| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 27, 1980 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson (Warner Bros./Qwest 49505) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2 | UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross (Motown 1494) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | FUNKIN’ FOR JAMAICA (N.Y.) Tom Browne (Arista/GRP 2506) | 8 | 16 | 25 | 9 | |
| 4 | GIRL, DON’T LET IT GET YOU DOWN O’Jays (TSOP 4790) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | I’VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU Dynasty (Solar 12021) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 6 | CAN’T WE TRY Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3107) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN GIRL Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 4891) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 8 | WIDE RECEIVER (pt. 1) Michael Henderson (Buddah 622) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |
| 9 | ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen (Elektra 47031) | 13 | 22 | 32 | 6 | |
| 10 | SHAKE YOUR PANTS Cameo (Chocolate City 3210) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| 11 | ONE IN A MILLION YOU Larry Graham (Warner Bros. 49221) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | |
| 12 | MORE BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE (pt. 1) Zapp (Warner Bros. 49534) | 22 | 32 | 47 | 6 | |
| 13 | LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46001) | 21 | 24 | 27 | 9 | |
| 14 | HE’S SO SHY Pointer Sisters (Planet 47916) | 18 | 21 | 24 | 11 | |
| 15 | WHERE DID WE GO WRONG L.T. D. (A&M 2250) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 8 | |
| 16 | THE BREAKS (pt. 1) Kurtis Blow (Mercury 76075) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 17 | |
| 17 | LOVE DON’T MAKE IT RIGHT Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 49269) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| 18 | MAGIC OF YOU (Like The Way) Cameron (Salsoul 2124) | 17 | 18 | 23 | 14 | |
| 19 | BIG TIME Rick James (Gordy 7185) | 15 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| 20 | NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox 2460) | 23 | 26 | 28 | 8 | |
| 21 | HERE WE GO Minnie Riperton (Capitol 4902) | 25 | 33 | 43 | 6 | |
| 22 | POP IT One Way Featuring Al Hudson (MCA 41298) | 26 | 30 | 44 | 7 | |
| 23 | NO NIGHT SO LONG Dionne Warwick (Arista 0527) | 24 | 25 | 31 | 9 | |
| 24 | OLD-FASHION LOVE Commodores (Motown 1489) | 16 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
| 25 | I TOUCHED A DREAM Dells (20th Century-Fox 2463) | 30 | 36 | 42 | 8 | |
| 26 | REBELS ARE WE Chic (Atlantic 3665) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | |
| 27 | SEARCHING Change (Warner/RFC 49512) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 9 | |
| 28 | PAPILLON (aka Hot Butterfly) Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 49256) | 28 | 20 | 21 | 11 | |
| 29 | I JUST WANNA DANCE WITH YOU Starpoint (Chocolate City 3208) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| 30 | GIVE IT ON UP (If You Want To) Mtume (Epic 50917) | 36 | 42 | 48 | 7 | |
| 31 | TASTE OF BITTER LOVE Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 11330) | 33 | 35 | 41 | 8 | |
| 32 | GIRL OF MY DREAM Manhattans (Columbia 11321) | 32 | 34 | 36 | 9 | |
| 33 | DANCE TURNED INTO A ROMANCE Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l 3111) | 34 | 40 | 46 | 9 | |
| 34 | MASTER BLASTER (Jammin’) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54317) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | I HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG McFadden & Whitehead (TSOP 4788) | 29 | 29 | 38 | 9 | |
| 36 | MY PRAYER Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor 2116) | 44 | 50 | 62 | 5 | |
| 37 | LET ME TALK Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11366) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | THAT BURNING LOVE Edmund Sylvers (Casablanca 2270) | 40 | 45 | 52 | 8 | |
| 39 | TREASURE Brothers Johnson (A&M 2254) | 39 | 44 | 50 | 8 | |
| 40 | SOUL SHADOWS Crusaders (MCA 41295) | 42 | 48 | 58 | 6 | |
| 41 | FUNTIME (pt. 1) Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 2115) | 41 | 43 | 45 | 8 | |
| 42 | COMING HOME Truth (Devaki 4001) | 48 | 58 | 70 | 8 | |
| 43 | I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Teena Marie (Gordy 7189) | 49 | 66 | 80 | 5 | |
| 44 | RED LIGHT Linda Clifford (RSO 1041) | 46 | 56 | 69 | 5 | |
| 45 | RESCUE ME Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4888) | 31 | 17 | 17 | 14 | |
| 46 | PUSH PUSH Brick (Bang 4813) | 54 | 65 | 76 | 5 | |
| 47 | BACKSTROKIN’ Fatback (Spring 3012) | 35 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
| 48 | FREEDOM Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill 549) | 58 | 67 | 75 | 6 | |
| 49 | NOW THAT YOU’RE MINE AGAIN Spinners (Atlantic 3757) | 59 | 69 | 79 | 4 | |
| 50 | SHAKE IT UP (Do The Boogaloo) Rod (Prelude 8014) | 50 | 52 | 55 | 9 | |
