely boy (Andrew Gold) Andrew Gold
 * Flaming Youth KISS
 * Long May You Run The Stills-Young Band
 * Ships in the Night Be-Bop Deluxe
 * You See the Trouble With Me Barry White
 * This Song George Harrison
 * We Vibrate The Vibrators
 * White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane
 * After the Dance Marvin Gaye
 * Hasten Down the Wind Warren Zevon
 * Fool to Cry The Rolling Stones
 * (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC & the Sunshine Band
 * The Things We Do for Love 10cc
 * Roots, Rock, Reggae Bob Marley
 * Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee
 * New Kid in Town Eagles
 * (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether The Alan Parsons Project
 * Late Last Night Split Enz
 * Cokane in My Brain Dillinger (musician)
 * Hot Stuff The Rolling Stones
 * Try Me, I Know We Can Make It Donna Summer
 * Take the Money and Run Steve Miller Band
 * Portsmouth Mike Oldfield
 * Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) Bee Gees
 * Ain't Nobody But Me Supertramp
 * Turn the Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson
 * Money, Money, Money ABBA
 * Kiss of Light Be-Bop Deluxe
 * Whispering Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
 * If You Know What I Mean Neil Diamond
 * I'd Rather Be With You Bootsy's Rubber Band
 * Rock'n Me Steve Miller Band
 * If You Leave Me Now Chicago (band)
 * The Hunter Free
 * Wand'rin Star Lee Marvin
 * It's Alright Black Sabbath
 * Laser Love T. Rex
 * One Piece at a Time Johnny Cash
 * In Zaire Johnny Wakelin
 * Arms of Mary Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (band)
 * Little Does She Know The Kursaal Flyers
 * Sweet Thing Rufus
 * Ten Percent Double Exposure
 * In Trance Scorpions
 * Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon
 * Breezin' George Benson
 * Almost Saturday Night John Fogerty
 * Teenage Depression Eddie and the Hot Rods
 * Spring Affair Donna Summer
 * Free Deniece Williams
 * It's Now or Never Elvis Presley
 * Baby Please Don't Go AC/DC
 * Turn! Turn! Turn! (song) The Byrds
 * Here, There And Everywhere Emmylou Harris
 * War Bob Marley
 * Run With the Pack Bad Company
 * Hey Lord (Don't Ask Me Questions) Graham Parker
 * Wondering Van der Graaf Generator
 * Chatty Chatty Mouth The Gladiators
 * Love in C Minor Cerrone
 * To One in Paradise The Alan Parsons Project
 * Vincent Don McLean
 * Moody Blue Elvis Presley
 * Reggae Got Soul Toots and The Maytals
 * Ballade de Johnny Jane Jane Birkin
 * Lost Without Your Love Bread
 * Cavaleiros negros Mutantes
 * Rita May Bob Dylan
 * Welcome Back John Sebastian
 * You to Me Are Everything The Real Thing
 * Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die Jethro Tull
 * One of These Days Emmylou Harris
 * Slip Kid The Who
 * Gypsy Black Sabbath
 * Hotel Chambermaid Graham Parker
 * Rock Creek Park The Blackbyrds
 * Enjoy Yourself The Jacksons
 * Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra) Electric Light Orchestra
 * Travelin' Light J.J. Cale
 * Tonight's the Night Rod Stewart
 * Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) Joe Tex
 * Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire
 * All That You Dream Little Feat
 * Movin' Brass Construction
 * Fool for the City Foghat
 * Loretta Nervous Eaters
 * I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Warren Zevon
 * Livin' for the Weekend The O'Jays
 * Onyx Space Art
 * 24 Hours a Day Barbara Pennington
 * Wild Side of Life Status Quo
 * I Never Cry Alice Cooper
 * I'll Be Good to You The Brothers Johnson
 * Gimme Back My Bullets Lynyrd Skynyrd
 * Pinball Wizard Elton John
 * Positive Vibration Bob Marley
 * Baretta's Theme [Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow] Sammy Davis, Jr.
 * Cool Rasta The Heptones
 * I Think We're Alone Now The Rubinoos
 * It's Only Love ZZ Top
 * Hurt Elvis Presley
 * The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore The Walker Brothers
 * Silver Wheels Bruce Cockburn
 * Nobody's Fool Slade
 * Soul Shoes Graham Parker
 * Seven Minutes of Funk The Whole Darn Family
 * Lessons Rush
 * Right Time of the Night Jennifer Warnes
 * It Came in the Night A Raincoat
 * Questions Manfred Mann's Earth Band
 * This Masquerade George Benson
 * Shannon Henry Gross
 * Can't Hide Love Earth, Wind & Fire
 * Stand Tall Burton Cummings
 * Matinee Idyll (129) Split Enz
 * Silver Star The Four Seasons (band)
 * Lookin' Out for Bachman-Turner Overdrive
 * Blood and Honey Amanda Lear
 * Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless) Perry Botkin, Jr.
 * Sons of Slave Junior Delgado
 * Lost in France Bonnie Tyler
 * Bombay Golden Earring
 * Silver Cloud La Düsseldorf
 * Heaven Is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac Hot Chocolate
 * The Darktown Strutters Ball Ted Mulry Gang
 * Let's Call It Quits Slade
 * Beautiful Noise Neil Diamond
 * A Fifth of Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
 * Jaws Lalo Schifrin
 * When Jah Come Devon Iron's
 * Shame and Pride The Mighty Diamonds
 * John Rock The Dogs
 * Lines The Walker Brothers
 * You're the Reason Why The Rubettes
 * M.P.L.A. Tappa Zukie
 * Acid Queen Tina Turner
 * You+Me=Love The Undisputed Truth
 * Back Street Kids Black Sabbath
 * Tear Me Apart Suzi Quatro
 * Get Up and Boogie Silver Convention
 * Don't Cry For Me Argentina Julie Covington
 * Chanson d'amour The Manhattan Transfer
 * Voici les clés Gérard Lenorman
 * A Spaceman Came Travelling Chris de Burgh
 * Boston Tea Party The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
 * Comment lui dire France Gall
 * Roxy Roller Nick Gilder
 * Home Tonight Aerosmith
 * Here Comes the Weekend Dave Edmunds
 * Rub Out Jeff Britton & The Spitfires
 * Rock 'n' Roll Star Barclay James Harvest
 * Atmosphere Strutt Cloud One
 * "Lá Fora" a Cidade Perspectiva
 * With Your Love Jefferson Starship
 * Lorelei Styx
 * Hard Work John Handy
 * The Girl of My Best Friend Elvis Presley
 * Charley's Girl Lou Reed
 * Puisque tu l'aimes dis le lui Raffaella Carrà
 * Heart on My Sleeve Bryan Ferry
 * Croaking Lizard The Upsetters
 * Jeans On David Dundas
 * (I Believe) Love's a Prima Donna Steve Harley
 * Silent Night Can
 * Rock & Roll Band Boston (band)
 * Howzat Sherbet
 * Star Studded Sham Hello
 * Marleen Marianne Rosenberg
 * Saturday Nite Earth, Wind & Fire
 * It's OK The Beach Boys
 * Something He Can Feel Aretha Franklin
 * Sleepwalkin' Golden Earring
 * It Keeps You Runnin' The Doobie Brothers
 * Hot Line The Sylvers
 * Smoke From a Distant Fire The Sanford Townsend Band
 * (I'd Really) Love to See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley
 * Let Me Down Easy Rare Pleasure
 * Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love) [The O'Jays
 * Summer, Highland Falls Billy Joel
 * No More Looking Back The Kinks
 * Stratosfear Tangerine Dream
 * You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

