Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 18, 1976

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT	1	1	1	11
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8262)
2	YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING	5	7	12	10
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283)
3	RUBBERBAND MAN	4	6	7	15
Spinners (Atlantic 3355)
4	YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR	6	10	15	12
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208)
5	LOVE SO RIGHT	3	3	5	14
Bee Gees (RSO 859)
6	STAND TALL	8	11	13	12
Burton Cummings (Portrait 70001)
7	MUSKRAT LOVE	2	2	2	13
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1870)
8	AFTER THE LOVING	12	14	16	10
Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 50270)
9	SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD	11	15	19	7
Elton John (Rocket/MCA 40645)
10	NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU	10	12	14	11
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16079)
11	LIVIN' THING	13	17	20	8
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 888)
12	DAZZ	15	19	24	9
Brick (Bang 727)
13	LOVE ME	14	16	18	12
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 858)
14	HOT LINE	17	21	28	8
Sylvers (Capitol 4336)
15	NADIA'S THEME	7	5	6	16
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856)
16	CAR WASH	19	28	40	7
Rose Royce (MCA 40615)
17	I NEVER CRY	9	9	10	13
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8228)
18	MORE THAN A FEELING	16	4	4	15
Boston (Epic 50266)
19	I WISH	28	46	--	3
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274)
20	YOU ARE THE WOMAN	18	8	8	19
Firefall (Atlantic 3335)
21	SOMEBODY TO LOVE	29	43	58	5
Queen (Elektra 45362)
22	JEANS ON	26	29	31	14
David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094)
23	BETH	20	22	17	17
Kiss (Casablanca 863)
24	LOVE BALLAD	22	23	27	13
L.T.D. (A&M 1847)
25	WALK THIS WAY	31	41	50	5
Aerosmith (Columbia 10449)
26	WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD	24	13	3	16
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369)
27	ROCK'N ME	21	18	9	19
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4323)
28	HELLO OLD FRIEND	30	32	43	8
Eric Clapton (RSO 861)
29	TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS	39	55	68	6
Mary MacGregor (Ariola America 7638)
30	I LIKE DREAMING	36	39	47	6
Kenny Nolan (20th Century 2287)
31	JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU	23	20	11	15
Commodores (Motown 1402)
32	WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON	35	40	49	6
Dr. Buzzard's Savannah Band (RCA 10827)
33	LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE	40	49	59	5
Bread (Elektra 45365)
34	BLINDED BY THE LIGHT	43	57	82	5
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Warner Bros. 8252)
35	THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN	25	25	22	16
Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306)
36	ENJOY YOURSELF	51	59	80	6
Jacksons (Epic 50289)
37	THIS SONG	45	52	64	5
George Harrison (Dark Horse 8294)
38	FLIGHT '76	41	47	53	7
Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,123)
39	NEW KID IN TOWN	57	--	--	2
Eagles (Asylum 45373)
40	FREEBIRD	47	56	--	3
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40665)
41	FERNANDO	27	26	26	17
Abba (Atlantic 3346)
42	SATURDAY NITE	52	63	77	4
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439)
43	DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC	46	54	67	8
Tavares (Capitol 4348)
44	DISCO DUCK	34	24	21	19
Rick Dees (RSO 857)
45	DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO - LIVE	32	27	23	12
Peter Frampton (A&M 1867)
46	IT'S A LONG WAY THERE	33	31	34	13
Little River Band (Harvest 4318)
47	OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA	49	53	57	6
Beatles (Capitol 4347)
48	SHE'S GONE	37	33	29	33
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 3332)
49	MAGIC MAN	38	34	30	24
Heart (Mushroom 7011)
50	DRIVIN' WHEEL	56	60	70	5
Foghat (Bearsville 0313)
51	AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING	53	58	62	5
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor/Kolob 14363)
52	YESTERDAY'S HERO	54	68	81	4
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0216)
53	WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND	60	74	85	4
Barry Manilow (Arista 0212)
54	NIGHT MOVES	65	80	--	3
Bob Seger (Capitol 4369)
55	GIVE IT UP (TURN IT LOOSE)	42	36	36	17
Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10388)
56	DON'T FEAR THE REAPER	44	35	32	21
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384)
57	MADEMOISELLE	61	65	73	7
Styx (A&M 1877)
58	SO SAD THE SONG	59	61	56	10
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544)
59	DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE	62	66	76	7
Hall & Oates (RCA 10808)
60	YOU ARE MY STARSHIP	48	37	35	14
Norman Connors (Buddah 542)
61	DREAMBOAT ANNIE	74	--	--	2
Heart (Mushroom 7023)
62	DANCING QUEEN	79	--	--	2
Abba (Atlantic 3372)
63	LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE	75	86	--	3
Smokie (RSO 860)
64	WHAT CAN I SAY	69	73	92	4
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10440)
65	SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY	77	89	--	3
Stephen Bishop (ABC 12232)
66	LET'S BE YOUNG TONIGHT	72	78	83	7
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1401)
67	SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK	73	79	96	6
Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833)
68	EVERGREEN	78	--	--	2
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10450)
69	SIXTEEN REASONS	70	75	79	5
Laverne & Shirley (Atlantic 3367)
70	I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE	76	83	87	6
Emotions (Columbia 10347)
71	YEAR OF THE CAT	85	--	--	2
Al Stewart (Janus 266)
72	FLY LIKE AN EAGLE	--	--	--	1
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4372)
73	SLOW DANCING	83	98	--	3
Funky Kings (Arista 0209)
74	KEEP ME CRYIN'	81	88	94	5
Al Green (Hi 2319)
75	SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME	82	87	--	3
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45361)
76	LUCKY MAN	80	85	91	4
Starbuck (Private Stock 45,125)
77	I KINDA MISS YOU	84	84	89	6
Manhattans (Columbia 10430)
78	HARD LUCK WOMAN	--	--	--	1
Kiss (Casablanca 873)
79	FREE	86	92	95	5
Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429)
80	DO IT TO MY MIND	87	94	99	4
Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360)
81	I LIKE TO DO IT	--	--	--	1
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1020)
82	MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER	88	93	98	4
Robert Palmer (Island 075)
83	IT KEEPS YOU RUNNING	--	90	90	4
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8282)
84	IF NOT YOU	89	95	97	4
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4364)
85	C.B. SAVAGE	90	--	--	2
Rod Hart (Plantation 144)
86	CARRY ON WAYWARD SON	91	--	--	2
Kansas (Kirshner 4267)
87	YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNIN'	92	100	--	3
Gene Cotton (ABC 12227)
88	SILVER HEELS	94	--	--	2
Blaze (Epic 50292)
89	HEART ON MY SLEEVE	93	96	--	6
Gallagher & Lyle (A&M 1850)
90	MOODY BLUE	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA 10857)
91	PRISONER (CAPTURED BY YOUR EYES)	--	--	--	1
L.A. Jets (RCA 10826)
92	OPEN SESAME (PT. 1)	97	--	--	2
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1586)
93	CALEDONIA	--	--	--	1
Robin Trower (Chrysalis 2122)
94	CAN'T LET A WOMAN	95	97	--	3
Ambrosia (20th Century 2310)
95	HEY BABY	--	--	--	1
Ringo Starr (Atlantic 3371)
96	WHITE BIRD	99	--	--	2
David LaFlamme (Amherst 717)
97	DOG EAT DOG	96	82	86	5
Ted Nugent (Epic 50301)
98	(SHE'S JUST A) FALLEN ANGEL	98	99	100	4
Starz (Capitol 4343)
99	DOWN TO LOVE TOWN	100	--	--	2
Originals (Soul 35119)
100	DARLIN' DARLIN' BABY (SWEET, TENDER, LOVE)	--	--	--	1
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3610)

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:

   • "I Only Want To Be With You" by Bay City Rollers (# 50)
   • "A Dose Of Rock 'n' Roll" by Ringo Starr (# 55)
   • "If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago (# 58)
   • "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy (# 63)
   • "Still The One" by Orleans (# 64)
   • "Baby Boy" by Mary Kay Place (# 66)
   • "9,999,999 Tears" by Dickey Lee (# 67)
   • "(One More Year Of) Daddy's Little Girl" by Ray Sawyer (# 68)
   • "Every Face Tells A Story" by Olivia Newton-John (# 71)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	GREEN GRASS AND HIGH TIDES	Outlaws
102	FAR EAST MISSISSIPPI	Ohio Players
103	WITH YOU	Moments
104	EVERY NOW AND THEN	Mac Davis
105	FEELINGS	Walter Jackson
106	SHERRY	Keane Brothers
107	WHO ARE YOU	Temptations
108	DON'T FIGHT THE HANDS (THAT NEED YOU)	Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison
109	KING KONG (YOUR SONG)	Bobby Pickett & Peter Ferrara
110	WHEN LOVE IS NEW	Arthur Prysock