Top 100 of 1976 Revisited

[at40petebattistini]

When Billboard tabulated the Top 100 singles of 1976, the charts department identified November 8, 1975 through October 30, 1976 as their survey period for ALL published charts, including Soul, Country and Albums. Over the years, many chart fans have expressed disappointment that there were a few late-year, Top 5 hits that were not accounted for in 1976’s or 1977’s year-end charts. In fact, throughout the 70s, the time period used for many year-end reviews, as well as the tabulation processes, have been called into question. Could there have been a later chart cut-off date to include more 1976 hits in the year-end countdown?

To provide an interesting, more balanced picture of the 1976 year – January-December – vince  prepared and presented this tabulation, from early 2018.

Jan 3, 2018 14:52:51 GMT -5 vince said:

On to 1976. Records peaking from 1/3/1976 through 12/25/1979 are eligible. On top is BB's #1 single of 1977.

This is the first year that the frozen week comes into play. I averaged the week before and after to get the position for the frozen week. If the number one song changed on the frozen week I gave each song credit for a half week at #1. For example, "Tonight's The Night" was credited as having 7.5 weeks at #1 and "You Don't Have To Be A Star" was credited with 1.5 weeks at #1. YDHTBAS will be on the 1977 list. If the same single was #1 before and after the frozen week, such as "How Deep Is Your Love", it is credited as having a full week at #1 for the frozen week.

