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