Billboard Hot 100 — July 4, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 4, 1976. "Silly Love Songs" by Wings held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run (it would total 5 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Let 'em In" by Wings at #59, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Baby, I Love Your Way" by Peter Frampton, up 21 places from #77 to #56.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Silly Love Songs" by Wings — 4 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting April 10, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "Love Is Alive" by Gary Wright (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Baretta's Theme ("Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow")" by Rhythm Heritage, down 60 places from #37 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sara Smile" by Daryl Hall John Oates, 23 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian after 14 weeks (peak #1); "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" by The 4 Seasons after 27 weeks (peak #1); "Right Back Where We Started From" by Maxine Nightingale after 20 weeks (peak #2).
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 | 13 | Silly Love Songs Wings |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal Band |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | Misty Blue Dorothy Moore |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | Sara Smile Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Shop Around Captain & Tennille |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | More, More, More Pt. 1 Andrea True Connection |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | Get Up And Boogie (That's Right) Silver Convention |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | I'll Be Good To You The Brothers Johnson |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | Kiss And Say Goodbye The Manhattans |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Love Is Alive Gary Wright |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Eric Carmen |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 4 | Got To Get You Into My Life The Beatles |
| 13 | 26 | 13 | 10 | Let Her In John Travolta |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | Take The Money And Run Steve Miller |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 5 | Rock And Roll Music The Beach Boys |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 8 | The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | 14 | Love Hangover Diana Ross |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 3 | If You Know What I Mean Neil Diamond |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 12 | Get Closer Seals & Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 7 | You're My Best Friend Queen |
| 22 | 15 | 15 | 11 | I Want You Marvin Gaye |
| 23 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Takin' It To The Streets The Doobie Brothers |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 8 | Today's The Day America |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 9 | Making Our Dreams Come True Cyndi Grecco |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 13 | Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 8 | Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) Parliament |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 9 | Save Your Kisses For Me Brotherhood Of Man |
| 29 | 27 | 27 | 13 | That's Where The Happy People Go The Trammps |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 9 | I'm Easy Keith Carradine |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 4 | Last Child Aerosmith |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 7 | Mamma Mia ABBA |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 5 | Somebody's Gettin' It Johnnie Taylor |
| 34 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Movin' Brass Construction |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 5 | Good Vibrations Todd Rundgren |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 6 | Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady) Natalie Cole |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 6 | Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 4 | I Need To Be In Love Carpenters |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 6 | Silver Star The 4 Seasons |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 6 | A Fifth Of Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band |
| 41 | 55 | 41 | 4 | Framed Cheech & Chong |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 5 | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 4 | Something He Can Feel Aretha Franklin |
| 44 | 56 | 44 | 5 | Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (part 1) Tavares |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 5 | Fool For The City Foghat |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 5 | Livin' Ain't Livin' Firefall |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 6 | Who Loves You Better - Part 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 5 | C'mon Marianne Donny Osmond |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 13 | I Wanna Stay With You Gallagher And Lyle |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 4 | I'd Really Love To See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 51 | 21 | 6 | 19 | Shannon Henry Gross |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 4 | Everything's Coming Up Love David Ruffin |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 2 | Hot Stuff/fool To Cry The Rolling Stones |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 4 | This Masquerade George Benson |
| 55 | 75 | 55 | 2 | Another Rainy Day In New York City Chicago |
| 56 | 77 | 56 | 2 | Baby, I Love Your Way Peter Frampton |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 2 | Steppin' Out Neil Sedaka |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 3 | It Keeps You Runnin' Carly Simon |
| 59 | NEW | 59 | 1 | Let 'em In Wings |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 6 | I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking The Supremes |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Lipstick Michel Polnareff |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | A Little Bit More Dr. Hook |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 7 | Foxy Lady Crown Heights Affair |
| 64 | 64 | 46 | 9 | Yes, Yes, Yes Bill Cosby |
| 65 | 32 | 5 | 14 | Happy Days Pratt & McClain with Brother Love |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | Ten Percent Double Exposure |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 2 | Blt Lee Oskar |
| 70 | 71 | 35 | 12 | Crazy On You Heart |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Who'd She Coo? Ohio Players |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 4 | I'll Get Over You Crystal Gayle |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Roots, Rock, Reggae Bob Marley And The Wailers |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | Hold On Sons Of Champlin |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 6 | Rain, Oh Rain Fools Gold |
| 77 | 80 | 77 | 6 | The Lonely One Special Delivery Featuring Terry Huff |
| 78 | 86 | 78 | 3 | Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang) Silver |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Cotton Candy The Sylvers |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Don't Touch Me There The Tubes |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 9 | Open Smokey Robinson |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Lowdown Boz Scaggs |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Shower The People James Taylor |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 5 | Norma Jean Wants To Be A Movie Star Sundown Company |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 3 | Rainbow In Your Eyes Leon & Mary Russell |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | I Never Cry Alice Cooper |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Devil Woman Cliff Richard |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Better Place To Be (Parts 1 & 2) Harry Chapin |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 3 | Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I've Been Lovin' You Easy Street |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 7 | I Hope We Get To Love In Time Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 2 | Hard Work John Handy |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Dancin' Kid Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Breaker - Breaker Outlaws |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 3 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow Dana Valery |
| 96 | 59 | 59 | 6 | Vaya Con Dios Freddy Fender |
| 97 | 37 | 20 | 13 | Baretta's Theme ("Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow") Rhythm Heritage |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) Fleetwood Mac |
| 99 | 49 | 1 | 21 | Boogie Fever The Sylvers |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Say You Love Me D.J. Rogers |
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