Wednesday March 24, 1976
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 20, 1976



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1   DECEMBER, 1963 2 8 14 13
Four Seasons (Warner/Curb 8168)
2   DREAM WEAVER 3 7 8 11
Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8167)
3   LONELY NIGHT 4 6 7 9
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1782)
4   DISCO LADY 10 27 41 6
Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 10281)
5   ALL BY MYSELF 1 2 3 15
Eric Carmen (Arista 0165)
6   SWEET THING 7 11 15 13
Rufus & Chaka Khan (ABC 12149)
7   DREAM ON 8 12 16 23
Aerosmith (Columbia 10278)
8   MONEY HONEY 11 14 18 7
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0170)
9   LOVE HURTS 9 10 12 18
Nazareth (A&M 1671)
10   LOVE MACHINE (PT. 1) 5 1 2 20
Miracles (Tamla 54262)
11   RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM 17 26 32 6
Maxine Nightingale (United Artists 752)
12   GOLDEN YEARS 14 16 19 15
David Bowie (RCA Victor 10441)
13   ONLY SIXTEEN 15 19 27 12
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4171)
14   THEME FROM S.W.A.T. 6 3 1 19
Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135)
15   LET YOUR LOVE FLOW 32 54 63 7  
Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8169)
16   BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 19 21 24 13
Queen (Elektra 45297)
17   THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH (ALL OVER THE WORLD) 25 45 74 4
Carpenters (A&M 1800)
18   ACTION 29 38 53 6  
Sweet (Capitol 4220)
19   SWEET LOVE 27 32 34 14
Commodores (Motown 1381)
20   SLOW RIDE 21 22 23 15
Foghat (Bearsville 0306)
21   JUNK FOOD JUNKIE 22 23 26 12
Larry Groce (Warner/Curb 8165)
22   CUPID 23 24 28 7
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 45302)
23   BOOGIE FEVER 26 31 46 8
Sylvers (Capitol 4179)
24   LOVE IS THE DRUG 24 25 29 14
Roxy Music (Atco 7042)
25   DEEP PURPLE 28 30 36 15
Donny & Marie Osmond (MGM 14840)
26   50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER 12 4 4 15  
Paul Simon (Columbia 10270)
27   TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT 13 5 5 14  
Eagles (Asylum 45293)
28   LOOKING FOR SPACE 45 59 71 4  
John Denver (RCA Victor 10586)
29   ONLY LOVE IS REAL 30 35 43 6
Carole King (Ode 66119)
30   FANNY 16 9 10 14  
Bee Gees (RSO 519)
31   LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY 18 15 6 20  
Donna Summer (Oasis 401)
32   GROW SOME FUNK OF YOUR OWN 20 13 9 9  
Elton John (MCA 40505)
33   THE WHITE KNIGHT 31 20 21 12
Cledus Maggard & Citizen's Band (Mercury 73751)
34   SHOW ME THE WAY - LIVE 51 64 75 4  
Peter Frampton (A&M 1795)
35   VENUS 37 39 44 9
Frankie Avalon (De-Lite 1578)
36   INSEPARABLE 33 34 39 14
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4193)
37   GOOD HEARTED WOMAN 41 46 55 6
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 10529)
38   YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD THING 39 43 51 7
Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17607)
39   LOVE FIRE 44 49 60 7
Jigsaw (Chelsea 3037)
40   SQUEEZE BOX 34 17 11 19
Who (MCA 40475)
41   I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO 47 57 68 5
Abba (Atlantic 3310)
42   LIVIN' FOR THE WEEKEND 57 82 -- 3  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3587)
43   YOU SEXY THING 36 29 17 23
Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047)
44   TANGERINE 49 51 56 8
Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 2004)
45   HIT THE ROAD JACK 50 58 65 6
Stampeders (Quality 501)
46   JUST YOU AND I 48 52 59 6
Melissa Manchester (Arista 0168)
47   FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE 59 76 -- 3  
Elvin Bishop (Capricorn 0252)
48   EVIL WOMAN 38 28 13 19
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 729)
49   BABY FACE 40 36 37 19
Wing And A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (Wing & A Prayer 103)
50   FOPP 60 67 82 4
Ohio Players (Mercury 73775)
51   WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (MR. JORDAN) 54 62 72 5
Charlie Ross (Big Tree 16056)
52   LORELEI 56 60 69 6
Styx (A&M 1786)
53   SHANNON 64 75 -- 3  
Henry Gross (Lifesong 45002)
54   STRANGE MAGIC 66 77 -- 3  
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 770)
55   I FEEL LIKE A BULLET (IN THE GUN OF ROBERT FORD) 35 18 22 9  
Elton John (MCA 40505b)
56   TRYING TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN 71 -- -- 2  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0172)
57   SARA SMILE 73 84 95 6  
Hall & Oates (RCA Victor 10530)
58   I WRITE THE SONGS 42 33 20 20  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0157)
59   NEW ORLEANS 61 65 73 5
Staple Singers (Curtom 0113)
60   MOZAMBIQUE 72 83 -- 3  
Bob Dylan (Columbia 10298)
61   WE CAN'T HIDE IT ANYMORE 65 69 80 5
Larry Santos (Casablanca 844)
62   COME ON OVER 83 -- -- 2  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40525)
63   YOUNG BLOOD 84 -- -- 2  
Bad Company (Swan Song 70108)
64   MISTY BLUE 74 88 -- 3
Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1029)
65   UNION MAN 67 70 78 5
Cate Brothers (Asylum 45294)
66   IF YOU ONLY BELIEVE (JESUS FOR TONITE) 69 73 84 5
Michael Polnareff (Atlantic 3314)
67   WAKE UP EVERYBODY 43 41 30 18  
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int'l 3579)
68   HOLD BACK THE NIGHT 46 44 45 11  
Trammps (Buddah 507)
69   TRACKS OF MY TEARS 52 37 25 14  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45295)
70   KEEP HOLDING ON 53 56 61 7  
Temptations (Gordy 7146)
71   HIGH FLY 58 61 70 7  
John Miles (London 20084)
72   GET UP AND BOOGIE -- -- -- 1  
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10571)
73   RHIANNON 86 93 -- 3  
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1345)
74   QUEEN OF CLUBS -- -- -- 1  
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1005)
75   SHOUT IT OUT LOUD 89 -- -- 2  
Kiss (Casablanca 854)
76   THE GAME IS OVER (WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU) 76 80 89 5
Brown Sugar (Capitol 4198)
77   SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS 77 81 83 7
Band Of The Black Watch (Private Stock 45,055)
78   LOCOMOTIVE BREATH 80 90 93 5
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2110)
79   HE'S A FRIEND 82 86 90 6
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54266)
80   THERE WON'T BE NO COUNTRY MUSIC (THERE WON'T BE NO ROCK 'N' ROLL) -- -- -- 1  
C.W. McCall (Polydor 13410)
81   COLORADO CALL 81 85 87 4
Shad O'Shea & 18 Wheelers (Private Stock 45,071)
82   I THOUGHT IT TOOK A LITTLE TIME (BUT TODAY I FELL IN LOVE) -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (Motown 1387)
83   MORE, MORE, MORE -- -- -- 1  
Andrea True Connection (Buddah 515)
84   HAPPY MUSIC 96 100 -- 3  
Blackbyrds (Fantasy 762)
85   SHE'S A DISCO QUEEN 90 94 96 4
Oliver Sain (Abet 9463)
86   TAKE IT LIKE A MAN 63 63 64 8  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73766)
87   YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL 91 95 100 4
Stylistics (Avco 4664)
88   OPHELIA -- -- -- 1  
The Band (Capitol 4230)
89   HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE 93 -- -- 2
Emmylou Harris (Reprise 1346)
90   EH! CUMPARI 94 96 99 4
Gaylord & Holiday (Prodigal 0622)
91   LET'S GROOVE 95 99 -- 3
Archie Bell & Drells (TSOP 4775)
92   LOVE ME TONIGHT 92 97 98 5
Head East (A&M 1784)
93   HEAVY LOVE -- -- -- 1  
David Ruffin (Motown 1388)
94   LET'S MAKE A BABY -- -- -- 1  
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int'l 3584)
95   STREET TALK 99 -- -- 2
Bob Crewe Generation (20th Century 2271)
96   MOVIN' -- -- -- 1  
Brass Construction (United Artists 775)
97   (CALL ME) THE TRAVELING MAN 98 98 97 5
Masqueraders (ABC 12157)
98   ONCE A FOOL 100 -- -- 2
Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40506)
99   MIGHTY HIGH -- -- -- 1  
Mighty Clouds Of Joy (ABC 12164)
100   TRAIN CALLED FREEDOM -- -- -- 1  
South Shore Commission (Wand 11294)

