16 20 SAY YOU LOVE ME –•– Fleetwood Mac (Reprise)-8 (16) 47 57 NADIA’S THEME (The Young and the Restless) –•– Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M)-5 (47) 37 44 JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU –•– The Commodores (Motown)-4 (37) 36 40 SUNRISE –•– Eric Carmen (Arista)-7 (36) 1978 • 30 17 AFTERNOON DELIGHT –•– The Starland Vocal Band (Windsong)-17 (1), 31 35 STREET SINGIN’ –•– Lady Flash (RSO)-7 (31) 2 2 DREAM WEAVER –•– Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-15 (2) 43 52 BREAKAWAY –•– Art Garfunkel (Columbia)-5 (43) 15 21 ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-12 (15) 2 3 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY –•– Donna Summer (Oasis)-10 (2) 30 19 SKY HIGH –•– Jigsaw (Chelsea)-20 (3), 31 21 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY –•– Bee Gees (RSO)-15 (7) 48 58 GET CLOSER –•– Seals and Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) (Warner Brothers)-6 (48) 15 15 TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER (Give Up the Funk) –•– Parliament (Casablanca)-13 (15) 83 — DON’T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC –•– Tavares (Capitol)-1 (83) 13 14 MAGIC MAN –•– Heart (Mushroom)-15 (13) 88 — I’VE GOT A FEELING (We’ll Be Seeing Each Other Again) –•– Al Wilson (Playboy)-1 (88) 52 30 LOVE IS THE DRUG –•– Roxy Music (Atco)-14 (30) 15 16 STRANGE MAGIC –•– Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-10 (15) 7 7 WELCOME BACK –•– John Sebastian (Reprise)-11 (1) 32 36 NICE ‘N’ NAASTY –•– The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul)-8 (32) 2001 • 3 5 LOVE MACHINE (Part 1) –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-19 (3) 36 22 WITH YOUR LOVE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-13 (12) 28 25 HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL (Part 1) –•– Tavares (Capitol)-17 (15) 91 — HEY BABY –•– Ted Nugent (Epic)-1 (91) All charts also carry the July 4 date. 97 — MAKES YOU BLIND –•– The Glitter Band (Arista)-1 (97) 27 28 THAT’S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO –•– The Trammps (Atlantic)-12 (27) 84 — JUMP –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (84) 24 24 UNION MAN –•– The Cate Brothers (Asylum)-17 (24) 28 31 JEANS ON –•– David Dundas (Chrysalis)-11 (28) 90 — ROXY ROLLER –•– Sweeney Todd Featuring Nick Gilder (London)-1 (90) 40 46 LIVIN’ THING –•– Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-4 (40), 43 29 THIS ONE’S FOR YOU –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-9 (29) 24 31 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT –•– Starbuck (Private Stock)-9 (24) 91 — MIGHTY HIGH –•– The Mighty Clouds Of Joy (ABC)-1 (91) 19 27 DREAM ON –•– Aerosmith (Columbia)-18 (19) Nadia Comaneci scores the first ever perfect score in Gymnastics. 24 28 UNION MAN –•– The Cate Brothers (Asylum)-16 (24) 5 6 FOX ON THE RUN –•– Sweet (Capitol)-10 (5) 15 19 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD –•– Elton John (Rocket)-4 (15) 89 — STRONG ENOUGH TO BE GENTLE –•– Black Oak Arkansas (MCA)-1 (89) 30 35 I LIKE DREAMIN’ –•– Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-8 (30), 31 21 LOVE SO RIGHT –•– Bee Gees (RSO)-15 (3) 18 22 RHIANNON (Will You Ever Win) –•– Fleetwood Mac (Reprise)-10 (18) 83 — MAMMA MIA –•– Abba (Atlantic)-1 (83) 58 35 I.O.U. 78 — GIVE IT UP (Turn It Loose) –•– Tyrone Davis (Columbia)-1 (78) 38 53 THIS SONG –•– George Harrison (Dark Horse)-4 (38) 28 15 A LITTLE BIT MORE –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-19 (11) 15 17 MOVIN’ –•– Brass Construction (United Artists)-12 (15) 22 5 SWEET LOVE –•– The Commodores (Motown)-20 (5) 50 60 SPRINGTIME MAMA –•– Henry Gross (Lifesong)-4 (50), 69 — STILL THE ONE –•– Orleans (Asylum)-1 (69) 37 41 SPRINGTIME MAMA –•– Henry Gross (Lifesong)-7 (37) 37 40 YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE –•– Candi Staton (Warner Brothers)-6 (37) 40 46 LOVE OR LEAVE –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-5 (40), 41 31 LET’S DO IT AGAIN –•– The Staple Singers (Curtom)-14 (1) 23 25 LOVE HURTS –•– Nazareth (A&M)-8 (23) 4 8 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE –•– Elvin Bishop (Capricorn)-10 (4) 15 17 ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE (Live Version) –•– Kiss (Casablanca)-9 (15) 53 27 LORELEI –•– Styx (A&M)-12 (27) 24 30 DAZZ –•– Brick (Bang)-7 (24) 81 — WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (Mr. Jordan) –•– Charlie Ross (Big Tree)-1 (81) 9 9 YOU ARE THE WOMAN –•– Firefall (Atlantic)-18 (9) 24 28 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT –•– Eagles (Asylum)-7 (24) 76 — BARETTA’S THEME (“Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow”) –•– Rhythm Heritage (ABC)-1 (76) 17 17 I’M EASY –•– Keith Carradine (ABC)-15 (17) 8 10 JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU –•– The Commodores (Motown)-9 (8) 39 44 KEEP ME CRYIN’ –•– Al Green (Hi)-9 (39) 20 21 WHO’D SHE COO? 43 53 SAY YOU LOVE ME –•– Fleetwood Mac (Reprise)-4 (43) 85 — TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-1 (85) 24 12 WELCOME BACK –•– John Sebastian (Reprise)-13 (1) 22 28 NADIA’S THEME (The Young and the Restless) –•– Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M)-8 (22) 95 — LOVE HANGOVER –•– The 5th Dimension (ABC)-1 (95) 81 — ST. CHARLES –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-1 (81) 52 34 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE –•– Elvin Bishop (Capricorn)-17 (3) 58 27 I WRITE THE SONGS –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-18 (1) 4 4 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER –•– The Ohio Players (Mercury)-9 (4) 44 54 THIS MASQUERADE –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-5 (44) 15 18 LOVE HURTS –•– Nazareth (A&M)-12 (15) 36 41 DON’T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC –•– Tavares (Capitol)-7 (36) 50 58 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-4 (50), 48 — NEW KID IN TOWN –•– Eagles (Asylum)-1 (48) 27 15 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM –•– Maxine Nightingale (United Artists)-18 (2) 24 8 THAT’S THE WAY (I Like It) –•– K.C. 53 35 I LOVE MUSIC (Part 1) –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-17 (5), 41 42 THE HOMECOMING –•– Hagood Hardy (Capitol)-10 (41) 2 2 GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) –•– Silver Convention (Midland International)-15 (2) 13 14 EVIL WOMAN –•– Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-13 (13) 2 4 ALL BY MYSELF –•– Eric Carmen (Arista)-12 (2) 8 9 TIMES OF YOUR LIFE –•– Paul Anka (United Artists)-11 (8) 91 — ANYTHING YOU WANT –•– John Valenti (Ariola America)-1 (91) 14 17 MISTY BLUE –•– Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-9 (14) 44 53 ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-5 (44) 8 8 NADIA’S THEME (The Young and the Restless) –•– Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M)-17 (8) 9 9 GET CLOSER –•– Seals and Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) (Warner Brothers)-20 (6) 35 35 LET’S LIVE TOGETHER –•– The Road Apples (Mums / Polydor)-13 (35) 44 50 LORELEI –•– Styx (A&M)-6 (44) 17 19 I’M EASY –•– Keith Carradine (ABC)-14 (17) 33 22 LOVE IS ALIVE –•– Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-22 (2) 20 24 HAPPY MUSIC –•– The Blackbyrds (Fantasy)-11 (20), 21 28 LOVE IN THE SHADOWS –•– Neil Sedaka (Rocket)-6 (21) 33 37 HELLO OLD FRIEND –•– Eric Clapton (RSO)-6 (33) 58 36 COME ON OVER –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-12 (23) 7 8 MORE THAN A FEELING –•– Boston (Epic)-13 (7) 37 14 THEME FROM “MAHOGANY” (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-16 (1) 28 34 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– Neil Sedaka (Rocket)-4 (28)
