Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending February 7, 1976
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER |
3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 10270) | ||||||
| 2 | CONVOY |
1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| C.W. McCall (MGM 14839) | ||||||
| 3 | I WRITE THE SONGS |
2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0157) | ||||||
| 4 | YOU SEXY THING |
4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | |
| Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047) | ||||||
| 5 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY |
7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
| Donna Summer (Oasis 401) | ||||||
| 6 | LOVE ROLLERCOASTER |
5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury 73734) | ||||||
| 7 | SING A SONG |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10251) | ||||||
| 8 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO |
10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40500) | ||||||
| 9 | LOVE MACHINE (PT. 1) |
11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | |
| Miracles (Tamla 54262) | ||||||
| 10 | EVIL WOMAN |
12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 729) | ||||||
| 11 | WALK AWAY FROM LOVE |
8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
| David Ruffin (Motown 1376) | ||||||
| 12 | TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT |
14 | 16 | 22 | 8 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 45293) | ||||||
| 13 | THEME FROM S.W.A.T. |
15 | 21 | 25 | 13 | |
| Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135) | ||||||
| 14 | ALL BY MYSELF |
16 | 24 | 26 | 9 | |
| Eric Carmen (Arista 0165) | ||||||
| 15 | FLY AWAY |
6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 10517) | ||||||
| 16 | SQUEEZE BOX |
19 | 20 | 21 | 13 | |
| Who (MCA 40475) | ||||||
| 17 | TIMES OF YOUR LIFE |
17 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| Paul Anka (United Artists 737) | ||||||
| 18 | LOVE HURTS |
21 | 22 | 23 | 12 | |
| Nazareth (A&M 1671) | ||||||
| 19 | GROW SOME FUNK OF YOUR OWN |
29 | 51 | -- | 3 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40505) | ||||||
| 20 | FANNY |
28 | 31 | 37 | 8 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 519) | ||||||
| 21 | WAKE UP EVERYBODY |
25 | 27 | 29 | 12 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3579) | ||||||
| 22 | PALOMA BLANCA |
23 | 23 | 24 | 11 | |
| George Baker Selection (Warner Bros. 8115) | ||||||
| 23 | SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT |
27 | 29 | 32 | 11 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 4192) | ||||||
| 24 | DREAM WEAVER |
38 | 55 | 76 | 5 |  |
| Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8167) | ||||||
| 25 | LONELY NIGHT |
43 | 64 | -- | 3 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M 1782) | ||||||
| 26 | GOLDEN YEARS |
34 | 34 | 38 | 9 | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 10441) | ||||||
| 27 | THE WHITE KNIGHT |
32 | 38 | 44 | 6 | |
| Cledus Maggard & Citizen's Band (Mercury 73751) | ||||||
| 28 | TRACKS OF MY TEARS |
31 | 33 | 39 | 8 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45295) | ||||||
| 29 | SLOW RIDE |
30 | 32 | 36 | 9 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville 0306) | ||||||
| 30 | I FEEL LIKE A BULLET (IN THE GUN OF ROBERT FORD) |
58 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40505b) | ||||||
| 31 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY |
33 | 35 | 40 | 8 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2265) | ||||||
| 32 | DECEMBER, 1963 |
36 | 42 | 49 | 7 | |
| Four Seasons (Warner/Curb 8168) | ||||||
| 33 | DREAM ON |
44 | 48 | 61 | 17 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10278) | ||||||
| 34 | JUNK FOOD JUNKIE |
39 | 54 | 64 | 6 | |
| Larry Groce (Warner/Curb 8165) | ||||||
| 35 | SWEET THING |
41 | 44 | 50 | 7 | |
| Rufus & Chaka Khan (ABC 12149) | ||||||
| 36 | LOVE OR LEAVE |
37 | 40 | 45 | 8 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 3309) | ||||||
| 37 | BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY |
42 | 46 | 57 | 7 | |
| Queen (Elektra 45297) | ||||||
| 38 | I LOVE MUSIC (PT. 1) |