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:

   • "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players (# 55)
   • "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 62)
   • "Banapple Gas" by Cat Stevens (# 68)
   • "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Neil Sedaka (# 70)
   • "The Homecoming" by Hagood Hardy (# 75)
   • "Sing A Song" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 78)
   • "The Jam" by Graham Central Station (# 79)
   • "In France They Kiss On Main Street" by Joni Mitchell (# 85)
   • "January" by Pilot (# 87)
   • "Give Me An Inch Girl" by Robert Palmer (# 88)
   • "The Call" by Anne Murray (# 97)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LOVE LIFTED ME Kenny Rogers
102   BROKEN LADY Larry Gatlin
103   TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN David Crosby & Graham Nash
104   IF LOVE MUST GO Dobie Gray
105   DAYLIGHT Bobby Womack
106   WOW Andre Gagnon
107   I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Terry Bradshaw
108   I'VE GOT A FEELING (WE'LL BE SEEING EACH OTHER AGAIN) Al Wilson
109   HEY BABY Ted Nugent
110   FROM US TO YOU Stairsteps
111   STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Bette Midler
112   HOW CAN I BE A WITNESS R.B. Hudmon
113   TITLES Barclay James Harvest
114   HUSTLE ON UP (DO THE BUMP) Hidden Strength
115   I'M MANDY FLY ME 10cc
116   WORDS (ARE IMPOSSIBLE) Donny Gerrard
117   SWAY Bobby Rydell
118   IT'S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME Stuff 'n' Ramjett
119   HOLDING ON Road Apples
120   I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
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