Billboard Hot 100 — April 17, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 17, 1976. "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three at #71, which would go on to peak at #29. The biggest climber was "Silly Love Songs" by Wings, up 23 places from #58 to #35.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor — 3 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting February 7, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "Show Me The Way" by Peter Frampton (up from #11 to #9); "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Tangerine" by The Salsoul Orchestra, down 34 places from #25 to #59.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Love Machine (Part 1)" by The Miracles, 26 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon after 17 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 11 | Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Right Back Where We Started From Maxine Nightingale |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Lonely Night (angel Face) Captain & Tennille |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Boogie Fever The Sylvers |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | Only Sixteen Dr. Hook |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 17 | Sweet Love Commodores |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Dream Weaver Gary Wright |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Show Me The Way Peter Frampton |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 16 | Bohemian Rhapsody Queen |
| 11 | 20 | 11 | 4 | Welcome Back John Sebastian |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 7 | Fooled Around And Fell In Love Elvin Bishop |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) Carpenters |
| 14 | 14 | 1 | 17 | December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The 4 Seasons |
| 15 | 13 | 5 | 16 | Sweet Thing Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 16 | 6 | 6 | 24 | Dream On Aerosmith |
| 17 | 10 | 10 | 19 | Golden Years David Bowie |
| 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 | Deep Purple Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 19 | 16 | 9 | 11 | Money Honey Bay City Rollers |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 10 | Action Sweet |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 10 | I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do ABBA |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 8 | Shannon Henry Gross |
| 23 | 24 | 4 | 18 | Take It To The Limit Eagles |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 7 | Livin' For The Weekend The O'Jays |
| 25 | 37 | 25 | 5 | Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again Barry Manilow |
| 26 | 22 | 1 | 26 | Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles |
| 27 | 35 | 27 | 6 | Strange Magic Electric Light Orchestra |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 10 | Lorelei Styx |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 12 | Sara Smile Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 9 | Fopp Ohio Players |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 5 | Misty Blue Dorothy Moore |
| 32 | 39 | 32 | 7 | Rhiannon (will You Ever Win) Fleetwood Mac |
| 33 | 19 | 2 | 18 | All By Myself Eric Carmen |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 6 | Get Up And Boogie (That's Right) Silver Convention |
| 35 | 58 | 35 | 2 | Silly Love Songs Wings |
| 36 | 45 | 36 | 6 | Come On Over Olivia Newton-John |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 11 | Union Man Cate Bros. |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 7 | Happy Music The Blackbyrds |
| 39 | 51 | 39 | 4 | Don't Pull Your Love/then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Glen Campbell |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 5 | Shout It Out Loud KISS |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 3 | Love Hangover Diana Ross |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 5 | Young Blood Bad Company |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 4 | Can't Hide Love Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 44 | 55 | 44 | 6 | More, More, More Pt. 1 Andrea True Connection |
| 45 | 29 | 29 | 7 | Looking For Space John Denver |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 4 | I've Got A Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again) Al Wilson |
| 47 | 36 | 36 | 10 | We Can't Hide It Anymore Larry Santos |
| 48 | 48 | 25 | 11 | Good Hearted Woman Waylon & Willie |
| 49 | 49 | 8 | 22 | Love Hurts Nazareth |
| 50 | 28 | 28 | 10 | Only Love Is Real Carole King |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 2 | When Love Has Gone Away Richard Cocciante |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 5 | Heavy Love David Ruffin |
| 53 | 64 | 53 | 4 | Hurt/for The Heart Elvis Presley |
| 54 | 60 | 36 | 10 | He's A Friend Eddie Kendricks |
| 55 | 71 | 55 | 3 | Love Really Hurts Without You Billy Ocean |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 3 | Anytime (i'll Be There) Paul Anka |
| 57 | 79 | 57 | 3 | Happy Days Pratt & McClain with Brother Love |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 3 | Fallen Angel Frankie Valli |
| 59 | 25 | 18 | 13 | Tangerine The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 3 | Movin' Brass Construction |
| 61 | 32 | 32 | 10 | You'll Lose A Good Thing Freddy Fender |
| 62 | 30 | 30 | 11 | Love Fire Jigsaw |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 4 | Falling Apart At The Seams Marmalade |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 2 | Baretta's Theme ("Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow") Rhythm Heritage |
| 65 | 47 | 9 | 15 | Junk Food Junkie Larry Groce |
| 66 | 84 | 66 | 2 | Love In The Shadows Neil Sedaka |
| 67 | 40 | 40 | 8 | Hit The Road Jack Stampeders |
| 68 | 63 | 1 | 23 | Theme From S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 3 | Everyday Without You Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 70 | 85 | 70 | 2 | I'm Mandy Fly Me 10cc |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | One Piece At A Time Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Takin' It To The Streets The Doobie Brothers |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 4 | There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock 'N' Roll) C.W. McCall |
| 74 | 74 | 47 | 5 | I Thought It Took A Little Time (But Today I Fell In Love) Diana Ross |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 3 | Jasper Jim Stafford |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | It's Over Boz Scaggs |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Jealousy Major Harris |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 4 | Hey Baby Ted Nugent |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 6 | You Are Beautiful The Stylistics |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Don't Stop It Now Hot Chocolate |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Where Did Our Love Go The J. Geils Band |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Get Closer Seals & Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Love Is Alive Gary Wright |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 2 | Forever Lovers Mac Davis |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 5 | Love And Understanding (Come Together) Kool & The Gang |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Crazy On You Heart |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | Let's Make A Baby Billy Paul |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 3 | Love Hangover The 5th Dimension |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 4 | Words (are Impossible) Donny Gerrard |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 92 | 95 | 69 | 9 | Mighty High Mighty Clouds Of Joy |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 4 | I Hope We Get To Love In Time Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 2 | That's Where The Happy People Go The Trammps |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | Arms Of Mary Sutherland Brothers And Quiver |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Tell The World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 3 | Spirit In The Night Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | The Fonz Song The Heyettes |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Kiss And Say Goodbye The Manhattans |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | I Wanna Stay With You Gallagher And Lyle |
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