The Top 100 of 1976

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1190 1 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#1, Nov)
917 2 SILLY LOVE SONGS Wings (Capitol) (#1, May)
858 3 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band (Private Stock) (#1, Oct)
855 4 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry (Sweet City) (#1, Sept)
739 5 DISCO DUCK (Part 1) Rick Dees and His Cast Of Idiots (RSO) (#1, Oct)
735 6 I WRITE THE SONGS Barry Manilow (Arista) (#1, Jan)
734 7 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW Chicago (Columbia) (#1, Oct)
730 8 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE The Manhattans (Columbia) (#1, July)
729 9 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John and Kiki Dee (Rocket) (#1, Aug)
721 10 LOVE MACHINE (Part 1) The Miracles (Tamla) (#1, March)
716 11 DECEMBER 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The Four Seasons (Warner/Curb) (#1, March)
713 12 DISCO LADY Johnnie Taylor (Columbia) (#1, April)
708 13 (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.) (#1, Sept)
690 14 LOVE IS ALIVE Gary Wright (Warner Brothers) (#2, July)
682 15 THE RUBBERBAND MAN The Spinners (Atlantic) (#2, Dec)
668 16 I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree) (#2, Sept)
661 17 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER The Ohio Players (Mercury) (#1, Jan)
644 18 MISTY BLUE Dorothy Moore (Malaco) (#3, June)
635 19 AFTERNOON DELIGHT The Starland Vocal Band (Windsong) (#1, July)
634 20 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM Maxine Nightingale (United Artists) (#2, May)
630 21 LOVE HANGOVER Diana Ross (Motown) (#1, May)
630 22 BOOGIE FEVER The Sylvers (Capitol) (#1, May)
628 23 GET UP AND BOOGIE Silver Convention (Midland International) (#2, June)
626 24 SARA SMILE Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#4, June)
625 25 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER Paul Simon (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
620 26 MUSKRAT LOVE The Captain & Tennille (A&M) (#4, Nov)
615 27 YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate (Atlantic) (#3, Feb)
607 28 LOVE SO RIGHT The Bee Gees (RSO) (#3, Nov )
599 29 LOWDOWN Boz Scaggs (Columbia) (#3, Oct)
590 30 DREAM WEAVER Gary Wright (Warner Brothers) (#2, March)
590 31 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY Donna Summer (Oasis) (#2, Feb)
581 32 LONELY NIGHT (Angel Face) The Captain & Tennille (A&M) (#3, March)
570 33 YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia International) (#2, Sept)
564 34 MORE, MORE, MORE (Part 1) The Andrea True Connection (Buddah) (#4, July)
560 35 YOU SHOULD BE DANCING The Bee Gees (RSO) (#1, Sept)
553 36 THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Diana Ross (Motown) (#1, Jan)
551 37 ROCKIN' ME The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)(#1, Nov)
546 38 ALL BY MYSELF Eric Carmen (Arista) (#2, March)
545 39 THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)(#2, Nov)
541 40 MORE THAN A FEELING Boston (Epic) (#5, Dec)
531 41 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW The Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb) (#1, May)
530 42 WELCOME BACK John Sebastian (Reprise) (#1, May)
530 43 NADIA'S THEME Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin Jr. (A&M) (#8, Dec)
526 44 GET CLOSER Seals and Crofts (with Carolyn Willis) (Warner Brothers) (#6, July)
522 45 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT The Eagles (Asylum) (#4, March)
520 46 SATURDAY NIGHT The Bay City Rollers (Arista) (#1, Jan)
517 47 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen (Elecktra) (#9, April)
513 48 I LOVE MUSIC (Part 1) The O'Jays (Philadelhia International) (#5, Jan)
507 49 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT Starbuck (Private Stock) (#3, July)
500 50 SHE'S GONE Daryl Hall and John Oates (Atlantic) (#7, Oct)
499 51 THEME FROM S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage (ABC) (#1, Feb)
499 52 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE Elvin Bishop (Capricorn) (#3, May)
498 53 SHOW ME THE WAY Peter Frampton (A&M) (#6, May)
497 54 CONVOY C.W. McCall (MGM) (#1, Jan)
493 55 SHOP AROUND The Captain & Tennille (A&M) (#4, July)
490 56 LOVE HURTS Nazareth (A&M) (#8, March)
486 57 LET 'EM IN Wings (Capitol) (#3, Aug)
484 58 SHANNON Henry Gross (Lifesong) (#6, June)
484 59 BETH Kiss (Casablanca) (#7, Dec)
478 60 YOU ARE THE WOMAN Firefall (Atlantic) (#9, Dec)
473 61 I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU The Brothers Johnson (A&M) (#3, July)
472 62 GOLDEN YEARS David Bowie (RCA) (#10, April)
469 63 SWEET LOVE The Commodores (Motown) (#5, April)
466 64 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC The Beach Boys (Brother) (#5, Aug)
466 65 ONLY SIXTEEN Dr. Hook (Capitol) (#6, April)
461 66 SWEET THING Rufus Featuring Chaka Kahn (ABC) (#5, April)
456 67 DEVIL WOMAN Cliff Richard (Rocket) (#6, Sept)
442 68 TIMES OF YOUR LIFE Paul Anka (United Artists) (#7, Feb)
435 69 SING A SONG Earth, Wind, and Fire (Columbia) (#5, Feb)
428 70 STILL THE ONE Orleans (Asylum) (#5, Oct)
426 71 FOX ON THE RUN Sweet (Capitol) (#5, Jan)
425 72 MAGIC MAN Heart (Mushroom)(#9, Nov )
424 73 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD Elton John (Rocket) (#6, Dec)
421 74 A LITTLE BIT MORE Dr. Hook (Capitol) (#11, Oct)
419 75 SAY YOU LOVE ME Fleetwood Mac (Reprise) (#11, Sept)
407 76 DREAM ON Aerosmith (Columbia) (#6, April)
399 77 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE The Beatles (Capitol) (#7, July)
394 78 SUMMER War (United Artists) (#7, Sept)
393 79 (Don't Fear) THE REAPER Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia)(#12, Nov)
389 80 EVIL WOMAN The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists) (#10, Feb)
385 81 TURN THE BEAT AROUND Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA) (#10, Aug)
382 82 WITH YOUR LOVE Jefferson Starship (Grunt) (#12, Sept)
376 83 HAPPY DAYS Pratt & McClain (Reprise) (#5, June)
373 84 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Neil Sedaka (Rocket) (#8, Feb)
372 85 JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU The Commodres (Motown) (#7, Nov)
372 86 DEEP PURPLE Donny and Marie Osmond (Kolob) (#14, March)
366 87 THIS MASQUERADE George Benson (Warner Brothers) (#10, Aug)
363 88 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE David Ruffin (Motown) (#9, Jan)
363 89 LOVE ME Yvonne Elliman (RSO) (#14, Dec)
362 90 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree) (#10, Dec)
358 91 WAKE UP EVERYBODY (Part 1) Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes (Philadelphia International) (#12, Feb)
352 92 RHIANNON (Will You Ever Win) Fleetwood Mac (Reprise) (#11, June)
352 93 FANNY (Be Tender With My Love) The BeeGees (RSO) (#12, March)
351 94 THAT'LL BE THE DAY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum) (#11, Oct)
348 95 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU The Bay City Rollers (Arista) (#12, Oct)
344 96 MONEY HONEY The Bay City Rollers (Arista) (#9, April)
339 97 BABY FACE A Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps (Wing & a Prayer) (#14, March)
335 98 GETAWAY Earth, Wind, and Fire (Columbia) (#12, Oct)
330 99 TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN Barry Manilow (Arista) (#10, May)
325 100 FERNANDO Abba (Atlantic) (#13, Nov )

