Top 100 songs for January 17, 1976
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1976 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “I Write The Songs” by Barry Manilow. Meanwhile, “Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)” by Bee Gees rises from No. 52 to No. 40. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) — Bee Geesup 12 places, No. 52 → No. 40
- The White Knight — Cledus Maggard And The Citizen's Bandup 12 places, No. 57 → No. 45
- Junk Food Junkie — Larry Groceup 12 places, No. 68 → No. 56
New to this week’s Top 10
- You Sexy Thing — Hot ChocolateNo. 8
- Walk Away From Love — David RuffinNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Take It To The Limit — EaglesNo. 32
- All By Myself — Eric CarmenNo. 38
- Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) — Bee GeesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Quiet Storm — Smokey RobinsonNo. 86
- You're Fooling You — The DramaticsNo. 87
- If I Only Knew — Ozark Mountain DaredevilsNo. 88
- Hold Back The Night — The TrammpsNo. 90
- Disco Sax/for The Love Of You — Houston PersonNo. 93
- One Fine Day — JulieNo. 94
- Tell It Like It Is — Andy WilliamsNo. 99
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.