| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 17, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3326) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3592) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 3 | SOPHISTICATED LADY (She’s A Different Lady) Natalie Cole (Capitol 4259) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | THIS MASQUERADE George Benson (Warner Bros. 8209) | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | |
| 5 | KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Manhattans (Columbia 10310) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| 6 | TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER (Give Up The Funk) Parliament (Casablanca 856) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| 7 | SOMEBODY’S GETTIN’ IT Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 10334) | 9 | 12 | 15 | 8 | |
| 8 | YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8181) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
| 9 | HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL (pt. 1) Tavares (Capitol 4270) | 12 | 16 | 22 | 8 | |
| 10 | I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU Brothers Johnson (A&M 1806) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | CAN’T STOP GROOVIN’ NOW, WANNA DO IT SOME MORE B.T. Express (Columbia 10346) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 9 | |
| 12 | I WANT YOU Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54264) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| 13 | CAUGHT IN THE ACT (Of Gettin’ It On) Facts Of Life (Kayvette 5126) | 10 | 11 | 18 | 9 | |
| 14 | WHO LOVES YOU BETTER (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2260) | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | |
| 15 | GET UP OFFA THAT THING James Brown (Polydor 14326) | 23 | 32 | 43 | 9 | |
| 16 | THE LONELY ONE Special Delivery Featuring Terry Huff (Mainstream 5581) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
| 17 | HEAR THE WORDS, FEEL THE FEELING Margie Joseph (Cotillion 44201) | 19 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| 18 | EVERYTHING’S COMING UP LOVE David Ruffin (Motown 1393) | 24 | 31 | 37 | 7 | |
| 19 | LOVE HANGOVER Diana Ross (Motown 1392) | 15 | 13 | 9 | 16 | |
| 20 | FOXY LADY Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1581) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 13 | |
| 21 | YES, YES, YES Bill Cosby (Capitol 4258) | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
| 22 | IT AIN’T THE REAL THING Bobby Bland (ABC 12189) | 26 | 30 | 35 | 9 | |
| 23 | SARA SMILE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor 10530) | 25 | 29 | 34 | 17 | |
| 24 | THAT’S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO Trammps (Atlantic 3306) | 20 | 19 | 12 | 17 | |
| 25 | UP THE CREEK (Without A Paddle) Temptations (Gordy 7150) | 27 | 34 | 38 | 9 | |
| 26 | I’M GONNA LET MY HEART DO THE WALKING Supremes (Motown 1391) | 32 | 39 | 46 | 8 | |
| 27 | WHO’D SHE COO? Ohio Players (Mercury 73814) | 43 | 55 | 80 | 4 | |
| 28 | SO GOOD (To Be Home With You) Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4553) | 21 | 23 | 25 | 12 | |
| 29 | OPEN Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54267) | 22 | 20 | 11 | 15 | |
| 30 | LOVE (Covers A Multitude Of Sin) Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8205) | 29 | 28 | 31 | 9 | |
| 31 | FRIEND OF MINE Little Milton (Glades 1734) | 28 | 22 | 17 | 13 | |
| 32 | GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) Silver Convention (Midland Int’l 10571) | 30 | 24 | 19 | 18 | |
| 33 | WAKE UP SUSAN Spinners (Atlantic 3341) | 41 | 56 | 76 | 4 | |
| 34 | BLT Lee Oskar (United Artists 807) | 37 | 44 | 51 | 7 | |
| 35 | THERE YOU ARE Millie Jackson (Spring 164) | 40 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | PARTY Van McCoy (H&L 4670) | 48 | 58 | 78 | 4 | |
| 37 | STRETCHIN’ OUT (In A Rubber Band) Bootsy Collins (Warner Bros. 8215) | 42 | 47 | 50 | 5 | |
| 38 | STROKIN’ (pt. 2) Leon Haywood (20th Century 2285) | 31 | 27 | 30 | 10 | |
| 39 | GET IT WHILE IT’S HOT Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54270) | 44 | 51 | 55 | 5 | |
| 40 | PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry (Epic 50225) | 53 | 60 | 77 | 5 | |
| 41 | I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12170) | 38 | 41 | 48 | 10 | |
| 42 | MISTY BLUE Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1029) | 33 | 35 | 29 | 24 | |
| 43 | ROOTS, ROCK, REGGAE Bob Marley & Wailers (Island 060) | 46 | 49 | 58 | 6 | |
| 44 | HARD WORK John Handy (ABC/Impulse 31005) | 52 | 61 | 67 | 8 | |
| 45 | LOVE CHANT (pt. 1) Eli’s Second Coming (Silver Blue 7302) | 51 | 54 | 66 | 5 | |
| 46 | WANNA MAKE LOVE (Come Flick My Bic) Sun (Capitol 4254) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 12 | |
| 47 | FAMILY REUNION O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3596) | 50 | 57 | 71 | 4 | |
