Tuesday December 16, 1975
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 13, 1975



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1   THAT'S THE WAY 1 1 2 9
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1015)
2   LET'S DO IT AGAIN 3 4 10 9
Staple Singers (Curtom 0109)
3   FLY ROBIN FLY 2 2 1 11
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10339)
4   SATURDAY NIGHT 6 8 13 11
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0149)
5   NIGHTS ON BROADWAY 4 5 5 11
Bee Gees (RSO 515)
6   SKY HIGH 8 10 15 15
Jigsaw (Chelsea 3022)
7   MY LITTLE TOWN 7 7 8 9
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 10230)
8   I WRITE THE SONGS 10 13 33 6
Barry Manilow (Arista 0157)
9   LOVE ROLLERCOASTER 13 23 44 5
Ohio Players (Mercury 73734)
10   I LOVE MUSIC (PT. 1) 11 14 35 8
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3577)
11   FOX ON THE RUN 12 17 36 5
Sweet (Capitol 4157)
12   ISLAND GIRL 5 3 3 10
Elton John (MCA 40461)
13   THEME FROM MAHOGANY 18 28 52 7
Diana Ross (Motown 1377)
14   OUR DAY WILL COME 15 16 19 9
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,043)
15   THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU 9 6 4 13
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1725)
16   VENUS & MARS-ROCK SHOW 16 18 21 7
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4175)
17   EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET 14 15 18 16
Pete Wingfield (Island 026)
18   YOU SEXY THING 22 30 39 9
Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047)
19   CONVOY 49 66 98 4  
C.W. McCall (MGM 14839)
20   FLY AWAY 69 -- -- 2  
John Denver (RCA Victor 10517)
21   WALK AWAY FROM LOVE 28 39 57 5
David Ruffin (Motown 1376)
22   THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON 23 29 40 6
David Geddes (Big Tree 16052)
23   WHO LOVES YOU 17 12 7 16
Four Seasons (Warner/Curb 8122)
24   I WANT'A DO SOMETHING FREAKY TO YOU 20 20 22 14
Leon Haywood (20th Century 2228)
25   SECRET LOVE 26 27 30 9
Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17585)
26   FOR THE LOVE OF YOU (PTS. 1 & 2) 27 31 38 6
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2259)
27   SING A SONG 41 53 67 4  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10251)
28   LOW RIDER 21 11 11 14
War (United Artists 706)
29   OVER MY HEAD 34 46 68 6
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1339)
30   PART TIME LOVE 32 34 42 7
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 513)
31   COUNTRY BOY 35 43 60 6
Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155)
32   EVIL WOMAN 37 51 79 5
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 729)
33   WINNERS AND LOSERS 39 47 63 6
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Playboy 6054)
34   FULL OF FIRE 38 41 59 6
Al Green (Hi 2300)
35   ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT 42 58 71 6
Kiss (Casablanca 850)
36   TIMES OF YOUR LIFE 43 56 73 5
Paul Anka (United Artists 737)
37   FEELINGS 30 21 16 27
Morris Albert (RCA Victor 10279)
38   I'M ON FIRE 24 25 27 9  
5000 Volts (Philips 40801)
39   HURRICANE (PT. 1) 54 67 87 4  
Bob Dylan (Columbia 10245)
40   SCHOOL BOY CRUSH 51 62 70 5  
Average White Band (Atlantic 3304)
41   BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN 25 26 29 17  
Willie Nelson (Columbia 10176)
42   VOLARE 46 54 66 7
Al Martino (Capitol 4134)
43   WAKE UP EVERYBODY 50 60 72 4
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3579)
44   CARRY ME 47 55 64 6
Crosby & Nash (ABC 12140)
45   BABY FACE 55 64 74 5
Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (Wing & A Prayer 103)
46   CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL 48 49 51 8
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1573)
47   MIRACLES 36 33 14 17  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10367)
48   DOWN TO THE LINE 57 69 82 4
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73724)
49   SQUEEZE BOX 64 72 75 5  
Who (MCA 40475)
50   LOVE HURTS 66 78 95 4  
Nazareth (A&M 1671)
51   WOMAN TONIGHT 60 70 81 4
America (Warner Bros. 8157)
52   LOVE MACHINE (PT. 1) 68 77 92 6  
Miracles (Tamla 54262)
53   LET IT SHINE 65 -- -- 2  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40495)
54   GOING DOWN SLOWLY 63 71 80 4
Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 268)
55   THIS WILL BE 19 9 9 16  
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4109)
56   BAD BLOOD 40 36 23 14  
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40460)
57   I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU 29 19 20 17  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10190)
58   SINCE I MET YOU BABY 44 44 46 9  
Freddy Fender (GRT 031)
59   HEAT WAVE 31 22 6 12  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45282)
60   SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT 70 83 -- 3
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4192)
61   50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER -- -- -- 1  
Paul Simon (Columbia 10270)
62   BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO -- -- -- 1  
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40500)
63   OPERATOR 33 24 25 13  
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 3292)
64   SOS 52 32 12 18  
Abba (Atlantic 3265)
65   PALOMA BLANCA 80 97 -- 3  
George Baker Selection (Warner Bros. 8115)
66   LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY 77 82 88 6  
Donna Summer (Oasis 401)
67   HAPPY 59 59 61 9
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54263)
68   FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN 72 76 83 7
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn 0244)
69   LONELY SCHOOL YEAR 71 73 78 7
Hudson Brothers (Rocket/MCA 40464)
70   LET'S LIVE TOGETHER 73 74 89 10
Road Apples (Polydor 14285)
71   THIS OLD MAN 81 85 -- 3
Purple Reign (Private Stock 45,052)
72   NEVER BEEN ANY REASON 74 86 91 8
Head East (A&M 1718)
73   THEME FROM S.W.A.T. 76 81 85 5
Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135)
74   ART FOR ART'S SAKE 83 -- -- 2
10cc (Mercury 73725)
75   GOLDEN YEARS -- -- -- 1  
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10441)
76   PLAY ON LOVE 86 -- -- 2
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10456)
77   HEY THERE LITTLE FIREFLY (PT. 1) 82 92 94 6
Firefly (A&M 1736)
78   ALL BY MYSELF -- -- -- 1  
Eric Carmen (Arista 0165)
79   I CHEAT THE HANGMAN 85 91 -- 3
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8161)
80   LYIN' EYES 45 35 17 13  
Eagles (Asylum 45279)
81   SLOW RIDE -- -- -- 1  
Foghat (Bearsville 0306)
82   SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT 84 89 -- 3
Batdorf & Rodney (Arista 0159)
83   FREE RIDE -- -- -- 1  
Tavares (Capitol 4184)
84   BIRMINGHAM BLUES 79 84 -- 3
Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 606)
85   SOUL TRAIN '75 -- 88 93 3
Soul Train Gang (Soul Train 10400)
86   VALENTINE LOVE 88 93 -- 3
Norman Connors (Buddah 499)
87   HOW HIGH THE MOON 89 94 -- 3
Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14838)
88   BLUE GUITAR 92 -- -- 2
Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold 67021)
89   WHAT'S COME OVER ME 93 -- -- 2
Margie Joseph & Blue Magic (Atco 7030)
90   THE HOMECOMING 97 -- -- 2
Hagood Hardy (Capitol 4156)
91   THE MAN ON PAGE 602 91 98 -- 3
Zoot Fenster (Antique 106)
92   FOR A DANCER 99 -- -- 2
Prelude (Pye 71045)
93   DON'T CRY JONI -- -- -- 1  
Conway Twitty (MCA 40407)
94   DRIVE MY CAR 95 -- -- 2
Gary Toms Empire (Pickwick Int'l 6504b)
95   IT'S ALRIGHT 96 -- -- 2
Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8148)
96   THE BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS -- -- -- 1  
Kenny Starr (MCA 40474)
97   IN THE WINTER 98 100 -- 3
Janis Ian (Columbia 10228)
98   I WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU (DANCE WITH ME) -- -- -- 1  
Ritchie Family (20th Century 2252)
99   DEEP PURPLE -- -- -- 1  
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14840)
100   MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND -- -- -- 1  
Bill Withers (Columbia 10255)

designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a song that entered the chart this week

Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Games People Play" by Spinners (# 53)
   • "Love Power" by Willie Hutch (# 56)
   • "Skybird" by Tony Orlando & Dawn (# 58)
   • "Calypso" by John Denver (# 61)
   • "Do It Any Way You Wanna" by People's Choice (# 62)
   • "Everything's The Same (Ain't Nothing Changed)" by Billy Swan (# 67)
   • "Lady Blue" by Leon Russell (# 75)
   • "Nice, Nice, Very Nice" by Ambrosia (# 78)
   • "This Is What You Mean To Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 87)
   • "Bye Bye Baby" by U.S. 1 (# 90)
   • "Sunday Sunrise" by Anne Murray (# 94)
   • "I'm On Fire" by Jim Gilstrap (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I GOT OVER LOVE Major Harris
102   THEY ALL ASK'D FOR YOU Meters
103   BREAKFAST FOR TWO Country Joe McDonald
104   USING THE POWER Climax Blues Band
105   GIVE ME YOUR HEART Bloodstone
106   EASY AS PIE Billy (Crash) Craddock
107   ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT John Fogerty
108   (I'M GOING BY) THE STARS IN YOUR EYES Ron Banks & Dramatics
109   LOVE HURTS Jim Capaldi
110   YESTERDAY'S HERO John Paul Young
111   CRAZY Atlanta Rhythm Section
112   EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART Crown Heights Affair
113   ONE WOMAN BAND Carol Chase
114   GOODNIGHT AND GOOD MORNING Cecilio & Kapono
115   LOVING ARMS Millie Jackson
116   NEXT TIME Dan Fogelberg
117   LOUISIANA LOU AND THREE CARD MONTY JOHN Allman Brothers Band
118   I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS Greg Lake
119   THE ZIP MFSB
120   THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU Andrew Gold
121   ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD Dionne Warwick
122   AMAZING GRACE (USED TO BE HER FAVORITE SONG) Amazing Rhythm Aces
123   ALONE TOO LONG Hall & Oates
124   HAVE A CIGAR Pink Floyd
125   THROUGH THE EYES OF LITTLE CHILDREN Larry Jon Wilson
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