‘50 Ways to Leave Your Lover’ by Paul Simon peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Feb 7 1976)

(Saturday, February 7, 1976)“50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Feb. 7/14/21, 1976).

It was Simon’s fourth of four number one hits on the chart (including three as “Simon and Garfunkel” with Art Garfunkel from 1966 to 1975).