Billboard Hot 100 — October 9, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 9, 1976. "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry, which had held it for 3 weeks. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Stand Tall" by Burton Cummings at #74, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "Muskrat Love" by Captain & Tennille, up 16 places from #48 to #32.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band — 1 week at the top so far, 20 weeks on the chart since debuting May 29, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "She's Gone" by Daryl Hall John Oates (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees, down 29 places from #22 to #51.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Love Is Alive" by Gary Wright, 26 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Stories that mention this week: Once and Done: The Acts Whose Only Hot 100 Hit Went to Number One.
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 | 20 | A Fifth Of Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | Lowdown Boz Scaggs |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | If You Leave Me Now Chicago |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | Devil Woman Cliff Richard |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | Still The One Orleans |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | I'd Really Love To See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 20 | She's Gone Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | A Little Bit More Dr. Hook |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 9 | Rock'n Me Steve Miller |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 8 | That'll Be The Day Linda Ronstadt |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | 15 | Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 13 | Magic Man Heart |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 6 | I Only Want To Be With You Bay City Rollers |
| 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang) Silver |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 11 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 6 | Beth/Detroit Rock City KISS |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 7 | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot |
| 22 | 15 | 12 | 12 | With Your Love Jefferson Starship |
| 23 | 32 | 23 | 4 | Love So Right Bee Gees |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 6 | Fernando ABBA |
| 25 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Summer War |
| 26 | 25 | 25 | 10 | One Love In My Lifetime Diana Ross |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 8 | You Are The Woman Firefall |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 7 | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon And Perry Botikin Jr. |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 8 | It's O.k. The Beach Boys |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 9 | Get The Funk Out Ma Face The Brothers Johnson |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 7 | The Best Disco In Town The Ritchie Family |
| 32 | 48 | 32 | 3 | Muskrat Love Captain & Tennille |
| 33 | 28 | 1 | 15 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 7 | Did You Boogie (With Your Baby) Flash Cadillac And The Continental Kids |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 5 | The Rubberband Man The Spinners |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 5 | Like A Sad Song John Denver |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 4 | Just To Be Close To You Commodores |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 7 | You Are My Starship Norman Connors |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 4 | Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 4 | This One's For You Barry Manilow |
| 41 | 21 | 2 | 19 | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Queen Of My Soul Average White Band |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 5 | Don't Think....Feel Neil Diamond |
| 44 | 58 | 44 | 2 | A Dose Of Rock 'N' Roll Ringo Starr |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 4 | More Than A Feeling Boston |
| 46 | 34 | 34 | 9 | Sunrise Eric Carmen |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 5 | I Got To Know Starbuck |
| 48 | 59 | 48 | 5 | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 6 | Anything You Want John Valenti |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 5 | Message In Our Music The O'Jays |
| 51 | 22 | 1 | 15 | You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees |
| 52 | 41 | 41 | 8 | Take A Hand Rick Springfield |
| 53 | 27 | 18 | 16 | Who'd She Coo? Ohio Players |
| 54 | 45 | 22 | 15 | Shower The People James Taylor |
| 55 | 46 | 15 | 19 | Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (part 1) Tavares |
| 56 | 49 | 3 | 15 | Let 'em In Wings |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 3 | You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine Neil Sedaka |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 5 | Mr. Melody Natalie Cole |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 4 | It's A Long Way There Little River Band |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 5 | It's Only Love ZZ Top |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 4 | Nice 'N' Naasty The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 3 | Give It Up (turn It Loose) Tyrone Davis |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 8 | Harvest For The World The Isley Brothers |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 5 | Love Of My Life Gino Vannelli |
| 65 | 78 | 65 | 9 | I Never Cry Alice Cooper |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 2 | Love Ballad L.T.D. |
| 67 | 74 | 67 | 4 | The End Is Not In Sight (the Cowboy Tune) Amazing Rhythm Aces |
| 68 | 57 | 10 | 18 | This Masquerade George Benson |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 3 | The Fez Steely Dan |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Gimme Your Money Please Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart |
| 72 | 54 | 2 | 26 | Love Is Alive Gary Wright |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 3 | Home Tonight Aerosmith |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Stand Tall Burton Cummings |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Love Me Yvonne Elliman |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Nights Are Forever Without You England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 2 | Jump Aretha Franklin |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 5 | Brand New Love Affair Jigsaw |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 4 | Made To Love You Gary Wright |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 3 | I'll Play The Fool Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 5 | My Sweet Summer Suite Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 82 | 62 | 62 | 11 | The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done To Me) Ronnie Dyson |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 3 | Wanna Make Love (Come Flick My BIC) Sun |
| 84 | 71 | 12 | 16 | Baby, I Love Your Way Peter Frampton |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 4 | Cowboy Song Thin Lizzy |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Hot Line The Sylvers |
| 87 | 95 | 87 | 2 | Here's Some Love Tanya Tucker |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Daylight Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | So Sad The Song Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Jeans On David Dundas |
| 91 | 98 | 91 | 2 | I Can't Live A Dream The Osmonds |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 4 | Let's Be Young Tonight Jermaine Jackson |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Flowers The Emotions |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 6 | Sweet Summer Music Attitudes |
| 95 | 66 | 66 | 6 | Teddy Bear's Last Ride Diana Williams |
| 96 | 76 | 1 | 26 | Kiss And Say Goodbye The Manhattans |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Can't You See Waylon Jennings |
| 98 | 83 | 6 | 26 | Get Closer Seals & Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) |
| 99 | 93 | 61 | 8 | Howzat Sherbet |
| 100 | 91 | 88 | 7 | One For The Money (part 1) The Whispers |
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