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List of The New York Times number-one books of 1976

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1976.

Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.[1]

Date Book Author
January 4 Curtain Agatha Christie
January 11
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22
February 29
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
April 11 1876 Gore Vidal
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13 Trinity Leon Uris
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25
August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24
October 31
November 7 Sleeping Murder Agatha Christie
November 14
November 21
November 28
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26 Trinity Leon Uris

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.[2]

Date Book Author
January 4 Bring on the Empty Horses David Niven
January 11
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22
February 29
March 7 Winning Through Intimidation Robert J. Ringer
March 14 Doris Day: Her Own Story A. E. Hotchner
March 21
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18 World of Our Fathers Irving Howe, with Kenneth Libo
April 25 The Final Days Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25
August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29 Passages Gail Sheehy
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 21 Roots Alex Haley
November 28
December 5 Passages Gail Sheehy
December 12 Roots Alex Haley
December 19
December 26 Passages Gail Sheehy

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