| 48 | COTTON CANDY Sylvers (Capitol 4255) | 54 | 62 | 74 | 4 | |
| 49 | WHERE EVER YOU GO Skip Mahoaney & Casuals (Abet 9465) | 49 | 52 | 59 | 12 | |
| 50 | SUMMER War (United Artists 834) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | THE MORE YOU DO IT (The More I Like It Done To Me) Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 10356) | 61 | 72 | 81 | 4 | |
| 52 | TEN PERCENT Double Exposure (Salsoul 2008) | 56 | 66 | 75 | 5 | |
| 53 | GETAWAY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10373) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1019) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | HERE WE GO AGAIN People’s Choice (TSOP 4781) | 60 | 70 | 85 | 4 | |
| 56 | KEEP THAT SAME OLD FEELING Crusaders (ABC/Blue Thumb 269) | 59 | 63 | 68 | 7 | |
| 57 | BABY I WANT YOUR BODY Al Wilson (Playboy 6076) | 66 | 75 | 84 | 4 | |
| 58 | BABY, WE BETTER TRY TO GET IT TOGETHER Barry White (20th Century 2298) | 67 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | WE THE PEOPLE General Johnson (Arista 0192) | 69 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | LET IT SHINE Al Green (Hi 2306) | 34 | 25 | 24 | 12 | |
| 61 | ONE FOR THE MONEY (pt. 1) Whispers (Soul Train 10700) | 72 | 82 | 99 | 4 | |
| 62 | MOVIN’ Brass Construction (United Artists 755) | 35 | 26 | 27 | 18 | |
| 63 | FREAK-N-STEIN Blue Magic (Atco/WMOT 7052) | 63 | 65 | 69 | 6 | |
| 64 | TRY ME, I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT Donna Summer (Oasis 406) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | SOUL DOG (pt. 1) Soul Dog (Amherst 711) | 65 | 69 | 72 | 9 | |
| 66 | MARRIED, BUT NOT TO EACH OTHER Denise LaSalle (Westbound 5019) | 36 | 36 | 32 | 17 | |
| 67 | BORN TO GET DOWN (Born To Mess Around) Muscle Shoals Horns (Bang 721) | 39 | 37 | 36 | 18 | |
| 68 | IT’S HARDER TO LEAVE Jackie Moore (Kayvette 5125) | 45 | 48 | 57 | 7 | |
| 69 | COULD IT BE MAGIC Donna Summer (Oasis 405) | 57 | 38 | 28 | 13 | |
| 70 | ROCK CREEK PARK Blackbyrds (Fantasy 771) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | SUPER DISCO Rimshots (Stang 5067) | 81 | 91 | 98 | 5 | |
| 72 | HARDTIMES S.O.S. Tommy Tate (KoKo 722) | 76 | 85 | 95 | 4 | |
| 73 | AIN’T GOOD FOR NOTHING Luther Ingram (KoKo 721) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | UNIVERSAL SOUND Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1583) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | HOW CAN I BE A WITNESS R. B. Hudmon (Atlantic 3318) | 77 | 88 | — | 12 | |
| 76 | LET’S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE Funkadelic (Westbound 5026) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | SAY YOU LOVE ME D. J. Rogers (RCA Victor 10568) | 95 | — | — | 12 | |
| 78 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1033) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES Bloodstone (London 1067) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Broadway (Granite 540) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | HAPPY MAN (pt. 1) Impact (Atco/WMOT 7049) | 78 | 71 | 70 | 7 | |
| 82 | PEOPLE POWER Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3593) | 83 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| 83 | SONG FROM M*A*S*H New Marketts (Farr 007) | 85 | 86 | 89 | 5 | |
| 84 | WAITING AT THE BUS STOP Kay-Gees (Gang 1326) | 86 | 89 | 92 | 4 | |
| 85 | YOU SHOULD BE DANCING Bee Gees (RSO 853) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55528) | 82 | 81 | 73 | 7 | |
| 87 | LOVE SHORTAGE Joe Tex (Dial 1157) | 88 | 90 | 94 | 4 | |
| 88 | LOWDOWN Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | WE BOTH NEED EACH OTHER Normon Connors (Buddah 534) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | ALWAYS THERE Side Effect (Fantasy 769) | 92 | 94 | 97 | 5 | |
| 91 | COME ON AND RIDE Enchantment (Desert Moon 6403) | 97 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t Fight The Feeling) Bobby Williams (R&R 15312) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | PARTY TIME Fatback Band (Spring 165) | 93 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | LITTLE GIRL BLUE Little Beaver (Cat 2003) | 96 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | FLOWERS Emotions (Columbia 10347) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | SENSATION, COMMUNICATION TOGETHER Albert King (Utopia 10682) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & Big Apple Band (Private Stock 45,073) | 98 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Real Thing (United Artists 833) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | SLOW MOTION Dells (Mercury 73807) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | I NEED IT Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1013) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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