Billboard Hot 100™

Week of October 30, 1976

Billboard Hot 100™

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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If You Leave Me Now

Chicago

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

J.Guerc, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of October 30, 1976

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- If You Leave Me Now
  Chicago
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.Guerc, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- Disco Duck (Part I)
  Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
- 2
- 1
- 12
- - 2
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

3
- Rock'n Me
  Steve Miller
- 10
- 3
- 12
- - 10
  - 3
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

4
- The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
  Gordon Lightfoot
- 15
- 4
- 10
- - 15
  - 4
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

G.Lightfoot

Producer(s):

L.Waronker, G.Lightfoot

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Unknown

5
- A Fifth Of Beethoven
  Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
- 3
- 1
- 23
- - 3
  - 1
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Private Stock

6
- Love So Right
  Bee Gees
- 9
- 6
- 7
- - 9
  - 6
  - 7

Producer(s):

The Bee Gees, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

7
- She's Gone
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 8
- 7
- 23
- - 8
  - 7
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

8
- Play That Funky Music
  Wild Cherry
- 6
- 1
- 20
- - 6
  - 1
  - 20

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- Muskrat Love
  Captain & Tennille
- 18
- 9
- 6
- - 18
  - 9
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

10
- Magic Man
  Heart
- 13
- 10
- 16
- - 13
  - 10
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

M.Flicker, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mushroom/Unknown

11
- That'll Be The Day
  Linda Ronstadt
- 11
- 11
- 11
- - 11
  - 11
  - 11

Producer(s):

P.Asher, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

12
- I Only Want To Be With You
  Bay City Rollers
- 12
- 12
- 9
- - 12
  - 12
  - 9

Producer(s):

J.Ienner, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

13
- (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
  KC And The Sunshine Band
- 7
- 1
- 17
- - 7
  - 1
  - 17

Producer(s):

H.W.Casey, R.Finch, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T.K.

RIAA Certification: Gold

14
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper
  Blue Oyster Cult
- 16
- 14
- 14
- - 16
  - 14
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

D.Roeser

Producer(s):

M.Krugman, S.Pearlman, D.Lucas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

15
- Beth/Detroit Rock City
  KISS
- 17
- 15
- 9
- - 17
  - 15
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

16
- Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless)
  Barry DeVorzon And Perry Botikin Jr.
- 19
- 16
- 10
- - 19
  - 16
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

17
- Just To Be Close To You
  Commodores
- 23
- 17
- 7
- - 23
  - 17
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

18
- Fernando
  ABBA
- 20
- 18
- 9
- - 20
  - 18
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Anderson, B.Ulvaeus, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

19
- More Than A Feeling
  Boston
- 21
- 19
- 7
- - 21
  - 19
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

J.Boylan, T.Scholz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Gold

20
- You Are The Woman
  Firefall
- 22
- 20
- 11
- - 22
  - 20
  - 11

Producer(s):

J.Mason, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

21
- The Rubberband Man
  The Spinners
- 27
- 21
- 8
- - 27
  - 21
  - 8

Producer(s):

T.Bell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

22
- Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
  Rod Stewart
- 35
- 22
- 5
- - 35
  - 22
  - 5

Producer(s):

T.Dowd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

23
- The Best Disco In Town
  The Ritchie Family
- 25
- 23
- 10
- - 25
  - 23
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Marlin

24
- Do You Feel Like We Do
  Peter Frampton
- 26
- 24
- 7
- - 26
  - 24
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

25
- Lowdown
  Boz Scaggs
- 4
- 3
- 18
- - 4
  - 3
  - 18

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

26
- Still The One
  Orleans
- 5
- 5
- 14
- - 5
  - 5
  - 14

Producer(s):

C.Plotkin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

27
- A Little Bit More
  Dr. Hook
- 28
- 11
- 20
- - 28
  - 11
  - 20

Producer(s):

