| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 08/1976 | | 353
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 10390] written by Peter Cetera |
 | 2. | 04/1976 | | 340
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 | as Wings written by Paul McCartney |
| 3. | 06/1976 | | 312
 | US ✫1 UK 5 US AC 42 | [Warner 8262] written by Rod Stewart |
| 4. | 10/1976 | | 294
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 19 | [Warner 8283] written by Leo Sayer & Vini Poncia |
 | 5. | 07/1976 | | 271
 | US 3 UK 2 US AC ✫1 | as Wings written by Paul McCartney |
 | 6. | 08/1976 | | 252
 | US ✫1 UK 6 | as Manfred Mann's Earth Band written by Bruce Springsteen |
 | 7. | 08/1976 | | 216
 | US ✫1 UK 11 | as Steve Miller [Capitol 4323] written by Steve Miller |
 | 8. | 12/1976 | | 215
 | US ✫1 UK 20 US AC 2 US country 43 | written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey & J.D. Souther |
| 9. | 06/1976 | | 209
 | US 2 UK 26 US AC ✫1 | [Big Tree 16069] written by Parker McGee |
| 10. | 12/1976 | | 208
 | US 5 UK 6 US AC 12 | [Mercury 73875] written by Graham Gouldman & Eric Stewart |
 | 11. | 11/1976 | | 186
 | US 13 UK 2 | [Elektra 45362] written by Freddie Mercury |
 | 12. | 04/1976 | | 180
 | US 10 UK 6 | [Rolling Stones 19304] written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
 | 13. | 11/1976 | | 176
 | US 6 UK 11 US AC ✫1 | [Rocket 40645] written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
 | 14. | 10/1976 | | 170
 | US 13 UK 4 US AC 36 | [United Artists Xw-888] written by Jeff Lynne |
 | 15. | 08/1976 | | 167
 | US 2 UK 40 US AC 9 US country 50 | [Reprise 1369] written by Gordon Lightfoot |
 | 16. | 02/1976 | | 167
 | US 6 UK 10 | [live] [A&M 1795] written by Peter Frampton |
 | 17. | 12/1976 | | 153
 | US 2 US AC 38 US R&B 20 | as Steve Miller [Capitol 4372] written by Steve Miller |
 | 18. | 08/1976 | | 149
 | US 30 UK 2 | written by Rod Stewart |
 | 19. | 09/1976 | | 147
 | US 5 UK 22 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #500] [Epic 50266] written by Tom Scholz |
 | 20. | 11/1976 | | 140
 | US 10 UK 8 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #336] revived in 1986 as a rap-hit by Run DMC [Columbia 10449 A] written by Steven Tyler & Joe Perry |
| 21. | 05/1976 | | 133
 | US 16 UK 7 | [Elektra 45318] written by John Deacon |
| 22. | 04/1976 | | 132
 | US 38 UK 3 US AC 24 | [Warner 8203] written by Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker |
| 23. | 05/1976 | | 129
 | US 12 UK 8 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #499] [Mercury 73786] written by Phil Lynott |
| 24. | 04/1976 | | 128
 | US 6 US AC 2 | featuring Carolyn Willis [Warner 8190] written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts |
 | 25. | 12/1976 | | 126
 | US 4 | [Capitol 4369] written by Bob Seger |
| 26. | 11/1976 | | 121
 | US 9 UK 27 US AC 3 | [Elektra 45365] written by David Gates |
| 27. | 12/1976 | | 116
 | US 8 UK 31 US AC 8 | produced by Alan Parsons [Janus 266] written by Al Stewart & Peter Wood |
| 28. | 07/1976 | | 115
 | US 12 UK 16 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #397] [Columbia 10384] written by Buck Dharma (as Donald Roeser) |
| 29. | 03/1976 | | 114
 | US 88 UK 3 | produced by Alan Parsons [London 20086] written by John Miles |
 | 30. | 07/1976 | | 113
 | US 5 US AC 33 | [Asylum 45336] written by Johanna Hall & John Hall |
| 31. | 08/1976 | | 110
 | US 61 UK 4 | [MCA 40610] written by Garth Porter & Tony Mitchell |
