Saturday January 3, 1976
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 3, 1976



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1   I WRITE THE SONGS 2 6 8 9
Barry Manilow (Arista 0157)
2   THEME FROM MAHOGANY 3 7 13 10
Diana Ross (Motown 1377)
3   CONVOY 4 8 19 7
C.W. McCall (MGM 14839)
4   SATURDAY NIGHT 1 2 4 14
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0149)
5   LOVE ROLLERCOASTER 6 9 9 8
Ohio Players (Mercury 73734)
6   FOX ON THE RUN 8 11 11 8
Sweet (Capitol 4157)
7   FLY AWAY 9 13 20 5
John Denver (RCA Victor 10517)
8   YOU SEXY THING 11 12 18 12
Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047)
9   I LOVE MUSIC (PT. 1) 10 10 10 11
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3577)
10   WALK AWAY FROM LOVE 12 15 21 8
David Ruffin (Motown 1376)
11   THAT'S THE WAY 7 3 1 12
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1015)
12   SING A SONG 14 17 27 7
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10251)
13   LET'S DO IT AGAIN 5 1 2 12
Staple Singers (Curtom 0109)
14   BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO 16 20 62 4
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40500)
15   50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER 22 48 61 4
Paul Simon (Columbia 10270)
16   EVIL WOMAN 18 23 32 8
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 729)
17   LOVE MACHINE (PT. 1) 20 24 52 9
Miracles (Tamla 54262)
18   OVER MY HEAD 19 21 29 9
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1339)
19   COUNTRY BOY 21 25 31 9
Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155)
20   ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT 23 30 35 9
Kiss (Casablanca 850)
21   WINNERS AND LOSERS 24 27 33 9
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Playboy 6054)
22   TIMES OF YOUR LIFE 26 31 36 8
Paul Anka (United Artists 737)
23   FLY ROBIN FLY 13 4 3 14
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10339)
24   LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY 38 56 66 9  
Donna Summer (Oasis 401)
25   SKY HIGH 15 5 6 18
Jigsaw (Chelsea 3022)
26   SQUEEZE BOX 29 36 49 8
Who (MCA 40475)
27   HURRICANE (PT. 1) 28 35 39 7
Bob Dylan (Columbia 10245)
28   LOVE HURTS 31 38 50 7
Nazareth (A&M 1671)
29   PALOMA BLANCA 39 53 65 6
George Baker Selection (Warner Bros. 8115)
30   BABY FACE 35 39 45 8
Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (Wing & A Prayer 103)
31   SCHOOL BOY CRUSH 32 34 40 8
Average White Band (Atlantic 3304)
32   WAKE UP EVERYBODY 34 37 43 7
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3579)
33   LET IT SHINE 36 40 53 5
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40495)
34   OUR DAY WILL COME 17 14 14 12  
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,043)
35   TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT 46 69 -- 3  
Eagles (Asylum 45293)
36   ALL BY MYSELF 42 59 78 4
Eric Carmen (Arista 0165)
37   NIGHTS ON BROADWAY 25 16 5 14  
Bee Gees (RSO 515)
38   DOWN TO THE LINE 40 42 48 7
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73724)
39   PART TIME LOVE 27 28 30 10  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 513)
40   FULL OF FIRE 30 32 34 9
Al Green (Hi 2300)
41   SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT 48 54 60 6
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4192)
42   WOMAN TONIGHT 43 46 51 7
America (Warner Bros. 8157)
43   FOR THE LOVE OF YOU (PTS. 1 & 2) 45 26 26 9
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2259)
44   GOLDEN YEARS 50 61 75 4
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10441)
45   FEELINGS 47 49 37 30
Morris Albert (RCA Victor 10279)
46   ISLAND GIRL 33 19 12 13  
Elton John (MCA 40461)
47   THEME FROM S.W.A.T. 55 65 73 8
Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135)
48   THIS OLD MAN 51 63 71 6
Purple Reign (Private Stock 45,052)
49   SLOW RIDE 56 70 81 4
Foghat (Bearsville 0306)
50   LET'S LIVE TOGETHER 53 62 70 13
Road Apples (Polydor 14285)
51   PLAY ON LOVE 58 66 76 5
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10456)
52   TRACKS OF MY TEARS 60 73 -- 3
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45295)
53   FANNY 63 77 -- 3
Bee Gees (RSO 519)
54   LET THE MUSIC PLAY 70 79 -- 3  
Barry White (20th Century 2265)
55   FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN 57 60 68 10
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn 0244)
56   MY LITTLE TOWN 37 18 7 12  
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 10230)
57   LOVE OR LEAVE 66 76 -- 3
Spinners (Atlantic 3309)
58   FREE RIDE 65 74 83 4
Tavares (Capitol 4184)
59   THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU 44 22 15 16  
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1725)
60   INSEPARABLE 71 82 -- 3  
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4193)
61   EASY AS PIE 73 85 -- 3  
Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC/Dot 17584)
62   HAPPY 62 64 67 12
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54263)
63   ART FOR ART'S SAKE 64 67 74 5
10cc (Mercury 73725)
64   THE HOMECOMING 74 87 90 5
Hagood Hardy (Capitol 4156)
65   BREAK AWAY 79 -- -- 2  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10273)
66   SWEET THING 77 -- -- 2  
Rufus & Chaka Khan (ABC 12149)
67   LOVE IS THE DRUG 80 91 -- 3  
Roxy Music (Atco 7042)
68   DON'T CRY JONI 78 88 93 4
Conway Twitty (MCA 40407)
69   VOLARE 41 41 42 10  
Al Martino (Capitol 4134)
70   DECEMBER, 1963 84 -- -- 2  
Four Seasons (Warner/Curb 8168)
71   THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON 49 47 22 9  
David Geddes (Big Tree 16052)
72   BACK TO THE ISLAND 81 -- -- 2
Leon Russell (Shelter 40483)
73   SWEET LOVE 87 99 -- 3  
Commodores (Motown 1381)
74   SOUL TRAIN '75 75 80 85 6
Soul Train Gang (Soul Train 10400)
75   SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT 76 78 82 6
Batdorf & Rodney (Arista 0159)
76   BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 85 -- -- 2
Queen (Elektra 45297)
77   CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL 52 45 46 11  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1573)
78   YESTERDAY'S HERO 89 98 -- 3  
John Paul Young (Ariola America 7607)
79   FOR A DANCER 88 89 92 5
Prelude (Pye 71045)
80   ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT 82 86 -- 3
John Fogerty (Asylum 45291)
81   DEEP PURPLE 92 94 99 4  
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14840)
82   BLUE GUITAR 83 84 88 5
Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold 67021)
83   THE WHITE KNIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Cledus Maggard & Citizen's Band (Mercury 73751)
84   THE BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS 86 90 96 4
Kenny Starr (MCA 40474)
85   GOING DOWN SLOWLY 54 51 54 7  
Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 268)
86   DREAM ON -- -- -- 12
Aerosmith (Columbia 10278)
87   I WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU (DANCE WITH ME) 91 92 98 4
Ritchie Family (20th Century 2252)
88   JUNK FOOD JUNKIE -- -- -- 1  
Larry Groce (Warner/Curb 8165)
89   ONLY SIXTEEN -- -- -- 1  
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4171)
90   SWEET LOVING MAN 93 95 -- 3
Morris Albert (RCA Victor 10437)
91   FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE) 95 96 -- 3
Gino Cunico (Arista 0162)
92   I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS 96 100 -- 3
Greg Lake (Atlantic 3305)
93   MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND 94 97 100 4
Bill Withers (Columbia 10255)
94   AMAZING GRACE (USED TO BE HER FAVORITE SONG) -- -- -- 1  
Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12142)
95   HOW HIGH THE MOON 97 83 87 6
Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14838)
96   LOVE HURTS 98 -- -- 2
Jim Capaldi (Island 045)
97   ONE WOMAN BAND 100 -- -- 2
Carol Chase (Janus 256)
98   ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD 99 -- -- 2
Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. 8154)
99   EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART -- -- -- 1  
Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1575)
100   FUNKY WEEKEND -- -- -- 1  
Stylistics (Avco 4661)

