R&B number-one hits of 1976 (USA)

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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1976:

See also: 1976 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)

Issue Date Song Artist
January 3 Walk Away From Love David Ruffin
January 10 Sing a Song Earth, Wind & Fire
January 17 Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
January 24 Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
January 31 Sing A Song Earth, Wind & Fire
February 7 Turning Point Tyrone Davis
February 14 Inseparable Natalie Cole
February 21 Sweet Thing Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
February 28 Sweet Thing Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
March 6 Boogie Fever The Sylvers
March 13 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor
March 20 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor
March 27 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor
April 3 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor
April 10 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor
April 17 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor
April 24 Livin' for the Weekend The O'Jays
May 1 Livin' for the Weekend The O'Jays
May 8 Movin' Brass Construction
May 15 Love Hangover Diana Ross
May 22 Kiss and Say Goodbye The Manhattans
May 29 I Want You Marvin Gaye
June 5 Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton
June 12 I'll Be Good to You The Brothers Johnson
June 19 Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady) Natalie Cole
June 26 Something He Can Feel Aretha Franklin
July 3 Something He Can Feel Aretha Franklin
July 10 Something He Can Feel Aretha Franklin
July 17 Something He Can Feel Aretha Franklin
July 24 You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls
July 31 You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls
August 7 Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire
August 14 Getaway Earth, Wind & Fire
August 21 Who'd She Coo? The Ohio Players
August 28 (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC & the Sunshine Band
September 4 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
September 11 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
September 18 (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC & the Sunshine Band
September 25 (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC & the Sunshine Band
October 2 (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty KC & the Sunshine Band
October 9 Just To Be Close To You The Commodores
October 16 Just To Be Close To You The Commodores
October 23 The Rubberband Man The Spinners
October 30 Message in Our Music The O'Jays
November 6 Love Ballad L.T.D.
November 13 Love Ballad L.T.D.
November 20 You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
November 27 Dazz Brick
December 4 Dazz Brick
December 11 Dazz Brick
December 18 Dazz Brick
December 25 Car Wash Rose Royce