The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending JULY 26, 1980
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1ONE IN A MILLION YOU
    Larry Graham (Warner Bros. 49221)
  2  3  813
  2TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right) (pt. 1)
    S.O.S. Band (Tabu 5522)
  1  1  115
  3LANDLORD
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 11239)
  3  2  215
  4CUPID / I’VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME
    Spinners (Atlantic 3664)
  4  71010
  5A LOVER’S HOLIDAY
    Change (Warner/RFC 49208)
  5  5  516
  6SWEET SENSATION
    Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox 2449)
  6  6  417
  7GIVE ME THE NIGHT
    George Benson (Warner Bros./Qwest 49505)
131926  5
  8LET’S GET SERIOUS
    Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1469)
  7  4  319
  9DYNAMITE!
    Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 45015)
12151811
10WE’RE GOIN’ OUT TONIGHT
    Cameo (Chocolate City 3206)
  9  9  913
11YOU AND ME
    Rockie Robbins (A&M 2231)
11131414
12OLD-FASHION LOVE
    Commodores (Motown 1489)
172228  5
13SITTING IN THE PARK
    GQ (Arista 0510)
10101211
14SHINING STAR
    Manhattans (Columbia 11222)
  8  8  620
15THE BREAKS (pt. 1)
    Kurtis Blow (Mercury 76075)
223446  8
16FUNKYTOWN
    Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca 2233)
1411  719
17HERE WE GO AGAIN (pt. 1)
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2291)
202533  7
18BACK TOGETHER AGAIN
    Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic 3661)
16121113
19JOJO
    Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11281)
273341  6
20SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE
    Natalie Cole (Capitol 4869)
151621  9
21BACKSTROKIN’
    Fatback (Spring 3012)
315056  5
22LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
    Brothers Johnson (A&M 2238)
18181910
23GOTTA GET MY HANDS ON SOME (Money)
    Fatback (Spring 3008)
19141319
24CAN’T WE TRY
    Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3107)
355363  4
25REBELS ARE WE
    Chic (Atlantic 3665)
364961  4
26CLOUDS
    Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 49216)
21201614
27BEHIND THE GROOVE
    Teena Marie (Gordy 7184)
25232313
28FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO GROOVE
    Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (Arista 0522)
345868  5
29LOVE DON’T MAKE IT RIGHT
    Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 49269)
3852  3
30NEVER GIVIN’ UP
    Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 49234)
29313211
31UPSIDE DOWN
    Diana Ross (Motown 1494)
6282  3
32JAM (Let’s Take It To The Streets)
    Five Special (Elektra 46620)
24242512
33I SHOULD BE YOUR LOVER
    Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Source 41231)
26262711
34ALL NIGHT THING
    Invisible Man’s Band (Mango 103)
32323122
35I’VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU
    Dynasty (Solar 12021)
506282  4
36I ENJOY YA
    Seventh Wonder (Chocolate City 3207)
445159  6
37(Baby) I CAN’T GET OVER LOSING YOU
    TTF (RSO/Curtom 1035)
424854  8
38BY YOUR SIDE
    Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76066)
394450  7
39RESCUE ME
    Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4888)
475467  5
40PARTY LIGHTS
    Gap Band (Mercury 76062)
404248  8
41BEYOND
    Herb Alpert (A&M 2246)
495766  5
42FIGURES CAN’T CALCULATE
    William DeVaughn (TEC 767)
414143  7
43SPACE RANGER (Majic’s In The Air)
    Sun (Capitol 4873)
434652  7
44LOOKING FOR LOVE
    Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 49240)
454547  8
45I JUST WANNA DANCE WITH YOU
    Starpoint (Chocolate City 3208)
516075  4
46LOVE JONES
    Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1304)
464749  9
47HEAVY ON PRIDE (Light On Love)
    Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54313)
556376  5
48HOUSE PARTY
    Fred Wesley (RSO/Curtom 1037)
546573  6
49SOUTHERN GIRL
    Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 4891)
5883  3
50BIG TIME
    Rick James (Gordy 7185)
5776  3
51YEARNIN’ BURNIN’
    Pleasure (Fantasy 893)
606978  5
52LOVE MAKIN’ MUSIC
    Barry White (Unlimited Gold 1418)
6579  3
53LET’S GO ’ROUND AGAIN
    Average White Band (Arista 0515)
535664  6
54SPACER
    Sheila & B. Devotion (Carere 7209)
48404010
55DO YOU REALLY LOVE ME
    Rene & Angela (Capitol 4851)
636669  6
56HEY LOVER
    Chocolate Milk (RCA 12030)
70  2
57GIRL, DON’T LET IT GET YOU DOWN
    O’Jays (TSOP 4790)
  1
58MAGIC OF YOU (Like The Way)
    Cameron (Salsoul 2124)
617180  5
59I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE
    Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4887)
677584  4
60MAKE IT FEEL GOOD
    Alfonzo Surrett (MCA 41249)
7588  3
61PAPILLON (aka Hot Butterfly)
    Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 49256)
79  2
62DOES SHE HAVE A FRIEND?
