THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z:BARRY KOWAL) CHART's TOP ALBUMS FOR 1976

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
 1 THE BEST OF ABBA-ABBA-JULY                                                                              3932
 2 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN-ROD STEWART-October                                                 3886
 3 ATLANTIC CROSSING-ROD STEWART-January                                                   3456
 4 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE-PETER FRAMPTON-November                                            1938
 5 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-QUEEN-April                                                        1660
 6 THEIR GREATEST HITS-EAGLES-March                                                        1400
 7 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-THE EAGLES-February                                                 1384
 8 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS-Freddy Fender-January                                    1342
 9 BEAUTIFUL NOISE-Neil Diamond-August                                                     1334
10 BLACK & BLUE-Rolling Stones-June                                                        1192
11 Abba-Abba-February                                                                      1100
12 History:America's Greatest Hits-America-February                                        1068
13 How Dare You-10 C.C.-April                                                              1064
14 Wings At The Speed Of Sound-Paul McCartney & Wings-July                                 1050
15 Second Album Of The Very Best Of Roger Whittaker-Roger Whittaker-October                1038
16 Bay City Rollers-Bay City Rollers-October                                                972
17 The World's Great Classics-NZ Symphony Orchestra-November                                954
18 Windsong-John Denver-January                                                             942
19 The Song Remains The Same-Led Zeppelin-November                                          712
20 Greatest Hits-Seals and Crofts-February                                                  666
21 Bill And Boyd-Bill And Boyd-March                                                        616
22 A Trick Of The Tail-Genesis-June                                                         586
23 Listen To The Music . . .-Doobie Brothers-February                                       580
24 Rock & Roll Music-Beatles-August                                                         566
25 Wouldn't You Like It-Bay City Rollers-March                                              566
26 Dedication-Bay City Rollers-December                                                     528
27 The Royal Scam-Steely Dan-August                                                         476
28 Blue Moves-Elton John-December                                                           420
29 Songs In The Key Of Life-Stevie Wonder-November                                          382
30 Here And There-Elton John-July                                                           382
31 Twenty Greatest Hits-The Osmonds-June                                                    378
32 Rock Of The Westies-Elton John-January                                                   358
33 Desire-Bob Dylan-March                                                                   346
34 Crisis? What Crisis?-Supertramp-July                                                     330
35 Giving And Taking-The Seekers-August                                                     328
36 Amigos-Santana-June                                                                      320
37 Tales Of Mystery And Imagination-The Alan Parsons Project-October                        308
38 Crime Of The Century-Supertramp-June                                                     280
39 Changesonebowie-David Bowie-August                                                       252
40 Blue For You-Status Quo-June                                                             236
41 Spirit-John Denver-October                                                               200
42 Takin' It To The Streets-Doobie Brothers-May                                             194
43 Come On Over-Olivia Newton-John-July                                                     180
44 Love Will Keep Us Together-Captain & Tennille-July                                       178
45 Presence-Led Zeppelin-May                                                                174
46 Song Of Joy-Captain & Tennille-July                                                      168
47 Release-Henry Gross-September                                                            152
48 Head On-Bachman Turner Overdrive-April                                                   134
49 Chicago 1X Greatest Hits-Chicago-March                                                   124
50 The Best Of Gladys Knight & The Pips-Gladys Knight & The Pips-April                      114
51 Hideaway-America-July                                                                    108
52 Greatest Hits-Barry White-April                                                          106
53 American Graffiti Volume III-Various Artists-March                                        88
54 Station To Station-David Bowie-April                                                      86
55 Write On-The Hollies-February                                                             86
56 Sweet Trials-Mark Williams-April                                                          68
57 Are You Ready For Freddy?-Freddy Fender-May                                               46
58 Hollies Live Hits-The Hollies-November                                                    42
59 Spitfire-Jefferson Starship-September                                                     36
60 Laughter & Tears:The Best Of Neil Sedaka Today-Neil Sedaka-August                         36