Editing 1976 in music (section)

==Billboard Top popular records of 1976==

from Billboard December 27, 1975

"TOP RECORDS OF 1975 (from Billboard)
The information compiled for the top records survey is based on the weekly chart positioning and length of time records were on the respective charts from the
issue dates of November 8, 1975 through October 30, 1976. These recaps, as well as the weekly charts, do not reflect actual sales figures. The ratings take into account the number of weeks the disk was on the chart, plus the weekly positions it held during its chart life. Each disk was given points accordingly for its respective chart, and in addition, the number one disk each week was assigned bonus points equal to the total number of positions on its respective charts."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT43 ''Billboard'', December 25, 1976 ("Billboard's Annual Talent in Action", Pop Singles of 1976)]</ref> 

Unfortunately, Billboard's late December print deadline prevented approximately 60 records from completing their full chart runs, and includes data of approximately 50 records from 1976, some of which have enough points to rank in the current years chart. In contrast with the [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976]], the chart below does not truncate or split chart runs between years. It does not add two months from 1975, delete two months from 1976 and then call itself the "Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976", which it is obviously not. Joel Whitburn's Records Research books, archived issues of Billboard for November-December 1975 and December 1976-March 1976, and Hot 100 Year-End formulas were used to complete the year-end chart [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976|reprinted here]]. 

The completed Billboard year-end list for 1976 is composed of records that entered the [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Billboard Hot 100]] between November 1975 and December 1976. Records with chart runs that started in 1975 and ended in 1976, or started in 1976 and ended in 1976, made this chart if the majority of their chart weeks were in 1976. If not, they were ranked in the year-end charts for 1975 or 1976. If their weeks were equal, they were listed in the year they first entered. Appearing in multiple years is not permitted. Each week thirty points were awarded to the number one record, then nineteen points for number two, eighteen points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued. There are no ties, even when multiple records have the same number of points. The next ranking category is peak chart position, then weeks at peak chart position, weeks on Hot 100 chart, weeks in top forty, and finally weeks in top ten. All chart rankings represented below for the Top Soul Singles, Top Country Singles, Top Easy Listening Singles, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705030905/http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1970.html Top CashBox pop singles] were all calculated in the same manner.

