# List of UK top-ten albums in 1976

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart during 1976, as well as albums which peaked in 1975 and 1977 but were in the top ten in 1976. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was by The Best of Roy Orbison by Roy Orbison. Overall, fourteen different albums peaked at number one in 1976, with Led Zeppelin (2) having the most albums hit that position.

## Top-ten albums
### Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1975 but still in chart in 1976. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1976 but peaked in 1977. |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak |
| Albums in 1975 |||||||
| 12 April 1975 | 32 | The Best of the Stylistics ‡ | The Stylistics | 1 | 19 April 1975 | 9 |
| 30 August 1975 | 24 | Atlantic Crossing ‡ | Rod Stewart | 1 | 30 August 1975 | 7 |
| 4 October 1975 | 16 | Favourites ‡ | Peters and Lee | 2 | 1 November 1975 | 2 |
| 18 October 1975 | 14 | 40 Golden Greats ‡ | Jim Reeves | 1 | 25 October 1975 | 3 |
| 8 November 1975 | 15 | 40 Greatest Hits ‡ | Perry Como | 1 | 22 November 1975 | 6 |
| 22 November 1975 | 9 | Ommadawn ‡ | Mike Oldfield | 4 | 22 November 1975 | 2 |
| 29 November 1975 | 9 | Make the Party Last – 25 All Time Party Greats ‡ | James Last | 3 | 6 December 1975 | 3 |
| 13 December 1975 | 12 | A Night at the Opera ‡ | Queen | 1 | 27 December 1975 | 4 |
| 13 December 1975 | 7 | Wouldn't You Like It | Bay City Rollers | 3 | 17 January 1976 | 1 |
| 13 December 1975 | 5 | Songs of Joy ‡ | The Nigel Brooks Singers | 5 | 20 December 1975 | 1 |
| 20 December 1975 | 11 | 24 Original Hits | The Drifters | 2 | 24 January 1976 | 1 |
| Albums in 1976 |||||||
| 17 January 1976 | 1 | 40 Super Greats | Various artists | 9 | 17 January 1976 | 1 |
| 24 January 1976 | 10 | The Best of Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | 1 | 31 January 1976 | 1 |
| 24 January 1976 | 3 | Still Crazy After All These Years | Paul Simon | 6 | 24 January 1976 | 1 |
| 31 January 1976 | 11 | Desire | Bob Dylan | 3 | 7 February 1976 | 2 |
| 31 January 1976 | 11 | How Dare You! | 10cc | 5 | 31 January 1976 | 2 |
| 31 January 1976 | 1 | Star Trackin' 76 | Various artists | 9 | 31 January 1976 | 1 |
| 31 January 1976 | 1 | Sing Lofty | Windsor Davies and Don Estelle | 10 | 31 January 1976 | 1 |
| 7 February 1976 | 10 | The Very Best of Slim Whitman | Slim Whitman | 1 | 7 February 1976 | 6 |
| 7 February 1976 | 7 | Music Express | Various artists | 3 | 14 February 1976 | 4 |
| 7 February 1976 | 2 | Motown Gold | Various artists | 8 | 7 February 1976 | 2 |
| 14 February 1976 | 3 | Station to Station | David Bowie | 5 | 14 February 1976 | 1 |
| 21 February 1976 | 5 | Run with the Pack | Bad Company | 4 | 21 February 1976 | 1 |
| 21 February 1976 | 6 | The Best of Helen Reddy | Helen Reddy | 5 | 6 March 1976 | 2 |
| 28 February 1976 | 6 | A Trick of the Tail | Genesis | 3 | 13 March 1976 | 1 |
