Tuesday August 17, 1976
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 14, 1976



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1   DON'T GO BREAKIN' MY HEART 1 7 13 7
Elton John & Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40585)
2   AFTERNOON DELIGHT 2 1 2 16
Starland Vocal Band (Windsong 10588)
3   LET 'EM IN 4 8 15 8
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4293)
4   GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE 3 4 6 11
Beatles (Capitol 4274)
5   YOU SHOULD BE DANCING 9 12 18 7
Bee Gees (RSO 853)
6   KISS AND SAY GOODBYE 5 2 1 17
Manhattans (Columbia 10310)
7   GET CLOSER 8 10 12 19
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8190)
8   YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE 10 15 19 12
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3592)
9   PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC 17 25 29 10
Wild Cherry (Epic 50225)
10   I'M EASY 11 13 16 15
Keith Carradine (ABC 12117)
11   I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT 13 17 23 10
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16069)
12   A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 15 19 24 13
Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,073)
13   MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT 6 3 4 18
Starbuck (Private Stock 45,039)
14   LET HER IN 7 5 5 15
John Travolta (Midland Int'l 10623)
15   THIS MASQUERADE 18 23 26 11
George Benson (Warner Bros. 8209)
16   TURN THE BEAT AROUND 16 18 21 15
Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA Victor 10562)
17   SHAKE YOUR BOOTY 21 31 40 6
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1019)
18   HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL 20 24 28 11
Tavares (Capitol 4270)
19   YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND 12 9 9 12
Queen (Elektra 45318)
20   BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY - LIVE 24 28 32 9
Peter Frampton (A&M 1832)
21   ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC 19 11 11 11
Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1354)
22   A LITTLE BIT MORE 27 32 39 9
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4280)
23   SAY YOU LOVE ME 28 35 42 7
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise 1356)
24   DEVIL WOMAN 30 43 57 8
Cliff Richard (Rocket/MCA 40574)
25   YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE 26 27 30 13
Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8181)
26   SUMMER 37 41 53 6  
War (United Artists 834)
27   LOVE IS ALIVE 14 6 3 18  
Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8143)
28   IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 22 16 17 10
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10366)
29   I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU 23 14 7 16
Brothers Johnson (A&M 1806)
30   TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER (GIVE UP THE FUNK) 25 20 20 14
Parliament (Casablanca 856)
31   THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN 29 26 10 14
Thin Lizzy (Mercury 73786)
32   MORE, MORE, MORE 31 22 8 22
Andrea True Connection (Buddah 515)
33   WITH YOUR LOVE 57 71 -- 3  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10746)
34   SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL 33 30 31 11
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3326)
35   STILL THE ONE 43 61 76 4
Orleans (Asylum 45336)
36   MAMMA MIA 36 38 41 12
Abba (Atlantic 3315)
37   LOWDOWN 46 50 66 7
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367)
38   WHAM BAM SHANG-A-LANG 45 56 63 8
Silver (Arista 0189)
39   LAST CHILD 32 21 22 11
Aerosmith (Columbia 10359)
40   TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN 34 29 14 15
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4260)
41   SHOP AROUND 38 37 33 17
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1817)
42   ANOTHER RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK CITY 35 33 34 8
Chicago (Columbia 10360)
43   SOPHISTICATED LADY (SHE'S A DIFFERENT LADY) 41 42 45 12
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4259)
44   I NEED TO BE IN LOVE 42 39 35 11
Carpenters (A&M 1828)
45   TEDDY BEAR 47 51 55 7
Red Sovine (Starday 142)
46   GETAWAY 54 60 73 5
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10373)
47   SILLY LOVE SONGS 39 34 25 19
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4256)
48   STREET SINGIN' 53 58 72 5
Lady Flash (RSO 852)
49   SPRINGTIME MAMA 51 54 65 6
Henry Gross (Lifesong 45008)
50   MISTY BLUE 40 36 27 24
Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1029)
51   SARA SMILE 48 47 46 27
Hall & Oates (RCA Victor 10530)
52   C'MON MARIANNE 44 44 47 12
Donny Osmond (Polydor 14320)
53   LIVIN' AIN'T LIVIN' 50 45 44 11
Firefall (Atlantic 3333)
54   I'M GONNA LET MY HEART DO THE WALKING 56 57 62 11
Supremes (Motown 1391)
55   IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW 76 -- -- 2  
Chicago (Columbia 10390)
56   TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS 49 40 36 17
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8196)
57   GET UP AND BOOGIE 52 46 43 22
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10571)
58   SHE'S GONE 72 88 95 15  
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 3332)
59   HARD WORK 63 67 70 9
John Handy (ABC Impulse 31005)
60   WHO'D SHE COO? 67 74 81 6
Ohio Players (Mercury 73814)
61   STEPPIN' OUT 58 53 56 9
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40582)
62   HOT STUFF 62 63 64 9
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19304b)
63   I CAN'T HEAR YOU NO MORE 77 -- -- 2  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4312)
64   IT KEEPS YOU RUNNIN' 55 49 51 10
Carly Simon (Elektra 45323)
65   HOLD ON 61 59 61 9
Sons Of Champlin (Ariola America 7627)
66   SUPERSTAR 78 -- -- 2  
Paul Davis (Bang 726)
67   RAINBOW IN YOUR EYES 68 68 69 8
Leon & Mary Russell (Paradise 8208)
68   ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME 73 78 -- 3
Diana Ross (Motown 1398)
69   SHOWER THE PEOPLE 80 83 -- 3  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 8222)
70   MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN 70 72 78 7
Deadly Nightshade (Phantom 10709)
71   THE MORE YOU DO IT (THE MORE I LIKE IT DONE TO ME) 71 77 84 5
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 10356)
72   DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' 82 -- -- 2
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40600)
73   ODE TO BILLIE JOE 75 80 87 19
Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 4294)
74   CAN'T CHANGE MY HEART 81 82 88 5
Cate Brothers (Asylum 45326)
75   MAGIC MAN 79 81 89 6
Heart (Mushroom 7011)
76   WAKE UP SUSAN 83 84 91 4
Spinners (Atlantic 3341)
77   I'M YOUR MAN ROCK 'N' ROLL 85 85 92 4
Tarney/Spencer Band (Private Stock 45,108)
78   DON'T FEAR THE REAPER 87 91 -- 3
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384)
79   OUT OF THE DARKNESS 88 89 94 4
Crosby & Nash (ABC 12199)
80   WE'RE ALL ALONE 89 -- -- 2
Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,098)
81   LISTEN TO THE BUDDHA 90 90 96 5
Ozo (DJM 1012)
82   GET UP OFFA THAT THING 91 92 -- 3
James Brown (Polydor 14326)
83   MUSIC IS MY LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Helen Reddy (Capitol 4312b)
84   (THE SYSTEM OF) DOCTOR TARR AND PROFESSOR FETHER 94 95 99 4
Alan Parsons Project (20th Century 2297)
85   HIGH FLY 92 93 -- 11
John Miles (London 20084)
86   ROCK'N ME -- -- -- 1  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4323)
87   (AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A) HOUSE PARTY 93 94 -- 3
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3350)
88   DISCO DUCK -- -- -- 1  
Rick Dees (RSO 857)
89   POPSICLE TOES 96 97 -- 3
Michael Franks (Reprise 1360)
90   YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING 95 96 97 4
Real Thing (United Artists 833)
91   CRAZY ON YOU -- -- -- 12
Heart (Mushroom 7021)
92   FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY -- -- -- 1  
Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1033)
93   GET THE FUNK OUT MA FACE -- -- -- 1  
Brothers Johnson (A&M 1851)
94   CAN YOU DO IT 100 -- -- 2
Grand Funk Railroad (MCA 40590)
95   ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC 97 99 -- 3
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45315)
96   DID YOU BOOGIE (WITH YOUR BABY) 98 98 100 4
Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (Private Stock 45,079)
97   YOU ARE THE WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Firefall (Atlantic 3335)
98   PARTY 99 100 -- 3
Van McCoy (H&L 4670)
99   ANYTHING YOU WANT -- -- -- 1  
John Valenti (Ariola America 7625)
100   THE PRINCESS AND THE PUNK -- -- -- 1  
Barry Mann (Arista 0194)

