| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 27, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 10854) | 2 | 3 |
N O N E W C H A R T P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
11 | |
| 2 | AQUA BOOGIE (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) Parliament (Casablanca 950) | 6 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 3 | GOT TO BE REAL Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 10808) | 3 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 4 | LE FREAK Chic (Atlantic 3519) | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 5 | WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 11) | 5 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 6 | I’M SO INTO YOU Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4656) | 7 | 15 | 11 | ||
| 7 | SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14514) | 8 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 8 | GET DOWN Gene Chandler (20th Century-Fox/Chi-Sound 2386) | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 9 | I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S RIGHT Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 11386) | 9 | 10 | 17 | ||
| 10 | EVERY 1’S A WINNER Hot Chocolate (Infinity 50,002) | 11 | 17 | 11 | ||
| 11 | NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Tavares (Capitol 4658) | 18 | 22 | 11 | ||
| 12 | IT’S ALL THE WAY LIVE (pt. 1) Lakeside (Solar 11380) | 26 | 36 | 11 | ||
| 13 | I’M EVERY WOMAN Chaka Khan (Warner Bros./Tattoo 8683) | 10 | 5 | 17 | ||
| 14 | NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE Third World (Island 8663) | 19 | 23 | 13 | ||
| 15 | LOVE VIBRATION Joe Simon (Spring 190) | 17 | 21 | 12 | ||
| 16 | FREE ME FROM MY FREEDOM / TIE ME TO A TREE (Handcuff Me) Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1451) | 16 | 18 | 15 | ||
| 17 | TOO MUCH HEAVEN Bee Gees (RSO 913) | 21 | 26 | 10 | ||
| 18 | TAKE THAT TO THE BANK Shalamar (Solar 11379) | 13 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 19 | IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8710) | 20 | 24 | 9 | ||
| 20 | LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Rose Royce (Whitfield 8712) | 12 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 21 | BUSTIN’ LOOSE (pt. 1) Chuck Brown & Soul Searchers (Source 40967) | 28 | 39 | 8 | ||
| 22 | LONG STROKE ADC Band (Cotillion 44243) | 14 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 23 | YOU STEPPED INTO MY LIFE Melba Moore (Epic 50600) | 22 | 19 | 16 | ||
| 24 | Y.M.C.A. Village People (Casablanca 945) | 15 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 25 | HOLY GHOST Bar-Kays (Stax 3216) | 35 | 38 | 9 | ||
| 26 | WE BOTH DESERVE EACH OTHER’S LOVE L.T. D. (A&M 2095) | 25 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 27 | WONDER WORM Captain Sky (AVI 225) | 30 | 40 | 13 | ||
| 28 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL (Mighty Real) Sylvester (Fantasy 846) | 36 | 49 | 6 | ||
| 29 | LOVE CHANGES (Love Will Make You Oh So Happy) Mother’s Finest (Epic 50641) | 31 | 32 | 10 | ||
| 30 | YOUR SWEETNESS IS MY WEAKNESS Barry White (20th Century-Fox 2380) | 23 | 16 | 21 | ||
| 31 | ANGEL DUST Gil Scott-Heron (Arista 0366) | 24 | 14 | 16 | ||
| 32 | H.E.L.P. Four Tops (ABC 12427) | 32 | 34 | 10 | ||
| 33 | MIDNIGHT GIRL Lenny Williams (ABC 12423) | 27 | 25 | 14 | ||
| 34 | LIVIN’ IT UP (Friday Night) Bell & James (A&M 2069) | 50 | 57 | 13 | ||
| 35 | INSANE Cameo (Chocolate City 016) | 41 | 48 | 8 | ||
| 36 | MARY JANE Rick James (Gordy 7162) | 33 | 31 | 17 | ||
| 37 | ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8618) | 29 | 28 | 24 | ||
| 38 | (I’m Just Thinking About) COOLING OUT Jerry Butler (Philadelphia Int’l 3656) | 34 | 30 | 16 | ||
| 39 | LET’S DANCE TOGETHER Wilton Felder (ABC 12433) | 46 | 52 | 7 | ||
| 40 | EVER READY LOVE Temptations (Atlantic 3538) | 40 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 41 | CONTACT Edwin Starr (20th Century-Fox 2396) | 51 | 74 | 5 | ||
| 42 | I’LL DANCE Bar-Kays (Mercury 74039) | 49 | 60 | 6 | ||
| 43 | ZEKE THE FREAK Isaac Hayes (Polydor 14521) | 45 | 47 | 8 | ||
| 44 | SHOOT ME (With Your Love) Tasha Thomas (Atlantic 3542) | 53 | 65 | 6 | ||
| 45 | I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 14508) | 67 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | OH HONEY Delegation (Shady Brook 1048) | 57 | 64 | 6 | ||
| 47 | DON’T HOLD BACK Chanson (Ariola America 7717) | 39 | 35 | 19 | ||
| 48 | YOU CAN DO IT Dobie Gray (Infinity 50,003) | 55 | 63 | 7 | ||
| 49 | HANG IT UP Patrice Rushen (Elektra 45549) | 61 | 73 | 6 | ||
| 50 | TOO LATE Mandrill (Arista 0375) | 58 | 66 | 7 | ||
