BILLBOARD LIST OF #1'S FOLLOWS EVENTS Major Events of 1976 Supreme Court rules that black and other minorities are entitled to retroactive job senority, and that the death penalty is not inherently cruel or unusual and is a constitutionally acceptable for of punishment. President ford signs Federal election Campaign Act. Concorde (first supersonic airliner) makes first commercial flights. Viking 1 and 2 probes land on Mars and beam back photographs. US bicentennial (200 years since independence). British Pound falls below US $2 for the first time. Chinese leader, Mao Zedong, dies. Israeli commandos free the passengers and crew of a hijacked French airliner, at Entebbe, Uganda. In 1976 the United States celebrated her Bicentennial (200th birthday.) The worst earthquakes in history occurred in China and Guatemala. Asia is free of smallpox for the first time in history, and Jimmy Carter is elected our 39th President. Women are admitted to US Military Academies and race in the Indianapolis 500. Viking I lands on Mars and Apple Computer is founded in California. There is a serial killer murdering people in New York City. • Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys 21 to 17 on January 18 in Miami in Super Bowl X. • Another devastating earthquake occurs in Guatemala killing 23,000 people on February 4. • The winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria opened on February 4. The Soviet athletes win 142 medals, East Germans 109, and Americans 104. U.S. skater Dorothy Stuart Hamill becomes a Gold Medal winner. • In February a swine flu threatens the United States. 48 million Americans get the shot only to learn it was a false alarm, only six cases were recorded. • Janet Guthrie became the first woman to enter the Indianapolis 500 in March. • In April New York's .44-Caliber killer, David Berkowitz, of Yonkers, New York, terrorizes New York City killing five women, one man, and leaving seven wounded. • Four military academies; US Air Force Academy, US Naval Academy, US Military Academy, US Coast Guard Academy, admitted the first women. • The nation celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4. • The 1976 Summer Olympics open on July 17 in Montreal, Canada. Nadia Comaneci, a Romanian gymnast, scores seven perfect 10s. US team members Bruce Jenner (decathlon) and Sugar Ray Leonard (boxing) both came home with gold medals. • On July 20 Viking I landed on Mars. • The worst earthquake in history on July 28 in China kills about 655,000 people. • Boston's Quincy Market reopens August 26 just 150 years after Josiah Quincy opened it. • On October 21 the Cincinnati Reds win sweep the New York Yankees in four games winning the World Series. • On November 2, Jimmy Carter wins the US Presidential election. He becomes our 39th President beating former President Ford 297 to 240 electoral votes. He was Time Magazine Man of the Year for 1976. • The Los Angeles World Trade Center is built on a four-acre complex at 333 South Flower Street. • Legionnaire's Disease kills 29 members of the American Legion which proves a rare form of pneumonia. • A California drought forces water rationing and prices go up 40 percent. • Apple Computer is founded in a California garage by Stephen G. Wozniak and Steven Jobs. • Perrier Water is introduced to the United States. Many fitness minded Americans switched from alcoholic beverages to the new drink. 49th Annual Academy Awards: Best Actor: Peter Finch in Network Best Actress: Faye Dunaway in Network Best Picture: Rocky Emmy Awards: Outstanding Comedy: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) Outstanding Drama: Masterpiece Theater: Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS) 19th Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year: The Masquerade by George Benson Album of the Year: Songs in the Key of Life by Steve Wonder Song of the Year: I Write the Songs by Barry Manilow Best New Artist: Starland Vocal Band These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1976. January 3 Saturday Night Bay City Rollers January 10 Convoy C.W. McCall January 17 I Write The Songs Barry Manilow January 24 Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Diana Ross January 31 Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players February 7 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon February 14 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon February 21 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon February 28 Theme From "S.W.A.T." Rhythm Heritage March 6 Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles March 13 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The Four Seasons March 20 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The Four Seasons March 27 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) The Four Seasons April 3 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor April 10 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor April 17 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor April 24 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor May 1 Let Your Love Flow Bellamy Brothers May 8 Welcome Back John Sebastian May 15 Boogie Fever The Sylvers May 22 Silly Love Songs Wings May 29 Love Hangover Diana Ross June 5 Love Hangover Diana Ross June 12 Silly Love Songs Wings June 19 Silly Love Songs Wings June 26 Silly Love Songs Wings July 3 Silly Love Songs Wings July 10 Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal Band July 17 Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal Band July 24 Kiss and Say Goodbye Manhattans July 31 