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:

   • "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again" by Eric Carmen (# 59)
   • "Laverne & Shirley" by Cyndi Grecco (# 60)
   • "Today's The Day" by America (# 64)
   • "I Want You" by Marvin Gaye (# 65)
   • "Foxy Lady" by Crown Heights Affair (# 66)
   • "Dancin' Kid" by Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (# 69)
   • "Cotton Candy" by Sylvers (# 74)
   • "Gotta Be The One" by Maxine Nightingale (# 84)
   • "Honey Child" by Bad Company (# 86)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   KID CHARLEMAGNE Steely Dan
102   LIGHT UP THE WORLD WITH SUNSHINE Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison
103   IT AIN'T THE REAL THING Bobby Bland
104   SOLITARY MAN T.G. Sheppard
105   DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS Pratt & McClain
106   UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE Temptations
107   DON'T LET ME BE WRONG Dodgers
108   STRUTTIN' MY STUFF Elvin Bishop
109   RESCUE ME Melissa Manchester
110   CHERRY BOMB Runaways
111   STRANGER Johnny Duncan
112   L.O.D. (LOVE ON DELIVERY) Billy Ocean
113   FREE SPIRIT Atlanta Rhythm Section
114   TAKE A HAND Rick Springfield
115   SHOWDOWN Electric Light Orchestra
116   GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT Eddie Kendricks
117   WICHITA JAIL Charlie Daniels Band
118   BETTER THAN AVERAGE Brian Gari
119   SING YOUR OWN SONG Mark Lindsay
120   YELLOW VAN Ronnie & Dirt Riders
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