Counting down the Top 76 of '76: Singles #32 - 11

A breakdown of my top singles from 1976

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I Write the Songs

Barry Manilow

Weeks in Hot 100: 20

Peaked: January 17

Album: Tryin' to Get The Feeling (Arista)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	1
Adult Contemporary	1

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Dream Weaver

Gary Wright

Weeks in Hot 100: 20

Peaked: March 27

Album: The Dream Weaver (Warner Bros.)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	2
Adult Contemporary	14

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50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Paul Simon

Weeks in Hot 100: 17

Peaked: February 7

Album: Still Crazy After All These Years (Columbia)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	1
Adult Contemporary	1

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Welcome Back

John Sebastian

Weeks in Hot 100: 14

Peaked: May 8

Album: Welcome Back (Reprise)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	1
Adult Contemporary	1

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Strange Magic

Electric Light Orchestra

Weeks in Hot 100: 14

Peaked: May 22

Album: Face the Music (United Artists)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	14
Adult Contemporary	24

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Shower the People

James Taylor

Weeks in Hot 100: 16

Peaked: September 18

Album: In the Pocket (Warner Bros.)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	22
Adult Contemporary	1

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Love to Love You Baby

Donna Summer

Weeks in Hot 100: 18

Peaked: February 7

Album: Love To Love You Baby (Casablanca)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	2
R&B	3
Dance	1

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen

Weeks in Hot 100: 24

Peaked: April 24

Album: A Night at the Opera (Elektra)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	9

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Still the One

Orleans

Weeks in Hot 100: 18

Peaked: October 23

Album: Waking & Dreaming (Elektra)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	5
Adult Contemporary	33

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Afternoon Delight

Starland Vocal Band

Weeks in Hot 100: 20

Peaked: July 10

Album: Starland Vocal Band (Windsong)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	1
Adult Contemporary	5

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You're My Best Friend

Queen

Weeks in Hot 100: 16

Peaked: July 31

Album: A Night at the Opera (Elektra)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	16

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She's Gone

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Weeks in Hot 100: 20

Peaked: October 30

Album: Abandoned Luncheonette (Atlantic)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	7
Adult Contemporary	6

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More, More, More

Andrea True Connection

Weeks in Hot 100: 25

Peaked: July 17

Album: More, More, More (Buddah)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	4

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Let 'Em In

Wings

Weeks in Hot 100: 16

Peaked: August 14

Album: Wings at the Speed of Sound (Capitol)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	3
Adult Contemporary	1

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Play That Funky Music

Wild Cherry

Weeks in Hot 100: 25

Peaked: September 18

Album: Wild Cherry (Epic)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	1
R&B	1
Dance	12

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Lowdown

Boz Scaggs

Weeks in Hot 100: 22

Peaked: October 9

Album: Silk Degrees (Columbia)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	3
Adult Contemporary	11
R&B	5
Dance	12

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Takin' It to the Streets

The Doobie Brothers

Weeks in Hot 100: 14

Peaked: June 26

Album: Takin' It to the Streets (Warner Bros.)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	13

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More Than a Feeling

Boston

Weeks in Hot 100: 19

Peaked: December 25

Album: Boston (Epic)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	5

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Take the Money and Run

Steve Miller Band

Weeks in Hot 100: 16

Peaked: July 24

Album: Fly Like an Eagle (Capitol)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	11

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Evil Woman

Electric Light Orchestra

Weeks in Hot 100: 17

Peaked: February 14

Album: Face the Music (Epic)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	10
Dance	22

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Get Up and Boogie

Silver Convention

Weeks in Hot 100: 21

Peaked: June 12

Album: Silver Convention (Jupiter)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	2
Adult Contemporary	25
R&B	5
Dance	5

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Theme from "S.W.A.T."

Rhythm Heritage

Weeks in Hot 100: 24

Peaked: February 28

Album: Disco-fied (ABC)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	1
Adult Contemporary	6
R&B	11

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These are my personal top 76 singles of those that peaked on the Billboard charts in 1976.  The list is solely my opinion.  Using Joel Whitburn's book, Pop Annual 1955-1999, I started with the 527 singles that charted on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart in 1976. An initial pass through that list narrowed it down to about 140 tunes.  The list was then narrowed to 95, then listening, ranking, and editing began.  The top 76 are presented here, in order.