| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| (No new chart published this week [published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 29 issue]; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 5, 1980 | |||||
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N O N E W C H A R T P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O N E W C H A R T P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL Rufus & Chaka (MCA 41131) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (Epic 50797) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER Prince (Warner Bros. 49050) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | MOVE YOUR BOOGIE BODY Bar-Kays (Mercury 76015) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | SEND ONE YOUR LOVE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54303) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | PEANUT BUTTER Twennynine Featuring Lenny White (Elektra 46552) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | LADIES NIGHT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | STILL Commodores (Motown 1474) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | CRUISIN’ Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54306) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME Phyllis Hyman (Arista 0463) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | RAPPER’S DELIGHT Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 542) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE Slave (Cotillion 45005) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | SPARKLE Cameo (Chocolate City 3202) | 13 | 16 | 18 | 11 | FOREVER MINE O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3727) | 14 | 22 | 27 | 6 | HAVEN’T YOU HEARD Patrice Rushen (Elektra 46551) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 10 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND Shalamar (Solar 11709) | 16 | 20 | 22 | 15 | NOBODY KNOWS Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 49099) | 17 | 17 | 20 | 9 | GLIDE Pleasure (Fantasy 874) | 18 | 10 | 10 | 14 | GIMME SOME TIME Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4804) | 19 | 23 | 29 | 8 | STRANGER L.T. D. (A&M 2192) | 20 | 14 | 13 | 14 | DON’T LET GO Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2011) | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer (Columbia 11125 / Casablanca 20199) | 22 | 15 | 15 | 11 | LOVE GUN Rick James (Gordy 7176) | 23 | 19 | 11 | 11 | DEJA VU Dionne Warwick (Arista 0459) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 11 | WHAT’S THE NAME OF YOUR LOVE? Emotions (ARC 11134) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 9 | I WANT YOU FOR MYSELF George Duke (Epic 50792) | 26 | 29 | 36 | 11 | BE WITH ME Tyrone Davis (Columbia 11128) | 27 | 27 | 32 | 10 | SPECIAL LADY Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor 2033) | 28 | 37 | 46 | 7 | I SHOULDA LOVED YA Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic 3631) | 29 | 38 | 53 | 6 | IT’S MY HOUSE Diana Ross (Motown 1471) | 30 | 30 | 35 | 9 | PARTY PEOPLE Parliament (Casablanca 2222) | 31 | 25 | 26 | 9 | I JUST WANNA WANNA Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 1012) | 32 | 32 | 34 | 10 | I WANT YOU Wilson Pickett (EMI America 8027) | 33 | 35 | 38 | 10 | STEPPIN’ (Out) Gap Band (Mercury 76021) | 34 | 40 | 50 | 6 | A SONG FOR DONNY Whispers (Solar 11739) | 35 | 34 | 30 | 13 | PULL MY STRINGS Lakeside (Solar 11746) | 36 | 39 | 40 | 9 | I JUST CAN’T CONTROL MYSELF Nature’s Divine (Infinity 50,027) | 37 | 33 | 19 | 18 | I CALL YOUR NAME Switch (Gordy 7175) | 38 | 28 | 24 | 15 | SO GOOD, SO RIGHT Brenda Russell (Horizon 123) | 39 | 36 | 31 | 20 | ROTATION Herb Alpert (A&M 2202) | 40 | 48 | 56 | 7 | (Not Just) KNEE DEEP (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040) | 41 | 31 | 23 | 20 | SO DELICIOUS Pockets (ARC 11121) | 42 | 43 | 51 | 8 | DON’T STOP THE FEELING Roy Ayers (Polydor 2037) | 43 | 52 | 61 | 7 | WITCH DOCTOR Instant Funk (Salsoul 2108) | 44 | 44 | 48 | 8 | YOU CAN GET OVER Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox 2427) | 45 | 45 | 47 | 10 | SHOUT AND SCREAM Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3733) | 46 | 58 | 70 | 4 | THE SWEETEST PAIN Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Int’l 3724) | 47 | 50 | 60 | 9 | WHAT’S YOUR NAME Leon