18 25 YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) –•– Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-11 (18) 7 10 SING A SONG –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-11 (7) 36 40 MORE, MORE, MORE (Part 1) –•– The Andrea True Connection (Buddah)-8 (36) 18 14 STRANGE MAGIC –•– Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-12 (14) 50 60 YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE –•– Candi Staton (Warner Brothers)-3 (50), 52 — LAST CHILD –•– Aerosmith (Columbia)-1 (52) 39 45 I LIKE DREAMIN’ –•– Kenny Nolan (20th Century)-6 (39) 1979 • 15 11 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY –•– Donna Summer (Oasis)-14 (2) 16 14 DECEMBER, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) –•– The Four Seasons (Warner Brothers / Curb)-19 (1) 10 10 DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO –•– Peter Frampton (A&M)-10 (10), 11 13 NADIA’S THEME (The Young and the Restless) –•– Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M)-13 (11) 34 42 DEVIL WOMAN –•– Cliff Richard (Rocket)-7 (34) However, in 2007 the Official Charts Company published album chart histories for each year from 1956 to 1977, researched by historian Sharon Mawer, and included an updated list of the top ten best-selling albums for each year based on the new research. 34 24 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE –•– The Manhattans (Columbia)-22 (1) 44 51 INSEPARABLE –•– Natalie Cole (Capitol)-11 (44) 94 — ONE FINE DAY –•– Julie (Tom Cat)-1 (94) 29 32 GETAWAY –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-7 (29) 35 37 CRAZY ON YOU –•– Heart (Mushroom)-8 (35) 26 25 ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-10 (25) –•– The Beach Boys (Brother)-5 (39) 50 33 HURRICANE (Part 1) –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-9 (33) –•– The Ohio Players (Mercury)-8 (30), 31 31 LET HER IN –•– John Travolta (Midland International)-16 (10) 13 18 SHOW ME THE WAY –•– Peter Frampton (A&M)-7 (13) 43 53 MAMMA MIA –•– Abba (Atlantic)-4 (43) 26 19 SHOW ME THE WAY –•– Peter Frampton (A&M)-16 (6) 53 27 WHO’D SHE COO? 2003 • 7 8 (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY –•– K.C. 38 41 I NEED TO BE IN LOVE –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-4 (38) 1965 • 77 — DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO –•– Peter Frampton (A&M)-1 (77) 43 43 DON’T THINK….FEEL –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-5 (43) 57 38 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM –•– Maxine Nightingale (United Artists)-20 (2) 37 43 TRACKS OF MY TEARS –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-6 (37) 37 40 LET’S LIVE TOGETHER –•– The Road Apples (Mums / Polydor)-11 (37) 47 — LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE –•– Bread (Elektra)-1 (47) 14 16 COUNTRY BOY (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-9 (14) 34 22 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE –•– Elvin Bishop (Capricorn)-16 (3) 23 26 I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO –•– Abba (Atlantic)-9 (23) 83 — LET’S GET IT TOGETHER –•– El Coco (AVI)-1 (83) 23 26 SHOWER THE PEOPLE –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-11 (23) 79 — LIVIN’ FOR THE WEEKEND –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-1 (79) 39 41 (The System Of) DOCTOR TARR AND PROFESSOR FETHER –•– The Alan Parsons Project (20th Century)-8 (39) USA Charts 2005 - 2009 : under construction; Year-end Top 150 charts 1955 - 1995 (1996 - 2010 under construction) All charts: Charts 1940 - 1949: Charts 1950 - 1959: Charts 1960 - 1969 : Charts 1970 - 1979: Charts 1980 - 198 9: Charts 1990 - 1999 : Charts 2000 - 200 9 : Nr. 60 36 HE’S A FRIEND –•– Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-9 (36), 41 43 UNION MAN –•– The Cate Brothers (Asylum)-10 (41) 34 34 INSEPARABLE –•– Natalie Cole (Capitol)-15 (34) 25 7 SUMMER –•– War (United Artists)-14 (7) 4 4 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE –•– Elvin Bishop (Capricorn)-11 (4) 13 15 LOVE IS ALIVE –•– Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-10 (13) 46 34 SUNRISE –•– Eric Carmen (Arista)-9 (34) 15 18 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU –•– England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-7 (15) 69 — CAN’T STOP GROOVIN’ NOW, WANNA DO IT SOME MORE –•– B.T. 30 34 DID YOU BOOGIE (With Your Baby) –•– Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids (Private Stock)-8 (30), 31 18 WHAM BAM SHANG-A-LANG –•– Silver (Arista)-18 (16) 14 16 (Don’t Fear) THE REAPER –•– Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia)-14 (14) 19 22 NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Eric Carmen (Arista)-7 (19) 1958 • 79 — BETH / DETROIT ROCK CITY –•– Kiss (Casablanca)-1 (79) 44 45 WOMAN TONIGHT –•– America (Warner Brothers)-8 (44) from Rock and Roll Over . 