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