Billboard Hot 100 — February 21, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 21, 1976. "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Jam" by Graham Central Station at #83, which would go on to peak at #63. The biggest climber was "Cupid" by Tony Orlando & Dawn, up 15 places from #53 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon — 3 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting December 20, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "All By Myself" by Eric Carmen (up from #14 to #7); "Take It To The Limit" by Eagles (up from #12 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Growin' Up" by Dan Hill, down 31 places from #67 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Neil Sedaka, 25 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Walk Away From Love" by David Ruffin after 15 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | Theme From S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Love To Love You Baby Donna Summer |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | I Write The Songs Barry Manilow |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | All By Myself Eric Carmen |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | 25 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Take It To The Limit Eagles |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | Love Hurts Nazareth |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 9 | December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The 4 Seasons |
| 13 | 21 | 13 | 5 | Lonely Night (angel Face) Captain & Tennille |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | Grow Some Funk Of Your Own/I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) Elton John |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | Squeeze Box The Who |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | Baby Face The Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps. |
| 18 | 27 | 18 | 8 | Dream Weaver Gary Wright |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | Somewhere In The Night Helen Reddy |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 9 | Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) Bee Gees |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 11 | Golden Years David Bowie |
| 22 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Sing A Song Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 7 | Junk Food Junkie Larry Groce |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 9 | The White Knight Cledus Maggard And The Citizen's Band |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 8 | Sweet Thing Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 10 | Tracks Of My Tears Linda Ronstadt |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 11 | Slow Ride Foghat |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 11 | Deep Purple Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 29 | 11 | 1 | 12 | Convoy C.W. McCall |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 16 | Dream On Aerosmith |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 8 | Bohemian Rhapsody Queen |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 3 | Money Honey Bay City Rollers |
| 33 | 7 | 1 | 15 | Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 8 | Only Sixteen Dr. Hook |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 5 | Tangerine The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 9 | Sweet Love Commodores |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 9 | Love Is The Drug Roxy Music |
| 38 | 53 | 38 | 3 | Cupid Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 5 | Renegade Michael Murphey |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 6 | Hold Back The Night The Trammps |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 10 | The Homecoming Hagood Hardy |
| 42 | 44 | 26 | 13 | Paloma Blanca George Baker Selection |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 3 | Take It Like A Man Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 44 | 51 | 44 | 11 | Inseparable Natalie Cole |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 7 | 'til It's Time To Say Goodbye Jonathan Cain |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 3 | Banapple Gas Cat Stevens |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 3 | Good Hearted Woman Waylon & Willie |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 8 | Lady Bump Penny Mclean |
| 49 | 23 | 7 | 15 | Times Of Your Life Paul Anka |
| 50 | 32 | 32 | 9 | Let The Music Play Barry White |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 3 | Just You And I Melissa Manchester |
| 52 | 37 | 1 | 17 | Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Diana Ross |
| 53 | 35 | 5 | 17 | I Love Music (Part 1) The O'Jays |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 3 | Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor |
| 55 | 60 | 39 | 9 | Break Away Art Garfunkel |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 3 | Can The Can Suzi Quatro |
| 57 | 55 | 53 | 5 | Take Me Grand Funk Railroad |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 4 | Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers |
| 59 | 59 | 13 | 12 | Fly Away John Denver |
| 60 | 71 | 1 | 22 | Venus Frankie Avalon |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 6 | Quiet Storm Smokey Robinson |
| 62 | 74 | 62 | 3 | Keep Holding On The Temptations |
| 63 | 77 | 63 | 2 | Only Love Is Real Carole King |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 3 | Love Me Tonight Head East |
| 65 | 63 | 63 | 8 | Chain Gang Medley Jim Croce |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 3 | In France They Kiss On Main Street Joni Mitchell |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 6 | If I Only Knew Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 3 | Love Fire Jigsaw |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 7 | Remember Me Willie Nelson |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Action Sweet |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | He's A Friend Eddie Kendricks |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 4 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 5 | Since I Fell For You Charlie Rich |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Boogie Fever The Sylvers |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | You'll Lose A Good Thing Freddy Fender |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do ABBA |
| 77 | 72 | 72 | 6 | Tell It Like It Is Andy Williams |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull |
| 79 | 64 | 5 | 15 | Fox On The Run Sweet |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Lorelei Styx |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 2 | We Can't Hide It Anymore Larry Santos |
| 82 | 94 | 82 | 3 | Union Man Cate Bros. |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | The Jam Graham Central Station |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 4 | Sara Smile Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 85 | 95 | 85 | 2 | Right Back Where We Started From Maxine Nightingale |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Fopp Ohio Players |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 4 | Scotch On The Rocks The Band Of The Black Watch |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Show Me The Way Peter Frampton |
| 89 | 99 | 89 | 2 | Highfly John Miles |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | If You Only Believe (Jesus For Tonite) Michel Polnareff |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Mighty High Mighty Clouds Of Joy |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 4 | January Pilot |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 3 | Nursery Rhymes (Part I) People's Choice |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | Texas The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 95 | 100 | 95 | 2 | If Love Must Go Dobie Gray |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Rattlesnake Ohio Players |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | I Am Somebody Jimmy James & The Vagabonds |
| 98 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Growin' Up Dan Hill |
| 99 | 91 | 91 | 8 | Daydreamer C.C. & Company |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Call Anne Murray |
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