| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 21, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SWEET THING Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12149) | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2 | INSEPARABLE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4193) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
| 3 | SWEET LOVE Commodores (Motown 1381) | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | |
| 4 | TURNING POINT Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4550) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | BOOGIE FEVER Sylvers (Capitol 4179) | 7 | 13 | 22 | 10 | |
| 6 | THEME FROM S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135) | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | |
| 7 | SING A SONG Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10251) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 8 | I NEED YOU, YOU NEED ME Joe Simon (Spring 163) | 10 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| 9 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY Barry White (20th Century 2265) | 12 | 16 | 20 | 10 | |
| 10 | HOLD BACK THE NIGHT Trammps (Buddah 507) | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | |
| 11 | DISCO LADY Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 10281) | 18 | 42 | 74 | 4 | |
| 12 | WALK AWAY FROM LOVE David Ruffin (Motown 1376) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 13 | LOVE MACHINE (pt. 1) Miracles (Tamla 54262) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
| 14 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY Donna Summer (Oasis 401) | 13 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| 15 | NURSERY RHYMES (pt. 1) People’s Choice (TSOP 4773) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | |
| 16 | WAKE UP EVERYBODY (pt. 1) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3579) | 15 | 11 | 8 | 15 | |
| 17 | YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047) | 20 | 18 | 13 | 19 | |
| 18 | YOU’RE FOOLING YOU Dramatics (ABC 12150) | 21 | 25 | 30 | 9 | |
| 19 | LOVING POWER Impressions (Curtom 0110) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 12 | |
| 20 | HONEY I George McCrae (T.K. 1016) | 25 | 30 | 36 | 11 | |
| 21 | FROM US TO YOU Stairsteps (Dark Horse 10005) | 26 | 40 | 45 | 5 | |
| 22 | LOVE OR LEAVE Spinners (Atlantic 3309) | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
| 23 | MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND Bill Withers (Columbia 10255) | 22 | 20 | 11 | 13 | |
| 24 | KEEP HOLDING ON Temptations (Gordy 7146) | 32 | 37 | 49 | 5 | |
| 25 | NEW ORLEANS Staple Singers (Curtom 0113) | 30 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | ABYSSINIA JONES Edwin Starr (Granite 532) | 28 | 35 | 41 | 7 | |
| 27 | LOVE ROLLERCOASTER Ohio Players (Mercury 73734) | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | |
| 28 | SHAME ON THE WORLD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 10431) | 27 | 24 | 21 | 12 | |
| 29 | JUST YOUR FOOL Leon Haywood (20th Century 2264) | 36 | 41 | 47 | 8 | |
| 30 | I LOVE MUSIC (pt. 1) O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3577) | 24 | 19 | 15 | 19 | |
| 31 | CLOSE TO YOU B.T. Express (Roadshow 7005) | 38 | 44 | 51 | 7 | |
| 32 | YOU Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3311) | 34 | 34 | 35 | 9 | |
| 33 | I’M NEEDING YOU, WANTING YOU Chuck Jackson (All Platinum 2360) | 29 | 31 | 33 | 11 | |
| 34 | HEART BE STILL Carl Graves (A&M 1757) | 40 | 47 | 53 | 6 | |
| 35 | TANGERINE Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 2004) | 39 | 49 | 55 | 7 | |
| 36 | MISTY BLUE Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1029) | 57 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | QUIET STORM Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54265) | 31 | 23 | 23 | 11 | |
| 38 | WHEN I’M WRONG B. B. King (ABC 12158) | 44 | 50 | 56 | 6 | |
| 39 | I HAD A LOVE Ben E. King (Atlantic 3308) | 41 | 43 | 52 | 9 | |
| 40 | TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN Bobby Bland (ABC 12156) | 42 | 53 | 67 | 5 | |
| 41 | ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. 8154) | 17 | 10 | 6 | 14 | |
| 42 | BAD LUCK Atlanta Disco Band (Ariola America 7611) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 16 | |
| 43 | CHANGE (Makes You Want To Hustle) (pt. 1) Donald Byrd (Blue Note 726) | 46 | 54 | 58 | 18 | |
| 44 | THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC Softones (Avco 4663) | 51 | 59 | 63 | 8 | |
| 45 | WHAT’S THE NAME OF THIS FUNK (Spider Man) Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 10235) | 45 | 46 | 48 | 16 | |
| 46 | HE’S A FRIEND Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54266) | 52 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | DO IT WITH FEELING Michael Zager’s Moon Band featuring Peabo Bryson (Bang 720) | 55 | 63 | 69 | 5 | |
| 48 | THE JAM Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8175) | 54 | 56 | 66 | 5 | |
| 49 | PARTY HEARTY Oliver Sain (Abet 9463) | 59 | 71 | 87 | 5 | |
| 50 | I GOT OVER LOVE Major Harris (Atlantic 3303) | 33 | 33 | 34 | 12 | |
| 51 | (Call Me) THE TRAVELING MAN Masqueraders (HBS/ABC 12157) | 63 | 72 | 76 | 6 | |
| 52 | BABY FACE Wing And A Prayer Fife And Drum Corps (Wing And A Prayer 103) | 37 | 38 | 38 | 15 | |
| 53 | FEEL THE SPIRIT (In ’76) Leroy Hutson & Free Spirit Symphony (Curtom 0112) | 65 | 75 | 80 | 5 | |
| 54 | YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL Stylistics (Avco 4664) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | THE LOVE I NEVER HAD Tavares (Capitol 4221) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | ROCK YOUR BABY Sunshine Band (T.K. 1018) | 58 | 61 | 65 | 8 | |
| 57 | HAPPY MUSIC Blackbyrds (Fantasy 762) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | RATTLESNAKE Ohio Players (Westbound 5018) | 60 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | YOU’RE MY ONE WEAKNESS GIRL Street People (Vigor 1728) | 71 | 94 | 95 | 4 | |
| 60 | IN LOVE FOREVER Whispers (Soul Train 10430) | 61 | 60 | 60 | 9 | |
| 61 | TRAIN CALLED FREEDOM South Shore Commission (Wand 11294) | 73 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | THE DEVIL IS DOING HIS WORK Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55525) | 53 | 55 | 57 | 8 | |
| 63 | QUALIFIED MAN Latimore (Glades 1733) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | MERRY-GO-ROUND (pt. 1) Monday After (Buddah 512) | 81 | 90 | 91 | 5 | |
| 65 | HIPIT (pt. 1) Hosanna (Calla 12078) | 75 | 85 | 93 | 4 | |
| 66 | MIGHTY HIGH Mighty Clouds Of Joy (ABC 12164) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | I AM SOMEBODY Jimmy James & Vagabonds (Pye 70157) | 68 | 73 | 78 | 6 | |
| 68 | I’M SO GLAD Jr. Walker (Soul 35116) | 80 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | (Are You Ready) DO THE BUS STOP Fatback Band (Event 227) | 56 | 45 | 39 | 13 | |
| 70 | DON’T GO LOOKING FOR LOVE Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA Victor 10542) | 70 | 74 | 77 | 4 | |
| 71 | THEME FROM MAHOGANY (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) Diana Ross (Motown 1377) | 35 | 26 | 25 | 17 | |
| 72 | THANK YOU BABY FOR LOVING ME Quickest Way Out (Warner Bros./Philly Groove 8163) | 74 | 76 | 82 | 6 | |
| 73 | DAYLIGHT Bobby Womack (United Artists 763) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | OH NO, NOT MY BABY De Blanc (Arista 0161) | 76 | 81 | 86 | 4 | |
| 75 | THE POWER OF LOVE Dells (Mercury 73759) | 78 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | DR. LOVE POWER Ann Peebles (Hi 2302) | 79 | 82 | 97 | 4 | |
| 77 | FINDERS KEEPERS Soul Children (Epic 50178) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | FOPP Ohio Players (Mercury 73775) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | DISCO SAX Houston Person (20th Century 5015) | 48 | 39 | 40 | 13 | |
| 80 | EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It) Ralph Carter (Mercury 73746) | 85 | 88 | 96 | 5 | |
| 81 | LET’S GROOVE (pt. 1) Archie Bell & Drells (TSOP 4775) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | SUNNY Yambu (Montuno 8003) | 49 | 48 | 50 | 12 | |
| 83 | LADY BUMP Penny McLean (Atco 7038) | 50 | 51 | 54 | 10 | |
| 84 | FIND YOURSELF SOMEBODY TO LOVE Rhythm (Polydor 14288) | 90 | 91 | 94 | 7 | |
| 85 | FOR ALL WE KNOW Esther Phillips (Kudu 929) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | NOBODY BUT YOU O.V. Wright (ABC 12154) | 91 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| 87 | PARTY DOWN Willie Hutch (Motown 1371) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | HAVE YOU EVER Joe Tex (Dial 1156) | 92 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | DAY AFTER DAY (Night After Night) Reflections (Capitol 4222) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | MUSIC MATIC Brick (Mainstreet 119) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | DO WHAT YOU FEEL (pt. 1) Rimshots (Stang 5065) | 98 | 95 | 90 | 7 | |
| 92 | I’VE GOT A FEELING (We’ll Be Seeing Each Other Again) Al Wilson (Playboy 6062) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | IT’S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME Stuff ’N’ Ramjett (Chelsea 3036) | 96 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | IT’S COOL Tymes (RCA Victor 10561) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | WHEN YOUR LOVE IS GONE MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3583) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | P. FUNK (Wants To Get Funked Up) Parliament (Casablanca 852) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | ADVENTURES IN PARADISE Minnie Riperton (Epic 50190) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | MARCHING IN THE STREET Harvey Mason (Arista 0167) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY J.G. Lewis (IX Chains 7014) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | MORE, MORE, MORE (pt. 1) Andrea True Connection (Buddah 515) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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