| The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 7, 1976 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3592) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 2 | SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3326) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | THIS MASQUERADE George Benson (Warner Bros. 8209) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL (pt. 1) Tavares (Capitol 4270) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
| 5 | SOPHISTICATED LADY (She’s A Different Lady) Natalie Cole (Capitol 4259) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 6 | GET UP OFFA THAT THING James Brown (Polydor 14326) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | |
| 7 | WHO’D SHE COO? Ohio Players (Mercury 73814) | 11 | 17 | 27 | 7 | |
| 8 | KISS AND SAY GOODBYE Manhattans (Columbia 10310) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
| 9 | SOMEBODY’S GETTIN’ IT Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 10334) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 10 | PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Wild Cherry (Epic 50225) | 20 | 31 | 40 | 8 | |
| 11 | YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8181) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | |
| 12 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1019) | 23 | 34 | 54 | 5 | |
| 13 | GETAWAY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10373) | 18 | 32 | 53 | 5 | |
| 14 | IT AIN’T THE REAL THING Bobby Bland (ABC 12189) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 12 | |
| 15 | HARD WORK John Handy (ABC/Impulse 31005) | 19 | 24 | 44 | 11 | |
| 16 | I’M GONNA LET MY HEART DO THE WALKING Supremes (Motown 1391) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 11 | |
| 17 | SUMMER War (United Artists 834) | 21 | 27 | 50 | 5 | |
| 18 | CAN’T STOP GROOVIN’ NOW, WANNA DO IT SOME MORE B.T. Express (Columbia 10346) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
| 19 | TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER (Give Up The Funk) Parliament (Casablanca 856) | 10 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
| 20 | THERE YOU ARE Millie Jackson (Spring 164) | 22 | 26 | 35 | 6 | |
| 21 | WAKE UP SUSAN Spinners (Atlantic 3341) | 24 | 28 | 33 | 7 | |
| 22 | I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU Brothers Johnson (A&M 1806) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 17 | |
| 23 | CAUGHT IN THE ACT (Of Gettin’ It On) Facts Of Life (Kayvette 5126) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
| 24 | ONE FOR THE MONEY (pt. 1) Whispers (Soul Train 10700) | 29 | 36 | 61 | 7 | |
| 25 | STRETCHIN’ OUT (In A Rubber Band) Bootsy Collins (Warner Bros. 8215) | 28 | 30 | 37 | 8 | |
| 26 | EVERYTHING’S COMING UP LOVE David Ruffin (Motown 1393) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 10 | |
| 27 | THE MORE YOU DO IT (The More I Like It Done To Me) Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 10356) | 34 | 39 | 51 | 7 | |
| 28 | HEAR THE WORDS, FEEL THE FEELING Margie Joseph (Cotillion 44201) | 26 | 19 | 17 | 12 | |
| 29 | PARTY Van McCoy (H&L 4670) | 27 | 29 | 36 | 7 | |
| 30 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1033) | 43 | 59 | 78 | 4 | |
| 31 | WHO LOVES YOU BETTER (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2260) | 25 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
| 32 | ROOTS, ROCK, REGGAE Bob Marley & Wailers (Island 060) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 9 | |
| 33 | I WANT YOU Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54264) | 30 | 14 | 12 | 17 | |
| 34 | BABY, WE BETTER TRY TO GET IT TOGETHER Barry White (20th Century 2298) | 42 | 50 | 58 | 6 | |
| 35 | COTTON CANDY Sylvers (Capitol 4255) | 36 | 38 | 48 | 7 | |
| 36 | BABY I WANT YOUR BODY Al Wilson (Playboy 6076) | 40 | 47 | 57 | 7 | |
| 37 | FOXY LADY Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1581) | 31 | 22 | 20 | 16 | |
| 38 | WE THE PEOPLE General Johnson (Arista 0192) | 41 | 49 | 59 | 6 | |
| 39 | GET IT WHILE IT’S HOT Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54270) | 35 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
| 40 | THE LONELY ONE Special Delivery Featuring Terry Huff (Mainstream 5581) | 37 | 21 | 16 | 17 | |
| 41 | KEEP THAT SAME OLD FEELING Crusaders (ABC/Blue Thumb 269) | 44 | 53 | 56 | 10 | |
| 42 | YOU SHOULD BE DANCING Bee Gees (RSO 853) | 58 | 71 | 85 | 4 | |
| 43 | BLT Lee Oskar (United Artists 807) | 39 | 33 | 34 | 10 | |
| 44 | SARA SMILE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor 10530) | 33 | 25 | 23 | 20 | |
| 45 | YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Real Thing (United Artists 833) | 54 | 67 | 98 | 4 | |
| 46 | WE BOTH NEED EACH OTHER Normon Connors (Buddah 534) | 60 | 75 | 89 | 4 | |
| 47 | TRY ME, I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT Donna Summer (Oasis 406) | 49 | 52 | 64 | 5 | |
| 48 | ROCK CREEK PARK Blackbyrds (Fantasy 771) | 50 | 60 | 70 | 5 | |
| 49 | AIN’T GOOD FOR NOTHING Luther Ingram (KoKo 721) | 52 | 65 | 73 | 5 | |
