List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1976 (U.S.)
This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1976.
Top-ten singles
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles from 1975 |
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December 13 |
"Times of Your Life" |
Paul Anka |
1 |
January 3 |
8 |
|
December 27 |
"Fly Away" |
John Denver |
1 |
January 10 |
7 |
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"Somewhere in the Night" |
Helen Reddy |
2 |
January 10 |
8 |
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"Let It Shine/He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother" |
Olivia Newton-John |
1 |
January 17 |
7 |
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"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" |
Neil Sedaka |
1 |
February 7 |
9 |
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Singles from 1976 |
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January 3 |
"Stardust" |
Johnny Mathis |
4 |
January 10 |
4 |
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January 10 |
"Baby Face" |
Wing and a Prayer FIFE & Drum Corps |
6 |
January 24 |
4 |
|
"Theme from Star Trek" |
Charles Randolph Grean |
8 |
January 10 |
2 |
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January 17 |
"Winners and Losers" |
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
5 |
January 24 |
2 |
|
January 24 |
"Paloma Blanca" |
George Baker Selection |
1 |
February 14 |
6 |
|
January 31 |
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" |
Paul Simon |
1 |
February 28 |
7 |
|
"The Tracks of My Tears" |
Linda Ronstadt |
4 |
February 21 |
6 |
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"Deep Purple" |
Donny & Marie Osmond |
8 |
January 31 |
4 |
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February 7 |
"Break Away" |
Art Garfunkel |
1 |
February 21 |
5 |
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"All By Myself" |
Eric Carmen |
6 |
February 14 |
4 |
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February 14 |
"Theme from S.W.A.T." |
Rhythm Heritage |
6 |
February 28 |
5 |
|
"Take It to the Limit" |
Eagles |
4 |
February 28 |
5 |
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February 21 |
"Lonely Night (Angel Face)" |
Captain & Tennille |
1 |
March 13 |
6 |
|
February 28 |
"Venus" |
Frankie Avalon |
1 |
March 20 |
4 |
|
"Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)" |
Bee Gees |
9 |
March 6 |
2 |
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March 6 |
"Cupid" |
Tony Orlando & Dawn |
2 |
March 27 |
6 |
|
"Just You and I" |
Melissa Manchester |
3 |
April 3 |
5 |
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March 13 |
"The Call" |
Anne Murray |
6 |
March 13 |
4 |
|
"Only Love Is Real" |
Carole King |
1 |
March 27 |
5 |
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"Let Your Love Flow" |
Bellamy Brothers |
2 |
April 10 |
7 |
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March 20 |
"There's a Kind of Hush" |
The Carpenters |
1 |
April 3 |
7 |
|
"Cara Mia" |
Paul Delicato |
5 |
April 3 |
4 |
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"Come on Over" |
Olivia Newton-John |
1 |
April 24 |
7 |
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March 27 |
"Looking for Space" |
John Denver |
1 |
April 17 |
6 |
|
April 3 |
"I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" |
Diana Ross |
4 |
April 10 |
4 |
|
April 10 |
"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" |
ABBA |
8 |
April 10 |
2 |
|
"Right Back Where We Started From" |
Maxine Nightingale |
5 |
May 8 |
6 |
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April 17 |
"Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" |
Barry Manilow |
1 |
May 1 |
5 |
|
"Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" |
Glen Campbell |
1 |
May 8 |
6 |
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"Anytime (I'll Be There)" |
Paul Anka |
2 |
May 15 |
7 |
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April 24 |
"Welcome Back" |
John Sebastian |
1 |
May 15 |
7 |
|
May 1 |
"Everyday Without You" |
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
7 |
May 8 |
4 |
|
"I Hope We Get to Love in Time" |
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. |
9 |
May 1 |
2 |
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May 8 |
"Silly Love Songs" |
Wings |
1 |
May 29 |
7 |
|
"Love in the Shadows" |
Neil Sedaka |
4 |
May 22 |
4 |
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"Fallen Angel" |
Frankie Valli |
9 |
May 15 |
3 |
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May 15 |
"Hurt" |
Elvis Presley |
7 |
May 22 |
3 |
|
May 22 |
"Shop Around" |
Captain & Tennille |
1 |
June 5 |
6 |
|
"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" |
Eric Carmen |
1 |
June 19 |
7 |
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May 29 |
"Save Your Kisses for Me" |
Brotherhood of Man |
1 |
June 12 |
5 |
|
"Still Crazy After All These Years" |
Paul Simon |
5 |
June 5 |
4 |
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"Happy Days" |
PRATT & McClain |
7 |
June 5 |
2 |
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June 5 |
"One Piece at a Time" |
Johnny Cash |
6 |
June 5 |
1 |
|
"Better Days" |
Melissa Manchester |
9 |
June 5 |
1 |
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"A Butterfly for Bucky" |
Bobby Goldsboro |
7 |
June 19 |
5 |
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June 12 |