| 32. | 09/1976 | | 109
 | UK 3 | [R] written by Gavin Sutherland |
 | 33. | 11/1976 | | 109
 | UK 3 | [instrumental] written by traditional |
 | 34. | 06/1976 | | 107
 | US 7 US AC 9 | [R] [Capitol 4274] written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney |
| 35. | 09/1976 | | 103
 | US 7 US AC 14 | B side to Destroit Rock City [Casablanca 863] written by Peter Criss, Bob Ezrin & Stan Penridge |
 | 36. | 01/1976 | | 103
 | US 6 | [R] [Columbia 10278 A] written by Steven Tyler & Joe Perry |
| 37. | 06/1976 | | 100
 | UK 4 | written by Wilbert Harrison |
| 38. | 06/1976 | | 100
 | US 11 UK 35 US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 10366] written by Neil Diamond |
| 39. | 03/1976 | | 93
 | US 60 UK 6 | [Mercury 73779] written by Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman & Kevin Godley |
| 40. | 07/1976 | | 92
 | US 11 UK 40 US AC 12 | [Reprise 1356] written by Christine McVie |
| 41. | 09/1976 | | 89
 | US 10 UK 39 | [live] [A&M 1867] written by Peter Frampton, Mick Gallagher, John Siomos & Rick Wills |
| 42. | 10/1976 | | 88
 | US 10 US AC 6 | [Big Tree 16079] written by Parker McGee |
 | 43. | 07/1976 | | 86
 | US 9 | [Mushroom 7011 A] written by Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson |
 | 44. | 03/1976 | | 81
 | US 11 UK 46 US AC 33 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #488] written by Stevie Nicks |
 | 45. | 06/1976 | | 80
 | US 12 UK 43 US AC 28 | [live] [A&M 1832] written by Peter Frampton |
 | 46. | 07/1976 | | 77
 | US 12 US AC 24 | [Warner 8228] written by Alice Cooper & Dick Wagner |
| 47. | 07/1976 | | 77
 | US 12 US AC 6 | as Jefferson Starship [Grunt 10746] written by Marty Balin, Joey Covington & Victor Smith |
 | 48. | 03/1976 | | 77
 | US 14 UK 38 US AC 24 | [United Artists 770 A] written by Jeff Lynne |
| 49. | 02/1976 | | 76
 | UK 7 | written by Rick Parfitt |
| 50. | 03/1976 | | 72
 | US 28 UK 37 US AC 7 US country 6 | [RCA 10601] written by Jimmie Crane & Al Jacobs |
| 51. | 12/1976 | | 71
 | US 11 | [Kirshner 4267] written by Kerry Livgren |
 | 52. | 10/1976 | | 65
 | UK 9 | written by Ronnie Scott & Steve Wolfe |
 | 53. | 05/1976 | | 64
 | US 11 | as Steve Miller [Capitol 4260] written by Steve Miller |
| 54. | 07/1976 | | 63
 | US 22 US AC ✫1 | [Warner 8222] written by James Taylor |
| 55. | 10/1976 | | 59
 | UK 13 US AC 8 | [Columbia 10452] written by Neil Diamond |
| 56. | 04/1976 | | 59
 | US 13 US R&B 57 | [Warner 8196] written by Michael McDonald |
| 57. | 07/1976 | | 58
 | UK 11 | written by Rick Parfitt & Bob Young |
 | 58. | 02/1976 | | 58
 | UK 11 | written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea |
| 59. | 10/1976 | | 58
 | UK 10 | [A&M 1865] written by Joan Armatrading |
| 60. | 05/1976 | | 57
 | US 23 US AC ✫1 | produced by George Martin [Warner 8212] written by Dan Peek |
| 61. | 01/1976 | | 55
 | US 14 US AC 21 | charted as Grow Some Funk of Your Own / I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) in US charts [MCA 40505] written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
 | 62. | 12/1976 | | 54
 | US 15 | written by Paul Stanley |
| 63. | 02/1976 | | 52
 | US 28 US AC ✫1 | [Ode 66119] written by Carole King |
 | 64. | 01/1976 | | 50
 | US 14 | charted as Grow Some Funk of Your Own / I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) in US charts [MCA 40505] written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Davey Johnstone |
| 65. | 06/1976 | | 50
 | UK 13 | |
| 66. | 06/1976 | | 50
