| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 3, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WALK AWAY FROM LOVE David Ruffin (Motown 1376) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2 | LOVE ROLLERCOASTER Ohio Players (Mercury 73734) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | WAKE UP EVERYBODY (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3579) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 4 | LOVE MACHINE (pt. 1) Miracles (Tamla 54262) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 5 | SING A SONG Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10251) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
| 6 | I LOVE MUSIC (pt. 1) O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3577) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 7 | FULL OF FIRE Al Green (Hi 2300) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 8 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY Donna Summer (Oasis 401) | 11 | 18 | 29 | 9 | |
| 9 | LET’S DO IT AGAIN Staple Singers (Curtom 0109) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 10 | THEME FROM MAHOGANY (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) Diana Ross (Motown 1377) | 10 | 11 | 15 | 10 | |
| 11 | THAT’S THE WAY (I Like It) K.C. & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1015) | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | |
| 12 | YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| 13 | TURNING POINT Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4550) | 17 | 25 | 71 | 4 | |
| 14 | WHAT’S COME OVER ME Margie Joseph & Blue Magic (Atco 7030) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 9 | |
| 15 | ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. 8154) | 18 | 22 | 28 | 7 | |
| 16 | MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND Bill Withers (Columbia 10255) | 19 | 30 | 41 | 6 | |
| 17 | PART TIME LOVE Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 513) | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
| 18 | THEME FROM S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135) | 26 | 38 | 47 | 9 | |
| 19 | FLY, ROBIN, FLY Silver Convention (Midland Int’l 10339) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | |
| 20 | WE GOT TO GET OUR THING TOGETHER Dells (Mercury 73723) | 21 | 23 | 24 | 10 | |
| 21 | FREE RIDE Tavares (Capitol 4184) | 24 | 28 | 36 | 7 | |
| 22 | SLIP AND DO IT Betty Wrignt (Alston 3718) | 27 | 34 | 43 | 6 | |
| 23 | LET’S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited (Friends & Co. 124) | 29 | 37 | 48 | 10 | |
| 24 | GOING DOWN SLOWLY Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 268) | 25 | 27 | 34 | 8 | |
| 25 | LOVE OR LEAVE Spinners (Atlantic 3309) | 32 | 53 | 65 | 4 | |
| 26 | INSEPARABLE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4193) | 35 | 57 | 75 | 4 | |
| 27 | EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1575) | 28 | 31 | 46 | 8 | |
| 28 | NURSERY RHYMES (pt. 1) People’s Choice (TSOP 4773) | 36 | 45 | 60 | 5 | |
| 29 | WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY Bobby Womack (United Artists 735) | 41 | 49 | 54 | 7 | |
| 30 | VALENTINE LOVE Norman Connors (Buddah 499) | 16 | 17 | 21 | 10 | |
| 31 | THE BEST PART OF A MAN Wilson Pickett (Wicked 8101) | 39 | 48 | 56 | 7 | |
| 32 | FUNKY WEEKEND Stylistics (Avco 4661) | 34 | 43 | 53 | 7 | |
| 33 | WE’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK South Shore Commission (Wand 11291) | 33 | 35 | 44 | 10 | |
| 34 | SHAME ON THE WORLD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 10431) | 42 | 51 | 59 | 5 | |
| 35 | CHANGE (Makes You Want To Hustle) (pt. 1) Donald Byrd (Blue Note 726) | 37 | 39 | 45 | 11 | |
| 36 | (Are You Ready) DO THE BUS STOP Fatback Band (Event 227) | 43 | 52 | 63 | 6 | |
| 37 | SCHOOL BOY CRUSH AWB (Atlantic 3304) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 7 | |
| 38 | I DON’T WANNA LEAVE YOU Debbie Taylor (Arista 0144) | 40 | 44 | 52 | 8 | |
| 39 | QUIET STORM Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54265) | 46 | 61 | 76 | 4 | |
| 40 | LOVING POWER Impressions (Curtom 0110) | 47 | 56 | 70 | 5 | |
| 41 | FOR THE LOVE OF YOU (pts. 1 & 2) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2259) | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | |
| 42 | HOLD BACK THE NIGHT Trammps (Buddah 507) | 51 | 59 | 69 | 5 | |
| 43 | HOT (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved) James Brown (Polydor 14301) | 45 | 47 | 51 | 7 | |
| 44 | I DESTROYED YOUR LOVE (pt. 1) Special Delivery (Mainstream 5573) | 50 | 58 | 61 | 12 | |
| 45 | IT’S ALRIGHT (This Feeling) Notations (Gemigo 0503) | 48 | 50 | 55 | 7 | |
| 46 | SWEET LOVE Commodores (Motown 1381) | 62 | 66 | 78 | 4 | |
| 47 | HAPPY Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54263) | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | |
| 48 | PUTTIN’ IT DOWN TO YOU Jackie Moore (Kayvette 5124) | 49 | 54 | 58 | 6 | |
