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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles Of 1976
This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1976. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 25, 1976, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of November 8, 1975 through October 30, 1976. See also * 1976 in music *List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1976 *List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1976 This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during 1976. Captain & Tennille scored three top ten hits during the year with " Lonely Night", "Shop Around", and "Muskrat Love", the most among all other ar ... References {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976 1976 record charts Billboard charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Love Machine (The Miracles Song)
"Love Machine" is a 1975 single recorded by Motown group The Miracles, taken from their album '' City of Angels''. The song was a #1 Pop smash on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and the biggest-selling hit single of The Miracles' career. This single was one of two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top 20 hits recorded by The Miracles with Billy Griffin as lead vocalist; the other is 1973's "Do It Baby". Griffin had replaced Miracles founder Smokey Robinson as lead singer in 1972. The song features a growling vocal by Miracle Bobby Rogers, with group baritone Ronnie White repeating "yeah, baby" throughout the song. Background Engineered and mixed by Kevin Beamish, "Love Machine" was produced by Freddie Perren, a former member of The Corporation brain trust in charge of the early Jackson 5 hits. It was written by Billy Griffin and his Miracles group-mate, original Miracle Pete Moore, with whom he wrote the rest of the ''City of Angels'' tracks as well. The song's lyrics, delivered over a disco bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can't Smile Without You" and "Copacabana (At the Copa)". He has recorded and released 51 Top 40 singles on the Adult Contemporary Chart, including 13 that hit number one, 28 that appeared within the top ten, and 36 that reached the top twenty. Manilow has released 13 platinum and six multi-platinum albums. Although not a favorite artist of music critics, Manilow has been praised by his peers in the recording industry, including Frank Sinatra, who was quoted in the 1970s as saying, "He's next." As well as producing and arranging albums for himself and other artists, Manilow has written and performed songs for musicals, films, and commercials for corporations such as McDonald's, Pepsi-Cola, and Band-Aid. He has been nominated for a Grammy A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Write The Songs
"I Write the Songs" is a popular song written by Bruce Johnston in 1975 and released on his album '' Going Public'' in 1977. Barry Manilow's version reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in January 1976 Bronson, Fred (2003). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Hits'', 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 425. after spending two weeks atop the ''Billboard'' adult contemporary chart in December 1975.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications), page 177. It won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year and was nominated for Record of the Year in 1977. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 13 song of 1976. The original version was recorded by Captain & Tennille, who worked with Johnston in the early 1970s with the Beach Boys. It appears on their 1975 album ''Love Will Keep Us Together''. The first release of "I Write the Songs" as a single was by teen idol David Cassidy from his 1975 solo album '' The Higher They Climb'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starland Vocal Band
Starland Vocal Band was an American pop band, known for " Afternoon Delight", one of the biggest-selling singles of 1976. Career The group began as Fat City, a husband/wife duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. Danoff and Nivert co-wrote the song "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and then, with John Denver, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" which became a hit single in 1971 and became an official song of West Virginia in 2014. The duo recorded two albums as Fat City (''Reincarnation'', ''Welcome to Fat City''), and two more as Bill & Taffy (''Pass It On'', ''Aces''), all released from 1969 to 1974. In the mid 1970s, Starland Vocal Band was formed and subsequently signed to Denver's label Windsong Records. Starland Vocal Band also included Jon Carroll (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Margot Chapman (vocals). Carroll and Chapman also became a couple, marrying in 1978. The group's debut album was the self-titled ''Starland Vocal Band'' and included " Afternoon Delight". The song w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afternoon Delight (song)
"Afternoon Delight" is a hit song recorded by Starland Vocal Band, known for its close harmony and sexually suggestive wordplay. It was written by Bill Danoff, one of the members of the band. "Afternoon Delight" charted well in New Zealand, peaking at #5. In Australia it was a #6 hit (Adelaide radio station 5KA was first to pick up the single, making it #1 in South Australia). In the UK, it reached #18 and was used as theme to a weekly show of the same title on London's Capital Radio, hosted by Duncan Johnson, and from 1980 on an afternoon show using the same title, broadcast every weekday at Mercia Sound in Coventry, presented by Stuart Linnell. It became a US #1 single on July 10, 1976 and earned a gold record. "Afternoon Delight" also reached #1 in Canada. Background and writing The title came from the happy hour menu at Clyde's restaurant in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., where Bill Danoff was eating with fellow bandmember Margot Chapman, while his then-wife Taffy Danoff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two write most of the songs they perform, separately or in collaboration. They achieved their greatest fame from the mid-1970s to the late-1980s with a fusion of rock and roll, soul music and rhythm and blues. Though they are commonly referred to as ''Hall & Oates'', Hall has been adamant about the duo being called Daryl Hall & John Oates – its official name. They have been credited on albums as Daryl Hall & John Oates (or Daryl Hall John Oates) on all of their US releases. The duo reached the US Top 40 with 29 of their 33 singles charting on ''Billboard'''s Hot 100 between 1974 and 1991. Six of these peaked at number one: " Rich Girl" (1977), "Kiss on My List" (1980), the two 1981 releases " Private Eyes", and "I Can't Go for That (No Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Smile
