HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry
“Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry finished No. 5 on the year-end Top 100 of 1976, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 51976
Year-end charts11976
ArtistWild Cherry1 year-end hit
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1976 was “Silly Love Songs” by Wings.
Play “Play That Funky Music”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1976 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1976 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Elton John and Kiki Dee | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Disco Lady | Johnnie Taylor | ▶♪ |
| 4 | December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) | The Four Seasons | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Play That Funky Music | Wild Cherry | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Kiss And Say Goodbye | The Manhattans | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Love Machine (Part 1) | The Miracles | ▶♪ |
| 8 | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover | Paul Simon | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Play That Funky Music” by Vanilla Ice (1991)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.