"Moonlight Feels Right" |
Starbuck |
2 |
June 19 |
7 |
|
"Get Closer" |
Seals & Crofts featuring Carolyn Willis |
2 |
June 26 |
3 |
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"It Makes Me Giggle" |
John Denver |
9 |
June 12 |
1 |
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"Today's the Day" |
America |
1 |
June 26 |
6 |
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June 19 |
"Afternoon Delight" |
Starland Vocal Band |
5 |
July 3 |
5 |
|
June 26 |
"I Need to Be in Love" |
The Carpenters |
1 |
July 10 |
5 |
|
"I'm Easy" |
Keith Carradine |
1 |
July 24 |
9 |
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July 3 |
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" |
Lou Rawls |
1 |
July 31 |
9 |
|
"If You Know What I Mean" |
Neil Dimaond |
1 |
July 17 |
11 |
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July 10 |
"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" |
England Dan & John Ford Coley |
1 |
August 21 |
10 |
|
"Another Rainy Day in New York City" |
Chicago |
2 |
August 7 |
7 |
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July 17 |
"Shower the People" |
James Taylor |
1 |
August 28 |
9 |
|
July 24 |
"Every Time I Sing a Love Song" |
John Davidson |
7 |
July 24 |
3 |
|
"Let 'Em In" |
Wings |
1 |
August 7 |
9 |
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July 31 |
"Got to Get You into My Life" |
The Beatles |
9 |
July 31 |
1 |
|
August 7 |
"Summer" |
War |
1 |
September 4 |
7 |
|
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" |
Elton John & Kiki Dee |
1 |
September 11 |
8 |
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August 14 |
"This Masquerade" |
George Benson |
6 |
August 21 |
4 |
|
August 28 |
"Don't Stop Believin'" |
Olivia Newton-John |
1 |
September 18 |
7 |
|
"If You Leave Me Now" |
Chicago |
1 |
September 25 |
10 |
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September 4 |
"With Your Love" |
Jefferson Starship |
6 |
September 11 |
5 |
|
September 11 |
"I Can't Hear You No More" |
Helen Reddy |
1 |
October 2 |
5 |
|
September 18 |
"Goofus" |
The Carpenters |
4 |
October 9 |
5 |
|
"She's Gone" |
Hall & Oates |
6 |
September 25 |
4 |
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"Fernando" |
ABBA |
1 |
October 16 |
11 |
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September 25 |
"You Are the Woman" |
Firefall |
6 |
October 30 |
6 |
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"Nadia's Theme" |
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin Jr. |
8 |
October 16 |
6 |
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October 2 |
"Like a Sad Song" |
John Denver |
1 |
October 9 |
6 |
|
October 9 |
"Don't Think....Feel" |
Neil Diamond |
4 |
October 30 |
6 |
|
October 16 |
"Muskrat Love" |
Captain & Tennille |
1 |
October 30 |
13 |
|
"This One's for You" |
Barry Manilow |
1 |
November 13 |
6 |
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"You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" |
Neil Sedaka |
7 |
October 23 |
4 |
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"After the Lovin'" |
Engelbert Humperdinck |
1 |
December 4 |
15 |
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November 6 |
"You're the One" |
Blood, Sweat & Tears |
6 |
November 20 |
3 |
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"You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" |
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. |
6 |
December 25 |
10 |
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November 13 |
"So Sad the Song" |
Gladys Knight & the Pips |
3 |
December 4 |
5 |
|
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" |
Gordon Lightfoot |
9 |
November 13 |
1 |
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"Nights are Forever Without You" |
England Dan & John Ford Coley |
6 |
November 27 |
6 |
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November 20 |
"Stand Tall" |
Burton Cummings |
2 |
November 27 |
3 |
|
"Love Me" |
Yvonne Elliman |
5 |
December 4 |
8 |
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November 27 |
"Every Face Tells a Story" |
Olivia Newton-John |
6 |
December 11 |
4 |
|
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" |
Elton John |
1 |
December 18 |
9 |
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"Torn Between Two Lovers" |
Mary MacGregor |
1 |
December 25 |
11 |
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December 18 |
"Gladiola" |
Helen Reddy |
10 |
December 18 |
3 |
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1975 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 22 |
"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going to)" |
Diana Ross |
1 |
December 6 |
7 |
|
"I Write the Songs" |
Barry Manilow |
1 |
December 13 |
10 |
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November 29 |
"Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" |
Glen Campbell |
1 |
December 27 |
7 |
|
December 20 |
"The Homecoming" |
Hagood Hardy |
6 |
December 27 |
3 |
1977 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 11 |
"Weekend in New England" |
Barry Manilow |
1 |
January 8 |
8 |
|
December 25 |
"Lost Without Your Love" |
Bread |
3 |
January 29 |
8 |
|
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" |
Barbara Streisand |
1 |
January 15 |
18 |
Notes
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 23, 1976.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 4, 1976.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)