    Gene Chandler (20th Century-Fox 2451)
28171713
63LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOW
    Curtis Mayfield (RSO/Curtom 1036)
718089  4
64POWER
    Temptations (Gordy 7183)
23211514
65WE SUPPLY
    Stanley Clarke (Epic 50890)
595962  8
66I DON’T GO SHOPPING
    Patti LaBelle (Epic 50872)
30272213
67BODY LANGUAGE
    Patti Austin (CTI 9600)
727779  5
68OVERNIGHT SENSATION
    Jerry Knight (A&M 2215)
52282017
69WIDE RECEIVER (pt. 1)
    Michael Henderson (Buddah 622)
7886  3
70ROLLER SKATE
    Vaughn Mason & Crew (Brunswick 212)
646465  7
71SKYYZOO
    Skyy (Salsoul 2121)
333030  9
72YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOUR LOVE FOR ME
    Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1490)
82  2
73HE’S SO SHY
    Pointer Sisters (Planet 47916)
87  2
74I’VE GOT MY SECOND WIND
    Al Johnson (Columbia 11287)
747888  4
75IF YOU’RE LOOKIN’ FOR A NIGHT OF FUN (Look Past Me, I’m Not The One)
    Leon Haywood (20th Century-Fox 2454)
7785  3
76ALL THE WAY
    Brick (Bang 4810)
69353510
77I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME
    Frank Hooker & Positive People (Panorama 11984)
373739  9
78LAST DANCE AT DANCELAND
    Randy Crawford (Warner Bros. 49276)
86  2
79SHAKE YOUR PANTS
    Cameo (Chocolate City 3210)
  1
80SHANTE
    Mass Production (Cotillion 45018)
808190  4
81ONE MORE TIME FOR LOVE
    Billy Preston & Syreeta (Tamla 54312)
89  2
82JUST LIKE YOU
    Heat (MCA 41267)
90  2
83HONEY, HONEY
    David Hudson (Alston 3750)
66434410
84I OWE YOU ONE
    Shalamar (Solar 12049)
  1
85I LOVE IT
    Trussel (Elektra 46664)
  1
86HOW MUCH I FEEL
    Brothers By Choice (ALA 110)
889093  4
87STRUCK BY LIGHTNING TWICE
    Temptations (Gordy 7188)
  1
88SLOW DANCE
    David Ruffin (Warner Bros. 49277)
  1
89SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
    Bobbi Walker (Casablanca 2274)
94  2
90POP YOUR FINGERS
    Rose Royce (Whitfield 49274)
  1
91BADD BOY
    Don Covay (Newman 500)
9293  3
92LET’S GO ON VACATION
    Sister Sledge (Cotillion 45020)
686872  6
93SPLASHDOWN TIME
    Breakwater (Arista 0518)
737374  6
94HOLD ON
    Symba (Venture 127)
  1
95HANGIN’ OUT
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 804)
56292912
96LOVE’S SWEET SENSATION
    Curtis Mayfield & Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 1029)
76363611
97DON’T TAKE MY LOVE AWAY
    Switch (Gordy 7181)
83383810
98I AIN’T NEVER
    Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2090)
813937  9
99DO YOUR THANG
    One Way Featuring Al Hudson (MCA 41238)
846142  9
100 BIGGEST PART OF ME
    Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 49225)
91846012
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