1976 en musique

Évènements

• 21 août : premier festival du mouvement punk à Mont-de-Marsan.
• 12 novembre : premier concert du groupe de rock français Téléphone.
• 15 novembre : le groupe québécois Harmonium sort son album double, L'Heptade
• Jean Michel Jarre sort son premier Album, Oxygène.
• Naissance du groupe The Clash (1976-1983).
• Naissance du groupe U2.
• Naissance du groupe The Cure.
• À toi (Joe Dassin)
• Sortie du film Drôle de zèbre de Guy Lux (avec Claude François dans son propre rôle)

Principaux albums de l'année

Francophones

• L'homme à tête de chou - Serge Gainsbourg
• Bidon - Alain Souchon
• Vancouver - Véronique Sanson
• La vieille - Michel Sardou
• Oxygène - Jean Michel Jarre
• Derrière l'amour - Johnny Hallyday

Anglophones

• Arrival - ABBA (#1 R-U; #20 E-U)
• High Voltage - AC/DC (05/76)
• Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC (12/76)
• Rocks - Aerosmith (05/76) (E-U #3)
• Times Of Your Life - Paul Anka (#22 E-U)
• Virgin Killer - Scorpions
• Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading (R-U #12)
• Soul Searching - Average White Band (R-U #60; E-U #9)
• Head - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (E-U #23)
• The Best Of BTO - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (E-U #19)
• Run With The Pack - Bad Company (R-U #4; E-U #5)
• From Every Stage (live) - Joan Baez (E-U #34)
• The Best Of The Band - The Band (E-U #51)
• Bay City Rollers - Bay City Rollers 01/76 (E-U #20)
• Rock'N'Roll Love Letter - Bay City Rollers (E-U #31)
• 20 Golden Greats - The Beach Boys (R-U #1)
• 15 Big Ones - The Beach Boys (R-U #31); E-U #8)
• Rock'N'Roll Music - The Beatles (compilation) (R-U #11; E-U #2)
• The Beatles Tapes - The Beatles (compilation) (R-U #45)
• Wired - Jeff Beck (E-U #16)
• Children of the World - Bee Gees (E-U #8)
• Let your love flow - Bellamy Brothers
• Breezin' - George Benson (E-U #1)
• Good King Bad - George Benson (E-U #51)
• Technical ecstasy - Black Sabbath (R-U #13; E-U #51)
• Together Again...Live - Bobby Bland/B.B. King (E-U #73)
• More Than Ever - Blood, Sweat and Tears (E-U #165)
• Agents of Fortune - Blue Öyster Cult (E-U #29; R-U #26)
• Private Eyes - Tommy Bolin
• Boston - Boston (E-U #3)
• Station to Station - David Bowie (R-U #5; E-U #3)
• Changesonebowie (compilation) - David Bowie (R-U #10)
• The Pretender - Jackson Browne (R-U #26)
• Havana Daydreamin' - Jimmy Buffett (E-U #65)
• Bloodline - Glen Campbell (E-U #63)
• Short Cut Draw Blood - Jim Capaldi (E-U #193)
• Song Of Joy - The Captain & Tennille (E-U #9)
• Eric Carmen - Eric Carmen (R-U #58)
• A Kind Of Hush - The Carpenters (E-U #33; R-U #3)
• One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash (E-U #185; R-U #49)
• Cate Brothers - Cate Brothers
• Greatest Stories - Live - Harry Chapin (E-U #48)
• Chicago X - Chicago (E-U #3; R-U #21)
• No Reason to Cry - Eric Clapton (R-U #8; E-U #15)
• Stingray - Joe Cocker (E-U #70)
• Natalie - Natalie Cole (E-U #13)
• Bread And Roses - Judy Collins (E-U #25)
• Hot On The Tracks - The Commodores (E-U #12)
• Chicken Skin Music - Ry Cooder (E-U #177)
• Lace and Whiskey - Alice Cooper (R-U #33; E-U #42)
• Chronicle (The 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival (E-U #100)
• Whistling Down the Wire - Crosby et Nash (E-U #26)
• Come Taste the Band - Deep Purple (E-U #43, 01/76; R-U #19, 11/75)
• Deep Purple Live - Deep Purple (R-U #12)
• Made In Europe - Deep Purple (titre américain dito, E-U #148)
• Live In London - John Denver (R-U #2)
• Spirit - John Denver (E-U #7)
• Derringer - Derringer (E-U #154)
• Beautiful Noise - Neil Diamond (R-U #10; E-U #4)
• And The Singer Sings His Song - Neil Diamond (E-U #102)
• Stupidity - Dr. Feelgood (R-U #1)
• Bankrupt - Dr. Hook (E-U #6)