Albums Released
Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder

Station to Station David Bowie

Other Events
The Beatles receive in January a bid of 30 million dollars for a reunion concert. The offer is made ​​by Bill Sargent, a concert organizer. In vain, it will not come to a reunion of the famous pop group. Also released on live television bid of $ 3,000 from Lorne Michaels, the producer of Saturday Night Live will not produce the desired result. Will be in May Paul McCartney and Wings or by the United States touring with the Wings over America tour. McCartney is the first time in ten years that he is in America.
 * The Eurovision song contest is won by the British entry: "Save your kisses for me", performed by the Brotherhood of Man (The festival was held in the Dutch Hague ).
 * October 18 : First performance of String Quartet No. 6 of Boris Tchaikovsky
 * October 22 : First performance of Mi-parti of Witold Lutosławski

The compilation album, Their Greatest Hits (1971 - 1975) of Eagles became the first album in history, a platinum plate. This award represents more than 1 million albums sold. The prize can be awarded. Already one week after the release of the album

Elton John is now immortalized in the London branch of Madame Tussauds . In March this year, a wax figure of British pop star in the collection.

Members coming in May ABBA in the news. Rumors from the German press report that all members except Anni Frid Lyngstad, in a plane crash came. killed The rumor is quickly debunked. Later that year the famous ABBA logo at baptism held by the inverse B.

In September, by Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. the band Feedback formed. Later this band will be renamed to U2 . Other bands that are created in this year are Elvis Costello and the Attractions , Foreigner ,Iron Maiden , The Cure and Cheap Trick .

Deaths include Percy Faith.

==Grammy Awards [ Edit] == ==Matches [ edit] == ==Festivals [ Edit] ==
 * 18th Grammy Awards
 * Eurovision Song Contest 1976
 * Pinkpop