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