Thursday December 30, 1976
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 25, 1976



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1   YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING 2 5 7 11
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283)
2   TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 1 1 1 12
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8262)
3   YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR 4 6 10 13
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208)
4   RUBBERBAND MAN 3 4 6 16
Spinners (Atlantic 3355)
5   STAND TALL 6 8 11 13
Burton Cummings (Portrait 70001)
6   LOVE SO RIGHT 5 3 3 15
Bee Gees (RSO 859)
7   AFTER THE LOVING 8 12 14 11
Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 50270)
8   SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD 9 11 15 8
Elton John (Rocket/MCA 40645)
9   DAZZ 12 15 19 10
Brick (Bang 727)
10   LIVIN' THING 11 13 17 9
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 888)
11   HOT LINE 14 17 21 9
Sylvers (Capitol 4336)
12   LOVE ME 13 14 16 13
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 858)
13   CAR WASH 16 19 28 8
Rose Royce (MCA 40615)
14   I WISH 19 28 46 4
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274)
15   MUSKRAT LOVE 7 2 2 14
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1870)
16   SOMEBODY TO LOVE 21 29 43 6
Queen (Elektra 45362)
17   WALK THIS WAY 25 31 41 6
Aerosmith (Columbia 10449)
18   JEANS ON 22 26 29 15
David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094)
19   NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU 10 10 12 12
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16079)
20   NADIA'S THEME 15 7 5 17
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856)
21   I NEVER CRY 17 9 9 14
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8228)
22   TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS 29 39 55 7
Mary MacGregor (Ariola America 7638)
23   YOU ARE THE WOMAN 20 18 8 20
Firefall (Atlantic 3335)
24   MORE THAN A FEELING 18 16 4 16
Boston (Epic 50266)
25   I LIKE DREAMING 30 36 39 7
Kenny Nolan (20th Century 2287)
26   BLINDED BY THE LIGHT 34 43 57 6
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Warner Bros. 8252)
27   LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 33 40 49 6
Bread (Elektra 45365)
28   ENJOY YOURSELF 36 51 59 7
Jacksons (Epic 50289)
29   NEW KID IN TOWN 39 57 -- 3
Eagles (Asylum 45373)
30   WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON 32 35 40 7
Dr. Buzzard's Savannah Band (RCA 10827)
31   THIS SONG 37 45 52 6
George Harrison (Dark Horse 8294)
32   LOVE BALLAD 24 22 23 14
L.T.D. (A&M 1847)
33   BETH 23 20 22 18
Kiss (Casablanca 863)
34   HELLO OLD FRIEND 28 30 32 9
Eric Clapton (RSO 861)
35   FREEBIRD 40 47 56 4
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40665)
36   SATURDAY NITE 42 52 63 5
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439)
37   FLIGHT '76 38 41 47 8
Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,123)
38   ROCK'N ME 27 21 18 20  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4323)
39   JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU 31 23 20 16
Commodores (Motown 1402)
40   DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC 43 46 54 9
Tavares (Capitol 4348)
41   THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN 35 25 25 17
Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306)
42   WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND 53 60 74 5  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0212)
43   FERNANDO 41 27 26 18
Abba (Atlantic 3346)
44   NIGHT MOVES 54 65 80 4
Bob Seger (Capitol 4369)
45   DRIVIN' WHEEL 50 56 60 6
Foghat (Bearsville 0313)
46   WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD 26 24 13 17  
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369)
47   AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING 51 53 58 6
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor/Kolob 14363)
48   DISCO DUCK 44 34 24 20
Rick Dees (RSO 857)
49   OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA 47 49 53 7
Beatles (Capitol 4347)
50   YESTERDAY'S HERO 52 54 68 5
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0216)
51   DREAMBOAT ANNIE 61 74 -- 3
Heart (Mushroom 7023)
52   DANCING QUEEN 62 79 -- 3
Abba (Atlantic 3372)
53   DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO - LIVE 45 32 27 13
Peter Frampton (A&M 1867)
54   FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 72 -- -- 2  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4372)
55   LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE 63 75 86 4
