| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 17, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOVE MACHINE (pt. 1) Miracles (Tamla 54262) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2 | SING A SONG Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10251) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | WALK AWAY FROM LOVE David Ruffin (Motown 1376) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 4 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY Donna Summer (Oasis 401) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 5 | WAKE UP EVERYBODY (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3579) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | LOVE ROLLERCOASTER Ohio Players (Mercury 73734) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | I LOVE MUSIC (pt. 1) O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3577) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| 8 | TURNING POINT Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4550) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| 9 | YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| 10 | ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. 8154) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
| 11 | LET’S DO IT AGAIN Staple Singers (Curtom 0109) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16 | |
| 12 | MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND Bill Withers (Columbia 10255) | 14 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
| 13 | THEME FROM MAHOGANY (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) Diana Ross (Motown 1377) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
| 14 | THEME FROM S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135) | 16 | 18 | 26 | 11 | |
| 15 | LOVE OR LEAVE Spinners (Atlantic 3309) | 18 | 25 | 32 | 6 | |
| 16 | INSEPARABLE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4193) | 21 | 26 | 35 | 6 | |
| 17 | SLIP AND DO IT Betty Wrignt (Alston 3718) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 8 | |
| 18 | THAT’S THE WAY (I Like It) K.C. & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1015) | 15 | 11 | 9 | 14 | |
| 19 | FREE RIDE Tavares (Capitol 4184) | 20 | 21 | 24 | 9 | |
| 20 | NURSERY RHYMES (pt. 1) People’s Choice (TSOP 4773) | 25 | 28 | 36 | 7 | |
| 21 | LET’S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited (Friends & Co. 124) | 22 | 23 | 29 | 12 | |
| 22 | WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY Bobby Womack (United Artists 735) | 23 | 29 | 41 | 9 | |
| 23 | HOLD BACK THE NIGHT Trammps (Buddah 507) | 31 | 42 | 51 | 7 | |
| 24 | SHAME ON THE WORLD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 10431) | 28 | 34 | 42 | 7 | |
| 25 | EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1575) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 10 | |
| 26 | SWEET LOVE Commodores (Motown 1381) | 30 | 46 | 62 | 6 | |
| 27 | THE BEST PART OF A MAN Wilson Pickett (Wicked 8101) | 27 | 31 | 39 | 9 | |
| 28 | SWEET THING Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12149) | 39 | 54 | 66 | 5 | |
| 29 | QUIET STORM Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54265) | 34 | 39 | 46 | 6 | |
| 30 | I NEED YOU, YOU NEED ME Joe Simon (Spring 163) | 47 | 58 | 78 | 4 | |
| 31 | (Are You Ready) DO THE BUS STOP Fatback Band (Event 227) | 33 | 36 | 43 | 8 | |
| 32 | LOVING POWER Impressions (Curtom 0110) | 36 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| 33 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY Barry White (20th Century 2265) | 42 | 53 | 65 | 5 | |
| 34 | SCHOOL BOY CRUSH AWB (Atlantic 3304) | 35 | 37 | 38 | 9 | |
| 35 | I DON’T WANNA LEAVE YOU Debbie Taylor (Arista 0144) | 37 | 38 | 40 | 10 | |
| 36 | FUNKY WEEKEND Stylistics (Avco 4661) | 32 | 32 | 34 | 9 | |
| 37 | I’M NEEDING YOU, WANTING YOU Chuck Jackson (All Platinum 2360) | 43 | 52 | 63 | 6 | |
| 38 | I GOT OVER LOVE Major Harris (Atlantic 3303) | 44 | 51 | 61 | 7 | |
| 39 | HOT (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved) James Brown (Polydor 14301) | 40 | 43 | 45 | 9 | |
| 40 | THE SOUL CITY WALK Archie Bell & Drells (TSOP 4774) | 48 | 57 | 67 | 8 | |
| 41 | I DESTROYED YOUR LOVE (pt. 1) Special Delivery (Mainstream 5573) | 41 | 44 | 50 | 14 | |
| 42 | BABY FACE Wing And A Prayer Fife And Drum Corps (Wing And A Prayer 103) | 49 | 56 | 59 | 10 | |
| 43 | WHAT’S COME OVER ME Margie Joseph & Blue Magic (Atco 7030) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 44 | YOU Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3311) | 51 | 61 | 76 | 4 | |
| 45 | YOU’RE FOOLING YOU Dramatics (ABC 12150) | 54 | 72 | 83 | 4 | |
| 46 | CHANGE (Makes You Want To Hustle) (pt. 1) Donald Byrd (Blue Note 726) | 38 | 35 | 37 | 13 | |
| 47 | HONEY I George McCrae (T.K. 1016) | 55 | 62 | 74 | 6 | |
| 48 | DISCO SAX Houston Person (20th Century 5015) | 50 | 50 | 56 | 8 | |
| 49 | FULL OF FIRE Al Green (Hi 2300) | 17 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| 50 | PART TIME LOVE Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 513) | 24 | 17 | 12 | 12 | |