R.Haffkine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

28
- A Dose Of Rock 'N' Roll
  Ringo Starr
- 31
- 28
- 5
- - 31
  - 28
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

29
- This One's For You
  Barry Manilow
- 30
- 29
- 7
- - 30
  - 29
  - 7

Producer(s):

R. Dante, B.Manilow, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

30
- You Are My Starship
  Norman Connors
- 32
- 30
- 10
- - 32
  - 30
  - 10

Producer(s):

S.Drinkwater, J.Schoenbaum, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

31
- Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)
  Flash Cadillac And The Continental Kids
- 29
- 29
- 10
- - 29
  - 29
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Private Stock

32
- Devil Woman
  Cliff Richard
- 14
- 6
- 18
- - 14
  - 6
  - 18

Producer(s):

B.Welch, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocket/Unknown

33
- I'd Really Love To See You Tonight
  England Dan & John Ford Coley
- 24
- 2
- 21
- - 24
  - 2
  - 21

Producer(s):

K.Lehning, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree/Unknown

34
- I Never Cry
  Alice Cooper
- 45
- 34
- 12
- - 45
  - 34
  - 12

Producer(s):

B.R.Fleming, B.Byrd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

35
- You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)
  Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
- 39
- 35
- 8
- - 39
  - 35
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

36
- Nice 'N' Naasty
  The Salsoul Orchestra
- 41
- 36
- 7
- - 41
  - 36
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Salsoul

37
- Nights Are Forever Without You
  England Dan & John Ford Coley
- 48
- 37
- 4
- - 48
  - 37
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

38
- Anything You Want
  John Valenti
- 42
- 38
- 9
- - 42
  - 38
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Cullen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ariola/Unknown

39
- Getaway
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 33
- 12
- 16
- - 33
  - 12
  - 16

Producer(s):

M.White, C.Stepney, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

40
- Give It Up (turn It Loose)
  Tyrone Davis
- 47
- 40
- 6
- - 47
  - 40
  - 6

Producer(s):

L.Graham, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

41
- Love Ballad
  L.T.D.
- 46
- 41
- 5
- - 46
  - 41
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

42
- Stand Tall
  Burton Cummings
- 52
- 42
- 4
- - 52
  - 42
  - 4

Producer(s):

R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait/Unknown

43
- It's A Long Way There
  Little River Band
- 44
- 43
- 7
- - 44
  - 43
  - 7

Producer(s):

G.Wheatley, Little River Band, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Harvest/Unknown

44
- Love Me
  Yvonne Elliman
- 54
- 44
- 5
- - 54
  - 44
  - 5

Producer(s):

F.Perren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

45
- Get The Funk Out Ma Face
  The Brothers Johnson
- 34
- 30
- 12
- - 34
  - 30
  - 12

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

46
- With Your Love
  Jefferson Starship
- 37
- 12
- 15
- - 37
  - 12
  - 15

Producer(s):

L.Cox, Jefferson Starship, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grunt/Unknown

47
- It's Only Love
  ZZ Top
- 50
- 47
- 8
- - 50
  - 47
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.Ham, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/Unknown

48
- You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
  Leo Sayer
- 68
- 48
- 2
- - 68
  - 48
  - 2

Producer(s):

R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

49
- Mr. Melody
  Natalie Cole
- 55
- 49
- 8
- - 55
  - 49
  - 8

Producer(s):

C.Jackson, M.Yancy, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

50
- Hello Old Friend
  Eric Clapton
- 60
- 50
- 3
- - 60
  - 50
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

51
- The End Is Not In Sight (the Cowboy Tune)
  Amazing Rhythm Aces
- 61
- 51
- 7
- - 61
  - 51
  - 7

Producer(s):

B.Burton, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

52
- So Sad The Song
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 62
- 52
- 4
- - 62
  - 52
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

53
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart
  Elton John & Kiki Dee
- 40
- 1
- 18
- - 40
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocket

RIAA Certification: Platinum

54
- Hot Line
  The Sylvers
- 64
- 54
- 4
- - 64
  - 54
  - 4

Producer(s):

F.Perren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

55
- Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang)
  Silver
- 36
- 16
- 20
- - 36
  - 16
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

56
- You Should Be Dancing
  Bee Gees
- 56
- 1
- 18
- - 56
  - 1
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

B.A.Gibb, R.H.Gibb, M.E.Gibb

Producer(s):

The Bee Gees, A.Galuten, K.Richardson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

57
- Say You Love Me
  Fleetwood Mac
- 38
- 11
- 18
- - 38
  - 11
  - 18

Producer(s):

Fleetwood Mac, K.Olsen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Unknown

58
- I Can't Live A Dream
  The Osmonds
- 69
- 58
- 5
- - 69
  - 58
  - 5

Producer(s):

M.Curb, M.Lloyd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kolob/Unknown

59
- My Sweet Summer Suite
  Love Unlimited Orchestra
- 73
- 59
- 8
- - 73
  - 59
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

60
- Livin' Thing
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 88
- 60
- 2
- - 88
  - 60
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Jet

RIAA Certification: Gold

61
- Message In Our Music
  The O'Jays
- 51
- 49
- 8
- - 51
  - 49
  - 8

Producer(s):

K.Gamble, L.Huff, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

62
- After The Lovin'
  Engelbert Humperdinck
- 85
- 62
- 2
- - 85
  - 62
  - 2

Producer(s):

J.diamond, P.williams, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

63
- Jeans On
  David Dundas
- 80
- 63
- 4
- - 80
  - 63
  - 4

Producer(s):

R.Greenaway, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

64
- Shake Your Rump To The Funk
  The Bar-Kays
- 74
- 64
- 3
- - 74
  - 64
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

65
- Don't Think....Feel
  Neil Diamond
- 67
- 43
- 8
- - 67
  - 43
  - 8

Producer(s):

R.Robertson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

66
- California Day
  Starland Vocal Band
- 71
- 66
- 3
- - 71
  - 66
  - 3

Producer(s):

M.Okun, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Windsong/Unknown

67
- Daylight
  Vicki Sue Robinson
- 70
- 67
- 5
- - 70
  - 67
  - 5

Producer(s):

W.Schatz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

68
- Groovy People
  Lou Rawls
- 78
- 68
- 3
- - 78
  - 68
  - 3

Producer(s):

K.Gamble, L.Huff, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

69
- Breezin'
  George Benson
- 77
- 69
- 3
- - 77
  - 69
  - 3

Producer(s):

T.LiPuma, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

70 NEW
NEW
- Whenever I'm Away From You
  John Travolta
- -
- 70
- 1
- - -
  - 70
  - 1

Producer(s):

B.Reno, J.Davis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Midsong/Unknown

71
- Let's Be Young Tonight
  Jermaine Jackson
- 81
- 71
- 7
- - 81
  - 71
  - 7

Producer(s):

M.Smith, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

72
- Jump
  Aretha Franklin
- 72
- 72
- 5
- - 72
  - 72
  - 5

Producer(s):

C.Mayfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

73
- You Ought To Be Havin' Fun
  Tower Of Power
- 75
- 73
- 3
- - 75
  - 73
  - 3

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

74
- If I Only Could
  The Rowans
- 84
- 74
- 3
- - 84
  - 74
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

75 NEW
NEW
- Do What You Want, Be What You Are
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- -
- 75
- 1
- - -
  - 75
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

76
- Keep Me Cryin'
  Al Green
- 87
- 76
- 2
- - 87
  - 76
  - 2

Producer(s):

W.Mitchell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi (Cream)/Unknown

77
- Cowboy Song
  Thin Lizzy
- 79
- 77
- 7
- - 79
  - 77
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

78
- Lets Get It Together
  El Coco
- 83
- 78
- 2
- - 83
  - 78
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avi

