| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 28, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | REUNITED Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14547) | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2 | DISCO NIGHTS (Rock-Freak) G.Q. (Arista 0388) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | LOVE BALLAD George Benson (Warner Bros. 8759) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 4 | SHAKE YOUR BODY (Down To The Ground) Jacksons (Epic 50656) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | HOT NUMBER Foxy (Dash 5050) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
| 6 | HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER Sister Sledge (Cotillion 44245) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 7 | IT MUST BE LOVE Alton McClain & Destiny (Polydor 14532) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
| 8 | I DON’T WANT NOBODY ELSE (To Dance With You) Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic 3541) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | |
| 9 | IN THE MOOD Tyrone Davis (Columbia 10904) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 10 | |
| 10 | STAND BY Natalie Cole (Capitol 4690) | 11 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| 11 | KNOCK ON WOOD Amii Stewart (Ariola America/Hansa 7736) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 12 | FEEL THAT YOU’RE FEELIN’ Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 4686) | 15 | 18 | 24 | 10 | |
| 13 | STAR LOVE Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 10907) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| 14 | TAKE ME HOME Cher (Casablanca 965) | 17 | 22 | 31 | 9 | |
| 15 | YOU CAN’T CHANGE THAT Raydio (Arista 0399) | 19 | 28 | 36 | 8 | |
| 16 | OH HONEY Delegation (Shady Brook 1048) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |
| 17 | I WANT YOUR LOVE Chic (Atlantic 3557) | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| 18 | HIGH ON YOUR LOVE SUITE Rick James (Gordy 7164) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 10 | |
| 19 | IT’S ALRIGHT WITH ME Patti LaBelle (Epic 50659) | 20 | 25 | 30 | 9 | |
| 20 | SHINE Bar-Kays (Mercury 74048) | 22 | 26 | 37 | 8 | |
| 21 | DANCE LADY DANCE Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 912) | 21 | 23 | 29 | 9 | |
| 22 | IN THE NAVY Village People (Casablanca 973) | 28 | 36 | 48 | 6 | |
| 23 | HAPPINESS Pointer Sisters (Planet 45902) | 30 | 32 | 47 | 7 | |
| 24 | SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING Thelma Houston (Tamla 54297) | 29 | 37 | 49 | 10 | |
| 25 | I WANNA BE WITH YOU (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2279) | 37 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | GOOD, GOOD FEELIN’ War (MCA 40995) | 35 | 45 | 62 | 5 | |
| 27 | I GOT MY MIND MADE UP (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk (Salsoul 2078) | 16 | 12 | 5 | 19 | |
| 28 | DANCE WITH YOU Carrie Lucas (Solar 11482) | 36 | 46 | 57 | 7 | |
| 29 | KEEP ON DANCIN’ Gary’s Gang (Columbia 10884) | 24 | 17 | 10 | 15 | |
| 30 | I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 14508) | 27 | 24 | 19 | 16 | |
| 31 | DA YA THINK I’M SEXY? Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8724) | 23 | 16 | 9 | 14 | |
| 32 | LIVIN’ IT UP (Friday Night) Bell & James (A&M 2069) | 26 | 21 | 17 | 26 | |
| 33 | I (Who Have Nothing) Sylvester (Fantasy 855) | 42 | 52 | 66 | 5 | |
| 34 | THIS TIME I’LL BE SWEETER Angela Bofill (Arista/GRP 2500) | 44 | 54 | 67 | 6 | |
| 35 | BUSTIN’ LOOSE (pt. 1) Chuck Brown & Soul Searchers (Source 40967) | 25 | 20 | 15 | 21 | |
| 36 | ANY FOOL COULD SEE (You Were Meant For Me) Barry White (Unlimited Gold 1401) | 46 | 55 | 71 | 5 | |
| 37 | HERE COMES THE HURT AGAIN Manhattans (Columbia 10921) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 7 | |
| 38 | ANYWAY YOU WANT IT Enchantment (Roadshow 11481) | 40 | 44 | 52 | 8 | |
| 39 | ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Spinners (Atlantic 3546) | 43 | 51 | 59 | 7 | |
| 40 | SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14514) | 32 | 29 | 23 | 27 | |
| 41 | SHAKE Gap Band (Mercury 74053) | 52 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| 42 | FIRE Pointer Sisters (Planet 45901) | 33 | 30 | 25 | 15 | |
| 43 | AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ US NOW McFadden & Whitehead (Philadelphia Int’l 3681) | 55 | 71 | 83 | 4 | |
| 44 | NEVER CHANGE LOVERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Millie Jackson (Spring 192) | 56 | 66 | 76 | 4 | |
| 45 | CROSSWINDS Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4694) | 54 | 56 | 68 | 5 | |
| 46 | BY THE WAY YOU DANCE (I Knew It Was You) Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind 4018) | 48 | 59 | 64 | 6 | |
| 47 | SATURDAY NIGHT T-Connection (Dash 5051) | 58 | 67 | 80 | 5 | |