13 | 7 | 8 | 16 |  |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3577) | ||||||
| 39 | BREAK AWAY |
40 | 41 | 46 | 7 | |
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10273) | ||||||
| 40 | FOX ON THE RUN |
18 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Sweet (Capitol 4157) | ||||||
| 41 | BABY FACE |
26 | 26 | 27 | 13 | |
| Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (Wing & A Prayer 103) | ||||||
| 42 | ONLY SIXTEEN |
47 | 59 | 68 | 6 | |
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4171) | ||||||
| 43 | SWEET LOVE |
48 | 50 | 56 | 8 | |
| Commodores (Motown 1381) | ||||||
| 44 | YESTERDAY'S HERO |
45 | 49 | 53 | 8 | |
| John Paul Young (Ariola America 7607) | ||||||
| 45 | THEME FROM MAHOGANY |
22 | 15 | 4 | 15 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1377) | ||||||
| 46 | WINNERS AND LOSERS |
20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | |
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Playboy 6054) | ||||||
| 47 | THE HOMECOMING |
49 | 53 | 55 | 10 | |
| Hagood Hardy (Capitol 4156) | ||||||
| 48 | LOVE IS THE DRUG |
50 | 52 | 54 | 8 | |
| Roxy Music (Atco 7042) | ||||||
| 49 | ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT |
24 | 17 | 18 | 14 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca 850) | ||||||
| 50 | SATURDAY NIGHT |
35 | 25 | 10 | 19 | |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista 0149) | ||||||
| 51 | INSEPARABLE |
54 | 57 | 58 | 8 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol 4193) | ||||||
| 52 | RENEGADE |
60 | 72 | 86 | 4 | |
| Michael Murphey (Epic 50184) | ||||||
| 53 | TAKE ME |
61 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 4199) | ||||||
| 54 | DEEP PURPLE |
57 | 60 | 67 | 9 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14840) | ||||||
| 55 | 'TIL IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE |
63 | 71 | 74 | 5 | |
| Jonathan Cain (October 1001) | ||||||
| 56 | CHAIN GANG MEDLEY |
59 | 62 | 73 | 5 | |
| Jim Croce (Lifesong 45001) | ||||||
| 57 | HOLD BACK THE NIGHT |
66 | 84 | 98 | 5 | |
| Trammps (Buddah 507) | ||||||
| 58 | MONEY HONEY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista 0170) | ||||||
| 59 | COUNTRY BOY |
51 | 28 | 17 | 14 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155) | ||||||
| 60 | BACK TO THE ISLAND |
56 | 58 | 59 | 7 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter 40483) | ||||||
| 61 | VENUS |
82 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Frankie Avalon (De-Lite 1578) | ||||||
| 62 | LADY BUMP |
68 | 73 | 78 | 5 | |
| Penny McLean (Atco 7038) | ||||||
| 63 | OVER MY HEAD |
46 | 30 | 30 | 14 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1339) | ||||||
| 64 | TENTH AVENUE FREEZE OUT |
70 | 74 | 75 | 5 | |
| Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10274) | ||||||
| 65 | I NEED YOU, YOU NEED ME |
71 | 78 | 87 | 4 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 163) | ||||||
| 66 | I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE |
80 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 759) | ||||||
| 67 | CAN THE CAN |
74 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Suzi Quatro (Big Tree 16053) | ||||||
| 68 | MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND |
73 | 80 | 82 | 9 | |
| Bill Withers (Columbia 10255) | ||||||
| 69 | HONEY I |
75 | 81 | 84 | 4 | |
| George McCrae (T.K. 1016) | ||||||
| 70 | BANAPPLE GAS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1785) | ||||||
| 71 | TAKE IT LIKE A MAN |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73766) | ||||||
| 72 | IF I ONLY KNEW |
78 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1772) | ||||||
| 73 | REMEMBER ME |
76 | 82 | 88 | 4 | |
| Willie Nelson (Columbia 10275) | ||||||
| 74 | TANGERINE |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 2004) | ||||||
| 75 | ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD |
79 | 86 | 90 | 7 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. 8154) | ||||||
| 76 | THIS OLD HEART OF MINE |
72 | 79 | 83 | 4 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8170) | ||||||
| 77 | CUPID |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 45302) | ||||||
| 78 | TURNING POINT |