| 50 | LOWDOWN Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367) | 61 | 78 | 88 | 5 | |
| 51 | TEN PERCENT Double Exposure (Salsoul 2008) | 45 | 48 | 52 | 8 | |
| 52 | LOVE HANGOVER Diana Ross (Motown 1392) | 38 | 23 | 19 | 19 | |
| 53 | LOVE (Covers A Multitude Of Sin) Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8205) | 47 | 44 | 30 | 12 | |
| 54 | UP THE CREEK (Without A Paddle) Temptations (Gordy 7150) | 48 | 41 | 25 | 12 | |
| 55 | FLOWERS Emotions (Columbia 10347) | 67 | 80 | 95 | 4 | |
| 56 | UNIVERSAL SOUND Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1583) | 56 | 61 | 74 | 4 | |
| 57 | YES, YES, YES Bill Cosby (Capitol 4258) | 46 | 40 | 21 | 15 | |
| 58 | WANNA MAKE LOVE (Come Flick My Bic) Sun (Capitol 4254) | 55 | 46 | 46 | 15 | |
| 59 | JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES Bloodstone (London 1067) | 59 | 64 | 79 | 4 | |
| 60 | ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME Diana Ross (Motown 1398) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | LOVE CHANT (pt. 1) Eli’s Second Coming (Silver Blue 7302) | 51 | 42 | 45 | 8 | |
| 62 | SUPER DISCO Rimshots (Stang 5067) | 66 | 68 | 71 | 8 | |
| 63 | I NEED IT Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1013) | 77 | 87 | 100 | 4 | |
| 64 | FAMILY REUNION O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3596) | 53 | 45 | 47 | 7 | |
| 65 | JIVE TALKIN’ Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12197) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | GET THE FUNK OUT OF MA FACE Brothers Johnson (A&M 1851) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Broadway (Granite 540) | 68 | 73 | 80 | 4 | |
| 68 | LET’S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE Funkadelic (Westbound 5026) | 69 | 72 | 76 | 6 | |
| 69 | SONG FROM M*A*S*H New Marketts (Farr 007) | 79 | 83 | 83 | 8 | |
| 70 | COME ON AND RIDE Enchantment (Desert Moon 6403) | 73 | 81 | 91 | 6 | |
| 71 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Bobby Bland & B. B. King (ABC/Impulse 31006) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | OPEN UP YOUR HEART Muscle Shoals Horns (Bang 725) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | LEAN ON ME Melba Moore (Buddah 535) | 86 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | AFTER THE DANCE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54273) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | WAITING AT THE BUS STOP Kay-Gees (Gang 1326) | 76 | 79 | 84 | 7 | |
| 76 | THANK YOU FOR TODAY Sister Sledge (Cotillion 44202) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | I LUV MYSELF BETTER THAN I LUV MYSELF Bill Cosby (Capitol 4299) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | ALWAYS THERE Side Effect (Fantasy 769) | 80 | 85 | 90 | 8 | |
| 79 | NO, NO, JOE Silver Convention (Midland Int’l 10723) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | IF I EVER DO WRONG Betty Wright (Alston 3722) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | YOU NEED LOVE LIKE I DO (Don’t Fight The Feeling) Bobby Williams (R&R 15312) | 83 | 86 | 92 | 4 | |
| 82 | ONLY YOU BABE Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 0118) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | SLOW MOTION Dells (Mercury 73807) | 90 | 91 | 99 | 5 | |
| 84 | YOU + ME = LOVE Undisputed Truth (Whitfield 8231) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & Big Apple Band (Private Stock 45,073) | 87 | 92 | 97 | 6 | |
| 86 | PORCUPINE Nature Zone (London 235) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | L.O.D. (Love On Delivery) Billy Ocean (Ariola America/GTO 7630) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | KILL THAT ROACH Miami (Drive 6251) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | LITTLE GIRL BLUE Little Beaver (Cat 2003) | 91 | 93 | 94 | 6 | |
| 90 | JUST LET ME HOLD YOU FOR A NIGHT Choice Four (RCA Victor 10714) | 95 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | AIN’T GONNA TELL NOBODY (About You) Carl Carlton (ABC 12166) | 92 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | SENSATION, COMMUNICATION TOGETHER Albert King (Utopia 10682) | 94 | 95 | 96 | 5 | |
| 93 | TELL ME WHY Stairsteps (Dark Horse 10009) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | FREE Natural Four (Curtom 0119) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | SNAP IT Phil Medley & M.V.B. Orchestra (Pyramid 8003) | 97 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | BABY, HOLD ON TO ME John Edwards (Cotillion 44203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING (pt. 1) Revelation (RSO 854) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 98 | SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER Arthur Alexander (Buddah 522) | 99 | — | — | 5 | |
| 99 | DANCE SISTER DANCE (Baila Mi Hermana) Santana (Columbia 10353) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | ANYTHING YOU WANT John Valenti (Ariola America 7625) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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