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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 4, 1976



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1   TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 1 1 5 9
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8262)
2   MUSKRAT LOVE 2 2 2 11
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1870)
3   LOVE SO RIGHT 5 6 8 12
Bee Gees (RSO 859)
4   MORE THAN A FEELING 4 5 6 13
Boston (Epic 50266)
5   NADIA'S THEME 6 8 13 14
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856)
6   RUBBERBAND MAN 7 10 15 13
Spinners (Atlantic 3355)
7   YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING 12 15 20 8
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283)
8   YOU ARE THE WOMAN 8 9 11 17
Firefall (Atlantic 3335)
9   I NEVER CRY 10 14 18 11
Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8228)
10   YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR 15 19 24 10
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208)
11   STAND TALL 13 17 22 10
Burton Cummings (Portrait 70001)
12   NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU 14 16 21 9
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16079)
13   WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD 3 3 1 14
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369)
14   AFTER THE LOVING 16 20 25 8
Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 50270)
15   SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD 19 23 33 5
Elton John (Rocket/MCA 40645)
16   LOVE ME 18 22 28 10
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 858)
17   LIVIN' THING 20 26 37 6
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 888)
18   ROCK'N ME 9 4 3 17
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4323)
19   DAZZ 24 31 45 7
Brick (Bang 727)
20   JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU 11 11 12 13
Commodores (Motown 1402)
21   HOT LINE 28 34 41 6
Sylvers (Capitol 4336)
22   BETH 17 7 7 15
Kiss (Casablanca 863)
23   LOVE BALLAD 27 33 40 11
L.T.D. (A&M 1847)
24   DISCO DUCK 21 12 4 17
Rick Dees (RSO 857)
25   THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN 22 18 19 14
Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306)
26   FERNANDO 26 24 10 15
Abba (Atlantic 3346)
27   DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO - LIVE 23 13 14 10
Peter Frampton (A&M 1867)
28   CAR WASH 40 71 86 5  
Rose Royce (MCA 40615)
29   JEANS ON 31 38 43 12
David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094)
30   IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW 25 21 9 18
Chicago (Columbia 10390)
31   IT'S A LONG WAY THERE 34 36 38 11
Little River Band (Harvest 4318)
32   HELLO OLD FRIEND 43 49 60 6  
Eric Clapton (RSO 861)
33   SHE'S GONE 29 25 16 31
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 3332)
34   MAGIC MAN 30 28 23 22
Heart (Mushroom 7011)
35   DON'T FEAR THE REAPER 32 27 17 19
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384)
36   GIVE IT UP (TURN IT LOOSE) 36 37 39 15
Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10388)
37   YOU ARE MY STARSHIP 35 29 26 12
Norman Connors (Buddah 542)
38   I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU 37 30 27 14
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0205)
39   I LIKE DREAMING 47 65 87 4
Kenny Nolan (20th Century 2287)
40   WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON 49 67 83 4
Dr. Buzzard's Savannah Band (RCA 10827)
41   WALK THIS WAY 50 70 -- 3
Aerosmith (Columbia 10449)
42   A DOSE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL 33 32 31 10
Ringo Starr (Atlantic 3361)
43   SOMEBODY TO LOVE 58 81 -- 3  
Queen (Elektra 45362)
44   A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 39 39 30 29
Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,073)
45   THAT'LL BE THE DAY 38 35 29 16
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45340)
46   I WISH -- -- -- 1  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274)
47   FLIGHT '76 53 60 75 5
Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,123)
48   IT'S ONLY LOVE 46 48 49 14
ZZ Top (London 241)
49   LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 59 73 -- 3
Bread (Elektra 45365)
50   STILL THE ONE 42 41 34 20
Orleans (Asylum 45336)
51   THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 41 40 32 12
Barry Manilow (Arista 0206)
52   THIS SONG 64 78 -- 3  
George Harrison (Dark Horse 8294)
53   OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA 57 61 82 4
Beatles (Capitol 4347)
54   DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC 67 75 81 6  
Tavares (Capitol 4348)
55   TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS 68 84 98 4  
Mary MacGregor (Ariola America 7638)
56   FREEBIRD -- -- -- 1  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40665)
57   BLINDED BY THE LIGHT 82 100 -- 3  
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Warner Bros. 8252)
