| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 1, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LADIES NIGHT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL Rufus & Chaka (MCA 41131) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| 3 | I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER Prince (Warner Bros. 49050) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 4 | STILL Commodores (Motown 1474) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | MOVE YOUR BOOGIE BODY Bar-Kays (Mercury 76015) | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 | |
| 6 | CRUISIN’ Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54306) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | RAPPER’S DELIGHT Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 542) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 8 | ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (Epic 50797) | 14 | 20 | 31 | 6 | |
| 9 | SEND ONE YOUR LOVE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54303) | 15 | 23 | 45 | 4 | |
| 10 | DON’T LET GO Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2011) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 12 | |
| 11 | I CALL YOUR NAME Switch (Gordy 7175) | 12 | 14 | 20 | 10 | |
| 12 | I JUST CAN’T CONTROL MYSELF Nature’s Divine (Infinity 50,027) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 13 | (Not Just) KNEE DEEP (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 14 | LOVE GUN Rick James (Gordy 7176) | 17 | 25 | 38 | 6 | |
| 15 | GLIDE Pleasure (Fantasy 874) | 19 | 27 | 37 | 9 | |
| 16 | DON’T STOP ’TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson (Epic 50742) | 11 | 9 | 4 | 19 | |
| 17 | STRANGER L.T. D. (A&M 2192) | 20 | 26 | 36 | 9 | |
| 18 | RISE Herb Alpert (A&M 2151) | 13 | 11 | 7 | 19 | |
| 19 | NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer (Columbia 11125 / Casablanca 20199) | 23 | 30 | 39 | 6 | |
| 20 | SO GOOD, SO RIGHT Brenda Russell (Horizon 123) | 16 | 10 | 10 | 15 | |
| 21 | IN THE STONE Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11093) | 21 | 22 | 27 | 8 | |
| 22 | A SONG FOR DONNY Whispers (Solar 11739) | 22 | 24 | 26 | 8 | |
| 23 | KING TIM III (Personality Jock) Fatback (Spring 199) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 12 | |
| 24 | YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME Phyllis Hyman (Arista 0463) | 30 | 45 | 54 | 8 | |
| 25 | EGO TRIPPING OUT Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54305) | 25 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| 26 | BETWEEN YOU BABY AND ME Curtis Mayfield & Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 941) | 24 | 12 | 12 | 16 | |
| 27 | BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW THAT / PLEASE DON’T GO KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035) | 27 | 18 | 16 | 14 | |
| 28 | JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE Slave (Cotillion 45005) | 34 | 42 | 50 | 7 | |
| 29 | SPARKLE Cameo (Chocolate City 3202) | 38 | 44 | 55 | 6 | |
| 30 | PEANUT BUTTER Twennynine Featuring Lenny White (Elektra 46552) | 44 | 55 | 66 | 6 | |
| 31 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND Shalamar (Solar 11709) | 32 | 35 | 41 | 10 | |
| 32 | I DO LOVE YOU G.Q. (Arista 0426) | 26 | 16 | 13 | 22 | |
| 33 | DIM ALL THE LIGHTS Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201) | 28 | 21 | 15 | 13 | |
| 34 | HAVEN’T YOU HEARD Patrice Rushen (Elektra 46551) | 52 | 64 | 72 | 5 | |
| 35 | I DON’T WANT TO BE A FREAK (But I Can’t Help Myself) Dynasty (Solar 11694) | 37 | 38 | 44 | 12 | |
| 36 | ROLLER-SKATIN’ MATE (pt. 1) Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 2031) | 36 | 39 | 46 | 6 | |
| 37 | YOU’RE SOMETHING SPECIAL Five Special (Elektra 46531) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 10 | |
| 38 | NOBODY KNOWS Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 49099) | 45 | 56 | 70 | 4 | |
| 39 | DEJA VU Dionne Warwick (Arista 0459) | 49 | 58 | 69 | 6 | |
| 40 | MELLOW, MELLOW RIGHT ON Lowrell (AVI 300) | 40 | 46 | 52 | 8 | |
| 41 | BODY LANGUAGE Spinners (Atlantic 3619) | 35 | 37 | 40 | 9 | |
| 42 | PARTY PEOPLE Parliament (Casablanca 2222) | 50 | 61 | 89 | 4 | |
| 43 | COME TO ME France Joli (Prelude 8001) | 33 | 33 | 35 | 10 | |
| 44 | BE WITH ME Tyrone Davis (Columbia 11128) | 54 | 62 | 71 | 5 | |
| 45 | I WANT YOU FOR MYSELF George Duke (Epic 50792) | 53 | 63 | 68 | 6 | |
| 46 | NO LOVE, NO WHERE, WITHOUT YOU Linda Williams (Arista 0442) | 46 | 47 | 48 | 9 | |
| 47 | I JUST WANNA WANNA Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 1012) | 56 | 66 | 74 | 5 | |
| 48 | WHAT’S THE NAME OF YOUR LOVE? Emotions (ARC 11134) | 55 | 65 | 85 | 4 | |
| 49 | GIMME SOME TIME Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4804) | 59 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | I FOUND LOVE Deniece Williams (ARC 11063) | 48 | 49 | 49 | 11 | |
