Billboard Hot 100 — December 25, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 25, 1976. "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart held #1 for a 7th straight week, on its way to 8 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Baby, You Look Good To Me Tonight" by John Denver at #79, which would go on to peak at #65. The biggest climber was "New Kid In Town" by Eagles, up 28 places from #48 to #20.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart — 7 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting October 2, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder (up from #18 to #7); "Dazz" by Brick (up from #12 to #8); "Car Wash" by Rose Royce (up from #17 to #9); "After The Lovin'" by Engelbert Humperdinck (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "The Best Disco In Town" by The Ritchie Family, down 55 places from #45 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Never Cry" by Alice Cooper, 20 weeks and counting (peak #13).
- Gone from the chart: "Magic Man" by Heart after 23 weeks (peak #9).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 13 | Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | The Rubberband Man The Spinners |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | More Than A Feeling Boston |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John |
| 7 | 18 | 7 | 4 | I Wish Stevie Wonder |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | Dazz Brick |
| 9 | 17 | 9 | 10 | Car Wash Rose Royce |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | After The Lovin' Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | Stand Tall Burton Cummings |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Hot Line The Sylvers |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | I Never Cry Alice Cooper |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | Love Me Yvonne Elliman |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 10 | Livin' Thing Electric Light Orchestra |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Muskrat Love Captain & Tennille |
| 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. |
| 18 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Nights Are Forever Without You England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 5 | Somebody To Love Queen |
| 20 | 48 | 20 | 2 | New Kid In Town Eagles |
| 21 | 31 | 21 | 7 | Enjoy Yourself The Jacksons |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 5 | Lost Without Your Love Bread |
| 23 | 9 | 9 | 19 | You Are The Woman Firefall |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 12 | Jeans On David Dundas |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 11 | Shake Your Rump To The Funk The Bar-Kays |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 6 | Saturday Nite Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 6 | This Song George Harrison |
| 28 | 38 | 28 | 6 | Walk This Way Aerosmith |
| 29 | 42 | 29 | 6 | Torn Between Two Lovers Mary Macgregor |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 8 | I Like Dreamin' Kenny Nolan |
| 31 | 21 | 3 | 15 | Love So Right Bee Gees |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 6 | Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 8 | Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
| 34 | 20 | 20 | 13 | Love Ballad L.T.D. |
| 35 | 50 | 35 | 5 | Weekend In New England Barry Manilow |
| 36 | 37 | 36 | 7 | Mademoiselle Styx |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 5 | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 10 | Keep Me Cryin' Al Green |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 9 | Do What You Want, Be What You Are Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 5 | Drivin' Wheel Foghat |
| 41 | 23 | 7 | 17 | Beth/Detroit Rock City KISS |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 6 | What Can I Say Boz Scaggs |
| 43 | 54 | 19 | 16 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 7 | Flight '76 The Walter Murphy Band |
| 45 | 24 | 24 | 11 | Hello Old Friend Eric Clapton |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 4 | Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Linda Ronstadt |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 4 | I Like To Do It KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 48 | 27 | 1 | 20 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 7 | It Keeps You Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 5 | Do It To My Mind Johnny Bristol |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 3 | Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") Barbra Streisand |
| 52 | 73 | 52 | 2 | Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 4 | Living Next Door To Alice Smokie |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 6 | 9,999,999 Tears Dickey Lee |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 5 | If Not You Dr. Hook |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 3 | Yesterday's Hero Bay City Rollers |
| 57 | 32 | 7 | 15 | Just To Be Close To You Commodores |
| 58 | 34 | 34 | 9 | Don't Take Away The Music Tavares |
| 59 | 71 | 59 | 3 | Night Moves Bob Seger |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 4 | You've Got Me Runnin' Gene Cotton |
| 61 | 60 | 60 | 9 | Baby Boy Mary Kay Place As Loretta Haggers |
| 62 | 74 | 62 | 2 | Hard Luck Woman KISS |
| 63 | 68 | 63 | 8 | Slow Dancing Funky Kings |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 4 | St. Charles Jefferson Starship |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 4 | Man Smart, Woman Smarter Robert Palmer |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | Dancing Queen ABBA |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Save It For A Rainy Day Stephen Bishop |
| 68 | 25 | 2 | 18 | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot |
| 69 | 53 | 10 | 15 | Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Spring Affair/Winter Melody Donna Summer |
| 71 | 49 | 49 | 6 | Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da The Beatles |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Dreamboat Annie Heart |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Lucky Man Starbuck |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 3 | Free Deniece Williams |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | Happier Paul Anka |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 8 | Open Sesame - Part 1 Kool & The Gang |
| 78 | 55 | 55 | 8 | Every Face Tells A Story Olivia Newton-John |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Baby, You Look Good To Me Tonight John Denver |
| 80 | 84 | 80 | 2 | I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You Cliff Richard |
| 81 | 81 | 1 | 20 | If You Leave Me Now Chicago |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Moody Blue/she Thinks I Still Care Elvis Presley |
| 83 | 89 | 83 | 4 | Caledonia Robin Trower |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 3 | Year Of The Cat Al Stewart |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 4 | You're My Driving Wheel The Supremes |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 3 | Heart On My Sleeve Bryan Ferry |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Carry On Wayward Son Kansas |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | When Love Is New Arthur Prysock |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | C.b. Savage Rod Hart |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Ha Cha Cha (funktion) Brass Construction |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 3 | White Bird David Laflamme |
| 92 | 69 | 28 | 15 | It's A Long Way There Little River Band |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Prisoner (Captured By Your Eyes) L.A. Jets |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | Love Bug Bumble Bee Unlimited |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Feelings Walter Jackson |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Hey Baby J.J. Cale |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Spend Some Time Elvin Bishop Featuring Mickey Thomas |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | (She's Just A) Fallen Angel Starz |
| 99 | 58 | 58 | 6 | Baby, I'll Give It To You Seals & Crofts |
| 100 | 45 | 17 | 18 | The Best Disco In Town The Ritchie Family |
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