• Cut Me While I'm Hot - Dr. John
• Slow Down World - Donovan (E-U #174)
• Takin'It To The Streets- The Doobie Brothers (R-U #42; E-U #8)
• Desire - Bob Dylan (E-U #1; R-U #3)
• Hard Rain - Bob Dylan (E-U #17; R-U #3)
• Their Greatest Hits, 1971-1975 - The Eagles 02/76 (R-U #2; E-U #1)
• Hotel California - The Eagles 12/76 (E-U #1, 01/77)
• Gratitude - Earth, Wind & Fire (E-U #1)
• Spirit - Earth, Wind & Fire (E-U #2)
• Olé ELO - Electric Light Orchestra (E-U #32) (compilation américaine)
• A New World Record - Electric Light Orchestra (R-U #6)
• Works, Volume Two - Emerson, Lake and Palmer (R-U #20; E-U #37) (compil)
• On Tour (live) - David Essex (R-U #51)
• Out On The Street - David Essex (R-U #31)
• War Ina Babylon - Max Romeo and the Upsetters
• Living Legends - The Everly Brothers (R-U #12) (compil)
• Let's Stick Together - Bryan Ferry (R-U #19; E-U #160)
• Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
• Fleetwood Mac In Chicago(réédition dito) - Fleetwood Mac (E-U #118
• The Four Seasons Story - The Four Seasons (E-U #51; R-U #20)
• Who Loves You - The Four Seasons (R-U #12)
• Greatest Hits - The Four Seasons (R-U #4)
• Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton (E-U #1; R-U #6)
• Sparkle - Aretha Franklin (E-U #18)
• I Want You - Marvin Gaye (E-U #4; R-U #22)
• Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits - Marvin Gaye (E-U #44)
• The Best Of Marvin gaye (titre anglais de dito) - Marvin Gaye (R-U #56)
• Blow Your Face Out - The J. Geils Band (E-U #40)
• A Trick of the Tail - Genesis (R-U #3; E-U #31)
• Greatest Hits - Gary Glitter (R-U #33)
• Shamal - Gong
• Good Singin' Good Playin' - Grand Funk Railroad (E-U #52)
• Grand Funk Hits - Grand Funk Railroad (E-U #126)
• Steal Your Face (live) - The Grateful Dead (E-U #56; R-U #42)
• Full Of Fire - Al Green (E-U #59)
• Have A Good Time - Al Green (E-U #93)
• Daryl Hall And John Oates - Daryl Hall and John Oates (E-U #17; R-U #56)
• Bigger Than Both Of Us - D. Hall and J. Oates (E-U #13; R-U #25)
• Timeless Flight - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (R-U #18)
• Love's A Prima Donna - S. Harley & Cockney Rebel (R-U #28)
• Thirty-Three And A Third - George Harrison (R-U #35; E-U #11, 01/77)
• The Best of George Harrison - George Harrison (E-U #31)
• Of The Beginning - Richie Havens (E-U #157)
• Road hawks - Hawkwind (R-U #34)
• Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music - Hawkwind (R-U #33)
• Disco Connection - The Isaac Hayes Movement (E-U #85)
• Groove-A-Thon - Isaac Hayes (E-U #45)
• Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) - Isaac Hayes (E-U #124)
• Dreamboat Annie - Heart (E-U #7; R-U #36, 02/77)
• Hot Chocolate - Hot Chocolate (E-U #41, 02/76; R-U #34, 11/75)
• Man To Man - Hot Chocolate (R-U #32; E-U #172)
• Hot Chocolate 14 Greatest Hits - Hot Chocolate (R-U #6)
• Aftertones - Janis Ian (E-U #12)
• Harvest For The World - The Isley Brothers (E-U #9; R-U #50)
• Jackson Five Anthology - The Jacksons (E-U #84)
• Spitfire - Jefferson Starship
• My Name Is Jermaine - Jermaine Jackson (E-U #164)
• Glow - Al Jarreau (E-U #132)
• Spitfire - Jefferson Starship (R-U #30; E-U #3)
• Too Old To Rock'N'Roll, Too young To Die - Jethro Tull (R-U #25; E-U #14)
• Turnstiles - Billy Joel (E-U #122)
• Here And There (live) - Elton John (R-U #6; E-U #4)
• Blue Moves - Elton John (R-U et E-U #3)
• Look Into The Future - Journey (E-U #100)
• Sad wings of destiny - Judas Priest
• Masque - Kansas (E-U #70)
• Part 3 - KC and the Sunshine Band (E-U #13)
• Thoroughbred - Carole King (E-U #3)
• A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson - King Crimson (compilation)
• The Kinks Greatest - Celluloid Heroes - The Kinks (E-U #144) (compil)
• Destroyer - Kiss (E-U #11; R-U #22)
• The Originals - Kiss (E-U #36) (les trois premiers albums)
• Rock And Roll Over - Kiss (E-U #11)
• The Best Of Gladys Knight And The Pips (R-U #6; E-U #36) (compilation)
• Love And Understanding - Kool & The Gang (E-U # 68)
• Radioactivity (Radio-Aktivität) - Kraftwerk (E-U #140)
• Chameleon - LaBelle (E-U #94)
• Presence - Led Zeppelin (E-U et R-U #1)
• Shaved Fish - John Lennon
• Summertime Dream - Gordon Lightfoot (E-U #12)
• Last record album - Little Feat
• Little River Band - The Little River Band (E-U #80)
• Cry Tough - Nils Lofgren (E-U #32; R-U #8)
• Native Sons - Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina (E-U #16)
• My Sweet Summer Suite - Love Unlimited Orchestra (E-U #123)
• The Best Of The Lovin' Spoonful (E-U #183)
• Gimme Back My Bullets - Lynyrd Skynyrd (E-U #20; R-U #34)
• One More For The Road (live) - Lynyrd Skynyrd (E-U #9; R-U #17)
• The Roaring Silence - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (R-U #10; E-U #10, 03/77)
• Rastaman Vibration - Bob Marley & The Wailers (R-U #15; E-U #8)
• All Their Greatest Hits - Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes (E-U #51)
• Fly Like An Eagle - The Steve Miller Band (E-U #3; R-U #11)
• Hejira - Joni Mitchell (R-U #11, 12/76; E-U #13, 01/77)
• The Monkees Greatest Hits - The Monkees (E-U #58)
• Patrick Moraz - Patrick Moraz (R-U #28; E-U #132)
• All American Alien Boy - Mott The Hoople (R-U #29; E-U #177)
• Close Enough For Rock'n'Roll - Nazareth (R-U)
• Play'n'The Game - Nazareth
• The Sound In Your Mind - Willie Nelson (E-U #48)
• Come on Over - Olivia Newton-John (E-U #13; R-U #49)
• Don't Stop Believin' - O. Newton-John (E-U #30)
• Sandman - Nilsson (E-U #111)
• Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent (E-U #28,; R-U #56)
• Free For All - Ted Nugent (E-U #24; R-U #33)
• Family Reunion - The O'Jays (E-U #7)
• Message In The Music - The O'Jays (E-U #20)
• Ommadawn - Mike Oldfield (E-U #146, 01/76; R-U #4, 11/75)
• Boxed - Mike Oldfield (R-U #22
• To Be With You - Tony Orlando & Dawn (E-U #94)
• Waking & Dreaming - Orleans
• Love To The World - Jeffrey Osborne (E-U #52)
• Lee Oskar - Lee Oskar (War) (E-U #29)
• Donny & Marie - Featuring Songs From Their Television Show - Donnie & Marie Osmond (E-U #60)
• Deep Purple - Donny & Marie Osmond (R-U #48)
• Discotrain - Donny Osmond (E-U #145; R-U #59)
• Greatest Hits - Gilbert O'Sullivan (R-U #13)
• Some People Can Do What They Like - Robert Palmer (E-U #68; R-U #46)
• Howlin' wind - Graham Parker & the Rumour
• Heat Treatment- Graham Parker & the Rumour (E-U #169, 01/77)
• Mothership Connection - Parliament (E-U #13)
• The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein - Parliament (E-U #20)
• Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 11/76 (R-U #24, 06/77; E-U #55, 02/78)
• His 20 Greatest Hits - Gene Pitney (R-U #6)
• Radio Ethiopia - The Patti Smith Group (E-U #122)
• Poco Live - Poco (E-U #169)
• Rose Of Cimarron - Poco (E-U #89)
• Aurora - JL Ponty
• Elvis - A Legendary Performer, Vol.2 - Elvis Presley (E-U #46)
• The Sun Sessions - Elvis Presley (E-U #76)
• From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee (E-U #41; R-U #29)
• Savage Eye - The Pretty Things (E-U #163)
• A Day at the Races - Queen (R-U #1 et E-U #5 en 01/77)
• Rainbow Rising - Rainbow (R-U #11 et E-U #48 en 07/76)
• The Ramones (album) - The Ramones (E-U #111)
• Coney Island Baby - Lou Reed (E-U #41; R-U #52)
• Roll Heart - Lou Reed (E-U #64)
• R.E.O. - REO Speedwagon (E-U #159)
• I'm Nearly Famous - Cliff Richard (R-U #5, E-U #76)
• Smokey's Family Robinson - Smokey Robinson (E-U #57)
• Black and Blue - The Rolling Stones (R-U #2; E-U #1)
• Hasten Down The Wind - Linda Ronstadt (R-U #32)
