Thursday December 23, 1976
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 18, 1976



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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:

RankSongArtist
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
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