Top 100 songs for December 11, 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 “Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)” by Rod Stewart. Meanwhile, “Car Wash” by Rose Royce rises from No. 42 to No. 22. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
See debuts and biggest movers
This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Car Wash — Rose Royceup 20 places, No. 42 → No. 22
- This Song — George Harrisonup 15 places, No. 53 → No. 38
- Free Bird — Lynyrd Skynyrdup 15 places, No. 83 → No. 68
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Car Wash — Rose RoyceNo. 22
- Saturday Nite — Earth, Wind & FireNo. 34
- Enjoy Yourself — The JacksonsNo. 35
- Don't Take Away The Music — TavaresNo. 36
- This Song — George HarrisonNo. 38
- I Like Dreamin' — Kenny NolanNo. 39
- Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon — Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah BandNo. 40
First-week entries
- Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") — Barbra StreisandNo. 72
- Yesterday's Hero — Bay City RollersNo. 77
- Night Moves — Bob SegerNo. 85
- Dancing Queen — ABBANo. 86
- Save It For A Rainy Day — Stephen BishopNo. 87
- Free — Deniece WilliamsNo. 88
- Heart On My Sleeve — Bryan FerryNo. 90
- White Bird — David LaflammeNo. 96
- Silver Heels — BlazeNo. 97
- Year Of The Cat — Al StewartNo. 98
- Love Bug — Bumble Bee UnlimitedNo. 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.