Billboard Hot 100 — January 22, 1977
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 22, 1977. "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)" by The O'Jays at #80, which would go on to peak at #72. The biggest climber was "Boogie Child" by Bee Gees, up 27 places from #84 to #57.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting December 4, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "New Kid In Town" by Eagles (up from #12 to #7); "Blinded By The Light" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band (up from #19 to #9); "Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary Macgregor (up from #20 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, down 25 places from #38 to #63.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Never Cry" by Alice Cooper, 24 weeks and counting (peak #12).
- Gone from the chart: "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot after 21 weeks (peak #2); "You Are The Woman" by Firefall after 22 weeks (peak #9); "Do You Feel Like We Do" by Peter Frampton after 18 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 2 | 1 | 8 | I Wish Stevie Wonder |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | Car Wash Rose Royce |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | Dazz Brick |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | Hot Line The Sylvers |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | New Kid In Town Eagles |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 14 | After The Lovin' Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 9 | 19 | 9 | 10 | Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | Torn Between Two Lovers Mary Macgregor |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | 17 | Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | Walk This Way Aerosmith |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | Somebody To Love Queen |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | Lost Without Your Love Bread |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | Enjoy Yourself The Jacksons |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 12 | I Like Dreamin' Kenny Nolan |
| 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | Livin' Thing Electric Light Orchestra |
| 18 | 28 | 18 | 6 | Fly Like An Eagle Steve Miller |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 16 | Jeans On David Dundas |
| 20 | 35 | 20 | 7 | Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") Barbra Streisand |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 9 | Weekend In New England Barry Manilow |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 10 | Saturday Nite Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 23 | 7 | 6 | 11 | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John |
| 24 | 10 | 10 | 16 | Stand Tall Burton Cummings |
| 25 | 33 | 25 | 6 | Hard Luck Woman KISS |
| 26 | 27 | 12 | 24 | I Never Cry Alice Cooper |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 9 | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 12 | Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 7 | Night Moves Bob Seger |
| 30 | 11 | 2 | 20 | The Rubberband Man The Spinners |
| 31 | 23 | 23 | 15 | Shake Your Rump To The Funk The Bar-Kays |
| 32 | 25 | 25 | 10 | This Song George Harrison |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 7 | Dancing Queen ABBA |
| 34 | 18 | 14 | 17 | Love Me Yvonne Elliman |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 7 | Save It For A Rainy Day Stephen Bishop |
| 36 | 50 | 36 | 7 | Year Of The Cat Al Stewart |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 8 | You've Got Me Runnin' Gene Cotton |
| 38 | 57 | 38 | 3 | Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 11 | It Keeps You Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 8 | Living Next Door To Alice Smokie |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 8 | I Like To Do It KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 8 | Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Linda Ronstadt |
| 43 | 55 | 43 | 6 | Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 6 | Dreamboat Annie Heart |
| 45 | 32 | 4 | 18 | Muskrat Love Captain & Tennille |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 5 | Moody Blue/she Thinks I Still Care Elvis Presley |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 9 | Do It To My Mind Johnny Bristol |
| 48 | 29 | 5 | 19 | More Than A Feeling Boston |
| 49 | 49 | 42 | 10 | What Can I Say Boz Scaggs |
| 50 | 63 | 50 | 3 | The Things We Do For Love 10cc |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 3 | In The Mood Henhouse Five Plus Too |
| 52 | 53 | 39 | 13 | Do What You Want, Be What You Are Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 53 | 34 | 34 | 9 | Drivin' Wheel Foghat |
| 54 | 37 | 8 | 8 | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 5 | Carry On Wayward Son Kansas |
| 56 | 40 | 3 | 19 | Love So Right Bee Gees |
| 57 | 84 | 57 | 2 | Boogie Child Bee Gees |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 6 | Spring Affair/Winter Melody Donna Summer |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 2 | Baby Don't You Know Wild Cherry |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 6 | Happier Paul Anka |
| 61 | 65 | 61 | 12 | Open Sesame - Part 1 Kool & The Gang |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 7 | Free Deniece Williams |
| 63 | 38 | 19 | 20 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 64 | 39 | 10 | 16 | Nights Are Forever Without You England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 65 | 59 | 36 | 11 | Mademoiselle Styx |
| 66 | 52 | 52 | 10 | 9,999,999 Tears Dickey Lee |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 2 | Dis-Gorilla (Part 1) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 3 | Fancy Dancer Commodores |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 5 | Baby, You Look Good To Me Tonight John Denver |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow Tom Jones |
| 71 | 74 | 71 | 5 | When Love Is New Arthur Prysock |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 5 | C.b. Savage Rod Hart |
| 73 | 78 | 73 | 5 | Ha Cha Cha (funktion) Brass Construction |
| 74 | 81 | 74 | 3 | Be My Girl The Dramatics |
| 75 | 51 | 37 | 14 | Keep Me Cryin' Al Green |
| 76 | 67 | 7 | 21 | Beth/Detroit Rock City KISS |
| 77 | 71 | 54 | 7 | Yesterday's Hero Bay City Rollers |
| 78 | 70 | 20 | 17 | Love Ballad L.T.D. |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 3 | Hail! Hail! Rock And Roll! Starland Vocal Band |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love) The O'Jays |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Rich Girl Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 82 | 92 | 82 | 2 | I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love/Flowers The Emotions |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Bless The Beasts And Children Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I Just Can't Say No To You Parker McGee |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | You Know Like I Know Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 5 | Prisoner (Captured By Your Eyes) L.A. Jets |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Daddy Cool Boney M |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Shakey Ground Phoebe Snow |
| 89 | 97 | 55 | 9 | If Not You Dr. Hook |
| 90 | 90 | 60 | 13 | Baby Boy Mary Kay Place As Loretta Haggers |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 3 | Disco Lucy (i Love Lucy Theme) Wilton Place Street Band |
| 92 | 98 | 92 | 3 | Fly By Night/In The Mood Rush |
| 93 | 96 | 93 | 2 | Pirate Cher |
| 94 | 89 | 1 | 24 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 95 | 99 | 89 | 7 | White Bird David Laflamme |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Spring Rain Silvetti |
| 97 | 100 | 94 | 5 | Spend Some Time Elvin Bishop Featuring Mickey Thomas |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Sorry/That's The Trouble Grace Jones |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Theme From King Kong (Pt. I) Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Up Your Nose Gabriel Kaplan |
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