Top 100 songs for February 21, 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 “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon. Meanwhile, “Cupid” by Tony Orlando & Dawn rises from No. 53 to No. 38. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Cupid — Tony Orlando & Dawnup 15 places, No. 53 → No. 38
- Only Love Is Real — Carole Kingup 14 places, No. 77 → No. 63
- Keep Holding On — The Temptationsup 12 places, No. 74 → No. 62
New to this week’s Top 10
- All By Myself — Eric CarmenNo. 7
- Take It To The Limit — EaglesNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Love Is The Drug — Roxy MusicNo. 37
- Cupid — Tony Orlando & DawnNo. 38
- Renegade — Michael MurpheyNo. 39
- Hold Back The Night — The TrammpsNo. 40
First-week entries
- The Jam — Graham Central StationNo. 83
- Fopp — Ohio PlayersNo. 86
- Show Me The Way — Peter FramptonNo. 88
- If You Only Believe (Jesus For Tonite) — Michel PolnareffNo. 90
- Mighty High — Mighty Clouds Of JoyNo. 91
- Rattlesnake — Ohio PlayersNo. 96
- I Am Somebody — Jimmy James & The VagabondsNo. 97
- The Call — Anne MurrayNo. 100
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.
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