| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 17, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DISCO LADY Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 10281) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | MISTY BLUE Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1029) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | LIVIN’ FOR THE WEEKEND O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3587) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | |
| 4 | HE’S A FRIEND Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54266) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | HAPPY MUSIC Blackbyrds (Fantasy 762) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| 6 | LET’S GROOVE (pt. 1) Archie Bell & Drells (TSOP 4775) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 7 | I’VE GOT A FEELING (We’ll Be Seeing Each Other Again) Al Wilson (Playboy 6062) | 9 | 15 | 22 | 9 | |
| 8 | DAYLIGHT Bobby Womack (United Artists 763) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| 9 | SWEET THING Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12149) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | |
| 10 | LET’S MAKE A BABY Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3584) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | |
| 11 | HEAVY LOVE David Ruffin (Motown 1388) | 16 | 23 | 32 | 8 | |
| 12 | GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) Silver Convention (Midland Int’l 10571) | 27 | 37 | 54 | 5 | |
| 13 | MOVIN’ Brass Construction (United Artists 755) | 23 | 28 | 42 | 5 | |
| 14 | PARTY DOWN Willie Hutch (Motown 1371) | 17 | 22 | 26 | 9 | |
| 15 | THE LOVE I NEVER HAD Tavares (Capitol 4221) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 10 | |
| 16 | LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING (Come Together) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1579) | 19 | 24 | 29 | 8 | |
| 17 | IT’S COOL Tymes (RCA Victor 10561) | 21 | 32 | 39 | 10 | |
| 18 | TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT ’CHA BABY Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3588) | 22 | 31 | 43 | 5 | |
| 19 | FOPP Ohio Players (Mercury 73775) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
| 20 | LOVE HANGOVER Diana Ross (Motown 1392) | 47 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | SPANISH HUSTLE Fatback Band (Event 229) | 28 | 39 | 51 | 5 | |
| 22 | BOOGIE FEVER Sylvers (Capitol 4179) | 14 | 13 | 6 | 18 | |
| 23 | MAKE YOURS A HAPPY HOME Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 523) | 26 | 34 | 38 | 7 | |
| 24 | MIGHTY HIGH Mighty Clouds Of Joy (ABC 12164) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 10 | |
| 25 | CAN’T HIDE LOVE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10309) | 38 | 53 | 67 | 4 | |
| 26 | MORE, MORE, MORE (pt. 1) Andrea True Connection (Buddah 515) | 29 | 35 | 46 | 9 | |
| 27 | SWEET LOVE Commodores (Motown 1381) | 20 | 14 | 8 | 19 | |
| 28 | P. FUNK (Wants To Get Funked Up) Parliament (Casablanca 852) | 24 | 26 | 34 | 10 | |
| 29 | NEW ORLEANS Staple Singers (Curtom 0113) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 30 | KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Manhattans (Columbia 10310) | 48 | 60 | 71 | 4 | |
| 31 | KEEP HOLDING ON Temptations (Gordy 7146) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
| 32 | QUEEN OF CLUBS K.C. & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1005) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 8 | |
| 33 | GRATEFUL Blue Magic (Atco/WMOT 7046) | 36 | 40 | 48 | 7 | |
| 34 | TURNING POINT Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4550) | 30 | 17 | 16 | 19 | |
| 35 | CADILLAC ASSEMBLY LINE Albert King (Utopia 10544) | 39 | 44 | 49 | 8 | |
| 36 | THEME FROM S.W.A.T. Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12135) | 32 | 27 | 18 | 24 | |
| 37 | YOU SEE THE TROUBLE WITH ME Barry White (20th Century 2277) | 42 | 46 | 53 | 6 | |
| 38 | YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL Stylistics (Avco 4664) | 34 | 29 | 23 | 10 | |
| 39 | (Call Me) THE TRAVELING MAN Masqueraders (HBS/ABC 12157) | 37 | 30 | 31 | 14 | |
| 40 | ALL IN THE FAMILY General Johnson (Arista 0177) | 45 | 52 | 64 | 5 | |
| 41 | YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8181) | 55 | 86 | 97 | 4 | |
| 42 | THE JAM Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8175) | 31 | 18 | 14 | 13 | |
| 43 | WHEN I’M WRONG B. B. King (ABC 12158) | 33 | 19 | 20 | 14 | |
| 44 | TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN Bobby Bland (ABC 12156) | 35 | 38 | 45 | 13 | |
| 45 | I THOUGHT IT TOOK A LITTLE TIME (But Today I Fell In Love) Diana Ross (Motown 1387) | 40 | 42 | 50 | 6 | |
| 46 | TANGERINE Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 2004) | 41 | 20 | 17 | 15 | |
| 47 | SUPERSOUND Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic 3316) | 49 | 54 | 61 | 8 | |
| 48 | WORDS (Are Impossible) Donny Gerrard (Greedy 101) | 56 | 68 | 82 | 6 | |
| 49 | MARRIED, BUT NOT TO EACH OTHER Denise LaSalle (Westbound 5019) | 60 | 84 | 94 | 4 | |
| 50 | LOVE HANGOVER 5th Dimension (ABC 12181) | 63 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | JEALOUSY Major Harris (Atlantic 3321) | 59 | 65 | 76 | 4 | |
