Top Songs of 1976 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1975 <-1976-> 1977
Top songs: #1: If You Leave Me Now by Chicago - #2: Silly Love Songs by Paul McCartney - #3: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing by Leo Sayer - #4: Let 'Em In by Paul McCartney - #5: Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry
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If You Leave Me Now
#1
08/1976

If You Leave Me Now
Chicago

from Chicago X   Chicago X
577 pts
1
US
1
AC






1
UK
[Columbia 10390]
written by Peter Cetera
Silly Love Songs
#2
04/1976

Silly Love Songs
Paul McCartney

from Wings at the Speed of Sound   Wings at the Speed of Sound
542 pts
1
US
1
AC






2
UK
as Wings
[Capitol 4256]
written by Paul McCartney
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
#3
10/1976

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Leo Sayer

from Endless Flight   Endless Flight
515 pts
1
US
19
AC




43
R&B
2
UK
[Warner 8283]
written by Leo Sayer & Vini Poncia
Let 'Em In
#4
07/1976

Let 'Em In
Paul McCartney

from Wings at the Speed of Sound   Wings at the Speed of Sound
464 pts
3
US
1
AC






2
UK
as Wings
[Capitol 4293]
written by Paul McCartney
Play That Funky Music
#5
06/1976

Play That Funky Music
Wild Cherry

from Wild Cherry   
462 pts
1
US




12
dance
1
R&B
7
UK
charted as Play That Funky Music / I Feel Sanctified in US dance charts
[Epic 8-50225]
written by Robert Parissi
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
#6
06/1976

Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart

from A Night on the Town   A Night on the Town
445 pts
1
US
42
AC






5
UK
[Warner 8262]
written by Rod Stewart
Blinded by the Light
#7
08/1976

Blinded by the Light
Manfred Mann

from The Roaring Silence   The Roaring Silence
423 pts
1
US








6
UK
as Manfred Mann's Earth Band
[Warner Bros. 8252 A]
written by Bruce Springsteen
Rock'n Me
#8
08/1976

Rock'n Me
Steve Miller Band

from Fly Like an Eagle   Fly Like an Eagle
373 pts
1
US








11
UK
as Steve Miller
[Capitol 4323]
written by Steve Miller
New Kid in Town
#9
12/1976

New Kid in Town
Eagles

from Hotel California   Hotel California
372 pts
1
US
2
AC
43
ctry




20
UK
[Asylum 45373]
written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey & J.D. Souther
The Things We Do for Love
#10
12/1976

The Things We Do for Love
10cc

from Deceptive Bends   Deceptive Bends
332 pts
5
US
12
AC






6
UK
[Mercury 73875]
written by Graham Gouldman & Eric Stewart
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight
#11
06/1976

