Wednesday January 5, 1977
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 1, 1977



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1   YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR 3 4 6 14
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208)
2   YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING 1 2 5 12
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283)
3   TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 2 1 1 13
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8262)
4   CAR WASH 13 16 19 9
Rose Royce (MCA 40615)
5   I WISH 14 19 28 5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274)
6   AFTER THE LOVING 7 8 12 12
Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 50270)
7   SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD 8 9 11 9
Elton John (Rocket/MCA 40645)
8   DAZZ 9 12 15 11
Brick (Bang 727)
9   STAND TALL 5 6 8 14
Burton Cummings (Portrait 70001)
10   HOT LINE 11 14 17 10
Sylvers (Capitol 4336)
11   LOVE ME 12 13 14 14
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 858)
12   LIVIN' THING 10 11 13 10
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 888)
13   RUBBERBAND MAN 4 3 4 17
Spinners (Atlantic 3355)
14   SOMEBODY TO LOVE 16 21 29 7
Queen (Elektra 45362)
15   WALK THIS WAY 17 25 31 7
Aerosmith (Columbia 10449)
16   JEANS ON 18 22 26 16
David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094)
17   TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS 22 29 39 8
Mary MacGregor (Ariola America 7638)
18   LOVE SO RIGHT 6 5 3 16  
Bee Gees (RSO 859)
19   BLINDED BY THE LIGHT 26 34 43 7
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Warner Bros. 8252)
20   ENJOY YOURSELF 28 36 51 8
Jacksons (Epic 50289)
21   I LIKE DREAMING 25 30 36 8
Kenny Nolan (20th Century 2287)
22   NEW KID IN TOWN 29 39 57 4
Eagles (Asylum 45373)
23   LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 27 33 40 7
Bread (Elektra 45365)
24   MUSKRAT LOVE 15 7 2 15
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1870)
25   NADIA'S THEME 20 15 7 18
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856)
26   WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON 30 32 35 8
Dr. Buzzard's Savannah Band (RCA 10827)
27   I NEVER CRY 21 17 9 15
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8228)
28   NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU 19 10 10 13
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16079)
29   THIS SONG 31 37 45 7
George Harrison (Dark Horse 8294)
30   SATURDAY NITE 36 42 52 6
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439)
31   MORE THAN A FEELING 24 18 16 17
Boston (Epic 50266)
32   YOU ARE THE WOMAN 23 20 18 21
Firefall (Atlantic 3335)
33   FREEBIRD 35 40 47 5
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40665)
34   WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND 42 53 60 6
Barry Manilow (Arista 0212)
35   NIGHT MOVES 44 54 65 5
Bob Seger (Capitol 4369)
36   FLIGHT '76 37 38 41 9
Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,123)
37   LOVE BALLAD 32 24 22 15
L.T.D. (A&M 1847)
38   DRIVIN' WHEEL 45 50 56 7
Foghat (Bearsville 0313)
39   HELLO OLD FRIEND 34 28 30 10
Eric Clapton (RSO 861)
40   DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC 40 43 46 10
Tavares (Capitol 4348)
41   FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 54 72 -- 3  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4372)
42   BETH 33 23 20 19
Kiss (Casablanca 863)
43   ROCK'N ME 38 27 21 21
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4323)
44   AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING 47 51 53 7
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor/Kolob 14363)
45   DANCING QUEEN 52 62 79 4
Abba (Atlantic 3372)
46   DREAMBOAT ANNIE 51 61 74 4
Heart (Mushroom 7023)
47   HARD LUCK WOMAN 60 78 -- 3  
Kiss (Casablanca 873)
48   THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN 41 35 25 18
Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306)
49   YESTERDAY'S HERO 50 52 54 6
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0216)
50   YEAR OF THE CAT 61 71 85 4  
Al Stewart (Janus 266)
51   LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE 55 63 75 5
Smokie (RSO 860)
52   JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU 39 31 23 17  
Commodores (Motown 1402)
53   FERNANDO 43 41 27 19
Abba (Atlantic 3346)
54   SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY 62 65 77 5
Stephen Bishop (ABC 12232)
