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