The Best Of Top Of The Pops '76 is a 1976 album released by the Top of the Poppers, who were well-known for their cover-versions of popular songs during the 1970s. Despite negative reviews, the album sold well, and was recently re-released on CD and iTunes. Today many reviewers have warmed up to the album, and it is considered by some to be an interesting time capsule of the period.

The album consists of tracks recorded by the Top of the Poppers during the year 1976. The cover of Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera...

 is widely considered to be one of their best tracks, with Allmusic reviewer Dave Thompson considering it to be good for a sound-alike[].

Tracklisting

1. Mamma Mia
   Mamma Mia (song)
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2. You to Me Are Everything
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3. Mississippi
4. December '63
5. Glass Of Champagne
6. Fernando
   Fernando (song)
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7. Bohemian Rhapsody
   Bohemian Rhapsody
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8. Dancing Queen
   Dancing Queen
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9. If You Leave Me Now
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10. Save Your Kisses For Me
    Save Your Kisses For Me
    "Save Your Kisses for Me" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed for the United Kingdom by Brotherhood of Man in The Hague, Netherlands. The lyrics and music were written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, and Martin Lee, the latter two being members of the band...
    
    
11. I Love To Love
12. Somebody To Love
    Somebody to Love (Queen song)
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13. Don't Go Breaking My Heart
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14. Under The Moon Of Love

See also

• Top of the Pops (record series)
  Top of the Pops (record series)
  Top of the Pops is the name of a series of records issued by Pickwick Records on their Hallmark label, which contain anonymous cover versions of recent and current hit singles. The recordings were intended to replicate the sound of the original hits as closely as possible...
  
  
• 1976 in music
  1976 in music
  -January–February:*January 5 – Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an air rifle....
  
  
• Knowing Me, Knowing You (Top of the Poppers album)
  Knowing Me, Knowing You (Top of the Poppers album)
  Knowing Me, Knowing You is a 2002 compilation album of ABBA cover versions. Although not noted on the album itself, the album consists of tracks recorded for Top of the Pops record series back in the 1970s and 1980s...