To mark the station's twelfth birthday, Radio Caroline broadcast an all-time Top 50 album chart on 28th March 1976 from 8pm. It ran across the shows presented by Chris Elliott and James Ross. Unusually for a chart of this nature, it included “best of” compilations.


RADIO CAROLINE ALL-TIME TOP 50 ALBUMS     28th March 1976




1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
2
Abbey Road
The Beatles
3
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
4
Blonde on Blonde
Bob Dylan
5
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
6
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
7
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
The Rolling Stones
8
Desperado
Eagles
9
Tommy
The Who
10
Imagine
John Lennon
11
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
12
This is the Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
13
Close to the Edge
Yes
14
Ram
Paul & Linda McCartney
15
Music of my Mind
Stevie Wonder
16
Greatest Hits
Simon & Garfunkel
17
Electric Ladyland
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
18
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
19
Déjà Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
20
Beach Boys Concert: Live in London
The Beach Boys
21
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
22
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & the Dominos
23
Blood on the Tracks
Bob Dylan
24
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
25
The Yes Album
Yes
26
13
The Doors
27
Homecoming
America
28
Abraxas
Santana
29
McCartney
Paul McCartney
30
One of these Nights
Eagles
31
Foxtrot
Genesis
32
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
33
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
34
Sheet Music
10cc
35
Rubber Soul
The Beatles
36
From the Mars Hotel
The Grateful Dead
37
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
38
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
The Small Faces
39
In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson
40
The Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority
41
Heart Like a Wheel
Linda Ronstadt
42
Elton John
Elton John
43
The Beatles (“The White Album”)
The Beatles
44
Made in Japan
Deep Purple
45
After the Gold Rush
Neil Young
46
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
47
Greatest Hits
The Byrds
48
The Best of Bread
Bread
49
You Don't Mess Around with Jim
Jim Croce
50
The Best Of Matthews' Southern Comfort
Matthews' Southern Comfort


Chart courtesy of the Free Radio Campaign.
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