Cashbox Top 100 Singles Week Ending October 23, 1976 TWLW2WK3WKWKS 1 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW 2 4 6 12 Chicago (Columbia 10390) 2 DISCO DUCK 1 2 4 11 Rick Dees (RSO 857) 3 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 3 1 3 23 Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,073) 4 ROCK'N ME 10 12 14 11 Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4323) 5 WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD 11 18 25 8 Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369) 6 SHE'S GONE 7 8 11 25 Hall & Oates (Atlantic 3332) 7 MAGIC MAN 9 11 13 16 Heart (Mushroom 7011) 8 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU 8 9 12 8 Bay City Rollers (Arista 0205) 9 DON'T FEAR THE REAPER 13 19 24 13 Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384) 10 MUSKRAT LOVE 16 21 31 5 Captain & Tennille (A&M 1870) 11 THAT'LL BE THE DAY 12 13 15 10 Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45340) 12 BETH 14 16 20 9 Kiss (Casablanca 863) 13 FERNANDO 15 17 22 9 Abba (Atlantic 3346) 14 LOWDOWN 4 3 1 17 Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367) 15 LOVE SO RIGHT 20 29 39 6 Bee Gees (RSO 859) 16 DEVIL WOMAN 5 5 5 18 Cliff Richard (Rocket/MCA 40574) 17 STILL THE ONE 6 6 7 14 Orleans (Asylum 45336) 18 YOU ARE THE WOMAN 23 28 35 11 Firefall (Atlantic 3335) 19 JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU 24 32 42 7 Commodores (Motown 1402) 20 MORE THAN A FEELING 29 40 56 7 Boston (Epic 50266) 21 DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO - LIVE 27 36 48 4 Peter Frampton (A&M 1867) 22 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 26 31 41 6 Barry Manilow (Arista 0206) 23 GETAWAY 18 10 10 15 Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10373) 24 NADIA'S THEME 32 46 54 8 Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856) 25 THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN 30 37 43 8 Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306) 26 SHAKE YOUR BOOTY 17 7 2 16 KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1019) 27 RUBBERBAND MAN 34 42 50 7 Spinners (Atlantic 3355) 28 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 45 70 -- 3 Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8262) 29 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC 19 14 8 20 Wild Cherry (Epic 50225) 30 A LITTLE BIT MORE 21 15 9 19 Dr. Hook (Capitol 4280) 31 A DOSE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL 37 50 68 4 Ringo Starr (Atlantic 3361) 32 DID YOU BOOGIE (WITH YOUR BABY) 25 27 33 14 Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (Private Stock 45,079) 33 WHAM BAM SHANG-A-LANG 22 20 16 18 Silver (Arista 0189) 34 I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT 28 23 17 20 England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16069) 35 DON'T GO BREAKIN' MY HEART 31 26 23 17 Elton John & Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40585) 36 WITH YOUR LOVE 33 22 18 13 Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10746) 37 SAY YOU LOVE ME 36 30 26 17 Fleetwood Mac (Reprise 1356) 38 YOU ARE MY STARSHIP 44 54 65 6 Norman Connors (Buddah 542) 39 SUMMER 38 25 19 16 War (United Artists 834) 40 I GOT TO KNOW 42 44 45 9 Starbuck (Private Stock 45,104) 41 YOU SHOULD BE DANCING 35 24 21 17 Bee Gees (RSO 853) 42 YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE 40 33 27 22 Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3592) 43 I NEVER CRY 53 65 81 5 Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8228) 44 GET THE FUNK OUT MA FACE 39 34 36 11 Brothers Johnson (A&M 1851) 45 HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL 41 35 28 21 Tavares (Capitol 4270) 46 ANYTHING YOU WANT 52 55 58 11 John Valenti (Ariola America 7625) 47 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU 60 83 -- 3 England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16079) 48 STAND TALL 62 88 93 4 Burton Cummings (Portrait 70001) 49 IT'S O.K. 43 39 40 9 Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1368) 50 GIVE IT UP (TURN IT LOOSE) 54 57 59 9 Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10388) 51 WHO'D SHE COO? 50 47 37 16 Ohio