 | UK 13 | written by Marc Bolan |
 | 67. | 06/1976 | | 47
 | US 21 | [Columbia 10359 A] written by Steven Tyler & Brad Whitford |
| 68. | 12/1976 | | 44
 | UK 17 | written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker |
| 69. | 03/1976 | | 44
 | US 20 | [Swan Song 70108] written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Doc Pomus |
| 70. | 06/1976 | | 42
 | US 32 US AC 2 | [Columbia 10360] written by Robert Lamm |
 | 71. | 07/1976 | | 40
 | UK 19 | [R] written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney |
| 72. | 10/1976 | | 38
 | US 24 | [RSO 861] written by Eric Clapton |
| 73. | 10/1976 | | 36
 | US 26 US AC 44 | [Atlantic 3361] written by Carl Groszmann |
 | 74. | 11/1976 | | 36
 | US 25 | [Dark Horse 8294] written by George Harrison |
| 75. | 09/1976 | | 34
 | US 28 | [Harvest 4318] written by Graham Goble |
 | 76. | 02/1976 | | 33
 | US 27 | [A&M 1786] written by Dennis DeYoung & James Young |
| 77. | 1976 | | 33
 | US 28 US country 45 | US: B-side to Hurt [RCA 10601] written by Dennis Linde |
| 78. | 08/1976 | | 31
 | US 29 US AC 33 | written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love |
| 79. | 05/1976 | | 30
 | US 40 US AC 5 | [Columbia 10332] written by Paul Simon |
| 80. | 05/1976 | | 29
 | US 28 | [Arista 185] written by Tim Moore |
| 81. | 06/1976 | | 29
 | US 34 US AC 32 | [Bearsville 0309] written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love |
| 82. | 09/1976 | | 28
 | US 43 US AC 4 | written by Neil Diamond & Robert Maxwell |
 | 83. | 03/1976 | | 26
 | US 31 | [Casablanca 854] written by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons & Bob Ezrin |
| 84. | 11/1976 | | 24
 | US 34 | [Bearsville 0313] written by Roderick Price & Dave Peverett |
| 85. | 10/1976 | | 23
 | UK 31 | written by Robin Trower & Jim Dewar (as James Dewar) |
| 86. | 08/1976 | | 23
 | UK 31 | written by Phil Lynott |
| 87. | 02/1976 | | 22
 | US 33 | [Mercury 73766] written by Fred Turner (as C.F. Turner) & Blair Thornton |
 | 88. | 04/1976 | | 22
 | US 35 | [Mushroom 7021] written by Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson |
| 89. | 11/1976 | | 21
 | US 37 | [Warner 8282] written by Michael McDonald |
| 90. | 10/1976 | | 21
 | UK 32 | written by John Miles & Bob Marshall |
| 91. | 11/1976 | | 20
 | US 36 | [A&M 1877] written by Dennis DeYoung & Tommy Shaw |
| 92. | 12/1976 | | 20
 | US 42 US AC 17 | [Mushroom 7023] written by Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson |
| 93. | 07/1976 | | 20
 | US 37 | [20th Century 2297] written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson |
| 94. | 01/1976 | | 19
 | UK 35 | written by Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott & Mick Tucker |
| 95. | 06/1976 | | 17
 | US 46 US AC 27 | [Elektra 45323] written by Michael McDonald |
| 96. | 11/1976 | | 17
 | US 58 US AC 14 | [Warner 8277] written by Jim Seals & Dash Crofts |
 | 97. | 09/1976 | | 16
 | UK 37 | UK release written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
 | 98. | 12/1976 | | 16
 | UK 38 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #53] written by Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook & John Lydon (as Johnny Rotten) |
| 99. | 04/1976 | | 15
 | US 65 US AC 15 | [Mercury 73784] written by Randy Bachman |
| 100. | 01/1976 | | 15
 | US 63 US AC 22 | [Lifesong 45001] written by Sam Cooke, Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, Calvin Carter, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |