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Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1976

Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1976 — 52 charts in all. 26 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1976 was "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart (7 weeks on top). Rod Stewart held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.

52weekly charts
26different #1 songs
7weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
28weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut

Number-one songs of 1976

Reached #1Weeks at #1SongArtist
January 3, 19761Saturday NightBay City Rollers
January 10, 19761ConvoyC.W. McCall
January 17, 19761I Write The SongsBarry Manilow
January 24, 19761Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)Diana Ross
January 31, 19761Love RollercoasterOhio Players
February 7, 1976350 Ways To Leave Your LoverPaul Simon
February 28, 19761Theme From S.W.A.T.Rhythm Heritage
March 6, 19761Love Machine (Part 1)The Miracles
March 13, 19763December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)The 4 Seasons
April 3, 19764Disco LadyJohnnie Taylor
May 1, 19761Let Your Love FlowBellamy Brothers
May 8, 19761Welcome BackJohn Sebastian
May 15, 19761Boogie FeverThe Sylvers
May 22, 19761Silly Love SongsWings
May 29, 19762Love HangoverDiana Ross
June 12, 19764Silly Love SongsWings
July 10, 19762Afternoon DelightStarland Vocal Band
July 24, 19762Kiss And Say GoodbyeThe Manhattans
August 7, 19764Don't Go Breaking My HeartElton John & Kiki Dee
September 4, 19761You Should Be DancingBee Gees
September 11, 19761(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your BootyKC And The Sunshine Band
September 18, 19763Play That Funky MusicWild Cherry
October 9, 19761A Fifth Of BeethovenWalter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
October 16, 19761Disco Duck (Part I)Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
October 23, 19762If You Leave Me NowChicago
November 6, 19761Rock'n MeSteve Miller
November 13, 19768Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)Rod Stewart

Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1976

  1. Rod Stewart — 7 weeks
  2. Wings — 5 weeks
  3. Johnnie Taylor — 4 weeks
  4. Elton John & Kiki Dee — 4 weeks
  5. Diana Ross — 3 weeks

Longest-running hits that debuted in 1976

Weeks on chartPeakSongArtistDebuted
28#1A Fifth Of BeethovenWalter Murphy & The Big Apple BandMay 29, 1976
28#4Sara SmileDaryl Hall John OatesJanuary 31, 1976
27#2Love Is AliveGary WrightApril 17, 1976
27#3I Like Dreamin'Kenny NolanNovember 6, 1976
27#12I Never CryAlice CooperJuly 4, 1976
26#1Kiss And Say GoodbyeThe ManhattansApril 17, 1976
26#1You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.September 11, 1976
26#6Get CloserSeals & Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis)April 17, 1976
25#1Play That Funky MusicWild CherryJune 19, 1976
25#1Disco Duck (Part I)Rick Dees & His Cast Of IdiotsAugust 14, 1976

Every chart from 1976

January 3, 1976 January 10, 1976 January 17, 1976 January 24, 1976 January 31, 1976 February 7, 1976 February 14, 1976 February 21, 1976 February 28, 1976 March 6, 1976 March 13, 1976 March 20, 1976 March 27, 1976 April 3, 1976 April 10, 1976 April 17, 1976 April 24, 1976 May 1, 1976 May 8, 1976 May 15, 1976 May 22, 1976 May 29, 1976 June 5, 1976 June 12, 1976 June 19, 1976 June 26, 1976 July 4, 1976 July 10, 1976 July 17, 1976 July 24, 1976 July 31, 1976 August 7, 1976 August 14, 1976 August 21, 1976 August 28, 1976 September 4, 1976 September 11, 1976 September 18, 1976 September 25, 1976 October 2, 1976 October 9, 1976 October 16, 1976 October 23, 1976 October 30, 1976 November 6, 1976 November 13, 1976 November 20, 1976 November 27, 1976 December 4, 1976 December 11, 1976 December 18, 1976 December 25, 1976
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