100 — SAY YOU LOVE ME –•– D.J. 48 53 SWEET LOVE –•– The Commodores (Motown)-5 (48) 30 30 FOPP –•– The Ohio Players (Mercury)-10 (30), 31 17 GOLDEN YEARS –•– David Bowie (RCA)-20 (10) –•– The Ohio Players (Mercury)-10 (23) WEEKLY . Read the latest music news on rock, pop, country, jazz, rap, hip hop and more, get ringtones and lyrics. 73 — TAKE ME –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-1 (73) 50 60 COME ON OVER –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-4 (50), 77 — ANYTIME (I’ll Be There) –•– Paul Anka (United Artists)-1 (77) 24 25 TODAY’S THE DAY –•– America (Warner Brothers)-8 (24) These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending June 5th, 1976. 44 54 STEPPIN’ OUT –•– Neil Sedaka (Rocket)-4 (44) 19 22 SOMEBODY TO LOVE –•– Queen (Elektra)-5 (19) 44 52 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT –•– Starbuck (Private Stock)-6 (44) 12 13 RHIANNON (Will You Ever Win) –•– Fleetwood Mac (Reprise)-13 (12) 25 28 MAKING OUR DREAMS COME TRUE –•– Cyndi Grecco (Private Stock)-9 (25) 90 — STREET SINGIN’ –•– Lady Flash (RSO)-1 (90) 46 49 YES, YES, YES –•– Bill Cosby (Capitol)-6 (46) 3 5 DECEMBER, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) –•– The Four Seasons (Warner Brothers / Curb)-11 (3) 8 2 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM –•– Maxine Nightingale (United Artists)-14 (2) 88 — I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU –•– The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-1 (88) 5 7 SING A SONG –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-12 (5) 6 6 SHANNON –•– Henry Gross (Lifesong)-16 (6) 9 10 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE –•– David Ruffin (Motown)-12 (9) 48 52 FLIGHT ’76 –•– The Walter Murphy Band (Private Stock)-5 (48) 12 14 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY –•– Peter Frampton (A&M)-10 (12) 8 1 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE –•– The Manhattans (Columbia)-17 (1) 2 1 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC –•– Wild Cherry (Epic)-17 (1) 12 18 DAZZ –•– Brick (Bang)-9 (12) 46 57 DON’T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC –•– Tavares (Capitol)-5 (46) 84 — GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) –•– Silver Convention (Midland International)-1 (84) 29 35 LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU –•– Billy Ocean (Ariola America)-6 (29) 81 — SHOUT IT OUT LOUD –•– Kiss (Casablanca)-1 (81) 4 4 LOVE HANGOVER –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-12 (1) 8 10 LOVE IS ALIVE –•– Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-13 (8) 26 37 HAPPY DAYS –•– Pratt and McClain (Reprise)-5 (26) 32 34 SLOW RIDE –•– Foghat (Bearsville)-8 (32) 47 58 A LITTLE BIT MORE –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-5 (47) 1942 • 85 — QUEEN OF CLUBS –•– K.C. 6 7 CONVOY –•– C.W. 95 — HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE –•– Emmylou Harris (Reprise)-1 (95) 5 7 SARA SMILE –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-21 (5) 39 50 IT’S O.K. 83 — (One More Year Of) DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL –•– Ray Sawyer (Capitol)-1 (83) 27 17 THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN (Medley) –•– The Ritchie Family (Marlin)-16 (17) 12 14 A LITTLE BIT MORE –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-16 (12) 3 4 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER –•– The Ohio Players (Mercury)-11 (3) Top 40 USA, the ultimate searchable database. 9 13 YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE –•– Lou Rawls (Philadelphia International)-10 (9) 37 41 THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN (Medley) –•– The Ritchie Family (Marlin)-6 (37) or Best Offer. 