| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 7, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SHAKE YOUR BODY (Down To The Ground) Jacksons (Epic 50656) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2 | HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER Sister Sledge (Cotillion 44245) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 | DISCO NIGHTS (Rock-Freak) G.Q. (Arista 0388) | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | |
| 4 | KNOCK ON WOOD Amii Stewart (Ariola America/Hansa 7736) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | |
| 5 | I GOT MY MIND MADE UP (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk (Salsoul 2078) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 6 | I WANT YOUR LOVE Chic (Atlantic 3557) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | |
| 7 | LOVE BALLAD George Benson (Warner Bros. 8759) | 12 | 16 | 24 | 6 | |
| 8 | OH HONEY Delegation (Shady Brook 1048) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | |
| 9 | DA YA THINK I’M SEXY? Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8724) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| 10 | KEEP ON DANCIN’ Gary’s Gang (Columbia 10884) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
| 11 | REUNITED Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14547) | 35 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | HOT NUMBER Foxy (Dash 5050) | 15 | 22 | 32 | 9 | |
| 13 | IT MUST BE LOVE Alton McClain & Destiny (Polydor 14532) | 16 | 21 | 28 | 10 | |
| 14 | I DON’T WANT NOBODY ELSE (To Dance With You) Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic 3541) | 18 | 23 | 29 | 10 | |
| 15 | BUSTIN’ LOOSE (pt. 1) Chuck Brown & Soul Searchers (Source 40967) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 18 | |
| 16 | STAR LOVE Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 10907) | 25 | 33 | 41 | 8 | |
| 17 | LIVIN’ IT UP (Friday Night) Bell & James (A&M 2069) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | |
| 18 | STAND BY Natalie Cole (Capitol 4690) | 24 | 31 | 40 | 6 | |
| 19 | I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 14508) | 13 | 8 | 2 | 13 | |
| 20 | IN THE MOOD Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10904) | 29 | 35 | 46 | 7 | |
| 21 | HIGH ON YOUR LOVE SUITE Rick James (Gordy 7164) | 26 | 34 | 44 | 7 | |
| 22 | HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams (Casablanca 959) | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 23 | SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14514) | 17 | 14 | 9 | 24 | |
| 24 | FEEL THAT YOU’RE FEELIN’ Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 4686) | 30 | 37 | 47 | 7 | |
| 25 | FIRE Pointer Sisters (Planet 45901) | 19 | 13 | 6 | 12 | |
| 26 | DANCIN’ Grey & Hanks (RCA 11460) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 12 | |
| 27 | NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Tavares (Capitol 4658) | 22 | 17 | 14 | 21 | |
| 28 | CONTACT Edwin Starr (20th Century-Fox 2396) | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | |
| 29 | DANCE LADY DANCE Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 912) | 38 | 44 | 55 | 6 | |
| 30 | IT’S ALRIGHT WITH ME Patti LaBelle (Epic 50659) | 42 | 50 | 60 | 6 | |
| 31 | TAKE ME HOME Cher (Casablanca 965) | 40 | 52 | 64 | 6 | |
| 32 | IT’S ALL THE WAY LIVE (pt. 1) Lakeside (Solar 11380) | 27 | 24 | 18 | 21 | |
| 33 | KEEP IT TOGETHER (Declaration Of Love) Rufus (ABC 12444) | 23 | 18 | 15 | 12 | |
| 34 | TRAGEDY Bee Gees (RSO 918) | 28 | 28 | 38 | 7 | |
| 35 | DON’T IT MAKE IT BETTER Bill Withers (Columbia 10892) | 32 | 32 | 34 | 11 | |
| 36 | YOU CAN’T CHANGE THAT Raydio (Arista 0399) | 50 | 59 | 71 | 5 | |
| 37 | SHINE Bar-Kays (Mercury 74048) | 48 | 56 | 67 | 5 | |
| 38 | SAY THAT YOU WILL George Duke (Epic 50660) | 39 | 41 | 42 | 10 | |
| 39 | LOVE AND DESIRE (pt. 1) Arpeggio (Polydor 14535) | 41 | 49 | 61 | 6 | |
| 40 | LIFE IS A DANCE / SOME LOVE Chaka Khan (Warner Bros./Tattoo 8740) | 43 | 43 | 45 | 9 / 1 | |
| 41 | FREAK THE FREAK THE FUNK (Rock) Fatback (Spring 191) | 37 | 38 | 39 | 10 | |
| 42 | WOMAN IN LOVE Three Degrees (Ariola America 7742) | 45 | 53 | 63 | 7 | |
| 43 | I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S RIGHT Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 11386) | 34 | 27 | 23 | 27 | |
| 44 | AQUA BOOGIE (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) Parliament (Casablanca 950) | 33 | 26 | 22 | 19 | |
| 45 | I WANNA WRITE YOU A LOVE SONG David Oliver (Mercury 74043) | 46 | 48 | 50 | 9 | |
| 46 | I’M SO INTO YOU Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4656) | 31 | 25 | 19 | 21 | |
| 47 | HAPPINESS Pointer Sisters (Planet 45902) | 61 | 76 | 89 | 4 | |
| 48 | IN THE NAVY Village People (Casablanca 973) | 68 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING Thelma Houston (Tamla 54297) | 65 | 78 | 88 | 7 | |