| 51 | I’M COMING OUT Diana Ross (Motown 1491) | 65 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | UNLOCK THE FUNK Locksmith (Arista 0543) | 53 | 62 | 77 | 6 | |
| 53 | TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Norman Connors (Arista 0548) | 55 | 63 | 72 | 4 | |
| 54 | LOVE MAKIN’ MUSIC Barry White (Unlimited Gold 1418) | 43 | 37 | 37 | 12 | |
| 55 | EVERYTHING SO GOOD ABOUT YOU Melba Moore (Epic 50909) | 63 | 73 | 88 | 5 | |
| 56 | YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOUR LOVE FOR ME Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1490) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 11 | |
| 57 | HURRY UP THIS WAY AGAIN Stylistics (TSOP 4789) | 66 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 58 | TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right) (pt. 1) S.O.S. Band (Tabu 5522) | 45 | 31 | 14 | 24 | |
| 59 | COULD YOU BE LOVED Bob Marley & Wailers (Island 49547) | 67 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 60 | (Baby) I CAN’T GET OVER LOSING YOU TTF (RSO/Curtom 1035) | 37 | 27 | 19 | 17 | |
| 61 | WALK AWAY Donna Summer (Casablanca 2300) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | CUPID / I’VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME Spinners (Atlantic 3664) | 47 | 39 | 15 | 19 | |
| 63 | DYNAMITE! Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 45015) | 51 | 41 | 22 | 20 | |
| 64 | TRIPPING OUT Curtis Mayfield (RSO/Curtom 1046) | 74 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit) S.O.S. Band (Tabu 5526) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | NIGHT TIME LOVER LaToya Jackson (Polydor 2117) | 70 | 78 | 86 | 4 | |
| 67 | THE TILT 7th Wonder (Chocolate City 3212) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | KAMALI Herb Alpert (A&M 2268) | 78 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | OUT HERE ON MY OWN Angela Clemmons (Epic 50919) | 69 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| 70 | HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) Tyrone Davis (Columbia 11344) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | SUNRISE Slick (Fantasy/WMOT 892) | 72 | 94 | 94 | 4 | |
| 72 | BAD BABE Shotgun (MCA 41312) | 75 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | REAL LOVE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49503) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | TELEPHONE BILL Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1305) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | SIR JAM A LOT Captain Sky (TEC 768) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | LOVE TOUCH Jeff & Aleta (SRI 00007) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | HEROES Commodores (Motown 1495) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | HEARTACHE NO. 9 Delegation (Mercury 76071) | 80 | 82 | 90 | 4 | |
| 79 | MR. MIRACLE MAN Dee Edwards (Cotillion 46003) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | LET’S GET FUNKY TONIGHT Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 12075) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | KID STUFF Twennynine With Lenny White (Elektra 47043) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | CAN’T HELP MYSELF Kwick (EMI America 8048) | 86 | 86 | 91 | 7 | |
| 83 | FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO GROOVE Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (Arista 0522) | 56 | 49 | 34 | 14 | |
| 84 | TAKING AWAY YOUR SPACE Two Tons O’ Fun (Fantasy/Honey 896) | 76 | 81 | 81 | 5 | |
| 85 | SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4869) | 61 | 55 | 54 | 18 | |
| 86 | THIS FEELING’S RATED X-TRA Carl Carlton (20th Century-Fox 2459) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | SHAME ON YOU Patience (Columbia 11334) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | SAVE ME Dave Mason (Columbia 11289) | 71 | 72 | 85 | 5 | |
| 89 | FOR YOU, FOR LOVE Average White Band (Arista 0553) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | DOES IT FEEL GOOD B.T. Express (Columbia 11336) | 90 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | MAKING LOVE Herbie Hancock (Columbia 11323) | 68 | 68 | 73 | 7 | |
| 92 | IT’S NOT WHAT YOU GOT (It’s How You Use It) Carrie Lucas (Solar 12085) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | MAKE ME YOURS High Inergy (Gordy 7187) | 93 | 95 | 95 | 6 | |
| 94 | COWBOYS TO GIRLS Philly Cream (WMOT 5350) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | YOU AND ME Rockie Robbins (A&M 2231) | 52 | 46 | 30 | 23 | |
| 96 | YEARNIN’ BURNIN’ Pleasure (Fantasy 893) | 62 | 54 | 49 | 14 | |
| 97 | DON’T BE AN ISLAND Jerry Butler featuring Debra Henry (Philadelphia Int’l 3113) | 77 | 77 | 78 | 6 | |
| 98 | HEY LOVER Chocolate Milk (RCA 12030) | 81 | 57 | 57 | 11 | |
| 99 | BABY, WHEN LOVE IS IN YOUR HEART (It’s In Your Eyes) Joe Simon (Posse 5001) | 64 | 64 | 67 | 9 | |
| 100 | JOJO Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11281) | 57 | 47 | 33 | 15 | |
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