| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 18, 1978 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8618) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | I’M EVERY WOMAN Chaka Khan (Warner Bros./Tattoo 8683) | 5 | 10 | 19 | 7 | |
| 3 | YOUR SWEETNESS IS MY WEAKNESS Barry White (20th Century-Fox 2380) | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |
| 4 | MAC ARTHUR PARK Donna Summer (Casablanca 939) | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | |
| 5 | DANCE (Disco Heat) Sylvester (Fantasy 827) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
| 6 | MARY JANE Rick James (Gordy 7162) | 11 | 30 | 43 | 7 | |
| 7 | THERE’LL NEVER BE Switch (Gordy 7159) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |
| 8 | IT SEEMS TO HANG ON Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8651) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 9 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (pts. 1 & 2) Betty Wright (Alston 3740) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | LE FREAK Chic (Atlantic 3519) | 27 | 47 | 62 | 5 | |
| 11 | GOT TO BE REAL Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 10808) | 30 | 38 | 49 | 11 | |
| 12 | (Olivia) LOST AND TURNED OUT Whispers (Solar 11353) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| 13 | DON’T HOLD BACK Chanson (Ariola America 7717) | 18 | 22 | 30 | 9 | |
| 14 | DISCO TO GO Brides Of Funkenstein (Atlantic 3498) | 19 | 23 | 31 | 9 | |
| 15 | I JUST WANNA STOP Gino Vannelli (A&M 2072) | 17 | 20 | 25 | 11 | |
| 16 | EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD Diana Ross & Michael Jackson (MCA 40947) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| 17 | YOU FOOLED ME Grey & Hanks (RCA 11346) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 12 | |
| 18 | I’M IN LOVE (And I Love The Feeling) Rose Royce (Whitfield 8629) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| 19 | BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Jacksons (Epic 50595) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 20 | FUNK ’N’ ROLL (Dancin’ In The “Funkshine”) Quazar (Arista 0349) | 22 | 24 | 29 | 11 | |
| 21 | ONLY YOU Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3657) | 25 | 29 | 36 | 8 | |
| 22 | UNLOCK YOUR MIND Staples (Warner Bros. 8669) | 23 | 28 | 34 | 9 | |
| 23 | SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 10854) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 24 | IN THE BUSH Musique (Prelude 71110) | 26 | 32 | 41 | 10 | |
| 25 | I WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU Randy Brown (Parachute 517) | 29 | 31 | 39 | 10 | |
| 26 | FLYING HIGH Commodores (Motown 1452) | 24 | 25 | 27 | 8 | |
| 27 | I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S RIGHT Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 11386) | 33 | 41 | 51 | 7 | |
| 28 | GET OFF Foxy (Dash 5046) | 21 | 19 | 14 | 23 | |
| 29 | HOLDING ON (When Love Is Gone) L.T. D. (A&M 2057) | 13 | 11 | 6 | 19 | |
| 30 | LET’S START THE DANCE Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury 74015) | 20 | 14 | 11 | 17 | |
| 31 | SOFT AND WET Prince (Warner Bros. 8619) | 28 | 18 | 10 | 17 | |
| 32 | DON’T STOP, GET OFF Sylvers (Casablanca 938) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
| 33 | (I’m Just Thinking About) COOLING OUT Jerry Butler (Philadelphia Int’l 3656) | 39 | 46 | 58 | 6 | |
| 34 | LONG STROKE ADC Band (Cotillion 44243) | 44 | 57 | 69 | 5 | |
| 35 | TAKE ME I’M YOURS Michael Henderson (Buddah 597) | 31 | 13 | 8 | 22 | |
| 36 | TAKE THAT TO THE BANK Shalamar (Solar 11379) | 45 | 55 | 64 | 6 | |
| 37 | ONLY YOU Loleatta Holloway & Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4012) | 34 | 21 | 16 | 15 | |
| 38 | HOT SHOT Karen Young (West End 1211) | 32 | 26 | 23 | 15 | |
| 39 | YOU SHOULD DO IT Peter Brown (Drive 6272) | 35 | 27 | 28 | 13 | |
| 40 | WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN’ Emotions (Columbia 10828) | 42 | 49 | 59 | 6 | |
| 41 | WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 11) | 53 | 65 | 78 | 5 | |
| 42 | ANGEL DUST Gil Scott-Heron (Arista 0366) | 49 | 60 | 70 | 6 | |
| 43 | I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE (Disco ’Round) Alicia Bridges (Polydor 14483) | 41 | 40 | 37 | 14 | |
| 44 | PARTY Leon Haywood (MCA 40941) | 36 | 34 | 35 | 12 | |
| 45 | GET DOWN Gene Chandler (20th Century-Fox/Chi-Sound 2386) | 54 | 62 | 79 | 5 | |
| 46 | LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Rose Royce (Whitfield 8712) | 65 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | SWEET MUSIC MAN Millie Jackson (Spring 185) | 37 | 33 | 33 | 13 | |
| 48 | YOU STEPPED INTO MY LIFE Melba Moore (Epic 50600) | 56 | 64 | 68 | 6 | |
| 49 | IN THE NIGHT-TIME Michael Henderson (Buddah 600) | 58 | 69 | 82 | 4 | |
| 50 | TAKE IT ON UP Pockets (Columbia 10755) | 38 | 35 | 21 | 14 | |
| 51 | DANCING IN PARADISE El Coco (AVI 203) | 47 | 45 | 47 | 9 | |
