The CASH BOX Top 100 R&B
Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending JANUARY 22, 1977
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1I WISH
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54274)
  2  610  7
  2FREE
    Deniece Williams (Columbia 10429)
  3  5  612
  3DAZZ
    Brick (Bang 727)
  1  1  216
  4CAR WASH
    Rose Royce (MCA 40615)
  6  3  318
  5DARLIN’ DARLIN’ BABY (Sweet, Tender, Love)
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3610)
  7  8  910
  6SATURDAY NITE
    Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10439)
  4  4  510
  7HOT LINE
    Sylvers (Capitol 4336)
  5  2  116
  8DO IT TO MY MIND
    Johnny Bristol (Atlantic 3360)
  8  7  715
  9ENJOY YOURSELF
    Jacksons (Epic/Philadelphia Int’l 50289)
1010  815
10FEELINGS
    Walter Jackson (Chi-Sound 908)
11151911
11WHEN LOVE IS NEW
    Arthur Prysock (Old Town 1000)
15192412
12YOU GOTTA BELIEVE
    Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 271)
121316  9
13I KINDA MISS YOU
    Manhattans (Columbia 10430)
  9  9  414
14YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show)
    Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC 12208)
14111121
15I LIKE TO DO IT
    KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1020)
172023  8
16FANCY DANCER
    Commodores (Motown 1408)
212631  7
17DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE
    Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 10808)
13141714
18OPEN SESAME (pt. 1)
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 1586)
16121214
19SPRING AFFAIR
    Donna Summer (Casablanca 872)
253141  6
20BE MY GIRL
    Michael Henderson (Buddah 552)
232733  7
21WHISPERING / CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON
    Dr. Buzzard’s Original “Savannah” Band (RCA 10827)
19171812
22BODYHEAT (pt. 1)
    James Brown (Polydor 14360)
294050  7
23WITH YOU
    Moments (Stang 5068)
18161517
24SOMETHIN’ ’BOUT ’CHA
    Latimore (Glades 1739)
303547  8
25BE MY GIRL
    Dramatics (ABC 12235)
333955  6
26DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY
    Thelma Houston (Tamla 54278)
314158  6
27EASY TO LOVE
    Joe Simon (Spring 169)
283744  8
28I DON’T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE
    Emotions (Columbia 10347)
22211413
29SUPERMAN LOVER
    Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1019)
24222112
30DON’T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC
    Tavares (Capitol 4348)
20181314
31WORN OUT BROKEN HEART
    Loleatta Holloway (Gold Mind 4000)
273034  9
32LOVE ME, LOVE ME, LOVE ME
    Staples (Warner Bros. 8279)
26242012
33BODY ENGLISH
    King Floyd (Chimneyville 10212)
32364310
34LOVE SO RIGHT
    Bee Gees (RSO 859)
43475911
35SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK
    Bar-Kays (Mercury 73833)
34292823
36ISN’T IT A SHAME
    LaBelle (Epic 50315)
444854  6
37HA CHA CHA (Funktion)
    Brass Construction (United Artists 921)
455364  5
38CATFISH
    Four Tops (ABC 12214)
35232220
39GOIN’ UP IN SMOKE
    Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54277)
405053  9
40A LOVE OF YOUR OWN
    AWB (Atlantic 3363)
39342911
41SUMMER SNOW
    Blue Magic (WMOT 4003)
464951  7
42CLOSE TO YOU
    Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10457)
495763  5
43GLORIA
    Enchantment (United Artists 912)
546469  6
44PARTY NIGHT
    Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 0122)
36384210
45KEEP ME CRYIN’
    Al Green (Hi 2319)
37252614
46FREE AND SINGLE
    Brothers Johnson (A&M 1881)
382830  9
47LOVE BALLAD
    L.T. D. (A&M 1847)
47322522
48TRYIN’ TO LOVE TWO
    William Bell (Mercury 73839)
555965  6
49TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE
    Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8286)
414346  8
50I DO, I DO (Want To Make Love To You)
    Leroy Hutson (Curtom 0121)
42444911
51LOOK INTO YOUR HEART
    Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3373)
73  2
52THE RUBBERBAND MAN
    Spinners (Atlantic 3355)
48332720
53SO SAD THE SONG
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 544)
50423217
54SOMETIMES
    Facts Of Life (Kayvette 5128)
637382  4
55DON’T MAKE ME WAIT TOO LONG
    Barry White (20th Century 2309)
53513713
56FAR EAST MISSISSIPPI
    Ohio Players (Mercury 73860)
51453512
57BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW
    Norman Connors (featuring Phyllis Hyman) (Buddah 554)
667886  4
58THIS TIME
    Impressions (Cotillion 44210)
58553810
59MIDNIGHT SOUL PATROL
    Quincy Jones (A&M 1878)
59564510
60HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
    Bobby Womack & Brotherhood (Columbia 10437)
57544010
61LIVING TOGETHER (In Sin)
    Whispers (Soul Train 10773)
60585615
62DANCING IN THE AISLES (Take Me Higher)
    Silver Convention (Midland Int’l 10849)
656876  5
63LET’S GO DOWN TO THE DISCO
    Undisputed Truth (Whitfield 8295)
646771  8
64SPY FOR BROTHERHOOD
    Miracles Featuring Billy Griffin (Columbia 10464)
76  2
65FEEL FREE
    Four Tops (ABC 12236)
80  2
66LET IT FLOW
    Tamiko Jones (Contempo 7001)
697279  7
67GET UP AND DANCE
    Memphis Horns (RCA 10836)
686970  6
68BABY DON’T YOU KNOW
    Wild Cherry (Epic/Sweet City 50306)
78  2
69PHYCHOTICBUMPSCHOOL
    Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 8291)
707175  5
70FOR OLD TIME SAKE
    Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1037)
62615712
71HIDEAWAY
    Fantastic Four (Westbound 5032)
717781  8
72DISCO LUCY (I Love Lucy Theme)
    Wilton Place Street Band (Island 078)
84  2
73DAMN RIGHT IT’S GOOD
    Gwen McCrae (Cat 2005)
778388  5
74LIFE
    Betty Wright (Alston 3725)
798589  5
75FIESTA
    Gato Barbieri (A&M 1885)
8693  3
76I’VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND
    Natalie Cole (Capitol 4360)
  1
77LOVE TO THE WORLD
    L.T. D. (A&M 1897)
  1
78SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT
    Willie Hutch (Motown 1411)
676360  8
79IN MY LONELINESS (When We Were One)
    Nancy Wilson (Capitol 4359)
828990  7
80EVER LOVIN’ GIRL
    Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4561)
9196  3
81REACHING FOR THE WORLD
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (ABC 12240)
  1
82FEEL THE BEAT (Everybody Disco)
    Ohio Players (Mercury 73881)
  1
83TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN
    Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Int’l 3611)
747677  7
84I FEEL LOVE IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT
    Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis (Claridge 421)
858893  4
85MY PEARL
    Automatic Man (Island 063)
889195  6
86YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING
    Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 8283)
9397  3
87TOGETHER
    O.C. Smith (Caribou 9017)
947466  9
88DANCIN’
    Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1588)
  1
89SAY YOU LOVE HIM
    James Cleveland & Charles Fold Singers (Savoy 4364)
9094  3
90JUST ANOTHER DAY
    Peabo Bryson (Bullet 02)
95  2
91SPACE AGE
    Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic 3375)
  1
92WHAT YOU NEED BABY
    Caprells (Ariola America 7649)
  1
93GIFT WRAP MY LOVE
    Reflections (Capitol 4358)
838692  6
94WINDY CITY THEME
    Carl Davis & Chi-Sound Orchestra (Chi-Sound 904)
  1
95S.O.S.
    Side Effect (Fantasy 784)
98  2
96PASSION
    Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (Roulette 7205)
9799  3
97YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE
    Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy 782)
818287  9
98LOVE BUG
    Bumble Bee Unlimited (Mercury 73864)
99100   3
99WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY
    R. B. Hudmon (Atlantic 3366)
100   2
100 IF YOU AIN’T MAN ENOUGH
    Tommy Tate (KoKo 723)
899294  6
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