| 52 | DO YOU WANNA DO A THING Bloodstone (London 1064) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | THAT’S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO Trammps (Atlantic 3306) | 57 | 62 | 74 | 4 | |
| 54 | I CAN’T SEEMS TO FORGET YOU Heaven & Earth (GEC 1000) | 62 | 70 | 78 | 5 | |
| 55 | BORN TO GET DOWN (Born To Mess Around) Muscle Shoals Horns (Bang 721) | 64 | 76 | 88 | 5 | |
| 56 | YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16047) | 44 | 36 | 30 | 27 | |
| 57 | I WISH YOU WELL Bill Withers (Columbia 10308) | 61 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | DISCO CONNECTION Isaac Hayes Movement (HBS/ABC 12171) | 58 | 61 | 65 | 8 | |
| 59 | THIS IS IT Melba Moore (Buddah 519) | 68 | 85 | 96 | 4 | |
| 60 | NIGHT WALK Van McCoy (H&L 4667) | 65 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | SARA SMILE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor 10530) | 71 | 88 | 99 | 4 | |
| 62 | HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS Love Committee (Ariola America 7609) | 66 | 72 | 79 | 5 | |
| 63 | HUSTLE ON UP (Do The Bump) Hidden Strength (United Artists 733) | 73 | 79 | 81 | 7 | |
| 64 | STREET TALK B.C.G. (B.C. Generation) (20th Century 2271) | 67 | 83 | 92 | 4 | |
| 65 | DANCE WIT ME Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12179) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | IT’S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME Stuff ’N’ Ramjett (Chelsea 3036) | 69 | 69 | 73 | 11 | |
| 67 | BARRETTA’S THEME (Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow) Rhythm Heritage (ABC 12177) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | IT’S THE MUSIC Natural Four (Curtom 0114) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | DISCO HOP 3rd World Band (Abraxas 1701) | 70 | 73 | 75 | 6 | |
| 70 | IN A GOOD GROOVE Joneses (Mercury 73778) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | DON’T STOP IT NOW Hot Chocolate (Big Tree 16060) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | THANK YOU BABY (pt. 1) Leone Thomas (Don 102) | 76 | 81 | 87 | 6 | |
| 73 | NIGHT AND DAY (pt. 1) John Davis & Monster Orchestra (Sam 5002) | 74 | 80 | 86 | 4 | |
| 74 | OPEN Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54267) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | WINNERS TOGETHER OR LOSERS APART George & Gwen McCrae (Cat 2002) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | I WANT YOU Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54264) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | LET YOUR MIND BE FREE Brother To Brother (Turbo 045) | 81 | 89 | 89 | 8 | |
| 78 | LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER Wilson Pickett (Wicked 8102) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | ROCK ME EASY BABY (pt. 1) Isaac Hayes (HBS/ABC 12178) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | EASY LOVING / WE GOT THE RECIPE Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis (Claridge 414) | 93 | 98 | 100 | 4 | |
| 81 | LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU Alex Brown (Roxbury 2024) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | SAY YOU LOVE ME D. J. Rogers (RCA Victor 10568) | 85 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | HOW CAN I BE A WITNESS R. B. Hudmon (Atlantic 3318) | 86 | 94 | 95 | 5 | |
| 84 | (I Love You) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS James Brown (Polydor 14304) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | HEY, WHAT’S THAT DANCE YOU’RE DOING Choice Four (RCA Victor 10602) | 87 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | DO WHAT YOU FEEL Atlanta Disco Band (Ariola America 7616) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU Brothers Johnson (A&M 1806) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | TOUCH AND GO Ecstasy, Passion & Pain Featuring Barbara Roy (Roulette 7182) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | LOVE ME RIGHT Gary Toms Empire (P.I.P. 6517) | 90 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | UNION MAN Cate Brothers (Asylum 45294) | 91 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | HOW ABOUT LOVE Chocolate Milk (RCA Victor 10569) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | SUNSHINE DAY Osibisa (Island 053) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM Maxine Nightingale (United Artists 752) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | KISS AND MAKE UP William DeVaughn (Roxbury 2018) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | MIDNIGHT LADY (pt. 2) David Morris, Jr. (Buddah 518) | 97 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | THE LONELY ONE Special Delivery Featuring Terry Huff (Mainstream 5581) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | SING A HAPPY FUNKY SONG Miz Davis (Now 10) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | NOBODY BUT YOU O.V. Wright (ABC 12154) | 99 | — | — | 6 | |
| 99 | LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU Billy Ocean (Ariola America 7621) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | WHAT ABOUT LOVE Brief Encounter (Capitol 4229) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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