The Gong Show was on tv. Nadia Comaneci got the first perfect 10. Two amateur electronics enthusiasts developed the Apple computer in a California garage. A Chorus Line opened on Broadway which went on to become the longest running musical in entertainment history. Heart, Boston, Robert Palmer and The Little River Band made their debuts.
| Rock/Pop | Country |
| More Than A Feeling-Boston | Good Hearted Woman-Waylon And Willie |
| Carry On Wayward Son-Kansas | The Roots Of My Raising-Merle Haggard |
| Dream Weaver-Gary Wright | Til The Rivers All Run Dry-Don Williams |
| Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen | Til I Can Make It On My Own-Tammy Wynette |
| Sara Smile-Hall & Oates | Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time-Mickey Gilley |
| Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)-Fleetwood Mac | After All The Good Is Gone-Conway Twitty |
| Crazy On You-Heart | One Piece At A Time-Conway Twitty |
| Silly Love Songs-Wings | I'll Get Over You-Crystal Gayle |
| Takin' It To The Streets-The Doobie Brothers | Teddy Bear-Red Sovine |
| Still Crazy After All These Years-Paul Simon | If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time-Willie Nelson |
| Take The Money And Run-Steve Miller Band | Among My Souvenirs-Marty Robbins |
| Still The One-Orleans | Good Woman Blues-Mel Tillis |
| If You Leave Me Now-Chicago | Sweet Dreams-Emmylou Harris |
| Tonight's The Night-Rod Stewart | Thinkin' Of A Rendezvous-Johnny Duncan |
| December 1963 (Oh What A Night)-The Four Seasons | Living It Down-Freddy Fender |
Order Billboard Top Hits: 1976
| Happy Days |
| One Day At A Time |
| Baretta |
| Charlie's Angels |
| The Six Million Dollar Man |
A Star Is Born
Rocky
The Omen
All The President's Men
Network
King Kong
*Jimmy Carter was elected President.
*The Supreme Court allowed the
removal of Karen Quinlan's life support.
*The Supreme Court also ruled that Capitol Punishment was constitutional.
*In baseball the Cincinnati Reds beat the
New York Yankees 4 games to 0.
*In the NBA the Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2, in the ABA the New York
Nets beat the Denver Nuggets 4 games to 2. This was the final year of the ABA.
*In hockey it was the Montreal Canadiens over the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 2.
*The 1976-77 football season ended with the Oakland Raiders beating the Minnesota Vikings
32-14.
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