| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 2, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOWDOWN Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1019) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 3 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & Big Apple Band (Private Stock 45,073) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |
| 4 | DISCO DUCK (pt. 1) Rick Dees & Cast Of Idiots (RSO 857) | 5 | 8 | 18 | 8 | |
| 5 | DEVIL WOMAN Cliff Richard (Rocket/MCA 40574) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
| 6 | IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW Chicago (Columbia 10390) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | STILL THE ONE Orleans (Asylum 45336) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 8 | PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry (Epic 50225) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| 9 | A LITTLE BIT MORE Dr. Hook (Capitol 4280) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | |
| 10 | GETAWAY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10373) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 12 | |
| 11 | SHE’S GONE Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic 3332) | 12 | 16 | 21 | 22 | |
| 12 | I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU Bay City Rollers (Arista 0205) | 14 | 23 | 40 | 5 | |
| 13 | MAGIC MAN Heart (Mushroom 7011) | 15 | 19 | 25 | 13 | |
| 14 | ROCK’N ME Steve Miller (Capitol 4323) | 20 | 25 | 33 | 8 | |
| 15 | THAT’LL BE THE DAY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45340) | 18 | 22 | 30 | 7 | |
| 16 | WHAM BAM SHANG-A-LANG Silver (Arista 0189) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | |
| 17 | I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16069) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| 18 | WITH YOUR LOVE Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10746) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
| 19 | SUMMER War (United Artists 834) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | |
| 20 | BETH Kiss (Casablanca 863) | 25 | 38 | 55 | 5 | |
| 21 | YOU SHOULD BE DANCING Bee Gees (RSO 853) | 19 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| 22 | FERNANDO Abba (Atlantic 3346) | 29 | 44 | 51 | 6 | |
| 23 | DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John & Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40585) | 22 | 17 | 7 | 14 | |
| 24 | (Don’t Fear) THE REAPER Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384) | 32 | 47 | 50 | 10 | |
| 25 | THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369) | 37 | 56 | 70 | 5 | |
| 26 | SAY YOU LOVE ME Fleetwood Mac (Reprise 1356) | 21 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
| 27 | YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3592) | 24 | 21 | 8 | 19 | |
| 28 | HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL (pt. 1) Tavares (Capitol 4270) | 23 | 20 | 10 | 18 | |
| 29 | LET ’EM IN Wings (Capitol 4293) | 26 | 24 | 17 | 15 | |
| 30 | BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY Peter Frampton (A&M 1832) | 27 | 26 | 24 | 16 | |
| 31 | MUSKRAT LOVE Captain & Tennille (A&M 1870) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | THIS MASQUERADE George Benson (Warner Bros. 8209) | 30 | 29 | 26 | 18 | |
| 33 | DID YOU BOOGIE (With Your Baby) Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (Private Stock 45,079) | 39 | 45 | 53 | 11 | |
| 34 | ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME Diana Ross (Motown 1398) | 36 | 42 | 46 | 10 | |
| 35 | YOU ARE THE WOMAN Firefall (Atlantic 3335) | 42 | 53 | 61 | 8 | |
| 36 | GET THE FUNK OUT MA FACE Brothers Johnson (A&M 1851) | 44 | 52 | 62 | 8 | |
| 37 | WHO’D SHE COO? Ohio Players (Mercury 73814) | 35 | 35 | 38 | 13 | |
| 38 | SUNRISE Eric Carmen (Arista 0200) | 38 | 40 | 45 | 7 | |
| 39 | LOVE SO RIGHT Bee Gees (RSO 859) | 52 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | IT’S O.K. Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1368) | 43 | 51 | 57 | 6 | |
| 41 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Barry Manilow (Arista 0206) | 59 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU Commodores (Motown 1402) | 56 | 74 | 91 | 4 | |
| 43 | THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306) | 51 | 69 | 83 | 5 | |
| 44 | KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Manhattans (Columbia 10310) | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | |
| 45 | I GOT TO KNOW Starbuck (Private Stock 45,104) | 54 | 64 | 74 | 6 | |
| 46 | TURN THE BEAT AROUND Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA Victor 10562) | 31 | 31 | 29 | 22 | |
| 47 | AFTERNOON DELIGHT Starland Vocal Band (Windsong 10588) | 33 | 28 | 22 | 23 | |
| 48 | DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO Peter Frampton (A&M 1867) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | TAKE A HAND Rick Springfield (Chelsea 3051) | 47 | 50 | 58 | 7 | |
