| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1976 |
| TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 25, 1976, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | DISCO LADY – Johnnie Taylor (Columbia) |
| 2 | PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC – Wild Cherry (Epic) |
| 3 | KISS AND SAY GOODBYE – The Manhattans (Columbia) |
| 4 | DISCO DUCK (pt. 1) – Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots (RSO) |
| 5 | DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART – Elton John & Kiki Dee (Rocket) |
| 6 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN – Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock) |
| 7 | AFTERNOON DELIGHT – The Starland Vocal Band (Windsong) |
| 8 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) |
| 9 | SILLY LOVE SONGS – Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol) |
| 10 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY – KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.) |
| 11 | LOVE MACHINE (pt. 1) – The Miracles (Tamla) |
| 12 | 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER – Paul Simon (Columbia) |
| 13 | LOVE HANGOVER – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 14 | IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW – Chicago (Columbia) |
| 15 | ROCK’N ME – Steve Miller (Capitol) |
| 16 | BOOGIE FEVER – The Sylvers (Capitol) |
| 17 | DREAM WEAVER – Gary Wright (Warner Bros.) |
| 18 | MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore (Malaco) |
| 19 | WELCOME BACK – John Sebastian (Reprise) |
| 20 | YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE – Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 21 | DECEMBER, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) – The Four Seasons (Warner/Curb) |
| 22 | THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD – Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise) |
| 23 | LET ’EM IN – Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol) |
| 24 | THE RUBBERBAND MAN – The Spinners (Atlantic) |
| 25 | SARA SMILE – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) |
| 26 | SHOP AROUND – The Captain & Tennille (A&M) |
| 27 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) – Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (ABC) |
| 28 | FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE – Elvin Bishop (Capricorn) |
| 29 | MORE, MORE, MORE (pt. 1) – The Andrea True Connection (Buddah) |
| 30 | MUSKRAT LOVE – The Captain & Tennille (A&M) |
| 31 | THEME FROM S.W.A.T. – Rhythm Heritage (ABC) |
| 32 | LONELY NIGHT (Angel Face) – The Captain & Tennille (A&M) |
| 33 | HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL (pt. 1) – Tavares (Capitol) |
| 34 | YOU SHOULD BE DANCING – The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 35 | SHOW ME THE WAY – Peter Frampton (A&M) |
| 36 | HOT LINE – The Sylvers (Capitol) |
| 37 | GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) – The Silver Convention (Midland Int’l) |
| 38 | CONVOY – C.W. McCall (MGM) |
| 39 | YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE – Candi Staton (Warner Bros.) |
| 40 | SWEET LOVE – The Commodores (Motown) |
| 41 | ALL BY MYSELF – Eric Carmen (Arista) |
| 42 | DAZZ – Brick (Bang) |
| 43 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY – Donna Summer (Oasis) |
| 44 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING – Leo Sayer (Warner Bros.) |
| 45 | THIS MASQUERADE – George Benson (Warner Bros.) |
| 46 | LOVE SO RIGHT – The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 47 | I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT – England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree) |
| 48 | YOU SEXY THING – Hot Chocolate (Big Tree) |
| 49 | RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM – Maxine Nightingale (United Artists) |
| 50 | GETAWAY – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 51 | THEME FROM MAHOGANY (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 52 | BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY – Queen (Elektra) |
| 53 | NADIA’S THEME (The Young And The Restless) – Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin Jr. (A&M) |
| 54 | EVIL WOMAN – The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists) |
| 55 | FANNY (Be Tender With My Love) – The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 56 | TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT – The Eagles (Asylum) |
| 57 | SHE’S GONE – Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic) |
| 58 | DEVIL WOMAN – Cliff Richard (Rocket) |
| 59 | LOVE HURTS – Nazareth (A&M) |
| 60 | SHANNON – Henry Gross (Lifesong) |
| 61 | SUMMER – War (United Artists) |
| 62 | I WRITE THE SONGS – Barry Manilow (Arista) |
| 63 | FOX ON THE RUN – The Sweet (Capitol) |
| 64 | AFTER THE LOVIN’ – Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic) |
| 65 | SWEET THING – Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC) |
| 66 | TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN – Steve Miller (Capitol) |
| 67 | TURN THE BEAT AROUND – Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA) |
| 68 | I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU – The Brothers Johnson (A&M) |
| 69 | I NEVER CRY – Alice Cooper (Warner Bros.) |
| 70 | I.O.U. – Jimmy Dean (Casino) |
| 71 | I’M EASY – Keith Carradine (ABC) |
| 72 | JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU – The Commodores (Motown) |
| 73 | I LOVE MUSIC (pt. 1) – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 74 | RHIANNON (Will You Ever Win) – Fleetwood Mac (Reprise) |
| 75 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO – Neil Sedaka (Rocket) |
| 76 | STILL THE ONE – Orleans (Asylum) |
| 77 | STRANGE MAGIC – The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists) |
| 78 | HAPPY DAYS – Pratt & McClain (Reprise) |
| 79 | TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN – Barry Manilow (Arista) |
| 80 | MAGIC MAN – Heart (Mushroom) |
| 81 | MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT – Starbuck (Private Stock) |
| 82 | SING A SONG – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 83 | MORE THAN A FEELING – Boston (Epic) |
| 84 | LET HER IN – John Travolta (Midland Int’l) |
| 85 | LOVE ROLLERCOASTER – The Ohio Players (Mercury) |
| 86 | ONLY SIXTEEN – Dr. Hook (Capitol) |
| 87 | MONEY HONEY – The Bay City Rollers (Arista) |
| 88 | MOVIN’ – The Brass Construction (United Artists) |
| 89 | GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE – The Beatles (Capitol) |
| 90 | DREAM ON – Aerosmith (Columbia) |
| 91 | THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN – Thin Lizzy (Mercury) |
| 92 | BETH / DETROIT CITY ROCK – Kiss (Casablanca) |
| 93 | ACTION – The Sweet (Capitol) |
| 94 | THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN – The Ritchie Family (Marlin) |
| 95 | I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO – Abba (Atlantic) |
| 96 | BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY – Peter Frampton (A&M) |
| 97 | ROCK AND ROLL LOVE LETTER – The Bay City Rollers (Arista) |
| 98 | A LITTLE BIT MORE – Dr. Hook (Capitol) |
| 99 | DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO – Peter Frampton (A&M)
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| 100 | SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