83 — COME ON OVER –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (83) 13 17 DEVIL WOMAN –•– Cliff Richard (Rocket)-11 (13) 50 60 TAKE IT LIKE A MAN –•– Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury)-2 (50), 77 — ONLY LOVE IS REAL –•– Carole King (Ode)-1 (77) 16 17 TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER (Give Up the Funk) –•– Parliament (Casablanca)-11 (16) 100 — DAYDREAMER –•– C.C. 39 43 SOPHISTICATED LADY (She’s a Different Lady) –•– Natalie Cole (Capitol)-5 (39) 90 — DANCE WIT’ ME –•– Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC)-1 (90) 12 14 YOU ARE THE WOMAN –•– Firefall (Atlantic)-15 (12) McCall (Polydor)-1 (90) 81 — WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO –•– The J. Geils Band (Atlantic)-1 (81) 32 14 GET CLOSER –•– Seals and Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis) (Warner Brothers)-22 (6) 17 20 BABY FACE –•– The Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps (Wing and a Prayer)-15 (17) 56. 32 38 MONEY HONEY –•– The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-3 (32) 88 — IF I ONLY KNEW –•– The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M)-1 (88) 47 57 SARA SMILE –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-8 (47) 40 53 DAZZ –•– Brick (Bang)-5 (40), 41 33 LOWDOWN –•– Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-21 (3) 33 37 FOPP –•– The Ohio Players (Mercury)-8 (33) 35 41 MAGIC MAN –•– Heart (Mushroom)-8 (35) 91 — DON’T FIGHT THE HANDS (That Need You) –•– Hamilton, Joe Frank and Dennison (Playboy)-1 (91), 1 3 ROCK’N ME –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-13 (1 week at #1) (1) 10 10 EVIL WOMAN –•– Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-15 (10), 11 13 LOVE HURTS –•– Nazareth (A&M)-14 (11) 13 6 DISCO DUCK (Part 1) –•– Rick Dees and His Cast Of Idiots (RSO)-17 (1) 28 34 GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) –•– Silver Convention (Midland International)-7 (28) 3 3 LONELY NIGHT (Angel Face) –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-12 (3) 38 42 HURT / FOR THE HEART –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (38) 43 51 WHEN LOVE HAS GONE AWAY –•– Richard Cocciante (20th Century)-3 (43) 28 9 I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU –•– The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-15 (3) 40 46 ANYTIME (I’ll Be There) –•– Paul Anka (United Artists)-5 (40), 45 16 DREAM ON –•– Aerosmith (Columbia)-26 (6) 48 48 IF YOU ONLY BELIEVE (Jesus For Tonite) –•– Michel Polnareff (Atlantic)-7 (48) Hot 100; Billboard 200; Billboard Global 200; Billboard Global Excl. 50 40 I’M GONNA LET MY HEART DO THE WALKING –•– The Supremes (Motown)-12 (40) 30 30 NICE ‘N’ NAASTY –•– The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul)-10 (30), 31 39 HOT LINE –•– The Sylvers (Capitol)-7 (31) 58 34 DON’T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC –•– Tavares (Capitol)-9 (34) 17 22 GROW SOME FUNK OF YOUR OWN / I FEEL LIKE A BULLET (In the Gun Of Robert Ford) –•– Elton John (MCA)-4 (17) 99 — JANUARY –•– Pilot (EMI)-1 (99), 1 10 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER –•– Paul Simon (Columbia)-8 (1 week at #1) (1) 9 9 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE –•– David Ruffin (Motown)-13 (9) 10 12 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY –•– Queen (Elektra)-16 (10), 11 20 WELCOME BACK –•– John Sebastian (Reprise)-4 (11) 2 2 YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE –•– Lou Rawls (Philadelphia International)-15 (2) 35 42 HURRICANE (Part 1) –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-6 (35) 8 18 DREAM WEAVER –•– Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-9 (8) 34 34 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT –•– Starbuck (Private Stock)-20 (3) 94 — THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT (The Cowboy Tune) –•– The Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC)-1 (94) 