Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 4, 1976
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT |
1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8262) | ||||||
| 2 | MUSKRAT LOVE |
2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M 1870) | ||||||
| 3 | LOVE SO RIGHT |
5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO 859) | ||||||
| 4 | MORE THAN A FEELING |
4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| Boston (Epic 50266) | ||||||
| 5 | NADIA'S THEME |
6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | |
| Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856) | ||||||
| 6 | RUBBERBAND MAN |
7 | 10 | 15 | 13 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 3355) | ||||||
| 7 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING |
12 | 15 | 20 | 8 | |
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283) | ||||||
| 8 | YOU ARE THE WOMAN |
8 | 9 | 11 | 17 | |
| Firefall (Atlantic 3335) | ||||||
| 9 | I NEVER CRY |
10 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
| Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8228) | ||||||
| 10 | YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR |
15 | 19 | 24 | 10 | |
| Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208) | ||||||
| 11 | STAND TALL |
13 | 17 | 22 | 10 | |
| Burton Cummings (Portrait 70001) | ||||||
| 12 | NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU |
14 | 16 | 21 | 9 | |
| England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16079) | ||||||
| 13 | WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD |
3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369) | ||||||
| 14 | AFTER THE LOVING |
16 | 20 | 25 | 8 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 50270) | ||||||
| 15 | SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD |
19 | 23 | 33 | 5 | |
| Elton John (Rocket/MCA 40645) | ||||||
| 16 | LOVE ME |
18 | 22 | 28 | 10 | |
| Yvonne Elliman (RSO 858) | ||||||
| 17 | LIVIN' THING |
20 | 26 | 37 | 6 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 888) | ||||||
| 18 | ROCK'N ME |
9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4323) | ||||||
| 19 | DAZZ |
24 | 31 | 45 | 7 | |
| Brick (Bang 727) | ||||||
| 20 | JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU |
11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Commodores (Motown 1402) | ||||||
| 21 | HOT LINE |
28 | 34 | 41 | 6 | |
| Sylvers (Capitol 4336) | ||||||
| 22 | BETH |
17 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca 863) | ||||||
| 23 | LOVE BALLAD |
27 | 33 | 40 | 11 | |
| L.T.D. (A&M 1847) | ||||||
| 24 | DISCO DUCK |
21 | 12 | 4 | 17 | |
| Rick Dees (RSO 857) | ||||||
| 25 | THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN |
22 | 18 | 19 | 14 | |
| Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306) | ||||||
| 26 | FERNANDO |
26 | 24 | 10 | 15 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3346) | ||||||
| 27 | DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO - LIVE |
23 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M 1867) | ||||||
| 28 | CAR WASH |
40 | 71 | 86 | 5 |  |
| Rose Royce (MCA 40615) | ||||||
| 29 | JEANS ON |
31 | 38 | 43 | 12 | |
| David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094) | ||||||
| 30 | IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW |
25 | 21 | 9 | 18 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 10390) | ||||||
| 31 | IT'S A LONG WAY THERE |
34 | 36 | 38 | 11 | |
| Little River Band (Harvest 4318) | ||||||
| 32 | HELLO OLD FRIEND |
43 | 49 | 60 | 6 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 861) | ||||||
| 33 | SHE'S GONE |
29 | 25 | 16 | 31 | |
| Hall & Oates (Atlantic 3332) | ||||||
| 34 | MAGIC MAN |
30 | 28 | 23 | 22 | |
| Heart (Mushroom 7011) | ||||||
| 35 | DON'T FEAR THE REAPER |
32 | 27 | 17 | 19 | |
| Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384) | ||||||
| 36 | GIVE IT UP (TURN IT LOOSE) |
36 | 37 | 39 | 15 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10388) | ||||||
| 37 | YOU ARE MY STARSHIP |
35 | 29 | 26 | 12 | |
