| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 29, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL Rufus & Chaka (MCA 41131) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (Epic 50797) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER Prince (Warner Bros. 49050) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 | MOVE YOUR BOOGIE BODY Bar-Kays (Mercury 76015) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | SEND ONE YOUR LOVE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54303) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 6 | PEANUT BUTTER Twennynine Featuring Lenny White (Elektra 46552) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 10 | |
| 7 | LADIES NIGHT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| 8 | STILL Commodores (Motown 1474) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| 9 | CRUISIN’ Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54306) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| 10 | YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME Phyllis Hyman (Arista 0463) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |
| 11 | RAPPER’S DELIGHT Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 542) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | |
| 12 | JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE Slave (Cotillion 45005) | 13 | 16 | 21 | 11 | |
| 13 | SPARKLE Cameo (Chocolate City 3202) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 10 | |
| 14 | FOREVER MINE O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3727) | 22 | 27 | 43 | 5 | |
| 15 | HAVEN’T YOU HEARD Patrice Rushen (Elektra 46551) | 18 | 21 | 28 | 9 | |
| 16 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND Shalamar (Solar 11709) | 20 | 22 | 29 | 14 | |
| 17 | NOBODY KNOWS Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 49099) | 17 | 20 | 27 | 8 | |
| 18 | GLIDE Pleasure (Fantasy 874) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| 19 | GIMME SOME TIME Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4804) | 23 | 29 | 39 | 7 | |
| 20 | STRANGER L.T. D. (A&M 2192) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
| 21 | DON’T LET GO Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2011) | 21 | 17 | 10 | 16 | |
| 22 | NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer (Columbia 11125 / Casablanca 20199) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 | |
| 23 | LOVE GUN Rick James (Gordy 7176) | 19 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| 24 | DEJA VU Dionne Warwick (Arista 0459) | 24 | 25 | 30 | 10 | |
| 25 | WHAT’S THE NAME OF YOUR LOVE? Emotions (ARC 11134) | 26 | 28 | 36 | 8 | |
| 26 | I WANT YOU FOR MYSELF George Duke (Epic 50792) | 29 | 36 | 42 | 10 | |
| 27 | BE WITH ME Tyrone Davis (Columbia 11128) | 27 | 32 | 38 | 9 | |
| 28 | SPECIAL LADY Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor 2033) | 37 | 46 | 58 | 6 | |
| 29 | I SHOULDA LOVED YA Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic 3631) | 38 | 53 | 64 | 5 | |
| 30 | IT’S MY HOUSE Diana Ross (Motown 1471) | 30 | 35 | 44 | 8 | |
| 31 | PARTY PEOPLE Parliament (Casablanca 2222) | 25 | 26 | 35 | 8 | |
| 32 | I JUST WANNA WANNA Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 1012) | 32 | 34 | 40 | 9 | |
| 33 | I WANT YOU Wilson Pickett (EMI America 8027) | 35 | 38 | 45 | 9 | |
| 34 | STEPPIN’ (Out) Gap Band (Mercury 76021) | 40 | 50 | 62 | 5 | |
| 35 | A SONG FOR DONNY Whispers (Solar 11739) | 34 | 30 | 25 | 12 | |
| 36 | PULL MY STRINGS Lakeside (Solar 11746) | 39 | 40 | 41 | 8 | |
| 37 | I JUST CAN’T CONTROL MYSELF Nature’s Divine (Infinity 50,027) | 33 | 19 | 14 | 17 | |
| 38 | I CALL YOUR NAME Switch (Gordy 7175) | 28 | 24 | 13 | 14 | |
| 39 | SO GOOD, SO RIGHT Brenda Russell (Horizon 123) | 36 | 31 | 20 | 19 | |
| 40 | ROTATION Herb Alpert (A&M 2202) | 48 | 56 | 66 | 6 | |
| 41 | (Not Just) KNEE DEEP (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040) | 31 | 23 | 18 | 19 | |
| 42 | SO DELICIOUS Pockets (ARC 11121) | 43 | 51 | 59 | 7 | |
| 43 | DON’T STOP THE FEELING Roy Ayers (Polydor 2037) | 52 | 61 | 63 | 6 | |
| 44 | WITCH DOCTOR Instant Funk (Salsoul 2108) | 44 | 48 | 51 | 7 | |
| 45 | YOU CAN GET OVER Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox 2427) | 45 | 47 | 50 | 9 | |
| 46 | SHOUT AND SCREAM Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3733) | 58 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | THE SWEETEST PAIN Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Int’l 3724) | 50 | 60 | 70 | 8 | |
| 48 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Leon Ware (Fabulous 748) | 56 | 68 | 81 | 5 | |
| 49 | DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes (Spring 2036) | 57 | 65 | 73 | 5 | |
| 50 | MY FEET KEEP DANCING Chic (Atlantic 3638) | 53 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| 51 | DON’T TAKE IT AWAY War (MCA 41158) | 59 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU Ren Woods (ARC 11146) | 62 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | LET’S DANCE 9th Creation (Hilltak 7901) | 55 | 59 | 60 | 8 | |
