Wk 1 – 1976 Jan 3 – UK Top 50 same as wk 52 - 1975

1 1 9 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen 2 2 5 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS Greg Lake 3 3 7 THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE Laurel & Hardy 4 4 4 IT'S GONNA BE A COLD COLD CHRISTMAS Dana 5 5 36 LET'S TWIST AGAIN / THE TWIST Chubby Checker 6 6 7 HAPPY TO BE ON AN ISLAND IN THE SUN Demis Roussos 7 7 9 YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate 8 8 8 NA NA IS THE SADDEST WORD Stylistics 9 9 6 GOLDEN YEARS David Bowie 10 10 5 RENTA SANTA Chris Hill 11 11 6 SHOW ME YOU'RE A WOMAN Mud 12 12 6 CAN I TAKE YOU HOME LITTLE GIRL Drifters 13 13 5 WIDE EYED AND LEGLESS Andy Fairweather-Low 14 14 5 CHRISTMAS IN DREADLAND / COME OUTSIDE Judge Dread 15 15 7 MONEY HONEY Bay City Rollers 16 16 5 IF I COULD David Essex 17 17 6 ART FOR ART'S SAKE 10cc 18 18 5 GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE Sailor 19 19 8 ALL AROUND MY HAT Steeleye Span 20 20 4 MAKE A DAFT NOISE FOR CHRISTMAS Goodies 21 21 6 THINK OF ME WHEREVER YOU ARE Ken Dodd 22 22 3 IN DULCE JUBILO / ON HORSEBACK Mike Oldfield 23 23 18 ITCHYCOO PARK Small Faces 24 24 8 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE Rod Stewart 25 25 7 IN FOR A PENNY Slade 26 26 5 ARE YOU READY Fatback Band 27 27 7 FIRST IMPRESSIONS Impressions 28 28 10 IMAGINE John Lennon 29 29 4 KING OF THE COPS Billy Howard 30 30 4 MAMMA MIA Abba 31 31 10 SKY HIGH Jigsaw 32 32 6 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME Elvis Presley 33 33 11 LOVE HURTS Jim Capaldi 34 34 4 LET'S WOMBLE TO THE PARTY TONIGHT Wombles 35 35 2 GET IT TOGETHER Crispy & Co. 36 36 3 I BELIEVE I'M GONNA LOVE YOU Frank Sinatra 37 37 3 SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN Carpenters 38 38 9 WHY DID YOU DO IT Stretch 39 39 10 D.I.V.O.R.C.E. Billy Connolly 40 40 2 BOTH ENDS BURNING Roxy Music 41 41 3 WHITE CHRISTMAS Freddie Starr 42 42 8 FLY ROBIN FLY Silver Convention 43 43 2 LET THE MUSIC PLAY Barry White 44 44 7 GAMBLIN' BAR ROOM BLUES Sensational Alex Harvey Band 45 45 5 ALRIGHT BABY Stevenson's Rocket 46 46 2 MIDNIGHT RIDER Paul Davidson 47 47 3 MILKY WAY Sheer Elegance 48 48 4 DANCE OF THE CUCKOOS Band Of The Black Watch 49 49 2 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS Ethna Campbell 50 50 3 DREAMS OF YOU Ralph McTell