| Norman Connors (Buddah 542) | ||||||
| 38 | I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU |
37 | 30 | 27 | 14 | |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista 0205) | ||||||
| 39 | I LIKE DREAMING |
47 | 65 | 87 | 4 | |
| Kenny Nolan (20th Century 2287) | ||||||
| 40 | WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON |
49 | 67 | 83 | 4 | |
| Dr. Buzzard's Savannah Band (RCA 10827) | ||||||
| 41 | WALK THIS WAY |
50 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia 10449) | ||||||
| 42 | A DOSE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL |
33 | 32 | 31 | 10 | |
| Ringo Starr (Atlantic 3361) | ||||||
| 43 | SOMEBODY TO LOVE |
58 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Queen (Elektra 45362) | ||||||
| 44 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN |
39 | 39 | 30 | 29 | |
| Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,073) | ||||||
| 45 | THAT'LL BE THE DAY |
38 | 35 | 29 | 16 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45340) | ||||||
| 46 | I WISH |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274) | ||||||
| 47 | FLIGHT '76 |
53 | 60 | 75 | 5 | |
| Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,123) | ||||||
| 48 | IT'S ONLY LOVE |
46 | 48 | 49 | 14 | |
| ZZ Top (London 241) | ||||||
| 49 | LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE |
59 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Bread (Elektra 45365) | ||||||
| 50 | STILL THE ONE |
42 | 41 | 34 | 20 | |
| Orleans (Asylum 45336) | ||||||
| 51 | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU |
41 | 40 | 32 | 12 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0206) | ||||||
| 52 | THIS SONG |
64 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| George Harrison (Dark Horse 8294) | ||||||
| 53 | OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA |
57 | 61 | 82 | 4 | |
| Beatles (Capitol 4347) | ||||||
| 54 | DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC |
67 | 75 | 81 | 6 | |
| Tavares (Capitol 4348) | ||||||
| 55 | TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS |
68 | 84 | 98 | 4 | |
| Mary MacGregor (Ariola America 7638) | ||||||
| 56 | FREEBIRD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40665) | ||||||
| 57 | BLINDED BY THE LIGHT |
82 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Warner Bros. 8252) | ||||||
| 58 | AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING |
62 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor/Kolob 14363) | ||||||
| 59 | ENJOY YOURSELF |
80 | 86 | 91 | 4 | |
| Jacksons (Epic 50289) | ||||||
| 60 | DRIVIN' WHEEL |
70 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville 0313) | ||||||
| 61 | SO SAD THE SONG |
56 | 57 | 63 | 8 | |
| Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544) | ||||||
| 62 | WHENEVER I'M AWAY FROM YOU |
63 | 64 | 69 | 9 | |
| John Travolta (Midland Int'l 10780) | ||||||
| 63 | SATURDAY NITE |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439) | ||||||
| 64 | LOWDOWN |
45 | 44 | 35 | 23 |  |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367) | ||||||
| 65 | MADEMOISELLE |
73 | 94 | 97 | 5 | |
| Styx (A&M 1877) | ||||||
| 66 | DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE |
76 | 82 | 88 | 5 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA 10808) | ||||||
| 67 | DEVIL WOMAN |
44 | 42 | 36 | 24 | |
| Cliff Richard (Rocket/MCA 40574) | ||||||
| 68 | YESTERDAY'S HERO |
81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista 0216) | ||||||
| 69 | BABY BOY |
66 | 66 | 72 | 7 | |
| Mary Kay Place (Columbia 10422) | ||||||
| 70 | HELP WANTED |
71 | 74 | 79 | 6 | |
| Hudson Brothers (Arista 0208) | ||||||
| 71 | (ONE MORE YEAR OF) DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL |
69 | 72 | 78 | 6 | |
| Ray Sawyer (Capitol 4344) | ||||||
| 72 | 9,999,999 TEARS |
74 | 77 | 84 | 4 | |
| Dickey Lee (RCA 10764) | ||||||
| 73 | WHAT CAN I SAY |
92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10440) | ||||||
| 74 | WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0212) | ||||||
| 75 | SIXTEEN REASONS |
