Billboard Hot 100 — April 24, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 24, 1976. "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Fool To Cry" by The Rolling Stones at #63, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "Love In The Shadows" by Neil Sedaka, up 22 places from #66 to #44.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor — 4 weeks at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting February 7, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian (up from #11 to #7); "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" by Elvin Bishop (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Deep Purple" by Donny & Marie Osmond, down 32 places from #18 to #50.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Love Machine (Part 1)" by The Miracles, 27 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Junk Food Junkie" by Larry Groce after 15 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 12 | Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Right Back Where We Started From Maxine Nightingale |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | Boogie Fever The Sylvers |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | Sweet Love Commodores |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Only Sixteen Dr. Hook |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | Welcome Back John Sebastian |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | Show Me The Way Peter Frampton |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 17 | Bohemian Rhapsody Queen |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | Fooled Around And Fell In Love Elvin Bishop |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 14 | Lonely Night (angel Face) Captain & Tennille |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) Carpenters |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | 17 | Dream Weaver Gary Wright |
| 14 | 14 | 1 | 18 | December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The 4 Seasons |
| 15 | 15 | 5 | 17 | Sweet Thing Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 16 | 16 | 6 | 25 | Dream On Aerosmith |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 11 | I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do ABBA |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 9 | Shannon Henry Gross |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 6 | Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again Barry Manilow |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 8 | Livin' For The Weekend The O'Jays |
| 21 | 19 | 9 | 12 | Money Honey Bay City Rollers |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 7 | Strange Magic Electric Light Orchestra |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 13 | Sara Smile Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 3 | Silly Love Songs Wings |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 6 | Misty Blue Dorothy Moore |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 8 | Rhiannon (will You Ever Win) Fleetwood Mac |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 11 | Lorelei Styx |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 7 | Get Up And Boogie (That's Right) Silver Convention |
| 29 | 41 | 29 | 4 | Love Hangover Diana Ross |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | Fopp Ohio Players |
| 31 | 17 | 10 | 20 | Golden Years David Bowie |
| 32 | 39 | 32 | 5 | Don't Pull Your Love/then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Glen Campbell |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 12 | Union Man Cate Bros. |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 8 | Happy Music The Blackbyrds |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 7 | Come On Over Olivia Newton-John |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 6 | Shout It Out Loud KISS |
| 37 | 57 | 37 | 4 | Happy Days Pratt & McClain with Brother Love |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 6 | Young Blood Bad Company |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 5 | Can't Hide Love Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 7 | More, More, More Pt. 1 Andrea True Connection |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 5 | I've Got A Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again) Al Wilson |
| 42 | 53 | 42 | 5 | Hurt/for The Heart Elvis Presley |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 3 | When Love Has Gone Away Richard Cocciante |
| 44 | 66 | 44 | 3 | Love In The Shadows Neil Sedaka |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 4 | Love Really Hurts Without You Billy Ocean |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 4 | Anytime (i'll Be There) Paul Anka |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 6 | Heavy Love David Ruffin |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 4 | Fallen Angel Frankie Valli |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 4 | Movin' Brass Construction |
| 50 | 18 | 14 | 20 | Deep Purple Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 51 | 20 | 20 | 11 | Action Sweet |
| 52 | 54 | 36 | 11 | He's A Friend Eddie Kendricks |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 5 | Falling Apart At The Seams Marmalade |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 3 | Baretta's Theme ("Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow") Rhythm Heritage |
| 55 | 23 | 4 | 19 | Take It To The Limit Eagles |
| 56 | 26 | 1 | 27 | Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles |
| 57 | 33 | 2 | 19 | All By Myself Eric Carmen |
| 58 | 71 | 58 | 2 | One Piece At A Time Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three |
| 59 | 49 | 8 | 23 | Love Hurts Nazareth |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 3 | I'm Mandy Fly Me 10cc |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 2 | Takin' It To The Streets The Doobie Brothers |
| 62 | 48 | 25 | 12 | Good Hearted Woman Waylon & Willie |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Fool To Cry The Rolling Stones |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | I Want You Marvin Gaye |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | It's Over Boz Scaggs |
| 66 | 69 | 66 | 4 | Everyday Without You Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 67 | 45 | 29 | 8 | Looking For Space John Denver |
| 68 | 68 | 1 | 24 | Theme From S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 2 | Don't Stop It Now Hot Chocolate |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 2 | Where Did Our Love Go The J. Geils Band |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 4 | Jasper Jim Stafford |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 5 | Hey Baby Ted Nugent |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Love Is Alive Gary Wright |
| 74 | 74 | 47 | 6 | I Thought It Took A Little Time (But Today I Fell In Love) Diana Ross |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 3 | Jealousy Major Harris |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | Crazy On You Heart |
| 77 | 50 | 28 | 11 | Only Love Is Real Carole King |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 2 | Get Closer Seals & Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 7 | You Are Beautiful The Stylistics |
| 80 | 88 | 80 | 4 | Love Hangover The 5th Dimension |
| 81 | 84 | 81 | 3 | Forever Lovers Mac Davis |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 6 | Love And Understanding (Come Together) Kool & The Gang |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 3 | Let's Make A Baby Billy Paul |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Lookin' Out For #1 Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 85 | 95 | 85 | 3 | Arms Of Mary Sutherland Brothers And Quiver |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 2 | Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 5 | Words (are Impossible) Donny Gerrard |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 3 | Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 89 | 94 | 89 | 3 | That's Where The Happy People Go The Trammps |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Thinking Of You Paul Davis |
| 91 | 92 | 69 | 10 | Mighty High Mighty Clouds Of Joy |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 5 | I Hope We Get To Love In Time Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Kentucky Moonrunner Cledus Maggard And The Citizen's Band |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 2 | Tell The World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 3 | The Fonz Song The Heyettes |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | Kiss And Say Goodbye The Manhattans |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 3 | I Wanna Stay With You Gallagher And Lyle |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | It Should Have Been Me Yvonne Fair |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Sixteen Tons The Don Harrison Band |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | This Is It Melba Moore |
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