Billboard Hot 100 — October 30, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 30, 1976. "If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Whenever I'm Away From You" by John Travolta at #70, which would go on to peak at #38. The biggest climber was "Livin' Thing" by Electric Light Orchestra, up 28 places from #88 to #60.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago — 2 weeks at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting August 14, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot (up from #15 to #4); "Muskrat Love" by Captain & Tennille (up from #18 to #9); "Magic Man" by Heart (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Wanna Make Love (Come Flick My BIC)" by Sun, down 24 places from #76 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band, 23 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" by Lou Rawls after 21 weeks (peak #2); "Summer" by War after 16 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 12 | If You Leave Me Now Chicago |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | Rock'n Me Steve Miller |
| 4 | 15 | 4 | 10 | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | A Fifth Of Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | Love So Right Bee Gees |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | She's Gone Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry |
| 9 | 18 | 9 | 6 | Muskrat Love Captain & Tennille |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 16 | Magic Man Heart |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | That'll Be The Day Linda Ronstadt |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | I Only Want To Be With You Bay City Rollers |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | 17 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | Beth/Detroit Rock City KISS |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 10 | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon And Perry Botikin Jr. |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 7 | Just To Be Close To You Commodores |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 9 | Fernando ABBA |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 7 | More Than A Feeling Boston |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 11 | You Are The Woman Firefall |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 8 | The Rubberband Man The Spinners |
| 22 | 35 | 22 | 5 | Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 10 | The Best Disco In Town The Ritchie Family |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 7 | Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton |
| 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | Lowdown Boz Scaggs |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Still The One Orleans |
| 27 | 28 | 11 | 20 | A Little Bit More Dr. Hook |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 5 | A Dose Of Rock 'N' Roll Ringo Starr |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 7 | This One's For You Barry Manilow |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 10 | You Are My Starship Norman Connors |
| 31 | 29 | 29 | 10 | Did You Boogie (With Your Baby) Flash Cadillac And The Continental Kids |
| 32 | 14 | 6 | 18 | Devil Woman Cliff Richard |
| 33 | 24 | 2 | 21 | I'd Really Love To See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 34 | 45 | 34 | 12 | I Never Cry Alice Cooper |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 8 | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 7 | Nice 'N' Naasty The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 4 | Nights Are Forever Without You England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 9 | Anything You Want John Valenti |
| 39 | 33 | 12 | 16 | Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 6 | Give It Up (turn It Loose) Tyrone Davis |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 5 | Love Ballad L.T.D. |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 4 | Stand Tall Burton Cummings |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 7 | It's A Long Way There Little River Band |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 5 | Love Me Yvonne Elliman |
| 45 | 34 | 30 | 12 | Get The Funk Out Ma Face The Brothers Johnson |
| 46 | 37 | 12 | 15 | With Your Love Jefferson Starship |
| 47 | 50 | 47 | 8 | It's Only Love ZZ Top |
| 48 | 68 | 48 | 2 | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 8 | Mr. Melody Natalie Cole |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 3 | Hello Old Friend Eric Clapton |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 7 | The End Is Not In Sight (the Cowboy Tune) Amazing Rhythm Aces |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 4 | So Sad The Song Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 53 | 40 | 1 | 18 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John & Kiki Dee |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 4 | Hot Line The Sylvers |
| 55 | 36 | 16 | 20 | Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang) Silver |
| 56 | 56 | 1 | 18 | You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees |
| 57 | 38 | 11 | 18 | Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 5 | I Can't Live A Dream The Osmonds |
| 59 | 73 | 59 | 8 | My Sweet Summer Suite Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 60 | 88 | 60 | 2 | Livin' Thing Electric Light Orchestra |
| 61 | 51 | 49 | 8 | Message In Our Music The O'Jays |
| 62 | 85 | 62 | 2 | After The Lovin' Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 63 | 80 | 63 | 4 | Jeans On David Dundas |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Shake Your Rump To The Funk The Bar-Kays |
| 65 | 67 | 43 | 8 | Don't Think....Feel Neil Diamond |
| 66 | 71 | 66 | 3 | California Day Starland Vocal Band |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 5 | Daylight Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | Groovy People Lou Rawls |
| 69 | 77 | 69 | 3 | Breezin' George Benson |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Whenever I'm Away From You John Travolta |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 7 | Let's Be Young Tonight Jermaine Jackson |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 5 | Jump Aretha Franklin |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 3 | You Ought To Be Havin' Fun Tower Of Power |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 3 | If I Only Could The Rowans |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Do What You Want, Be What You Are Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 2 | Keep Me Cryin' Al Green |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 7 | Cowboy Song Thin Lizzy |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 2 | Lets Get It Together El Coco |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Dazz Brick |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 3 | The Raven The Alan Parsons Project |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | I Kinda Miss You The Manhattans |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 2 | Car Wash Rose Royce |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Don't Take Away The Music Tavares |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Catfish Four Tops |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Let Me Down Easy American Flyer |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Living It Down Freddy Fender |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 4 | Flowers The Emotions |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Baby Boy Mary Kay Place As Loretta Haggers |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Someday (I Didn't Want To Have to be the One) Henry Gross |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Things Anne Murray |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Don't Fight The Hands (That Need You) Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 2 | Down To Love Town The Originals |
| 93 | 93 | 88 | 10 | One For The Money (part 1) The Whispers |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 2 | Find 'Em, Fool 'Em & Forget 'Em Dobie Gray |
| 95 | 92 | 63 | 11 | Harvest For The World The Isley Brothers |
| 96 | 96 | 64 | 8 | Love Of My Life Gino Vannelli |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | Full Time Thing (Between Dusk And Dawn) Whirlwind |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Peter Gunn Deodato |
| 99 | 91 | 82 | 5 | Here's Some Love Tanya Tucker |
| 100 | 76 | 76 | 6 | Wanna Make Love (Come Flick My BIC) Sun |
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