Using the AT40 chart for November 13, 1976, there were 7 songs that ranked among Billboard’s Top 100 of 1976:
1. Disco Duck -- Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
2. She’s Gone – Hall & Oates
3. Lowdown – Boz Scaggs
4. If You Leave Me Now – Chicago
5. Shake Your Booty – KC & The Sunshine Band
6. A Fifth of Beethoven – Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
7. Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

However, using vince’s year-end list, 18 additional songs from the 11/13/76 countdown were included in his Top 100:
1. Tonight’s The Night – Rod Stewart
2. Rubberband Man – Spinners
3. Muskrat Love – Captain & Tennille
4. Love So Right – Bee Gees
5. Rock ‘N’ Me – Steve Miller Band
6. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot
7. More Than A Feeling – Boston
8. Nadia’s Theme – Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin Jr.
9. Beth – Kiss
10. You Are The Woman – Firefall
11. Magic Man – Heart
12. Don’t Fear The Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
13. Just To Be Close To You – Commodores
14. Love Me – Yvonne Elliman
15. Nights Are Forever Without You – England Dan & John Ford Coley
16. That’ll Be The Day – Linda Ronstadt
17. I Only Want To Be With You – Bay City Rollers
18. Fernando – Abba

Finding the middle ground…
Because there was a reasonable expectation of time needed to tabulate a year-end survey, perhaps a closing date adjustment for the year’s most popular singles – using the Hot 100’s 11/13/76 list instead as the cut-off – would’ve brought a few more “big hits” into the 1976 year-end calculation.

[djjoe1960]

Pete,

While I agree with you that it would have been nice for Billboard to establish the same cut off date for their year end charts during the 1970's--I only see two songs that peaked between Oct. 30, and Nov. 13, 1976; Rock'n Me by Steve Miller and Magic Man by Heart that probably would've made the 1976 year end chart. Of course, since AT40 made their own chart for 1977 perhaps they should have picked up some of the songs that peaked during November 1976 and included them on their year end survey (Example-The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot).

[vince]

A few years ago I posted estimates of what AT40 would have come up with if they did their own year end rankings. For the 1976 scenario I used a mid-November 1975 to mid November 1976 survey period. I got "Rockin' Me", "Magic Man", and "Don't Fear the Reaper" in the top 100.


This is what I wrote:

Here is 1976. This one ends up with somewhat of a surprise at #1, since “A Fifth of Beethoven” was only #1 one week. I did not change the methodology from the previous years. The survey period runs 11/22/75 to 11/13/76. Records ascending on 11/20/76 are held over. Records are credited though 11/27/76. Since "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" peaked on 11/20/76, I am holding it over to 1977 as other songs that peaked that week.

