CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1976 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1976 Charts! |
| 1976 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 3 | Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin | 84. Just Your Fool - Leon Haywood |
| January 10 | Wake Up Everybody (pt. 1) - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes | 78. Close To You - B.T. Express |
| January 17 | Love Machine (pt. 1) - Miracles | 83. Heart Be Still - Carl Graves |
| January 24 | Sing A Song - Earth, Wind & Fire | 73. Keep Holding On - Temptations |
| January 31 | Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer | 74. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor |
| February 7 | Turning Point - Tyrone Davis | 58. New Orleans - Staple Singers |
| February 14 | Sweet Thing - Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan | 72. Qualified Man - Latimore |
| February 21 | Sweet Thing - Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan | 78. Fopp - Ohio Players |
| February 28 | Inseparable - Natalie Cole | 65. Let’s Make A Baby - Billy Paul |
| March 6 | Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor | 68. Livin’ For The Weekend - O’Jays |
| March 13 | Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor | 73. I Thought It Took A Little Time (But Today I Fell In Love) - Diana Ross |
| March 20 | Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor | 69. Tell The World How I Feel About ’Cha Baby - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes |
| March 27 | Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor | 67. Can’t Hide Love - Earth, Wind & Fire |
| April 3 | Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor | 66. Love Hangover - Diana Ross |
| April 10 | Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor | 72. Do You Wanna Do A Thing - Bloodstone |
| April 17 | Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor | 65. Dance Wit Me - Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| April 24 | Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor | 78. Friend Of Mine - Little Milton |
| May 1 | Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor | 74. Let It Shine - Al Green |
| May 8 | Love Hangover - Diana Ross | 74. Who Loves You Better (pt. 1) - Isley Brothers |
| May 15 | Love Hangover - Diana Ross | 72. Strokin’ (pt. 2) - Leon Haywood |
| May 22 | Kiss And Say Goodbye - Manhattans | 69. Hear The Words, Feel The Feeling - Margie Joseph |
| May 29 | Kiss And Say Goodbye - Manhattans | 69. This Masquerade - George Benson |
| June 5 | Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton | 78. Everything’s Coming Up Love - David Ruffin |
| June 12 | I Want You - Marvin Gaye | 82. Bad Risk - Millie Jackson |
| June 19 | Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) - Parliament | 65. Stretchin’ Out (In A Rubber Band) - Bootsy Collins |
| June 26 | Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin | 71. Family Reunion - O’Jays |
| July 3 | Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin | 53. There You Are - Millie Jackson |
| July 10 | Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin | 68. Summer - War |
| July 17 | Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin | 74. Universal Sound - Kool & Gang |
| July 24 | You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls | 94. Ain’t Gonna Tell Nobody (About You) - Carl Carlton |
| July 31 | You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls | 75. One Love In My Lifetime - Diana Ross |
| August 7 | You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls | 66. Get The Funk Out Of Ma Face - Brothers Johnson |
| August 14 | You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls | 77. Come Get To This - Joe Simon |
| August 21 | Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry | 82. The Best Disco In Town - Ritchie Family |
| August 28 | Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry | 66. Harvest For The World - Isley Brothers |
| September 4 | Getaway - Earth, Wind & Fire | 70. Just To Be Close To You - Commodores |
| September 11 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC & Sunshine Band | 77. The Rubberband Man - Spinners |
| September 18 | Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry | 82. I Wanna Spend My Whole Life With You - Street People |
| September 25 | Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry | 67. Jump - Aretha Franklin |
| October 2 | Lowdown - Boz Scaggs | 77. So Sad The Song - Gladys Knight & Pips |
| October 9 | Give It Up (Turn It Loose) - Tyrone Davis | 70. The 2nd Time Around - Luther |
| October 16 | Just To Be Close To You - Commodores | 63. Enjoy Yourself - Jacksons |
| October 23 | Just To Be Close To You - Commodores | 75. Keep Me Cryin’ - Al Green |
| October 30 | You Are My Starship - Norman Connors | 74. Who Are You - Temptations |
| November 6 | Just To Be Close To You - Commodores | 74. Far East Mississippi - Ohio Players |
| November 13 | Love Ballad - L.T. |
80. A Love Of Your Own - AWB |
| November 20 | Love Ballad - L.T. |
64. Saturday Nite - Earth, Wind & Fire |
| November 27 | You Don’t Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. | 73. Free And Single - Brothers Johnson |
| December 4 | Dazz - Brick | 72. I Like To Do It - KC & Sunshine Band |
| December 11 | Dazz - Brick | 55. I Wish - Stevie Wonder |
| December 18 | Car Wash - Rose Royce | 78. Spring Affair - Donna Summer |
| December 25 | Car Wash - Rose Royce | 76. Close To You - Tyrone Davis |
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