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