| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 7, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John & Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40585) | 7 | 13 | 18 | 6 | |
| 2 | AFTERNOON DELIGHT Starland Vocal Band (Windsong 10588) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE Beatles (Capitol 4274) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 4 | LET ’EM IN Wings (Capitol 4293) | 8 | 15 | 22 | 7 | |
| 5 | KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Manhattans (Columbia 10310) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 6 | MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT Starbuck (Private Stock 45,039) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| 7 | LET HER IN John Travolta (Midland Int’l 10623) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 8 | GET CLOSER Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8190) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | |
| 9 | YOU SHOULD BE DANCING Bee Gees (RSO 853) | 12 | 18 | 29 | 6 | |
| 10 | YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3592) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 11 | |
| 11 | I’M EASY Keith Carradine (ABC 12117) | 13 | 16 | 21 | 14 | |
| 12 | YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND Queen (Elektra 45318) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16069) | 17 | 23 | 27 | 9 | |
| 14 | LOVE IS ALIVE Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8143) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| 15 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & Big Apple Band (Private Stock 45,073) | 19 | 24 | 28 | 12 | |
| 16 | TURN THE BEAT AROUND Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA Victor 10562) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 14 | |
| 17 | PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry (Epic 50225) | 25 | 29 | 36 | 9 | |
| 18 | THIS MASQUERADE George Benson (Warner Bros. 8209) | 23 | 26 | 30 | 10 | |
| 19 | ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1354) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
| 20 | HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL (pt. 1) Tavares (Capitol 4270) | 24 | 28 | 33 | 10 | |
| 21 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1019) | 31 | 40 | 61 | 5 | |
| 22 | IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Neil Diamond (Columbia 10366) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
| 23 | I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU Brothers Johnson (A&M 1806) | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| 24 | BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY Peter Frampton (A&M 1832) | 28 | 32 | 37 | 8 | |
| 25 | TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER (Give Up The Funk) Parliament (Casablanca 856) | 20 | 20 | 24 | 13 | |
| 26 | YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8181) | 27 | 30 | 35 | 12 | |
| 27 | A LITTLE BIT MORE Dr. Hook (Capitol 4280) | 32 | 39 | 51 | 8 | |
| 28 | SAY YOU LOVE ME Fleetwood Mac (Reprise 1356) | 35 | 42 | 63 | 6 | |
| 29 | THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Thin Lizzy (Mercury 73786) | 26 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
| 30 | DEVIL WOMAN Cliff Richard (Rocket/MCA 40574) | 43 | 57 | 62 | 7 | |
| 31 | MORE, MORE, MORE (pt. 1) Andrea True Connection (Buddah 515) | 22 | 8 | 3 | 21 | |
| 32 | LAST CHILD Aerosmith (Columbia 10359) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 10 | |
| 33 | SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3326) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 10 | |
| 34 | TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN Steve Miller (Capitol 4260) | 29 | 14 | 9 | 14 | |
| 35 | ANOTHER RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK CITY Chicago (Columbia 10360) | 33 | 34 | 38 | 7 | |
| 36 | MAMMA MIA Abba (Atlantic 3315) | 38 | 41 | 39 | 11 | |
| 37 | SUMMER War (United Artists 834) | 41 | 53 | 67 | 5 | |
| 38 | SHOP AROUND Captain & Tennille (A&M 1817) | 37 | 33 | 16 | 16 | |
| 39 | SILLY LOVE SONGS Wings (Capitol 4256) | 34 | 25 | 11 | 18 | |
| 40 | MISTY BLUE Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1029) | 36 | 27 | 15 | 23 | |
| 41 | SOPHISTICATED LADY (She’s A Different Lady) Natalie Cole (Capitol 4259) | 42 | 45 | 52 | 11 | |
| 42 | I NEED TO BE IN LOVE Carpenters (A&M 1828) | 39 | 35 | 31 | 10 | |
| 43 | STILL THE ONE Orleans (Asylum 45336) | 61 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | C’MON MARIANNE Donny Osmond (Polydor/Kolob 14320) | 44 | 47 | 50 | 11 | |
| 45 | WHAM BAM SHANG-A-LANG Silver (Arista 0189) | 56 | 63 | 74 | 7 | |
| 46 | LOWDOWN Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367) | 50 | 66 | 78 | 6 | |
| 47 | TEDDY BEAR Red Sovine (Starday 142) | 51 | 55 | 64 | 6 | |
| 48 | SARA SMILE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor 10530) | 47 | 46 | 44 | 26 | |
| 49 | TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREETS Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8196) | 40 | 36 | 17 | 16 | |
| 50 | LIVIN’ AIN’T LIVIN’ Firefall (Atlantic 3333) | 45 | 44 | 41 | 10 | |
| 51 | SPRINGTIME MAMA Henry Gross (Lifesong 45008) | 54 | 65 | 79 | 5 | |
| 52 | GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) Silver Convention (Midland Int’l 10571) | 46 | 43 | 40 | 21 | |
| 53 | STREET SINGIN’ Lady Flash (RSO 852) | 58 | 72 | 86 | 4 | |
| 54 | GETAWAY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10373) | 60 | 73 | 92 | 4 | |
| 55 | IT KEEPS YOU RUNNIN’ Carly Simon (Elektra 45323) | 49 | 51 | 55 | 9 | |
| 56 | I’M GONNA LET MY HEART DO THE WALKING Supremes (Motown 1391) | 57 | 62 | 66 | 10 | |
| 57 | WITH YOUR LOVE Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10746) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | STEPPIN’ OUT Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40582) | 53 | 56 | 59 | 8 | |
| 59 | NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Eric Carmen (Arista 0184) | 48 | 37 | 19 | 15 | |
| 60 | MAKING OUR DREAMS COME TRUE Cyndi Grecco (Private Stock 45,086) | 52 | 38 | 34 | 16 | |
| 61 | HOLD ON Sons Of Champlin (Ariola America 7627) | 59 | 61 | 65 | 8 | |
| 62 | HOT STUFF Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19304) | 63 | 64 | 68 | 8 | |
| 63 | HARD WORK John Handy (ABC/Impulse 31005) | 67 | 70 | 77 | 8 | |
| 64 | TODAY’S THE DAY America (Warner Bros. 8212) | 55 | 48 | 43 | 13 | |
| 65 | I WANT YOU Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54264) | 62 | 49 | 42 | 17 | |
| 66 | FOXY LADY Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1581) | 64 | 67 | 72 | 9 | |
| 67 | WHO’D SHE COO? Ohio Players (Mercury 73814) | 74 | 81 | 88 | 5 | |
| 68 | RAINBOW IN YOUR EYES Leon & Mary Russell (Paradise 8208) | 68 | 69 | 76 | 7 | |
| 69 | DANCIN’ KID Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3045) | 73 | 80 | 87 | 5 | |
| 70 | MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN Deadly Nightshade (Phantom 10709) | 72 | 78 | 84 | 6 | |
| 71 | THE MORE YOU DO IT (The More I Like It Done To Me) Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 10356) | 77 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| 72 | SHE’S GONE Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic 3332) | 88 | 95 | 99 | 14 | |
| 73 | ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME Diana Ross (Motown 1398) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | COTTON CANDY Sylvers (Capitol 4255) | 76 | 83 | 90 | 5 | |
| 75 | ODE TO BILLIE JOE Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 4294) | 80 | 87 | 95 | 18 | |
| 76 | IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW Chicago (Columbia 10390) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | I CAN’T HEAR YOU NO MORE Helen Reddy (Capitol 4312) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | SUPERSTAR Paul Davis (Bang 726) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | MAGIC MAN Heart (Mushroom 7011) | 81 | 89 | 97 | 5 | |
| 80 | SHOWER THE PEOPLE James Taylor (Warner Bros. 8222) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | CAN’T CHANGE MY HEART Cate Brothers (Asylum 45326) | 82 | 88 | 96 | 4 | |
| 82 | DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40600) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | WAKE UP SUSAN Spinners (Atlantic 3341) | 84 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | GOTTA BE THE ONE Maxine Nightingale (United Artists 820) | 86 | 90 | 98 | 5 | |
| 85 | I’M YOUR MAN ROCK ’N’ ROLL Tarney & Spencer (Private Stock 45,088) | 85 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | HONEY CHILD Bad Company (Swan Song 70109) | 87 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | (Don’t Fear) THE REAPER Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | OUT OF THE DARKNESS David Crosby/Graham Nash (ABC 12199) | 89 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | WE’RE ALL ALONE Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45,098) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | LISTEN TO THE BUDDHA Ozo (DJM 1012) | 90 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| 91 | GET UP OFFA THAT THING James Brown (Polydor 14326) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | HIGHFLY John Miles (London 20084) | 93 | — | — | 10 | |
| 93 | (Ain’t Nothin’ But A) HOUSEPARTY J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3350) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | (The System Of) DOCTOR TARR AND PROFESSOR FETHER Alan Parsons Project (20th Century 2297) | 95 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Real Thing (United Artists 833) | 96 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | POPSICLE TOES Michael Franks (Reprise 1360) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45315) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | DID YOU BOOGIE (With Your Baby) Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (Private Stock 45,079) | 98 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 99 | PARTY Van McCoy (H&L 4670) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | CAN YOU DO IT Grand Funk Railroad (MCA 40590) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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