Billboard Hot 100 — January 3, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 3, 1976. "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Let's Do It Again" by The Staple Singers. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Back To The Island" by Leon Russell at #73, which would go on to peak at #53. The biggest climber was "Love Hurts" by Nazareth, up 16 places from #41 to #25.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers — 1 week at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting October 11, 1975.
- Biggest fall: "Who Loves You" by The 4 Seasons, down 38 places from #59 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Feelings" by Morris Albert, 29 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Low Rider" by War after 15 weeks (peak #7).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Saturday Night Bay City Rollers |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | I Write The Songs Barry Manilow |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Diana Ross |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Let's Do It Again The Staple Singers |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Convoy C.W. McCall |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Fox On The Run Sweet |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | That's The Way (I Like It) KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | I Love Music (Part 1) The O'Jays |
| 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 | Fly, Robin, Fly Silver Convention |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 5 | Love To Love You Baby Donna Summer |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | Times Of Your Life Paul Anka |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | Walk Away From Love David Ruffin |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) Glen Campbell |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 7 | Sing A Song Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 10 | You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 8 | Rock And Roll All Nite (live) KISS |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 5 | Fly Away John Denver |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | 19 | Sky High Jigsaw |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 8 | Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra |
| 21 | 13 | 7 | 14 | Nights On Broadway Bee Gees |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 11 | Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 9 | Over My Head Fleetwood Mac |
| 24 | 25 | 22 | 8 | For The Love Of You (Part 1&2) The Isley Brothers |
| 25 | 41 | 25 | 7 | Love Hurts Nazareth |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 9 | Winners And Losers Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 7 | Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 28 | 34 | 1 | 18 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 8 | Baby Face The Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps. |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 5 | Somewhere In The Night Helen Reddy |
| 31 | 22 | 22 | 9 | Part Time Love Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 32 | 32 | 1 | 13 | Island Girl Elton John |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 6 | School Boy Crush AWB |
| 34 | 50 | 34 | 3 | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 6 | Hurricane (Part 1) Bob Dylan |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 5 | Let It Shine/He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother Olivia Newton-John |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 11 | Let's Live Together The Road Apples |
| 38 | 28 | 28 | 9 | Full Of Fire Al Green |
| 39 | 31 | 4 | 15 | The Way I Want To Touch You Captain & Tennille |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 6 | Squeeze Box The Who |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 6 | Paloma Blanca George Baker Selection |
| 42 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Our Day Will Come Frankie Valli |
| 43 | 52 | 43 | 5 | Down To The Line Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 44 | 53 | 44 | 4 | Golden Years David Bowie |
| 45 | 29 | 9 | 12 | My Little Town Simon & Garfunkel |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 6 | Woman Tonight America |
| 47 | 38 | 38 | 12 | Fire On The Mountain The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 7 | This Old Man Purple Reign |
| 49 | 39 | 33 | 10 | Volare Al Martino |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 4 | Slow Ride Foghat |
| 51 | 54 | 51 | 4 | Play On Love Jefferson Starship |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 5 | Free Ride Tavares |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 8 | Theme From S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage |
| 54 | 18 | 18 | 8 | The Last Game Of The Season (A Blind Man In The Bleachers) David Geddes |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 3 | Take It To The Limit Eagles |
| 56 | 65 | 56 | 3 | All By Myself Eric Carmen |
| 57 | 66 | 57 | 4 | Deep Purple Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 4 | Christmas For Cowboys John Denver |
| 59 | 64 | 59 | 4 | Inseparable Natalie Cole |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 2 | Let The Music Play Barry White |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 3 | Tracks Of My Tears Linda Ronstadt |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 4 | Easy As Pie Billy "Crash" Craddock |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 2 | Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) Bee Gees |
| 64 | 56 | 6 | 29 | Feelings Morris Albert |
| 65 | 61 | 61 | 7 | Going Down Slowly The Pointer Sisters |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 2 | Love Or Leave The Spinners |
| 67 | 58 | 58 | 5 | The Blind Man In The Bleachers Kenny Starr |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 3 | The Homecoming Hagood Hardy |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 6 | For A Dancer Prelude |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 4 | Yesterday's Hero John Paul Young |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Break Away Art Garfunkel |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Sweet Love Commodores |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Back To The Island Leon Russell |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The 4 Seasons |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 5 | Soul Train "75" Soul Train Gang |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | I Cheat The Hangman The Doobie Brothers |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | The White Knight Cledus Maggard And The Citizen's Band |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 3 | Don't Cry Joni Conway Twitty with Joni Lee |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Love Is The Drug Roxy Music |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Lady Bump Penny Mclean |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Bohemian Rhapsody Queen |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Sweet Thing Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 6 | Art For Art's Sake 10cc |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | That's Why I Love You Andrew Gold |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Only Sixteen Dr. Hook |
| 86 | 94 | 86 | 3 | Amazing Grace (used To Be Her Favorite Song) Amazing Rhythm Aces |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Chain Gang Medley Jim Croce |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 5 | Funky Weekend The Stylistics |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 5 | Every Beat Of My Heart Crown Heights Affair |
| 90 | 90 | 55 | 15 | Hollywood Hot The Eleventh Hour |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 6 | The Zip MFSB |
| 92 | 68 | 66 | 13 | Happy Eddie Kendricks |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 3 | Make Love To Your Mind Bill Withers |
| 94 | 100 | 93 | 6 | Breakfast For Two Country Joe McDonald |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 3 | I Believe In Father Christmas Greg Lake |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 4 | Blue Guitar Justin Hayward & John Lodge |
| 97 | 59 | 3 | 20 | Who Loves You The 4 Seasons |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Dream Weaver Gary Wright |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Valentine Love Norman Connors |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Daydreamer C.C. & Company |
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