| 49 | CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1573) | 22 | 12 | 10 | 13 | |
| 50 | DISCO SAX Houston Person (20th Century 5015) | 56 | 70 | 83 | 6 | |
| 51 | I GOT OVER LOVE Major Harris (Atlantic 3303) | 61 | 64 | 68 | 5 | |
| 52 | I’M NEEDING YOU, WANTING YOU Chuck Jackson (All Platinum 2360) | 63 | 74 | 99 | 4 | |
| 53 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY Barry White (20th Century 2265) | 65 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | SWEET THING Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12149) | 66 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | SOUL TRAIN “75” Soul Train Gang (Soul Train 10400) | 30 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
| 56 | BABY FACE Wing And A Prayer Fife And Drum Corps (Wing And A Prayer 103) | 59 | 63 | 66 | 8 | |
| 57 | THE SOUL CITY WALK Archie Bell & Drells (TSOP 4774) | 67 | 80 | 81 | 6 | |
| 58 | I NEED YOU, YOU NEED ME Joe Simon (Spring 163) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | IT’S TOO LATE Johnny “Guitar” Watson (Fantasy 752) | 60 | 62 | 64 | 8 | |
| 60 | GIVE ME YOUR HEART Bloodstone (London 1062) | 31 | 21 | 19 | 13 | |
| 61 | YOU Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3311) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | HONEY I George McCrae (T.K. 1016) | 74 | 85 | 90 | 4 | |
| 63 | GOLDEN YEARS David Bowie (RCA Victor 10441) | 68 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | I’M IN HEAVEN (pt. 1) Touch Of Class (Midland Int’l 10393) | 64 | 65 | 67 | 8 | |
| 65 | BABY IT’S YOU Masqueraders (HBS/ABC 12141) | 75 | 97 | 100 | 4 | |
| 66 | HOLLYWOOD HOT Eleventh Hour (20th Century 2215) | 70 | 77 | 79 | 15 | |
| 67 | THE ZIP MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3578) | 44 | 46 | 49 | 9 | |
| 68 | LOW RIDER War (United Artists 706) | 52 | 24 | 17 | 18 | |
| 69 | I’LL CARE FOR YOU Jimmy Briscoe & Little Beavers (Pi Kappa 700) | 71 | 73 | 74 | 8 | |
| 70 | SUNNY Yambu (Montuno 8003) | 86 | 91 | 95 | 5 | |
| 71 | HIGHER AND HIGHER Martha Reeves (Arista 0160) | 72 | 72 | 73 | 5 | |
| 72 | YOU’RE FOOLING YOU Dramatics (ABC 12150) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | HOW HIGH THE MOON Gloria Gaynor (MGM 14838) | 73 | 78 | 80 | 6 | |
| 74 | I HAD A LOVE Ben E. King (Atlantic 3308) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT S.S.O. (Shady Brook 019) | 77 | 81 | 84 | 5 | |
| 76 | IN LOVE FOREVER Whispers (Soul Train 10430) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | ALWAYS THERE Ronnie Laws & Pressure (Blue Note 738) | 80 | 83 | 85 | 5 | |
| 78 | I WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU (Dance With Me) Ritchie Family (20th Century 2252) | 81 | 84 | 88 | 4 | |
| 79 | AFRODESIA Lonnie Smith (Groove Merchant 1034) | 79 | 82 | 82 | 12 | |
| 80 | LADY BUMP Penny McLean (Atco 7038) | 95 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | A CHANCE FOR PEACE Lonnie Liston Smith & Cosmic Echoes (Flying Dutchman 10392) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | BOOGIE FEVER Sylvers (Capitol 4179) | 92 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | LOVE STEALING Bobby Sheen (Chelsea 3034) | 85 | 88 | 92 | 5 | |
| 84 | JUST YOUR FOOL Leon Haywood (20th Century 2264) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | LE LO LI Sly Stone (Epic 50175) | 87 | 93 | 97 | 4 | |
| 86 | DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT Nancy Wilson (Capitol 4189) | 90 | 92 | 94 | 5 | |
| 87 | WHAT’S THE NAME OF THIS FUNK (Spider Man) Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 10235) | 58 | 60 | 62 | 9 | |
| 88 | FATHER FATHER Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1577) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | THE DEVIL IS DOING HIS WORK Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55525) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | HANG UP YOUR HANG UPS Herbie Hancock (Columbia 10239) | 89 | 89 | 93 | 4 | |
| 91 | HERE I AM AGAIN Denise LaSalle (Westbound 5008) | 94 | 100 | — | 7 | |
| 92 | BAD LUCK Atlanta Disco Band (Ariola America 7611) | 93 | 94 | 96 | 9 | |
| 93 | SAGGITARIAN AFFAIR Ronnie McNeir (Prodigal 0620) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | I FEEL SO GOOD AGAIN Moments (Stang 5064) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Arthur Prysock (Old Town 108) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | ROCK YOUR BABY Sunshine Band (T.K. 1018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | YOU OUGHTA’ BE HERE WITH ME Eleanor Grant (Columbia 10268) | 98 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC Softones (Avco 4663) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | (Theme From) LADY, LADY, LADY (Are You Crazy For Me?) Boogie Man Orchestra (Boogie Man 226) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | GIMME SOME (Of Your Love) Norma Jenkins (Desert Moon 6400) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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