This Month In Music - May1976

May 1976...  40 years ago!  What was happening in the music world:

There were five Saturdays in March. '76, so there the charts came out 5 times.  And 5 different songs made it to #1.  Starting with "Let Your Love Flow" by Bellamy Brothers.  Then "Welcome Back" from John Sebastian, and "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers.  Finishing up with "Silly Love Songs" by Wings and "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross.  Phew....

Here's the Top 10 songs of the month, based on average chart position over the 5 weeks:

• Song  -  Artist  -  May Ave
• Boogie Fever  -  The Sylvers   -  3.0
• Welcome Back  -  John Sebastian  -  4.0
• Fooled Around And Fell In Love  -  Elvin Bishop  -  4.4
• Silly Love Songs  -  Wings  -  4.6
• Love Hangover  -  Diana Ross  -  5.0
• Right Back Where We Started From  -  Maxine Nightingale   -  8.4
• Get Up And Boogie (That's Right)  -  Silver Convention  -  9.2
• Shannon  -  Henry Gross   -  10.6
• Show Me TheWay  -  Peter Frampton   -  10.8
• Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again  -  Barry Manilow  -  12.2

Twenty-Nine (24) songs made their chart debuts.  Listed below with their peak position during the month:

• Song  -  Artist  -  May Peak
• Fool To Cry  -  The Rolling Stones  -  11
• Shop Around  -  Captain & Tennille  -  14
• Love In The Shadows  -  Neil Sedaka  -  16
• Movin'  -  Brass Construction  -  21
• Love Really Hurts Without You  -  Billy Ocean  -  22
• I Want You  -  Marvin Gaye  -  23
• Takin' It ToThe Streets  -  The Doobie Brothers  -  25
• Love Is Alive  -  Gary Wright  -  26
• Baretta'sTheme (Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow)  -  Rhythm Heritage  -  27
• Hurt/for The Heart  -  Elvis Presley  -  28
• I've Got A Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again)  -  Al Wilson  -  29
• One Piece At A Time  -  Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three  -  29
• I'll Be Good To You  -  The Brothers Johnson  -  30
• Never Gonna Fall In Love Again  -  Eric Carmen  -  32
• Anytime (i'll Be There)  -  Paul Anka  -  33
• Rock And Roll Love Letter  -  Bay City Rollers  -  33
• MoonlightFeels Right  -  Starbuck  -  34
• I.O.U.  -  Jimmy Dean  -  35
• Fallen Angel  -  Frankie Valli  -  36
• Kiss And Say Goodbye  -  The Manhattans  -  36
• Crazy On You  -  Heart  -  37
• It's Over  -  Boz Scaggs  -  38
• Still Crazy After All These Years  -  Paul Simon  -  40