Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending February 14, 1976
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER |
1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia 10270) | ||||||
| 2 | YOU SEXY THING |
4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047) | ||||||
| 3 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY |
5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | |
| Donna Summer (Oasis 401) | ||||||
| 4 | I WRITE THE SONGS |
3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0157) | ||||||
| 5 | THEME FROM S.W.A.T. |
13 | 15 | 21 | 14 | |
| Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135) | ||||||
| 6 | LOVE MACHINE (PT. 1) |
9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | |
| Miracles (Tamla 54262) | ||||||
| 7 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO |
8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40500) | ||||||
| 8 | ALL BY MYSELF |
14 | 16 | 24 | 10 | |
| Eric Carmen (Arista 0165) | ||||||
| 9 | EVIL WOMAN |
10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 729) | ||||||
| 10 | TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT |
12 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 45293) | ||||||
| 11 | SING A SONG |
7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10251) | ||||||
| 12 | GROW SOME FUNK OF YOUR OWN |
19 | 29 | 51 | 4 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40505) | ||||||
| 13 | SQUEEZE BOX |
16 | 19 | 20 | 14 | |
| Who (MCA 40475) | ||||||
| 14 | FANNY |
20 | 28 | 31 | 9 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 519) | ||||||
| 15 | WAKE UP EVERYBODY |
21 | 25 | 27 | 13 | |
| Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3579) | ||||||
| 16 | LOVE HURTS |
18 | 21 | 22 | 13 | |
| Nazareth (A&M 1671) | ||||||
| 17 | CONVOY |
2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |  |
| C.W. McCall (MGM 14839) | ||||||
| 18 | LONELY NIGHT |
25 | 43 | 64 | 4 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M 1782) | ||||||
| 19 | DREAM WEAVER |
24 | 38 | 55 | 6 | |
| Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8167) | ||||||
| 20 | SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT |
23 | 27 | 29 | 12 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol 4192) | ||||||
| 21 | SWEET THING |
35 | 41 | 44 | 8 |  |
| Rufus & Chaka Khan (ABC 12149) | ||||||
| 22 | DECEMBER, 1963 |
32 | 36 | 42 | 8 | |
| Four Seasons (Warner/Curb 8168) | ||||||
| 23 | DREAM ON |
33 | 44 | 48 | 18 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10278) | ||||||
| 24 | GOLDEN YEARS |
26 | 34 | 34 | 10 | |
| David Bowie (RCA Victor 10441) | ||||||
| 25 | THE WHITE KNIGHT |
27 | 32 | 38 | 7 | |
| Cledus Maggard & Citizen's Band (Mercury 73751) | ||||||
| 26 | TRACKS OF MY TEARS |
28 | 31 | 33 | 9 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45295) | ||||||
| 27 | SLOW RIDE |
29 | 30 | 32 | 10 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville 0306) | ||||||
| 28 | LOVE ROLLERCOASTER |
6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury 73734) | ||||||
| 29 | I FEEL LIKE A BULLET (IN THE GUN OF ROBERT FORD) |
30 | 58 | 70 | 4 | |
| Elton John (MCA 40505b) | ||||||
| 30 | WALK AWAY FROM LOVE |
11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | |
| David Ruffin (Motown 1376) | ||||||
| 31 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY |
31 | 33 | 35 | 9 | |
| Barry White (20th Century 2265) | ||||||
| 32 | BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY |
37 | 42 | 46 | 8 | |
| Queen (Elektra 45297) | ||||||
| 33 | JUNK FOOD JUNKIE |
34 | 39 | 54 | 7 | |
| Larry Groce (Warner/Curb 8165) | ||||||
| 34 | TIMES OF YOUR LIFE |
17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | |
| Paul Anka (United Artists 737) | ||||||
| 35 | LOVE OR LEAVE |
36 | 37 | 40 | 9 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 3309) | ||||||
| 36 | ONLY SIXTEEN |
42 | 47 | 59 | 7 | |
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4171) | ||||||
| 37 | MONEY HONEY |
58 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista 0170) | ||||||
| 38 | BREAK AWAY |
39 | 40 | 41 | 8 | |
