Wednesday January 26, 1977
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 22, 1977



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1   CAR WASH 1 3 4 12
Rose Royce (MCA 40615)
2   I WISH 3 4 5 8
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274)
3   YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR 2 1 1 17
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208)
4   HOT LINE 7 9 10 13
Sylvers (Capitol 4336)
5   DAZZ 6 7 8 14
Brick (Bang 727)
6   TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS 8 14 17 11
Mary MacGregor (Ariola America 7638)
7   BLINDED BY THE LIGHT 12 16 19 10
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Warner Bros. 8252)
8   WALK THIS WAY 10 12 15 10
Aerosmith (Columbia 10449)
9   SOMEBODY TO LOVE 9 11 14 10
Queen (Elektra 45362)
10   NEW KID IN TOWN 13 18 22 7
Eagles (Asylum 45373)
11   YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING 4 2 2 15
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283)
12   ENJOY YOURSELF 15 17 20 11
Jacksons (Epic 50289)
13   I LIKE DREAMING 16 19 21 11
Kenny Nolan (20th Century 2287)
14   JEANS ON 14 15 16 19
David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094)
15   LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 18 21 23 10
Bread (Elektra 45365)
16   WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND 20 26 34 9
Barry Manilow (Arista 0212)
17   AFTER THE LOVING 5 5 6 15  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 50270)
18   NIGHT MOVES 21 29 35 8
Bob Seger (Capitol 4369)
19   FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 24 31 41 6
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4372)
20   TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 11 6 3 16
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8262)
21   SATURDAY NITE 22 27 30 9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439)
22   YEAR OF THE CAT 33 44 50 7  
Al Stewart (Janus 266)
23   WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON 23 24 26 11
Dr. Buzzard's Savannah Band (RCA 10827)
24   DANCING QUEEN 30 40 45 7
Abba (Atlantic 3372)
25   LOVE ME 19 10 11 17
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 858)
26   LIVIN' THING 25 13 12 13
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 888)
27   HARD LUCK WOMAN 35 41 47 6
Kiss (Casablanca 873)
28   GO YOUR OWN WAY 43 66 -- 3  
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 8304)
29   EVERGREEN 41 58 60 7  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 10450)
30   SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD 17 8 7 12  
Elton John (Rocket/MCA 40645)
31   CARRY ON WAYWARD SON 39 47 56 7
Kansas (Kirshner 4267)
32   AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING 36 38 44 10
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor/Kolob 14363)
33   DREAMBOAT ANNIE 37 42 46 7
Heart (Mushroom 7023)
34   SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY 40 46 54 8
Stephen Bishop (ABC 12232)
35   STAND TALL 26 20 9 17
Burton Cummings (Portrait 70001)
36   THIS SONG 29 28 29 10
George Harrison (Dark Horse 8294)
37   LOVE SO RIGHT 28 23 18 19
Bee Gees (RSO 859)
38   LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE 45 50 51 8
Smokie (RSO 860)
39   RUBBERBAND MAN 27 22 13 20  
Spinners (Atlantic 3355)
40   DRIVIN' WHEEL 38 37 38 10
Foghat (Bearsville 0313)
41   FREEBIRD 32 32 33 8
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40665)
42   I NEVER CRY 31 30 27 18  
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8228)
43   THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE 62 73 82 4  
10cc (Mercury 73875)
44   MUSKRAT LOVE 34 25 24 18
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1870)
45   LOVE BALLAD 44 39 37 18
L.T.D. (A&M 1847)
46   NADIA'S THEME 42 33 25 21
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856)
47   IN THE MOOD 56 61 79 5
Henhouse Five Plus Too (Warner Bros. 8301)
48   LUCKY MAN 50 53 58 9
Starbuck (Private Stock 45,125)
49   DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY 64 77 87 5  
Thelma Houston (Tamla 54278)
50   FREE 53 56 64 10
Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429)
51   BOOGIE CHILD 88 -- -- 2  
Bee Gees (RSO 867)
52   YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNIN' 58 62 74 8
Gene Cotton (ABC 12227)
53   SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK 54 57 59 11
Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833)
54   DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC 49 45 40 13
Tavares (Capitol 4348)