"Sara Smile" is a song written and recorded by the American musical duo Hall & Oates. It was released as the third single from their album ''Daryl Hall & John Oates''. The song was the group's first top 40 and first top ten hit in the US, reaching number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Release and chart performance "Sara Smile" first appeared in August 1975 as the second cut on the RCA Records album ''Daryl Hall & John Oates''. The song was performed by Hall & Oates during their September–November 1975 tour in support of the album, with a reviewer noting that listeners who liked " She's Gone" would also like the softer ballad "Sara Smile". In late 1975, "Sara Smile" was prepared as a 45 rpm 7-inch single release – the third single from the album. It first entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on January 31, 1976, at number 91. Cowritten by both halves of the duo, "Sara Smile" turned out to be Hall & Oates' breakthrough single, reaching a number 4 peak on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Murphy
Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony which topped the charts in 1976 and was featured on the ''Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack in 1977. Further classical–disco fusions followed, such as " Flight '76", "Rhapsody in Blue", " Toccata and Funk in 'D' Minor", "Bolero", and "Mostly Mozart", but were not as successful. In a career spanning over five decades, Murphy has written music for numerous films and TV shows, including ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', ''The Savage Bees'', '' Stingray'', '' Wiseguy'', ''The Commish'', '' Profit'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Looney Tunes'', and ''How Murray Saved Christmas''. He has had a long-running partnership with Seth MacFarlane, composing music for his films and TV shows such as ''Family Guy'', ''The Cleveland Show'', '' Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fifth Of Beethoven
"A Fifth of Beethoven" is a disco instrumental recorded by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band, adapted from the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. The record was produced by production music and sound effects recording producer Thomas J. Valentino. The "Fifth" in the song's title is a pun, referencing a liquid measure approximately equal to one-fifth of a gallon, a popular size for bottles containing liquor, as well as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony from which the song was adapted. Released as a single by Private Stock Records in 1976, the song debuted at number 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and climbed to number 1 within 19 weeks, remaining there for one week. In 1977, it was licensed to RSO Records for inclusion on the best-selling ''Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack. The song is one of Murphy's few Top 40 hits. Background and recording In college, Murphy's interests included rock music, particularly that which was adapted from classical music, suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Wright
Gary Malcolm Wright (born April 26, 1943) is an American musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs " Dream Weaver" and " Love Is Alive", and for his role in helping establish the synthesizer as a leading instrument in rock and pop music. Wright's breakthrough album, ''The Dream Weaver'' (1975), came after he had spent seven years in London as, alternately, a member of the British blues rock band Spooky Tooth and a solo artist on A&M Records. While in England, he played keyboards on former Beatle George Harrison's triple album ''All Things Must Pass'' (1970), so beginning a friendship that inspired the Indian religious themes and spirituality inherent in Wright's subsequent songwriting. His work since the late 1980s has embraced world music and the new age genre, although none of his post-1976 releases have matched the same level of popularity as ''The Dream Weaver''. A former child actor, Wright performed on Broadway in the hit musical '' Fanny'' before studyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is Alive (Gary Wright Song)
"Love Is Alive" is a song by Gary Wright taken from the 1975 album ''The Dream Weaver''. It features Wright on vocals and keyboards and Andy Newmark on drums, with all music except for the drums produced on the keyboards. The album's title cut and "Love Is Alive" both peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart. "Love Is Alive" spent 27 weeks on the chart, seven weeks longer than "Dream Weaver". ''Billboard'' ranked "Love Is Alive" as the No. 9 song of 1976. In the US, "Love Is Alive" peaked at number two on the Hot 100. oel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004/ref> "Kiss and Say Goodbye" by The Manhattans and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee kept it from the number one spot. In Canada, the song reached No. 6. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Covers and samples *Olivia Newton-John covered the track on her first live album, ''Love Performance'' in 1976. She performed the song on her first 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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