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Top Dance Songs of 1976

1975 <-1976-> 1977

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1.
12/1976
376

✫1
US
23
AC
2
dance
✫1
R&B
5
UK
charted as Another Star / I Wish / Sir Duke / Isn't She Lovely in US dance charts
[Tamla 54274]
written by Stevie Wonder
2.
07/1976
370

✫1
US
25
AC
✫1
dance
4
R&B
5
UK
[RSO 853]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
3.
04/1976
338

✫1
US
19
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
10
UK
[Motown 1392]
written by Marilyn McLeod & Pam Sawyer (as Pamela Sawyer)
4.
06/1976
338

✫1
US


12
dance
✫1
R&B
7
UK
charted as Play That Funky Music / I Feel Sanctified in US dance charts
[Epic 50225]
written by Robert Parissi
5.
10/1976
330

✫1
US


3
dance
✫1
R&B
9
UK
[MCA 40615]
written by Norman Whitfield
6.
12/1976
324

✫1
US
40
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
13
UK
charted as Don't Leave Me This Way / Any Way You Like It in US dance charts
[Tamla 54278]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert
7.
05/1976
322

2
US
✫1
AC
4
dance
✫1
R&B
10
UK
[Philadelphia International 3592]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
8.
03/1976
311

2
US
25
AC
5
dance
5
R&B
7
UK
[Midland International 10571]
written by Sylvester Levay & Michael Kunze (as Stephan Prager)
9.
02/1976
292

4
US
23
AC
2
dance
23
R&B
5
UK
[Buddah 515]
written by Gregg Diamond
10.
09/1976
267

2
US


14
dance
✫1
R&B
16
UK
[Atlantic 3355]
written by Thom Bell & Linda Creed
11.
11/1976
262

25
US
38
AC
31
dance
2
R&B
✫1
UK
charted as Free / It's Important to Me in US dance charts
[Columbia 10429]
written by Deniece Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts & Susaye Greene
12.
03/1976
256

20
US
50
AC
8
dance
✫1
R&B
2
UK
charted as Young Hearts Run Free / Run to Me / Destiny in US dance charts
[Warner 8181]
written by Dave Crawford (as David Crawford)
13.
05/1976
248

15
US
18
AC
✫1
dance
3
R&B
4
UK
[Capitol 4270]
written by Freddie Perren & Keni St. Lewis
14.
07/1976
216

3
US
11
AC
12
dance
5
R&B
28
UK
charted as Lowdown / What Can I Say in US dance charts
[Columbia 10367]
written by Boz Scaggs & David Paich
15.
10/1976

Dazz by Brick

from Good High   
189

3
US


7
dance
✫1
R&B


[Bang 727]
written by Eddie Irons, Ray Ransom & Regi Hargis
16.
10/1976
184

34
US


3
dance
14
R&B
4
UK
[Capitol 4348]
written by Freddie Perren, Keni St. Lewis & Christine Yarian
17.
08/1976
168

17
US


✫1
dance
12
R&B
10
UK
[Marlin 3306]
written by Jacques Morali, Richie Rome (as Richard V. DiCicco), Henri Belolo & Phil Hurtt
18.
02/1976
159

14
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
23
UK
[instrumental]
[United Artists 775]
written by Randy Muller & Wade Williamston
19.
10/1976
159

6
US


33
dance
2
R&B
42
UK
as The Jacksons
[Epic/Philadelphia International 50289]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
20.
12/1976
129

65
US


11
dance


6
UK
charted as Daddy Kool//Take The Heat Off Me/Fever in US dance charts
written by Frank Farian & Georg Reyam
21.
11/1976
127

21
US


12
dance
4
R&B
17
UK
charted as Getaway/Saturday Nite in US dance charts
[Columbia 10439]
written by Maurice White, Philip Bailey & Al McKay
22.
03/1976
125

10
US
43
AC
✫1
dance
73
R&B
51
UK
[RCA Victor 10562]
written by Gerald Jackson & Pete Jackson (as Peter Jackson)
23.
07/1976
109

12
US


12
dance
✫1
R&B


charted as Getaway/Saturday Nite in US dance charts
[Columbia 10373]
written by Peter Cor & Beloyd (as Beloyd Taylor)
24.
11/1976
108

42
US
35
AC
12
dance
68
R&B
10
UK
charted as Lowdown / What Can I Say in US dance charts
[Columbia 10440]
written by Boz Scaggs & David Paich
25.
04/1976
106

91
US


10
dance
18
R&B
9
UK
produced by Van McCoy
[Buddah 519]
written by Van McCoy
26.
02/1976
105

101
US


5
dance
12
R&B
10
UK
as The Fatback Band
[instrumental]
[Event 229]
written by Gerry Thomas
27.
03/1976
95

27
US


✫1
dance
12
R&B
35
UK
[Atlantic 3306]
written by Ron Baker (as Ronald Baker)
28.
03/1976
90





7
dance
60
R&B
10
UK
as Isaac Hayes Movement
[HBS/ABC 12171]
written by Isaac Hayes
29.
06/1976
84