79
- Dazz
  Brick
- 90
- 79
- 2
- - 90
  - 79
  - 2

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang

80
- The Raven
  The Alan Parsons Project
- 82
- 80
- 3
- - 82
  - 80
  - 3

Producer(s):

A.Parsons, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

81 NEW
NEW
- I Kinda Miss You
  The Manhattans
- -
- 81
- 1
- - -
  - 81
  - 1

Producer(s):

Manhattans Prod., B.Martin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

82
- Car Wash
  Rose Royce
- 86
- 82
- 2
- - 86
  - 82
  - 2

Producer(s):

N.Whitfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

83 NEW
NEW
- Don't Take Away The Music
  Tavares
- -
- 83
- 1
- - -
  - 83
  - 1

Producer(s):

F.Perren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

84 NEW
NEW
- Catfish
  Four Tops
- -
- 84
- 1
- - -
  - 84
  - 1

Producer(s):

L.Payton,Jr, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

85 NEW
NEW
- Let Me Down Easy
  American Flyer
- -
- 85
- 1
- - -
  - 85
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

86 NEW
NEW
- Living It Down
  Freddy Fender
- -
- 86
- 1
- - -
  - 86
  - 1

Producer(s):

H.Meaux, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Dot/Unknown

87
- Flowers
  The Emotions
- 89
- 87
- 4
- - 89
  - 87
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

88 NEW
NEW
- Baby Boy
  Mary Kay Place As Loretta Haggers
- -
- 88
- 1
- - -
  - 88
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

89 NEW
NEW
- Someday (I Didn't Want To Have to be the One)
  Henry Gross
- -
- 89
- 1
- - -
  - 89
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lifesong

90 NEW
NEW
- Things
  Anne Murray
- -
- 90
- 1
- - -
  - 90
  - 1

Producer(s):

T.Catalano, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

91 NEW
NEW
- Don't Fight The Hands (That Need You)
  Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison
- -
- 91
- 1
- - -
  - 91
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Playboy

92
- Down To Love Town
  The Originals
- 95
- 92
- 2
- - 95
  - 92
  - 2

Producer(s):

F.Wilson, L.Casablanca, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul/Unknown

93
- One For The Money (part 1)
  The Whispers
- 93
- 88
- 10
- - 93
  - 88
  - 10

Producer(s):

N.Harris, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul Train/Unknown

94
- Find 'Em, Fool 'Em & Forget 'Em
  Dobie Gray
- 94
- 94
- 2
- - 94
  - 94
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn

95
- Harvest For The World
  The Isley Brothers
- 92
- 63
- 11
- - 92
  - 63
  - 11

Producer(s):

Isley Brothers, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck/Unknown

96
- Love Of My Life
  Gino Vannelli
- 96
- 64
- 8
- - 96
  - 64
  - 8

Producer(s):

G.Vannelli, G.Emerick, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

97
- Full Time Thing (Between Dusk And Dawn)
  Whirlwind
- 97
- 97
- 2
- - 97
  - 97
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roulette

98
- Peter Gunn
  Deodato
- 98
- 98
- 2
- - 98
  - 98
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

99
- Here's Some Love
  Tanya Tucker
- 91
- 82
- 5
- - 91
  - 82
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Crutchfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

100
- Wanna Make Love (Come Flick My BIC)
  Sun
- 76
- 76
- 6
- - 76
  - 76
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of October 30, 1976

Billboard Hot 100™

If You Leave Me Now

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

If You Leave Me Now

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Disco Duck (Part I)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rock'n Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Fifth Of Beethoven

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love So Right

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

She's Gone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Play That Funky Music

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Muskrat Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Magic Man

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

That'll Be The Day

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Only Want To Be With You

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(Don't Fear) The Reaper

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beth/Detroit Rock City

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Just To Be Close To You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fernando

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

More Than A Feeling

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Are The Woman

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rubberband Man

Producer(s):

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Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)

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