Players (Mercury 73814) 52 IT'S A LONG WAY THERE 56 59 67 5 Little River Band (Harvest 4318) 53 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY - LIVE 46 38 30 19 Peter Frampton (A&M 1832) 54 SUNRISE 48 43 38 10 Eric Carmen (Arista 0200) 55 LOVE ME 69 78 89 4 Yvonne Elliman (RSO 858) 56 THIS MASQUERADE 51 48 32 21 George Benson (Warner Bros. 8209) 57 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR 67 77 86 4 Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208) 58 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING 80 -- -- 2 Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283) 59 IT'S ONLY LOVE 63 66 74 8 ZZ Top (London 241) 60 ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME 47 41 34 13 Diana Ross (Motown 1398) 61 I CAN'T LIVE A DREAM 71 81 91 5 Osmonds (Polydor 14348) 62 JEANS ON 75 79 83 6 David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094) 63 LOVE OF MY LIFE 65 68 69 8 Gino Vannelli (A&M 1861) 64 MR. MELODY 68 72 77 6 Natalie Cole (Capitol 4328) 65 YOU GOTTA MAKE YOUR OWN SUNSHINE 70 74 78 6 Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40614) 66 LET 'EM IN 49 45 29 18 Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4293) 67 TAKE A HAND 55 49 49 10 Rick Springfield (Chelsea 3051) 68 AFTER THE LOVING 92 -- -- 2 Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 50270) 69 THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT (THE COWBOY TUNE) 73 76 80 7 Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12202) 70 MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC 66 69 75 7 O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3601) 71 SHOWER THE PEOPLE 59 58 57 13 James Taylor (Warner Bros. 8222) 72 BRAND NEW LOVE AFFAIR 74 75 79 8 Jigsaw (Chelsea 3043) 73 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD 64 63 66 9 Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2261) 74 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' 61 61 64 12 Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40600) 75 SO SAD THE SONG 90 -- -- 2 Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544) 76 LOVE BALLAD 82 89 94 5 L.T.D. (A&M 1847) 77 DON'T THINK. . . FEEL 79 82 85 5 Neil Diamond (Columbia 10405) 78 FREE SPIRIT 81 85 84 8 Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14339) 79 WHENEVER I'M AWAY FROM YOU 85 92 -- 3 John Travolta (Midland Int'l 10780) 80 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC 77 64 63 21 Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1354) 81 QUEEN OF MY SOUL 78 67 71 8 Average White Band (Atlantic 3354) 82 THE FEZ 87 93 -- 3 Steely Dan (ABC 12222) 83 JUMP 91 -- -- 2 Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3358) 84 TEDDY BEAR'S LAST RIDE 84 90 92 5 Diana Williams (Capitol 4317) 85 I'LL PLAY THE FOOL 83 86 87 5 Dr. Buzzard's Savannah Band (RCA 10762) 86 GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD MORNING 88 95 98 4 Jim Capaldi (Island 067) 87 GIMME YOUR MONEY PLEASE 86 91 95 5 Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73843) 88 IF I ONLY COULD 94 98 -- 3 Rowans (Elektra 45237) 89 DAZZ -- -- -- 1 Brick (Bang 727) 90 BABY BOY -- -- -- 1 Mary Kay Place (Columbia 10422) 91 NICE 'N' NAASTY 93 -- -- 2 Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 2011) 92 HOME TONIGHT 95 -- -- 2 Aerosmith (Columbia 10407) 93 BOOMERANG 97 -- -- 2 Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,109) 94 JULIE ANN 89 94 96 6 Ginger (Shock 3) 95 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE 57 51 44 27 Manhattans (Columbia 10310) 96 YOU ARE MY LOVE 96 96 97 5 Liverpool Express (Atco 7058) 97 DAYLIGHT 100 -- -- 2 Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA 10775) 98 MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE 98 99 100 4 Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2301) 99 CATFISH -- -- -- 1 Four Tops (ABC 12214) 100 HEART ON MY SLEEVE 99 100 -- 3 Gallagher & Lyle (A&M 1850)
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:
• "Turn The Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson (# 58) • "Like A Sad Song" by John Denver (# 72) • "Hard Work" by John Handy (# 76) Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
