1976  

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1976 is the 976th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1970s decade.

Art and culture

• The Roxy nightclub opens in London
• Twelve-inch single single is launched commercially
• the meme is coined
• P-Funk Earth Tour premiers in New Orleans

Film

• Hollywood Boulevard by Joe Dante
• The Tenant by Polanski
• Taxi Driver by Scorsese
• Network by Sidney Lumet
• Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom by Pasolini
• Je t'aime moi non plus by Serge Gainsbourg
• Maîtresse by Barbet Schroeder
• In the Realm of the Senses by Nagisa Oshima
• Ugly, Dirty and Bad by Ettore Scola
• God Told Me To by Larry Cohen
• Obsession by Brian De Palma
• The Man Who Fell to Earth by Roeg
• Tracks by Henry Jaglom
• Welcome to L.A. by Alan Rudolph

Guilty pleasures

• The First Nudie Musical by Mark Haggard, Bruce Kimmel
• Salon Kitty by Tinto Brass, John Steiner
• Massacre at Central High by Rene Daalder

Music

Albums

• Super Ape by Lee Perry
  • The first reggae concept album
• King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown by Augustus Pablo and King Tubby
• Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
• Zombie by Fela Kuti
• Ramones by Ramones
• África Brasil by Jorge Ben
• Stepping into Tomorrow by Donald Byrd
• It's Your World by Gil Scott-Heron
• Everybody Loves the Sunshine by Roy Ayers
• Rhythmatism by Steve Reid
• The Third Reich 'n Roll by The Residents
• Pharoah by Pharoah Sanders
• The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein by Parliament

Singles

Dance

• Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba by Harlem Underground Band
• Atmosphere Strut by Cloud One
• Ten Percent by Double Exposure
• Funkanova by Wood Brass & Steel
• Phoenix by Aquarian Dream
• I Believe In Miracles by The Jackson Sisters
• Always There by Side Effect
• Dance and Shake Your Tambourine by The Universal Robot Band
• Touch and Go by Ecstacy, Passion & Pain
• Inside America by Juggy Jones
• It's Alright Now by Eddie Harris
• Let Me Down Easy by Rare Pleasure
• My Baby's Got E.S.P. by Four Below Zero
• For the Love of Money by Disco Dub Band
• Trouble-Maker by Roberta Kelly
• Spring Rain by Silvetti
• Love Bug by Bumblebee Unlimited
• Down to Love Town by The Originals
• Life On Mars by Dexter Wansel
• Love Hangover by Diana Ross
• Lowdown by Boz Scaggs
• Big Blow by Manu Dibango
• Porcupine by Nature Zone
• To Prove My Love by Ned Doheny
• Windy City Theme by Carl Davis & Chi Sound Orchestra
• Sun ... Sun ... Sun by Jakki
• That's What Friends Are For by Madeline Bell

Jazz

• Lions of Judah by Steve Reid

Reggae

• Chase the Devil by Max Romeo
• Super Ape by Lee Perry
• Cocaine in My Brain by Dillinger
• Sticks Man by Black Slate

Art

• Satisfaction by The Residents

Literature

Fiction

• Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
• The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name by James Kirkup

Non-fiction

• The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
• The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg

Births

Deaths

• Fritz Lang (1890 - 1976)
• Pierre Molinier (1900 - 1976)
• Max Ernst (1891 - 1976)
• Man Ray (1890 - 1976)
• Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976)
• Martin Heidegger (1889 - 1976)
• Hans Richter (1888 - 1976)
• Luchino Visconti (1906 - 1976)
• Marcel Broodthaers (1924 - 1976)
• Raymond Queneau (1903 – 1976)