• Diana Ross - Diana Ross (E-U #5; R-U #4)
• Diana Ross' Greatest Hits - Diana Ross (E-U #13; R-U #2)
• Viva! Roxy Music (live) - Roxy Music (R-U #6; E-U #81)
• Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rufus (E-U #7)
• The Runaways - The Runaways (E-U #194)
• 2112 - Rush (E-U #61)
• All The World's A Stage (live) - Rush (E-U #40)
• The Wedding Album - Leon Russell (E-U #34)
• Best Of Leon - Leon Russell (E-U #40)
• Amigos - Santana (E-U #10; R-U #21)
• Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs (E-U #2)
• Get Closer - Seals & Crofts (E-U #37)
• Steppin'Out - Neil Sedaka (E-U #26)
• Laughter And Tears: The Best Of Neil Sedaka Today - Neil Sedaka (R-U #2)
• Live Bullet - The Silver Bullet Band (Bob Seger) (E-U #34)
• Another Passenger - Carly Simon (E-U #29)
• Mirror - Sly and The Family Stone (E-U #46)
• Horses - Patti Smith
• I Don't Want To Go Home - Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes
• Happiness Is Being With The Detroit Spinners - The Detroit Spinners (E-U #25)
• Father Along - Spirit (E-U #179)
• Ringo's Rotogravure - Ringo Starr (E-U #28)
• Blue for You - Status Quo (R-U #1)
• The Best Of Rod Stewart - Rod Stewart (E-U #90)
• A Night on the Town - Rod Stewart (R-U #1; E-U #2)
• Stephen Stills - Live - Stephen Stills (E-U #42)
• Illegal Stills - Stephen Stills (E-U #31; R-U #54)
• Long May You Run - Stills and Young (R-U #12; E-U #26)
• Fabulous - The Stylistics (E-U #117; R-U #21) (compilation)
• The Best Of The Stylistics, Vol.2 (R-U #1) (2° compil)
• Crystal Ball - Styx (E-U #66)
• A Love Trilogy - Donna Summer (E-U #21; R-U #41)
• Four Seasons Of Love - Donna Summer (E-U #29)
• High Energy - The Supremes (E-U #42)
• Ricochet - Tangerine Dream
• Futuristic Dragon - T.Rex (R-U #50)
• May In The Pocket - James Taylor (E-U #16)
• Greatest Hits - James Taylor (E-U #23)
• Wings Of Love - The Temptations (E-U #53)
• How Are You? - 10CC (R-U #5; E-U #47)
• Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy (R-U #10; E-U #18)
• Johnny the Fox - Thin Lizzy (R-U #11; E-U #56)
• Reggae got soul - Toots & Maytals
• American Pastime - Three Dog NIght (E-U #123)
• Vintage Years - The Troggs (compilation de hits des années 1960)
• The Troggs Tapes (live officiel) - The Troggs
• Young And Rich - The Tubes (E-U #46)
• Moving Targets - The Turtles "fails to chart"
• High And Mighty - Uriah Heep (R-U)
• No Heavy Petting - U.F.O.
• Small Change - Tom Waits (E-U #89)
• No Earthly Connection - Rick Wakeman (R-U #9; E-U #67)
• You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind - Joe Walsh
• Greatest Hits - War (E-U #6)
• Love is All Around - War (avec Eric Burdon 1969-1970) (E-U #140, 01/77)
• Track Of The Cat - Dionne Warwick (E-U #137)
• The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album - Muddy Waters
• Ramshackled - Alan White (R-U #41)
• Music Maestro Please - Barry White (E-U #92)
• Let The Music PLay - Barry White (R-U #22; E-U #42)
• The Story Of The Who - The Who R-U #2 (compilation)
• This Is Niecy - Deniece Williams (E-U {33)
• Wings at the Speed of Sound (live) - Wings (R-U #2, 3/04/76; E-U #1, 24/04/76)
• Captured Live! - Johnny Winter (E-U #93)
• Together - Johnny and Edgar Winter (E-U #89) (une collection de titres live et de revivals des deux frères)
• Locked In - Wishbone Ash (R-U #36; E-U #136)
• New England (album) - Wishbone Ash (R-U #22; E-U #154)
• Mud - Bill Withers (R-U #7)
• B.W. Goes C & W - Bobby Womack (note: selon Womack, le titre original était "Move Over Charley Pride And Give Another Nigger A Chance"; "fails to interest"
• Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder (E-U #1; R-U #2)
• Zoot Allures - Frank Zappa (E-U #61)
• Warren Zevon (album) - Warren Zevon