I'd Really Love to See You Tonight
England Dan & John Ford Coley

from Nights Are Forever   Nights Are Forever
325 pts
2
US
1
AC






26
UK
[Big Tree 16069]
written by Parker McGee
Somebody to Love
#12
11/1976

Somebody to Love
Queen

from A Day at the Races   A Day at the Races
320 pts
13
US








2
UK
[Elektra 45362]
written by Freddie Mercury
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
#13
11/1976

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Elton John

from Blue Moves   Blue Moves
291 pts
6
US
1
AC






11
UK
[MCA/Rocket 40645]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
#14
08/1976

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot

from Summertime Dream   Summertime Dream
281 pts
2
US
9
AC
50
ctry




40
UK
[Reprise 1369]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
Livin' Thing
#15
10/1976

Livin' Thing
Electric Light Orchestra

from A New World Record   A New World Record
277 pts
13
US
36
AC






4
UK
[United Artists 888]
written by Jeff Lynne
The Killing of Georgie
#16
08/1976

The Killing of Georgie
Rod Stewart

from A Night on the Town   A Night on the Town
267 pts
30
US








2
UK
[Warner 8396]
written by Rod Stewart
#17
11/1976

Under the Moon of Love
Showaddywaddy

from Greatest Hits   
263 pts










1
UK
[Arista 0221]
written by Tommy Boyce & Curtis Lee
Show Me the Way
#18
02/1976

Show Me the Way
Peter Frampton

from Frampton Comes Alive!   Frampton Comes Alive!
259 pts
6
US








10
UK
live
[A&M 1795]
written by Peter Frampton
Fool to Cry
#19
04/1976

Fool to Cry
The Rolling Stones

from Black and Blue   Black and Blue
255 pts
10
US








6
UK
[Rolling Stones 19304]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Fly Like an Eagle
#20
12/1976

Fly Like an Eagle
Steve Miller Band

from Fly Like an Eagle   Fly Like an Eagle
251 pts
2
US
38
AC




20
R&B


as Steve Miller
[Capitol 4372]
written by Steve Miller
More Than a Feeling
#21
09/1976

More Than a Feeling
Boston

from Boston   Boston
229 pts
5
US








22
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #500]
[Epic 50266]
written by Tom Scholz
Living Next Door to Alice
#22
12/1976

Living Next Door to Alice
Smokie

from Greatest Hits   
223 pts
25
US
24
AC






5
UK
[RSO 860]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn
The Boys Are Back in Town
#23
05/1976

The Boys Are Back in Town
Thin Lizzy

from Jailbreak   Jailbreak
219 pts
12
US








8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #499]
[Mercury 73786]
written by Phil Lynott
You're My Best Friend
#24
05/1976

You're My Best Friend
Queen

from A Night at the Opera   A Night at the Opera
215 pts
16
US








7
UK
[Elektra 45318]
written by John Deacon
Rock and Roll Music
#25
06/1976

Rock and Roll Music
The Beach Boys

from 15 Big Ones   15 Big Ones
201 pts
5
US








36
UK
[Brother 1354]
written by Chuck Berry
#26
03/1976

Music
John Miles

from Rebel   Rebel
199 pts
88
US








3
UK
produced by Alan Parsons
[London 20086]
written by John Miles
Howzat
#27
08/1976

Howzat
Sherbet

from Howzat!   
195 pts
61
US








4
UK
[MCA 40610]
written by Garth Porter & Tony Mitchell
Lost Without Your Love
#28
11/1976

Lost Without Your Love
Bread

from Lost without Your Love   Lost without Your Love
191 pts
9
US
3
AC






27
UK
[Elektra 45365]
written by David Gates
Sailing
#29
09/1976

Sailing
Rod Stewart

from Atlantic Crossing   Atlantic Crossing
191 pts










3
UK
R
written by Gavin Sutherland
#30
11/1976

Portsmouth
Mike Oldfield

from Boxed   
191 pts










3
UK
instrumental
written by traditional
Get Closer
#31
04/1976

Get Closer
Seals & Crofts

from Get Closer   Get Closer
189 pts
6
US
2
AC








featuring Carolyn Willis
[Warner 8190]
written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts
#32
12/1976

Night Moves
Bob Seger

from Night Moves   Night Moves
189 pts
4
US










[Capitol 4369]
written by Bob Seger
Year of the Cat
#33
12/1976

Year of the Cat
Al Stewart

from Year of the Cat   Year of the Cat
181 pts
8
US
8
AC






31
UK
produced by Alan Parsons
[Janus 266]
written by Al Stewart & Peter Wood
Let's Stick Together
#34
06/1976

Let's Stick Together
Bryan Ferry

from Let's Stick Together   Let's Stick Together
179 pts










4
UK
written by Wilbert Harrison
Still the One
#35
07/1976

Still the One
Orleans

from Waking and Dreaming   
176 pts
5
US
33
AC








[Asylum 45336]
written by Johanna Hall & John Hall
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
#36
07/1976

(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Blue Öyster Cult

from Agents of Fortune   Agents of Fortune
175 pts
12
US








16
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #397]
[Columbia 10384]
written by Donald Roeser
If You Know What I Mean
#37
06/1976

