Billboard Hot 100 — February 7, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 7, 1976. "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon climbed from #10 to take over the #1 spot from "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 17 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Money Honey" by Bay City Rollers at #51, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "Lonely Night (angel Face)" by Captain & Tennille, up 25 places from #50 to #25.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting December 20, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "Theme From S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage (up from #17 to #8); "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Neil Sedaka (up from #16 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Rock And Roll All Nite (live)" by KISS, down 35 places from #12 to #47.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Neil Sedaka, 23 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Let's Do It Again" by The Staple Singers after 15 weeks (peak #1); "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention after 17 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Love To Love You Baby Donna Summer |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | I Write The Songs Barry Manilow |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | Sing A Song Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | Times Of Your Life Paul Anka |
| 8 | 17 | 8 | 13 | Theme From S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | Convoy C.W. McCall |
| 10 | 16 | 1 | 23 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 16 | Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | 15 | I Love Music (Part 1) The O'Jays |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra |
| 14 | 11 | 1 | 15 | Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Diana Ross |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | Love Hurts Nazareth |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 12 | Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 11 | Squeeze Box The Who |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 8 | All By Myself Eric Carmen |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 8 | Take It To The Limit Eagles |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 10 | Somewhere In The Night Helen Reddy |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 13 | Baby Face The Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps. |
| 22 | 31 | 22 | 3 | Grow Some Funk Of Your Own/I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) Elton John |
| 23 | 9 | 9 | 14 | Walk Away From Love David Ruffin |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 7 | Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) Bee Gees |
| 25 | 50 | 25 | 3 | Lonely Night (angel Face) Captain & Tennille |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 9 | Golden Years David Bowie |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 8 | Tracks Of My Tears Linda Ronstadt |
| 28 | 40 | 28 | 7 | December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The 4 Seasons |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 7 | The White Knight Cledus Maggard And The Citizen's Band |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 9 | Slow Ride Foghat |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 6 | Dream Weaver Gary Wright |
| 32 | 26 | 26 | 11 | Paloma Blanca George Baker Selection |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 7 | Let The Music Play Barry White |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 5 | Junk Food Junkie Larry Groce |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 9 | Deep Purple Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 7 | Love Or Leave The Spinners |
| 37 | 13 | 13 | 10 | Fly Away John Denver |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 6 | Bohemian Rhapsody Queen |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Break Away Art Garfunkel |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 6 | Only Sixteen Dr. Hook |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 14 | Dream On Aerosmith |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 6 | Sweet Thing Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 7 | Sweet Love Commodores |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 8 | The Homecoming Hagood Hardy |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 7 | Love Is The Drug Roxy Music |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 3 | Renegade Michael Murphey |
| 47 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Rock And Roll All Nite (live) KISS |
| 48 | 28 | 5 | 13 | Fox On The Run Sweet |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 3 | Tangerine The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 50 | 21 | 21 | 14 | Winners And Losers Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 51 | NEW | 51 | 1 | Money Honey Bay City Rollers |
| 52 | 58 | 51 | 9 | Inseparable Natalie Cole |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 3 | Take Me Grand Funk Railroad |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 6 | Lady Bump Penny Mclean |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 5 | 'til It's Time To Say Goodbye Jonathan Cain |
| 56 | 29 | 11 | 14 | Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) Glen Campbell |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 4 | Hold Back The Night The Trammps |
| 58 | 45 | 20 | 14 | Over My Head Fleetwood Mac |
| 59 | 42 | 42 | 9 | Yesterday's Hero John Paul Young |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | Take It Like A Man Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Banapple Gas Cat Stevens |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Cupid Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 6 | Chain Gang Medley Jim Croce |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | Good Hearted Woman Waylon & Willie |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 5 | Honey I George McCrae |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Can The Can Suzi Quatro |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Just You And I Melissa Manchester |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 4 | Quiet Storm Smokey Robinson |
| 69 | 73 | 69 | 3 | What's The Name Of This Funk (spider Man) Ramsey Lewis |
| 70 | 70 | 33 | 11 | Hurricane (Part 1) Bob Dylan |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 3 | Growin' Up Dan Hill |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 8 | Amazing Grace (used To Be Her Favorite Song) Amazing Rhythm Aces |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 5 | Remember Me Willie Nelson |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 4 | Tell It Like It Is Andy Williams |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 4 | If I Only Knew Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 8 | Make Love To Your Mind Bill Withers |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | In France They Kiss On Main Street Joni Mitchell |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 5 | Once You Hit The Road Dionne Warwick |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 3 | Since I Fell For You Charlie Rich |
| 81 | 69 | 1 | 16 | That's The Way (I Like It) KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 82 | 85 | 1 | 20 | Venus Frankie Avalon |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 3 | Tenth Avenue Freeze-out Bruce Springsteen |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Keep Holding On The Temptations |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 3 | Close To You B.T. Express |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Love Me Tonight Head East |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Love Fire Jigsaw |
| 90 | 91 | 90 | 2 | Sara Smile Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 4 | Disco Sax/for The Love Of You Houston Person |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 6 | Daydreamer C.C. & Company |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Sweet Loving Man Morris Albert |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | Scotch On The Rocks The Band Of The Black Watch |
| 95 | 95 | 93 | 4 | One Fine Day Julie |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | January Pilot |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Union Man Cate Bros. |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Nursery Rhymes (Part I) People's Choice |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Texas The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Abyssinia Jones Edwin Starr |
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