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