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10273) | ||||||
| 39 | PALOMA BLANCA |
22 | 23 | 23 | 12 | |
| George Baker Selection (Warner Bros. 8115) | ||||||
| 40 | BABY FACE |
41 | 26 | 26 | 14 | |
| Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (Wing & A Prayer 103) | ||||||
| 41 | SWEET LOVE |
43 | 48 | 50 | 9 | |
| Commodores (Motown 1381) | ||||||
| 42 | LOVE IS THE DRUG |
48 | 50 | 52 | 9 | |
| Roxy Music (Atco 7042) | ||||||
| 43 | FLY AWAY |
15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| John Denver (RCA Victor 10517) | ||||||
| 44 | I LOVE MUSIC (PT. 1) |
38 | 13 | 7 | 17 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3577) | ||||||
| 45 | FOX ON THE RUN |
40 | 18 | 5 | 14 | |
| Sweet (Capitol 4157) | ||||||
| 46 | THE HOMECOMING |
47 | 49 | 53 | 11 | |
| Hagood Hardy (Capitol 4156) | ||||||
| 47 | RENEGADE |
52 | 60 | 72 | 5 | |
| Michael Murphey (Epic 50184) | ||||||
| 48 | YESTERDAY'S HERO |
44 | 45 | 49 | 9 | |
| John Paul Young (Ariola America 7607) | ||||||
| 49 | INSEPARABLE |
51 | 54 | 57 | 9 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol 4193) | ||||||
| 50 | TAKE ME |
53 | 61 | 77 | 4 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol 4199) | ||||||
| 51 | DEEP PURPLE |
54 | 57 | 60 | 10 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14840) | ||||||
| 52 | HOLD BACK THE NIGHT |
57 | 66 | 84 | 6 | |
| Trammps (Buddah 507) | ||||||
| 53 | 'TIL IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE |
55 | 63 | 71 | 6 | |
| Jonathan Cain (October 1001) | ||||||
| 54 | THEME FROM MAHOGANY |
45 | 22 | 15 | 16 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1377) | ||||||
| 55 | VENUS |
61 | 82 | 98 | 4 | |
| Frankie Avalon (De-Lite 1578) | ||||||
| 56 | SATURDAY NIGHT |
50 | 35 | 25 | 20 | |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista 0149) | ||||||
| 57 | ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT |
49 | 24 | 17 | 15 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca 850) | ||||||
| 58 | I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE |
66 | 80 | 94 | 4 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 759) | ||||||
| 59 | CUPID |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 45302) | ||||||
| 60 | CHAIN GANG MEDLEY |
56 | 59 | 62 | 6 | |
| Jim Croce (Lifesong 45001) | ||||||
| 61 | LADY BUMP |
62 | 68 | 73 | 6 | |
| Penny McLean (Atco 7038) | ||||||
| 62 | BANAPPLE GAS |
70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M 1785) | ||||||
| 63 | TENTH AVENUE FREEZE OUT |
64 | 70 | 74 | 6 | |
| Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10274) | ||||||
| 64 | I NEED YOU, YOU NEED ME |
65 | 71 | 78 | 5 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring 163) | ||||||
| 65 | CAN THE CAN |
67 | 74 | 87 | 4 | |
| Suzi Quatro (Big Tree 16053) | ||||||
| 66 | TANGERINE |
74 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 2004) | ||||||
| 67 | MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND |
68 | 73 | 80 | 10 | |
| Bill Withers (Columbia 10255) | ||||||
| 68 | YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING |
79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17607) | ||||||
| 69 | TAKE IT LIKE A MAN |
71 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73766) | ||||||
| 70 | DISCO LADY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 10281) | ||||||
| 71 | IF I ONLY KNEW |
72 | 78 | 85 | 4 | |
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1772) | ||||||
| 72 | REMEMBER ME |
73 | 76 | 82 | 5 | |
| Willie Nelson (Columbia 10275) | ||||||
| 73 | IN FRANCE THEY KISS ON MAIN STREET |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 45296) | ||||||
| 74 | HONEY I |
69 | 75 | 81 | 5 | |
| George McCrae (T.K. 1016) | ||||||
| 75 | BOOGIE FEVER |
84 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Sylvers (Capitol 4179) | ||||||
| 76 | ONLY LOVE IS REAL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Carole King (Ode 66119) | ||||||
| 77 | RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Maxine Nightingale (United Artists 752) | ||||||
| 78 | TURNING POINT |
78 | 83 | 90 | 5 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4550) | ||||||
| 79 | LOVING POWER |
80 | 87 | 91 | 5 | |
| Impressions (Curtom 0110) | ||||||
| 80 | QUIET STORM |
81 | 88 | 92 | 5 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54265) | ||||||
| 81 | KEEP HOLDING ON |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Temptations (Gordy 7146) | ||||||
| 82 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU |
83 | 89 | 96 | 5 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic 50182) | ||||||
| 83 | GOOD HEARTED WOMAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 10529) | ||||||
| 84 | LOVE FIRE |
93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jigsaw (Chelsea 3037) | ||||||
| 85 | JUST YOU AND I |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Melissa Manchester (Arista 0168) | ||||||
| 86 | ACTION |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sweet (Capitol 4220) | ||||||
| 87 | HIT THE ROAD JACK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Stampeders (Quality 501) | ||||||
| 88 | HIGH FLY |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Miles (London 20084) | ||||||
| 89 | THE JAM |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8175) | ||||||
| 90 | SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Band Of The Black Watch (Private Stock 45,055) | ||||||
| 91 | ONE FINE DAY |
92 | 94 | 100 | 4 | |
| Julie (Tom Cat 10454) | ||||||
| 92 | NURSERY RHYMES (PT. 1) |
94 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| People's Choice (TSOP 4773) | ||||||
| 93 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS |
85 | 91 | 99 | 4 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia 10263) | ||||||
| 94 | LET YOUR LOVE FLOW |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8169) | ||||||
| 95 | JANUARY |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Pilot (EMI 4202) | ||||||
| 96 | CLOSE TO YOU |
86 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| B.T. Express (Roadshow 7005) | ||||||
| 97 | HE'S A FRIEND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54266) | ||||||
| 98 | LORELEI |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Styx (A&M 1786) | ||||||
| 99 | GIVE ME AN INCH GIRL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island 049) | ||||||
| 100 | SARA SMILE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA Victor 10530) | ||||||
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:
• "Winners And Losers" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (# 46)
• "Country Boy" by Glen Campbell (# 59)
• "Back To The Island" by Leon Russell (# 60)
• "Over My Head" by Fleetwood Mac (# 63)
• "Once You Hit The Road" by Dionne Warwick (# 75)
• "This Old Heart Of Mine" by Rod Stewart (# 76)
• "Young Love" by Ray Stevens (# 87)
• "What's The Name Of This Funk (Spider Man)" by Ramsey Lewis (# 88)
• "Hard Times" by Peter Skellern (# 90)
• "Growin' Up" by Dan Hill (# 98)
• "Bad Luck" by Atlanta Disco Band (# 99)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | THE GAME IS OVER (WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU) |
Brown Sugar | ||||
| 102 | TEXAS |
Charlie Daniels Band | ||||
| 103 | (CALL ME) THE TRAVELING MAN |
Masqueraders | ||||
| 104 | JUST YOUR FOOL |
Leon Haywood | ||||
| 105 | THE CALL |
Anne Murray | ||||
| 106 | UNION MAN |
Cate Brothers | ||||
| 107 | LOCOMOTIVE BREATH |
Jethro Tull | ||||
| 108 | YOU'RE FOOLING YOU |
Dramatics | ||||
| 109 | SHE'S A DISCO QUEEN |
Oliver Sain | ||||
| 110 | TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT |
S.S.O | ||||
| 111 | WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (MR. JORDAN) |
Charlie Ross | ||||
| 112 | CHLOE |
Cy Coleman | ||||
| 113 | THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING YOU |
Charley Pride | ||||
| 114 | SHAKE ME, WAKE ME |
Barbra Streisand | ||||
| 115 | WE CAN'T HIDE IT ANYMORE |
Larry Santos | ||||
| 116 | DISCO SAX |
Houston Person | ||||
| 117 | LOVE ME TONIGHT |
Head East | ||||
| 118 | ABYSSINIA JONES |
Edwin Starr | ||||
| 119 | EH! CUMPARI |
Gaylord & Holiday | ||||
| 120 | THE ASHVILLE UNION RESCUE MISSION |
Brian Gari | ||||