| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 31, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY Donna Summer (Oasis 401) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2 | SING A SONG Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10251) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | TURNING POINT Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4550) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 4 | WALK AWAY FROM LOVE David Ruffin (Motown 1376) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 5 | LOVE MACHINE (pt. 1) Miracles (Tamla 54262) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. 8154) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| 7 | SWEET THING Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12149) | 15 | 28 | 39 | 7 | |
| 8 | WAKE UP EVERYBODY (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3579) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
| 9 | LOVE OR LEAVE Spinners (Atlantic 3309) | 11 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
| 10 | INSEPARABLE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4193) | 12 | 16 | 21 | 8 | |
| 11 | MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND Bill Withers (Columbia 10255) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| 12 | THEME FROM S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135) | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | |
| 13 | YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 16 | |
| 14 | SWEET LOVE Commodores (Motown 1381) | 19 | 26 | 30 | 8 | |
| 15 | I LOVE MUSIC (pt. 1) O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3577) | 13 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
| 16 | HOLD BACK THE NIGHT Trammps (Buddah 507) | 20 | 23 | 31 | 9 | |
| 17 | NURSERY RHYMES (pt. 1) People’s Choice (TSOP 4773) | 18 | 20 | 25 | 9 | |
| 18 | I NEED YOU, YOU NEED ME Joe Simon (Spring 163) | 24 | 30 | 47 | 6 | |
| 19 | LOVE ROLLERCOASTER Ohio Players (Mercury 73734) | 14 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| 20 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY Barry White (20th Century 2265) | 27 | 33 | 42 | 7 | |
| 21 | SHAME ON THE WORLD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 10431) | 23 | 24 | 28 | 9 | |
| 22 | BOOGIE FEVER Sylvers (Capitol 4179) | 39 | 51 | 61 | 7 | |
| 23 | QUIET STORM Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54265) | 25 | 29 | 34 | 8 | |
| 24 | LOVING POWER Impressions (Curtom 0110) | 30 | 32 | 36 | 9 | |
| 25 | THEME FROM MAHOGANY (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) Diana Ross (Motown 1377) | 17 | 13 | 9 | 14 | |
| 26 | SLIP AND DO IT Betty Wrignt (Alston 3718) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 10 | |
| 27 | LET’S DO IT AGAIN Staple Singers (Curtom 0109) | 21 | 11 | 8 | 18 | |
| 28 | THAT’S THE WAY (I Like It) K.C. & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1015) | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | |
| 29 | WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY Bobby Womack (United Artists 735) | 28 | 22 | 23 | 11 | |
| 30 | YOU’RE FOOLING YOU Dramatics (ABC 12150) | 37 | 45 | 54 | 6 | |
| 31 | THE SOUL CITY WALK Archie Bell & Drells (TSOP 4774) | 33 | 40 | 48 | 10 | |
| 32 | FREE RIDE Tavares (Capitol 4184) | 26 | 19 | 20 | 11 | |
| 33 | I’M NEEDING YOU, WANTING YOU Chuck Jackson (All Platinum 2360) | 35 | 37 | 43 | 8 | |
| 34 | I GOT OVER LOVE Major Harris (Atlantic 3303) | 36 | 38 | 44 | 9 | |
| 35 | YOU Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3311) | 38 | 44 | 51 | 6 | |
| 36 | HONEY I George McCrae (T.K. 1016) | 42 | 47 | 55 | 8 | |
| 37 | EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1575) | 29 | 25 | 26 | 12 | |
| 38 | BABY FACE Wing And A Prayer Fife And Drum Corps (Wing And A Prayer 103) | 41 | 42 | 49 | 12 | |
| 39 | (Are You Ready) DO THE BUS STOP Fatback Band (Event 227) | 31 | 31 | 33 | 10 | |
| 40 | DISCO SAX Houston Person (20th Century 5015) | 44 | 48 | 50 | 10 | |
| 41 | ABYSSINIA JONES Edwin Starr (Granite 532) | 47 | 61 | 83 | 4 | |
| 42 | I DESTROYED YOUR LOVE (pt. 1) Special Delivery (Mainstream 5573) | 40 | 41 | 41 | 16 | |
| 43 | I DON’T WANNA LEAVE YOU Debbie Taylor (Arista 0144) | 34 | 35 | 37 | 12 | |
| 44 | SCHOOL BOY CRUSH AWB (Atlantic 3304) | 32 | 34 | 35 | 11 | |
| 45 | FROM US TO YOU Stairsteps (Dark Horse 10005) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | LET’S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited (Friends & Co. 124) | 43 | 21 | 22 | 14 | |
| 47 | JUST YOUR FOOL Leon Haywood (20th Century 2264) | 54 | 57 | 60 | 5 | |
| 48 | WHAT’S THE NAME OF THIS FUNK (Spider Man) Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 10235) | 50 | 60 | 80 | 13 | |
| 49 | KEEP HOLDING ON Temptations (Gordy 7146) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | SUNNY Yambu (Montuno 8003) | 51 | 55 | 58 | 9 | |