79 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Laverne & Shirley (Atlantic 3367) | ||||||
| 76 | EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY |
78 | 85 | 90 | 4 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40642) | ||||||
| 77 | A LITTLE BIT MORE |
55 | 47 | 47 | 25 | |
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4280) | ||||||
| 78 | LET'S BE YOUNG TONIGHT |
83 | 87 | 94 | 5 | |
| Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1401) | ||||||
| 79 | SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK |
96 | 97 | 99 | 4 | |
| Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833) | ||||||
| 80 | NIGHT MOVES |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bob Seger (Capitol 4369) | ||||||
| 81 | BABY, BABY I LOVE YOU |
84 | 89 | 92 | 4 | |
| Terry Cashman (Lifesong 45015) | ||||||
| 82 | DOG EAT DOG |
86 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic 50301) | ||||||
| 83 | I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE |
87 | 90 | 93 | 4 | |
| Emotions (Columbia 10347) | ||||||
| 84 | I KINDA MISS YOU |
89 | 93 | 95 | 4 | |
| Manhattans (Columbia 10430) | ||||||
| 85 | LUCKY MAN |
91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Starbuck (Private Stock 45,125) | ||||||
| 86 | LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Smokie (RSO 860) | ||||||
| 87 | SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45361) | ||||||
| 88 | KEEP ME CRYIN' |
94 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Al Green (Hi 2319) | ||||||
| 89 | SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Stephen Bishop (ABC 12232) | ||||||
| 90 | IT KEEPS YOU RUNNING |
90 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8282) | ||||||
| 91 | BABY, I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU |
88 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8277) | ||||||
| 92 | FREE |
95 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429) | ||||||
| 93 | MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island 075) | ||||||
| 94 | DO IT TO MY MIND |
99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360) | ||||||
| 95 | IF NOT YOU |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4364) | ||||||
| 96 | HEART ON MY SLEEVE |
-- | -- | -- | 4 | |
| Gallagher & Lyle (A&M 1850) | ||||||
| 97 | CAN'T LET A WOMAN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ambrosia (20th Century 2310) | ||||||
| 98 | SLOW DANCING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Funky Kings (Arista 0209) | ||||||
| 99 | (SHE'S JUST A) FALLEN ANGEL |
100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Starz (Capitol 4343) | ||||||
| 100 | YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNIN' |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gene Cotton (ABC 12227) | ||||||
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:
• "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry (# 48)
• "Getaway" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 51)
• "Shake Your Booty" by KC & Sunshine Band (# 52)
• "Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)" by Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (# 54)
• "I Can't Live A Dream" by Osmonds (# 60)
• "The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" by Amazing Rhythm Aces (# 61)
• "Mr. Melody" by Natalie Cole (# 65)
• "Anything You Want" by John Valenti (# 72)
• "Catfish" by Four Tops (# 75)
• "Living It Down" by Freddy Fender (# 93)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | OPEN SESAME (PT. 1) |
Kool & Gang | ||||
| 102 | WHITE BIRD |
David LaFlamme | ||||
| 103 | MAKE IT UP TO ME IN LOVE |
Odia Coates & Paul Anka | ||||
| 104 | SOMEDAY (I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO BE THE ONE) |
Henry Gross | ||||
| 105 | HEART ON MY SLEEVE |
Bryan Ferry | ||||
| 106 | GREEN GRASS AND HIGH TIDES |
Outlaws | ||||
| 107 | SHERRY |
Keane Brothers | ||||
| 108 | EVERY NOW AND THEN |
Mac Davis | ||||
| 109 | FAR EAST MISSISSIPPI |
Ohio Players | ||||
| 110 | DON'T FIGHT THE HANDS (THAT NEED YOU) |
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison | ||||