| 52 | SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14514) | 60 | 68 | 86 | 4 | |
| 53 | MIDNIGHT GIRL Lenny Williams (ABC 12423) | 62 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| 54 | FREE ME FROM MY FREEDOM / TIE ME TO A TREE (Handcuff Me) Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1451) | 64 | 72 | 81 | 5 | |
| 55 | Y.M.C.A. Village People (Casablanca 945) | 69 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | SAY A PRAYER FOR TWO Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 908) | 40 | 39 | 32 | 12 | |
| 57 | GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10796) | 43 | 36 | 22 | 18 | |
| 58 | SO EASY Con Funk Shun (Mercury 74024) | 61 | 63 | 73 | 5 | |
| 59 | RIDE-O-ROCKET Brothers Johnson (A&M 2086) | 52 | 53 | 54 | 8 | |
| 60 | DON’T WEAR YOURSELF OUT McCrarys (Portrait 70022) | 68 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 61 | DON’T WANNA COME BACK Mother’s Finest (Epic 50596) | 51 | 51 | 53 | 9 | |
| 62 | TIME SLIPS AWAY Ohio Players (Mercury 74031) | 70 | 79 | 88 | 4 | |
| 63 | BARE BACK Temptations (Atlantic 3517) | 55 | 54 | 56 | 7 | |
| 64 | WE BOTH DESERVE EACH OTHER’S LOVE L.T. D. (A&M 2095) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | CHANGE Zulema (LeJoint 34001) | 73 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| 66 | LOVE TO BURN O.C. Smith (Shady Brook 1045) | 66 | 67 | 71 | 8 | |
| 67 | VICTIM Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8582) | 57 | 52 | 50 | 22 | |
| 68 | DO WHAT YOU FEEL Creme D’ Cocoa (Venture 102) | 59 | 59 | 63 | 7 | |
| 69 | LOVE, I NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD Quincy Jones (featuring Patti Austin & Charles May) (A&M 2080) | 63 | 48 | 48 | 9 | |
| 70 | JUST FREAK Slave (Cotillion 44242) | 79 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | INSTANT REPLAY Dan Hartman (Blue Sky 2772) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | HELP YOURSELF Brass Construction (United Artists 1242) | 72 | 73 | 77 | 5 | |
| 73 | HOW DO YOU DO Al Hudson & Soul Partners (ABC 12424) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | DANCE TO THE DRUMMER’S BEAT Herman Kelly & Life (Alston 3742) | 76 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 75 | IS IT LOVE? Larry Graham & Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 8665) | 75 | 78 | 87 | 4 | |
| 76 | GANGSTER OF LOVE Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1101) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | THINKIN’ ABOUT IT TOO Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 8677) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | I’M SO INTO YOU Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4656) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | GET ON UP, GET ON DOWN Roy Ayers (Polydor 4509) | 81 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | LOVE VIBRATION Joe Simon (Spring 190) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE Third World (Island 8663) | 87 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | AIN’T WE FUNKIN’ NOW Brothers Johnson (A&M 2098) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE Michael Johnson (EMI America 8004) | 88 | 93 | 96 | 4 | |
| 84 | WORKIN’ OVERTIME Denise LaSalle (ABC 12419) | 84 | 87 | 91 | 4 | |
| 85 | NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Tavares (Capitol 4658) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | WONDER WORM Captain Sky (AVI 225) | 90 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | EVERY 1’S A WINNER Hot Chocolate (Infinity 50,002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | LIVIN’ IT UP (Friday Night) Bell & James (A&M 2069) | 92 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | GIVING UP, GIVING IN Three Degrees (Ariola America 7721) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | BEYOND THE CLOUDS Quartz (Marlin 3328) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | HAVEN’T STOPPED DANCING YET Gonzalez (Capitol 4647) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | MR. DJ YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE ME DANCE Glass Family (JDC 428) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | DIG A LITTLE DEEPER Latimore (Glades 1750) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | THIS FUNKY MUSIC MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD War (United Artists 1247) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | WELCOME TO HARLEM Gary Toms Empire (Mercury 74023) | 82 | 82 | 83 | 7 | |
| 96 | IT’S ALL THE WAY LIVE (pt. 1) Lakeside (Solar 11380) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4565) | 67 | 50 | 45 | 28 | |
| 98 | SMILE Emotions (Columbia 10791) | 48 | 42 | 38 | 17 | |
| 99 | SHAKE AND DANCE WITH ME Con Funk Shun (Mercury 74008) | 50 | 43 | 26 | 21 | |
| 100 | IT’S ALRIGHT (This Feeling I’m Feeling) Vivian Reed (United Artists 1239) | 71 | 71 | 72 | 8 | |
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