It’s June, 1976

When is it Sadie?

What were we too busy to post last week Sadie? May, 1976! See it here.

The Chart

A week for “Love Hangover” for Diana Ross then three for Wings with “Silly Love Songs” at the top of the charts.

[new] “Afternoon Delight” – Starland Vocal Band
“Baretta’s Theme” – Rhythm Heritage
“Boogie Fever” – Sylvers
“Fool To Cry” – Rolling Stones
“Fooled Around And Fell In Love” – Elvin Bishop
[new] “Get Closer” – Seals & Crofts
“Get Up And Boogie” – Silver Convention
[new] “Got To Get You Into My Life” – Beatles
“Happy Days” – Pratt & Mcclain
“I Want You” – Marvin Gaye
[new] “I’ll Be Good To You” – Brothers Johnson
[new] “If You Know What I Mean” – Neil Diamond
[new] “Kiss And Say Goodbye” – Manhattans
[new] “Let Her In” – John Travolta
“Love Hangover” – Diana Ross
“Love In The Shadows” – Neil Sedaka
“Love Is Alive” – Gary Wright
[new] “Making Our Dreams Come True” – Cyndi Grecco
“Misty Blue” – Dorothy Moore
[new] “Moonlight Feels Right” – Starbuck
“More More More” – Andrea True Connection
“Movin’” – Brass Construction
[new] “Never Gonna Fall In Love Again” – Eric Carmen
“Rhiannon” – Fleetwood Mac
“Right Back Where We Started From” – Maxine Nightingale
[new] “Rihannon” – Fleetwood Mac
[new] “Rock & Roll Love Letter” – Bay City Rollers
[new] “Rock & Roll Music” – Beach Boys
“Sara Smile” – Hall & Oates
“Shannon” – Henry Gross
“Shop Around” – Captain & Tennille
“Show Me The Way” – Peter Frampton
“Silly Love Songs” – Wings
“Strange Magic” – Electric Light Orchestra
[new] “Take The Money And Run” – Steve Miller Band
“Takin’ It To The Streets” – Doobie Brothers
[new] “Tear The Roof Of The Sucker” – Parliament
[new] “That’s Where The Happy People Go” – Trammps
[new] “The Boys Are Back In Town” – Thin Lizzy
[new] “Today’s The Day” – America
“Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again” – Barry Manilow
[new] “Turn The Beat Around” – Vicki Sue Robinson
“Welcome Back” – John Sebastian
[new] “You’re My Best Friend” – Queen
“Young Blood” – Bad Company

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

The Times

On June 25, 1976, Richard Donner’s supernatural horror classic The Omen was released by 20th Century Fox. Starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as parents who slowly discover their adopted son, Damien, is the literal Antichrist, the film turned biblical apocalyptic prophecy into big-budget Hollywood terror.

Driven by Jerry Goldsmith’s chilling, Academy Award-winning choral score (“Ave Satani”) and unforgettable shock sequences—like the nanny’s rooftop declaration and the pane-of-glass decapitation—the film was an immense box-office smash, cementing the “creepy child” horror trope for decades.

On June 4, 1976, the Sex Pistols performed a concert organized by Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall. While barely 40 people attended the sparsely populated room, it is widely considered one of the most culturally consequential live music gigs in history.

In the tiny audience that night were the future architects of the UK indie and post-punk scenes: Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook (who formed Joy Division/New Order the next day), Morrissey (The Smiths), Mark E. Smith (The Fall), and Anthony Wilson (founder of Factory Records). It proved that raw energy and attitude trumped technical virtuosity.

On June 23, 1976, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released Michael Anderson’s dystopian sci-fi epic Logan’s Run, starring Michael York and Jenny Agutter. Set in a hedonistic, domed city in the year 2274, the society maintains equilibrium by requiring everyone who turns 30 to undergo “Carousel”—a mandatory ritual execution disguised as reincarnation.

Featuring groundbreaking visual effects, futuristic synth soundscapes, and Farrah Fawcett in a breakout early role, Logan’s Run became an instant box-office hit. It won a Special Academy Award for Visual Effects and captured the mid-1970s cultural obsession with youth counterculture and sci-fi escapism.