| 50 | THE RUBBERBAND MAN Spinners (Atlantic 3355) | 63 | 78 | 90 | 4 | |
| 51 | GET CLOSER Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8190) | 34 | 30 | 27 | 26 | |
| 52 | YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8181) | 40 | 32 | 31 | 20 | |
| 53 | SUPERSTAR Paul Davis (Bang 726) | 46 | 41 | 42 | 9 | |
| 54 | NADIA’S THEME (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856) | 66 | 77 | 89 | 5 | |
| 55 | I’M EASY Keith Carradine (ABC 12117) | 41 | 34 | 32 | 22 | |
| 56 | MORE THAN A FEELING Boston (Epic 50266) | 71 | 86 | 92 | 4 | |
| 57 | SHOWER THE PEOPLE James Taylor (Warner Bros. 8222) | 50 | 49 | 49 | 10 | |
| 58 | ANYTHING YOU WANT John Valenti (Ariola America 7625) | 67 | 76 | 82 | 8 | |
| 59 | GIVE IT UP (Turn It Loose) Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10388) | 65 | 71 | 79 | 6 | |
| 60 | LIKE A SAD SONG John Denver (RCA 10774) | 64 | 75 | 87 | 4 | |
| 61 | LET HER IN John Travolta (Midland Int’l 10623) | 45 | 36 | 35 | 22 | |
| 62 | HARD WORK John Handy (ABC/Impulse 31005) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 16 | |
| 63 | ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1354) | 49 | 37 | 36 | 18 | |
| 64 | DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40600) | 62 | 57 | 47 | 9 | |
| 65 | YOU ARE MY STARSHIP Norman Connors (Buddah 542) | 77 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | HARVEST FOR THE WORLD Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2261) | 72 | 80 | 80 | 6 | |
| 67 | IT’S A LONG WAY THERE Little River Band (Harvest 4318) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | A DOSE OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL Ringo Starr (Atlantic 3361) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | LOVE OF MY LIFE Gino Vannelli (A&M 1861) | 74 | 82 | 85 | 5 | |
| 70 | STREET SINGIN’ Lady Flash (RSO 852) | 53 | 39 | 34 | 12 | |
| 71 | QUEEN OF MY SOUL Average White Band (Atlantic 3354) | 75 | 83 | 86 | 5 | |
| 72 | (The System Of) DOCTOR TARR AND PROFESSOR FETHER Alan Parsons Project (20th Century 2297) | 58 | 54 | 56 | 11 | |
| 73 | CAN YOU DO IT Grand Funk Railroad (MCA 40590) | 70 | 73 | 76 | 9 | |
| 74 | IT’S ONLY LOVE ZZ Top (London 241) | 79 | 88 | 93 | 5 | |
| 75 | MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3601) | 81 | 90 | 94 | 4 | |
| 76 | HOWZAT Sherbet (MCA 40610) | 73 | 81 | 81 | 6 | |
| 77 | MR. MELODY Natalie Cole (Capitol 4328) | 84 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | YOU GOTTA MAKE YOUR OWN SUNSHINE Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40614) | 83 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | BRAND NEW LOVE AFFAIR Jigsaw (Chelsea 3043) | 82 | 91 | 95 | 5 | |
| 80 | THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT (The Cowboy Tune) Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12202) | 85 | 94 | 99 | 4 | |
| 81 | I NEVER CRY Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8228) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | LET’S ROCK Ellison Chase (Big Tree 16072) | 86 | 95 | 96 | 6 | |
| 83 | JEANS ON David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094) | 89 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | FREE SPIRIT Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor 14339) | 88 | 97 | 98 | 5 | |
| 85 | DON’T THINK...FEEL Neil Diamond (Columbia 10405) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | I’LL PLAY THE FOOL Dr. Buzzard’s Original “Savannah” Band (RCA 10762) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | GOOFUS Carpenters (A&M 1859) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | LOVE ME Yvonne Elliman (RSO 858) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | POPSICLE TOES Michael Franks (Reprise 1360) | 69 | 65 | 65 | 10 | |
| 91 | I CAN’T LIVE A DREAM Osmonds (Polydor/Kolob 14348) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | TEDDY BEAR’S LAST RIDE Diana Williams (Capitol 4317) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | STAND TALL Burton Cummings (Portrait 70001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | LOVE BALLAD L.T.D. (A&M 1847) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | GIMME YOUR MONEY PLEASE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73843) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | JULIE ANN Ginger (Shock 3) | 95 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | YOU ARE MY LOVE Liverpool Express (Atco 7058) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | GOOD NIGHT & GOOD MORNING Jim Capaldi (Island 067) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | MADE TO LOVE YOU Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8250) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2301) | — | — | — | 1 | |
This Week’s LOOKING AHEAD Chart
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