Billboard Hot 100 — September 4, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 4, 1976. "You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee, which had held it for 4 weeks. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Fernando" by ABBA at #77, which would go on to peak at #13. The biggest climber was "Disco Duck (Part I)" by Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots, up 29 places from #63 to #34.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting July 4, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs (up from #16 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk)" by Parliament, down 49 places from #51 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Turn The Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson, 22 weeks and counting (peak #10).
- Gone from the chart: "More, More, More Pt. 1" by Andrea True Connection after 25 weeks (peak #4).
- Stories that mention this week: Six for Six: The Bee Gees' Unbroken Run at Number One, 1977-1979.
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 | 10 | You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Let 'em In Wings |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | I'd Really Love To See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | A Fifth Of Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 10 | Lowdown Boz Scaggs |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | This Masquerade George Benson |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | Summer War |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | Baby, I Love Your Way Peter Frampton |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 14 | 9 | 6 | 21 | Get Closer Seals & Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (part 1) Tavares |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 7 | With Your Love Jefferson Starship |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 10 | Devil Woman Cliff Richard |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 4 | If You Leave Me Now Chicago |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 12 | A Little Bit More Dr. Hook |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 6 | Still The One Orleans |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 11 | Who'd She Coo? Ohio Players |
| 22 | 15 | 2 | 21 | Love Is Alive Gary Wright |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 12 | Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang) Silver |
| 24 | 11 | 1 | 21 | Kiss And Say Goodbye The Manhattans |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 15 | She's Gone Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 10 | Shower The People James Taylor |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 8 | Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 28 | 18 | 5 | 14 | Rock And Roll Music The Beach Boys |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 8 | Street Singin' Lady Flash |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 5 | I Can't Hear You No More/Music Is My Life Helen Reddy |
| 31 | 26 | 10 | 22 | Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 5 | One Love In My Lifetime Diana Ross |
| 33 | 35 | 20 | 15 | Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton |
| 34 | 63 | 34 | 4 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 8 | Magic Man Heart |
| 36 | 30 | 1 | 18 | Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal Band |
| 37 | 56 | 37 | 4 | Rock'n Me Steve Miller |
| 38 | 57 | 38 | 3 | That'll Be The Day Linda Ronstadt |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 5 | Don't Stop Believin' Olivia Newton-John |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 6 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 7 | (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether The Alan Parsons Project |
| 42 | 32 | 17 | 18 | I'm Easy Keith Carradine |
| 43 | 34 | 3 | 21 | Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck |
| 44 | 52 | 44 | 5 | Superstar Paul Davis |
| 45 | 37 | 37 | 9 | Springtime Mama Henry Gross |
| 46 | 58 | 46 | 5 | Popsicle Toes Michael Franks |
| 47 | 55 | 47 | 4 | Get Up Offa That Thing James Brown |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 8 | Hey Shirley (This Is Squirrely) Shirley & Squirrely |
| 49 | 61 | 49 | 4 | Get The Funk Out Ma Face The Brothers Johnson |
| 50 | 48 | 11 | 12 | If You Know What I Mean Neil Diamond |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 4 | Can You Do It Grand Funk Railroad |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 12 | Rainbow In Your Eyes Leon & Mary Russell |
| 53 | 38 | 7 | 13 | Got To Get You Into My Life The Beatles |
| 54 | 44 | 10 | 19 | Let Her In John Travolta |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 4 | Sunrise Eric Carmen |
| 56 | 40 | 40 | 7 | Teddy Bear Red Sovine |
| 57 | 70 | 57 | 2 | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot |
| 58 | 39 | 21 | 13 | Last Child Aerosmith |
| 59 | 42 | 16 | 16 | You're My Best Friend Queen |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 5 | No, No, Joe Silver Convention |
| 61 | 65 | 61 | 7 | Funny How Time Slips Away Dorothy Moore |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | You Are The Woman Firefall |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Take A Hand Rick Springfield |
| 64 | 77 | 64 | 3 | It's O.k. The Beach Boys |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 3 | Howzat Sherbet |
| 66 | 45 | 25 | 15 | Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady) Natalie Cole |
| 67 | 46 | 46 | 8 | Hard Work John Handy |
| 68 | 59 | 53 | 16 | Showdown Electric Light Orchestra |
| 69 | 81 | 69 | 2 | The Best Disco In Town The Ritchie Family |
| 70 | 76 | 70 | 6 | The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done To Me) Ronnie Dyson |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 4 | Party Van Mccoy |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 3 | Harvest For The World The Isley Brothers |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | You Are My Starship Norman Connors |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 4 | After The Dance Marvin Gaye |
| 75 | 87 | 75 | 2 | Did You Boogie (With Your Baby) Flash Cadillac And The Continental Kids |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 3 | Amber Cascades America |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Fernando ABBA |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon And Perry Botikin Jr. |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Beth/Detroit Rock City KISS |
| 80 | 84 | 78 | 6 | Rocky Mountain Music Eddie Rabbitt |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 3 | Brand New Love Affair Jigsaw |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Queen Of My Soul Average White Band |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | I Only Want To Be With You Bay City Rollers |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 4 | The Princess And The Punk Barry Mann |
| 85 | 93 | 85 | 3 | Free Spirit Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 86 | 86 | 86 | 2 | Let Me In Derringer |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 2 | Wheels Of Fortune The Doobie Brothers |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 3 | Heart On My Sleeve Gallagher And Lyle |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Goofus Carpenters |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Teddy Bear's Last Ride Diana Williams |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Anything You Want John Valenti |
| 92 | 98 | 92 | 2 | One For The Money (part 1) The Whispers |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | Let's Rock Ellison Chase |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Fire Mother's Finest |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Grasshopper Spin |
| 96 | 99 | 53 | 8 | Gotta Be The One Maxine Nightingale |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Sweet Summer Music Attitudes |
| 98 | 53 | 12 | 17 | The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy |
| 99 | 64 | 64 | 8 | You To Me Are Everything The Real Thing |
| 100 | 51 | 15 | 17 | Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) Parliament |
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