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Official Top 40 Singles

Tukutahi Tiketike 40 Ōkawa

12–18 March 1976

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen cover

1

Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 4

WEA/Warner

Mississippi by Pussycat cover

2

Mississippi

Mississippi - Pussycat

Peak: 2, Weeks: 1

EMI

Convoy by C W McCall cover

3

Convoy

Convoy - C W McCall

Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6

PHONOGRAM

You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate cover

4

You Sexy Thing

You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate

Last week: 4, Peak: 2, Weeks: 7

EMI

Mamma Mia by ABBA cover

5

Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Last week: 3, Peak: 2, Weeks: 6

RCA/SonyMusic

Put Another Log On The Fire by Bill And Boyd cover

6

Put Another Log On The Fire

Put Another Log On The Fire - Bill And Boyd

Last week: 9, Peak: 5, Weeks: 10

NZ artist

EMI

Tears On My Pillow by Johnny Nash cover

7

Tears On My Pillow

Tears On My Pillow - Johnny Nash

Last week: 17, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16

PHONOGRAM

Slipping Away by Max Merritt cover

8

Slipping Away

Slipping Away - Max Merritt

Last week: 15, Peak: 6, Weeks: 7

NZ artist

EMI

Sailing by Rod Stewart cover

9

Sailing

Sailing - Rod Stewart

Last week: 19, Peak: 3, Weeks: 18

WEA/Warner

Sky High by Jigsaw cover

10

Sky High

Sky High - Jigsaw

Last week: 6, Peak: 2, Weeks: 10

VIKING

All By Myself by Eric Carmen cover

11

All By Myself

All By Myself - Eric Carmen

Last week: 12, Peak: 11, Weeks: 2

EMI

Calypso / I'm Sorry by John Denver cover

12

Calypso / I'm Sorry

Calypso / I'm Sorry - John Denver

Last week: 22, Peak: 5, Weeks: 14

RCA/SonyMusic

Wasted Days And Wasted Nights by Freddy Fender cover

13

Wasted Days And Wasted Nights

Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender

Last week: 24, Peak: 1, Weeks: 26

FESTIVAL

Secret Love by Freddy Fender cover

14

Secret Love

Secret Love - Freddy Fender

Last week: 10, Peak: 10, Weeks: 5

FESTIVAL

Sos by ABBA cover

15

Sos

Sos - ABBA

Last week: 5, Peak: 1, Weeks: 14

RCA/SonyMusic

Saturday Night / Shang-A-Lang by Bay City Rollers cover

16

Saturday Night / Shang-A-Lang

Saturday Night / Shang-A-Lang - Bay City Rollers

Last week: 7, Peak: 7, Weeks: 3

EMI

Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra cover

17

Evil Woman

Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra

Peak: 17, Weeks: 1

PHONOGRAM

Before The Next Teardrop Falls by Freddy Fender cover

18

Before The Next Teardrop Falls

Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender

Last week: 29, Peak: 2, Weeks: 41

FESTIVAL

Morning Sky by George Baker Selection cover

19

Morning Sky

Morning Sky - George Baker Selection

Last week: 27, Peak: 19, Weeks: 7

WEA/Warner

I Write The Songs by Barry Manilow cover

20

I Write The Songs

I Write The Songs - Barry Manilow

Last week: 21, Peak: 17, Weeks: 4

EMI

Star by The Hollies cover

21

Star

Star - The Hollies

Last week: 8, Peak: 7, Weeks: 6

EMI

Blanket On The Ground by Billie Joe Spears cover

22

Blanket On The Ground

Blanket On The Ground - Billie Joe Spears

Peak: 11, Weeks: 19

FESTIVAL

Fly Robin Fly by Silver Convention cover

23

Fly Robin Fly

Fly Robin Fly - Silver Convention

Last week: 18, Peak: 16, Weeks: 4

MUSIC WORLD

Love Is The Drug by Roxy Music cover

24

Love Is The Drug

Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music

Peak: 24, Weeks: 1

FESTIVAL

That's The Way I Like It by KC And The Sunshine Band cover

25

That's The Way I Like It

That's The Way I Like It - KC And The Sunshine Band

Last week: 13, Peak: 13, Weeks: 7

RCA/SonyMusic

D.I.V.O.R.C.E. by Billy Connolly cover

26

D.I.V.O.R.C.E.

D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Billy Connolly

Last week: 36, Peak: 26, Weeks: 2

PHONOGRAM

Feelings by Morris Albert cover

27

Feelings

Feelings - Morris Albert

Last week: 14, Peak: 4, Weeks: 11

RCA/SonyMusic

Art For Art's Sake by 10cc cover

28

Art For Art's Sake

Art For Art's Sake - 10cc

Last week: 23, Peak: 23, Weeks: 5

PHONOGRAM

Love Hurts by Nazareth cover

29

Love Hurts

Love Hurts - Nazareth

Peak: 29, Weeks: 1

PHONOGRAM

Hurricane by Bob Dylan cover

30

Hurricane

Hurricane - Bob Dylan

Last week: 25, Peak: 25, Weeks: 5

PHONOGRAM

Island Girl by Elton John cover

31

Island Girl

Island Girl - Elton John

Last week: 30, Peak: 4, Weeks: 12

FESTIVAL

Money Honey by Bay City Rollers cover

32

Money Honey

Money Honey - Bay City Rollers

Last week: 11, Peak: 11, Weeks: 7

EMI

Eighteen With A Bullet by Pete Wingfield cover

33

Eighteen With A Bullet

Eighteen With A Bullet - Pete Wingfield

Last week: 16, Peak: 6, Weeks: 9

FESTIVAL

Deep Purple by Donny and Marie Osmond cover

34

Deep Purple

Deep Purple - Donny and Marie Osmond

Peak: 34, Weeks: 1

PHONOGRAM

Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon cover

35

Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover

Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Last week: 26, Peak: 26, Weeks: 4

PHONOGRAM

Do You Know Where You're Going To by Diana Ross cover

36

Do You Know Where You're Going To

Do You Know Where You're Going To - Diana Ross

Peak: 36, Weeks: 1

EMI

One Of These Nights by The Eagles cover

37

One Of These Nights

One Of These Nights - The Eagles

Peak: 3, Weeks: 24

WEA/Warner

Lyin' Eyes by The Eagles cover

38

Lyin' Eyes

Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles

Last week: 20, Peak: 7, Weeks: 13

WEA/Warner

Feel Like Makin' Love by Bad Company cover

39

Feel Like Makin' Love

Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company

Peak: 2, Weeks: 19

FESTIVAL

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA cover

40

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - ABBA

Peak: 1, Weeks: 30

PYE