| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 18, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry (Epic 50225) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| 2 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1019) | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| 3 | LOWDOWN Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | |
| 4 | I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16069) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 5 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & Big Apple Band (Private Stock 45,073) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 18 | |
| 6 | YOU SHOULD BE DANCING Bee Gees (RSO 853) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 7 | DEVIL WOMAN Cliff Richard (Rocket/MCA 40574) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
| 8 | DISCO DUCK (pt. 1) Rick Dees & Cast Of Idiots (RSO 857) | 18 | 30 | 50 | 6 | |
| 9 | IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW Chicago (Columbia 10390) | 14 | 20 | 29 | 7 | |
| 10 | A LITTLE BIT MORE Dr. Hook (Capitol 4280) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | |
| 11 | STILL THE ONE Orleans (Asylum 45336) | 13 | 19 | 22 | 9 | |
| 12 | SAY YOU LOVE ME Fleetwood Mac (Reprise 1356) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| 13 | WITH YOUR LOVE Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10746) | 15 | 18 | 20 | 8 | |
| 14 | GETAWAY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10373) | 19 | 27 | 35 | 10 | |
| 15 | SUMMER War (United Artists 834) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 16 | SHE’S GONE Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic 3332) | 21 | 24 | 30 | 20 | |
| 17 | DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John & Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40585) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 18 | WHAM BAM SHANG-A-LANG Silver (Arista 0189) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 13 | |
| 19 | MAGIC MAN Heart (Mushroom 7011) | 25 | 33 | 48 | 11 | |
| 20 | HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL (pt. 1) Tavares (Capitol 4270) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | |
| 21 | YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3592) | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| 22 | THAT’LL BE THE DAY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45340) | 30 | 48 | 63 | 5 | |
| 23 | I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU Bay City Rollers (Arista 0205) | 40 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | LET ’EM IN Wings (Capitol 4293) | 17 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| 25 | ROCK’N ME Steve Miller (Capitol 4323) | 33 | 46 | 60 | 6 | |
| 26 | BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY Peter Frampton (A&M 1832) | 24 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
| 27 | KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Manhattans (Columbia 10310) | 23 | 13 | 10 | 22 | |
| 28 | AFTERNOON DELIGHT Starland Vocal Band (Windsong 10588) | 22 | 9 | 7 | 21 | |
| 29 | THIS MASQUERADE George Benson (Warner Bros. 8209) | 26 | 21 | 12 | 16 | |
| 30 | GET CLOSER Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8190) | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | |
| 31 | TURN THE BEAT AROUND Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA Victor 10562) | 29 | 25 | 23 | 20 | |
| 32 | YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8181) | 31 | 29 | 26 | 18 | |
| 33 | GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE Beatles (Capitol 4274) | 28 | 22 | 11 | 16 | |
| 34 | I’M EASY Keith Carradine (ABC 12117) | 32 | 28 | 21 | 20 | |
| 35 | WHO’D SHE COO? Ohio Players (Mercury 73814) | 38 | 44 | 47 | 11 | |
| 36 | LET HER IN John Travolta (Midland Int’l 10623) | 35 | 31 | 28 | 20 | |
| 37 | ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1354) | 36 | 34 | 31 | 16 | |
| 38 | BETH / DETROIT ROCK CITY Kiss (Casablanca 863) | 55 | 87 | 94 | 3 / 4 | |
| 39 | STREET SINGIN’ Lady Flash (RSO 852) | 34 | 36 | 38 | 10 | |
| 40 | SUNRISE Eric Carmen (Arista 0200) | 45 | 55 | 66 | 5 | |
| 41 | SUPERSTAR Paul Davis (Bang 726) | 42 | 43 | 46 | 7 | |
| 42 | ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME Diana Ross (Motown 1398) | 46 | 54 | 57 | 8 | |
| 43 | YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND Queen (Elektra 45318) | 37 | 35 | 33 | 17 | |
| 44 | FERNANDO Abba (Atlantic 3346) | 51 | 63 | 86 | 4 | |
| 45 | DID YOU BOOGIE (With Your Baby) Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (Private Stock 45,079) | 53 | 66 | 87 | 9 | |
| 46 | SPRINGTIME MAMA Henry Gross (Lifesong 45008) | 39 | 42 | 45 | 11 | |
| 47 | (Don’t Fear) THE REAPER Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384) | 50 | 53 | 68 | 8 | |
| 48 | HARD WORK John Handy (ABC/Impulse 31005) | 48 | 49 | 52 | 14 | |
| 49 | SHOWER THE PEOPLE James Taylor (Warner Bros. 8222) | 49 | 51 | 58 | 8 | |
| 50 | TAKE A HAND Rick Springfield (Chelsea 3051) | 58 | 69 | 74 | 5 | |
