Thursday January 15, 1976
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 10, 1976



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1   THEME FROM MAHOGANY 2 3 7 11
Diana Ross (Motown 1377)
2   CONVOY 3 4 8 8
C.W. McCall (MGM 14839)
3   I WRITE THE SONGS 1 2 6 10
Barry Manilow (Arista 0157)
4   LOVE ROLLERCOASTER 5 6 9 9
Ohio Players (Mercury 73734)
5   FOX ON THE RUN 6 8 11 9
Sweet (Capitol 4157)
6   FLY AWAY 7 9 13 6
John Denver (RCA Victor 10517)
7   YOU SEXY THING 8 11 12 13
Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047)
8   I LOVE MUSIC (PT. 1) 9 10 10 12
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3577)
9   WALK AWAY FROM LOVE 10 12 15 9
David Ruffin (Motown 1376)
10   SATURDAY NIGHT 4 1 2 15
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0149)
11   SING A SONG 12 14 17 8
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10251)
12   BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO 14 16 20 5
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40500)
13   50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER 15 22 48 5
Paul Simon (Columbia 10270)
14   LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY 24 38 56 10
Donna Summer (Oasis 401)
15   EVIL WOMAN 16 18 23 9
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 729)
16   LOVE MACHINE (PT. 1) 17 20 24 10
Miracles (Tamla 54262)
17   COUNTRY BOY 19 21 25 10
Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155)
18   OVER MY HEAD 18 19 21 10
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1339)
19   ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT 20 23 30 10
Kiss (Casablanca 850)
20   WINNERS AND LOSERS 21 24 27 10
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Playboy 6054)
21   TIMES OF YOUR LIFE 22 26 31 9
Paul Anka (United Artists 737)
22   THAT'S THE WAY 11 7 3 13  
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1015)
23   SQUEEZE BOX 26 29 36 9
Who (MCA 40475)
24   LET'S DO IT AGAIN 13 5 1 13  
Staple Singers (Curtom 0109)
25   LOVE HURTS 28 31 38 8
Nazareth (A&M 1671)
26   PALOMA BLANCA 29 39 53 7
George Baker Selection (Warner Bros. 8115)
27   HURRICANE (PT. 1) 27 28 35 8
Bob Dylan (Columbia 10245)
28   BABY FACE 30 35 39 9
Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (Wing & A Prayer 103)
29   LET IT SHINE 33 36 40 6
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40495)
30   TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT 35 46 69 4
Eagles (Asylum 45293)
31   WAKE UP EVERYBODY 32 34 37 8
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3579)
32   ALL BY MYSELF 36 42 59 5
Eric Carmen (Arista 0165)
33   THEME FROM S.W.A.T. 47 55 65 9  
Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135)
34   FLY ROBIN FLY 23 13 4 15  
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10339)
35   SCHOOL BOY CRUSH 31 32 34 9
Average White Band (Atlantic 3304)
36   SKY HIGH 25 15 5 19  
Jigsaw (Chelsea 3022)
37   SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT 41 48 54 7
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4192)
38   DOWN TO THE LINE 38 40 42 8
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73724)
39   GOLDEN YEARS 44 50 61 5
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10441)
40   OUR DAY WILL COME 34 17 14 13
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,043)
41   SLOW RIDE 49 56 70 5
Foghat (Bearsville 0306)
42   FOR THE LOVE OF YOU (PTS. 1 & 2) 43 45 26 10
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2259)
43   NIGHTS ON BROADWAY 37 25 16 15
Bee Gees (RSO 515)
44   TRACKS OF MY TEARS 52 60 73 4
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45295)
45   FANNY 53 63 77 4
Bee Gees (RSO 519)
46   LET THE MUSIC PLAY 54 70 79 4
Barry White (20th Century 2265)
47   PART TIME LOVE 39 27 28 11
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 513)
48   PLAY ON LOVE 51 58 66 6
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10456)
49   LET'S LIVE TOGETHER 50 53 62 14
Road Apples (Polydor 14285)
50   LOVE OR LEAVE 57 66 76 4
Spinners (Atlantic 3309)
51   FULL OF FIRE 40 30 32 10  
Al Green (Hi 2300)
52   BREAK AWAY 65 79 -- 3  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10273)
53   DON'T CRY JONI 68 78 88 5  
Conway Twitty (MCA 40407)
54   EASY AS PIE 61 73 85 4
Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC/Dot 17584)
55   FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN 55 57 60 11
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn 0244)
56   FREE RIDE 58 65 74 5
Tavares (Capitol 4184)
57   SWEET THING 66 77 -- 3
Rufus & Chaka Khan (ABC 12149)
58   THE HOMECOMING 64 74 87 6
Hagood Hardy (Capitol 4156)
59   INSEPARABLE 60 71 82 4
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4193)
60   LOVE IS THE DRUG 67 80 91 4
Roxy Music (Atco 7042)
61   DECEMBER, 1963 70 84 -- 3
Four Seasons (Warner/Curb 8168)
62   BACK TO THE ISLAND 72 81 -- 3
Leon Russell (Shelter 40483)
63   SWEET LOVE 73 87 99 4
Commodores (Motown 1381)
64   WOMAN TONIGHT 42 43 46 8  
America (Warner Bros. 8157)
65   BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 76 85 -- 3  
Queen (Elektra 45297)
66   YESTERDAY'S HERO 78 89 98 4  
John Paul Young (Ariola America 7607)
67   THE WHITE KNIGHT 83 -- -- 2  
Cledus Maggard & Citizen's Band (Mercury 73751)
68   FEELINGS 45 47 49 31  
Morris Albert (RCA Victor 10279)
69   FOR A DANCER 79 88 89 6
Prelude (Pye 71045)
70   DEEP PURPLE 81 92 94 5  
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14840)
71   ISLAND GIRL 46 33 19 14  
Elton John (MCA 40461)
72   THIS OLD MAN 48 51 63 7  
Purple Reign (Private Stock 45,052)
73   JUNK FOOD JUNKIE 88 -- -- 2  
Larry Groce (Warner/Curb 8165)
74   SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT 75 76 78 7
Batdorf & Rodney (Arista 0159)
75   DREAM ON 86 -- -- 13  
Aerosmith (Columbia 10278)
76   MY LITTLE TOWN 56 37 18 13  
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 10230)
77   THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU 59 44 22 17  
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1725)
78   ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT 80 82 86 4
John Fogerty (Asylum 45291)
79   ONLY SIXTEEN 89 -- -- 2
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4171)
80   THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45286)
81   I CHEAT THE HANGMAN -- -- -- 4
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8161)
82   I WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU (DANCE WITH ME) 87 91 92 5
Ritchie Family (20th Century 2252)
83   TENTH AVENUE FREEZE OUT -- -- -- 1  
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10274)
84   THE BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS 84 86 90 5
Kenny Starr (MCA 40474)
85   SWEET LOVING MAN 90 93 95 4
Morris Albert (RCA Victor 10437)
86   MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND 93 94 97 5
Bill Withers (Columbia 10255)
87   LADY BUMP -- -- -- 1  
Penny McLean (Atco 7038)
88   'TIL IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE -- -- -- 1  
Jonathan Cain (October 1001)
89   CHAIN GANG MEDLEY -- -- -- 1  
Jim Croce (Lifesong 45001)
90   AMAZING GRACE (USED TO BE HER FAVORITE SONG) 94 -- -- 2
Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12142)
91   ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD 98 99 -- 3
Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. 8154)
92   DREAM WEAVER -- -- -- 1  
Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8167)
93   FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE) 91 95 96 4
Gino Cunico (Arista 0162)
94   ONE WOMAN BAND 97 100 -- 3
Carol Chase (Janus 256)
95   LOVE HURTS 96 98 -- 3
Jim Capaldi (Island 045)
96   I GOT OVER LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Major Harris (Atlantic 3303)
97   EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART 99 -- -- 2
Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1575)
98   GOODNIGHT AND GOOD MORNING -- -- -- 1  
Cecilio & Kapono (Columbia 10223)
99   FUNKY WEEKEND 100 -- -- 2
Stylistics (Avco 4661)
100   HOLD BACK THE NIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Trammps (Buddah 507)

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:

   • "Happy" by Eddie Kendricks (# 62)
   • "Art For Art's Sake" by 10cc (# 63)
   • "Volare" by Al Martino (# 69)
   • "The Last Game Of The Season" by David Geddes (# 71)
   • "Soul Train '75" by Soul Train Gang (# 74)
   • "Caribbean Festival" by Kool & Gang (# 77)
   • "Blue Guitar" by Justin Hayward & John Lodge (# 82)
   • "Going Down Slowly" by Pointer Sisters (# 85)
   • "I Believe In Father Christmas" by Greg Lake (# 92)
   • "How High The Moon" by Gloria Gaynor (# 95)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   NURSERY RHYMES (PT. 1) People's Choice
102   YOUNG LOVE Ray Stevens
103   THIS OLD HEART OF MINE Rod Stewart
104   SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Charlie Rich
105   YOU Aretha Franklin
106   GROWIN' UP Dan Hill
107   A FOOL IN LOVE Frankie Miller Band
108   I HAD A LOVE Ben E. King
109   HOLLYWOOD HOT Eleventh Hour
110   BREAKFAST FOR TWO Country Joe McDonald
111   IF I ONLY KNEW Ozark Mountain Daredevils
112   LOVING POWER Impressions
113   MAMA COCO Gino Vannelli
114   WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY Bobby Womack
115   ONE FINE DAY Julie
116   CHILDREN OF THE RAIN Austin Roberts
117   WALK RIGHT IN Yvonne Elliman
118   LONGHAIRED REDNECK David Allan Coe
119   HAVE A CIGAR Pink Floyd
120   THROUGH THE EYES OF LITTLE CHILDREN Larry Jon Wilson
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