| 50 | (Everybody) GET DANCIN’ Bombers (West End 1215) | 54 | 58 | 72 | 6 | |
| 51 | BRIGHTER DAYS Vernon Burch (Chocolate City 017) | 59 | 67 | 76 | 6 | |
| 52 | ANYWAY YOU WANT IT Enchantment (Roadshow 11481) | 60 | 68 | 78 | 5 | |
| 53 | THIS YEAR Curtis Mayfield (RSO/Curtom 919) | 56 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| 54 | AM I TOO LATE Gladys Knight (Columbia 10922) | 62 | 65 | 75 | 4 | |
| 55 | CAPTAIN BOOGIE Wardell Piper (Midsong Int’l 1001) | 49 | 51 | 54 | 10 | |
| 56 | HERE COMES THE HURT AGAIN Manhattans (Columbia 10921) | 64 | 72 | 82 | 4 | |
| 57 | DANCE WITH YOU Carrie Lucas (Solar 11482) | 67 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| 58 | DON’T YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE? Shotgun (ABC 12452) | 47 | 47 | 48 | 9 | |
| 59 | ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Spinners (Atlantic 3546) | 69 | 77 | 87 | 4 | |
| 60 | BOOGIE TOWN FLB (Fantasy/WMOT 849) | 53 | 55 | 57 | 8 | |
| 61 | NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE Third World (Island 8663) | 36 | 30 | 26 | 23 | |
| 62 | GOOD, GOOD FEELIN’ War (MCA 40995) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | CUT LOOSE Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury 74044) | 66 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| 64 | BY THE WAY YOU DANCE (I Knew It Was You) Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4018) | 72 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | HAVEN’T STOPPED DANCING YET Gonzalez (Capitol 4674) | 51 | 36 | 36 | 17 | |
| 66 | I (Who Have Nothing) Sylvester (Fantasy 855) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | THIS TIME I’LL BE SWEETER Angela Bofill (Arista/GRP 2500) | 78 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | CROSSWINDS Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4694) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 921) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | CAN’T SHAKE THE FEELING Beck Family (LeJoint 34003) | 80 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | ANY FOOL COULD SEE (You Were Meant For Me) Barry White (Unlimited Gold 1401) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8725) | 86 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | STRAIGHT TO THE BANK Bill Summers & Summers Heat (Prestige 768) | 82 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | SHAKE Gap Band (Mercury 74053) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | THE ROCK East Coast (RSO 922) | 77 | 80 | 91 | 4 | |
| 76 | NEVER CHANGE LOVERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Millie Jackson (Spring 192) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I Machine (RCA/Hologram 11456) | 79 | 92 | 97 | 4 | |
| 78 | DO YOU WANNA GO PARTY KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1033) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | I BELONG TO YOU Rance Allen Group (Stax 3217) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | SATURDAY NIGHT T-Connection (Dash 5051) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | KEEP YOUR BODY WORKIN’ Kleeer (Atlantic 3559) | 84 | 87 | 98 | 4 | |
| 82 | LOST IN LOVING YOU McCrarys (Portrait 70028) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ US NOW McFadden & Whitehead (Philadelphia Int’l 3681) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | WALK ON BY AWB (Atlantic 3563) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | LOVING YOU Donald Byrd (Elektra 46019) | 95 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | YOU SAYS IT ALL Randy Brown (Parachute 523) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | BABY YOU REALLY GOT ME GOING Brothers By Choice (ALA 104) | 87 | 90 | 90 | 6 | |
| 88 | FLASHBACK Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8775) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | READY OR NOT Herbie Hancock (Columbia 10936) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | CONSISTENCY Osiris (Warner Bros. 8758) | 91 | 93 | 93 | 5 | |
| 91 | DANCER Gino Soccio (RFC/Warner Bros. 8757) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | LE FREAK Chic (Atlantic 3519) | 75 | 69 | 49 | 25 | |
| 93 | WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 11) | 73 | 61 | 53 | 25 | |
| 94 | WHAT’S YOUR SIGN GIRL? Mr. Danny Pearson (Unlimited Gold 1400) | 52 | 39 | 27 | 20 | |
| 95 | I WANNA BE CLOSER Switch (Gordy 7163) | 58 | 46 | 35 | 11 | |
| 96 | PICK ME UP, I’LL DANCE Melba Moore (Epic 50663) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | A FUNKY SPACE REINCARNATION (pt. 1) Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54298) | 57 | 42 | 31 | 9 | |
| 98 | THIS FUNK IS MADE FOR DANCING Broadway (Hilltak 7805) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | SOMEWHERE IN MY LIFETIME Phyllis Hyman (Arista 0380) | 55 | 40 | 25 | 16 | |
| 100 | SNEAKERS (Fifty-Four) Sea Level (Capricorn 0314) | 99 | 99 | — | 3 | |
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