Billboard Hot 100 — March 6, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 6, 1976. "Love Machine (Part 1)" by The Miracles climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Theme From S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Looking For Space" by John Denver at #61, which would go on to peak at #29. The biggest climber was "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor, up 20 places from #46 to #26.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Love Machine (Part 1)" by The Miracles — 1 week at the top so far, 20 weeks on the chart since debuting October 25, 1975.
- Biggest fall: "'til It's Time To Say Goodbye" by Jonathan Cain, down 49 places from #44 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Neil Sedaka, 27 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players after 16 weeks (peak #1); "Fox On The Run" by Sweet after 16 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 3 | 1 | 20 | Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | All By Myself Eric Carmen |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The 4 Seasons |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | Theme From S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | Take It To The Limit Eagles |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Dream Weaver Gary Wright |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | Lonely Night (angel Face) Captain & Tennille |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 16 | Love Hurts Nazareth |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 10 | Sweet Thing Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | Junk Food Junkie Larry Groce |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | Baby Face The Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps. |
| 15 | 11 | 2 | 14 | Love To Love You Baby Donna Summer |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) Bee Gees |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | Golden Years David Bowie |
| 18 | 13 | 1 | 27 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 18 | Dream On Aerosmith |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 11 | The White Knight Cledus Maggard And The Citizen's Band |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 13 | Deep Purple Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 13 | Slow Ride Foghat |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 5 | Money Honey Bay City Rollers |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 10 | Only Sixteen Dr. Hook |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 10 | Bohemian Rhapsody Queen |
| 26 | 46 | 26 | 5 | Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor |
| 27 | 20 | 1 | 17 | I Write The Songs Barry Manilow |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 5 | Cupid Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 7 | Tangerine The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 5 | Just You And I Melissa Manchester |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 11 | Sweet Love Commodores |
| 32 | 21 | 16 | 15 | Squeeze Box The Who |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 11 | Love Is The Drug Roxy Music |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 5 | Take It Like A Man Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 8 | Hold Back The Night The Trammps |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 13 | Inseparable Natalie Cole |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 5 | Good Hearted Woman Waylon & Willie |
| 38 | 47 | 38 | 6 | Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 4 | Only Love Is Real Carole King |
| 40 | 53 | 40 | 4 | Action Sweet |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 5 | Banapple Gas Cat Stevens |
| 42 | 14 | 14 | 7 | Grow Some Funk Of Your Own/I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) Elton John |
| 43 | 25 | 25 | 12 | Tracks Of My Tears Linda Ronstadt |
| 44 | 26 | 10 | 17 | Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra |
| 45 | 62 | 45 | 4 | Right Back Where We Started From Maxine Nightingale |
| 46 | 51 | 1 | 24 | Venus Frankie Avalon |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 5 | Love Fire Jigsaw |
| 48 | 49 | 41 | 12 | The Homecoming Hagood Hardy |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 4 | Boogie Fever The Sylvers |
| 50 | 33 | 5 | 16 | Sing A Song Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 51 | 52 | 39 | 11 | Break Away Art Garfunkel |
| 52 | 61 | 52 | 4 | He's A Friend Eddie Kendricks |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 6 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | Keep Holding On The Temptations |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 4 | You'll Lose A Good Thing Freddy Fender |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 5 | Love Me Tonight Head East |
| 57 | 69 | 57 | 4 | I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do ABBA |
| 58 | 75 | 58 | 2 | There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) Carpenters |
| 59 | 77 | 59 | 3 | Show Me The Way Peter Frampton |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 4 | Lorelei Styx |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Looking For Space John Denver |
| 62 | 55 | 1 | 14 | Convoy C.W. McCall |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 4 | We Can't Hide It Anymore Larry Santos |
| 64 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Renegade Michael Murphey |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | Fopp Ohio Players |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 4 | Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull |
| 67 | 79 | 67 | 2 | Hit The Road Jack Stampeders |
| 68 | 41 | 26 | 15 | Paloma Blanca George Baker Selection |
| 69 | 72 | 69 | 3 | The Jam Graham Central Station |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | If You Only Believe (Jesus For Tonite) Michel Polnareff |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Without Your Love (mr. Jordan) Charlie Ross |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 6 | Sara Smile Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 73 | 59 | 7 | 17 | Times Of Your Life Paul Anka |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 5 | Union Man Cate Bros. |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 4 | Highfly John Miles |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 2 | Shannon Henry Gross |
| 77 | 45 | 19 | 14 | Somewhere In The Night Helen Reddy |
| 78 | 48 | 48 | 10 | Lady Bump Penny Mclean |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Livin' For The Weekend The O'Jays |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | The Game Is Over (What's The Matter With You) Brown Sugar |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 6 | Scotch On The Rocks The Band Of The Black Watch |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 3 | Mighty High Mighty Clouds Of Joy |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Uptown & Country Tom Scott |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Street Talk B.C.G. (B.C. Generation) |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 4 | If Love Must Go Dobie Gray |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 2 | New Orleans The Staple Singers |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 6 | January Pilot |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Fooled Around And Fell In Love Elvin Bishop |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Rhiannon (will You Ever Win) Fleetwood Mac |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Once A Fool Kiki Dee |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 3 | Rattlesnake Ohio Players |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 3 | The Call Anne Murray |
| 93 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 'til It's Time To Say Goodbye Jonathan Cain |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | I Am Somebody Jimmy James & The Vagabonds |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Eh! Cumpari Gaylord & Holiday |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | Train Called Freedom South Shore Commission |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Happy Music The Blackbyrds |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Terry Bradshaw |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Wow The Disco Sound Of Andre Gagnon |
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