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.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1976
DateBookAuthor 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.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1976
DateBookAuthor 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
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1970s
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