There were four Saturdays in Feb. '76, so there the charts came out 4 times. But only 2 songs made it to #1. Paul Simon's "50 Ways To Leave Your lover" topped the first 3 weeks, replaced by Rhythm Heritage and "Theme From S.W.A.T."
Here's the Top 10 songs of the month, based on average chart position over the 4 weeks:
- Song - Artist - Feb-Ave
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon - 1.3
- Theme From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage - 3.8
- You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate - 3.8
- Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer - 4.8
- Love Machine (Part 1) - The Miracles - 6.8
- I Write The Songs - Barry Manilow - 9.0
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka - 10.0
- All By Myself - Eric Carmen - 10.8
- Take It To The Limit - Eagles - 11.8
- Love Hurts - Nazareth - 12.3
Seventeen (17) songs made their chart debuts. Listed below with their peak position during the month:
- Song - Artist - Peak (Feb)
- Lonely Night (angel Face) - Captain and Tennille - 9
- Sweet Thing - Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - 16
- Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce - 17
- Dream On - Aerosmith - 27
- Money Honey - Bay City Rollers - 28
- Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen - - 29
- Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook - 30
- Cupid - Tony Orlando and Dawn - 31
- Tangerine - The Salsoul Orchestra - 32
- Sweet Love - Commodores - 34
- Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music - 35
- Take It Like A Man - Bachman-Turner Overdrive - 36
- Hold Back The Night - The Trammps - 37
- Inseparable - Natalie Cole - 38
- Break Away - Art Garfunkel - 39
- Renegade - Michael Murphey - 39
- Just You And I - Melissa Manchester - 40
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