emno.nl
ENNL
Dutch Top 40

1976

In 1976 the Dutch Top 40 had 52 weeks with 327 different records, of which 290 were new entries and 21 reached number 1. The longest run at number 1 was by Love Hurts by Nazareth (5 weeks). The longest-charting record was Dancing Queen by ABBA with 15 weeks (peak position 1). The highest new entry was Baretta's Theme by Sammy Davis Jr., at 9 in week 17.

Weeks

Number ones

  1. wk 1Mississippi
    Pussycat · 1 week at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 2–4Bohemian Rhapsody
    Queen · 3 weeks at 1 · week 2
  3. wk 5–7Willempie
    André van Duin · 3 weeks at 1 · week 5
  4. wk 8–12Love Hurts
    Nazareth · 5 weeks at 1 · week 8
  5. wk 13The Alternative Way
    Anita Meyer · 1 week at 1 · week 13
  6. wk 14–16Fernando
    ABBA · 3 weeks at 1 · week 14
  7. wk 17–18Save Your Kisses For Me (Alternate Take)
    Brotherhood of Man · 2 weeks at 1 · week 17
  8. wk 19–21Baretta's Theme
    Sammy Davis Jr. · 3 weeks at 1 · week 19
  9. wk 22Sweet Love
    Frank Ferrari · 1 week at 1 · week 22
  10. wk 23This Melody
    Julien Clerc · 1 week at 1 · week 23
  11. wk 24–25Rocky
    Don Mercedes · 2 weeks at 1 · week 24
  12. wk 26Jungle Rock
    Hank Mizell · 1 week at 1 · week 26
  13. wk 27–29Arms of Mary
    The Sutherland Brothers, Quiver, Ron Albert, Howle Albert · 3 weeks at 1 · week 27
  14. wk 30Show Me The Way
    Peter Frampton · 1 week at 1 · week 30
  15. wk 31–32Nice and Slow
    Jesse Green · 2 weeks at 1 · week 31
  16. wk 33–35Kiss and Say Goodbye
    The Manhattans · 3 weeks at 1 · week 33
  17. wk 36–40Dancing Queen
    ABBA · 5 weeks at 1 · week 36
  18. wk 41–45Mon amour
    BZN · 5 weeks at 1 · week 41
  19. wk 46–47Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
    Tavares · 2 weeks at 1 · week 46
  20. wk 48–49Money, Money, Money
    ABBA · 2 weeks at 1 · week 48
  21. wk 50–52If You Leave Me Now
    Chicago · 3 weeks at 1 · week 50

Longest in the chart

  1. 15Dancing Queen
    ABBA · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 33
  2. 14Love Hurts
    Nazareth · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 3
  3. 14Mon amour
    BZN · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 38
  4. 14Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
    Tavares · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 39
  5. 14Daddy Cool
    Boney M. · weeks in 1976 · peak position 3 · from week 39
  6. 14Let's Stick Together
    Bryan Ferry · weeks in 1976 · peak position 5 · from week 32
  7. 13Show Me The Way
    Peter Frampton · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 24
  8. 12Fernando
    ABBA · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 12
  9. 12Sweet Love
    Frank Ferrari · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 16
  10. 12Arms of Mary
    The Sutherland Brothers, Quiver, Ron Albert, Howle Albert · weeks in 1976 · peak position 1 · from week 24

Highest new entries

  1. 9Baretta's Theme
    Sammy Davis Jr. · new at 9 in week 17
  2. 9Dancing Queen
    ABBA · new at 9 in week 33
  3. 10Money, Money, Money
    ABBA · new at 10 in week 46
  4. 10Eenzame Kerst
    Andre Hazes · new at 10 in week 52
  5. 11Willempie
    André van Duin · new at 11 in week 3

Source: top40.nl