| 51 | CLOSE TO YOU B.T. Express (Roadshow 7005) | 56 | 66 | 78 | 4 | |
| 52 | I HAD A LOVE Ben E. King (Atlantic 3308) | 53 | 56 | 64 | 6 | |
| 53 | HEART BE STILL Carl Graves (A&M 1757) | 69 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | LADY BUMP Penny McLean (Atco 7038) | 55 | 58 | 71 | 7 | |
| 55 | TANGERINE Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 2004) | 66 | 77 | 86 | 4 | |
| 56 | WHEN I’M WRONG B. B. King (ABC 12158) | 65 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | THE DEVIL IS DOING HIS WORK Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55525) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 5 | |
| 58 | CHANGE (Makes You Want To Hustle) (pt. 1) Donald Byrd (Blue Note 726) | 57 | 46 | 38 | 15 | |
| 59 | MAMA YOU’RE ALL RIGHT WITH ME Four Tops (ABC 12155) | 60 | 68 | 82 | 4 | |
| 60 | IN LOVE FOREVER Whispers (Soul Train 10430) | 63 | 64 | 65 | 6 | |
| 61 | BAD LUCK Atlanta Disco Band (Ariola America 7611) | 68 | 79 | 91 | 13 | |
| 62 | ALWAYS THERE Ronnie Laws & Pressure (Blue Note 738) | 64 | 67 | 73 | 9 | |
| 63 | THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC Softones (Avco 4663) | 71 | 74 | 88 | 5 | |
| 64 | SAGGITARIAN AFFAIR Ronnie McNeir (Prodigal 0620) | 67 | 78 | 87 | 6 | |
| 65 | ROCK YOUR BABY Sunshine Band (T.K. 1018) | 70 | 82 | 92 | 5 | |
| 66 | THE JAM Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8175) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN Bobby Bland (ABC 12156) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | VALENTINE LOVE Norman Connors (Buddah 499) | 52 | 54 | 56 | 14 | |
| 69 | DO IT WITH FEELING Michael Zager’s Moon Band featuring Peabo Bryson (Bang 720) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT Nancy Wilson (Capitol 4189) | 72 | 76 | 79 | 9 | |
| 71 | FUNKY WEEKEND Stylistics (Avco 4661) | 45 | 36 | 32 | 11 | |
| 72 | HOT (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved) James Brown (Polydor 14301) | 46 | 39 | 40 | 11 | |
| 73 | WHAT’S COME OVER ME Margie Joseph & Blue Magic (Atco 7030) | 48 | 43 | 13 | 13 | |
| 74 | DISCO LADY Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 10281) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | THE BEST PART OF A MAN Wilson Pickett (Wicked 8101) | 49 | 27 | 27 | 11 | |
| 76 | (Call Me) THE TRAVELING MAN Masqueraders (HBS/ABC 12157) | 80 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | DON’T GO LOOKING FOR LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA Victor 10542) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | I AM SOMEBODY Jimmy James & Vagabonds (Pye 70157) | 87 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | LOVE STEALING Bobby Sheen (Chelsea 3034) | 75 | 75 | 77 | 9 | |
| 80 | FEEL THE SPIRIT (In ’76) Leroy Hutson & Free Spirit Symphony (Curtom 0112) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Arthur Prysock (Old Town 108) | 82 | 86 | 93 | 6 | |
| 82 | THANK YOU BABY FOR LOVING ME Quickest Way Out (Warner Bros./Philly Groove 8163) | 94 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | (I’m Your) FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD FREAK (pt. 1) Calvin Arnold (IX Chains 7013) | 85 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| 84 | YOU OUGHTA’ BE HERE WITH ME Eleanor Grant (Columbia 10268) | 84 | 87 | 89 | 7 | |
| 85 | DO IT WHILE YOU CAN Billy Preston (A&M 1768) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | OH NO, NOT MY BABY De Blanc (Arista 0161) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | PARTY HEARTY Oliver Sain (Abet 9463) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | (Theme From) LADY, LADY, LADY (Are You Crazy For Me?) Boogie Man Orchestra (Boogie Man 226) | 89 | 90 | 95 | 6 | |
| 89 | GIMME SOME (Of Your Love) Norma Jenkins (Desert Moon 6400) | 91 | 93 | 97 | 5 | |
| 90 | DO WHAT YOU FEEL (pt. 1) Rimshots (Stang 5065) | 90 | 91 | 96 | 4 | |
| 91 | MERRY-GO-ROUND (pt. 1) Monday After (Buddah 512) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | PART TIME LOVE Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 513) | 58 | 50 | 24 | 14 | |
| 93 | HIPIT (pt. 1) Hosanna (Calla 12078) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | FIND YOURSELF SOMEBODY TO LOVE Rhythm (Polydor 14288) | 97 | 98 | 100 | 4 | |
| 95 | YOU’RE MY ONE WEAKNESS GIRL Street People (Vigor 1728) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It) Ralph Carter (Mercury 73746) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | DR. LOVE POWER Ann Peebles (Hi 2302) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | FULL OF FIRE Al Green (Hi 2300) | 62 | 49 | 17 | 14 | |
| 99 | I’M GLAD YOU WALKED INTO MY LIFE Four Tops (ABC 12155) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | NOBODY BUT YOU O.V. Wright (ABC 12154) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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