2163 *1 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band (Private Stock) (#1, Oct)
2036 *2 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry (Sweet City) (#1, Sept)
2013 *3 SILLY LOVE SONGS Wings (Capitol) (#1, May)
1998 *4 LOVE MACHINE (Part 1) The Miracles (Tamla) (#1, March)
1961 *5 DECEMBER 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The Four Seasons (Warner/Curb) (#1, March)
1927 *6 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE The Manhattans (Columbia) (#1, July)
1872 7 LOVE IS ALIVE Gary Wright (Warner Brothers) (#2, July)
1857 *8 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John and Kiki Dee (Rocket) (#1, Aug)
1764 *9 DISCO LADY Johnnie Taylor (Columbia) (#1, April)
1740 10 SARA SMILE Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#4, June)
1705 *11 (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.) (#1, Sept)
1690 *12 I WRITE THE SONGS Barry Manilow (Arista) (#1, Jan)
1675 13 I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree) (#2, Sept)
1619 14 GET CLOSER Seals and Crofts (with Carolyn Willis) (Warner Brothers) (#6, July)
1609 *15 AFTERNOON DELIGHT The Starland Vocal Band (Windsong) (#1, July)
1609 16 MORE, MORE, MORE (Part 1) The Andrea True Connection (Buddah) (#4, July)
1604 17 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen (Elecktra) (#9, April)
1603 18 MISTY BLUE Dorothy Moore (Malaco) (#3, June)
1597 *19 BOOGIE FEVER The Sylvers (Capitol) (#1, May)
1587 *20 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW Chicago (Columbia) (#1, Oct)
1586 *21 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER Paul Simon (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
1583 22 LOWDOWN Boz Scaggs (Columbia) (#3, Oct)
1574 *23 FLY, ROBIN, FLY Silver Convention (Midland International) (#1, Nov 1975)
1541 24 YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate (Atlantic) (#3, Feb)
1533 *25 LOVE HANGOVER Diana Ross (Motown) (#1, May)
1516 26 LOVE HURTS Nazareth (A&M) (#8, March)
1515 27 GET UP AND BOOGIE Silver Convention (Midland International) (#2, June)
1501 28 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT The Eagles (Asylum) (#4, March)
1497 29 SWEET LOVE The Commodores (Motown) (#5, April)
1489 30 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM Maxine Nightingale (United Artists) (#2, May)
1484 *31 THEME FROM S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage (ABC) (#1, Feb)
1475 *32 THAT'S THE WAY (I Like It) K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.) (#1, Nov 1975)
1469 *33 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER The Ohio Players (Mercury) (#1, Jan)
1466 *34 YOU SHOULD BE DANCING The BeeGees (RSO) (#1, Sept)
1466 35 YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia International) (#2, Sept)
1465 36 GOLDEN YEARS David Bowie (RCA) (#10, April)
1460 37 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT Starbuck (Private Stock) (#3, July)
1456 38 SKY HIGH Jigsaw (Chelsea) (#3, Dec 1975)
1454 39 ONLY SIXTEEN Dr. Hook (Capitol) (#6, April)
1435 40 A LITTLE BIT MORE Dr. Hook (Capitol) (#11, Oct)
1427 *41 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW The Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb) (#1, May)
1416 42 DREAM WEAVER Gary Wright (Warner Brothers) (#2, March)
1403 43 TURN THE BEAT AROUND Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA) (#10, Aug)
1400 44 SHE'S GONE Daryl Hall and John Oates (Atlantic) (#7, Oct)
1393 45 LONELY NIGHT (Angel Face) The Captain and Tennille (A&M) (#3, March)
1392 46 ALL BY MYSELF Eric Carmen (Arista) (#2, March)
1381 47 DEVIL WOMAN Cliff Richard (Rocket) (#6, Sept)
1379 48 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY Donna Summer (Oasis) (#2, Feb)
1379 49 DEEP PURPLE Donny and Marie Osmond (Kolob) (#14, March)
