Last but certainly not least...the final installment of the most Popular Songs of 1976. Plenty of familiar tunes here, as well as a few forgotten gems. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) KC and the Sunshine Band ~ “That’s The Way (I Like It)”
2) Wings ~ “Let ‘Em In”
3) George Benson ~ “This Masquerade”
4) Merle Haggard ~ “The Roots Of My Raising”
5) Fleetwood Mac ~ “Rhiannon”
6) Electric Light Orchestra ~ “Evil Woman”
7) Keith Carradine ~ “I’m Easy”
8) Don Williams ~ “Till The Rivers All Run Dry”
9) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes ft. Teddy Pendergrass ~ “Wake Up, Everybody” (What a great song...unfortunately, its message is still very apropos today.)
10) Crystal Gayle ~ “I’ll Get Over You”
11) John Travolta ~ “Let Her In” (This video is more interesting for the post-song interview than it is for the tune itself. Travolta excitedly tells Dick Clark about getting a role in his first "serious" movie, Carrie, which incidentally was the first film made from a Stephen King novel. He also mentions having acted in the stage version of Grease. Two years later, he would star in the film version of Grease, which became a smash hit.)
12) Daryl Hall & John Oates ~ “She’s Gone”
13) Queen ~ “You’re My Best Friend”
14) Johnny Cash ~ “One Piece At A Time”
15) Rufus ~ “Sweet Thing” (Yes, that IS a young Chaka Khan.)
16) Orleans ~ “Still The One”
17) Foghat ~ “Slow Ride”
18) Marty Robbins ~ “El Paso City” (What is it with Marty Robbins and hideously ugly shirts? Blame it on the '70s? Or is it simply Marty's bad sense of style?)
19) Thin Lizzy ~ “The Boys Are Back In Town”
20) Candi Staton ~ “Young Hearts Run Free”
21) Peter Frampton ~ “Baby, I Love Your Way”
22) David Ruffin ~ “Walk Away From Love”
23) Steve Miller Band ~ “Take The Money And Run / Rock’n Me” (This is a classic "HOGO" video. Hear One, Get One Free! Both songs were big hits in '76.)
24) England Dan & John Ford Coley ~ “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight” (I'd totally forgotten about this wonderfully catchy song!)
25) George Jones & Tammy Wynette ~ “Golden Ring”
