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American Top 40 — December 18, 1976

Host: Casey Kasem Songs on show: 41 Non-chart: 1

The December 18, 1976 American Top 40, hosted by Casey Kasem, included 41 songs. #1 was Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod Stewart. 6 songs debuted this week. 9 songs were in their final week on the chart. Also on the show: 1 extra (Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer) .

On this show

  1. 40
    Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band
    Week 1 of 13 · Peaks #1
  2. 39
    Keep Me Cryin' Al Green
    Week 1 of 2 · Peaks #37
  3. 38
    Walk This Way Aerosmith
    Week 1 of 9 · Peaks #10
  4. 37
    Mademoiselle Styx
    Week 1 of 1 · Peaks #37
  5. 36
    Whispering / Cherchez La Femme / Se Si Bon Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
    Week 1 of 3 · Peaks #27
  6. 35
    I Like Dreamin' Kenny Nolan
    Week 2 of 18 · Peaks #3
  7. 34
    Don't Take Away The Music Tavares
    Week 2 of 2 · Peaks #34
  8. 33
    This Song George Harrison
    Week 2 of 5 · Peaks #25
  9. Extra
    Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Jackson Five
  10. 32
    Just To Be Close To You Commodores
    Week 10 of 10 · Peak #7
  11. 31
    Enjoy Yourself Jacksons
    Week 2 of 13 · Peaks #6
  12. 30
    Saturday Nite Earth, Wind & Fire
    Week 2 of 4 · Peaks #24
  13. 29
    Shake Your Rump To The Funk Bar Kays
    Week 3 of 6 · Peaks #23
  14. 28
    Jeans On David Dundas
    Week 4 of 11 · Peaks #17
  15. 27
    Disco Duck Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
    Week 15 of 15 · Peak #1
  16. 26
    Lost Without Your Love Bread
    Week 3 of 11 · Peaks #9
  17. 25
    The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot
    Week 12 of 12 · Peak #2
  18. 24
    Hello Old Friend Eric Clapton
    Week 6 of 6 · Peaks #24
  19. 23
    Beth Kiss
    Week 12 of 12 · Peak #7
  20. 22
    Somebody To Love Queen
    Week 3 of 10 · Peaks #13
  21. 21
    Love So Right Bee Gees
    Week 11 of 13 · Peak #3
  22. 20
    Love Ballad LTD
    Week 6 of 6 · Peaks #20
  23. 19
    Livin' Thing Electric Light Orchestra
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #13
  24. 18
    I Wish Stevie Wonder
    Week 3 of 13 · Peaks #1
  25. 17
    Car Wash Rose Royce
    Week 2 of 12 · Peaks #1
  26. 16
    Love Me Yvonne Elliman
    Week 7 of 10 · Peaks #14
  27. 15
    Stand Tall Burton Cummings
    Week 7 of 13 · Peaks #10
  28. 14
    Hot Line Sylvers
    Week 6 of 15 · Peaks #5
  29. 13
    I Never Cry Alice Cooper
    Week 8 of 12 · Peaks #12
  30. 12
    Dazz Brick
    Week 5 of 13 · Peaks #3
  31. 11
    After The Lovin' Englebert Humperdinck
    Week 5 of 12 · Peaks #8
  32. 10
    Nights Are Forever Without You England Dan & John Ford Coley
    Week 8 of 10 · Peaks #10
  33. 9
    You Are The Woman Firefall
    Week 12 of 12 · Peaks #9
  34. 8
    Nadia's Theme Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr
    Week 11 of 12 · Peaks #8
  35. 7
    Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John
    Week 5 of 9 · Peaks #6
  36. 6
    More Than A Feeling Boston
    Week 10 of 12 · Peaks #6
  37. 5
    You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer
    Week 7 of 15 · Peaks #1
  38. 4
    Muskrat Love Captain & Tennille
    Week 11 of 13 · Peaks #4
  39. 3
    You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr
    Week 1 of 4 · Peaks #3
  40. 2
    The Rubberband Man Spinners
    Week 11 of 14 · Peaks #2
  41. 1
    Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart
    Week 2 of 3 · Peaks #1

Debuts

Final week on chart

Chart history