The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 9, 1980
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THE SECOND TIME AROUND
    Shalamar (Solar 11709)
  2  4  620
  2ROCK WITH YOU
    Michael Jackson (Epic 50797)
  1  1  116
  3PEANUT BUTTER
    Twennynine Featuring Lenny White (Elektra 46552)
  3  3  416
  4DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL
    Rufus & Chaka (MCA 41131)
  4  2  218
  5HAVEN’T YOU HEARD
    Patrice Rushen (Elektra 46551)
  6  91015
  6SPECIAL LADY
    Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor 2033)
  8101412
  7JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE
    Slave (Cotillion 45005)
  7  8  817
  8I SHOULDA LOVED YA
    Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic 3631)
  9131611
  9FOREVER MINE
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3727)
  5  5  511
10TOO HOT
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 802)
182853  7
11I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER
    Prince (Warner Bros. 49050)
10  6  321
12GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY
    Sister Sledge (Cotillion 45007)
192642  7
13MOVE YOUR BOOGIE BODY
    Bar-Kays (Mercury 76015)
11  7  717
14SPARKLE
    Cameo (Chocolate City 3202)
12121216
15YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME
    Phyllis Hyman (Arista 0463)
1414  918
16STEPPIN’ (Out)
    Gap Band (Mercury 76021)
16171911
17SHOUT AND SCREAM
    Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3733)
172229  9
18AND THE BEAT GOES ON
    Whispers (Solar 11894)
456381  4
19HIGH SOCIETY
    Norma Jean (Bearsville 49119)
22253310
20GIMME SOME TIME
    Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4804)
13111113
21BAD TIMES
    Tavares (Capitol 4811)
273440  8
22I’M CAUGHT UP (In A One Night Love Affair)
    Inner Life (Prelude 8004)
26354110
23WHAT I WOULDN’T DO (For The Love Of You)
    Angela Bofill (Arista/GRP 2503)
323845  9
24CRUISIN’
    Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54306)
23181724
25SEND ONE YOUR LOVE
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54303)
15151314
26LADIES NIGHT
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801)
21161524
27RAPPER’S DELIGHT 
    Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 542)
25191819
28ROTATION
    Herb Alpert (A&M 2202)
20202512
29WONDERLAND
    Commodores (Motown 1479)
304048  8
30PRAYIN’
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Source 41156)
36394410
31SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME
    Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3738)
374350  8
32DON’T TAKE IT AWAY
    War (MCA 41158)
343638  9
33WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME, GIRL
    Spinners (Atlantic 3637)
394959  8
34GET UP
    Vernon Burch (Chocolate City 3203)
354149  8
35THIS IS IT
    Kenny Loggins (Columbia 11109)
506778  5
36YOU ARE MY HEAVEN
    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3627)
485880  4
37CISSELIN’ HOT
    Chuck Cissel (Arista 0471)
40444711
38FUNK YOU UP 
    The Sequence with Sugarhill Gang Band (Sugar Hill 543)
445058  8
39DON’T LET GO
    Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2011)
28242322
40I WANT YOU FOR MYSELF
    George Duke (Epic 50792)
24232416
41I’VE GOT FAITH IN YOU
    Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 11174)
475362  7
42CATCHIN’ UP ON LOVE
    Kinsman Dazz (20th Century-Fox 2435)
43475711
43THEME FROM THE BLACK HOLE
    Parliament (Casablanca 2235)
6075  3
44WHAT’S YOUR NAME
    Leon Ware (Fabulous 748)
29293911
45I PLEDGE MY LOVE
    Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 2053)
536169  5
46STILL
    Commodores (Motown 1474)
31212119
47MY LOVE DON’T COME EASY
    Jean Carn (Philadelphia Int’l 3732)
495767  7
48BRAZOS RIVER BREAKDOWN
    Stix Hooper (MCA 41165)
566472  7
49I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
    Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1478)
515968  7
50ON THE RADIO
    Donna Summer (Casablanca 2236)
7186  3
51BOUNCE, ROCK, SKATE, ROLL (pt. 1)
    Vaughan Mason & Crew (Brunswick 55548)
627888  4
52ONLY MAKE BELIEVE
    Bell & James (A&M 2204)
525463  7
53EVERY GENERATION
    Ronnie Laws (United Artists 1334)
6376  3
54I’LL TELL YOU
    Sergio Mendes Brasil ’88 (Elektra 46567)
556575  7
55LOVE INJECTION
    Trussel (Elektra 46560)
647377  9
56DON’T STOP THE FEELING
    Roy Ayers (Polydor 2037)
33333412
57IT’S MY HOUSE
    Diana Ross (Motown 1471)
42323114
58GLIDE
    Pleasure (Fantasy 874)
38272219
59I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU
    Ren Woods (ARC 11146)
414243  9
60MUSIC
    One Way Featuring Al Hudson (MCA 41170)
697787  4
61GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT
    Chuck Mangione (A&M 2211)
73  2
62IT’S NOT MY TIME
    L.V. Johnson (ICA 026)
667484  8
63COMPUTER GAME (“Theme From The Circus”)
    Yellow Magic Orchestra (Horizon 127)
7484  3
64STANDING OVATION
    GQ (Arista 0483)
  1
65STAR
    Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11165)
656870  8
66WELCOME BACK HOME
    Dramatics (MCA 41178)
79  2
67BODYSHINE
    Instant Funk (Salsoul 2112)
7685  3
68RIGHT PLACE
    Brass Construction (United Artists 1332)
7888  3
69HERE COMES THE SUN
    Fat Larry’s Band (Fantasy/WMOT 881)
7791  3
70I DON’T EVER (Wanna Love Nobody But You)
    Creme D’ Cocoa (Venture 118)
728090  4
71I CALL YOUR NAME
    Switch (Gordy 7175)
70666620
72DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE
    Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes (Spring 2036)
57373711
73IS THIS THE BEST (Bop-Doo-Wah)
    L. A. Boppers (Mercury 76038)
83  2
74WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD?
    Prince (Warner Bros. 49178)
  1
75COME INTO MY LIFE (pt. 1)
    Rick James (Gordy 7177)
89  2
76YOU’RE MY SWEETNESS
    Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3736)
85  2
77OH, DARLIN’
    Brothers By Choice (ALA 108)
91  2
78DIDN’T I BLOW YOUR MIND
    Millie Jackson (Spring 3007)
86  2
79WAY BACK WHEN
    Brenda Russell (A&M 2207)
818282  5
80WALKING ON SUNSHINE
    Bill Summers & Summers Heat (Prestige 770)
808391  5
81STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART
    Loose Change (Casablanca 2219)
46465410
82STRANGER
    L.T. D. (A&M 2192)
75552819
83YES, I’M READY
    Teri DeSario with K.C. (Casablanca 2227)
  1
84NEVER BUY TEXAS FROM A COWBOY (pt. 1)
    Brides Of Funkenstein (Atlantic 3640)
88  2
85GIVE ME SOME EMOTION
    Webster Lewis (Epic 50832)
  1
86WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE
    Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4826)
  1
87PULL MY STRINGS
    Lakeside (Solar 11746)
59453514
88RUNNIN’ FROM THE LAW
    Stargard (Warner Bros. 49165)
  1
89COUNTRY FREAKIN’
    Mighty Fire (Zephyr 001)
  1
90LOVE IN PERFECT HARMONY
    Fatback (Spring 3005)
909295  4
91I CAN’T STOP (Turning You On)
    Silk (Philadelphia Int’l 3730)
9294  3
92WE DON’T
    Controllers (Juana 3426)
  1
93SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE
    Janice McClain (Warner/RFC 49103)
93  2
94NOBODY KNOWS
    Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 49099)
54312014
95PLAY SOMETHING PRETTY
    Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 11084)
877274  9
96THE SWEETEST PAIN
    Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Int’l 3724)
82715214
97YOU’RE SO GOOD TO ME
    Curtis Mayfield (RSO/Curtom 941)
615151  9
98DEJA VU
    Dionne Warwick (Arista 0459)
58303016
99WHAT’S THE NAME OF YOUR LOVE?
    Emotions (ARC 11134)
68482714
100 NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough) 
    Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer (Columbia 11125 / Casablanca 20199)
67522616
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