| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 18, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CAR WASH Rose Royce (MCA 40615) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2 | HOT LINE Sylvers (Capitol 4336) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| 3 | DAZZ Brick (Bang 727) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| 5 | ENJOY YOURSELF Jacksons (Epic/Philadelphia Int’l 50289) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |
| 6 | I KINDA MISS YOU Manhattans (Columbia 10430) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
| 7 | SATURDAY NITE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439) | 11 | 24 | 35 | 5 | |
| 8 | WITH YOU Moments (Stang 5068) | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | |
| 9 | CATFISH Four Tops (ABC 12214) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |
| 10 | FREE Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429) | 14 | 22 | 30 | 7 | |
| 11 | I DON’T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE Emotions (Columbia 10347) | 12 | 15 | 26 | 8 | |
| 12 | DO IT TO MY MIND Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 10 | |
| 13 | OPEN SESAME (pt. 1) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1586) | 15 | 18 | 29 | 9 | |
| 14 | DON’T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC Tavares (Capitol 4348) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 9 | |
| 15 | SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| 16 | DARLIN’ DARLIN’ BABY (Sweet, Tender, Love) O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3610) | 22 | 37 | 52 | 5 | |
| 17 | LOVE BALLAD L.T. D. (A&M 1847) | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| 18 | DISCO DUCK (pt. 1) Rick Dees & Cast Of Idiots (RSO 857) | 17 | 10 | 6 | 14 | |
| 19 | THE RUBBERBAND MAN Spinners (Atlantic 3355) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
| 20 | KEEP ME CRYIN’ Al Green (Hi 2319) | 19 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| 21 | WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON Dr. Buzzard’s Original “Savannah” Band (RCA 10827) | 26 | 32 | 43 | 7 | |
| 22 | FAR EAST MISSISSIPPI Ohio Players (Mercury 73860) | 24 | 29 | 34 | 7 | |
| 23 | LOVE ME, LOVE ME, LOVE ME Staples (Warner Bros. 8279) | 27 | 31 | 42 | 7 | |
| 24 | SUPERMAN LOVER Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1019) | 30 | 36 | 41 | 7 | |
| 25 | SO SAD THE SONG Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544) | 20 | 14 | 10 | 12 | |
| 26 | GROOVY PEOPLE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3604) | 23 | 21 | 23 | 10 | |
| 27 | DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 10808) | 31 | 40 | 49 | 9 | |
| 28 | WHO ARE YOU Temptations (Gordy 7152) | 25 | 27 | 32 | 8 | |
| 29 | DON’T MAKE ME WAIT TOO LONG Barry White (20th Century 2309) | 32 | 38 | 46 | 8 | |
| 30 | LIVING TOGETHER (In Sin) Whispers (Soul Train 10773) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 10 | |
| 31 | I WISH Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | YOU GOTTA BELIEVE Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 271) | 43 | 61 | 81 | 4 | |
| 33 | DO THAT STUFF Parliament (Casablanca 871) | 28 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |
| 34 | A LOVE OF YOUR OWN AWB (Atlantic 3363) | 37 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| 35 | FEELINGS Walter Jackson (Chi-Sound 908) | 44 | 54 | 62 | 6 | |
| 36 | FREE AND SINGLE Brothers Johnson (A&M 1881) | 40 | 53 | 73 | 4 | |
| 37 | WHEN LOVE IS NEW Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1000) | 50 | 58 | 67 | 7 | |
| 38 | I LIKE TO DO IT KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1020) | 46 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU Commodores (Motown 1402) | 35 | 23 | 12 | 16 | |
| 40 | THIS TIME Impressions (Cotillion 44210) | 45 | 52 | 60 | 5 | |
| 41 | GIVE IT UP (Turn It Loose) Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10388) | 33 | 25 | 16 | 19 | |
| 42 | FOR OLD TIME SAKE Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1037) | 42 | 44 | 51 | 7 | |
| 43 | HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Bobby Womack & Brotherhood (Columbia 10437) | 48 | 62 | 77 | 5 | |
| 44 | YOU ARE MY STARSHIP Norman Connors (Buddah 542) | 29 | 17 | 14 | 17 | |
| 45 | DOWN TO LOVE TOWN Originals (Soul 35119) | 34 | 28 | 28 | 12 | |
| 46 | JUMP Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3358) | 36 | 33 | 22 | 13 | |
| 47 | MIDNIGHT SOUL PATROL Quincy Jones (A&M 1878) | 54 | 57 | 65 | 5 | |
| 48 | MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3601) | 38 | 26 | 20 | 17 | |
| 49 | YOU’RE MY DRIVING WHEEL Supremes (Motown 1407) | 49 | 51 | 56 | 6 | |
| 50 | WORN OUT BROKEN HEART Loleatta Holloway (Gold Mind 4000) | 65 | 87 | 94 | 4 | |
| 51 | LET’S BE YOUNG TONIGHT Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1401) | 39 | 34 | 18 | 16 | |
| 52 | BUMP DE BUMP YO BOODIE Muscle Shoals Horns (Bang 728) | 53 | 55 | 58 | 8 | |
| 53 | PARTY NIGHT Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 0122) | 56 | 65 | 75 | 5 | |
| 54 | FANCY DANCER Commodores (Motown 1408) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | GOIN’ UP IN SMOKE Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54277) | 57 | 67 | 82 | 4 | |
| 56 | AN OLD-FASHIONED MAN Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54276) | 59 | 68 | 74 | 5 | |
| 57 | EASY TO LOVE Joe Simon (Spring 169) | 64 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | FINGER FEVER Dramatics (ABC 12220) | 41 | 35 | 31 | 12 | |
| 59 | I DO, I DO (Want To Make Love To You) Leroy Hutson (Curtom 0121) | 63 | 66 | 68 | 6 | |
| 60 | SOMETHIN’ ’BOUT ’CHA Latimore (Glades 1739) | 73 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | BODY ENGLISH King Floyd (Chimneyville 10212) | 71 | 78 | 93 | 5 | |
| 62 | TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8286) | 66 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | BE MY GIRL Michael Henderson (Buddah 552) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT Willie Hutch (Motown 1411) | 75 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | (I Like Being) CLOSE TO YOU Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 10441) | 69 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | LOVE’S GOT ME TIRED (But I Ain’t Tired Of Love) Laura Lee (Ariola America 7652) | 68 | 73 | 78 | 5 | |
| 67 | GLORIA’S THEME Anthony C. Renfro’s Orchestra (Renfro 43) | 67 | 69 | 70 | 5 | |
| 68 | JUST FRIENDS Silver, Platinum & Gold (Farr 011) | 76 | 91 | 98 | 4 | |
| 69 | TOGETHER O.C. Smith (Caribou 9017) | 77 | 93 | 99 | 4 | |
| 70 | FILL THIS WORLD WITH LOVE Ann Peebles (Hi 2320) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | BODYHEAT (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14360) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & Big Apple Band (Private Stock 45,073) | 47 | 39 | 25 | 25 | |
| 73 | SUMMER SNOW Blue Magic (WMOT 4003) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | MR. MELODY Natalie Cole (Capitol 4328) | 51 | 41 | 27 | 15 | |
| 75 | LOVE SO RIGHT Bee Gees (RSO 859) | 82 | 80 | 86 | 6 | |
| 76 | DON’T WALK AWAY General Johnson (Arista 0203) | 52 | 43 | 45 | 10 | |
| 77 | BLESS MY SOUL Skip Mahoaney & Casuals (Abet 9466) | 58 | 49 | 44 | 16 | |
| 78 | SPRING AFFAIR Donna Summer (Casablanca 872) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | LET’S GET IT TOGETHER El Coco (AVI 115) | 60 | 56 | 55 | 10 | |
| 80 | ON AND OFF David Ruffin (Motown 1405) | 70 | 74 | 66 | 9 | |
| 81 | LET’S GO DOWN TO THE DISCO Undisputed Truth (Whitfield 8295) | 87 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Int’l 3611) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | NINETY-NINE AND A HALF Trammps (Atlantic 3365) | 85 | 86 | 90 | 5 | |
| 84 | ISN’T IT A SHAME LaBelle (Epic 50315) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | BE MY GIRL Dramatics (ABC 12235) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | HIDEAWAY Fantastic Four (Westbound 5032) | 92 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | TRYIN’ TO LOVE TWO William Bell (Mercury 73839) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY Thelma Houston (Tamla 54278) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | GET UP AND DANCE Memphis Horns (RCA 10836) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy 782) | 95 | 98 | 100 | 4 | |
| 91 | LET IT FLOW Tamiko Jones (Contempo 7001) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | IN MY LONELINESS (When We Were One) Nancy Wilson (Capitol 4359) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | YOU WON’T SUPPORT ME Mill Street Depo (Stang 5070) | 94 | 94 | 96 | 6 | |
| 94 | MAKES YOU BLIND Glitter Band (Arista 0207) | 93 | 71 | 72 | 6 | |
| 95 | GIFT WRAP MY LOVE Reflections (Capitol 4358) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | I GOT A NOTION Al Hudson & Soul Partners (ABC 12230) | 97 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | MY PEARL Automatic Man (Island 063) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | A MAN’S GOT TOO MUCH DOG IN HIM Shelbra Deane (Casino 070) | 99 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | GLORIA Enchantment (United Artists 912) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | IF YOU AIN’T MAN ENOUGH Tommy Tate (KoKo 723) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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