Barry Manilow scored his second #1 hit with "I Write the Songs" in 1976.
Rod Stewart hit #1 for eight weeks in 1976 and 1977 with "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)".

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1976.

That year, 15 acts earned their first number one songs, such as The Bay City Rollers, C. W. McCall, Rhythm Heritage, Johnnie Taylor, The Bellamy Brothers, The Sylvers, Starland Vocal Band, The Manhattans, Kiki Dee, Wild Cherry, Walter Murphy, Rick Dees, and Chicago. Paul Simon and John Sebastian, having already hit number one with Simon & Garfunkel and The Lovin' Spoonful, respectively, also earn their first number one songs as solo acts. Diana Ross was the only act to have more than one song reach number one with two.

Chart history

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1976 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref.
384 January 3 "Saturday Night" Bay City Rollers [1]
385 January 10 "Convoy" C. W. McCall [2]
386 January 17 "I Write the Songs" Barry Manilow [3]
387 January 24 "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" Diana Ross [4]
388 January 31 "Love Rollercoaster" Ohio Players [5]
389 February 7 "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" Paul Simon [6]
February 14 [7]
February 21 [8]
390 February 28 "Theme from S.W.A.T." Rhythm Heritage [9]
391 March 6 "Love Machine" The Miracles [10]
392 March 13 "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" The Four Seasons [11]
March 20 [12]
March 27 [13]
393 April 3 "Disco Lady" Johnnie Taylor [14]
April 10 [15]
April 17 [16]
April 24 [17]
394 May 1 "Let Your Love Flow" The Bellamy Brothers [18]
395 May 8 "Welcome Back" John Sebastian [19]
396 May 15 "Boogie Fever" The Sylvers [20]
397 May 22 "Silly Love Songs" Wings [21]
398 May 29 "Love Hangover" Diana Ross [22]
June 5 [23]
re June 12 "Silly Love Songs" Wings [24]
June 19 [25]
June 26 [26]
July 3 [27]
399 July 10 "Afternoon Delight" Starland Vocal Band [28]
July 17 [29]
400 July 24 "Kiss and Say Goodbye" The Manhattans [30]
July 31 [31]
401 August 7 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Elton John and Kiki Dee [32]
August 14 [33]
August 21 [34]
August 28 [35]
402 September 4 "You Should Be Dancing" Bee Gees [36]
403 September 11 "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" KC and the Sunshine Band [37]
404 September 18 "Play That Funky Music" Wild Cherry [38]
September 25 [39]
October 2 [40]
405 October 9 "A Fifth of Beethoven" Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band [41]
406 October 16 "Disco Duck" Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots [42]
407 October 23 "If You Leave Me Now" Chicago [43]
October 30 [44]
408 November 6 "Rock'n Me" Steve Miller Band [45]
409 November 13 "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" Rod Stewart [46]
November 20 [47]
November 27 [48]
December 4 [49]
December 11 [50]
December 18 [51]
December 25 [52]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 Rod Stewart 7
2 Wings 5
3 Johnnie Taylor 4
Elton John
Kiki Dee
6 Paul Simon 3
The Four Seasons
Diana Ross
Wild Cherry
10 Starland Vocal Band 2
The Manhattans
Chicago
13 Bay City Rollers 1
C.W. McCall
Barry Manilow
Ohio Players
Rhythm Heritage
The Miracles
The Bellamy Brothers
John Sebastian
The Sylvers
Bee Gees
KC and the Sunshine Band
Walter Murphy and His Big Apple Band
Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
Steve Miller Band

See also

References

  1. ^ "January 3, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  2. ^ "January 10, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  3. ^ "January 17, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  4. ^ "January 24, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  5. ^ "January 31, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  6. ^ "February 7, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  7. ^ "February 14, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  8. ^ "February 21, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  9. ^ "February 28, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  10. ^ "March 6, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  11. ^ "March 13, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  12. ^ "March 20, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  13. ^ "March 27, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  14. ^ "April 3, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  15. ^ "April 10, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  16. ^ "April 17, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  17. ^ "April 24, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  18. ^ "May 1, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  19. ^ "May 8, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  20. ^ "May 15, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  21. ^ "May 22, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  22. ^ "May 29, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  23. ^ "June 5, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  24. ^ "June 12, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  25. ^ "June 19, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  26. ^ "June 26, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  27. ^ "July 3, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  28. ^ "July 10, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  29. ^ "July 17, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  30. ^ "July 24, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  31. ^ "July 31, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  32. ^ "August 7, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  33. ^ "August 14, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  34. ^ "August 21, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  35. ^ "August 28, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  36. ^ "September 4, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  37. ^ "September 11, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  38. ^ "September 18, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  39. ^ "September 25, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  40. ^ "October 2, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  41. ^ "October 9, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  42. ^ "October 16, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  43. ^ "October 23, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  44. ^ "October 30, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  45. ^ "November 6, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  46. ^ "November 13, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  47. ^ "November 20, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  48. ^ "November 27, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  49. ^ "December 4, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  50. ^ "December 11, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  51. ^ "December 18, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.
  52. ^ "December 25, 1976". Billboard Hot 100.

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