Smokie (RSO 860)
56   DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE 59 62 66 8
Hall & Oates (RCA 10808)
57   MADEMOISELLE 57 61 65 8
Styx (A&M 1877)
58   IT'S A LONG WAY THERE 46 33 31 14  
Little River Band (Harvest 4318)
59   SO SAD THE SONG 58 59 61 11
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544)
60   HARD LUCK WOMAN 78 -- -- 2  
Kiss (Casablanca 873)
61   YEAR OF THE CAT 71 85 -- 3
Al Stewart (Janus 266)
62   SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY 65 77 89 4
Stephen Bishop (ABC 12232)
63   WHAT CAN I SAY 64 69 73 5
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10440)
64   SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK 67 73 79 7
Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833)
65   EVERGREEN 68 78 -- 3
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10450)
66   LUCKY MAN 76 80 85 5
Starbuck (Private Stock 45,125)
67   I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE 70 76 83 7
Emotions (Columbia 10347)
68   SLOW DANCING 73 83 98 4
Funky Kings (Arista 0209)
69   KEEP ME CRYIN' 74 81 88 6
Al Green (Hi 2319)
70   CARRY ON WAYWARD SON 86 91 -- 3  
Kansas (Kirshner 4267)
71   SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME 75 82 87 4
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45361)
72   I KINDA MISS YOU 77 84 84 7
Manhattans (Columbia 10430)
73   IT KEEPS YOU RUNNING 83 -- 90 5
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8282)
74   FREE 79 86 92 6
Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429)
75   DO IT TO MY MIND 80 87 94 5
Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360)
76   I LIKE TO DO IT 81 -- -- 2
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1020)
77   MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER 82 88 93 5
Robert Palmer (Island 075)
78   C.B. SAVAGE 85 90 -- 3
Rod Hart (Plantation 144)
79   SHE'S GONE 48 37 33 34  
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 3332)
80   IF NOT YOU 84 89 95 5
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4364)
81   YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNIN' 87 92 100 4
Gene Cotton (ABC 12227)
82   MOODY BLUE 90 -- -- 2
Elvis Presley (RCA 10857)
83   PRISONER (CAPTURED BY YOUR EYES) 91 -- -- 2
L.A. Jets (RCA 10826)
84   OPEN SESAME (PT. 1) 92 97 -- 3
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1586)
85   CALEDONIA 93 -- -- 2
Robin Trower (Chrysalis 2122)
86   HEY BABY 95 -- -- 2
Ringo Starr (Atlantic 3371)
87   WHITE BIRD 96 99 -- 3
David LaFlamme (Amherst 717)
88   CAN'T LET A WOMAN 94 95 97 4
Ambrosia (20th Century 2310)
89   SILVER HEELS 88 94 -- 3
Blaze (Epic 50292)
90   FANCY DANCER -- -- -- 1  
Commodores (Motown 1408)
91   9,999,999 TEARS -- 67 72 6
Dickey Lee (RCA 10764)
92   DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY -- -- -- 1  
Thelma Houston (Tamla 54278)
93   BE MY GIRL -- -- -- 1  
Dramatics (ABC 12235)
94   IN THE MOOD -- -- -- 1  
Henhouse Five Plus Too (Warner Bros. 8301)
95   DARLIN' DARLIN' BABY (SWEET, TENDER, LOVE) 100 -- -- 2
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3610)
96   MY PEARL -- -- -- 1  
Automatic Man (Island 063)
97   SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW -- -- -- 1  
Tom Jones (Epic 50308)
98   WHEN LOVE IS NEW -- -- -- 1  
Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1000)
99   DADDY COOL -- -- -- 1  
Boney M (Atco 7063)
100   MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR -- -- -- 1  
Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10753)

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:

   • "Magic Man" by Heart (# 49)
   • "Give It Up (Turn It Loose)" by Tyrone Davis (# 55)
   • "Don't Fear The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult (# 56)
   • "You Are My Starship" by Norman Connors (# 60)
   • "Let's Be Young Tonight" by Jermaine Jackson (# 66)
   • "Sixteen Reasons" by Laverne & Shirley (# 69)
   • "Heart On My Sleeve" by Gallagher & Lyle (# 89)
   • "Dog Eat Dog" by Ted Nugent (# 97)
   • "(She's Just A) Fallen Angel" by Starz (# 98)
   • "Down To Love Town" by Originals (# 99)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   FAR EAST MISSISSIPPI Ohio Players
102   WITH YOU Moments
103   FEELINGS Walter Jackson
104   SHERRY Keane Brothers
105   WHO ARE YOU Temptations
106   EVERY NOW AND THEN Mac Davis
107   KING KONG (YOUR SONG) Bobby Pickett & Peter Ferrara
108   DON'T FIGHT THE HANDS (THAT NEED YOU) Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison
109   HAPPIER Paul Anka
110   ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY Waylon Jennings
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