| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 4, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU SHOULD BE DANCING Bee Gees (RSO 853) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2 | PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry (Epic 50225) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |
| 3 | DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John & Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40585) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3592) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |
| 5 | I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16069) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | |
| 6 | LET ’EM IN Wings (Capitol 4293) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 7 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1019) | 8 | 11 | 17 | 9 | |
| 8 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & Big Apple Band (Private Stock 45,073) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | |
| 9 | AFTERNOON DELIGHT Starland Vocal Band (Windsong 10588) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
| 10 | LOWDOWN Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367) | 15 | 25 | 37 | 10 | |
| 11 | HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL (pt. 1) Tavares (Capitol 4270) | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | |
| 12 | DEVIL WOMAN Cliff Richard (Rocket/MCA 40574) | 14 | 17 | 24 | 11 | |
| 13 | KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Manhattans (Columbia 10310) | 10 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
| 14 | A LITTLE BIT MORE Dr. Hook (Capitol 4280) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 12 | |
| 15 | SAY YOU LOVE ME Fleetwood Mac (Reprise 1356) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 10 | |
| 16 | BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY Peter Frampton (A&M 1832) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 12 | |
| 17 | SUMMER War (United Artists 834) | 19 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| 18 | WITH YOUR LOVE Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10746) | 20 | 23 | 33 | 6 | |
| 19 | STILL THE ONE Orleans (Asylum 45336) | 22 | 28 | 35 | 7 | |
| 20 | IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW Chicago (Columbia 10390) | 29 | 38 | 55 | 5 | |
| 21 | THIS MASQUERADE George Benson (Warner Bros. 8209) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
| 22 | GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE Beatles (Capitol 4274) | 11 | 9 | 4 | 14 | |
| 23 | WHAM BAM SHANG-A-LANG Silver (Arista 0189) | 27 | 33 | 38 | 11 | |
| 24 | SHE’S GONE Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic 3332) | 30 | 45 | 58 | 18 | |
| 25 | TURN THE BEAT AROUND Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA Victor 10562) | 23 | 15 | 16 | 18 | |
| 26 | GET CLOSER Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8190) | 24 | 14 | 7 | 22 | |
| 27 | GETAWAY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10373) | 35 | 41 | 46 | 8 | |
| 28 | I’M EASY Keith Carradine (ABC 12117) | 21 | 12 | 10 | 18 | |
| 29 | YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8181) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 16 | |
| 30 | DISCO DUCK (pt. 1) Rick Dees & Cast Of Idiots (RSO 857) | 50 | 70 | 88 | 4 | |
| 31 | LET HER IN John Travolta (Midland Int’l 10623) | 28 | 24 | 14 | 18 | |
| 32 | MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT Starbuck (Private Stock 45,039) | 25 | 22 | 13 | 21 | |
| 33 | MAGIC MAN Heart (Mushroom 7011) | 48 | 61 | 75 | 9 | |
| 34 | ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1354) | 31 | 29 | 21 | 14 | |
| 35 | YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND Queen (Elektra 45318) | 33 | 27 | 19 | 15 | |
| 36 | STREET SINGIN’ Lady Flash (RSO 852) | 38 | 42 | 48 | 8 | |
| 37 | LOVE IS ALIVE Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8143) | 32 | 30 | 27 | 21 | |
| 38 | TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER (Give Up The Funk) Parliament (Casablanca 856) | 36 | 32 | 30 | 17 | |
| 39 | IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Neil Diamond (Columbia 10366) | 34 | 31 | 28 | 13 | |
| 40 | TEDDY BEAR Red Sovine (Starday 142) | 43 | 44 | 45 | 10 | |
| 41 | I CAN’T HEAR YOU NO MORE Helen Reddy (Capitol 4312) | 44 | 49 | 63 | 5 | |
| 42 | SPRINGTIME MAMA Henry Gross (Lifesong 45008) | 45 | 46 | 49 | 9 | |
| 43 | SUPERSTAR Paul Davis (Bang 726) | 46 | 53 | 66 | 5 | |
| 44 | WHO’D SHE COO? Ohio Players (Mercury 73814) | 47 | 54 | 60 | 9 | |
| 45 | SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3326) | 37 | 36 | 34 | 14 | |
| 46 | ROCK’N ME Steve Miller (Capitol 4323) | 60 | 69 | 86 | 4 | |
| 47 | SOPHISTICATED LADY (She’s A Different Lady) Natalie Cole (Capitol 4259) | 40 | 40 | 43 | 15 | |
| 48 | THAT’LL BE THE DAY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45340) | 63 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | HARD WORK John Handy (ABC/Impulse 31005) | 52 | 55 | 59 | 12 | |
| 50 | DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40600) | 56 | 62 | 72 | 5 | |
| 51 | SHOWER THE PEOPLE James Taylor (Warner Bros. 8222) | 58 | 66 | 69 | 6 | |
| 52 | THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Thin Lizzy (Mercury 73786) | 39 | 34 | 31 | 17 | |
| 53 | (Don’t Fear) THE REAPER Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384) | 68 | 72 | 78 | 6 | |
| 54 | ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME Diana Ross (Motown 1398) | 57 | 64 | 68 | 6 | |
| 55 | SUNRISE Eric Carmen (Arista 0200) | 66 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU Brothers Johnson (A&M 1806) | 41 | 35 | 29 | 19 | |
| 57 | MAMMA MIA Abba (Atlantic 3315) | 42 | 37 | 36 | 15 | |
| 58 | TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN Steve Miller (Capitol 4260) | 49 | 43 | 40 | 18 | |
| 59 | (The System Of) DOCTOR TARR AND PROFESSOR FETHER Alan Parsons Project (20th Century 2297) | 70 | 80 | 84 | 7 | |
| 60 | SHOP AROUND Captain & Tennille (A&M 1817) | 53 | 47 | 41 | 20 | |
| 61 | IT’S O.K. Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1368) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | THE MORE YOU DO IT (The More I Like It Done To Me) Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 10356) | 64 | 67 | 71 | 8 | |
| 63 | FERNANDO Abba (Atlantic 3346) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | LAST CHILD Aerosmith (Columbia 10359) | 54 | 48 | 39 | 14 | |
| 65 | MORE, MORE, MORE (pt. 1) Andrea True Connection (Buddah 515) | 51 | 39 | 32 | 25 | |
| 66 | DID YOU BOOGIE (With Your Baby) Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (Private Stock 45,079) | 87 | 93 | 96 | 7 | |
| 67 | POPSICLE TOES Michael Franks (Reprise 1360) | 71 | 85 | 89 | 6 | |
| 68 | ANOTHER RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK CITY Chicago (Columbia 10360) | 55 | 50 | 42 | 11 | |
| 69 | TAKE A HAND Rick Springfield (Chelsea 3051) | 74 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | YOU ARE THE WOMAN Firefall (Atlantic 3335) | 84 | 95 | 97 | 4 | |
| 71 | I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU Bay City Rollers (Arista 0205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | GET THE FUNK OUT MA FACE Brothers Johnson (A&M 1851) | 79 | 86 | 93 | 4 | |
| 73 | HIGHFLY John Miles (London 20084) | 76 | 78 | 85 | 14 | |
| 74 | RAINBOW IN YOUR EYES Leon & Mary Russell (Paradise 8208) | 62 | 63 | 67 | 11 | |
| 75 | I NEED TO BE IN LOVE Carpenters (A&M 1828) | 61 | 51 | 44 | 14 | |
| 76 | GET UP OFFA THAT THING James Brown (Polydor 14326) | 73 | 76 | 82 | 6 | |
| 77 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1033) | 81 | 88 | 92 | 4 | |
| 78 | SHOWDOWN Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 842) | 82 | 87 | — | 14 | |
| 79 | NO, NO, JOE Silver Convention (Midland Int’l 10723) | 85 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | I GOT TO KNOW Starbuck (Private Stock 45,104) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | CAN YOU DO IT Grand Funk Railroad (MCA 40590) | 88 | 91 | 94 | 5 | |
| 82 | SATIN SHEETS Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8248) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | HOWZAT Sherbet (MCA 40610) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | GIVE IT UP (Turn It Loose) Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10388) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | PARTY Van McCoy (H&L 4670) | 92 | 96 | 98 | 6 | |
| 86 | HARVEST FOR THE WORLD Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2261) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | BETH / DETROIT ROCK CITY Kiss (Casablanca 863) | 94 | — | — | 1 / 2 | |
| 88 | ANYTHING YOU WANT John Valenti (Ariola America 7625) | 95 | 98 | 99 | 4 | |
| 89 | THE PRINCESS AND THE PUNK Barry Mann (Arista 0194) | 96 | 99 | 100 | 4 | |
| 90 | THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | LOVE OF MY LIFE Gino Vannelli (A&M 1861) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | ROXY ROLLER Sweeney Todd (London 240) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | QUEEN OF MY SOUL Average White Band (Atlantic 3354) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45315) | 99 | 94 | 95 | 6 | |
| 96 | NADIA’S THEME (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | LET’S ROCK Ellison Chase (Big Tree 16072) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | IT’S ONLY LOVE ZZ Top (London 241) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | BRAND NEW LOVE AFFAIR Jigsaw (Chelsea 3043) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | FREE SPIRIT Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14339) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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