Billboard Hot 100 — September 11, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 11, 1976. "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" by KC And The Sunshine Band climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Like A Sad Song" by John Denver at #74, which would go on to peak at #36. The biggest climber was "I Only Want To Be With You" by Bay City Rollers, up 29 places from #83 to #54.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" by KC And The Sunshine Band — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting July 10, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "Summer" by War (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "No, No, Joe" by Silver Convention, down 34 places from #60 to #94.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Turn The Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson, 23 weeks and counting (peak #10).
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 | 5 | 1 | 10 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | I'd Really Love To See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | A Fifth Of Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | Lowdown Boz Scaggs |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Let 'em In Wings |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Summer War |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 5 | If You Leave Me Now Chicago |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | Devil Woman Cliff Richard |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | With Your Love Jefferson Starship |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (part 1) Tavares |
| 16 | 10 | 10 | 14 | This Masquerade George Benson |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | A Little Bit More Dr. Hook |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 7 | Still The One Orleans |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 9 | Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 12 | Who'd She Coo? Ohio Players |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 13 | Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang) Silver |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 16 | She's Gone Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 11 | Shower The People James Taylor |
| 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Baby, I Love Your Way Peter Frampton |
| 25 | 38 | 25 | 4 | That'll Be The Day Linda Ronstadt |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 5 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 27 | 37 | 27 | 5 | Rock'n Me Steve Miller |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 9 | Street Singin' Lady Flash |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 6 | I Can't Hear You No More/Music Is My Life Helen Reddy |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 6 | One Love In My Lifetime Diana Ross |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 9 | Magic Man Heart |
| 32 | 14 | 6 | 22 | Get Closer Seals & Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) |
| 33 | 22 | 2 | 22 | Love Is Alive Gary Wright |
| 34 | 24 | 1 | 22 | Kiss And Say Goodbye The Manhattans |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 6 | Don't Stop Believin' Olivia Newton-John |
| 36 | 31 | 10 | 23 | Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 37 | 28 | 5 | 15 | Rock And Roll Music The Beach Boys |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 7 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 8 | (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether The Alan Parsons Project |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 6 | Superstar Paul Davis |
| 41 | 33 | 20 | 16 | Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 5 | Get The Funk Out Ma Face The Brothers Johnson |
| 43 | 55 | 43 | 5 | Sunrise Eric Carmen |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 6 | Popsicle Toes Michael Franks |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 5 | Get Up Offa That Thing James Brown |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 5 | Can You Do It Grand Funk Railroad |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 3 | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 9 | Hey Shirley (This Is Squirrely) Shirley & Squirrely |
| 49 | 36 | 1 | 19 | Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal Band |
| 50 | 64 | 50 | 4 | It's O.k. The Beach Boys |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 4 | You Are The Woman Firefall |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 4 | Take A Hand Rick Springfield |
| 53 | 42 | 17 | 19 | I'm Easy Keith Carradine |
| 54 | 83 | 54 | 2 | I Only Want To Be With You Bay City Rollers |
| 55 | 43 | 3 | 22 | Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck |
| 56 | 77 | 56 | 2 | Fernando ABBA |
| 57 | 79 | 57 | 2 | Beth/Detroit Rock City KISS |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 3 | The Best Disco In Town The Ritchie Family |
| 59 | 61 | 59 | 8 | Funny How Time Slips Away Dorothy Moore |
| 60 | 53 | 7 | 14 | Got To Get You Into My Life The Beatles |
| 61 | 54 | 10 | 20 | Let Her In John Travolta |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | You Are My Starship Norman Connors |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 4 | Howzat Sherbet |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 3 | Did You Boogie (With Your Baby) Flash Cadillac And The Continental Kids |
| 65 | 67 | 46 | 9 | Hard Work John Handy |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 7 | The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done To Me) Ronnie Dyson |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon And Perry Botikin Jr. |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 4 | Harvest For The World The Isley Brothers |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 5 | Party Van Mccoy |
| 70 | 45 | 37 | 10 | Springtime Mama Henry Gross |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Queen Of My Soul Average White Band |
| 72 | 56 | 40 | 8 | Teddy Bear Red Sovine |
| 73 | 58 | 21 | 14 | Last Child Aerosmith |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Like A Sad Song John Denver |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 4 | Amber Cascades America |
| 76 | 80 | 76 | 7 | Rocky Mountain Music Eddie Rabbitt |
| 77 | 89 | 77 | 2 | Goofus Carpenters |
| 78 | 90 | 78 | 2 | Teddy Bear's Last Ride Diana Williams |
| 79 | 84 | 79 | 5 | The Princess And The Punk Barry Mann |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Satin Sheets Bellamy Brothers |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Message In Our Music The O'Jays |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Don't Think....Feel Neil Diamond |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | I Got To Know Starbuck |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | The Rubberband Man The Spinners |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 2 | Anything You Want John Valenti |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Mr. Melody Natalie Cole |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 4 | Heart On My Sleeve Gallagher And Lyle |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | It's Only Love ZZ Top |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Love Of My Life Gino Vannelli |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 3 | One For The Money (part 1) The Whispers |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 3 | Let's Rock Ellison Chase |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | Fire Mother's Finest |
| 94 | 60 | 60 | 6 | No, No, Joe Silver Convention |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | My Sweet Summer Suite Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 2 | Sweet Summer Music Attitudes |
| 97 | 66 | 25 | 16 | Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady) Natalie Cole |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Sun...Sun...Sun...Pt. I Ja-Kki |
| 99 | 68 | 53 | 17 | Showdown Electric Light Orchestra |
| 100 | 74 | 74 | 5 | After The Dance Marvin Gaye |
See more charts from 1976 or browse the 1970s.
Prefer the app? Get Top Hits Finder on Google Play to explore all 1,600+ charts on your phone.