The #1 country song on December 31, 1976
By Emmylou Harris
Other #1 songs on December 31, 1976Across genres and charts
#1 dance track
Don't Leave Me This Way
Thelma Houston
#1 R&B song
Car Wash
Rose Royce
#1 song in the UK
When a Child Is Born (Soleado)
Johnny Mathis
#1 song
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart
Notable December 31 BirthdaysBorn in the 1970s
Bryon Russell
Basketball Player
Born December 31, 1970
Brent Barry
Born December 31, 1971
Scott Manley
Astrophysicist
Born December 31, 1972
Shandon Anderson
Born December 31, 1973
Jeff Waldstreicher
Politician
Born December 31, 1979
Heath Shuler
Football Player and Politician
Curtis Myden
Swimmer