| 51 | IT’S O.K. Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1368) | 57 | 61 | 80 | 4 | |
| 52 | GET THE FUNK OUT MA FACE Brothers Johnson (A&M 1851) | 62 | 72 | 79 | 6 | |
| 53 | YOU ARE THE WOMAN Firefall (Atlantic 3335) | 61 | 70 | 84 | 6 | |
| 54 | (The System Of) DOCTOR TARR AND PROFESSOR FETHER Alan Parsons Project (20th Century 2297) | 56 | 59 | 70 | 9 | |
| 55 | I CAN’T HEAR YOU NO MORE Helen Reddy (Capitol 4312) | 41 | 41 | 44 | 7 | |
| 56 | THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369) | 70 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40600) | 47 | 50 | 56 | 7 | |
| 58 | MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT Starbuck (Private Stock 45,039) | 43 | 32 | 25 | 23 | |
| 59 | THE MORE YOU DO IT (The More I Like It Done To Me) Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 10356) | 60 | 62 | 64 | 10 | |
| 60 | LOVE IS ALIVE Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8143) | 44 | 37 | 32 | 23 | |
| 61 | TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER (Give Up The Funk) Parliament (Casablanca 856) | 52 | 38 | 36 | 19 | |
| 62 | TEDDY BEAR Red Sovine (Starday 142) | 54 | 40 | 43 | 12 | |
| 63 | IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Neil Diamond (Columbia 10366) | 59 | 39 | 34 | 15 | |
| 64 | I GOT TO KNOW Starbuck (Private Stock 45,104) | 74 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 65 | POPSICLE TOES Michael Franks (Reprise 1360) | 65 | 67 | 71 | 8 | |
| 66 | I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU Brothers Johnson (A&M 1806) | 64 | 56 | 41 | 21 | |
| 67 | SOPHISTICATED LADY (She’s A Different Lady) Natalie Cole (Capitol 4259) | 63 | 47 | 40 | 17 | |
| 68 | LAST CHILD Aerosmith (Columbia 10359) | 67 | 64 | 54 | 16 | |
| 69 | THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306) | 83 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3326) | 66 | 45 | 37 | 16 | |
| 71 | GIVE IT UP (Turn It Loose) Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10388) | 79 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| 72 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Barry Manilow (Arista 0206) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | CAN YOU DO IT Grand Funk Railroad (MCA 40590) | 76 | 81 | 88 | 7 | |
| 74 | JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU Commodores (Motown 1402) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | LIKE A SAD SONG John Denver (RCA 10774) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | ANYTHING YOU WANT John Valenti (Ariola America 7625) | 82 | 88 | 95 | 6 | |
| 77 | NADIA’S THEME (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856) | 89 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | THE RUBBERBAND MAN Spinners (Atlantic 3355) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | LOVE SO RIGHT Bee Gees (RSO 859) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | HARVEST FOR THE WORLD Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2261) | 80 | 86 | 93 | 4 | |
| 81 | HOWZAT Sherbet (MCA 40610) | 81 | 83 | 90 | 4 | |
| 82 | LOVE OF MY LIFE Gino Vannelli (A&M 1861) | 85 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | QUEEN OF MY SOUL Average White Band (Atlantic 3354) | 86 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | GET UP OFFA THAT THING James Brown (Polydor 14326) | 72 | 76 | 73 | 8 | |
| 85 | SATIN SHEETS Bellamy Brothers (Warner/Curb 8248) | 77 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | MORE THAN A FEELING Boston (Epic 50266) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | ANOTHER RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK CITY Chicago (Columbia 10360) | 69 | 68 | 55 | 13 | |
| 88 | IT’S ONLY LOVE ZZ Top (London 241) | 93 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | YOU GOTTA MAKE YOUR OWN SUNSHINE Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40614) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3601) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | BRAND NEW LOVE AFFAIR Jigsaw (Chelsea 3043) | 95 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | YOU ARE MY STARSHIP Norman Connors (Buddah 542) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | MR. MELODY Natalie Cole (Capitol 4328) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT (The Cowboy Tune) Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12202) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | LET’S ROCK Ellison Chase (Big Tree 16072) | 96 | 97 | 100 | 4 | |
| 96 | PARTY LINE Andrea True Connection (Buddah 538) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | FREE SPIRIT Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14339) | 98 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | JEANS ON David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | AMBER CASCADES America (Warner Bros. 8238) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | JULIE ANN Ginger (Shock 3) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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