55   DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE 56 59 62 9
Hall & Oates (RCA 10808)
56   CARRY ON WAYWARD SON 70 86 91 4  
Kansas (Kirshner 4267)
57   OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA 49 47 49 8
Beatles (Capitol 4347)
58   LUCKY MAN 66 76 80 6
Starbuck (Private Stock 45,125)
59   SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK 64 67 73 8
Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833)
60   EVERGREEN 65 68 78 4
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10450)
61   WHAT CAN I SAY 63 64 69 6
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10440)
62   WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD 46 26 24 18  
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369)
63   KEEP ME CRYIN' 69 74 81 7
Al Green (Hi 2319)
64   FREE 74 79 86 7
Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429)
65   I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE 67 70 76 8
Emotions (Columbia 10347)
66   SLOW DANCING 68 73 83 5
Funky Kings (Arista 0209)
67   SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME 71 75 82 5
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45361)
68   IT KEEPS YOU RUNNING 73 83 -- 6
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8282)
69   DO IT TO MY MIND 75 80 87 6
Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360)
70   I LIKE TO DO IT 76 81 -- 3
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1020)
71   I KINDA MISS YOU 72 77 84 8
Manhattans (Columbia 10430)
72   C.B. SAVAGE 78 85 90 4
Rod Hart (Plantation 144)
73   MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER 77 82 88 6
Robert Palmer (Island 075)
74   YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNIN' 81 87 92 5
Gene Cotton (ABC 12227)
75   IF NOT YOU 80 84 89 6
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4364)
76   MOODY BLUE 82 90 -- 3
Elvis Presley (RCA 10857)
77   MADEMOISELLE 57 57 61 9  
Styx (A&M 1877)
78   SO SAD THE SONG 59 58 59 12  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544)
79   IN THE MOOD 94 -- -- 2  
Henhouse Five Plus Too (Warner Bros. 8301)
80   PRISONER (CAPTURED BY YOUR EYES) 83 91 -- 3
L.A. Jets (RCA 10826)
81   OPEN SESAME (PT. 1) 84 92 97 4
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1586)
82   THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
10cc (Mercury 73875)
83   HEY BABY 86 95 -- 3
Ringo Starr (Atlantic 3371)
84   CALEDONIA 85 93 -- 3
Robin Trower (Chrysalis 2122)
85   FANCY DANCER 90 -- -- 2
Commodores (Motown 1408)
86   WHITE BIRD 87 96 99 4
David LaFlamme (Amherst 717)
87   DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY 92 -- -- 2
Thelma Houston (Tamla 54278)
88   CAN'T LET A WOMAN 88 94 95 5
Ambrosia (20th Century 2310)
89   9,999,999 TEARS 91 -- 67 7
Dickey Lee (RCA 10764)
90   BE MY GIRL 93 -- -- 2
Dramatics (ABC 12235)
91   DARLIN' DARLIN' BABY (SWEET, TENDER, LOVE) 95 100 -- 3
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3610)
92   SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW 97 -- -- 2
Tom Jones (Epic 50308)
93   BABY, YOU LOOK GOOD TO ME TONIGHT -- -- -- 1  
John Denver (RCA 10854)
94   MY PEARL 96 -- -- 2
Automatic Man (Island 063)
95   WHEN LOVE IS NEW 98 -- -- 2
Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1000)
96   HAIL! HAIL! ROCK AND ROLL! -- -- -- 1  
Starland Vocal Band (Windsong 10855)
97   DADDY COOL 99 -- -- 2
Boney M (Atco 7063)
98   IT'S A LONG WAY THERE 58 46 33 15  
Little River Band (Harvest 4318)
99   MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR 100 -- -- 2
Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10753)
100   HAPPIER -- -- -- 1  
Paul Anka (United Artists 911)

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:

   • "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees (# 48)
   • "Do You Feel Like We Do - live" by Peter Frampton (# 53)
   • "She's Gone" by Hall & Oates (# 79)
   • "Silver Heels" by Blaze (# 89)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   FAR EAST MISSISSIPPI Ohio Players
102   FEELINGS Walter Jackson
103   SHERRY Keane Brothers
104   WHO ARE YOU Temptations
105   KING KONG (YOUR SONG) Bobby Pickett & Peter Ferrara
106   WITH YOU Moments
107   ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY Waylon Jennings
108   SUMMER SNOW Blue Magic
109   SECRETS Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
110   ROUND THE WORLD WITH THE RUBBER DUCK C.W. McCall
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