45
US


19
dance
4
R&B
22
UK
[Polydor 14326]
written by Deanna Brown, Deidra Brown & Yamma Brown
30.
01/1976
82

18
US
11
AC
6
dance
36
R&B


[instrumental]
#1 hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1942
[Salsoul 2004]
written by Victor Schertzinger & Johnny Mercer
31.
02/1976
78

19
US


18
dance
3
R&B


[Fantasy 762]
written by Donald Byrd (as Donald Toussaint Byrd)
32.
08/1976
72





3
dance


17
UK
[Scepter 12424]
written by Ken Gibson
33.
04/1976
61

52
US
47
AC
3
dance
21
R&B
40
UK
[Oasis 405]
written by Barry Manilow & Adrienne Anderson
34.
02/1976
61

36
US


7
dance
2
R&B


charted as He's a Friend / It's Not What You Got / Chains in US dance charts
[Tamla 54266]
written by T.G. Conway, Allan Felder & Bruce Gray
35.
09/1976
59

49
US


38
dance
✫1
R&B
51
UK
[Philadelphia International 3601]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
36.
12/1976
57

51
US


14
dance
8
R&B
37
UK
[instrumental]
[United Artists 921]
written by Randy Muller
37.
08/1976
57

30
US


15
dance
4
R&B


38.
08/1976
56

30
US


3
dance
20
R&B


charted as Nice 'n' Naasty / Salsoul 3001 / Don't Beat Around the Bush in US dance charts
[Salsoul 2011]
written by Vincent Montana Jr.
39.
09/1976
52

48
US
30
AC
✫1
dance
28
R&B


[instrumental]
charted as My Sweet Summer Suite / Brazilian Love Song in US dance charts
[20th Century 2301]
written by Barry White
40.
04/1976
49





13
dance


23
UK
written by Biddu
41.
02/1976
49

24
US


19
dance
96
R&B


[Asylum 45294]
written by Earl Cate, Ernie Cate & Steve Cropper
42.
05/1976
45

40
US


3
dance
25
R&B


[Motown 1391]
written by Brian Holland & Eddie Holland Jr.
43.
10/1976
44

47
US


✫1
dance
93
R&B


[Soul 35119]
written by Donald Daniels, Mike Sutton (as Michael B. Sutton) & Kathy Wakefield
44.
01/1976
43

69
US


✫1
dance
22
R&B


[ABC 12164]
written by Dave Crawford & Richard Downing
45.
10/1976
43

51
US


4
dance
13
R&B


B side to Flowers
[Columbia 10347]
written by Jeanette Hawes & Wanda Hutchinson
46.
01/1976
40

48
US


2
dance
90
R&B


charted as Lady Bump / The Lady Bumps On in US dance charts
[Atco 7038]
written by Michael Kunze (as Stephan Prager) & Sylvester Levay
47.
05/1976
39

54
US


2
dance
63
R&B


[Salsoul 2008]
written by Allan Felder (as Alan Felder) & T.G. Conway
48.
10/1976
38

55
US


13
dance
6
R&B


[De-Lite 1586]
written by Kool & The Gang & Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell)
49.
05/1976
38

80
US


✫1
dance
35
R&B


[Oasis 406]
written by Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer
50.
08/1976
36

48
US


5
dance
37
R&B


charted as You + Me = Love / Let's Go Down to the Disco in US Hot 100
[Whitfield 8306]
written by Norman Whitfield
51.
05/1976
35

61
US


2
dance




[Atlantic 3330]
written by Michel Polnareff
52.
12/1976
35

39
US


33
dance
9
R&B


[Motown 1408]
written by Lionel Richie & Ronald LaPread
53.
03/1976
35

94
US


6
dance
7
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3588]
written by Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead
54.
10/1976
35

94
US


6
dance


51
UK
[Pyramid 8007]
written by D.C. LaRue
55.
02/1976
34





3
dance
7
R&B


56.
11/1976
32

64
US


11
dance
10
R&B


[Old Town 1000]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
57.
09/1976
31





8
dance
26
R&B
51
UK
charted as Young Hearts Run Free / Run to Me / Destiny in US dance charts
[Warner 8249]
written by Dave Crawford
58.
02/1976
31





9
dance


39
UK
written by Juggy Murray Jones (as Juggy Murray) & Kenneth Williams
59.
10/1976
31

102
US


✫1
dance




charted as Midnight Love Affair / Crime Don't Pay in US dance charts
[Midland International 10753]
written by Michel Jourdan, Pierre Groscolas & Estelle Levitt
60.
09/1976
30





8
dance


41
UK
charted as Young Hearts Run Free / Run to Me / Destiny in US dance charts
written by Dave Crawford
61.
01/1976
30

94
US


3
dance
25
R&B


as Michael Zager's Moon Band featuring Peabo Bryson
[Bang 720]
written by Paul Davis & Michael Zager
62.
08/1976
30

88
US


8
dance
10
R&B


written by Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Victor Drayton & Buddy Turner (as Reginald Turner)
63.
01/1976
28