58   AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING 62 79 -- 3
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor/Kolob 14363)
59   ENJOY YOURSELF 80 86 91 4  
Jacksons (Epic 50289)
60   DRIVIN' WHEEL 70 83 -- 3
Foghat (Bearsville 0313)
61   SO SAD THE SONG 56 57 63 8
Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544)
62   WHENEVER I'M AWAY FROM YOU 63 64 69 9
John Travolta (Midland Int'l 10780)
63   SATURDAY NITE 77 -- -- 2  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439)
64   LOWDOWN 45 44 35 23  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367)
65   MADEMOISELLE 73 94 97 5
Styx (A&M 1877)
66   DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE 76 82 88 5
Hall & Oates (RCA 10808)
67   DEVIL WOMAN 44 42 36 24  
Cliff Richard (Rocket/MCA 40574)
68   YESTERDAY'S HERO 81 -- -- 2  
Bay City Rollers (Arista 0216)
69   BABY BOY 66 66 72 7
Mary Kay Place (Columbia 10422)
70   HELP WANTED 71 74 79 6
Hudson Brothers (Arista 0208)
71   (ONE MORE YEAR OF) DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL 69 72 78 6
Ray Sawyer (Capitol 4344)
72   9,999,999 TEARS 74 77 84 4
Dickey Lee (RCA 10764)
73   WHAT CAN I SAY 92 -- -- 2  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10440)
74   WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND 85 -- -- 2  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0212)
75   SIXTEEN REASONS 79 88 -- 3
Laverne & Shirley (Atlantic 3367)
76   EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY 78 85 90 4
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40642)
77   A LITTLE BIT MORE 55 47 47 25  
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4280)
78   LET'S BE YOUNG TONIGHT 83 87 94 5
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1401)
79   SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK 96 97 99 4  
Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833)
80   NIGHT MOVES -- -- -- 1  
Bob Seger (Capitol 4369)
81   BABY, BABY I LOVE YOU 84 89 92 4
Terry Cashman (Lifesong 45015)
82   DOG EAT DOG 86 91 -- 3
Ted Nugent (Epic 50301)
83   I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE 87 90 93 4
Emotions (Columbia 10347)
84   I KINDA MISS YOU 89 93 95 4
Manhattans (Columbia 10430)
85   LUCKY MAN 91 -- -- 2
Starbuck (Private Stock 45,125)
86   LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE -- -- -- 1  
Smokie (RSO 860)
87   SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME -- -- -- 1  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45361)
88   KEEP ME CRYIN' 94 99 -- 3
Al Green (Hi 2319)
89   SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY -- -- -- 1  
Stephen Bishop (ABC 12232)
90   IT KEEPS YOU RUNNING 90 98 -- 3
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8282)
91   BABY, I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU 88 92 -- 3
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8277)
92   FREE 95 96 -- 3
Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429)
93   MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER 98 -- -- 2
Robert Palmer (Island 075)
94   DO IT TO MY MIND 99 -- -- 2
Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360)
95   IF NOT YOU 97 -- -- 2
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4364)
96   HEART ON MY SLEEVE -- -- -- 4
Gallagher & Lyle (A&M 1850)
97   CAN'T LET A WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Ambrosia (20th Century 2310)
98   SLOW DANCING -- -- -- 1  
Funky Kings (Arista 0209)
99   (SHE'S JUST A) FALLEN ANGEL 100 -- -- 2
Starz (Capitol 4343)
100   YOU'VE GOT ME RUNNIN' -- -- -- 1  
Gene Cotton (ABC 12227)

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:

   • "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry (# 48)
   • "Getaway" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 51)
   • "Shake Your Booty" by KC & Sunshine Band (# 52)
   • "Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)" by Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (# 54)
   • "I Can't Live A Dream" by Osmonds (# 60)
   • "The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" by Amazing Rhythm Aces (# 61)
   • "Mr. Melody" by Natalie Cole (# 65)
   • "Anything You Want" by John Valenti (# 72)
   • "Catfish" by Four Tops (# 75)
   • "Living It Down" by Freddy Fender (# 93)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   OPEN SESAME (PT. 1) Kool & Gang
102   WHITE BIRD David LaFlamme
103   MAKE IT UP TO ME IN LOVE Odia Coates & Paul Anka
104   SOMEDAY (I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO BE THE ONE) Henry Gross
105   HEART ON MY SLEEVE Bryan Ferry
106   GREEN GRASS AND HIGH TIDES Outlaws
107   SHERRY Keane Brothers
108   EVERY NOW AND THEN Mac Davis
109   FAR EAST MISSISSIPPI Ohio Players
110   DON'T FIGHT THE HANDS (THAT NEED YOU) Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison
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