Billboard Hot 100 — May 1, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 1, 1976. "Let Your Love Flow" by Bellamy Brothers climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor, which had held it for 4 weeks. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Shop Around" by Captain & Tennille at #62, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross, up 19 places from #29 to #10.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Let Your Love Flow" by Bellamy Brothers — 1 week at the top so far, 14 weeks on the chart since debuting January 31, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross (up from #29 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Money Honey" by Bay City Rollers, down 40 places from #21 to #61.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Love Machine (Part 1)" by The Miracles, 28 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Theme From S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage after 24 weeks (peak #1); "All By Myself" by Eric Carmen after 19 weeks (peak #2); "Love Hurts" by Nazareth after 23 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Right Back Where We Started From Maxine Nightingale |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Boogie Fever The Sylvers |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | Welcome Back John Sebastian |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | Sweet Love Commodores |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | Show Me The Way Peter Frampton |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Fooled Around And Fell In Love Elvin Bishop |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Bohemian Rhapsody Queen |
| 10 | 29 | 10 | 5 | Love Hangover Diana Ross |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Only Sixteen Dr. Hook |
| 12 | 24 | 12 | 4 | Silly Love Songs Wings |
| 13 | 28 | 13 | 8 | Get Up And Boogie (That's Right) Silver Convention |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 10 | Shannon Henry Gross |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do ABBA |
| 16 | 14 | 1 | 19 | December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The 4 Seasons |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 7 | Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again Barry Manilow |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 14 | Sara Smile Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 8 | Strange Magic Electric Light Orchestra |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | Livin' For The Weekend The O'Jays |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 7 | Misty Blue Dorothy Moore |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 9 | Rhiannon (will You Ever Win) Fleetwood Mac |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | 15 | Lonely Night (angel Face) Captain & Tennille |
| 24 | 13 | 2 | 18 | Dream Weaver Gary Wright |
| 25 | 12 | 12 | 10 | There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) Carpenters |
| 26 | 37 | 26 | 5 | Happy Days Pratt & McClain with Brother Love |
| 27 | 15 | 5 | 18 | Sweet Thing Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 6 | Don't Pull Your Love/then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Glen Campbell |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 8 | Come On Over Olivia Newton-John |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 9 | Happy Music The Blackbyrds |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 7 | Shout It Out Loud KISS |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 7 | Young Blood Bad Company |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 13 | Union Man Cate Bros. |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 4 | Love In The Shadows Neil Sedaka |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 5 | Love Really Hurts Without You Billy Ocean |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 8 | More, More, More Pt. 1 Andrea True Connection |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 6 | I've Got A Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again) Al Wilson |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 6 | Hurt/for The Heart Elvis Presley |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 6 | Can't Hide Love Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 5 | Anytime (i'll Be There) Paul Anka |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 4 | When Love Has Gone Away Richard Cocciante |
| 42 | 48 | 42 | 5 | Fallen Angel Frankie Valli |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 5 | Movin' Brass Construction |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 4 | Baretta's Theme ("Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow") Rhythm Heritage |
| 45 | 16 | 6 | 26 | Dream On Aerosmith |
| 46 | 63 | 46 | 2 | Fool To Cry The Rolling Stones |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 3 | One Piece At A Time Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three |
| 48 | 61 | 48 | 3 | Takin' It To The Streets The Doobie Brothers |
| 49 | 52 | 36 | 12 | He's A Friend Eddie Kendricks |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 6 | Falling Apart At The Seams Marmalade |
| 51 | 47 | 47 | 7 | Heavy Love David Ruffin |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 2 | I Want You Marvin Gaye |
| 53 | 27 | 27 | 12 | Lorelei Styx |
| 54 | 50 | 14 | 21 | Deep Purple Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 4 | It's Over Boz Scaggs |
| 56 | 31 | 10 | 21 | Golden Years David Bowie |
| 57 | 51 | 20 | 12 | Action Sweet |
| 58 | 55 | 4 | 20 | Take It To The Limit Eagles |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | Don't Stop It Now Hot Chocolate |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 4 | I'm Mandy Fly Me 10cc |
| 61 | 21 | 9 | 13 | Money Honey Bay City Rollers |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Shop Around Captain & Tennille |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Love Is Alive Gary Wright |
| 64 | 30 | 30 | 11 | Fopp Ohio Players |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | Crazy On You Heart |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 5 | Everyday Without You Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Rock And Roll Love Letter Bay City Rollers |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 3 | Where Did Our Love Go The J. Geils Band |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 5 | Jasper Jim Stafford |
| 70 | 74 | 47 | 7 | I Thought It Took A Little Time (But Today I Fell In Love) Diana Ross |
| 71 | 56 | 1 | 28 | Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles |
| 72 | 84 | 72 | 2 | Lookin' Out For #1 Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 4 | Jealousy Major Harris |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 3 | Get Closer Seals & Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 3 | Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck |
| 77 | 96 | 77 | 3 | Kiss And Say Goodbye The Manhattans |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Eric Carmen |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 4 | Forever Lovers Mac Davis |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Thinking Of You Paul Davis |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 4 | Arms Of Mary Sutherland Brothers And Quiver |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 7 | Love And Understanding (Come Together) Kool & The Gang |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 4 | Let's Make A Baby Billy Paul |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 4 | Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Could It Be Magic Donna Summer |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 4 | That's Where The Happy People Go The Trammps |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 6 | Words (are Impossible) Donny Gerrard |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I'll Be Good To You The Brothers Johnson |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Better Days Melissa Manchester |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Dance Wit Me Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Kentucky Moonrunner Cledus Maggard And The Citizen's Band |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 2 | Sixteen Tons The Don Harrison Band |
| 93 | 98 | 93 | 2 | It Should Have Been Me Yvonne Fair |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 4 | The Fonz Song The Heyettes |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 4 | I Wanna Stay With You Gallagher And Lyle |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | You Got The Magic John Fogerty |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | This Is It Melba Moore |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Let Her In John Travolta |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Moonlight Serenade Bobby Vinton |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | 'til I Can Make It On My Own Tammy Wynette |
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