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:

   • "Christmas For Cowboys" by John Denver (# 59)
   • "Secret Love" by Freddy Fender (# 61)
   • "Venus & Mars-Rock Show" by Paul McCartney & Wings (# 67)
   • "Lonely School Year" by Hudson Brothers (# 68)
   • "Eighteen With A Bullet" by Pete Wingfield (# 69)
   • "Carry Me" by Crosby & Nash (# 72)
   • "Valentine Love" by Norman Connors (# 90)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I GOT OVER LOVE Major Harris
102   GOODNIGHT AND GOOD MORNING Cecilio & Kapono
103   THIS OLD HEART OF MINE Rod Stewart
104   THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU Andrew Gold
105   LADY BUMP Penny McLean
106   'TIL IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Jonathan Cain
107   NURSERY RHYMES (PT. 1) People's Choice
108   HOLD BACK THE NIGHT Trammps
109   YOUNG LOVE Ray Stevens
110   BREAKFAST FOR TWO Country Joe McDonald
111   CHAIN GANG MEDLEY Jim Croce
112   SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Charlie Rich
113   YOU Aretha Franklin
114   CHILDREN OF THE RAIN Austin Roberts
115   GROWIN' UP Dan Hill
116   THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Moonlion
117   A FOOL IN LOVE Frankie Miller Band
118   I CHEAT THE HANGMAN Doobie Brothers
119   HAVE A CIGAR Pink Floyd
120   HOLLYWOOD HOT Eleventh Hour
121   I HAD A LOVE Ben E. King
122   THROUGH THE EYES OF LITTLE CHILDREN Larry Jon Wilson
123   DREAM WEAVER Gary Wright
124   MAMA COCO Gino Vannelli
125   LONGHAIRED REDNECK David Allan Coe
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