| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 21, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DISCO NIGHTS (Rock-Freak) G.Q. (Arista 0388) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2 | REUNITED Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14547) | 7 | 11 | 35 | 5 | |
| 3 | SHAKE YOUR BODY (Down To The Ground) Jacksons (Epic 50656) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 4 | LOVE BALLAD George Benson (Warner Bros. 8759) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | |
| 5 | HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER Sister Sledge (Cotillion 44245) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 6 | KNOCK ON WOOD Amii Stewart (Ariola America/Hansa 7736) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 7 | HOT NUMBER Foxy (Dash 5050) | 9 | 12 | 15 | 11 | |
| 8 | IT MUST BE LOVE Alton McClain & Destiny (Polydor 14532) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 12 | |
| 9 | I DON’T WANT NOBODY ELSE (To Dance With You) Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic 3541) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 12 | |
| 10 | OH HONEY Delegation (Shady Brook 1048) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | |
| 11 | STAND BY Natalie Cole (Capitol 4690) | 14 | 18 | 24 | 8 | |
| 12 | IN THE MOOD Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10904) | 15 | 20 | 29 | 9 | |
| 13 | STAR LOVE Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 10907) | 13 | 16 | 25 | 10 | |
| 14 | I WANT YOUR LOVE Chic (Atlantic 3557) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 15 | FEEL THAT YOU’RE FEELIN’ Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 4686) | 18 | 24 | 30 | 9 | |
| 16 | I GOT MY MIND MADE UP (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk (Salsoul 2078) | 12 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| 17 | TAKE ME HOME Cher (Casablanca 965) | 22 | 31 | 40 | 8 | |
| 18 | HIGH ON YOUR LOVE SUITE Rick James (Gordy 7164) | 19 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| 19 | YOU CAN’T CHANGE THAT Raydio (Arista 0399) | 28 | 36 | 50 | 7 | |
| 20 | IT’S ALRIGHT WITH ME Patti LaBelle (Epic 50659) | 25 | 30 | 42 | 8 | |
| 21 | DANCE LADY DANCE Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 912) | 23 | 29 | 38 | 8 | |
| 22 | SHINE Bar-Kays (Mercury 74048) | 26 | 37 | 48 | 7 | |
| 23 | DA YA THINK I’M SEXY? Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8724) | 16 | 9 | 5 | 13 | |
| 24 | KEEP ON DANCIN’ Gary’s Gang (Columbia 10884) | 17 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
| 25 | BUSTIN’ LOOSE (pt. 1) Chuck Brown & Soul Searchers (Source 40967) | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | |
| 26 | LIVIN’ IT UP (Friday Night) Bell & James (A&M 2069) | 21 | 17 | 8 | 25 | |
| 27 | I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 14508) | 24 | 19 | 13 | 15 | |
| 28 | IN THE NAVY Village People (Casablanca 973) | 36 | 48 | 68 | 5 | |
| 29 | SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING Thelma Houston (Tamla 54297) | 37 | 49 | 65 | 9 | |
| 30 | HAPPINESS Pointer Sisters (Planet 45902) | 32 | 47 | 61 | 6 | |
| 31 | HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams (Casablanca 959) | 27 | 22 | 14 | 14 | |
| 32 | SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14514) | 29 | 23 | 17 | 26 | |
| 33 | FIRE Pointer Sisters (Planet 45901) | 30 | 25 | 19 | 14 | |
| 34 | NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Tavares (Capitol 4658) | 31 | 27 | 22 | 23 | |
| 35 | GOOD, GOOD FEELIN’ War (MCA 40995) | 45 | 62 | 74 | 4 | |
| 36 | DANCE WITH YOU Carrie Lucas (Solar 11482) | 46 | 57 | 67 | 6 | |
| 37 | I WANNA BE WITH YOU (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2279) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | DANCIN’ Grey & Hanks (RCA 11460) | 33 | 26 | 20 | 14 | |
| 39 | CONTACT Edwin Starr (20th Century-Fox 2396) | 34 | 28 | 21 | 17 | |
| 40 | ANYWAY YOU WANT IT Enchantment (Roadshow 11481) | 44 | 52 | 60 | 7 | |
| 41 | WOMAN IN LOVE Three Degrees (Ariola America 7742) | 41 | 42 | 45 | 9 | |
| 42 | I (Who Have Nothing) Sylvester (Fantasy 855) | 52 | 66 | 76 | 4 | |
| 43 | ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Spinners (Atlantic 3546) | 51 | 59 | 69 | 6 | |
| 44 | THIS TIME I’LL BE SWEETER Angela Bofill (Arista/GRP 2500) | 54 | 67 | 78 | 5 | |
| 45 | HERE COMES THE HURT AGAIN Manhattans (Columbia 10921) | 48 | 56 | 64 | 6 | |
| 46 | ANY FOOL COULD SEE (You Were Meant For Me) Barry White (Unlimited Gold 1401) | 55 | 71 | 81 | 4 | |
| 47 | BRIGHTER DAYS Vernon Burch (Chocolate City 017) | 47 | 51 | 59 | 8 | |
| 48 | BY THE WAY YOU DANCE (I Knew It Was You) Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4018) | 59 | 64 | 72 | 5 | |
| 49 | AM I TOO LATE Gladys Knight (Columbia 10922) | 50 | 54 | 62 | 6 | |
| 50 | WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8725) | 57 | 72 | 86 | 5 | |
