Billboard Hot 100 — July 17, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 17, 1976. "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Gotta Be The One" by Maxine Nightingale at #78, which would go on to peak at #53. The biggest climber was "You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees, up 26 places from #51 to #25.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band — 2 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting May 8, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck (up from #13 to #5); "Rock And Roll Music" by The Beach Boys (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Takin' It To The Streets" by The Doobie Brothers, down 48 places from #49 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sara Smile" by Daryl Hall John Oates, 25 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Shannon" by Henry Gross after 20 weeks (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 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal Band |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Kiss And Say Goodbye The Manhattans |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | I'll Be Good To You The Brothers Johnson |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | More, More, More Pt. 1 Andrea True Connection |
| 5 | 13 | 5 | 14 | Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | Love Is Alive Gary Wright |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Shop Around Captain & Tennille |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | Got To Get You Into My Life The Beatles |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | 15 | Silly Love Songs Wings |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | Rock And Roll Music The Beach Boys |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | Let Her In John Travolta |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Take The Money And Run Steve Miller |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 5 | If You Know What I Mean Neil Diamond |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 18 | Misty Blue Dorothy Moore |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | Get Closer Seals & Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) |
| 17 | 24 | 17 | 10 | Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) Parliament |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 9 | You're My Best Friend Queen |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 | Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 20 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Eric Carmen |
| 21 | 9 | 4 | 25 | Sara Smile Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 22 | 43 | 22 | 3 | Let 'em In Wings |
| 23 | 46 | 23 | 3 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 11 | I'm Easy Keith Carradine |
| 25 | 51 | 25 | 3 | You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 6 | Last Child Aerosmith |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 6 | I Need To Be In Love Carpenters |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 8 | Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 8 | Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady) Natalie Cole |
| 30 | 19 | 2 | 19 | Get Up And Boogie (That's Right) Silver Convention |
| 31 | 44 | 31 | 6 | This Masquerade George Benson |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 7 | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 6 | Something He Can Feel Aretha Franklin |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 8 | A Fifth Of Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band |
| 35 | 59 | 35 | 7 | Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (part 1) Tavares |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 6 | I'd Really Love To See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 4 | Baby, I Love Your Way Peter Frampton |
| 38 | 23 | 23 | 10 | Today's The Day America |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 4 | Another Rainy Day In New York City Chicago |
| 40 | 21 | 1 | 16 | Love Hangover Diana Ross |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 6 | Framed Cheech & Chong |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 7 | Livin' Ain't Livin' Firefall |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 7 | C'mon Marianne Donny Osmond |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 4 | Steppin' Out Neil Sedaka |
| 45 | 61 | 45 | 4 | Who'd She Coo? Ohio Players |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 5 | It Keeps You Runnin' Carly Simon |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 5 | A Little Bit More Dr. Hook |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 8 | I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking The Supremes |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 4 | Hot Stuff/fool To Cry The Rolling Stones |
| 50 | 25 | 25 | 11 | Making Our Dreams Come True Cyndi Grecco |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 3 | Roots, Rock, Reggae Bob Marley And The Wailers |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Everything's Coming Up Love David Ruffin |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 3 | Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 5 | Hold On Sons Of Champlin |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 9 | Foxy Lady Crown Heights Affair |
| 56 | 79 | 56 | 2 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 57 | 80 | 57 | 2 | Summer War |
| 58 | 34 | 34 | 7 | Good Vibrations Todd Rundgren |
| 59 | 78 | 59 | 5 | Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry |
| 60 | 73 | 60 | 3 | Shower The People James Taylor |
| 61 | 38 | 38 | 8 | Silver Star The 4 Seasons |
| 62 | 74 | 62 | 5 | Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang) Silver |
| 63 | 68 | 63 | 4 | Cotton Candy The Sylvers |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 5 | Ten Percent Double Exposure |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 4 | Blt Lee Oskar |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 3 | Lowdown Boz Scaggs |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Devil Woman Cliff Richard |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 3 | Don't Touch Me There The Tubes |
| 69 | 27 | 27 | 11 | Save Your Kisses For Me Brotherhood Of Man |
| 70 | 32 | 32 | 9 | Mamma Mia ABBA |
| 71 | 33 | 33 | 7 | Somebody's Gettin' It Johnnie Taylor |
| 72 | 85 | 72 | 2 | Springtime Mama Henry Gross |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 3 | Dancin' Kid Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Hell Cat Bellamy Brothers |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 8 | The Lonely One Special Delivery Featuring Terry Huff |
| 76 | 55 | 15 | 13 | I Want You Marvin Gaye |
| 77 | 57 | 45 | 7 | Fool For The City Foghat |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Gotta Be The One Maxine Nightingale |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 3 | I Never Cry Alice Cooper |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 5 | Rainbow In Your Eyes Leon & Mary Russell |
| 82 | 87 | 82 | 2 | Kid Charlemagne Steely Dan |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Wake Up Susan The Spinners |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 2 | Try Me, I Know We Can Make It Donna Summer |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Magic Man Heart |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 2 | Honey Child Bad Company |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Devil With A Blue Dress Pratt & McClain |
| 88 | NEW | 1 | 15 | Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Light Up The World With Sunshine Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Street Singin' Lady Flash |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Hey Shirley (This Is Squirrely) Shirley & Squirrely |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman The Deadly Nightshade |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | You To Me Are Everything The Real Thing |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | You To Me Are Everything Broadway |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Up The Creek (without A Paddle) The Temptations |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Rock Creek Park The Blackbyrds |
| 97 | 49 | 13 | 14 | Takin' It To The Streets The Doobie Brothers |
| 98 | 60 | 27 | 15 | That's Where The Happy People Go The Trammps |
| 99 | 64 | 14 | 16 | Movin' Brass Construction |
| 100 | 71 | 71 | 6 | I'll Get Over You Crystal Gayle |
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