Wednesday January 12, 1977
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 8, 1977



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1   YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR 1 3 4 15
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208)
2   YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING 2 1 2 13
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283)
3   CAR WASH 4 13 16 10
Rose Royce (MCA 40615)
4   I WISH 5 14 19 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274)
5   AFTER THE LOVING 6 7 8 13
Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 50270)
6   TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 3 2 1 14
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8262)
7   DAZZ 8 9 12 12
Brick (Bang 727)
8   SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD 7 8 9 10
Elton John (Rocket/MCA 40645)
9   HOT LINE 10 11 14 11
Sylvers (Capitol 4336)
10   LOVE ME 11 12 13 15
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 858)
11   SOMEBODY TO LOVE 14 16 21 8
Queen (Elektra 45362)
12   WALK THIS WAY 15 17 25 8
Aerosmith (Columbia 10449)
13   LIVIN' THING 12 10 11 11
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 888)
14   TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS 17 22 29 9
Mary MacGregor (Ariola America 7638)
15   JEANS ON 16 18 22 17
David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094)
16   BLINDED BY THE LIGHT 19 26 34 8
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Warner Bros. 8252)
17   ENJOY YOURSELF 20 28 36 9
Jacksons (Epic 50289)
18   NEW KID IN TOWN 22 29 39 5
Eagles (Asylum 45373)
19   I LIKE DREAMING 21 25 30 9
Kenny Nolan (20th Century 2287)
20   STAND TALL 9 5 6 15  
Burton Cummings (Portrait 70001)
21   LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 23 27 33 8
Bread (Elektra 45365)
22   RUBBERBAND MAN 13 4 3 18
Spinners (Atlantic 3355)
23   LOVE SO RIGHT 18 6 5 17
Bee Gees (RSO 859)
24   WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON 26 30 32 9
Dr. Buzzard's Savannah Band (RCA 10827)
25   MUSKRAT LOVE 24 15 7 16
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1870)
26   WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND 34 42 53 7
Barry Manilow (Arista 0212)
27   SATURDAY NITE 30 36 42 7
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439)
28   THIS SONG 29 31 37 8
George Harrison (Dark Horse 8294)
29   NIGHT MOVES 35 44 54 6
Bob Seger (Capitol 4369)
30   I NEVER CRY 27 21 17 16
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8228)
31   FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 41 54 72 4
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4372)
32   FREEBIRD 33 35 40 6
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40665)
33   NADIA'S THEME 25 20 15 19
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856)
34   NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU 28 19 10 14
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16079)
35   MORE THAN A FEELING 31 24 18 18
Boston (Epic 50266)
36   FLIGHT '76 36 37 38 10
Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,123)
37   DRIVIN' WHEEL 38 45 50 8
Foghat (Bearsville 0313)
38   AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING 44 47 51 8
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor/Kolob 14363)
39   LOVE BALLAD 37 32 24 16
L.T.D. (A&M 1847)
40   DANCING QUEEN 45 52 62 5
Abba (Atlantic 3372)
41   HARD LUCK WOMAN 47 60 78 4
Kiss (Casablanca 873)
42   DREAMBOAT ANNIE 46 51 61 5
Heart (Mushroom 7023)
43   YOU ARE THE WOMAN 32 23 20 22  
Firefall (Atlantic 3335)
44   YEAR OF THE CAT 50 61 71 5
Al Stewart (Janus 266)
45   DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC 40 40 43 11
Tavares (Capitol 4348)
46   SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY 54 62 65 6
Stephen Bishop (ABC 12232)
47   CARRY ON WAYWARD SON 56 70 86 5
Kansas (Kirshner 4267)
48   HELLO OLD FRIEND 39 34 28 11
Eric Clapton (RSO 861)
49   BETH 42 33 23 20
Kiss (Casablanca 863)
50   LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE 51 55 63 6
Smokie (RSO 860)
51   ROCK'N ME 43 38 27 22
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4323)
52   YESTERDAY'S HERO 49 50 52 7
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0216)