83 | 90 | 94 | 4 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4550) | ||||||
| 79 | YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17607) | ||||||
| 80 | LOVING POWER |
87 | 91 | 95 | 4 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 0110) | ||||||
| 81 | QUIET STORM |
88 | 92 | 97 | 4 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54265) | ||||||
| 82 | IN FRANCE THEY KISS ON MAIN STREET |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 45296) | ||||||
| 83 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU |
89 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 50182) | ||||||
| 84 | BOOGIE FEVER |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Sylvers (Capitol 4179) | ||||||
| 85 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS |
91 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia 10263) | ||||||
| 86 | CLOSE TO YOU |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| B.T. Express (Roadshow 7005) | ||||||
| 87 | YOUNG LOVE |
93 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby 618) | ||||||
| 88 | WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS FUNK (SPIDER MAN) |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 10235) | ||||||
| 89 | KEEP HOLDING ON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7146) | ||||||
| 90 | HARD TIMES |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Peter Skellern (Private Stock 45,054) | ||||||
| 91 | THE JAM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8175) | ||||||
| 92 | ONE FINE DAY |
94 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Julie (Tom Cat 10454) | ||||||
| 93 | LOVE FIRE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jigsaw (Chelsea 3037) | ||||||
| 94 | NURSERY RHYMES (PT. 1) |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| People's Choice (TSOP 4773) | ||||||
| 95 | SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Band Of The Black Watch (Private Stock 45,055) | ||||||
| 96 | LET YOUR LOVE FLOW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8169) | ||||||
| 97 | JANUARY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Pilot (EMI 4202) | ||||||
| 98 | GROWIN' UP |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dan Hill (20th Century 2254) | ||||||
| 99 | BAD LUCK |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Atlanta Disco Band (Ariola America 7611) | ||||||
| 100 | HIGH FLY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Miles (London 20084) | ||||||
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:
• "That's The Way" by KC & Sunshine Band (# 52)
• "Hurricane (pt. 1)" by Bob Dylan (# 53)
• "Let It Shine" by Olivia Newton-John (# 55)
• "Fly Robin Fly" by Silver Convention (# 62)
• "Let's Do It Again" by Staple Singers (# 64)
• "Don't Cry Joni" by Conway Twitty (# 65)
• "For The Love Of You (pts. 1 & 2)" by Isley Brothers (# 67)
• "That's Why I Love You" by Andrew Gold (# 69)
• "Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song)" by Amazing Rhythm Aces (# 77)
• "Funky Weekend" by Stylistics (# 85)
• "I Got Over Love" by Major Harris (# 86)
• "You" by Aretha Franklin (# 90)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | SARA SMILE |
Hall & Oates | ||||
| 102 | JUST YOUR FOOL |
Leon Haywood | ||||
| 103 | GOOD HEARTED WOMAN |
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings | ||||
| 104 | TEXAS |
Charlie Daniels Band | ||||
| 105 | MAMA COCO |
Gino Vannelli | ||||
| 106 | (CALL ME) THE TRAVELING MAN |
Masqueraders | ||||
| 107 | GIVE ME AN INCH GIRL |
Robert Palmer | ||||
| 108 | A FOOL IN LOVE |
Frankie Miller Band | ||||
| 109 | YOU'RE FOOLING YOU |
Dramatics | ||||
| 110 | SHAME ON THE WORLD |
Main Ingredient | ||||
| 111 | TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT |
S.S.O | ||||
| 112 | THE CALL |
Anne Murray | ||||
| 113 | UNION MAN |
Cate Brothers | ||||
| 114 | CHLOE |
Cy Coleman | ||||
| 115 | LOCOMOTIVE BREATH |
Jethro Tull | ||||
| 116 | DISCO SAX |
Houston Person | ||||
| 117 | THE GAME IS OVER (WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU) |
Brown Sugar | ||||
| 118 | SHAKE ME, WAKE ME |
Barbra Streisand | ||||
| 119 | LORELEI |
Styx | ||||
| 120 | RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM |
Maxine Nightingale | ||||