Billboard Hot 100 — August 14, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 14, 1976. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago at #60, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "I Can't Hear You No More/Music Is My Life" by Helen Reddy, up 19 places from #78 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee — 2 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting July 4, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" by England Dan & John Ford Coley (up from #19 to #7); "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" by KC And The Sunshine Band (up from #26 to #8); "Turn The Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "C'mon Marianne" by Donny Osmond, down 62 places from #38 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "More, More, More Pt. 1" by Andrea True Connection, 23 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Sara Smile" by Daryl Hall John Oates after 28 weeks (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 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Let 'em In Wings |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 11 | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Rock And Roll Music The Beach Boys |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | Love Is Alive Gary Wright |
| 7 | 19 | 7 | 10 | I'd Really Love To See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 8 | 26 | 8 | 6 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | Kiss And Say Goodbye The Manhattans |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 19 | Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 11 | 13 | 6 | 18 | Get Closer Seals & Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | This Masquerade George Benson |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | 15 | Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal Band |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 12 | A Fifth Of Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 9 | Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | Baby, I Love Your Way Peter Frampton |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | I'm Easy Keith Carradine |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | 18 | Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck |
| 19 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Got To Get You Into My Life The Beatles |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 7 | Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | Last Child Aerosmith |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 11 | Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (part 1) Tavares |
| 24 | 16 | 16 | 13 | You're My Best Friend Queen |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 6 | Summer War |
| 26 | 11 | 11 | 9 | If You Know What I Mean Neil Diamond |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 7 | Lowdown Boz Scaggs |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 10 | Something He Can Feel Aretha Franklin |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 9 | A Little Bit More Dr. Hook |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 8 | Who'd She Coo? Ohio Players |
| 31 | 31 | 10 | 16 | Let Her In John Travolta |
| 32 | 46 | 32 | 4 | With Your Love Jefferson Starship |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 9 | Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang) Silver |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 7 | Devil Woman Cliff Richard |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | Shower The People James Taylor |
| 36 | 15 | 15 | 14 | Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) Parliament |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 5 | Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 38 | 51 | 38 | 3 | Still The One Orleans |
| 39 | 53 | 39 | 12 | She's Gone Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 40 | 52 | 40 | 5 | Street Singin' Lady Flash |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 6 | Springtime Mama Henry Gross |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 4 | Teddy Bear Red Sovine |
| 43 | 25 | 25 | 12 | Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady) Natalie Cole |
| 44 | 44 | 12 | 14 | The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy |
| 45 | 34 | 4 | 23 | More, More, More Pt. 1 Andrea True Connection |
| 46 | 32 | 32 | 8 | Another Rainy Day In New York City Chicago |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 9 | Hold On Sons Of Champlin |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 2 | One Love In My Lifetime Diana Ross |
| 49 | 28 | 3 | 16 | I'll Be Good To You The Brothers Johnson |
| 50 | 40 | 40 | 12 | I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking The Supremes |
| 51 | 43 | 25 | 10 | I Need To Be In Love Carpenters |
| 52 | 49 | 11 | 15 | Take The Money And Run Steve Miller |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 5 | Gotta Be The One Maxine Nightingale |
| 54 | 57 | 1 | 19 | Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 5 | Hey Shirley (This Is Squirrely) Shirley & Squirrely |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 9 | Rainbow In Your Eyes Leon & Mary Russell |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 5 | Hard Work John Handy |
| 58 | 50 | 36 | 8 | Steppin' Out Neil Sedaka |
| 59 | 78 | 59 | 2 | I Can't Hear You No More/Music Is My Life Helen Reddy |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | If You Leave Me Now Chicago |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 7 | Don't Touch Me There The Tubes |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 5 | Magic Man Heart |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 2 | No, No, Joe Silver Convention |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 4 | (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether The Alan Parsons Project |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 3 | Ode To Billy Joe - Main Title Bobbie Gentry |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 5 | You To Me Are Everything The Real Thing |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 5 | Light Up The World With Sunshine Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 4 | Struttin' My Stuff Elvin Bishop |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Get Up Offa That Thing James Brown |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Don't Stop Believin' Olivia Newton-John |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 3 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult |
| 72 | 59 | 59 | 6 | Honey Child Bad Company |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 4 | Funny How Time Slips Away Dorothy Moore |
| 74 | 84 | 53 | 13 | Showdown Electric Light Orchestra |
| 75 | 87 | 75 | 2 | Popsicle Toes Michael Franks |
| 76 | 88 | 76 | 2 | Superstar Paul Davis |
| 77 | 56 | 56 | 5 | Wake Up Susan The Spinners |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Party Van Mccoy |
| 79 | NEW | 68 | 8 | Highfly John Miles |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Rescue Me Melissa Manchester |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 3 | The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done To Me) Ronnie Dyson |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Can You Do It Grand Funk Railroad |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Get The Funk Out Ma Face The Brothers Johnson |
| 84 | 62 | 4 | 16 | Shop Around Captain & Tennille |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Rock'n Me Steve Miller |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Sunrise Eric Carmen |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | After The Dance Marvin Gaye |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | Party Line Andrea True Connection |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | We're All Alone Frankie Valli |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Out Of The Darkness David Crosby/Graham Nash |
| 92 | NEW | 78 | 3 | Rocky Mountain Music Eddie Rabbitt |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | The Princess And The Punk Barry Mann |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Rose Of Cimarron Poco |
| 95 | 63 | 1 | 19 | Silly Love Songs Wings |
| 96 | 66 | 3 | 22 | Misty Blue Dorothy Moore |
| 97 | 54 | 54 | 9 | Ten Percent Double Exposure |
| 98 | 100 | 60 | 7 | Dancin' Kid Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Listen To The Buddha Ozo |
| 100 | 38 | 38 | 11 | C'mon Marianne Donny Osmond |
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