If You Know What I Mean
Neil Diamond

from Beautiful Noise   
171 pts
11
US
1
AC






35
UK
[Columbia 10366]
written by Neil Diamond
#38
03/1976

I'm Mandy, Fly Me
10cc

from How Dare You!   How Dare You!
164 pts
60
US








6
UK
[Mercury 73779]
written by Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman & Kevin Godley
#39
02/1976

People Like You People Like Me
The Glitter Band

from Listen to the Band   
162 pts










5
UK
written by Gerry Shephard & John Springate
Got to Get You into My Life
#40
06/1976

Got to Get You into My Life
The Beatles

from Rock 'n' Roll Music   Rock 'n' Roll Music
157 pts
7
US
9
AC








R
[Capitol 4274]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Dream On
#41
01/1976

Dream On
Aerosmith

from Aerosmith   Aerosmith
156 pts
6
US










R
[Columbia 10278]
written by Steven Tyler
Beth
#42
09/1976

Beth
KISS

from Destroyer   Destroyer
153 pts
7
US
14
AC








US B side to Detroit Rock City
[Casablanca 863]
written by Peter Criss, Bob Ezrin & Stan Penridge
#43
07/1976

Say You Love Me
Fleetwood Mac

from Fleetwood Mac [1975 album]   Fleetwood Mac [1975 album]
142 pts
11
US
12
AC






40
UK
[Reprise 1356]
written by Christine McVie
Never Gonna Fall in Love Again
#44
05/1976

Never Gonna Fall in Love Again
Eric Carmen

from Eric Carmen [1975 album]   
140 pts
11
US
1
AC








[Arista 0184]
written by Eric Carmen & Sergei Rachmaninoff
Do You Feel Like We Do
#45
09/1976

Do You Feel Like We Do
Peter Frampton

from Frampton Comes Alive!   Frampton Comes Alive!
135 pts
10
US








39
UK
live
[A&M 1867]
written by Peter Frampton, Mick Gallagher, John Siomos & Rick Wills
Substitute
#46
10/1976

Substitute
The Who

133 pts










7
UK
R
written by Pete Townshend
#47
02/1976

Rain
Status Quo

from Blue for You   Blue for You
133 pts










7
UK
written by Rick Parfitt
Pinball Wizard
#48
03/1976

Pinball Wizard
Elton John

from Tommy: Original Soundtrack Recording   
133 pts










7
UK
written by Pete Townshend
#49
03/1976

Girls, Girls, Girls
Sailor

from Trouble   
133 pts










7
UK
written by Georg Kajanus
#50
10/1976

Nights Are Forever Without You
England Dan & John Ford Coley

from Nights Are Forever   Nights Are Forever
130 pts
10
US
6
AC








[Big Tree 16079]
written by Parker McGee
Rhiannon
#51
03/1976

Rhiannon
Fleetwood Mac

from Fleetwood Mac [1975 album]   Fleetwood Mac [1975 album]
129 pts
11
US
33
AC






46
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #488]
[Reprise 1345]
written by Stevie Nicks
Baby, I Love Your Way
#52
06/1976

Baby, I Love Your Way
Peter Frampton

from Frampton Comes Alive!   Frampton Comes Alive!
127 pts
12
US
28
AC






43
UK
live
[A&M 1832]
written by Peter Frampton
#53
03/1976

Strange Magic
Electric Light Orchestra

from Face the Music   Face the Music
123 pts
14
US
24
AC






38
UK
[United Artists 770]
written by Jeff Lynne
Yesterday
#54
03/1976

Yesterday
The Beatles

from The Beatles Singles Collections   
121 pts










8
UK
R
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Magic Man
#55
07/1976

Magic Man
Heart

from Dreamboat Annie   Dreamboat Annie
119 pts
9
US










[Mushroom 7011 A]
written by Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson [rock musician]
With Your Love
#56
07/1976

With Your Love
Starship

from Spitfire   Spitfire
119 pts
12
US
6
AC








as Jefferson Starship
[Grunt 10746]
written by Marty Balin, Joey Covington & Victor Smith
Walk This Way
#57
11/1976

Walk This Way
Aerosmith

from Toys in the Attic   Toys in the Attic
109 pts
10
US










[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #336] revived in 1986 as a rap-hit by Run DMC
[Columbia 10449]
written by Steven Tyler & Joe Perry
I Never Cry
#58
07/1976

