Billboard Hot 100 — November 20, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 20, 1976. "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 8 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Saturday Nite" by Earth, Wind & Fire at #78, which would go on to peak at #21. The biggest climber was "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" by Elton John, up 26 places from #54 to #28.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting October 2, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "Beth/Detroit Rock City" by KISS (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Get The Funk Out Ma Face" by The Brothers Johnson, down 41 places from #56 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band, 26 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee after 20 weeks (peak #1); "You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees after 20 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 8 | Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Love So Right Bee Gees |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Muskrat Love Captain & Tennille |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | The Rubberband Man The Spinners |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | Rock'n Me Steve Miller |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Just To Be Close To You Commodores |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Beth/Detroit Rock City KISS |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon And Perry Botikin Jr. |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | More Than A Feeling Boston |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | Fernando ABBA |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | You Are The Woman Firefall |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 7 | Nights Are Forever Without You England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | 15 | If You Leave Me Now Chicago |
| 17 | 12 | 12 | 17 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 11 | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | The Best Disco In Town The Ritchie Family |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 15 | I Never Cry Alice Cooper |
| 21 | 20 | 9 | 19 | Magic Man Heart |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 5 | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 8 | Love Me Yvonne Elliman |
| 24 | 22 | 12 | 12 | I Only Want To Be With You Bay City Rollers |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 7 | Stand Tall Burton Cummings |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 8 | Love Ballad L.T.D. |
| 27 | 23 | 1 | 23 | Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry |
| 28 | 54 | 28 | 2 | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John |
| 29 | 41 | 29 | 5 | After The Lovin' Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | Nice 'N' Naasty The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 7 | Hot Line The Sylvers |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 5 | Livin' Thing Electric Light Orchestra |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 6 | Hello Old Friend Eric Clapton |
| 34 | 21 | 1 | 26 | A Fifth Of Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band |
| 35 | 27 | 27 | 13 | You Are My Starship Norman Connors |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 10 | It's A Long Way There Little River Band |
| 37 | 17 | 7 | 26 | She's Gone Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 38 | 26 | 26 | 8 | A Dose Of Rock 'N' Roll Ringo Starr |
| 39 | 38 | 38 | 9 | Give It Up (turn It Loose) Tyrone Davis |
| 40 | 53 | 40 | 5 | Dazz Brick |
| 41 | 33 | 3 | 21 | Lowdown Boz Scaggs |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 7 | Jeans On David Dundas |
| 43 | 35 | 11 | 14 | That'll Be The Day Linda Ronstadt |
| 44 | 34 | 1 | 20 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 45 | 43 | 29 | 10 | This One's For You Barry Manilow |
| 46 | 42 | 42 | 10 | The End Is Not In Sight (the Cowboy Tune) Amazing Rhythm Aces |
| 47 | 46 | 46 | 8 | I Can't Live A Dream The Osmonds |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 4 | Whenever I'm Away From You John Travolta |
| 49 | 47 | 47 | 7 | So Sad The Song Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 50 | 48 | 48 | 11 | My Sweet Summer Suite Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 51 | 49 | 29 | 13 | Did You Boogie (With Your Baby) Flash Cadillac And The Continental Kids |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Shake Your Rump To The Funk The Bar-Kays |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 4 | Do What You Want, Be What You Are Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 4 | I Kinda Miss You The Manhattans |
| 55 | 51 | 37 | 12 | Anything You Want John Valenti |
| 56 | 44 | 44 | 11 | It's Only Love ZZ Top |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 4 | Don't Take Away The Music Tavares |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 10 | Let's Be Young Tonight Jermaine Jackson |
| 59 | 57 | 49 | 11 | Mr. Melody Natalie Cole |
| 60 | 67 | 60 | 3 | I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love The Emotions |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 5 | Down To Love Town The Originals |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 3 | Every Face Tells A Story Olivia Newton-John |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 6 | Breezin' George Benson |
| 64 | 60 | 5 | 17 | Still The One Orleans |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 5 | Car Wash Rose Royce |
| 66 | 82 | 66 | 2 | Enjoy Yourself The Jacksons |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | I Like Dreamin' Kenny Nolan |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 4 | Baby Boy Mary Kay Place As Loretta Haggers |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 2 | Mademoiselle Styx |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Lets Get It Together El Coco |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 5 | Keep Me Cryin' Al Green |
| 72 | 69 | 69 | 6 | You Ought To Be Havin' Fun Tower Of Power |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Flight '76 The Walter Murphy Band |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 3 | Help Wanted The Hudson Brothers |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 4 | Catfish Four Tops |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 3 | Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | It Keeps You Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Saturday Nite Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da The Beatles |
| 80 | 61 | 6 | 21 | Devil Woman Cliff Richard |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 3 | (one More Year Of) Daddy's Little Girl Ray Sawyer |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | This Song George Harrison |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 4 | Don't Fight The Hands (That Need You) Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Baby, I'll Give It To You Seals & Crofts |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | What Can I Say Boz Scaggs |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 5 | Peter Gunn Deodato |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Torn Between Two Lovers Mary Macgregor |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Sherry The Keane Brothers |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 3 | Open Sesame - Part 1 Kool & The Gang |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Walk This Way Aerosmith |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 3 | Slow Dancing Funky Kings |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 3 | Makes You Blind The Glitter Band |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | 9,999,999 Tears Dickey Lee |
| 94 | 64 | 11 | 23 | A Little Bit More Dr. Hook |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 96 | 62 | 2 | 24 | I'd Really Love To See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 97 | 56 | 30 | 15 | Get The Funk Out Ma Face The Brothers Johnson |
| 98 | 68 | 12 | 19 | Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 99 | 72 | 72 | 4 | Living It Down Freddy Fender |
| 100 | 80 | 80 | 4 | Let Me Down Easy American Flyer |
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