1374 *50 DISCO DUCK (Part 1) Rick Dees and His Cast Of Idiots (RSO) (#1, Oct)
1365 *51 THEME FROM "MAHOGANY" (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Diana Ross (Motown) (#1, Jan)
1353 52 SWEET THING Rufus Featuring Chaka Kahn (ABC) (#5, April)
1348 *53 SATURDAY NIGHT The Bay City Rollers (Arista) (#1, Jan)
1345 54 SHANNON Henry Gross (Lifesong) (#6, June)
1317 *55 ROCK'N ME The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) (#1 Nov)
1310 56 I LOVE MUSIC (Part 1) The O'Jays (Philadelhia International) (#5, Jan)
1302 57 SHOW ME THE WAY Peter Frampton (A&M) (#6, May)
1287 *58 LET'S DO IT AGAIN The Staple Singers (Curtom) (#1, Dec 1975)
1280 59 DREAM ON Aerosmith (Columbia) (#6, April)
1280 60 MAGIC MAN Heart (Mushroom) (#9, Nov)
1278 61 SAY YOU LOVE ME Fleetwood Mac (Reprise) (#11, Sept)
1275 62 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU The Captain & Tennille (A&M) (#4, Nov 1975)
1256 63 TIMES OF YOUR LIFE Paul Amka (United Artists) (#7, Feb)
1247 64 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE Elvin Bishop (Capricorn) (#3, May)
1230 *65 CONVOY C.W. McCall (MGM) (#1, Jan)
1226 *66 WELCOME BACK John Sebastian (Reprise) (#1, May)
1223 67 SING A SONG Earth, Wind, and Fire (Columbia) (#5, Feb)
1222 68 STILL THE ONE Orleans (Asylum) (#5, Oct)
1219 69 HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL (Part 1) Tavares (Capitol) (#15, Sept)
1216 70 I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU The Brothers Johnson (A&M) (#3, July)
1213 71 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC The Beach Boys (Brother) (#5, Aug)
1206 72 SHOP AROUND The Captain and Tennille (A&M) (#4, July)
1193 73 BABY FACE A Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps (Wing & a Prayer) (#14, March)
1187 74 LET 'EM IN Wings (Capitol) (#3, Aug)
1186 75 GETAWAY Earth, Wind, and Fire (Columbia) (#12, Oct)
1183 76 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY The Bee Gees (RSO) (#7, Dec 1975)
1181 77 WHAM BAM (Shang-A-Lang) Silver (Arista) (#16, Oct)
1180 78 (Don't Fear) THE REAPER Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia) (#12, Nov)
1167 79 THIS MASQUERADE George Benson (Warner Brothers) (#10, Aug)
1166 80 EVIL WOMAN The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists) (#10, Feb)
1158 81 I'M EASY Keith Carridine (ABC) (#17, Aug)
1146 82 WAKE UP EVERYBODY (Part 1) Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes (Philadelphia International) (#12, Feb)
1145 83 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Art Garfunkel (Columbia) (#18, Nov 1975)
1140 84 SUMMER War (United Artists) (#7, Sept)
1134 85 LET HER IN John Travolta (Midland International) (#10, July)
1123 86 FOX ON THE RUN Sweet (Capitol) (#5, Jan)
1122 87 RHIANNON (Will You Ever Win) Fleetwood Mac (Reprise) (#11, June)
1113 88 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE The Beatles (Capitol) (#7, July)
1111 89 FANNY (Be Tender With My Love) The BeeGees (RSO) (#12, March)
1077 90 YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND Queen (Elektra) (#16, July)
1075 91 THAT'LL BE THE DAY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum) (#11, Oct)
1063 92 WITH YOUR LOVE Jefferson Starship (Grunt) (#12, Sept)
1051 93 SLOW RIDE Foghat (Bearsville) (#20, March)
1049 94 LOWRIDER War (United Artists) (#7, Nov 1975)
1049 95 WHO'D SHE COO The Ohio Players (Mercury) (#18, Sept)
1047 96 THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Thin Lizzy (Mercury) (#12, July)
1039 97 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE David Ruffin (Motown) (#9, Jan)
1035 98 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY Peter Frampton (A&M) (#12, Aug)
1030 99 YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton (Warner Brothers) (#20, Aug)
1027 100 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Neil Sedaka (Rocket) (#8, Feb)