55   NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU 46 34 28 16
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16079)
56   IT KEEPS YOU RUNNING 61 64 68 9
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8282)
57   I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE 60 63 65 11
Emotions (Columbia 10347)
58   FLIGHT '76 48 36 36 12
Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,123)
59   C.B. SAVAGE 63 67 72 7
Rod Hart (Plantation 144)
60   MORE THAN A FEELING 47 35 31 20  
Boston (Epic 50266)
61   YOU ARE THE WOMAN 51 43 32 24
Firefall (Atlantic 3335)
62   HELLO OLD FRIEND 52 48 39 13
Eric Clapton (RSO 861)
63   BABY DON'T YOU KNOW 71 82 -- 3
Wild Cherry (Epic/Sweet City 50306)
64   BETH 55 49 42 22
Kiss (Casablanca 863)
65   SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME 65 65 67 8
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45361)
66   I LIKE TO DO IT 66 69 70 6
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1020)
67   IF NOT YOU 67 70 75 9
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4364)
68   MOODY BLUE 69 74 76 6
Elvis Presley (RCA 10857)
69   ROCK'N ME 57 51 43 24  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4323)
70   FOREPLAY - LONG TIME -- -- -- 1  
Boston (Epic 50329)
71   DO IT TO MY MIND 68 68 69 9
Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360)
72   YESTERDAY'S HERO 59 52 49 9  
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0216)
73   OPEN SESAME (PT. 1) 74 78 81 7
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1586)
74   FANCY DANCER 76 80 85 5
Commodores (Motown 1408)
75   BE MY GIRL 79 84 90 5
Dramatics (ABC 12235)
76   HEY BABY 77 79 83 6
Ringo Starr (Atlantic 3371)
77   WHAT CAN I SAY 72 59 61 9
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10440)
78   REACH -- -- -- 1  
Orleans (Asylum 45375)
79   SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW 82 87 92 5
Tom Jones (Epic 50308)
80   WHEN LOVE IS NEW 84 90 95 5
Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1000)
81   RICH GIRL -- -- -- 1  
Hall & Oates (RCA 10860)
82   DARLIN' DARLIN' BABY (SWEET, TENDER, LOVE) 83 88 91 6
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3610)
83   9,999,999 TEARS 86 86 89 10
Dickey Lee (RCA 10764)
84   WINTER MELODY 89 92 -- 3
Donna Summer (Casablanca 874)
85   BABY, YOU LOOK GOOD TO ME TONIGHT 87 89 93 4
John Denver (RCA 10854)
86   UP YOUR NOSE 92 99 -- 3
Gabriel Kaplan (Elektra 45369)
87   KEEP ME CRYIN' 75 75 63 10  
Al Green (Hi 2319)
88   MY PEARL 90 91 94 5
Automatic Man (Island 063)
89   HAIL! HAIL! ROCK AND ROLL! 91 93 96 4
Starland Vocal Band (Windsong 10855)
90   DADDY COOL 93 94 97 5
Boney M (Atco 7063)
91   DIS-GORILLA (PT. 1) -- -- -- 1  
Rick Dees (RSO 866)
92   I LOVE MY WIFE 95 -- -- 2
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 1383)
93   DISCO LUCY (I LOVE LUCY THEME) -- -- -- 1  
Wilton Place Street Band (Island 078)
94   I JUST CAN'T SAY NO TO YOU 100 -- -- 2
Parker McGee (Big Tree 16082)
95   YOU KNOW LIKE I KNOW -- -- -- 1  
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1888)
96   SO IN TO YOU -- -- -- 1  
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14373)
97   GLORIA -- -- -- 1  
Enchantment (United Artists 912)
98   SECRETS 99 100 -- 3
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Columbia 10460)
99   FIRE SIGN -- -- -- 1  
Cory (Phantom 10856)
100   MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR 96 97 99 5
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:

   • "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" by Robert Palmer (# 70)
   • "The Best Disco In Town" by Ritchie Family (# 73)
   • "Do What You Want, Be What You Are" by Hall & Oates (# 78)
   • "I Kinda Miss You" by Manhattans (# 80)
   • "Caledonia" by Robin Trower (# 81)
   • "White Bird" by David LaFlamme (# 85)
   • "Just To Be Close To You" by Commodores (# 94)
   • "Happier" by Paul Anka (# 97)
   • "So Sad The Song" by Gladys Knight & Pips (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   KING KONG (YOUR SONG) Bobby Pickett & Peter Ferrara
102   SWEET DREAMS Emmylou Harris
103   HA CHA CHA (FUNKTION) Brass Construction
104   SUMMER SNOW Blue Magic
105   ROUND THE WORLD WITH THE RUBBER DUCK C.W. McCall
106   ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY Waylon Jennings
107   ISN'T IT A SHAME LaBelle
108   BE MY GIRL Michael Henderson
109   FEELINGS Walter Jackson
110   SOMETHIN' 'BOUT 'CHA Latimore
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