Kiss and Say Goodbye Manhattans August 7 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John and Kiki Dee August 14 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John and Kiki Dee August 21 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John and Kiki Dee August 28 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John and Kiki Dee September 4 You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees September 11 (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC and the Sunshine Band September 18 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry September 25 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry October 2 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry October 9 A Fifth of Beethoven Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band October 16 Disco Duck (Part 1) Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots October 23 If You Leave Me Now Chicago October 30 If You Leave Me Now Chicago November 6 Rock'n Me Steve Miller Band November 13 Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart November 20 Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart November 27 Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart December 4 Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart December 11 Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart December 18 Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart December 25 Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart Top 100 Hits of 1976 / Top 100 Songs of 1976 1. Silly Love Songs, Paul McCartney and Wings 2. Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Elton John and Kiki Dee 3. Disco Lady, Johnnie Taylor 4. December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night), Four Seasons 5. Play That Funky Music, Wild Cherry 6. Kiss And Say Goodbye, Manhattans 7. Love Machine (Part 1), The Miracles 8. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Paul Simon 9. Love Is Alive, Gary Wright 10. A Fifth Of Beethoven, Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band 11. Sara Smile, Daryl Hall and John Oates 12. Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band 13. I Write The Songs, Barry Manilow 14. Fly, Robin, Fly, Silver Convention 15. Love Hangover, Diana Ross 16. Get Close, Seals and Crofts 17. More, More, More, Andrea True Connection 18. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen 19. Misty Blue, Dorothy Moore 20. Boogie Fever, Sylvers 21. I'd Really Love To See You Tonight, England Dan and John Ford Coley 22. You Sexy Thing, Hot Chocolate 23. Love Hurts, Nazareth 24. Get Up And Boogie, Silver Convention 25. Take It To The Limit, Eagles 26. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty, K.C. and The Sunshine Band 27. Sweet Love, Commodores 28. Right Back Where We Started From, Maxine Nightingale 29. Theme From "S.W.A.T", Rhythm Heritage 30. Love Rollercoaster, Ohio Players 31. You Should Be Dancing, Bee Gees 32. You'll Never Find Antoher Love Like Mine, Lou Rawls 33. Golden Years, David Bowie 34. Moonlight Feels Right, Starbuck 35. Only Sixteen, Dr. Hook 36. Let Your Love Flow, Bellamy Brothers 37. Dreamweaver, Gary Wright 38. Turn The Beat Around, Vicki Sue Robinson 39. Lonely Night (Angel Face), The Captain and Tennille 40. All By Myself, Eric Carmen 41. Love To Love You Baby, Donna Summer 42. Deep Purple, Donny and Marie Osmond 43. Theme From "Mahogany", Diana Ross 44. Sweet Thing, Rufus 45. That's The Way I Like It, K.C. and The Sunshine Band 46. A Little Bit More, Dr. Hook 47. Shannon, Henry Gross 48. If You Leave Me Now, Chicago 49. Lowdown, Boz Scaggs 50. Show Me The Way, Peter Frampton 51. Dream On, Aerosmith 52. I Love Music (Pt. 1), O'Jays 53. Say You Love Me, Fleetwood Mac 54. Times Of Your Life, Paul Anka 55. Devil Woman, Cliff Richard 56. Fooled Around And Fell In Love, Elvin Bishop 57. Convoy, C.W. McCall 58. Welcome Back, John Sebastian 59. Sing A Song, Earth, Wind and Fire 60. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel, Tavares 61. I'll Be Good To You, Brothers Johnson 63. Shop Around, The Captain and Tennille 64. Saturday Night, Bay City Rollers 65. Island Girl, Elton John 66. Let's Do It Again, Staple Singers 67. Let 'Em In, Paul McCartney and Wings 68. Baby Face, Wing and A Prayer Fife and Drum Corps 69. This Masquerade, George Benson 70. Evil Woman, Electric Light Orchestra 71. Wham Bam, Silver 72. I'm Easy, Keith Carradine 73. Wake Up Everybody (Pt. 1), Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes 74. Summer, War 75. Let Her In, John Travolta 76. Fox On The Run, Sweet 77. Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac 78. Got To Get You Into My Life, Beatles 79. Fanny (Be Tender With My Love), Bee Gees 80. Getaway, Earth, Wind and Fire 81. She's Gone, Daryl Hall and John Oates 82. Rock And Roll Music, Beach Boys 82. Still The One, Orleans 83. You're My Best Friend, Queen 84. With Your Love, Jefferson Starship 85. Slow Ride, Foghat 86. Who'd She Coo, Ohio Players 88. Walk Away From Love, David Ruffin 89. Baby, I Love Your Way, Peter Frampton 90. Young Hearts Sun Free, Candi Staton 91. Breaking Up's Hard To Do, Neil Sedaka 92. Money Honey, Bay City Rollers 93. Tear The Roof Off The Sucker, Parliament 94. Junk Food Junkie, Larry Groce 95. Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again, Barry Manilow 96. Rock And Roll All Nite, Kiss 97. Disco Duck, Rick Dees 97. The Boys Are Back In Town, Thin Lizzy 98. Take The Money And Run, Steve Miller Band 99. Squeeze Box, The Who 100. Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.), Glen Campbell