Other #1 songs on December 31, 1976
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Sweet Dreams

Emmylou Harris

#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

Notable December 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Bryon Russell

Basketball Player

Born December 31, 1970

Brent Barry

Basketball Player

Born December 31, 1971

Scott Manley

Astrophysicist

Born December 31, 1972

Shandon Anderson

Basketball Player

Born December 31, 1973

Jeff Waldstreicher

Politician

Born December 31, 1979

Heath Shuler

Football Player and Politician

Born December 31, 1971

Curtis Myden

Swimmer

Born December 31, 1973