These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that reached number one in 1976.
Chart history edit
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Gratitude | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| January 10 | ||
| January 17 | ||
| January 24 | Wake Up Everybody | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes |
| January 31 | ||
| February 7 | Gratitude | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| February 14 | ||
| February 21 | ||
| February 28 | Rufus featuring Chaka Khan | Rufus featuring Chaka Khan |
| March 6 | ||
| March 13 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | Eargasm | Johnnie Taylor |
| April 17 | ||
| April 24 | Brass Construction I | Brass Construction |
| May 1 | ||
| May 8 | ||
| May 15 | I Want You | Marvin Gaye |
| May 22 | Breezin' | George Benson |
| May 29 | Look Out for #1 | The Brothers Johnson |
| June 5 | ||
| June 12 | ||
| June 19 | ||
| June 26 | Harvest for the World | The Isley Brothers |
| July 3 | Breezin' | George Benson |
| July 10 | ||
| July 17 | ||
| July 24 | Contradiction | The Ohio Players |
| July 31 | Sparkle | Soundtrack / Aretha Franklin |
| August 7 | Breezin' | George Benson |
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | All Things in Time | Lou Rawls |
| August 28 | Hot on the Tracks | The Commodores |
| September 4 | ||
| September 11 | Wild Cherry | Wild Cherry |
| September 18 | Hot on the Tracks | The Commodores |
| September 25 | ||
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | ||
| October 16 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder |
| October 23 | ||
| October 30 | ||
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | ||
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | ||
| December 11 | ||
| December 18 | ||
| December 25 |