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 |