Top 100 songs for October 30, 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 “If You Leave Me Now” by Chicago. Meanwhile, “Livin' Thing” by Electric Light Orchestra rises from No. 88 to No. 60. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Livin' Thing — Electric Light Orchestraup 28 places, No. 88 → No. 60
- After The Lovin' — Engelbert Humperdinckup 23 places, No. 85 → No. 62
- You Make Me Feel Like Dancing — Leo Sayerup 20 places, No. 68 → No. 48
New to this week’s Top 10
- The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald — Gordon LightfootNo. 4
- Muskrat Love — Captain & TennilleNo. 9
- Magic Man — HeartNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Whenever I'm Away From You — John TravoltaNo. 70
- Do What You Want, Be What You Are — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 75
- I Kinda Miss You — The ManhattansNo. 81
- Don't Take Away The Music — TavaresNo. 83
- Catfish — Four TopsNo. 84
- Let Me Down Easy — American FlyerNo. 85
- Living It Down — Freddy FenderNo. 86
- Baby Boy — Mary Kay Place As Loretta HaggersNo. 88
- Someday (I Didn't Want To Have to be the One) — Henry GrossNo. 89
- Things — Anne MurrayNo. 90
- Don't Fight The Hands (That Need You) — Hamilton, Joe Frank & DennisonNo. 91
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.