72
US
42
AC
5
dance




[instrumental]
charted as I Could Have Danced all Night / Jump for Joy in US Hot 100, AC and dance charts
[Epic 50173 A]
written by Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner
64.
03/1976
28

56
US
41
AC
8
dance




as B.C. Generation
[instrumental]
[20th Century 2271]
written by Bob Crewe & Cindy Bullens
65.
07/1976
27





✫1
dance




66.
11/1976
27





✫1
dance




67.
06/1976
27





✫1
dance




charted as That's Where The Happy People Go/Disco Party/Can We Come Together
written by Bruce Gray & T.G. Conway
68.
10/1976
27





✫1
dance




written by Kid Creole (as August Darnell) & Stony Browder (as Stony Browder Jr.)
69.
02/1976
27





9
dance
65
R&B
52
UK
[Dakar 4551]
written by Hamilton Bohannon
70.
04/1976
26





18
dance


39
UK
[instrumental]
[Epic 50212]
written by Biddu
71.
05/1976
26

88
US


4
dance
76
R&B


charted as Salsoul Hustle / You're Just the Right Size / Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It) in US dance charts
[Salsoul 2007]
written by Vincent Montana Jr.
72.
11/1976
25

91
US


4
dance
91
R&B


[instrumental]
[Arista 0207]
written by Mike Leander, Pete Phipps & Gerry Shephard
73.
08/1976
25





3
dance
24
R&B


[instrumental]
[United Artists 837]
written by Randy Muller
74.
06/1976
25

69
US


14
dance
20
R&B


[H&L 4670]
written by Van McCoy
75.
01/1976
25





12
dance
59
R&B
52
UK
[Mercury 73746]
written by Reid Whitelaw & Norman Bergen
76.
05/1976
25

98
US


4
dance
71
R&B


featuring Barbara Roy
[Roulette 7182]
written by Allan Felder, Bunny Sigler & Norman Harris
77.
08/1976
24





28
dance


38
UK
as The Fatback Band
written by Gerry Thomas
78.
10/1976
24

61
US


10
dance
54
R&B


charted as Let's Get It Together / Fait le Chat (Do the Cat) in US dance charts [instrumental]
[AVI 115]
written by Merria Ross
79.
08/1976
24

60
US


14
dance
34
R&B


charted as No, No, Joe / San Francisco Hustle in US dance charts
[Midland International 10723]
written by Michael Kunze (as Stefan Prager) & Sylvester Levay
80.
10/1976
24

63
US


9
dance
91
R&B


charted as Daylight / Should I Stay / How About Me / I Won't Let You Go in US dance charts
[RCA 10775]
written by Bobby Womack & Harold Payne
81.
24





2
dance




82.
03/1976

Wow by André Gagnon

from Neiges   
22

95
US


5
dance




written by André Gagnon
83.
09/1976
22

96
US


5
dance




written by Johnny Melfi
84.
04/1976
21

109
US


5
dance
100
R&B


[SAM 5002]
written by Cole Porter
85.
12/1976
20

48
US


40
dance
68
R&B


charted as You + Me = Love / Let's Go Down to the Disco in US Hot 100
[Whitfield 8306]
written by Norman Whitfield
86.
01/1976
20

94
US


8
dance
62
R&B


[Pye 71057]
written by Biddu
87.
02/1976
19



40
AC
5
dance




as Henry Mancini and His Concert Orchestra
[instrumental]
[RCA Victor 10463]
written by Van McCoy
88.
11/1976
19





4
dance
95
R&B


charted as Let's Make a Deal / I've Got You Under My Skin / Be Mine in US dance charts
[Polydor 14357]
written by Curtis Blandon
89.
01/1976
19





12
dance
13
R&B


[Vigor 1728]
written by Ray Dahrouge
90.
19





4
dance




91.
19





4
dance




92.
10/1976
18

91
US


9
dance
91
R&B


[Roulette 7195]
written by Melvin Steals (as Mystro) & Mervin Steals (as Lyric)
93.
08/1976
18

80
US


13
dance
95
R&B


[Buddah 538]
written by Gregg Diamond
94.
11/1976
17

105
US


8
dance
76
R&B


[Atlantic 3365]
written by Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper & Wilson Pickett
95.
17





5
dance




written by Vincent Montana Jr., Ronnie Walker (as Ronald B. Walker) & Janis Ian
96.
08/1976
17

102
US


11
dance
36
R&B


[Atco/WMOT 7056]
written by Bobby Eli & Len Barry
97.
15





6
dance




[Atco 7059]
written by Fernando Arbex
98.
08/1976
15

110
US


12
dance
55
R&B


[United Artists 840]
written by Mark Radice
99.
10/1976
14

84
US


20
dance
96
R&B


[instrumental]
charted as Peter Gunn / I Shot the Sheriff in US dance charts
[MCA 40631]
written by Henry Mancini
100.
11/1976
14





11
dance
30
R&B


charted as Goin' Up in Smoke / Music Man / Born Again / Thanks for the Memories in US dance charts
[Tamla 346]
written by Allan Felder & Norman Harris

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