I Never Cry
Alice Cooper

from Alice Cooper Goes to Hell   Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
107 pts
12
US
24
AC








[Warner 8228]
written by Alice Cooper & Dick Wagner
Grow Some Funk of Your Own
#59
01/1976

Grow Some Funk of Your Own
Elton John

from Rock of the Westies   Rock of the Westies
106 pts
14
US








51
UK
charted as Grow Some Funk of Your Own / I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) in US charts
[MCA 40505]
written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Davey Johnstone
#60
10/1976

Beautiful Noise
Neil Diamond

from Beautiful Noise   
105 pts


8
AC






13
UK
[Columbia 10452]
written by Neil Diamond
Carry On Wayward Son
#61
12/1976

Carry On Wayward Son
Kansas

from Leftoverture   Leftoverture
104 pts
11
US










[Kirshner 4267]
written by Kerry Livgren
#62
05/1976

Take the Money and Run
Steve Miller Band

from Fly Like an Eagle   Fly Like an Eagle
103 pts
11
US










as Steve Miller
[Capitol 4260]
written by Steve Miller
#63
10/1976

Love and Affection
Joan Armatrading

from Joan Armatrading   Joan Armatrading
102 pts










10
UK
[A&M 1865]
written by Joan Armatrading
Here Comes the Sun
#64
07/1976

Here Comes the Sun
Steve Harley

from Love's a Prima Donna   
102 pts










10
UK
written by George Harrison
Shower the People
#65
06/1976

Shower the People
James Taylor

from In the Pocket   In the Pocket
98 pts
22
US
1
AC








[Warner 8222]
written by James Taylor
#66
07/1976

Mystery Song
Status Quo

from Blue for You   Blue for You
98 pts










11
UK
written by Rick Parfitt & Bob Young
Let's Call It Quits
#67
02/1976

Let's Call It Quits
Slade

from Nobody's Fools   Nobody's Fools
98 pts










11
UK
written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea
Today's the Day
#68
05/1976

Today's the Day
America

from Hideaway   Hideaway
95 pts
23
US
1
AC








produced by George Martin
[Warner 8212]
written by Dan Peek
Takin' It to the Streets
#69
04/1976

Takin' It to the Streets
The Doobie Brothers

from Takin' It to the Streets   Takin' It to the Streets
95 pts
13
US






57
R&B


[Warner 8196]
written by Michael McDonald
Hey Jude
#70
03/1976

Hey Jude
The Beatles

from The Beatles Singles Collections   
93 pts










12
UK
R
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
#71
06/1976

The Boston Tea Party
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

from SAHB Stories   
88 pts










13
UK
written by Alex Harvey & Hugh McKenna
I Love to Boogie
#72
06/1976

I Love to Boogie
T. Rex

from Dandy in the Underworld   Dandy in the Underworld
88 pts










13
UK
written by Marc Bolan
Hard Luck Woman
#73
12/1976

Hard Luck Woman
KISS

from Rock and Roll Over   Rock and Roll Over
85 pts
15
US










[Casablanca 873]
written by Paul Stanley
Save It for a Rainy Day
#74
12/1976

Save It for a Rainy Day
Stephen Bishop

from Careless   
82 pts
22
US
6
AC








background vocal by Chaka Khan; guitar solo by Eric Clapton
[ABC 12232]
written by Stephen Bishop
#75
12/1976

Haitian Divorce
Steely Dan

from The Royal Scam   The Royal Scam
72 pts










17
UK
written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker
Another Rainy Day in New York City
#76
06/1976

Another Rainy Day in New York City
Chicago

from Chicago X   Chicago X
69 pts
32
US
2
AC








[Columbia 10360]
written by Robert Lamm
Back in the USSR
#77
07/1976

Back in the USSR
The Beatles

from Rock 'n' Roll Music   Rock 'n' Roll Music
67 pts










19
UK
R
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
#78
03/1976

Young Blood
Bad Company

from Run with the Pack   Run with the Pack
66 pts
20
US










[Swan Song 70108]
written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Doc Pomus
Last Child
#79
06/1976