[vince]

This is the 1977 scenario from the What If AT40 did their own YE ranking:

We all know AT40 did their own ranking in 1977 and what it was. What I am doing here is making corrections for some mathematical errors and a couple of records that were not included. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” and “Nadia’s Theme” have been added as they peaked during the survey period of 11/20/76 to 11/12/77. Records ascending on 11/20/76 were eligible and their full chart run was counted. The cut off was 11/12/77, with nothing counted after that week. That is the same cutoff AT40 had. The cut off is figured by the placement of “You Light Up My Life”. It’s first five weeks at #1 are counted, an additional week would have put it in the top 20 and one fewer weeks would have put it in the 90’s.

2758 *1 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING Andy Gibb (RSO) (#1, July)
2533 *2 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#1, Nov 1976)
2272 *3 BEST OF MY LOVE The Emotions (Columbia) (#1, Aug)
2165 *4 LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN" (Evergreen) Barbra Streisand (Columbia) (#1, March)
1998 *5 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. (ABC) (#1, Jan)
1898 6 I LIKE DREAMIN' Kenny Nolan (20th Century) (#3, March)
1845 7 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS Hot (Big Tree) (#6, July)
1837 *8 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY Thelma Houston (Tamla) (#1, April)
1828 *9 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS Mary MacGregor (Ariola America) (#1, Feb)
1788 *10 UNDERCOVER ANGEL Alan O'Day (Pacific) (#1, July)
1785 *11 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers) (#1, Jan)
1742 12 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER Rita Coolidge (A&M) (#2, Sept)
1712 *13 I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.) (#1, June)
1699 *14 DANCING QUEEN Abba (Atlantic) (#1, April)
1688 15 HOT LINE The Sylvers (Capitol) (#5, Jan)
1654 16 LOVE SO RIGHT The Bee Gees (RSO) (#3, Nov 1976)
1642 *17 CAR WASH Rose Royce (MCA) (#1, Jan)
1627 18 THE RUBBERBAND MAN The Spinners (Atlantic) (#2, Dec 1976)
1591 *19 SIR DUKE Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, May)
1576 *20 HOTEL CALIFORNIA The Eagles (Asylum) (#1, May)
1571 *21 RICH GIRL Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, March)
1559 22 TELEPHONE LINE The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists/Jet) (#7, Sept)
1549 *23 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From "Rocky") Bill Conti (United Artists) (#1, July)
1542 *24 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) Marvin Gaye (Tamla) (#1, June)
1536 25 ON AND ON Stephen Bishop (ABC) (#11, Oct)
1532 26 NADIA'S THEME Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin Jr. (A&M) (#8, Dec 1976)
1528 *27 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell (Capitol) (#1, April)
1525 *28 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Warner Brothers) (#1, Feb)
1522 *29 WHEN I NEED YOU Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers) (#1, May)
1522 30 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE Peter McCann (20th Century) (#5, Aug)
1517 31 MARGARITAVILLE Jimmy Buffett (ABC) (#8, July)
1511 *32 I WISH Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Jan)
1509 33 MUSKRAT LOVE The Captain and Tennille (A&M) (#4, Nov 1976)
1508 34 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) (#2, March)
1508 35 WHATCHA GONNA DO Pablo Cruise (A&M) (#6, Aug)
1503 36 YOU ARE THE WOMAN Firefall (Atlantic) (#9, Dec 1976)
1494 37 DAZZ Brick (Bang) (#3, Jan)
1491 *38 DON'T GIVE UP ON US David Soul (Private Stock) (#1, April)
1461 39 STAND TALL Burton Cummings (Portrait) (#10, Jan)
1453 40 SWAYIN' TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancin') Johnny Rivers (Big Tree) (#10, Oct)
1450 41 ENJOY YOURSELF The Jacksons (Epic) (#6, Feb)
1444 42 BETH Kiss (Casablanca) (#7, Dec 1976)
1438 *43 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT Barry Manilow (Arista) (#1, July)
1424 44 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME Foreigner (Atlantic) (#4, June)
1423 45 COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT The Climax Blues Band (Sire) (#3, May)
