| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 4, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8262) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | MUSKRAT LOVE Captain & Tennille (A&M 1870) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | LOVE SO RIGHT Bee Gees (RSO 859) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 4 | MORE THAN A FEELING Boston (Epic 50266) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 5 | NADIA’S THEME (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M 1856) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | |
| 6 | THE RUBBERBAND MAN Spinners (Atlantic 3355) | 7 | 10 | 15 | 13 | |
| 7 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 8 | |
| 8 | YOU ARE THE WOMAN Firefall (Atlantic 3335) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 17 | |
| 9 | I NEVER CRY Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 8228) | 10 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
| 10 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208) | 15 | 19 | 24 | 10 | |
| 11 | STAND TALL Burton Cummings (Portrait 70001) | 13 | 17 | 22 | 10 | |
| 12 | NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16079) | 14 | 16 | 21 | 9 | |
| 13 | THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1369) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 14 | AFTER THE LOVIN’ Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic 50270) | 16 | 20 | 25 | 8 | |
| 15 | SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD Elton John (MCA/Rocket 40645) | 19 | 23 | 33 | 5 | |
| 16 | LOVE ME Yvonne Elliman (RSO 858) | 18 | 22 | 28 | 10 | |
| 17 | LIVIN’ THING Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 888) | 20 | 26 | 37 | 6 | |
| 18 | ROCK’N ME Steve Miller (Capitol 4323) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| 19 | DAZZ Brick (Bang 727) | 24 | 31 | 45 | 7 | |
| 20 | JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU Commodores (Motown 1402) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 21 | HOT LINE Sylvers (Capitol 4336) | 28 | 34 | 41 | 6 | |
| 22 | BETH Kiss (Casablanca 863) | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 23 | LOVE BALLAD L.T.D. (A&M 1847) | 27 | 33 | 40 | 11 | |
| 24 | DISCO DUCK (pt. 1) Rick Dees & Cast Of Idiots (RSO 857) | 21 | 12 | 4 | 17 | |
| 25 | THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN Ritchie Family (Marlin 3306) | 22 | 18 | 19 | 14 | |
| 26 | FERNANDO Abba (Atlantic 3346) | 26 | 24 | 10 | 15 | |
| 27 | DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO Peter Frampton (A&M 1867) | 23 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
| 28 | CAR WASH Rose Royce (MCA 40615) | 40 | 71 | 86 | 5 | |
| 29 | JEANS ON David Dundas (Chrysalis 2094) | 31 | 38 | 43 | 12 | |
| 30 | IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW Chicago (Columbia 10390) | 25 | 21 | 9 | 18 | |
| 31 | IT’S A LONG WAY THERE Little River Band (Harvest 4318) | 34 | 36 | 38 | 11 | |
| 32 | HELLO OLD FRIEND Eric Clapton (RSO 861) | 43 | 49 | 60 | 6 | |
| 33 | SHE’S GONE Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic 3332) | 29 | 25 | 16 | 31 | |
| 34 | MAGIC MAN Heart (Mushroom 7011) | 30 | 28 | 23 | 22 | |
| 35 | (Don’t Fear) THE REAPER Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384) | 32 | 27 | 17 | 19 | |
| 36 | GIVE IT UP (Turn It Loose) Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10388) | 36 | 37 | 39 | 15 | |
| 37 | YOU ARE MY STARSHIP Norman Connors (Buddah 542) | 35 | 29 | 26 | 12 | |
| 38 | I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU Bay City Rollers (Arista 0205) | 37 | 30 | 27 | 14 | |
| 39 | I LIKE DREAMIN’ Kenny Nolan (20th Century 2287) | 47 | 65 | 87 | 4 | |
| 40 | WHISPERING/CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/SE SI BON Dr. Buzzard’s Original “Savannah” Band (RCA 10827) | 49 | 67 | 83 | 4 | |
| 41 | WALK THIS WAY Aerosmith (Columbia 10449) | 50 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | A DOSE OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL Ringo Starr (Atlantic 3361) | 33 | 32 | 31 | 10 | |
| 43 | SOMEBODY TO LOVE Queen (Elektra 45362) | 58 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & Big Apple Band (Private Stock 45,073) | 39 | 39 | 30 | 29 | |
| 45 | THAT’LL BE THE DAY Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45340) | 38 | 35 | 29 | 16 | |
| 46 | I WISH Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | FLIGHT ’76 Walter Murphy Band (Private Stock 45,123) | 53 | 60 | 75 | 5 | |
| 48 | IT’S ONLY LOVE ZZ Top (London 241) | 46 | 48 | 49 | 14 | |
| 49 | LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Bread (Elektra 45365) | 59 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | STILL THE ONE Orleans (Asylum 45336) | 42 | 41 | 34 | 20 | |
| 51 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Barry Manilow (Arista 0206) | 41 | 40 | 32 | 12 | |
| 52 | THIS SONG George Harrison (Dark Horse 8294) | 64 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA Beatles (Capitol 4347) | 57 | 61 | 82 | 4 | |
| 54 | DON’T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC Tavares (Capitol 4348) | 67 | 75 | 81 | 6 | |
| 55 | TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS Mary MacGregor (Ariola America 7638) | 68 | 84 | 98 | 4 | |
| 56 | FREE BIRD Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40665) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 57 | BLINDED BY THE LIGHT Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Warner Bros. 8252) | 82 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING Donny & Marie (Polydor/Kolob 14363) | 62 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | ENJOY YOURSELF Jacksons (Epic/Philadelphia Int’l 50289) | 80 | 86 | 91 | 4 | |
| 60 | DRIVIN’ WHEEL Foghat (Bearsville 0313) | 70 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | SO SAD THE SONG Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544) | 56 | 57 | 63 | 8 | |
| 62 | WHENEVER I’M AWAY FROM YOU John Travolta (Midland Int’l 10780) | 63 | 64 | 69 | 9 | |
| 63 | SATURDAY NITE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | LOWDOWN Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367) | 45 | 44 | 35 | 23 | |
| 65 | MADEMOISELLE Styx (A&M 1877) | 73 | 94 | 97 | 5 | |
| 66 | DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 10808) | 76 | 82 | 88 | 5 | |
| 67 | DEVIL WOMAN Cliff Richard (Rocket/MCA 40574) | 44 | 42 | 36 | 24 | |
| 68 | YESTERDAY’S HERO Bay City Rollers (Arista 0216) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | BABY BOY Mary Kay Place (Columbia 10422) | 66 | 66 | 72 | 7 | |
| 70 | HELP WANTED Hudson Brothers (Arista 0208) | 71 | 74 | 79 | 6 | |
| 71 | (One More Year Of) DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL Ray Sawyer (Capitol 4344) | 69 | 72 | 78 | 6 | |
| 72 | 9,999,999 TEARS Dickey Lee (RCA 10764) | 74 | 77 | 84 | 4 | |
| 73 | WHAT CAN I SAY Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10440) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND Barry Manilow (Arista 0212) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | SIXTEEN REASONS LaVerne & Shirley (Atlantic 3367) | 79 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | EVERY FACE TELLS A STORY Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40642) | 78 | 85 | 90 | 4 | |
| 77 | A LITTLE BIT MORE Dr. Hook (Capitol 4280) | 55 | 47 | 47 | 25 | |
| 78 | LET’S BE YOUNG TONIGHT Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1401) | 83 | 87 | 94 | 5 | |
| 79 | SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833) | 96 | 97 | 99 | 4 | |
| 80 | NIGHT MOVES Bob Seger (Capitol 4369) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | BABY, BABY I LOVE YOU Terry Cashman (Lifesong 45015) | 84 | 89 | 92 | 4 | |
| 82 | DOG EAT DOG Ted Nugent (Epic 50301) | 86 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | I DON’T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE Emotions (Columbia 10347) | 87 | 90 | 93 | 4 | |
| 84 | I KINDA MISS YOU Manhattans (Columbia 10430) | 89 | 93 | 95 | 4 | |
| 85 | LUCKY MAN Starbuck (Private Stock 45,125) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE Smokie (RSO 860) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN BESIDE ME Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45361) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | KEEP ME CRYIN’ Al Green (Hi 2319) | 94 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY Stephen Bishop (ABC 12232) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | IT KEEPS YOU RUNNIN’ Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8282) | 90 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | BABY, I’LL GIVE IT TO YOU Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8277) | 88 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | FREE Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429) | 95 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER Robert Palmer (Island 075) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | DO IT TO MY MIND Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | IF NOT YOU Dr. Hook (Capitol 4364) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 96 | HEART ON MY SLEEVE Gallagher & Lyle (A&M 1850) | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 97 | CAN’T LET A WOMAN Ambrosia (20th Century 2310) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | SLOW DANCING Funky Kings (Arista 0209) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | (She’s Just A) FALLEN ANGEL Starz (Capitol 4343) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | YOU’VE GOT ME RUNNIN’ Gene Cotton (ABC 12227) | — | — | — | 1 | |
This Week’s LOOKING AHEAD Chart
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