| 48 | CAN’T SHAKE THE FEELING Beck Family (LeJoint 34003) | 51 | 60 | 70 | 6 | |
| 49 | WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8725) | 50 | 57 | 72 | 6 | |
| 50 | DO YOU WANNA GO PARTY KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1033) | 60 | 70 | 78 | 5 | |
| 51 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 921) | 53 | 61 | 69 | 5 | |
| 52 | HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams (Casablanca 959) | 31 | 27 | 22 | 15 | |
| 53 | LOST IN LOVING YOU McCrarys (Portrait 70028) | 63 | 72 | 82 | 4 | |
| 54 | DANCER Gino Soccio (RFC/Warner Bros. 8757) | 67 | 80 | 91 | 4 | |
| 55 | HOT STUFF Donna Summer (Casablanca 978) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | READY OR NOT Herbie Hancock (Columbia 10936) | 70 | 79 | 89 | 5 | |
| 57 | DON’T YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE? Shotgun (ABC 12452) | 57 | 58 | 58 | 12 | |
| 58 | DANCIN’ Grey & Hanks (RCA 11460) | 38 | 33 | 26 | 15 | |
| 59 | STRAIGHT TO THE BANK Bill Summers & Summers Heat (Prestige 768) | 61 | 63 | 73 | 6 | |
| 60 | I BELONG TO YOU Rance Allen Group (Stax 3217) | 65 | 69 | 79 | 4 | |
| 61 | CONTACT Edwin Starr (20th Century-Fox 2396) | 39 | 34 | 28 | 18 | |
| 62 | RAISE YOUR HANDS Brick (Bang 4802) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | BRIGHTER DAYS Vernon Burch (Chocolate City 017) | 47 | 47 | 51 | 9 | |
| 64 | AM I TOO LATE Gladys Knight (Columbia 10922) | 49 | 50 | 54 | 7 | |
| 65 | YOU SAYS IT ALL Randy Brown (Parachute 523) | 68 | 76 | 86 | 4 | |
| 66 | WALK ON BY AWB (Atlantic 3563) | 69 | 73 | 84 | 4 | |
| 67 | CAN’T YOU SEE I’M FIRED UP Mass Production (Cotillion 44248) | 75 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | MR. ME, MRS. YOU Creme D’ Cocoa (Venture 106) | 76 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I Machine (RCA/Hologram 11456) | 71 | 74 | 77 | 7 | |
| 70 | SHOW TIME (pt. 1) Undisputed Truth (Whitfield 8781) | 78 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | BAD FOR ME Dee Dee Bridgewater (Elektra 46031) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3684) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | FLASHBACK Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8775) | 73 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 74 | SAY WON’TCHA Chocolate Milk (RCA 11547) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | NIGHT DANCIN’ Taka Boom (Ariola America 7748) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Tavares (Capitol 4658) | 34 | 31 | 27 | 24 | |
| 77 | FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE Rose Royce (Whitfield 8789) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | SAY THAT YOU WILL George Duke (Epic 50660) | 59 | 38 | 38 | 13 | |
| 79 | LOVE AND DESIRE (pt. 1) Arpeggio (Polydor 14535) | 62 | 39 | 39 | 9 | |
| 80 | IF YOU WANT IT Niteflyte (Ariola America 7747) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | MEMORY LANE Minnie Riperton (Capitol 4706) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | BABY YOU REALLY GOT ME GOING Brothers By Choice (ALA 104) | 82 | 83 | 87 | 9 | |
| 83 | EYEBALLIN’ Heatwave (Epic 50699) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT Bee Gees (RSO 925) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | ANYBODY WANNA PARTY? Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 14558) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | I’M IN TOO DEEP James Bradley (Malaco 1056) | 89 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | YOU GONNA MAKE ME LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l 3680) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | WOMAN IN LOVE Three Degrees (Ariola America 7742) | 41 | 41 | 42 | 10 | |
| 89 | THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU Albert King (Tomato 10009) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | DOUBLE CROSS First Choice (Gold Mind 4019) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | THIS FUNK IS MADE FOR DANCING Broadway (Hilltak 7805) | 91 | 92 | 98 | 4 | |
| 92 | YOU CAN DO IT Al Hudson & Partners (MCA 12459) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | HOLD ON TO LOVE Seawind (Horizon 120) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | (Everybody) GET DANCIN’ Bombers (West End 1215) | 79 | 49 | 50 | 9 | |
| 95 | WORK IT OUT Breakwater (Arista 0404) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | IT’S ALL THE WAY LIVE (pt. 1) Lakeside (Solar 11380) | 66 | 42 | 32 | 24 | |
| 97 | I WANNA WRITE YOU A LOVE SONG David Oliver (Mercury 74043) | 95 | 84 | 45 | 12 | |
| 98 | KEEP YOUR BODY WORKIN’ Kleeer (Atlantic 3559) | 86 | 81 | 81 | 7 | |
| 99 | THE ROCK East Coast (RSO 922) | 85 | 75 | 75 | 7 | |
| 100 | DON’T IT MAKE IT BETTER Bill Withers (Columbia 10892) | 80 | 35 | 35 | 14 | |
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