Billboard Hot 100 — March 27, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 27, 1976. "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" by The 4 Seasons held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian at #84, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" by Elvin Bishop, up 16 places from #57 to #41.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" by The 4 Seasons — 3 weeks at the top so far, 14 weeks on the chart since debuting December 27, 1975.
- New in the top 10: "Let Your Love Flow" by Bellamy Brothers (up from #17 to #8); "Right Back Where We Started From" by Maxine Nightingale (up from #14 to #9); "Money Honey" by Bay City Rollers (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Love To Love You Baby" by Donna Summer, down 29 places from #37 to #66.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Venus" by Frankie Avalon, 27 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Convoy" by C.W. McCall after 16 weeks (peak #1); "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate after 21 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 14 | December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The 4 Seasons |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | Dream Weaver Gary Wright |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Lonely Night (angel Face) Captain & Tennille |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | All By Myself Eric Carmen |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | Sweet Thing Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | Dream On Aerosmith |
| 8 | 17 | 8 | 9 | Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 7 | Right Back Where We Started From Maxine Nightingale |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | Money Honey Bay City Rollers |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 16 | Golden Years David Bowie |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) Bee Gees |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | Only Sixteen Dr. Hook |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | Deep Purple Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 14 | Sweet Love Commodores |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 15 | Take It To The Limit Eagles |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | Bohemian Rhapsody Queen |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 6 | Show Me The Way Peter Frampton |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 10 | Tangerine The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 20 | 9 | 9 | 12 | Junk Food Junkie Larry Groce |
| 21 | 6 | 1 | 23 | Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | Cupid Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 7 | Action Sweet |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 5 | There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) Carpenters |
| 25 | 35 | 25 | 7 | Boogie Fever The Sylvers |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 8 | Good Hearted Woman Waylon & Willie |
| 27 | 18 | 8 | 19 | Love Hurts Nazareth |
| 28 | 24 | 1 | 20 | Theme From S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage |
| 29 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 7 | Only Love Is Real Carole King |
| 31 | 20 | 20 | 16 | Slow Ride Foghat |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 16 | Inseparable Natalie Cole |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 8 | Love Fire Jigsaw |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 4 | Looking For Space John Denver |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | You'll Lose A Good Thing Freddy Fender |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 7 | I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do ABBA |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 4 | Livin' For The Weekend The O'Jays |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 7 | He's A Friend Eddie Kendricks |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 7 | Lorelei Styx |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 6 | Fopp Ohio Players |
| 41 | 57 | 41 | 4 | Fooled Around And Fell In Love Elvin Bishop |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 7 | We Can't Hide It Anymore Larry Santos |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 9 | Sara Smile Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 5 | Hit The Road Jack Stampeders |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 5 | Without Your Love (mr. Jordan) Charlie Ross |
| 46 | 55 | 46 | 3 | Strange Magic Electric Light Orchestra |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 8 | Union Man Cate Bros. |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 6 | If You Only Believe (Jesus For Tonite) Michel Polnareff |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 2 | I Thought It Took A Little Time (But Today I Fell In Love) Diana Ross |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 5 | Shannon Henry Gross |
| 51 | 27 | 27 | 8 | Just You And I Melissa Manchester |
| 52 | 30 | 30 | 14 | Love Is The Drug Roxy Music |
| 53 | 32 | 19 | 14 | The White Knight Cledus Maggard And The Citizen's Band |
| 54 | 58 | 1 | 27 | Venus Frankie Avalon |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 3 | Mozambique Bob Dylan |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 4 | Rhiannon (will You Ever Win) Fleetwood Mac |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 2 | Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again Barry Manilow |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 4 | Street Talk B.C.G. (B.C. Generation) |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 2 | Misty Blue Dorothy Moore |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 3 | Come On Over Olivia Newton-John |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 2 | Young Blood Bad Company |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 7 | Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 6 | The Jam Graham Central Station |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 3 | Get Up And Boogie (That's Right) Silver Convention |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 4 | Happy Music The Blackbyrds |
| 66 | 37 | 2 | 17 | Love To Love You Baby Donna Summer |
| 67 | 54 | 14 | 10 | Grow Some Funk Of Your Own/I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) Elton John |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 7 | Highfly John Miles |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 6 | Mighty High Mighty Clouds Of Joy |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 5 | New Orleans The Staple Singers |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Shout It Out Loud KISS |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Ophelia The Band |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 3 | Queen Of Clubs KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 3 | Here, There And Everywhere Emmylou Harris |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 9 | Scotch On The Rocks The Band Of The Black Watch |
| 76 | 83 | 76 | 4 | Eh! Cumpari Gaylord & Holiday |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Heavy Love David Ruffin |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 3 | More, More, More Pt. 1 Andrea True Connection |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Sally Grand Funk Railroad |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Double Trouble Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 81 | 78 | 78 | 7 | If Love Must Go Dobie Gray |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 4 | Once A Fool Kiki Dee |
| 83 | 66 | 1 | 20 | I Write The Songs Barry Manilow |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Welcome Back John Sebastian |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Hurt/for The Heart Elvis Presley |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Can't Hide Love Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Don't Pull Your Love/then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Glen Campbell |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I've Got A Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again) Al Wilson |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 3 | You Are Beautiful The Stylistics |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock 'N' Roll) C.W. McCall |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Hey Baby Ted Nugent |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 4 | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Terry Bradshaw |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Words (are Impossible) Donny Gerrard |
| 94 | 100 | 94 | 2 | Love And Understanding (Come Together) Kool & The Gang |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | Do It With Feeling Michael Zager's Moon Band/Peabo Bryson |
| 96 | 96 | 14 | 20 | Baby Face The Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps. |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 3 | Love Lifted Me Kenny Rogers |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I Hope We Get To Love In Time Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Falling Apart At The Seams Marmalade |
| 100 | 98 | 7 | 20 | Times Of Your Life Paul Anka |
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