| 51 | BOOGIE FEVER Sylvers (Capitol 4179) | 61 | 82 | 92 | 5 | |
| 52 | FLY, ROBIN, FLY Silver Convention (Midland Int’l 10339) | 29 | 19 | 14 | 18 | |
| 53 | PUTTIN’ IT DOWN TO YOU Jackie Moore (Kayvette 5124) | 46 | 48 | 49 | 8 | |
| 54 | VALENTINE LOVE Norman Connors (Buddah 499) | 56 | 30 | 16 | 12 | |
| 55 | SUNNY Yambu (Montuno 8003) | 58 | 70 | 86 | 7 | |
| 56 | I HAD A LOVE Ben E. King (Atlantic 3308) | 64 | 74 | 84 | 4 | |
| 57 | JUST YOUR FOOL Leon Haywood (20th Century 2264) | 60 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | LADY BUMP Penny McLean (Atco 7038) | 71 | 80 | 95 | 5 | |
| 59 | IT’S ALRIGHT (This Feeling) Notations (Gemigo 0503) | 45 | 45 | 48 | 9 | |
| 60 | WHAT’S THE NAME OF THIS FUNK (Spider Man) Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 10235) | 80 | 87 | 58 | 11 | |
| 61 | ABYSSINIA JONES Edwin Starr (Granite 532) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | GOLDEN YEARS David Bowie (RCA Victor 10441) | 62 | 63 | 68 | 5 | |
| 63 | FATHER FATHER Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1577) | 70 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | IN LOVE FOREVER Whispers (Soul Train 10430) | 65 | 76 | 88 | 4 | |
| 65 | THE DEVIL IS DOING HIS WORK Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55525) | 72 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | CLOSE TO YOU B.T. Express (Roadshow 7005) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | ALWAYS THERE Ronnie Laws & Pressure (Blue Note 738) | 73 | 77 | 80 | 7 | |
| 68 | MAMA YOU’RE ALL RIGHT WITH ME Four Tops (ABC 12155) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | HAPPY Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54263) | 66 | 47 | 20 | 16 | |
| 70 | WE GOT TO GET OUR THING TOGETHER Dells (Mercury 73723) | 52 | 20 | 21 | 12 | |
| 71 | I’LL CARE FOR YOU Jimmy Briscoe & Little Beavers (Pi Kappa 700) | 69 | 69 | 71 | 10 | |
| 72 | I WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU (Dance With Me) Ritchie Family (20th Century 2252) | 75 | 78 | 81 | 6 | |
| 73 | SOUL TRAIN “75” Soul Train Gang (Soul Train 10400) | 68 | 55 | 30 | 15 | |
| 74 | THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC Softones (Avco 4663) | 88 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | LOVE STEALING Bobby Sheen (Chelsea 3034) | 77 | 83 | 85 | 7 | |
| 76 | DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT Nancy Wilson (Capitol 4189) | 79 | 86 | 90 | 7 | |
| 77 | TANGERINE Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 2004) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | SAGGITARIAN AFFAIR Ronnie McNeir (Prodigal 0620) | 87 | 93 | 99 | 4 | |
| 79 | BAD LUCK Atlanta Disco Band (Ariola America 7611) | 91 | 92 | 93 | 11 | |
| 80 | A CHANCE FOR PEACE Lonnie Liston Smith & Cosmic Echoes (Flying Dutchman 10392) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 4 | |
| 81 | LE LO LI Sly Stone (Epic 50175) | 85 | 85 | 87 | 6 | |
| 82 | ROCK YOUR BABY Sunshine Band (T.K. 1018) | 92 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | HEART BE STILL Carl Graves (A&M 1757) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | I FEEL SO GOOD AGAIN Moments (Stang 5064) | 90 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | WHEN I’M WRONG B. B. King (ABC 12158) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Arthur Prysock (Old Town 108) | 93 | 95 | 97 | 4 | |
| 87 | YOU OUGHTA’ BE HERE WITH ME Eleanor Grant (Columbia 10268) | 89 | 97 | 98 | 5 | |
| 88 | (I’m Your) FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD FREAK (pt. 1) Calvin Arnold (IX Chains 7013) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | (Call Me) THE TRAVELING MAN Masqueraders (HBS/ABC 12157) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | (Theme From) LADY, LADY, LADY (Are You Crazy For Me?) Boogie Man Orchestra (Boogie Man 226) | 95 | 99 | 100 | 4 | |
| 91 | DO WHAT YOU FEEL (pt. 1) Rimshots (Stang 5065) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | I AM SOMEBODY Jimmy James & Vagabonds (Pye 70157) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | GIMME SOME (Of Your Love) Norma Jenkins (Desert Moon 6400) | 97 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | IT’S TOO LATE Johnny “Guitar” Watson (Fantasy 752) | 74 | 59 | 60 | 10 | |
| 95 | I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT Biddu Orchestra (Epic 50173) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | SUNNY ’76 Bobby Hebb (Laurie 3638) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | I’M IN HEAVEN (pt. 1) Touch Of Class (Midland Int’l 10393) | 76 | 64 | 64 | 10 | |
| 98 | FIND YOURSELF SOMEBODY TO LOVE Rhythm (Polydor 14288) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | THANK YOU BABY FOR LOVING ME Quickest Way Out (Warner Bros./Philly Groove 8163) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | HOLLYWOOD HOT Eleventh Hour (20th Century 2215) | 84 | 66 | 70 | 17 | |
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