| 51 | CAN’T SHAKE THE FEELING Beck Family (LeJoint 34003) | 60 | 70 | 80 | 5 | |
| 52 | SHAKE Gap Band (Mercury 74053) | 64 | 74 | 90 | 4 | |
| 53 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 921) | 61 | 69 | 85 | 4 | |
| 54 | CROSSWINDS Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4694) | 56 | 68 | 83 | 4 | |
| 55 | AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ US NOW McFadden & Whitehead (Philadelphia Int’l 3681) | 71 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | NEVER CHANGE LOVERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Millie Jackson (Spring 192) | 66 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | DON’T YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE? Shotgun (ABC 12452) | 58 | 58 | 47 | 11 | |
| 58 | SATURDAY NIGHT T-Connection (Dash 5051) | 67 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 59 | SAY THAT YOU WILL George Duke (Epic 50660) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 12 | |
| 60 | DO YOU WANNA GO PARTY KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1033) | 70 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 61 | STRAIGHT TO THE BANK Bill Summers & Summers Heat (Prestige 768) | 63 | 73 | 82 | 5 | |
| 62 | LOVE AND DESIRE (pt. 1) Arpeggio (Polydor 14535) | 39 | 39 | 41 | 8 | |
| 63 | LOST IN LOVING YOU McCrarys (Portrait 70028) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | LIFE IS A DANCE / SOME LOVE Chaka Khan (Warner Bros./Tattoo 8740) | 40 | 40 | 43 | 11 / 3 | |
| 65 | I BELONG TO YOU Rance Allen Group (Stax 3217) | 69 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | IT’S ALL THE WAY LIVE (pt. 1) Lakeside (Solar 11380) | 42 | 32 | 27 | 23 | |
| 67 | DANCER Gino Soccio (RFC/Warner Bros. 8757) | 80 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | YOU SAYS IT ALL Randy Brown (Parachute 523) | 76 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | WALK ON BY AWB (Atlantic 3563) | 73 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | READY OR NOT Herbie Hancock (Columbia 10936) | 79 | 89 | 94 | 4 | |
| 71 | THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I Machine (RCA/Hologram 11456) | 74 | 77 | 79 | 6 | |
| 72 | RAISE YOUR HANDS Brick (Bang 4802) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | FLASHBACK Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8775) | 78 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | HOT STUFF Donna Summer (Casablanca 978) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | CAN’T YOU SEE I’M FIRED UP Mass Production (Cotillion 44248) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | MR. ME, MRS. YOU Creme D’ Cocoa (Venture 106) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | LOVING YOU Donald Byrd (Elektra 46019) | 77 | 85 | 95 | 5 | |
| 78 | SHOW TIME (pt. 1) Undisputed Truth (Whitfield 8781) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | (Everybody) GET DANCIN’ Bombers (West End 1215) | 49 | 50 | 54 | 8 | |
| 80 | DON’T IT MAKE IT BETTER Bill Withers (Columbia 10892) | 35 | 35 | 32 | 13 | |
| 81 | BAD FOR ME Dee Dee Bridgewater (Elektra 46031) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | BABY YOU REALLY GOT ME GOING Brothers By Choice (ALA 104) | 83 | 87 | 87 | 8 | |
| 83 | SAY WON’TCHA Chocolate Milk (RCA 11547) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3684) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | THE ROCK East Coast (RSO 922) | 75 | 75 | 77 | 6 | |
| 86 | KEEP YOUR BODY WORKIN’ Kleeer (Atlantic 3559) | 81 | 81 | 84 | 6 | |
| 87 | FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE Rose Royce (Whitfield 8789) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | NIGHT DANCIN’ Taka Boom (Ariola America 7748) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I’M IN TOO DEEP James Bradley (Malaco 1056) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | IF YOU WANT IT Niteflyte (Ariola America 7747) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | THIS FUNK IS MADE FOR DANCING Broadway (Hilltak 7805) | 92 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU Albert King (Tomato 10009) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | YOU CAN DO IT Al Hudson & Partners (MCA 12459) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | HOLD ON TO LOVE Seawind (Horizon 120) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | I WANNA WRITE YOU A LOVE SONG David Oliver (Mercury 74043) | 84 | 45 | 46 | 11 | |
| 96 | CUT LOOSE Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury 74044) | 62 | 63 | 66 | 6 | |
| 97 | THIS YEAR Curtis Mayfield (RSO/Curtom 919) | 53 | 53 | 56 | 7 | |
| 98 | I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S RIGHT Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 11386) | 68 | 43 | 34 | 29 | |
| 99 | KEEP IT TOGETHER (Declaration Of Love) Rufus (ABC 12444) | 43 | 33 | 23 | 14 | |
| 100 | PICK ME UP, I’LL DANCE Melba Moore (Epic 50663) | 96 | 96 | 97 | 4 | |
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