Last Child
Aerosmith

from Rocks   Rocks
64 pts
21
US










[Columbia 10359]
written by Steven Tyler & Brad Whitford
Hello Old Friend
#80
10/1976

Hello Old Friend
Eric Clapton

from No Reason to Cry   No Reason to Cry
56 pts
24
US










[RSO 861]
written by Eric Clapton
Paperback Writer
#81
03/1976

Paperback Writer
The Beatles

from The Beatles Singles Collections   
55 pts










23
UK
R
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll
#82
10/1976

A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll
Ringo Starr

from Ringo's Rotogravure   Ringo's Rotogravure
54 pts
26
US
44
AC








[Atlantic 3361]
written by Carl Groszmann
This Song
#83
11/1976

This Song
George Harrison

from Thirty Three & 1/3   Thirty Three & 1/3
53 pts
25
US










[Dark Horse 8294]
written by George Harrison
Still Crazy After All These Years
#84
05/1976

Still Crazy After All These Years
Paul Simon

from Still Crazy After All These Years   Still Crazy After All These Years
50 pts
40
US
5
AC








[Columbia 10332]
written by Paul Simon
#85
09/1976

Don't Think...Feel
Neil Diamond

from Beautiful Noise   
50 pts
43
US
4
AC








[Columbia 10405]
written by Neil Diamond & Robert Maxwell
Lorelei
#86
02/1976

Lorelei
Styx

from Equinox   Equinox
48 pts
27
US










[A&M 1786]
written by Dennis DeYoung & James Young
It's OK
#87
08/1976

It's OK
The Beach Boys

from 15 Big Ones   15 Big Ones
48 pts
29
US
33
AC








[Brother 1368]
written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
I Want More
#88
08/1976

I Want More
Can

from Flow Motion   
48 pts










26
UK
written by Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt & Peter Gilmour
It's a Long Way There
#89
09/1976

It's a Long Way There
Little River Band

from Little River Band   Little River Band
46 pts
28
US










[Harvest 4318]
written by Graham Goble
Get Back
#90
04/1976

Get Back
The Beatles

from The Beatles Singles Collections   
43 pts










28
UK
with Billy Preston
R
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Good Vibrations
#91
06/1976

Good Vibrations
Todd Rundgren

from Faithful   Faithful
39 pts
34
US
32
AC








[Bearsville 0309]
written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
Sunrise
#92
08/1976

Sunrise
Eric Carmen

from Eric Carmen [1975 album]   
39 pts
34
US
33
AC








[Arista 0200]
written by Eric Carmen
Shout It Out Loud
#93
03/1976

Shout It Out Loud
KISS

from Destroyer   Destroyer
38 pts
31
US










[Casablanca 854]
written by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons & Bob Ezrin
Jailbreak
#94
08/1976

Jailbreak
Thin Lizzy

from Jailbreak   Jailbreak
36 pts










31
UK
written by Phil Lynott
Dreamboat Annie
#95
12/1976

Dreamboat Annie
Heart

from Dreamboat Annie   Dreamboat Annie
35 pts
42
US
17
AC








[Mushroom 7023]
written by Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson [rock musician]
Take It Like a Man
#96
02/1976

Take It Like a Man
Bachman-Turner Overdrive

from Head On   Head On
35 pts
33
US










[Mercury 73766]
written by C.F. Turner & Blair Thornton
#97
08/1976

Makes You Blind
The Glitter Band

from Listen to the Band   
35 pts
91
US




4
dance
91
R&B


instrumental
[Arista 0207]
written by Mike Leander, Pete Phipps & Gerry Shephard
#98
05/1976

Trocadero
Showaddywaddy

from Trocadero   
35 pts










32
UK
written by Al James, Buddy Gask, Dave Bartram, Malcolm Allured, Rod Deas, Romeo Challenger, Russ Field & Trevor Leslie Oakes
Strawberry Fields Forever
#99
04/1976

Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles

from The Beatles Singles Collections   
35 pts










32
UK
R
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
#100
10/1976

Remember Yesterday
John Miles

from Stranger in the City   Stranger in the City
35 pts










32
UK
written by John Miles & Bob Marshall

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