53   LUCKY MAN 58 66 76 7
Starbuck (Private Stock 45,125)
54   THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN 48 41 35 19
Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306)
55   DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE 55 56 59 10
Hall & Oates (RCA 10808)
56   FREE 64 74 79 8
Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429)
57   SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK 59 64 67 9
Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833)
58   EVERGREEN 60 65 68 5
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10450)
59   WHAT CAN I SAY 61 63 64 7
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10440)
60   JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU 52 39 31 18
Commodores (Motown 1402)
61   IN THE MOOD 79 94 -- 3  
Henhouse Five Plus Too (Warner Bros. 8301)
62   YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNIN' 74 81 87 6  
Gene Cotton (ABC 12227)
63   I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE 65 67 70 9
Emotions (Columbia 10347)
64   IT KEEPS YOU RUNNING 68 73 83 7
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8282)
65   SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME 67 71 75 6
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45361)
66   GO YOUR OWN WAY -- -- -- 1  
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8304)
67   C.B. SAVAGE 72 78 85 5
Rod Hart (Plantation 144)
68   DO IT TO MY MIND 69 75 80 7
Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360)
69   I LIKE TO DO IT 70 76 81 4
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1020)
70   IF NOT YOU 75 80 84 7
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4364)
71   MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER 73 77 82 7
Robert Palmer (Island 075)
72   SLOW DANCING 66 68 73 6
Funky Kings (Arista 0209)
73   THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE 82 -- -- 2
10cc (Mercury 73875)
74   MOODY BLUE 76 82 90 4
Elvis Presley (RCA 10857)
75   KEEP ME CRYIN' 63 69 74 8  
Al Green (Hi 2319)
76   I KINDA MISS YOU 71 72 77 9
Manhattans (Columbia 10430)
77   DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY 87 92 -- 3
Thelma Houston (Tamla 54278)
78   OPEN SESAME (PT. 1) 81 84 92 5
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1586)
79   HEY BABY 83 86 95 4
Ringo Starr (Atlantic 3371)
80   FANCY DANCER 85 90 -- 3
Commodores (Motown 1408)
81   CALEDONIA 84 85 93 4
Robin Trower (Chrysalis 2122)
82   BABY DON'T YOU KNOW -- -- -- 1  
Wild Cherry (Epic/Sweet City 50306)
83   SO SAD THE SONG 78 59 58 13
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544)
84   BE MY GIRL 90 93 -- 3
Dramatics (ABC 12235)
85   WHITE BIRD 86 87 96 5
David LaFlamme (Amherst 717)
86   9,999,999 TEARS 89 91 -- 8
Dickey Lee (RCA 10764)
87   SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW 92 97 -- 3
Tom Jones (Epic 50308)
88   DARLIN' DARLIN' BABY (SWEET, TENDER, LOVE) 91 95 100 4
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3610)
89   BABY, YOU LOOK GOOD TO ME TONIGHT 93 -- -- 2
John Denver (RCA 10854)
90   WHEN LOVE IS NEW 95 98 -- 3
Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1000)
91   MY PEARL 94 96 -- 3
Automatic Man (Island 063)
92   WINTER MELODY -- -- -- 1  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 874)
93   HAIL! HAIL! ROCK AND ROLL! 96 -- -- 2
Starland Vocal Band (Windsong 10855)
94   DADDY COOL 97 99 -- 3
Boney M (Atco 7063)
95   PRISONER (CAPTURED BY YOUR EYES) 80 83 91 4  
L.A. Jets (RCA 10826)
96   MADEMOISELLE 77 57 57 10  
Styx (A&M 1877)
97   MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR 99 100 -- 3
Carol Douglas (Midland Int'l 10753)
98   HAPPIER 100 -- -- 2
Paul Anka (United Artists 911)
99   UP YOUR NOSE -- -- -- 1  
Gabriel Kaplan (Elektra 45369)
100   SECRETS -- -- -- 1  
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Columbia 10460)

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:

   • "Fernando" by Abba (# 53)
   • "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" by Beatles (# 57)
   • "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot (# 62)
   • "Can't Let A Woman" by Ambrosia (# 88)
   • "It's A Long Way There" by Little River Band (# 98)

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