| 54 | HIGH SOCIETY Norma Jean (Bearsville 49119) | 64 | 73 | 84 | 4 | |
| 55 | I’M CAUGHT UP (In A One Night Love Affair) Inner Life (Prelude 8004) | 65 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| 56 | CISSELIN’ HOT Chuck Cissel (Arista 0471) | 61 | 71 | 82 | 5 | |
| 57 | BAD TIMES Tavares (Capitol 4811) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | I DON’T WANT TO BE A FREAK (But I Can’t Help Myself) Dynasty (Solar 11694) | 46 | 45 | 33 | 16 | |
| 59 | WHAT I WOULDN’T DO (For The Love Of You) Angela Bofill (Arista/GRP 2503) | 74 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | PRAYIN’ Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Source 41156) | 68 | 78 | 91 | 4 | |
| 61 | MELLOW, MELLOW RIGHT ON Lowrell (AVI 300) | 41 | 37 | 37 | 12 | |
| 62 | YOU’RE SO GOOD TO ME Curtis Mayfield (RSO/Curtom 941) | 70 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART Loose Change (Casablanca 2219) | 71 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| 64 | MOON CHILD Captain Sky (AVI 299) | 54 | 54 | 57 | 7 | |
| 65 | GET UP Vernon Burch (Chocolate City 3203) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | HALF A LOVE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3632) | 69 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| 67 | I’VE BEEN PUSHED ASIDE McFadden & Whitehead (Philadelphia Int’l 3725) | 76 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | WONDERLAND Commodores (Motown 1479) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3738) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | CAN’T STOP DANCING Sylvester (Fantasy 879) | 72 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| 71 | GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY Sister Sledge (Cotillion 45007) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | TIT FOR TAT Bobby Bland (MCA 41140) | 66 | 66 | 69 | 6 | |
| 73 | I GET EXCITED David Ruffin (Warner Bros. 49123) | 73 | 74 | 76 | 5 | |
| 74 | CATCHIN’ UP ON LOVE Kinsman Dazz (20th Century-Fox 2435) | 81 | 84 | 92 | 5 | |
| 75 | FUNK YOU UP The Sequence with Sugarhill Gang Band (Sugar Hill 543) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | I JUST WANNA BE YOUR GIRL Chapter 8 (Ariola America 7777) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | PLAY SOMETHING PRETTY Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 11084) | 78 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | TOO HOT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 802) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME, GIRL Spinners (Atlantic 3637) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | UNCLE JAM (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49117) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Bell & James (A&M 2204) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | STAR Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11165) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | I’VE GOT FAITH IN YOU Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 11174) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | I NEED LOVE Shadow (Elektra 46540) | 85 | 85 | 86 | 5 | |
| 85 | RISE Herb Alpert (A&M 2151) | 47 | 39 | 24 | 23 | |
| 86 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1478) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | LOVE INJECTION Trussel (Elektra 46560) | 92 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | MY LOVE DON’T COME EASY Jean Carn (Philadelphia Int’l 3732) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | STREET PLAYER Chicago (Columbia 11124) | 89 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
| 90 | BRAZOS RIVER BREAKDOWN Stix Hooper (MCA 41165) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | PLEASE DON’T GO KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035) | 82 | 49 | 47 | 18 | |
| 92 | I’LL TELL YOU Sergio Mendes Brasil ’88 (Elektra 46567) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | IT’S NOT MY TIME L.V. Johnson (ICA 026) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | RIGHT OR WRONG Leroy Hutson (RSO/Curtom 1011) | 60 | 52 | 52 | 8 | |
| 95 | EGO TRIPPING OUT Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54305) | 49 | 42 | 31 | 11 | |
| 96 | ROLLER-SKATIN’ MATE (pt. 1) Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 2031) | 86 | 55 | 46 | 10 | |
| 97 | KING TIM III (Personality Jock) Fatback (Spring 199) | 42 | 33 | 26 | 16 | |
| 98 | DON’T STOP ’TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson (Epic 50742) | 63 | 43 | 23 | 23 | |
| 99 | BETWEEN YOU BABY AND ME Curtis Mayfield & Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 941) | 51 | 41 | 32 | 20 | |
| 100 | NEVER SEEN A GIRL LIKE YOU David Oliver (Mercury 76022) | 77 | 77 | 78 | 5 | |
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