List of number-one R&B singles of 1976 (U.S.)
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/Stairway to Heaven" | The O'Jays |
| May 1 | "Livin' for the Weekend/Stairway to Heaven" | 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 |
Chart comparisons
- Eight songs went to number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Six of the songs that peaked on the chart in 1976 are "Disco Lady", "Boogie Fever", "Love Hangover", "Kiss and Say Goodbye", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", and "Play that Funky Music". Two more songs, "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)", and "Car Wash", topped the chart the year after. Another song, "Love Rollercoaster", topped the chart in 1976, but originally peaked the R&B chart the year before.
- "Turning Point" by R&B singer Tyrone Davis spent a week at number one on the R&B singles chart in February and holds the distinction of being the first number one soul single to fail to make the Hot 100 since 1955.
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