The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending OCTOBER 18, 1980
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
    Queen (Elektra 47031)
  1  3  9  9
  2MORE BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE (pt. 1)
    Zapp (Warner Bros. 49534)
  2  412  9
  3FUNKIN’ FOR JAMAICA (N.Y.)
    Tom Browne (Arista/GRP 2506)
  3  1  312
  4WIDE RECEIVER (pt. 1)
    Michael Henderson (Buddah 622)
  5  6  815
  5GIVE ME THE NIGHT
    George Benson (Warner Bros./Qwest 49505)
  4  2  117
  6WHERE DID WE GO WRONG
    L.T. D. (A&M 2250)
  8101511
  7GIRL, DON’T LET IT GET YOU DOWN
    O’Jays (TSOP 4790)
  7  7  413
  8MASTER BLASTER (Jammin’)
    Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54317)
111934  4
  9HE’S SO SHY
    Pointer Sisters (Planet 47916)
10111414
10I’VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU
    Dynasty (Solar 12021)
  9  9  516
11LET ME TALK
    Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11366)
152137  4
12NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE
    Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox 2460)
13162011
13LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL
    Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46001)
12121312
14LOVELY ONE
    Jacksons (Epic 50938)
2236  3
15I NEED YOUR LOVIN’
    Teena Marie (Gordy 7189)
182543  8
16HERE WE GO
    Minnie Riperton (Capitol 4902)
161721  9
17I’M COMING OUT
    Diana Ross (Motown 1491)
233951  6
18SOUTHERN GIRL
    Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 4891)
1413  715
19UPSIDE DOWN
    Diana Ross (Motown 1494)
  6  5  215
20I TOUCHED A DREAM
    Dells (20th Century-Fox 2463)
21222511
21POP IT
    One Way Featuring Al Hudson (MCA 41298)
20202210
22CAN’T WE TRY
    Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3107)
17  8  616
23GIVE IT ON UP (If You Want To)
    Mtume (Epic 50917)
25273010
24ONE IN A MILLION YOU
    Larry Graham (Warner Bros. 49221)
19141125
25UPTOWN
    Prince (Warner Bros. 49559)
3447  3
26MY PRAYER
    Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor 2116)
272836  8
27NO NIGHT SO LONG
    Dionne Warwick (Arista 0527)
24232312
28PUSH PUSH
    Brick (Bang 4813)
313746  8
29DANCE TURNED INTO A ROMANCE
    Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l 3111)
32333312
30SHAKE YOUR PANTS
    Cameo (Chocolate City 3210)
26151013
31NOW THAT YOU’RE MINE AGAIN
    Spinners (Atlantic 3757)
364349  7
32FREEDOM
    Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill 549)
384148  9
33THE BREAKS (pt. 1)
    Kurtis Blow (Mercury 76075)
28181620
34S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)
    S.O.S. Band (Tabu 5526)
435565  4
35LOVE DON’T MAKE IT RIGHT
    Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 49269)
29261715
36MAGIC OF YOU (Like The Way)
    Cameron (Salsoul 2124)
30241817
37KID STUFF
    Twennynine With Lenny White (Elektra 47043)
486081  4
38WALK AWAY
    Donna Summer (Casablanca 2300)
404961  5
39HURRY UP THIS WAY AGAIN
    Stylistics (TSOP 4789)
445057  7
40THE TILT
    7th Wonder (Chocolate City 3212)
465367  4
41TRIPPING OUT
    Curtis Mayfield (RSO/Curtom 1046)
475664  6
42I HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG
    McFadden & Whitehead (TSOP 4788)
37353512
43THE WANDERER
    Donna Summer (Geffen 49563)
5872  3
44REBELS ARE WE
    Chic (Atlantic 3665)
33322616
45REAL LOVE
    Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49503)
526373  5
46HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You)
    Tyrone Davis (Columbia 11344)
536270  6
47HEROES
    Commodores (Motown 1495)
566777  5
48TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT
    Norman Connors (Arista 0548)
515153  7
49THE REAL THANG
    Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic 3764)
5766  3
50COULD YOU BE LOVED
    Bob Marley & Wailers (Island 49547)
505759  7
51LET’S GET FUNKY TONIGHT
    Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 12075)
606980  5
52CELEBRATION
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807)
79  2
53SEARCHING
    Change (Warner/RFC 49512)
35292712
54LOVE X LOVE
    George Benson (Warner Bros./Qwest 49570)
75  2
55SIR JAM A LOT
    Captain Sky (TEC 768)
637375  5
56UNLOCK THE FUNK
    Locksmith (Arista 0543)
495252  9
57BIG TIME
    Rick James (Gordy 7185)
42301915
58THROUGHOUT YOUR YEARS (pt. 1)
    Kurtis Blow (Mercury 76083)
7384  3
59REMOTE CONTROL
    Reddings (Believe In A Dream 5600)
70  2
60NIGHT TIME LOVER
    LaToya Jackson (Polydor 2117)
616166  7
61LOVE TOUCH
    Jeff & Aleta (SRI 00007)
647476  5
62BAD BABE
    Shotgun (MCA 41312)
626472  6
63LOVE T.K.O.
    Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3116)
  1
64TELEPHONE BILL
    Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM 1305)
677074  5
65CAN’T FAKE THE FEELING
    Geraldine Hunt (Prism 315)
8092  3
66SUNRISE
    Slick (Fantasy/WMOT 892)
666871  7
67OOH CHILD
    Lenny Williams (MCA 41306)
7887  3
68HOLD ON
    Natalie Cole (Capitol 4924)
7688  3
69THIS FEELING’S RATED X-TRA
    Carl Carlton (20th Century-Fox 2459)
697186  4
70FOR YOU, FOR LOVE
    Average White Band (Arista 0553)
728189  4
71FUNKDOWN
    Cameron (Salsoul 2129)
87  2
72LOVE UPRISING
    Tavares (Capitol 4933)
  1
73KAMALI
    Herb Alpert (A&M 2268)
656568  6
74I GO CRAZY
    Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l 3114)
82  2
75RED LIGHT
    Linda Clifford (RSO 1041)
454444  8
76I BELIEVE IN YOU
    Idris Muhammad (Fantasy 902)
85  2
77SHAME ON YOU
    Patience (Columbia 11334)
777987  5
78WHEN WE GET MARRIED
    Larry Graham (Warner Bros. 49581)
  1
79EVERYTHING WE DO
    Rene & Angela (Capitol 4925)
88  2
80PAPILLON (aka Hot Butterfly)
    Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 49256)
41312814
81SOUL SHADOWS
    Crusaders (MCA 41295)
554040  9
82NOW YOU CHOOSE ME
    Pleasure (Fantasy 900)
90  2
83I JUST WANNA DANCE WITH YOU
    Starpoint (Chocolate City 3208)
39342916
84IT’S NOT WHAT YOU GOT (It’s How You Use It)
    Carrie Lucas (Solar 12085)
848992  4
85EVERYTHING SO GOOD ABOUT YOU
    Melba Moore (Epic 50909)
545455  8
86HANG TOUGH
    Rockie Robbins (A&M 2264)
9191  3
87LADY
    Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380)
  1
88A WILD AND CRAZZY SONG
    Fenderella (Marlin 3346)
93  2
89THROW DOWN THE GROOVE (pt. 1)
    Bohannon (Phase II 5650)
  1
90FUN CITY
    Vernon Burch (Chocolate City 3211)
  1
91LOVE HAS TAKEN ME OVER (Be My Baby)
    Junie (Columbia 11362)
  1
92COWBOYS TO GIRLS
    Philly Cream (WMOT 5350)
929494  4
93LET’S DO IT AGAIN
    Fatback (Spring 3015)
  1
94RESCUE ME
    Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4888)
68584517
95TREASURE
    Brothers Johnson (A&M 2254)
59483911
96FUNTIME (pt. 1)
    Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 2115)
86764111
97TASTE OF BITTER LOVE
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 11330)
71453111
98GIRL OF MY DREAM
    Manhattans (Columbia 11321)
81463212
99MR. MIRACLE MAN
    Dee Edwards (Cotillion 46003)
898579  6
100 THAT BURNING LOVE
    Edmund Sylvers (Casablanca 2270)
74383811
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