| 51 | SOMEWHERE IN MY LIFETIME Phyllis Hyman (Arista 0380) | 59 | 69 | 6 | ||
| 52 | WHAT’S YOUR SIGN GIRL? Mr. Danny Pearson (Unlimited Gold 1400) | 63 | 67 | 10 | ||
| 53 | I GOT MY MIND MADE UP (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk (Salsoul 2078) | 66 | 80 | 6 | ||
| 54 | LOVE IS Vernon Burch (Chocolate City 015) | 54 | 56 | 10 | ||
| 55 | GIVING UP, GIVING IN Three Degrees (Ariola America 7721) | 43 | 41 | 11 | ||
| 56 | I MIGHT AS WELL FORGET ABOUT LOVING YOU Kinsman Dazz (20th Century-Fox 2390) | 56 | 59 | 7 | ||
| 57 | INSTANT REPLAY Dan Hartman (Blue Sky 2772) | 38 | 29 | 12 | ||
| 58 | FIRE Pointer Sisters (Planet 45901) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams (Casablanca 959) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | KEEP IT COMIN’ Atlantic Starr (A&M 2101) | 60 | 61 | 9 | ||
| 61 | GANGSTER OF LOVE Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1101) | 42 | 37 | 12 | ||
| 62 | IN THE BUSH Musique (Prelude 71110) | 37 | 27 | 20 | ||
| 63 | I JUST WANNA STOP Gino Vannelli (A&M 2072) | 44 | 43 | 21 | ||
| 64 | KEEP IT TOGETHER (Declaration Of Love) Rufus (ABC 12444) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | LOOSE CABOOSE Joe Tex (Dial 2800) | 69 | 71 | 6 | ||
| 66 | SHAKE YOUR BODY (Down To The Ground) Jacksons (Epic 50656) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | KEEP ON DANCIN’ Gary’s Gang (Columbia 10884) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | HAPPY FOR LOVE Pockets (Columbia 10859) | 65 | 55 | 10 | ||
| 69 | DIG A LITTLE DEEPER Latimore (Glades 1750) | 71 | 72 | 11 | ||
| 70 | LOVE IS HERE Ronnie Laws (United Artists 1264) | 68 | 68 | 7 | ||
| 71 | DANCIN’ Grey & Hanks (RCA 11460) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | YOU CAN’T WIN (pt. 1) Michael Jackson (Epic 50654) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | FOR GOODNESS SAKES, LOOK AT THOSE CAKES (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14522) | 73 | 77 | 6 | ||
| 74 | CRY TOGETHER O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3666) | 78 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | JE SUIS MUSIC Cerrone (Cotillion 44244) | 75 | 78 | 7 | ||
| 76 | AT MIDNIGHT T-Connection (Dash 5048) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | POPS, WE LOVE YOU Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & Stevie Wonder (Motown 1455) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | E.S.P. Fiesta (Arista 0369) | 79 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER Sister Sledge (Cotillion 44245) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | DA YA THINK I’M SEXY? Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8724) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | TO SIR WITH LOVE / WAIT HERE Al Green (Hi 78522) | 84 | 87 | — | 3 / 2 | |
| 82 | I WANNA BE CLOSER Switch (Gordy 7163) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | (We Need More) LOVING TIME Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1054) | 81 | 85 | 5 | ||
| 84 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Barry White (20th Century-Fox 2395) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | WALKING THE LINE Emotions (Columbia 10874) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | HAVEN’T STOPPED DANCING YET Gonzalez (Capitol 4674) | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 87 | DO DAT Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown 1454) | 87 | 88 | 5 | ||
| 88 | SPANK Jimmy “Bo” Horne (Sunshine Sound 1007) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | COMING ON STRONG Caroline Crawford (Mercury 74036) | 93 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | DON’T IT MAKE IT BETTER Bill Withers (Columbia 10892) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | NEVER LET GO Eastbound Expressway (AVI 237) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | GLAD I GOTCHA BABY Beverly & Duane (Ariola America 7728) | 89 | 91 | 6 | ||
| 93 | IF SOMEBODY CARES Controllers (Juana 3419) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | SOUL BONES Trammps (Atlantic 3537) | 91 | 92 | 5 | ||
| 95 | HEAT OF THE BEAT Roy Ayers/Wayne Henderson (Polydor 14523) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | OFF Kathy Barnes (Republic 032) | 88 | 90 | 7 | ||
| 97 | CATCH ME ON THE REBOUND Loleatta Holloway (Gold Mind 4016) | 77 | 79 | 5 | ||
| 98 | EVERYBODY’S DANCIN’ Kool & Gang (De-Lite 910) | 83 | 81 | 7 | ||
| 99 | LOVE THE WAY Jorge Santana (Tomato 10006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | GOOD THANG Faze-O (She 8701) | 97 | 62 | 10 | ||
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