List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1976
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1976.
That year, 15 acts earned their first number one songs, such as The Bay City Rollers, C. W. McCall, Rhythm Heritage, Johnnie Taylor, The Bellamy Brothers, The Sylvers, Starland Vocal Band, The Manhattans, Kiki Dee, Wild Cherry, Walter Murphy, Rick Dees, and Chicago. Paul Simon and John Sebastian, having already hit number one with Simon & Garfunkel and The Lovin' Spoonful, respectively, also earn their first number one songs as solo acts. Diana Ross was the only act to have more than one song reach number one with two.
Chart history
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1976 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
384 | January 3 | "Saturday Night" | Bay City Rollers | [1] |
385 | January 10 | "Convoy" | C. W. McCall | [2] |
386 | January 17 | "I Write the Songs" | Barry Manilow | [3] |
387 | January 24 | "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" | Diana Ross | [4] |
388 | January 31 | "Love Rollercoaster" | Ohio Players | [5] |
389 | February 7 | "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" | Paul Simon | [6] |
February 14 | [7] | |||
February 21 | [8] | |||
390 | February 28 | "Theme from S.W.A.T." | Rhythm Heritage | [9] |
391 | March 6 | "Love Machine" | The Miracles | [10] |
392 | March 13 | "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" | The Four Seasons | [11] |
March 20 | [12] | |||
March 27 | [13] | |||
393 | April 3 | "Disco Lady" | Johnnie Taylor | [14] |
April 10 | [15] | |||
April 17 | [16] | |||
April 24 | [17] | |||
394 | May 1 | "Let Your Love Flow" | The Bellamy Brothers | [18] |
395 | May 8 | "Welcome Back" | John Sebastian | [19] |
396 | May 15 | "Boogie Fever" | The Sylvers | [20] |
397 | May 22 | "Silly Love Songs" | Wings | [21] |
398 | May 29 | "Love Hangover" | Diana Ross | [22] |
June 5 | [23] | |||
re | June 12 | "Silly Love Songs" | Wings | [24] |
June 19 | [25] | |||
June 26 | [26] | |||
July 3 | [27] | |||
399 | July 10 | "Afternoon Delight" | Starland Vocal Band | [28] |
July 17 | [29] | |||
400 | July 24 | "Kiss and Say Goodbye" | The Manhattans | [30] |
July 31 | [31] | |||
401 | August 7 | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Elton John and Kiki Dee | [32] |
August 14 | [33] | |||
August 21 | [34] | |||
August 28 | [35] | |||
402 | September 4 | "You Should Be Dancing" | Bee Gees | [36] |
403 | September 11 | "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" | KC and the Sunshine Band | [37] |
404 | September 18 | "Play That Funky Music" | Wild Cherry | [38] |
September 25 | [39] | |||
October 2 | [40] | |||
405 | October 9 | "A Fifth of Beethoven" | Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band | [41] |
406 | October 16 | "Disco Duck" | Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots | [42] |
407 | October 23 | "If You Leave Me Now" | Chicago | [43] |
October 30 | [44] | |||
408 | November 6 | "Rock'n Me" | Steve Miller Band | [45] |
409 | November 13 | "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" | Rod Stewart | [46] |
November 20 | [47] | |||
November 27 | [48] | |||
December 4 | [49] | |||
December 11 | [50] | |||
December 18 | [51] | |||
December 25 | [52] |
Number-one artists
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Rod Stewart | 7 |
2 | Wings | 5 |
3 | Johnnie Taylor | 4 |
Elton John | ||
Kiki Dee | ||
6 | Paul Simon | 3 |
The Four Seasons | ||
Diana Ross | ||
Wild Cherry | ||
10 | Starland Vocal Band | 2 |
The Manhattans | ||
Chicago | ||
13 | Bay City Rollers | 1 |
C.W. McCall | ||
Barry Manilow | ||
Ohio Players | ||
Rhythm Heritage | ||
The Miracles | ||
The Bellamy Brothers | ||
John Sebastian | ||
The Sylvers | ||
Bee Gees | ||
KC and the Sunshine Band | ||
Walter Murphy and His Big Apple Band | ||
Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots | ||
Steve Miller Band |
See also
- 1976 in music
- List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1976
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1970s
References
- ^ "January 3, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 10, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 17, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 24, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 31, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 7, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 14, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 21, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 28, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 6, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 13, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 20, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 27, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 3, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 10, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 17, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 24, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 1, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 8, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 15, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 22, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 29, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 5, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 12, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 19, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 26, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 3, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 10, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 17, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 24, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 31, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 7, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 14, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 21, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 28, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 4, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 11, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 18, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 25, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 2, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 9, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 16, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 23, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 30, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 6, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 13, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 20, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 27, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 4, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 11, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 18, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 25, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
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Lists of Billboard number-one singles
- List of Your Hit Parade number-one songs (1930s)
- Top-ten singles
- Hot 100 Year-end
- List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones