Tuesday January 20, 1976
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending January 17, 1976



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1   CONVOY 2 3 4 9
C.W. McCall (MGM 14839)
2   I WRITE THE SONGS 3 1 2 11
Barry Manilow (Arista 0157)
3   LOVE ROLLERCOASTER 4 5 6 10
Ohio Players (Mercury 73734)
4   THEME FROM MAHOGANY 1 2 3 12
Diana Ross (Motown 1377)
5   FOX ON THE RUN 5 6 8 10
Sweet (Capitol 4157)
6   FLY AWAY 6 7 9 7
John Denver (RCA Victor 10517)
7   YOU SEXY THING 7 8 11 14
Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047)
8   I LOVE MUSIC (PT. 1) 8 9 10 13
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3577)
9   WALK AWAY FROM LOVE 9 10 12 10
David Ruffin (Motown 1376)
10   SATURDAY NIGHT 10 4 1 16
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0149)
11   SING A SONG 11 12 14 9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10251)
12   BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO 12 14 16 6
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40500)
13   50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER 13 15 22 6
Paul Simon (Columbia 10270)
14   LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY 14 24 38 11
Donna Summer (Oasis 401)
15   EVIL WOMAN 15 16 18 10
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 729)
16   LOVE MACHINE (PT. 1) 16 17 20 11
Miracles (Tamla 54262)
17   COUNTRY BOY 17 19 21 11
Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155)
18   ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT 19 20 23 11
Kiss (Casablanca 850)
19   WINNERS AND LOSERS 20 21 24 11
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Playboy 6054)
20   TIMES OF YOUR LIFE 21 22 26 10
Paul Anka (United Artists 737)
21   SQUEEZE BOX 23 26 29 10
Who (MCA 40475)
22   TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT 30 35 46 5
Eagles (Asylum 45293)
23   LOVE HURTS 25 28 31 9
Nazareth (A&M 1671)
24   PALOMA BLANCA 26 29 39 8
George Baker Selection (Warner Bros. 8115)
25   THEME FROM S.W.A.T. 33 47 55 10
Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135)
26   ALL BY MYSELF 32 36 42 6
Eric Carmen (Arista 0165)
27   BABY FACE 28 30 35 10
Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (Wing & A Prayer 103)
28   LET IT SHINE 29 33 36 7
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40495)
29   WAKE UP EVERYBODY 31 32 34 9
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3579)
30   OVER MY HEAD 18 18 19 11  
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1339)
31   THAT'S THE WAY 22 11 7 14
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1015)
32   SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT 37 41 48 8
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4192)
33   HURRICANE (PT. 1) 27 27 28 9
Bob Dylan (Columbia 10245)
34   FLY ROBIN FLY 34 23 13 16
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10339)
35   LET'S DO IT AGAIN 24 13 5 14  
Staple Singers (Curtom 0109)
36   SLOW RIDE 41 49 56 6
Foghat (Bearsville 0306)
37   FANNY 45 53 63 5
Bee Gees (RSO 519)
38   GOLDEN YEARS 39 44 50 6
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10441)
39   TRACKS OF MY TEARS 44 52 60 5
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45295)
40   LET THE MUSIC PLAY 46 54 70 5
Barry White (20th Century 2265)
41   FOR THE LOVE OF YOU (PTS. 1 & 2) 42 43 45 11
Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2259)
42   SCHOOL BOY CRUSH 35 31 32 10
Average White Band (Atlantic 3304)
43   SKY HIGH 36 25 15 20
Jigsaw (Chelsea 3022)
44   THE WHITE KNIGHT 67 83 -- 3  
Cledus Maggard & Citizen's Band (Mercury 73751)
45   LOVE OR LEAVE 50 57 66 5
Spinners (Atlantic 3309)
46   BREAK AWAY 52 65 79 4
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10273)
47   PLAY ON LOVE 48 51 58 7
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10456)
48   LET'S LIVE TOGETHER 49 50 53 15
Road Apples (Polydor 14285)
49   DECEMBER, 1963 61 70 84 4  
Four Seasons (Warner/Curb 8168)
50   SWEET THING 57 66 77 4
Rufus & Chaka Khan (ABC 12149)
51   DON'T CRY JONI 53 68 78 6
Conway Twitty (MCA 40407)
52   EASY AS PIE 54 61 73 5
Billy (Crash) Craddock (ABC/Dot 17584)
53   YESTERDAY'S HERO 66 78 89 5  
John Paul Young (Ariola America 7607)
54   LOVE IS THE DRUG 60 67 80 5
Roxy Music (Atco 7042)
55   THE HOMECOMING 58 64 74 7
Hagood Hardy (Capitol 4156)
56   SWEET LOVE 63 73 87 5
Commodores (Motown 1381)
57   BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 65 76 85 4
Queen (Elektra 45297)
58   INSEPARABLE 59 60 71 5
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4193)
59   BACK TO THE ISLAND 62 72 81 4
Leon Russell (Shelter 40483)
60   DOWN TO THE LINE 38 38 40 9  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73724)
61   DREAM ON 75 86 -- 14  
Aerosmith (Columbia 10278)
62   NIGHTS ON BROADWAY 43 37 25 16  
Bee Gees (RSO 515)
63   WOMAN TONIGHT 64 42 43 9
America (Warner Bros. 8157)
64   JUNK FOOD JUNKIE 73 88 -- 3
Larry Groce (Warner/Curb 8165)
65   PART TIME LOVE 47 39 27 12  
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 513)
66   FOR A DANCER 69 79 88 7
Prelude (Pye 71045)
67   DEEP PURPLE 70 81 92 6
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14840)
68   ONLY SIXTEEN 79 89 -- 3  
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4171)
69   FEELINGS 68 45 47 32
Morris Albert (RCA Victor 10279)
70   FULL OF FIRE 51 40 30 11  
Al Green (Hi 2300)
71   ISLAND GIRL 71 46 33 15
Elton John (MCA 40461)
72   FREE RIDE 56 58 65 6  
Tavares (Capitol 4184)
73   CHAIN GANG MEDLEY 89 -- -- 2  
Jim Croce (Lifesong 45001)
74   'TIL IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE 88 -- -- 2  
Jonathan Cain (October 1001)
75   TENTH AVENUE FREEZE OUT 83 -- -- 2
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 10274)
76   DREAM WEAVER 92 -- -- 2  
Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8167)
77   THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU 80 -- -- 2
Andrew Gold (Asylum 45286)
78   LADY BUMP 87 -- -- 2
Penny McLean (Atco 7038)
79   I CHEAT THE HANGMAN 81 -- -- 5
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8161)
80   THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU 77 59 44 18
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1725)
81   I WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU (DANCE WITH ME) 82 87 91 6
Ritchie Family (20th Century 2252)
82   MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND 86 93 94 6
Bill Withers (Columbia 10255)
83   THIS OLD HEART OF MINE -- -- -- 1  
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8170)
84   HONEY I -- -- -- 1  
George McCrae (T.K. 1016)
85   SWEET LOVING MAN 85 90 93 5
Morris Albert (RCA Victor 10437)
86   RENEGADE -- -- -- 1  
Michael Murphey (Epic 50184)
87   I NEED YOU, YOU NEED ME -- -- -- 1  
Joe Simon (Spring 163)
88   REMEMBER ME -- -- -- 1  
Willie Nelson (Columbia 10275)
89   AMAZING GRACE (USED TO BE HER FAVORITE SONG) 90 94 -- 3
Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12142)
90   ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD 91 98 99 4
Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. 8154)
91   I GOT OVER LOVE 96 -- -- 2
Major Harris (Atlantic 3303)
92   ONE WOMAN BAND 94 97 100 4
Carol Chase (Janus 256)
93   FUNKY WEEKEND 99 100 -- 3
Stylistics (Avco 4661)
94   TURNING POINT -- -- -- 1  
Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4550)
95   LOVING POWER -- -- -- 1  
Impressions (Curtom 0110)
96   GOODNIGHT AND GOOD MORNING 98 -- -- 2
Cecilio & Kapono (Columbia 10223)
97   QUIET STORM -- -- -- 1  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54265)
98   HOLD BACK THE NIGHT 100 -- -- 2
Trammps (Buddah 507)
99   YOU -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3311)
100   SINCE I FELL FOR YOU -- -- -- 1  
Charlie Rich (Epic 50182)

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:

   • "Our Day Will Come" by Frankie Valli (# 40)
   • "Fire On The Mountain" by Marshall Tucker Band (# 55)
   • "This Old Man" by Purple Reign (# 72)
   • "Somewhere In The Night" by Batdorf & Rodney (# 74)
   • "My Little Town" by Simon & Garfunkel (# 76)
   • "Almost Saturday Night" by John Fogerty (# 78)
   • "The Blind Man In The Bleachers" by Kenny Starr (# 84)
   • "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)" by Gino Cunico (# 93)
   • "Love Hurts" by Jim Capaldi (# 95)
   • "Every Beat Of My Heart" by Crown Heights Affair (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   NURSERY RHYMES (PT. 1) People's Choice
102   YOUNG LOVE Ray Stevens
103   GROWIN' UP Dan Hill
104   A FOOL IN LOVE Frankie Miller Band
105   I HAD A LOVE Ben E. King
106   IF I ONLY KNEW Ozark Mountain Daredevils
107   WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY Bobby Womack
108   MAMA COCO Gino Vannelli
109   ONE FINE DAY Julie
110   BREAKFAST FOR TWO Country Joe McDonald
111   STRONG ENOUGH TO BE GENTLE Black Oak Arkansas
112   WALK RIGHT IN Yvonne Elliman
113   JUST YOUR FOOL Leon Haywood
114   TEXAS Charlie Daniels Band
115   HOLLYWOOD HOT Eleventh Hour
116   SHAME ON THE WORLD Main Ingredient
117   (CALL ME) THE TRAVELING MAN Masqueraders
118   LONGHAIRED REDNECK David Allan Coe
119   THROUGH THE EYES OF LITTLE CHILDREN Larry Jon Wilson
120   CHILDREN OF THE RAIN Austin Roberts
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