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