Billboard Hot 100 — December 11, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 11, 1976. "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart held #1 for a 5th straight week, on its way to 8 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")" by Barbra Streisand at #72, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Car Wash" by Rose Royce, up 20 places from #42 to #22.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart — 5 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting October 2, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer (up from #12 to #6); "Nights Are Forever Without You" by England Dan & John Ford Coley (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "You Are My Starship" by Norman Connors, down 54 places from #39 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Magic Man" by Heart, 22 weeks and counting (peak #9).
- Gone from the chart: "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry after 25 weeks (peak #1); "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band after 28 weeks (peak #1); "She's Gone" by Daryl Hall John Oates after 28 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 | 11 | Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | The Rubberband Man The Spinners |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Love So Right Bee Gees |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Muskrat Love Captain & Tennille |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | More Than A Feeling Boston |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 17 | You Are The Woman Firefall |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Nights Are Forever Without You England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 5 | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 15 | Beth/Detroit Rock City KISS |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 8 | After The Lovin' Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 18 | I Never Cry Alice Cooper |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 16 | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | Stand Tall Burton Cummings |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 11 | Love Me Yvonne Elliman |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 8 | Dazz Brick |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 10 | Hot Line The Sylvers |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 11 | Love Ballad L.T.D. |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 8 | Livin' Thing Electric Light Orchestra |
| 22 | 42 | 22 | 8 | Car Wash Rose Royce |
| 23 | 13 | 1 | 18 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 9 | Hello Old Friend Eric Clapton |
| 25 | 14 | 7 | 13 | Just To Be Close To You Commodores |
| 26 | 35 | 26 | 3 | Somebody To Love Queen |
| 27 | 17 | 17 | 16 | The Best Disco In Town The Ritchie Family |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 13 | It's A Long Way There Little River Band |
| 29 | 40 | 29 | 2 | I Wish Stevie Wonder |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 3 | Lost Without Your Love Bread |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 10 | Jeans On David Dundas |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 9 | Shake Your Rump To The Funk The Bar-Kays |
| 33 | 25 | 10 | 13 | Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton |
| 34 | 43 | 34 | 4 | Saturday Nite Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 35 | 44 | 35 | 5 | Enjoy Yourself The Jacksons |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 7 | Don't Take Away The Music Tavares |
| 37 | 29 | 1 | 18 | If You Leave Me Now Chicago |
| 38 | 53 | 38 | 4 | This Song George Harrison |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 6 | I Like Dreamin' Kenny Nolan |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 6 | Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 5 | Mademoiselle Styx |
| 42 | 30 | 13 | 15 | Fernando ABBA |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 7 | Do What You Want, Be What You Are Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 8 | Keep Me Cryin' Al Green |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 4 | Walk This Way Aerosmith |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 7 | I Kinda Miss You The Manhattans |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Down To Love Town The Originals |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 5 | Flight '76 The Walter Murphy Band |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da The Beatles |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 4 | What Can I Say Boz Scaggs |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 3 | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 52 | 66 | 52 | 4 | Torn Between Two Lovers Mary Macgregor |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 5 | It Keeps You Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 3 | Drivin' Wheel Foghat |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 13 | Let's Be Young Tonight Jermaine Jackson |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 3 | Do It To My Mind Johnny Bristol |
| 57 | 58 | 56 | 6 | Every Face Tells A Story Olivia Newton-John |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 3 | Weekend In New England Barry Manilow |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 4 | Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 4 | Baby, I'll Give It To You Seals & Crofts |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 8 | Lets Get It Together El Coco |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 7 | Baby Boy Mary Kay Place As Loretta Haggers |
| 63 | 32 | 9 | 22 | Magic Man Heart |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | If Not You Dr. Hook |
| 65 | 33 | 12 | 15 | I Only Want To Be With You Bay City Rollers |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 2 | Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Linda Ronstadt |
| 67 | 69 | 67 | 8 | Heart On My Sleeve Gallagher And Lyle |
| 68 | 83 | 19 | 14 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 3 | Sixteen Reasons Laverne & Shirley |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 2 | St. Charles Jefferson Starship |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | I Like To Do It KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") Barbra Streisand |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 7 | Don't Fight The Hands (That Need You) Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Living Next Door To Alice Smokie |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 4 | 9,999,999 Tears Dickey Lee |
| 76 | 23 | 1 | 18 | Rock'n Me Steve Miller |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Yesterday's Hero Bay City Rollers |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 6 | Slow Dancing Funky Kings |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Man Smart, Woman Smarter Robert Palmer |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | You've Got Me Runnin' Gene Cotton |
| 81 | 31 | 12 | 20 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult |
| 82 | 87 | 82 | 6 | Open Sesame - Part 1 Kool & The Gang |
| 83 | 73 | 30 | 13 | Nice 'N' Naasty The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 5 | Sherry The Keane Brothers |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Night Moves Bob Seger |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Dancing Queen ABBA |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Save It For A Rainy Day Stephen Bishop |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Free Deniece Williams |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 2 | You're My Driving Wheel The Supremes |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Heart On My Sleeve Bryan Ferry |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 6 | Makes You Blind The Glitter Band |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 3 | Laid Back Love Major Harris |
| 93 | 39 | 27 | 16 | You Are My Starship Norman Connors |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | Caledonia Robin Trower |
| 95 | 51 | 51 | 6 | I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love The Emotions |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | White Bird David Laflamme |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Silver Heels Blaze |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Year Of The Cat Al Stewart |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | All Roads (Lead Back To You) Donny Most |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Love Bug Bumble Bee Unlimited |
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