Les succès de l'année en France

• Besame mucho - Dalida
• Le carnet à spirales - William Sheller
• J'attendrai - Dalida
• Michèle - Gérard Lenorman
• Je vais t'aimer - Michel Sardou
• Patrick, mon chéri - Sheila
• Vancouver - Véronique Sanson
• Qu'est-ce qui fait pleurer les blondes? - Sylvie Vartan
• Pas de boogie woogie - Eddy Mitchell
• Porque te vas - Jeanette
• You should be dancing - Bee Gees
• Save your kisses for me - Brotherhood of Man - Grand Prix Eurovision
• If you leave me now - Chicago
• Fool to cry - Rolling Stones
• Je m'appelle Michelle- Michelle Torr
• Radioactivity - Kraftwerk
• Daddy cool - Boney M
• Et mon père - Nicolas Peyrac
• Avant de nous dire adieu - Jeane Manson
• T'aimer encore une fois/We'll live it all again - Al Bano et Romina Power
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen
• Mes Emmerdes - Charles Aznavour
• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John et Kiki Dee
• Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer
• Cette année-là - Claude François

Les succès de l'année au Québec

• The Frog song - Robert Charlebois
• La dame en bleu - Michel Louvain
• Vivre en amour - Luc Cousineau
• Mélanie - Chantal Pary
• La ballade des gens heureux - Gérard Lenorman
• More Than A Feeling - Boston
• Hotel California - The Eagles
• Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton
• Tonight's The Night - Rod Stewart
• Magic Man - Heart

Naissances

• 9 janvier : Azarova Svitlana, compositrice ukrainienne.
• 19 octobre : Joseph Duplantier chanteur-guitariste et co-fondateur du groupe de death metal français Gojira.
• 3 novembre : Jake Shimabukuro, musicien américain virtuose de l'ukulélé.
• 22 novembre : Ville Valo, chanteur du groupe de Love Metal HIM.
• 25 décembre : Tuomas Holopainen, compositeur finlandais et co-fondateur du groupe de metal symphonique Nightwish.

Principaux décès

• 19 mars : Paul Kossoff, guitariste du groupe Free.
• 4 décembre : Tommy Bolin, ancien guitariste du groupe Deep Purple (overdose d'héroïne)

Récompenses

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Grammy Awards (États-Unis)

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Prix Juno (Canada)

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