26 28 ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-8 (26) 3 3 YOU SEXY THING –•– Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-17 (3) 48 60 NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Eric Carmen (Arista)-3 (48) 49 39 VOLARE –•– Al Martino (Capitol)-10 (33) 16 18 YOU ARE THE WOMAN –•– Firefall (Atlantic)-13 (16) 12 21 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE –•– The Manhattans (Columbia)-10 (12) 20 24 BETH / DETROIT ROCK CITY –•– Kiss (Casablanca)-6 (20), 21 26 THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-7 (21) 33 33 LOWDOWN –•– Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-20 (3) 12 17 NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Eric Carmen (Arista)-9 (12) 50 52 HEY SHIRLEY (This Is Squirrely) –•– Shirley and Squirrely (GRT)-7 (50), 70 — THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-1 (70) (A&M)-12 (20), 21 3 LOVE SO RIGHT –•– Bee Gees (RSO)-14 (3) 32 33 YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING –•– Freddy Fender (ABC / Dot)-9 (32) 35 30 NICE ‘N’ NAASTY –•– The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul)-11 (30) 6 6 ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-17 (6) 3 3 MISTY BLUE –•– Dorothy Moore (Malaco)-14 (3) 84 — LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE –•– Smokie (RSO)-1 (84) 13 15 ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-13 (13) 1968 • In 1976, 37 different singles topped the chart, which at the time was published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine. 47 59 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC –•– Wild Cherry (Epic)-6 (47) 39 30 GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) –•– Silver Convention (Midland International)-20 (2) 24 45 MORE THAN A FEELING –•– Boston (Epic)-5 (24) 12 12 (Don’t Fear) THE REAPER –•– Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia)-16 (12) 27 29 SOPHISTICATED LADY (She’s a Different Lady) –•– Natalie Cole (Capitol)-9 (27) 42 46 LIVIN’ AIN’T LIVIN’ –•– Firefall (Atlantic)-6 (42) In South Africa Riots in Soweto on June 16th mark the beginning of the end of apartheid. 29 29 I’VE GOT A FEELING (We’ll Be Seeing Each Other Again) –•– Al Wilson (Playboy)-9 (29) 46 51 CAN YOU DO IT –•– Grand Funk Railroad (MCA)-5 (46) ), Discogs (Wings – Wings at the Speed of Sound), Discogs (The Rolling Stones – Black and Blue), Discogs (Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life), https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_den_USA_(1976)&oldid=197984151, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“, Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To). 14 16 I NEVER CRY –•– Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers)-18 (14) 12 13 SING A SONG –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-9 (12) 44 53 GOLDEN YEARS –•– David Bowie (RCA)-4 (44) 36 40 I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT –•– England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-6 (36) 96 — CATHEDRALS –•– D.C. LaRue (Pyramid)-1 (96) 14 18 YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) –•– Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC)-12 (14) 93 — DANCIN’ KID –•– Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea)-1 (93) 20 21 LOVE BALLAD –•– L.T.D. 23 9 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE –•– David Ruffin (Motown)-14 (9) 22 24 LAST CHILD –•– Aerosmith (Columbia)-8 (22) 48 51 LOVE IS THE DRUG –•– Roxy Music (Atco)-6 (48) 25 14 BOOGIE FEVER –•– The Sylvers (Capitol)-19 (1) 19 22 NADIA’S THEME (The Young and the Restless) –•– Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M)-9 (19) 26 30 ACTION –•– Sweet (Capitol)-6 (26) 42 47 DEVIL WOMAN –•– Cliff Richard (Rocket)-6 (42) 4 5 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT –•– Eagles (Asylum)-13 (4) 90 — WALK THIS WAY –•– Aerosmith (Columbia)-1 (90) 81 31 (Don’t Fear) THE REAPER –•– Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia)-20 (12) 38 49 LOOKING FOR SPACE –•– John Denver (RCA)-3 (38) 12 15 MORE THAN A FEELING –•– Boston (Epic)-10 (12) 86 — LOVE ME TONIGHT –•– Head East (A&M)-1 (86) 95 — GRASSHOPPER –•– Spin (Ariola America)-1 (95) 16 20 WAKE UP EVERYBODY (Part 1) –•– Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Philadelphia International)-12 (16) 48 48 GOOD HEARTED WOMAN –•– Waylon and Willie (RCA)-11 (25) 69 — LONELY NIGHT (Angel Face) –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-1 (69) 79 — TVC 15 –•– David Bowie (RCA)-1 (79) 27 32 YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND –•– Queen (Elektra)-5 (27) 22 31 GROW SOME FUNK OF YOUR OWN / I FEEL LIKE A BULLET (In the Gun Of Robert Ford) –•– Elton John (MCA)-3 (22) 26 30 SATURDAY NITE –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-6 (26) (and associated labels). 38 33 DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART –•– Elton John and Kiki Dee (Rocket)-16 (1) 90 — JASPER –•– Jim Stafford (Polydor)-1 (90) 47 47 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE / THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE (Medley) –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-10 (27) 34 21 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN –•– Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (Private Stock)-26 (1) 14 16 YOU SEXY THING –•– Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-11 (14) 87 — YOU’RE FOOLING YOU –•– The Dramatics (ABC)-1 (87) 46 51 VENUS (1976 Version) –•– Frankie Avalon (De-Lite)-7 (46) 50 60 QUEEN OF MY SOUL –•– The Average White Band (AWB) (Atlantic)-4 (50), 68 — MUSKRAT LOVE –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-1 (68) 44 38 FULL OF FIRE –•– Al Green (Hi)-10 (28) 3 3 THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-12 (3) 15 21 THE RUBBERBAND MAN –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-9 (15) 44 27 THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN –•– Thin Lizzy (Mercury)-13 (12) 69 — WITH YOUR LOVE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-1 (69) 28 28 ONLY LOVE IS REAL –•– Carole King (Ode)-9 (28) and the Sunshine Band (T.K. 40 53 ACTION –•– Sweet (Capitol)-4 (40), 42 14 GROW SOME FUNK OF YOUR OWN / I FEEL LIKE A BULLET (In the Gun Of Robert Ford) –•– Elton John (MCA)-7 (14) 19 23 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU –•– The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-5 (19) 29 24 LET ‘EM IN –•– Wings (Capitol)-13 (3) 1976 United States Bicentennial Silver Proof Set 3 coins. 30 34 DREAM ON –•– Aerosmith (Columbia)-16 (30), 31 33 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY –•– Queen (Elektra)-8 (31) 86 — CRAZY ON YOU –•– Heart (Mushroom)-1 (86) 12 7 WELCOME BACK –•– John Sebastian (Reprise)-12 (1) 95 — OPEN SESAME (Part 1) –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-1 (95) 35 40 THE RUBBERBAND MAN –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-5 (35) 16 18 LOVE IN THE SHADOWS –•– Neil Sedaka (Rocket)-8 (16) The list on this page is for all #1 hit R&B singles for 1976 using proprietary methods. 24 30 ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-10 (24) 55 37 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC –•– The Beach Boys (Brother)-16 (5), 41 51 YOU ARE THE WOMAN –•– Firefall (Atlantic)-5 (41) 84 — THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU –•– Andrew Gold (Asylum)-1 (84) 20 16 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT –•– Eagles (Asylum)-16 (4), 21 23 ACTION –•– Sweet (Capitol)-8 (21) 18 23 FLY AWAY –•– John Denver (with Olivia Newton-John) (RCA)-5 (18) 69 35 THAT’S THE WAY (I Like It) –•– K.C. A series of current and historical charts tracking U.S. economic indicators. 