| 28 February 1976 | 7 | Carnival | Manuel and The Music of The Mountains | 3 | 20 March 1976 | 2 |
| 13 March 1976 | 11 | Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) | Eagles | 2 | 20 March 1976 | 4 |
| 20 March 1976 | 6 | Blue for You | Status Quo | 1 | 20 March 1976 | 3 |
| 27 March 1976 | 2 | Breakaway | Gallagher and Lyle | 6 | 27 March 1976 | 1 |
| 27 March 1976 | 2 | The Best of John Denver | John Denver | 7 | 3 April 1976 | 1 |
| 3 April 1976 | 7 | Diana Ross | Diana Ross | 4 | 3 April 1976 | 2 |
| 3 April 1976 | 1 | Brass Construction | Brass Construction | 9 | 3 April 1976 | 1 |
| 3 April 1976 | 1 | Walk Right Back with the Everlys | The Everly Brothers | 10 | 3 April 1976 | 1 |
| 10 April 1976 | 8 | Rock Follies: Original Television Soundtrack | Charlotte Cornwell, Julie Covington and Rula Lenska | 1 | 10 April 1976 | 3 |
| 10 April 1976 | 7 | Juke Box Jive: 40 All Time Rock 'N' Roll Greats | Various artists | 3 | 17 April 1976 | 2 |
| 10 April 1976 | 3 | Rebel | John Miles | 9 | 24 April 1976 | 1 |
| 17 April 1976 | 21 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | Wings | 2 | 17 April 1976 | 1 |
| 17 April 1976 | 49 | Greatest Hits | ABBA | 1 | 8 May 1976 | 11 |
| 17 April 1976 | 1 | Cry Tough | Nils Lofgren | 8 | 17 April 1976 | 1 |
| 24 April 1976 | 5 | Presence | Led Zeppelin | 1 | 24 April 1976 | 1 |
| 1 May 1976 | 11 | Instrumental Gold | Various artists | 3 | 1 May 1976 | 5 |
| 1 May 1976 | 2 | No Earthly Connection | Rick Wakeman | 9 | 15 May 1976 | 1 |
| 8 May 1976 | 8 | Black and Blue | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 15 May 1976 | 2 |
| 22 May 1976 | 1 | Here and There | Elton John | 6 | 22 May 1976 | 1 |
| 22 May 1976 | 5 | Hit Machine | Various artists | 4 | 29 May 1976 | 2 |
| 22 May 1976 | 9 | Live in London | John Denver | 2 | 29 May 1976 | 5 |
| 29 May 1976 | 2 | A Touch of Country | Various artists | 7 | 5 June 1976 | 1 |
| 29 May 1976 | 6 | The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 6 | 19 June 1976 | 1 |
| 5 June 1976 | 4 | I'm Nearly Famous | Cliff Richard | 5 | 12 June 1976 | 1 |
| 12 June 1976 | 6 | Frampton Comes Alive! | Peter Frampton | 6 | 26 June 1976 | 1 |
| 12 June 1976 | 11 | Changesonebowie | David Bowie | 2 | 24 July 1976 | 1 |
| 3 July 1976 | 18 | A Night on the Town | Rod Stewart | 1 | 10 July 1976 | 2 |
| 3 July 1976 | 5 | Happy to Be... | Demis Roussos | 4 | 3 July 1976 | 1 |
| 3 July 1976 | 14 | Forever and Ever | Demis Roussos | 2 | 7 August 1976 | 3 |
| 3 July 1976 | 5 | A Kind of Hush | The Carpenters | 3 | 10 July 1976 | 1 |
| 10 July 1976 | 1 | King Cotton | Fivepenny Piece | 9 | 10 July 1976 | 1 |
| 17 July 1976 | 15 | 20 Golden Greats | The Beach Boys | 1 | 24 July 1976 | 10 |
| 17 July 1976 | 13 | Laughter and Tears – The Best of Neil Sedaka Today | Neil Sedaka | 2 | 31 July 1976 | 3 |
| 17 July 1976 | 4 | Beautiful Noise | Neil Diamond | 10 | 17 July 1976 | 4 |
| 24 July 1976 | 8 | Passport | Nana Mouskouri | 3 | 14 August 1976 | 1 |
