Top Songs

The Top Songs from 1976
Rank	All Time Rank	Artist	Single
1	24	Bruce Springsteen	Born to Run
2	63	Queen	Bohemian Rhapsody
3	215	Bruce Springsteen	Thunder Road
4	246	Aerosmith	Walk This Way
5	285	Bob Dylan	Tangled Up in Blue
6	303	Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers	Roadrunner
7	313	Led Zeppelin	Kashmir
8	349	Patti Smith	Gloria
9	367	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
10	424	10 CC	I'm Not in Love
11	425	Augustus Pablo	King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
12	450	David Bowie	Young Americans
13	484	Roxy Music	Love Is the Drug
14	543	Pink Floyd	Wish You Were Here
15	702	David Bowie	Fame
16	760	Parliament	Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)
17	824	Kiss	Rock'n'roll All Nite
18	876	The Eagles	One of These Nights
19	884	Donna Summer	Love to Love You Baby
20	986	Fleetwood Mac	Rhiannon
21	1015	Shirley and Co.	Shame Shame Shame
22	1090	Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes	Wake Up Everybody
23	1113	KC and The Sunshine Band	That's the Way (I Like It)
24	1133	David Bowie	Golden Years
25	1147	ABBA	S.O.S.
26	1215	Paul Simon	50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
27	1267	Bob Dylan	Hurricane
28	1304	Loretta Lynn	The Pill
29	1346	The O'Jays	I Love Music
30	1479	Willie Nelson	Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
31	1584	War	Low Rider
32	1605	Aerosmith	Sweet Emotion
33	1659	Television	Little Johnny Jewel
34	1676	Keith Jarrett	The Koln Concert Part I
35	1677	Weather Report	Birdland
36	1702	Elton John	Philadelphia Freedom
37	1827	Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes	Bad Luck
38	1961	Pink Floyd	Shine on You Crazy Diamond
39	2250	The Eagles	Take It to the Limit
40	2273	Sweet	Ballroom Blitz
41	2350	Glen Campbell	Rhinestone Cowboy
42	2405	Bob Dylan	Idiot Wind
43	2448	John Fogerty	Rockin' All Over the World

WLS MUSICRADIO BIG 89 OF '76

1 Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee
2 Silly Love Songs - Wings
3 Disco Duck - Rick Dees
4 If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
5 Tonight's The Night - Rod Stewart
6 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
7 Lonely Night (Angel Face) - Captain & Tennille
8 Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
9 Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
10 I Write The Songs - Barry Manilow
11 December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - Four Seasons
12 Boogie Fever - Sylvers
13 Shop Around - Captain & Tennille
14 I Only Want To Be With You - Bay City Rollers
15 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
16 Got To Get You Into My Life - Beatles
17 Welcome Back - John Sebastian
18 Muskrat Love - Captain & Tennille
19 Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
20 Rock And Roll Music - Beach Boys
21 Shannon - Henry Gross
22 Dream On - Aerosmith
23 Fox On The Run - Sweet
24 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
25 Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy
26 Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
27 More Than A Feeling - Boston
28 Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
29 Let 'em In - Wings
30 Crazy On You - Heart
31 You Are The Woman - Firefall
32 Love Hangover - Diana Ross
33 Nadia's Theme - DeVorzon & Botkin
34 Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
35 Get Closer - Seals & Crofts
36 Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
37 Rock'n Me - Steve Miller
38 Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
39 Beth - Kiss
40 Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention
41 Theme From S. W. A. T. - Rhythm Heritage
42 I'd ReallyLike To See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
43 Shake Your Booty - KC & The Sunshine Band
44 Theme From Mahogany - Diana Ross
45 Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
46 Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer
47 Rubberband Man - Spinners
48 Happy Days - Pratt & McClain
49 Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) - Fleetwood Mac
50 Rock And Roll Love Letter - Bay City Rollers
51 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
52 Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
53 You'll Never Find Another Love - Lou Rawls
54 Let Her In John - Travolta
55 I'm Easy - Keith Carradine
56 Rock And Roll All Nite - Kiss
57 You're My Best Friend - Queen
58 (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
59 Trying To Get The Feeling Again - Barry Manilow
60 Magic Man - Heart
61 Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
62 You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
63 All By Myself - Eric Carmen
64 Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra
65 My Little Town - Simon & Garfunkel
66 This One's For You - Barry Manilow
67 Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
68 Slow Ride - Foghat
69 Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton
70 Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) - Bee Gees
71 You Don't Have To Be A Star - Marilyn & Billy
72 Lowdown - Boz Scaggs
73 Still The One - Orleans
74 Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
75 Sara Smile - Daryl Hall & John Oates
76 Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook
77 Lorelei - Styx
78 Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton
79 More, More, More - Andrea True Connection
80 Wham Bam - Silver
81 Deep Purple - Donny & Marie
82 Love Hurts - Nazareth
83 Never Gonna Fall In Love Again - Eric Carmen
84 Money Honey - Bay City Rollers
85 Nights Are Forever Without You - England Dan & John Ford Coley
86 Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac
87 With Your Love - Jefferson Starship
88 Love In The Shadows - Neil Sedaka
89 Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac

WLS MUSICRADIO TOP ALBUMS OF '76

1 Comes Alive - Peter Frampton
2 At The Speed Of Sound - Wings
3 Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
4 Greatest Hits - Chicago
5 Greatest Hits - Eagles
6 Dreamboat Annie - Heart
7 Chicago X - Chicago
8 History - America
9 Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon
10 Trying To Get The Feeling Again - Barry Manilow
11 Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith
12 Endless Summer - Beach Boys
13 Alive - Kiss
14 Desire - Bob Dylan
15 Aerosmith - Aerosmith
16 This One's For You - Barry Manilow
17 Night At The Opera - Queen
18 Rocks - Aerosmith
19 Rock And Roll Music - Beatles
20 Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller

WLS MUSICRADIO SURVEY AWARDS FOR 1976

BEST GROUP - CHICAGO
Runners-up: Captain & Tennille, Beatles, Kiss,
Bay City Rollers, Led Zeppelin

BEST NEW GROUP - BOSTON
Runners-up: Heart, England Dan & John Ford Coley

BEST FEMALE - OLIVIA NEWTON40HN
Runner-up: Linda Ronstadt

BEST NEW FEMALE - MAXINE NIGHTINGALE
Runner-up: Vicki Sue Robinson

BEST MALE - BARRY MANILOW
Runners-up: Elton John, Paul McCartney

BEST NEW MALE - PETER FRAMPTON
Runner-up: John Travolta

WLS 1976 index

1975 Greatest Hits

1. Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
2. Shining Star - Earth Wind And Fire
3. Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
4. That's the Way (I Like It) - K.C. and the Sunshine Band
5. Thank God I'm A Country Boy - John Denver
6. Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk
7. Cut The Cake - Average White Band
8. You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
9. Lady Marmalade - Patti LaBelle
10. Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins
11. Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
12. You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
13. The Hustle - Van McCoy
14. Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
15. SOS - ABBA
16. Low Rider - War
17. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
18. Shame, Shame, Shame - Shirley and Company
19. Amie - Pure Prairie League
20. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
21. Black Friday - Steely Dan
22. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
23. Mexico - James Taylor
24. Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
25. How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
26. No No Song - Ringo Starr
27. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
28. That's The Way Of The World - Earth Wind and Fire
29. Sadie - the Spinners
30. Mamacita - the Grass Roots
31. Fly Robin Fly - Silver Convention
32. Black Water - Doobie Brothers
33. Fame - David Bowie
34. Why Can't We Be Friends? - War
35. Saturday Night Special - Lynyrd Skynyrd
36. Killer Queen - Queen
37. Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
38. The Entertainer - Billy Joel
39. Hey You - Bachman Turner Overdrive
40. Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas

1974 Greatest Hits

Takin Care Of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO)
2. The Loco-motion - Grand Funk
3. Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk
4. Piano Man - Billy Joel
5. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
6. Dancing Machine - Jackson Five
7. Jungle Boogie - Kool and the Gang
8. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe - Barry White
9. Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens
10. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
11. Rock The Boat - the Hues Corporation
12. Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Sude (1990's "the dancing baby song")
13. Billy Don't Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
14. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB
15. Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
16. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynrd
17. The Bitch Is Back - Elton John
18. The Way We Were - Barbara Streisand
19. Come Monday - Jimmy Buffet
20. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Rolling Stones
21. The Joker - Steve Miller Band
22. For The Love Of Money - O Jays
23. Midnight Rider - Greg Allman
24. It's Only Rock and Roll - Rolling Stones
25. Living in the USA - Steve Miller Band
26. Radar Love - Golden Earring
27. Mocking Bird - James Taylor and Carly Simon
28. My Melody Of Love - Bobby Vinton
29. Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
30. Clap For The Wolfman - Guess Who
31. I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton
32. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and the Spinners
33. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
34. Whatever Gets You Through The Night - John Lennon
35. Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan
36. Jazzman - Carole King
37. The Payback - James Brown
38. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
39. James Dean - the Eagles
40. Smokin In The Boys Room - Brownsville Station

The Musicradio WABC Top 100 of 1975

1 "The Hustle".........................................Van McCoy

2 "Love Will Keep Us Together".........................The Captain and Tenille

3 "Philadelphia Freedom"...............................Elton John

4 "Swearin' to God"....................................Frankie Valli

5 "Lady Marmalade".....................................LaBelle

6 "Lovin' You".........................................Minnie Riperton

7 "My Eyes Adored You".................................Frankie Valli

8 "Get Down Tonight"...................................K C and The Sunshine Band

9 "Fly Robin Fly"......................................The Silver Connection

10 "Jive Talkin' ".....................................The Bee Gees

11 "Have You Never Been Mellow"........................Olivia Newton-John

12 "Bad Luck"..........................................Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes

13 "Mandy".............................................Barry Manilow

14 "Rhinestone Cowboy".................................Glen Campbell

15 "Love Won't Make Me Wait"...........................Major Harris

16 "Mr. Jaws"..........................................Dickie Goodman

17 "Pick Up The Pieces"................................Average White Band

18 "Laughter In The Rain"..............................Neil Sedaka

19 "Fire"..............................................The Ohio Players

20 "Feelings"..........................................Morris Albert

21 "Someone Saved My Live Tonight".....................Elton John

22 "Magic".............................................Pilot

23 "Listen To What The Man Said".......................Elton John

24 "Ease On Down The Road".............................Consumer Rapport

25 "One Of These Nights"...............................The Eagles

26 "Bad Blood".........................................Neil Sedaka

27 "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"....................Freddy Fender

28 "Games People Play".................................The Spinners

29 "Fame"..............................................David Bowie

30 "Fallin' In Love"...................................Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds

31 "Doctor's Orders"...................................Carol Douglas

32 "No No Song"........................................Ringo Starr

33 "It Only Takes a Minute Girl".......................Tavares

34 "Dance With Me".....................................Orleans

35 "Who Loves You".....................................The Four Seasons

36 "Walking in Rhythm".................................The Blackbirds

37 "Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds".....................Elton John

38 "That's The Way I Like It"..........................K C and The Sunshine Band

39 "You're No Good"....................................Linda Ronstadt

40 "He Don't Love You Like I Love You".................Tony Orlando and Dawn

41 "I'm Not In Love"...................................10 cc

42 "Best of My Love"...................................The Eagles

43 "Island Girl".......................................Elton John

44 "Express"...........................................B. T. Express

45 "Please Mr. Postman"................................The Carpenters

46 "Shame, Shame, Shame"...............................Shirley and Company

47 "I'm Sorry".........................................John Denver

48 "How Long"..........................................Ace

49 "At Seventeen"......................................Janis Ian

50 "Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song".................B. J. Thomas

51 "Black Water".......................................The Doobie Brothers

52 "Kung Fu Fighting"..................................Carl Douglas

53 "You're The First, The Last, My Everything".........Barry White

54 "What Am I Gonna Do With You".......................Barry White

55 "Once You Get Started"..............................Rufus

56 "Sister Golden Hair"................................America

57 "Lyin' Eyes"........................................The Eagles

58 "Shining Star"......................................Earth, Wind and Fire

59 "When Will I Be Loved"..............................Linda Ronstadt

60 "Please Mr. Please".................................Olivia Newton-John

61 "Do It Any Way You Wanna"...........................People's Choice

62 "Hijack"............................................Herbie Mann

63 "Fight The Power Part 1"............................The Isley Brothers

64 "Thank God I'm A Country Boy".......................John Denver

65 "Jackie Blue".......................................Ozark Mountain Daredevils

66 "Let's Do It Again".................................The Staple Singers

67 "Wildfire"..........................................Michael Murphey

68 "Miracles"..........................................Jefferson Starship

69 "Why Can't We Be Friends"...........................War

70 "Get Dancin' "......................................Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes

71 "Bad Time"..........................................Grand Funk

72 "The Way We Were / Try To Remember".................Gladys Knight and The Pips

73 "When Will I See You Again".........................The Three Degrees

74 "Cat's In The Cradle"...............................Harry Chapin

75 "Brazil"............................................The Ritchie Family

76 "Could It Be Magic".................................Barry Manilow

77 "Only You"..........................................Ringo Starr

78 "The Way I Want To Touch You".......................The Captain and Tennille

79 "I Love Music Part 1"...............................The O'Jays

80 "Supernatural Thing Part 1".........................Ben E. King

81 "Lady"..............................................Styx

82 "Midnight Blue".....................................Melissa Manchester

83 "Run Joey Run"......................................David Geddes

84 "Angie Baby"........................................Helen Reddy

85 "Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor)".............Joe Simon

86 "You're So Beautiful"...............................Joe Cocker

87 "I'm Not Lisa"......................................Jessi Colter

88 "Rockin' Chair".....................................Gwen McCrae

89 "How Sweet It Is"...................................James Taylor

90 "One Man Woman / One Woman Man".....................Paul Anka with Odia Coates

91 "Only Yesterday"....................................The Carpenters

92 "L-O-V-E (Love)"....................................Al Green

93 "Junior's Farm".....................................Paul McCartney and Wings

94 "My Melody of Love".................................Bobby Vinton

95 "Some Kind of Wonderful"............................Grand Funk

96 "Sky High"..........................................Jigsaw

97 "The Will Be".......................................Natalie Cole

98 "Heat Wave".........................................Linda Ronstadt

99 "Nites on Broadway".................................The Bee Gees

100 "My Little Town"...................................Simon and Garfunkel