RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1976

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 
  1 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC-WILD CHERRY-SEPTEMBER 888 
  2 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART-ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE-August 736 
  3 BOOGIE FEVER-THE SYLVERS-May 682 
  4 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN-WALTER MURPHY & THE BIG APPLE BAND-September 644 
  5 AFTERNOON DELIGHT-THE STARLAND VOCAL BAND-July 644 
  6 SILLY LOVE SONGS-WINGS-May 642 
  7 I WRITE THE SONGS-BARRY MANILOW-January 632 
  8 DISCO DUCK-Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots-October 630 
  9 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW-Chicago-October 628 
 10 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE-The Manhattans-July 626 
 11 Convoy-C.W. McCall-January 622 
 12 Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)-Rod Stewart-November 620 
 13 The Rubberband Man-The Spinners-December 610 
 14 December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)-The Four Seasons-March 588 
 15 Love Hangover-Diana Ross-June 576 
 16 Get Up And Boogie (That's Right)-The Silver Convention-June 568 
 17 Disco Lady-Johnnie Taylor-April 558 
 18 Love Rollercoaster-The Ohio Players-January 558 
 19 Muskrat Love-Captain & Tennille-November 550 
 20 Love Machine-The Miracles-March 542 
 21 Dream Weaver-Gary Wright-March 540 
 22 Rock'n Me-Steve Miller-November 530 
 23 Welcome Back-John Sebastian-May 530 
 24 More, More, More-Andrea True Connection-July 520 
 25 Lonely Night (Angel Face)-Captain & Tennille-April 510 
 26 All By Myself-Eric Carmen-March 486 
 27 Right Back Where We Started From-Maxine Nightingale-May 478 
 28 Lowdown-Boz Scaggs-October 470 
 29 Shake Your Booty-KC & The Sunshine Band-September 470 
 30 Theme From S.W.A.T.-Rhythm Heritage-February 466 
 31 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover-Paul Simon-February 458 
 32 Love To Love You Baby-Donna Summer-February 458 
 33 You Sexy Thing-Hot Chocolate-January 458 
 34 Shannon-Henry Gross-June 456 
 35 You Should Be Dancing-Bee Gees-September 418 
 36 I'd Really Love To See You Tonight-England Dan & John Ford Coley-September 416 
 37 Shop Around-Captain & Tennille-July 414 
 38 Devil Woman-Cliff Richard-October 400 
 39 You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine-Lou Rawls-August 400 
 40 Let Your Love Flow-Bellamy Brothers-May 398 
 41 Let 'em In-Wings-August 380 
 42 Dream On-Aerosmith-April 374 
 43 Misty Blue-Dorothy Moore-June 370 
 44 Fooled Around And Fell In Love-Elvin Bishop-May 370 
 45 Theme From 'mahogany'-Diana Ross-January 370 
 46 Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen-April 366 
 47 The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald-Gordon Lightfoot-November 364 
 48 Magic Man-Heart-October 362 
 49 Love Is Alive-Gary Wright-July 360 
 50 Get Closer-Seals & Crofts-August 358 
 51 Fox On The Run-The Sweet-January 332 
 52 Moonlight Feels Right-Starbuck-July 332 
 53 This Masquerade-George Benson-August 326 
 54 Sing A Song-Earth, Wind & Fire-January 318 
 55 More Than A Feeling-Boston-December 316 
 56 I Love Music-The O'Jays-January 306 
 57 Sweet Thing-Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan-April 306 
 58 Sweet Love-Commodores-April 302 
 59 She's Gone-Daryl Hall & John Oates-October 270 
 60 Take It To The Limit-Eagles-February 270 
 61 Still The One-Orleans-October 264 
 62 Happy Days-Pratt & McClain-June 262 
 63 Nadia's Theme-Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin Jr.-December 252 
 64 Beth-Kiss-December 252 
 65 Love Hurts-Nazareth-March 250 
 66 Rock And Roll Music-Beach Boys-August 244 
 67 Only Sixteen-Dr. Hook-April 238 
 68 Sara Smile-Daryl Hall & John Oates-June 230 
 69 Show Me The Way-Peter Frampton-May 228 
 70 Walk Away From Love-David Ruffin-January 204 
 71 Evil Woman-Electric Light Orchestra-January 202 
 72 Stand Tall-Burton Cummings-December 202 
 73 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-Neil Sedaka-February 194 
 74 Money Honey-Bay City Rollers-March 190 
 75 Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)-Fleetwood Mac-June 190 
 76 Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again-Barry Manilow-May 188 
 77 I Never Cry-Alice Cooper-December 168 
 78 Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk)-Parliament-July 166 
 79 I'll Be Good To You-Brothers Johnson-July 164 
 80 Got To Get You Into My Life-Beatles-July 160 
 81 Never Gonna Fall In Love Again-Eric Carmen-June 158 
 82 Nights Are Forever Without You-England Dan & John Ford Coley-December 156 
 83 Love So Right-Bee Gees-December 156 
 84 Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)-Bee Gees-March 154 
 85 You Are The Woman-Firefall-December 154 
 86 With Your Love-Jefferson Starship-September 146 
 87 Just To Be Close To You-Commodores-November 120 
 88 I Only Want To Be With You-Bay City Rollers-October 120 
 89 Squeeze Box-The Who-February 112 
 90 A Little Bit More-Dr. Hook-October 110 
 91 Wake Up Everybody-Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes-February 110 
 92 Let Her In-John Travolta-July 110 
 93 I'm Easy-Keith Carradine-August 102 
 94 The Boys Are Back In Town-Thin Lizzy-July 76 
 95 That'll Be The Day-Linda Ronstadt-October 68 
 96 Golden Years-David Bowie-March 34 
 97 Fernando-Abba-November 34 
 98 Say You Love Me-Fleetwood Mac-September 34