The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header. Additional details for each record can be accessed by clicking on the song title, and referring to the Infobox in the right column of the song page. [https://www.billboard.com/charts/ Billboard also has chart summaries] on its website. Sales information was derived from the [https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ RIAA's Gold and Platinum database], the [https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/ BRIT Certified database]  and The Book of Golden Discs,<ref name=goldendiscs>{{Cite book |last=Murrells |first=Joseph |url=http://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr |title=The book of golden discs |date=1978 |publisher=London : Barrie & Jenkins |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-214-20512-5}}</ref> but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates. [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] and [[National Recording Registry]] information with sources can be found on Wikipedia. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! [[Billboard Hot 100|Rank]] 
! Artist
! Title
! Label
! Recorded
! Release Date
! CB
! Sales
! Charts, Awards
|-
| 1 || [[Rod Stewart]] || "[[Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)]]" || Warner Bros. 8262 || {{Date table sorting|197512}}|December 1975 || {{Date table sorting|197609}}|September 1976 || 2 || 3.25 || US Billboard 1976 #1, Hot100 #1 for 7 weeks, 23 total weeks, 296 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2012
|-
| 2 || [[Paul McCartney and Wings]] || "[[Silly Love Songs]]" || Capitol 4256 || {{Date table sorting|197601}}|January 16, 1976 || {{Date table sorting|197604}}|April 1, 1976 || 4 || 2.00 || US Billboard 1976 #2, Hot100 #1 for 5 weeks, 19 total weeks, 258 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
|-
| 3 || [[Wild Cherry (band)|Wild Cherry]] || "[[Play That Funky Music]]" || Epic 50225 || {{Date table sorting|197603}}|1976 || {{Date table sorting|197604}}|April 1976 || 14 || 2.00 || US Billboard 1976 #3, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 25 total weeks, 216 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #13, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks, 181 points
|-
| 4 || [[Barry Manilow]] || "[[I Write The Songs]]" || Arista 0157 || {{Date table sorting|197610}}|October 1976 || {{Date table sorting|197611}}|November 1976 || 3 || 2.00 || US Billboard 1976 #4, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 19 total weeks, 205 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #7, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 172 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #7, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 172 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
|-
| 5 || [[Elton John]] [[ Kiki Dee]] || "[[Don't Go Breaking My Heart]]" || Rocket 40585 || {{Date table sorting|197603}}|March 27, 1976 || {{Date table sorting|197606}}|June 21, 1976 || 12 || 2.50 || US Billboard 1976 #5, Hot100 #1 for 4 weeks, 20 total weeks, 195 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #11, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 1 week, 13 total weeks, 167 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
|-
| 6 || [[Walter Murphy]] || "[[A Fifth Of Beethoven]]" || Private Stock 45,073 || {{Date table sorting|197602}}|1976 || {{Date table sorting|197604}}|April 1976 || 6 || 3.25 || US Billboard 1976 #6, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 194 points
|-
| 7 || [[Rick Dees]] || "[[Disco Duck|Disco Duck (Part 1)]]" || RSO 857 || {{Date table sorting|197606}}|1976 || {{Date table sorting|197609}}|September 4, 1976 || 7 || 2.00 || US Billboard 1976 #7, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 25 total weeks, 191 points
|-
| 8 || [[Bee Gees|The Bee Gees]] || "[[You Should Be Dancing]]" || RSO 853 || {{Date table sorting|197602}}|February 1976 || {{Date table sorting|197606}}|June 1976 || 19 || 2.00 || US Billboard 1976 #8, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 189 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2011
|-
| 9 || [[The Manhattans]] || "[[Kiss and Say Goodbye]]" || Columbia 10310 || {{Date table sorting|1975}}|1975 || {{Date table sorting|197603}}|March 1976 || 5 || 2.25 || US Billboard 1976 #9, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 26 total weeks, 186 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #5, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 1 weeks, 26 total weeks, 229 points
|-
| 10 || [[K.C. and the Sunshine Band]] || "[[(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty]]" || T.K. 1019 || {{Date table sorting|197510}}|1975 || {{Date table sorting|197605}}|May 27, 1976 || 26 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #10, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks, 186 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #3, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 18 total weeks, 268 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004
|-
| 11 || [[Johnnie Taylor]] || "[[Disco Lady]]" || Columbia 10281 || {{Date table sorting|197510}}|1975 || {{Date table sorting|197601}}|January 1976 || 20 || 2.25 || US Billboard 1976 #11, Hot100 #1 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 185 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #2, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 21 total weeks, 299 points
|-
| 12 || [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] || "[[If You Leave Me Now]]" || Columbia 10390 || {{Date table sorting|197604}}|April 1976} || {{Date table sorting|197607}}|July 30, 1976 || 15 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #12, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 21 total weeks, 180 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #6, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks, 185 points
|-
| 13 || [[England Dan and John Ford Coley]] || "[[I'd Really Love to See You Tonight]]" || Big Tree 16069 || {{Date table sorting|197512}}|December 1975 || {{Date table sorting|197605}}|May 1976 || 35 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #13, Hot100 #2 for 2 weeks, 24 total weeks, 173 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #5, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 187 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
|-
| 14 || [[Diana Ross]] || "[[Love Hangover]]" || Motown 1392 || {{Date table sorting|197510}}|1975 || {{Date table sorting|197603}}|March 16, 1976 || 30 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #14, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, 172 points
|-
| 15 || [[Boz Scaggs]] || "[[Lowdown (Boz Scaggs song)|Lowdown]]" || Columbia 10367 || {{Date table sorting|197510}}|October 1975 || {{Date table sorting|197606}}|June 1976 || 16 || 3.00 || US Billboard 1976 #15, Hot100 #3 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 171 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004
|-