Ware (Fabulous 748) | 48 | 56 | 68 | 6 | DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes (Spring 2036) | 49 | 57 | 65 | 6 | MY FEET KEEP DANCING Chic (Atlantic 3638) | 50 | 53 | 64 | 6 | DON’T TAKE IT AWAY War (MCA 41158) | 51 | 59 | 67 | 4 | I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU Ren Woods (ARC 11146) | 52 | 62 | 72 | 4 | LET’S DANCE 9th Creation (Hilltak 7901) | 53 | 55 | 59 | 9 | HIGH SOCIETY Norma Jean (Bearsville 49119) | 54 | 64 | 73 | 5 | I’M CAUGHT UP (In A One Night Love Affair) Inner Life (Prelude 8004) | 55 | 65 | 76 | 5 | CISSELIN’ HOT Chuck Cissel (Arista 0471) | 56 | 61 | 71 | 6 | BAD TIMES Tavares (Capitol 4811) | 57 | 67 | — | 3 | I DON’T WANT TO BE A FREAK (But I Can’t Help Myself) Dynasty (Solar 11694) | 58 | 46 | 45 | 17 | WHAT I WOULDN’T DO (For The Love Of You) Angela Bofill (Arista/GRP 2503) | 59 | 74 | 89 | 4 | PRAYIN’ Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Source 41156) | 60 | 68 | 78 | 5 | MELLOW, MELLOW RIGHT ON Lowrell (AVI 300) | 61 | 41 | 37 | 13 | YOU’RE SO GOOD TO ME Curtis Mayfield (RSO/Curtom 941) | 62 | 70 | 82 | 4 | STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART Loose Change (Casablanca 2219) | 63 | 71 | 80 | 5 | MOON CHILD Captain Sky (AVI 299) | 64 | 54 | 54 | 8 | GET UP Vernon Burch (Chocolate City 3203) | 65 | 75 | — | 3 | HALF A LOVE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3632) | 66 | 69 | 79 | 5 | I’VE BEEN PUSHED ASIDE McFadden & Whitehead (Philadelphia Int’l 3725) | 67 | 76 | 87 | 4 | WONDERLAND Commodores (Motown 1479) | 68 | 79 | — | 3 | SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3738) | 69 | 80 | — | 3 | CAN’T STOP DANCING Sylvester (Fantasy 879) | 70 | 72 | 81 | 5 | GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY Sister Sledge (Cotillion 45007) | 71 | — | — | 2 | TIT FOR TAT Bobby Bland (MCA 41140) | 72 | 66 | 66 | 7 | I GET EXCITED David Ruffin (Warner Bros. 49123) | 73 | 73 | 74 | 6 | CATCHIN’ UP ON LOVE Kinsman Dazz (20th Century-Fox 2435) | 74 | 81 | 84 | 6 | FUNK YOU UP The Sequence with Sugarhill Gang Band (Sugar Hill 543) | 75 | 83 | — | 3 | I JUST WANNA BE YOUR GIRL Chapter 8 (Ariola America 7777) | 76 | 84 | — | 3 | PLAY SOMETHING PRETTY Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 11084) | 77 | 78 | 86 | 4 | TOO HOT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 802) | 78 | — | — | 2 | WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME, GIRL Spinners (Atlantic 3637) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | UNCLE JAM (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49117) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Bell & James (A&M 2204) | 81 | — | — | 2 | STAR Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11165) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | I’VE GOT FAITH IN YOU Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 11174) | 83 | — | — | 2 | I NEED LOVE Shadow (Elektra 46540) | 84 | 85 | 85 | 6 | RISE Herb Alpert (A&M 2151) | 85 | 47 | 39 | 24 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1478) | 86 | — | — | 2 | LOVE INJECTION Trussel (Elektra 46560) | 87 | 92 | 95 | 4 | MY LOVE DON’T COME EASY Jean Carn (Philadelphia Int’l 3732) | 88 | — | — | 2 | STREET PLAYER Chicago (Columbia 11124) | 89 | 89 | 92 | 5 | BRAZOS RIVER BREAKDOWN Stix Hooper (MCA 41165) | 90 | — | — | 2 | PLEASE DON’T GO KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035) | 91 | 82 | 49 | 19 | I’LL TELL YOU Sergio Mendes Brasil ’88 (Elektra 46567) | 92 | — | — | 2 | IT’S NOT MY TIME L.V. Johnson (ICA 026) | 93 | 93 | — | 3 | RIGHT OR WRONG Leroy Hutson (RSO/Curtom 1011) | 94 | 60 | 52 | 9 | EGO TRIPPING OUT Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54305) | 95 | 49 | 42 | 12 | ROLLER-SKATIN’ MATE (pt. 1) Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 2031) | 96 | 86 | 55 | 11 | KING TIM III (Personality Jock) Fatback (Spring 199) | 97 | 42 | 33 | 17 | DON’T STOP ’TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson (Epic 50742) | 98 | 63 | 43 | 24 | BETWEEN YOU BABY AND ME Curtis Mayfield & Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 941) | 99 | 51 | 41 | 21 | NEVER SEEN A GIRL LIKE YOU David Oliver (Mercury 76022) | 100 | 77 | 77 | 6 |
| ★ Indicates commercial 12" single available |
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