Top 100 songs for October 9, 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 “A Fifth Of Beethoven” by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band. Meanwhile, “Muskrat Love” by Captain & Tennille rises from No. 48 to No. 32. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Muskrat Love — Captain & Tennilleup 16 places, No. 48 → No. 32
- A Dose Of Rock 'N' Roll — Ringo Starrup 14 places, No. 58 → No. 44
- I Never Cry — Alice Cooperup 13 places, No. 78 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
- She's Gone — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Muskrat Love — Captain & TennilleNo. 32
- Just To Be Close To You — CommodoresNo. 37
- Do You Feel Like We Do — Peter FramptonNo. 39
- This One's For You — Barry ManilowNo. 40
First-week entries
- Stand Tall — Burton CummingsNo. 74
- Nights Are Forever Without You — England Dan & John Ford ColeyNo. 76
- Hot Line — The SylversNo. 86
- So Sad The Song — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 89
- Jeans On — David DundasNo. 90
- Flowers — The EmotionsNo. 93
- Can't You See — Waylon JenningsNo. 97
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.