5 6 I LOVE MUSIC (Part 1) –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-13 (5) 49 60 TANGERINE –•– The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul)-3 (49), 51 — MONEY HONEY –•– The Bay City Rollers (Arista)-1 (51) 48 39 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-16 (4) 98 — TRAIN CALLED FREEDOM –•– South Shore Commission (Wand)-1 (98) 2 3 GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) –•– Silver Convention (Midland International)-14 (2) 82 — I LIKE TO DO IT –•– K.C. 16 17 SQUEEZE BOX –•– The Who (MCA)-12 (16) 13 23 I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU –•– The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-7 (13) 27 33 THIS SONG –•– George Harrison (Dark Horse)-6 (27) 40 41 TEDDY BEAR –•– Red Sovine (Starday)-6 (40), 42 39 YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND –•– Queen (Elektra)-15 (16), 41 51 MAGIC MAN –•– Heart (Mushroom)-7 (41) 48 34 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE –•– The Manhattans (Columbia)-24 (1) 40 45 SUMMER –•– War (United Artists)-4 (40), 41 14 SHOP AROUND –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-14 (4) 36 38 WE CAN’T HIDE IT ANYMORE –•– Larry Santos (Casablanca)-9 (36) 29 32 TANGERINE –•– The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul)-7 (29) 44 54 BARETTA’S THEME (“Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow”) –•– Rhythm Heritage (ABC)-4 (44) 85 — SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK –•– The Bar-Kays (Mercury)-1 (85) Free shipping. 24 35 SILLY LOVE SONGS –•– Wings (Capitol)-3 (24) 16 17 LOVE ME –•– Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-12 (16) 50 63 ONLY LOVE IS REAL –•– Carole King (Ode)-3 (50), 75 — THERE’S A KIND OF HUSH (All Over the World) –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-1 (75) Hot 100; Billboard 200; Billboard Global 200; Billboard Global Excl. 87 — CHAIN GANG MEDLEY (Chain Gang / He Don’t Love You / Searchin’) –•– Jim Croce (Lifesong)-1 (87) 10 6 YOU SHOULD BE DANCING –•– Bee Gees (RSO)-12 (1), 11 12 SAY YOU LOVE ME –•– Fleetwood Mac (Reprise)-12 (11) Hard Luck Woman by KISS. 15 19 LIVIN’ THING –•– Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-10 (15) 32 38 MAKING OUR DREAMS COME TRUE –•– Cyndi Grecco (Private Stock)-7 (32) 22 43 LET ‘EM IN –•– Wings (Capitol)-3 (22) 37 36 WITH YOUR LOVE –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-14 (12) 85 — ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-1 (85) 40 49 BOOGIE FEVER –•– The Sylvers (Capitol)-5 (40), 44 12 WAKE UP EVERYBODY (Part 1) –•– Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Philadelphia International)-17 (12) 81 — TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (81) 27 12 THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN –•– Thin Lizzy (Mercury)-12 (12) 16 20 YOU SEXY THING –•– Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-10 (16) 26 11 IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-9 (11) 48 49 THE HOMECOMING –•– Hagood Hardy (Capitol)-12 (41) 47 55 GET UP OFFA THAT THING –•– James Brown (Polydor)-4 (47) 43 47 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-8 (43) 16 19 DREAM ON –•– Aerosmith (Columbia)-19 (16) 4 4 MUSKRAT LOVE –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-12 (4) 61 32 SQUEEZE BOX –•– The Who (MCA)-16 (16), 41 52 HE’S A FRIEND –•– Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-5 (41) 38 27 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM –•– Maxine Nightingale (United Artists)-19 (2) 3 3 I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU –•– The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-13 (3) and the Sunshine Band (T.K. 16 18 RHIANNON (Will You Ever Win) –•– Fleetwood Mac (Reprise)-11 (16) 100 — LOVE LIFTED ME –•– Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-1 (100), 1 1 DECEMBER, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) –•– The Four Seasons (Warner Brothers / Curb)-13 (2 weeks at #1) (1) 4 1 THEME FROM “S.W.A.T.” –•– Rhythm Heritage (ABC)-17 (1) 62 30 LOVE FIRE –•– Jigsaw (Chelsea)-11 (30) 26 26 A DOSE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL –•– Ringo Starr (Atlantic)-7 (26) Key Indicates best performing album of 1976 Issue date Album Artist(s) ... 1976 in music; List of number-one albums (United States) 6 2 WELCOME BACK –•– John Sebastian (Reprise)-9 (1) 30 34 DEVIL WOMAN –•– Cliff Richard (Rocket)-8 (30), 31 35 SHOWER THE PEOPLE –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-8 (31)