Top 100 songs for July 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 “Afternoon Delight” by Starland Vocal Band. Meanwhile, “You Should Be Dancing” by Bee Gees rises from No. 50 to No. 25. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- You Should Be Dancing — Bee Geesup 25 places, No. 50 → No. 25
- Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (part 1) — Tavaresup 24 places, No. 59 → No. 35
- (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty — KC And The Sunshine Bandup 23 places, No. 79 → No. 56
New to this week’s Top 10
- Moonlight Feels Right — StarbuckNo. 5
- Rock And Roll Music — The Beach BoysNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Let 'em In — WingsNo. 22
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart — Elton John & Kiki DeeNo. 23
- You Should Be Dancing — Bee GeesNo. 25
- This Masquerade — George BensonNo. 31
- Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (part 1) — TavaresNo. 35
- Baby, I Love Your Way — Peter FramptonNo. 37
- Another Rainy Day In New York City — ChicagoNo. 39
First-week entries
- Gotta Be The One — Maxine NightingaleNo. 78
- Getaway — Earth, Wind & FireNo. 79
- Wake Up Susan — The SpinnersNo. 83
- Magic Man — HeartNo. 85
- Devil With A Blue Dress — Pratt & McClainNo. 87
- Light Up The World With Sunshine — Hamilton, Joe Frank & DennisonNo. 89
- Street Singin' — Lady FlashNo. 90
- Hey Shirley (This Is Squirrely) — Shirley & SquirrelyNo. 91
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman — The Deadly NightshadeNo. 92
- You To Me Are Everything — The Real ThingNo. 93
- You To Me Are Everything — BroadwayNo. 94
- Up The Creek (without A Paddle) — The TemptationsNo. 95
- Rock Creek Park — The BlackbyrdsNo. 96
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.