| 51 | PULL MY STRINGS Lakeside (Solar 11746) | 60 | 68 | 78 | 4 | |
| 52 | (Ooh-Wee) SHE’S KILLING ME Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 11084) | 47 | 43 | 42 | 10 | |
| 53 | IT’S MY HOUSE Diana Ross (Motown 1471) | 67 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 54 | YOU CAN GET OVER Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox 2427) | 62 | 70 | 80 | 5 | |
| 55 | I WANT YOU Wilson Pickett (EMI America 8027) | 63 | 72 | 81 | 5 | |
| 56 | RIGHT OR WRONG Leroy Hutson (RSO/Curtom 1011) | 64 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| 57 | BREAK MY HEART David Ruffin (Warner Bros. 49030) | 29 | 19 | 14 | 16 | |
| 58 | I WANT YOU HERE WITH ME / FOREVER MINE O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3726 / 3727) | 70 | 81 | — | 3 / 1 | |
| 59 | WITCH DOCTOR Instant Funk (Salsoul 2108) | 74 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | COME GO WITH ME Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3717) | 39 | 29 | 21 | 14 | |
| 61 | WEAR IT OUT Stargard (Warner Bros. 49066) | 41 | 41 | 43 | 9 | |
| 62 | DON’T DROP MY LOVE Anita Ward (Juana 3425) | 57 | 57 | 58 | 8 | |
| 63 | MY FORBIDDEN LOVER Chic (Atlantic 3620) | 43 | 32 | 32 | 8 | |
| 64 | RRRRRROCK Foxy (Dash 5054) | 42 | 34 | 29 | 12 | |
| 65 | MOON CHILD Captain Sky (AVI 299) | 76 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | CONCENTRATE ON YOU Stanley Turrentine (Elektra 46533) | 51 | 50 | 51 | 8 | |
| 67 | SO DELICIOUS Pockets (ARC 11121) | 78 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | YOU GET ME HOT Jimmy “Bo” Horne (Sunshine Sound 1014) | 58 | 51 | 47 | 15 | |
| 69 | SPECIAL LADY Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor 2033) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | LET’S DANCE 9th Creation (Hilltak 7901) | 79 | 89 | 94 | 4 | |
| 71 | REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE Sly & Family Stone (Warner Bros. 49062) | 61 | 36 | 28 | 11 | |
| 72 | HIGH STEPPIN’, HIP DRESSIN’ FELLA (You Got It Together) Love Unlimited (Unlimited Gold 1409) | 72 | 67 | 62 | 11 | |
| 73 | DON’T STOP THE FEELING Roy Ayers (Polydor 2037) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | I SHOULDA LOVED YA Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic 3631) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | ROTATION Herb Alpert (A&M 2202) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | JUST BECAUSE Ray Charles (Atlantic 3634) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Heaven And Earth (Mercury 76012) | 66 | 59 | 59 | 7 | |
| 78 | STEPPIN’ (Out) Gap Band (Mercury 76021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | TIT FOR TAT Bobby Bland (MCA 41140) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | I JUST WANT TO BE Cameo (Chocolate City 019) | 65 | 40 | 19 | 23 | |
| 81 | THE SWEETEST PAIN Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Int’l 3724) | 85 | 85 | 91 | 4 | |
| 82 | BUSSLE Opus Seven (Source 41121) | 87 | 91 | 93 | 6 | |
| 83 | DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes (Spring 2036) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | MY FEET KEEP DANCING Chic (Atlantic 3638) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | ROCK DON’T STOP Chanson (Ariola America 7773) | 88 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | I GET EXCITED David Ruffin (Warner Bros. 49123) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | MOVE ON UP / UP UP UP Destination (Butterfly 41084) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | NEVER SEEN A GIRL LIKE YOU David Oliver (Mercury 76022) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | PURE FIRE Sun (Capitol 4780) | 71 | 71 | 76 | 6 | |
| 90 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Leon Ware (Fabulous 748) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | I NEED LOVE Shadow (Elektra 46540) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | CISSELIN’ HOT Chuck Cissel (Arista 0471) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | DO WHAT COMES SO NATURAL Gene Chandler (20th Century-Fox/Chi-Sound 2428) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | WE’RE A MELODY Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l 3722) | 94 | 96 | 92 | 5 | |
| 95 | CATCHIN’ UP ON LOVE Kinsman Dazz (20th Century-Fox 2435) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | DEJA VU Paulinho Da Costa (Pablo Today 312-102) | 92 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | HOW HIGH Salsoul Orchestra Featuring Cognac (Salsoul 2096) | 69 | 69 | 77 | 5 | |
| 98 | MORE THAN ONE WAY TO LOVE A WOMAN Raydio (Arista 0441) | 68 | 48 | 33 | 14 | |
| 99 | SHAKEDOWN Bell & James (A&M 2185) | 75 | 60 | 60 | 8 | |
| 100 | IT’S A DISCO NIGHT (Rock Don’t Stop) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2287) | 73 | 53 | 25 | 13 | |
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