Top 100 songs for October 16, 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 “Disco Duck (Part I)” by Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots. Meanwhile, “Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)” by Rod Stewart rises from No. 71 to No. 42. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) — Rod Stewartup 29 places, No. 71 → No. 42
- More Than A Feeling — Bostonup 21 places, No. 45 → No. 24
- Nights Are Forever Without You — England Dan & John Ford Coleyup 18 places, No. 76 → No. 58
New to this week’s Top 40
- More Than A Feeling — BostonNo. 24
- A Dose Of Rock 'N' Roll — Ringo StarrNo. 35
- Queen Of My Soul — Average White BandNo. 40
First-week entries
- Hello Old Friend — Eric ClaptonNo. 70
- California Day — Starland Vocal BandNo. 81
- If I Only Could — The RowansNo. 84
- Shake Your Rump To The Funk — The Bar-KaysNo. 85
- You Ought To Be Havin' Fun — Tower Of PowerNo. 86
- The Raven — The Alan Parsons ProjectNo. 87
- Groovy People — Lou RawlsNo. 88
- Breezin' — George BensonNo. 90
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.