| 16 || [[Lou Rawls]] || "[[You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine]]" || Philadelphia International 3592 || {{Date table sorting|197603}}|March 1976 || {{Date table sorting|197605}}|May 1976 || 39 || 2.50 || US Billboard 1976 #16, Hot100 #2 for 2 weeks, 17 total weeks, 170 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #9, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 212 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #10, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 167 points
|-
| 17 || [[The Four Seasons (band)|The Four Seasons]] || "[[December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)]]" || Warner Bros. 8168 || {{Date table sorting|197511}}|November 1975 || {{Date table sorting|197512}}|December 1975 || 40 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #17, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 27 total weeks, 169 points
|-
| 18 || [[Leo Sayer]] || "[[You Make Me Feel Like Dancing]]" || Warner Bros. 8283 || {{Date table sorting|197609}}|1976 || {{Date table sorting|197610}}|October 1976 || 15 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #18, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks, 169 points
|-
| 19 || [[Gary Wright]] || "[[Dream Weaver]]" || Warner Bros. 8167 || {{Date table sorting|197502}}|February 1975 || {{Date table sorting|197512}}|December 1975 || 18 || 2.00 || US Billboard 1976 #19, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 20 total weeks, 168 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
|-
| 20 || [[Paul Simon]] || "[[50 Ways To Leave Your Lover]]" || Columbia 10270 || {{Date table sorting|197504}}|April 1975 || {{Date table sorting|197512}}|December 1975 || 9 || 2.00 || US Billboard 1976 #20, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 17 total weeks, 167 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #12, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 161 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2011
|-
| 21 || [[Rose Royce]] || "[[Car Wash (song)|Car Wash]]" || MCA 40615 || {{Date table sorting|197605}}|1976 || {{Date table sorting|197609}}|September 1976 || 133 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #21, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 23 total weeks, 167 points, Top Soul Singles 1976 #6, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 223 points
|-
| 22 || [[C. W. McCall]] || "[[Convoy]]" || MGM 14839 || {{Date table sorting|197503}}|1975 || {{Date table sorting|197511}}|November 1975 || 10 || 2.25 || US Billboard 1976 #22, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 166 points, '''Top Country Singles 1976 #1''', Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks, 225 points
|-
| 23 || [[John Sebastian]] || "[[Welcome Back (John Sebastian song)|Welcome Back]]" || Reprise 1349 || {{Date table sorting|197602}}|February 1976 || {{Date table sorting|197603}}|March 1976 || 8 || 3.00 || US Billboard 1976 #23, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 19 total weeks, 162 points
|-
| 24 || [[Steve Miller Band]] || "[[Rock'n Me]]" || Capitol 4323 || {{Date table sorting|1975}}|1975 || {{Date table sorting|197608}}|August 1976 || 23 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #24, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks, 161 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
|-
| 25 || [[Eric Carmen]] || "[[All By Myself]]" || Arista 0165 || {{Date table sorting|1975}}|1975 || {{Date table sorting|197512}}|December 1975 || 31 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #25, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 24 total weeks, 161 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
|-
| 26 || [[Gary Wright]] || "[[Love Is Alive (Gary Wright song)|Love Is Alive]]" || Warner Bros. 8143 || {{Date table sorting|197510}}|1975 || {{Date table sorting|197604}}|April 1976 || 43 || 1.25 || US Billboard 1976 #26, Hot100 #2 for 2 weeks, 27 total weeks, 161 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
|-
| 27 || [[Bee Gees|The Bee Gees]] || "[[Love So Right]]" || RSO 859 || {{Date table sorting|197602}}|February 1976 || {{Date table sorting|197609}}|September 1976 || 32 || 2.00 || US Billboard 1976 #27, Hot100 #3 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 161 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2011
|-
| 28 || [[Starland Vocal Band]] || "[[Afternoon Delight (song)|Afternoon Delight]]" || Windsong 10588 || {{Date table sorting|197511}}|November 1975 || {{Date table sorting|197604}}|April 1976 || 1 || 2.50 || US Billboard 1976 #28, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks, 160 points
|-
| 29 || [[Marilyn McCoo]] & [[Billy Davis Jr.]] || "[[You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)]]" || ABC 12208 || {{Date table sorting|197607}}|1976 || {{Date table sorting|197609}}|September 1976 || 11 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #29, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 26 total weeks, 160 points
|-
| 30 || [[The Spinners (American group)|The Spinners]] || "[[The Rubberband Man]]" || Atlantic 3355 || {{Date table sorting|1976}}|1976 || {{Date table sorting|197608}}|August 1976 || 45 || 1.25 || US Billboard 1976 #30, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 21 total weeks, 160 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
|-
| 31 || [[Silver Convention]] || "[[Get Up and Boogie (song)|Get Up And Boogie (That's Right)]]" || Midland International 10571 || {{Date table sorting|197601}}|1976 || {{Date table sorting|197603}}|March 1976 || 24 || 1.25 || US Billboard 1976 #31, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 21 total weeks, 159 points
|-
| 37 || [[Brick (band)|Brick]] || "[[Dazz]]" || Bang 727 || {{Date table sorting|197605}}|May 1976 || {{Date table sorting|197607}}|July 6, 1976 || 38 || 1.50 || US Billboard 1976 #37, Hot100 #3 for 2 week, 21 total weeks, 142 points, '''Top Soul Singles 1976 #1''', Hot Soul Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 223 points
|-
| 42 || [[Boston (band)|Boston]] || "[[More Than A Feeling]]" || Epic 50266 || {{Date table sorting|197607}}|Oct 1975-April 1976 || {{Date table sorting|197609}}|September 1976 || 57 || 2.00 || US Billboard 1976 #42, Hot100 #5 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 132 points, '''Top Rock 1976 #1''', Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
|-
| 63 || [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]] || "[[After the Lovin']]" || Epic 50270 || {{Date table sorting|197607}}|June-July 1976 || {{Date table sorting|197610}}|October 1976 || 52 || 2.00 || US Billboard 1976 #63, Hot100 #8 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 88 points, '''Top Easy Listening Singles 1976 #1''', Easy Listening Singles #1 for 2 weeks, 26 total weeks, 304 points
|-
| 77 || [[Queen (band)|Queen]] || "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]" || EMI 0109 || {{Date table sorting|197509}}|August-September 1975 || {{Date table sorting|197510}}|October 31,  1975 || 58 || 4.25 || US Billboard 1976 #77, Hot100 #9 for 2 weeks, 24 total weeks, 68 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004, National Recording Registry 2022, 
from album "[[A Night at the Opera (Queen album)|A Night At The Opera]]"-Elektra 1053, Grammy Hall of Fame 2018.
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