| 31 July 1976 | 1 | Olias of Sunhillow | Jon Anderson | 8 | 31 July 1976 | 1 |
| 31 July 1976 | 8 | A Little Bit More | Dr. Hook | 5 | 14 August 1976 | 2 |
| 7 August 1976 | 3 | Viva! Roxy Music | Roxy Music | 6 | 7 August 1976 | 1 |
| 28 August 1976 | 8 | Diana Ross' Greatest Hits 2 | Diana Ross | 2 | 11 September 1976 | 3 |
| 4 September 1976 | 1 | Jailbreak | Thin Lizzy | 10 | 4 September 1976 | 1 |
| 18 September 1976 | 1 | No Reason to Cry | Eric Clapton | 8 | 18 September 1976 | 1 |
| 18 September 1976 | 2 | Spirit | John Denver | 9 | 25 September 1976 | 1 |
| 25 September 1976 | 8 | The Best of the Stylistics Vol. 2 | The Stylistics | 1 | 2 October 1976 | 1 |
| 2 October 1976 | 3 | Dedication | Bay City Rollers | 4 | 9 October 1976 | 1 |
| 2 October 1976 | 5 | Stupidity | Dr. Feelgood | 1 | 9 October 1976 | 1 |
| 9 October 1976 | 1 | The Roaring Silence | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 10 | 9 October 1976 | 1 |
| 16 October 1976 | 2 | Hard Rain | Bob Dylan | 3 | 16 October 1976 | 1 |
| 16 October 1976 | 6 | The Story of The Who | The Who | 2 | 23 October 1976 | 1 |
| 23 October 1976 | 19 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder | 2 | 30 October 1976 | 3 |
| 23 October 1976 | 7 | Soul Motion | Various artists | 1 | 30 October 1976 | 2 |
| 23 October 1976 | 2 | Country Comfort | Various artists | 8 | 30 October 1976 | 1 |
| 30 October 1976 | 2 | His 20 Greatest Hits | Gene Pitney | 6 | 30 October 1976 | 2 |
| 6 November 1976 | 4 | The Song Remains the Same | Led Zeppelin | 1 | 13 November 1976 | 1 |
| 6 November 1976 | 8 | 22 Golden Guitar Greats | Bert Weedon | 1 | 20 November 1976 | 1 |
| 6 November 1976 | 1 | L | Steve Hillage | 10 | 6 November 1976 | 1 |
| 13 November 1976 | 2 | Blue Moves | Elton John | 3 | 13 November 1976 | 1 |
| 13 November 1976 | 9 | 100 Golden Greats | Max Bygraves | 3 | 27 November 1976 | 3 |
| 20 November 1976 | 10 | Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats | Glen Campbell | 1 | 27 November 1976 | 6 |
| 20 November 1976 | 4 | 20 Original Dean Martin Hits | Dean Martin | 7 | 20 November 1976 | 3 |
| 20 November 1976 | 2 | The Incredible Plan | Max Boyce | 9 | 27 November 1976 | 1 |
| 27 November 1976 | 34 | Arrival ♦ | ABBA | 1 | 15 January 1977 | 10 |
| 27 November 1976 | 2 | XIV Greatest Hits | Hot Chocolate | 6 | 4 December 1976 | 1 |
| 4 December 1976 | 7 | The Greatest Hits | Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons | 4 | 11 December 1976 | 2 |
| 4 December 1976 | 1 | Sound of Glory | London Philharmonic Choir | 10 | 4 December 1976 | 1 |
| 11 December 1976 | 6 | Disco Rocket | Various artists | 3 | 18 December 1976 | 1 |
| 11 December 1976 | 9 | A New World Record ♦ | Electric Light Orchestra | 6 | 25 June 1977 | 1 |
| 25 December 1976 | 22 | Hotel California ♦ | Eagles | 2 | 14 May 1977 | 4 |
| 25 December 1976 | 6 | A Day at the Races ♦ | Queen | 1 | 8 January 1977 | 1 |