1421 46 EASY The Commodores (Motown) (#4, Aug)
1420 *47 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers) (#1, June)
1417 48 THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise) (#2,Nov 1976)
1413 49 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT Jennifer Warnes (Arista) (#6, May)
1412 50 MORE THAN A FEELING Boston (Epic) (#5, Dec 1976)
1404 51 I'VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND Natalie Cole (Capitol) (#5, April)
1403 *52 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Debby Boone (Warner/Curb) (#1, Oct)
1397 *53 DA DOO RON RON Shaun Cassidy (Wanrer Brothers/Curb) (#1, July)
1395 54 I NEVER CRY Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers) (#12, Jan)
1394 *55 THEME FROM "STAR WARS"/CANTINA BAND (Medley) Meco (Millennium) (#1, Oct)
1385 *56 NEW KID IN TOWN The Eagles (Asylum) (#1, Feb)
1384 57 AFTER THE LOVIN' Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic) (#8, Jan)
1374 58 SO IN TO YOU The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor) (#7, April)
1360 59 I'M IN YOU Peter Frampton (A&M) (#2, July)
1353 60 LUCILLE Kenny Rogers (United Artists) (#5, June)
1352 61 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE 10cc (Mercury) (#5, April)
1345 62 LONELY BOY Andrew Gold (Asylum) (#7, June)
1339 63 HANDY MAN James Taylor (Columbia) (#4, Sept)
1335 64 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO Corsby, Stills, and Nash (Atlantic) (#7, Aug)
1332 65 NIGHT MOVES Bob Seger (Capitol) (#4, March)
1331 66 YOU AND ME Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers) (#9, Aug)
1327 67 DON'T STOP Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers) (#3, Sept)
1322 68 COLD AS ICE Foreigner (Atlantic) (#6, Oct)
1303 69 BARRACUDA Heart (Portrait) (#11, Sept)
1297 70 THAT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb) (#3, Oct)
1293 71 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME Barbra Streisand (Columbia) (#4, July)
1292 72 JEANS ON David Dundas (Chrysalis) (#17, Jan)
1291 73 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 The Brothers Johnson (A&M) (#5, Sept)
1289 74 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn) (#14, June)
1282 75 YOU'RE MY WORLD Helen Reddy (Capitol) (#18, July)
1279 76 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON Kansas (Kirshner) (#11, April)
1275 77 KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.) (#2, Oct)
1268 78 WAY DOWN Elvis Presley (RCA) (#18, Sept)
1263 79 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon (Elektra) (#2, Oct)
1249 80 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND Barry Manilow (Airsta) (#10, Feb)
1233 81 LIVIN' THING The Electric Light Orchestra (Jet) (#13, Jan)
1230 82 JET AIRLINER The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) (#8, July)
1226 83 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Bread (Elektra) (#9, Feb)
1219 84 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG Ronnie Milsap (RCA) (#16, Oct)
1190 85 LOVE ME Yvonne Elliman (RSO) (#14, Dec 1976)
1184 86 BOOGIE NIGHTS Heatwave (Epic) (#2, Nov)
1178 87 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE The Sanford/Townsend Band (Warner Brothers) (#9, Sept)
1150 88 ARIEL Dean Friedman (Lifesong) (#26, June)
1146 89 YOU MADE ME BELEIVE IN MAGIC The Bay City Rollers (Arista) (#10, Aug)
1126 90 FLOAT ON The Floaters (ABC) (#2, Sept)
1123 91 LIDO SHUFFLE Boz Scaggs (Columbia) (#11, May)
1115 92 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree) (#10, Dec 1976)
1109 93 JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU The Commodores (Motown) (#7, Nov 1976)
1105 94 SOMEBODY TO LOVE Queen (Elektra) (#13, Jan)
1099 95 WALK THIS WAY Aerosmith (Columbia) (#10, Jan)
1097 96 I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer (Casablanca) (#6, Nov)
1089 97 GIVE A LITTLE BIT Supertramp (A&M) (#15, Aug)
1074 98 WHISPERING/CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/SE SI BON (Medley)Dr. Buzzard's Original "Savannah" Band (RCA) (#27, Jan)
1070 99 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD Elton John (Rocket) (#6, Dec 1976)
1068 100 DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO Peter Frampton (A&M) (#10, Nov 1976)