THE MBG TOP FORTY
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OCTOBER 31, 1976 THRU NOVEMBER 5, 1977
THE 8TH CHART YEAR
A Brief Explanation: I have chosen to incorporate what I call 'Chart Years' into The MBG Top 40. Each year, the new chart year will begin on Sunday of the first week of November and run through Saturday of the last week of October. All singles which made their debut within those dates will become eligible for the Top Hits for that chart year; 179 singles qualified during the 1977 chart year.
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 100. | Don't Worry Baby - B.J. Thomas | #12 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 99. | We Just Disagree - Dave Mason | #12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 98. | Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band | #11 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 97. | Save It For A Rainy Day - Stephen Bishop | #11 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 96. | Brick House - Commodores | #10 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 95. | How Much Love - Leo Sayer | #10 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 94. | Gotta Give It Up - Marvin Gaye | #10 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 93. | It's A Long Way There - Little River Band | #10 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 92. | I Just Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce | #10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 91. | Barracuda - Heart | #10 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 90. | I Believe You - Dorothy Moore | #10 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 89. | I Believe In Love - Kenny Loggins | #9 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 88. | Need Somebody To Love - Queen | #9 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 87. | Someone To Lay Down Beside Me - Linda Ronstadt |
#9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 86. | Just To Be Close To You - Commodores | #8 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 85. | Smoke From A Distant Fire - Sanford Townsend Band |
#8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 84. | Boogie Child - Bee Gees | #8 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 83. | Don't Ask My Neighbors - Emotions | #8 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 82. | The Killing Of Georgie - Rod Stewart | #8 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 81. | Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs | #8 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 80. | Livin' Thing - ELO | #8 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 79. | Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold | #8 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 78. | Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett | #7 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 77. | Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
#7 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 76. | My Heart Belongs To Me - Barbra Streisand | #7 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 75. | Rubberband Man - Spinners | #7 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 74. | Telephone Lines - ELO | #7 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 73. | Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer Warnes | #7 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 72. | I Feel Love - Donna Summer | #6 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 71. | You Don't Have To Be A Star - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. |
#6 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 70. | Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac | #6 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 69. | Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder | #6 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 68. | Night Moves - Bob Seger | #6 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 67. | Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow | #6 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 66. | Just Remember I Love You - Firefall | #6 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 65. | We're All Alone - Rita Coolidge | #6 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 64. | Fernando - Abba | #6 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 63. | Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart | #5 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 62. | (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again - LTD | #5 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 61. | Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band | #5 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 60. | Hard Rock Cafe - Carole King | #5 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 59. | Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary McGregor | #5 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 58. | Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner | #5 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 57. | Things We Do For Love - Ten CC | #5 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 56. | Wishing You Were Here - Chicago | #5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 55. | So You Win Again - Hot Chocolate | #5 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 54. | Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day | #5 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 53. | Dazz - Brick | #5 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 52. | Your Smiling Face - James Taylor | #4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 51. | Black Betty - Ram Jam | #4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 50. | Rich Girl - Hall & Oates | #4 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 49. | It's So Easy - Linda Ronstadt | #4 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 48. | I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb | #4 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 47. | Just A Song Before I Go - Crosby, Stills & Nash | #3 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 46. | When I Need You - Leo Sayer | #3 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 45. | Keep It Coming Love - K.C. & The Sunshine Band |
#3 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 44. | Muskrat Love - Captain & Tenille | #3 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 43. | Hello Stranger - Yvonne Elliman | #3 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 42. | Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney & Wings | #3 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 41. | Gonna Fly Now (Theme from 'Rocky') - Bill Conti |
#3 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 40. | Boogie Nights - Heatwave | #3 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 39. | Heard It In A Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band | #3 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 38. | Baby What A Big Surprise - Chicago | #3 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 37. | Here Come Those Tears Again - Jackson Browne |
#3 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 36. | You Make Lovin' Fun - Fleetwood Mac | #3 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 35. | Easy - Commodores | #3 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 34. | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Elton John |
#2 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 33. | Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancing) - Johnny Rivers |
#2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 32. | Weekend In New England - Barry Manilow | #2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 31. | How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees | #2 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 30. | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gale |
#2 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 29. | Main Street - Bob Seger | #2 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 28. | Whatcha Gonna Do - Pablo Cruise | #2 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 27. | I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole | #2 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 26. | I'm Your Boogie Man - K.C. & The Sunshine Band |
#2 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 25. | Sam - Olivia Newton-John | #2 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 24. | Knowing Me, Knowing You - Abba | #2 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 23. | Hotel California - Eagles | #2 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 22. | I Wish/Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder | #2 | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 21. | Strawberry Letter #23 - Brothers Johnson | #2 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 20. | Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt | #2 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 19. | I'm In You - Peter Frampton | #2 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 18. | (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher - Rita Coolidge | #2 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 17. | Dancing Queen - Abba | #2 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 16. | Theme from 'Star Wars' - Meco | #1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 15. | Nights Are Forever Without You - England Dan & John Ford Coley |
#1 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 14. | Car Wash - Rose Royce | #1 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 13. | Love Me - Yvonne Elliman | #1 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 12. | You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone | #1 | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 11. | New Kid In Town - Eagles | #1 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 10. | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer | #1 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 9. | Cold As Ice - Foreigner | #1 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 8. | Evergreen - Barbra Streisand | #1 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 7. | More Than A Feeling - Boston | #1 | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 6. | Handy Man - James Taylor | #1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 5. | Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac | #1 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 4. | So Into You - Atlanta Rhythm Section | #1 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 3. | Dreams - Fleetwood Mac | #1 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
| 2. | Best Of My Love - Emotions | #1 | 7 | 13 | 19 |
| 1. | Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston | #1 | 9 | 13 | 24 |
