| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980 |
| TOP 100 BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES (As published in the December 27, 1980, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | GIVE ME THE NIGHT – George Benson (Warner Bros./Quest) |
| 2 | ONE IN A MILLION YOU – Larry Graham (Warner Bros.) |
| 3 | LET’S GET SERIOUS – Jermaine Jackson (Motown) |
| 4 | SPECIAL LADY – Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor) |
| 5 | TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right) (pt. 1) – The S.O.S. Band (Tabu) |
| 6 | ROCK WITH YOU – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 7 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND – Shalamar (Solar) |
| 8 | AND THE BEAT GOES ON – The Whispers (Solar) |
| 9 | LANDLORD – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Columbia 11239) |
| 10 | DON’T SAY GOODNIGHT (It’s Time For Love) (pts. 1 & 2) – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 11 | UPSIDE DOWN – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 12 | STOMP! – The Brothers Johnson (A&M) |
| 13 | SHINING STAR – The Manhattans (Columbia) |
| 14 | DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL – Rufus & Chaka (MCA) |
| 15 | SWEET SENSATION – Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox) |
| 16 | FUNKYTOWN – Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca) |
| 17 | TOO HOT – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 18 | LADY – The Whispers (Solar) |
| 19 | PEANUT BUTTER – Twennynine Featuring Lenny White (Elektra) |
| 20 | DON’T PUSH IT DON’T FORCE IT – Leon Haywood (20th Century-Fox) |
| 21 | I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER – Prince (Warner Bros.) |
| 22 | CUPID / I’VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME – The Spinners (Atlantic) |
| 23 | I’VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU – Dynasty (Solar) |
| 24 | A LOVER’S HOLIDAY – Change (Warner/RFC) |
| 25 | HAVEN’T YOU HEARD – Patrice Rushen (Elektra) |
| 26 | GIRL, DON’T LET IT GET YOU DOWN – The O’Jays (TSOP) |
| 27 | CAN’T WE TRY – Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 28 | JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE – Slave (Cotillion) |
| 29 | THE BREAKS (pt. 1) – Kurtis Blow (Mercury) |
| 30 | WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME, GIRL – The Spinners (Atlantic) |
| 31 | I SHOULDA LOVED YA – Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic) |
| 32 | FUNKIN’ FOR JAMAICA (N.Y.) – Tom Browne (Arista/GRP) |
| 33 | WIDE RECEIVER (pt. 1) – Michael Henderson (Buddah) |
| 34 | ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST – Queen (Elektra) |
| 35 | GOTTA GET MY HANDS ON SOME (Money) – Fatback (Spring) |
| 36 | OLD-FASHION LOVE – Commodores (Motown) |
| 37 | OFF THE WALL – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 38 | TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME – Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (Arista) |
| 39 | MORE BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE (pt. 1) – Zapp (Warner Bros.) |
| 40 | I DON’T BELIEVE YOU WANT TO GET UP AND DANCE (Oops, Up Side Your Head) – The Gap Band
(Mercury) |
| 41 | MOVE YOUR BOOGIE BODY – The Bar-Kays (Mercury) |
| 42 | LET ME BE THE CLOCK – Smokey Robinson (Tamla) |
| 43 | FOREVER MINE – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 44 | WE’RE GOIN’ OUT TONIGHT – Cameo (Chocolate City) |
| 45 | YOU AND ME – Rockie Robbins (A&M) |
| 46 | SOUTHERN GIRL – Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol) |
| 47 | YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME – Phyllis Hyman (Arista) |
| 48 | WHERE DID WE GO WRONG – L.T. D. (A&M) |
| 49 | DYNAMITE! – Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion) |
| 50 | BACKSTROKIN’ – Fatback (Spring) |
| 51 | THEME FROM THE BLACK HOLE – Parliament (Casablanca) |
| 52 | YOU ARE MY HEAVEN – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic) |
| 53 | GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY – Sister Sledge (Cotillion) |
| 54 | SPARKLE – Cameo (Chocolate City) |
| 55 | SEND ONE YOUR LOVE – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 56 | BACK TOGETHER AGAIN – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic) |
| 57 | LOVE DON’T MAKE IT RIGHT – Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros.) |
| 58 | REBELS ARE WE – Chic (Atlantic) |
| 59 | CLOUDS – Chaka Khan (Warner Bros.) |
| 60 | HE’S SO SHY – The Pointer Sisters (Planet) |
| 61 | POWER – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 62 | STANDING OVATION – GQ (Arista) |
| 63 | GOT TO BE ENOUGH – Con Funk Shun (Mercury) |
| 64 | LADIES NIGHT – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 65 | SITTING IN THE PARK – GQ (Arista) |
| 66 | MASTER BLASTER (Jammin’) – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 67 | LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL – Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion) |
| 68 | BOUNCE, ROCK, SKATE, ROLL (pt. 1) – Vaughan Mason & Crew (Brunswick) |
| 69 | EVERY GENERATION – Ronnie Laws (United Artists) |
| 70 | NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE – Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox) |
| 71 | SHAKE YOUR PANTS – Cameo (Chocolate City) |
| 72 | CRUISIN’ – Smokey Robinson (Tamla) |
| 73 | ALL NIGHT THING – The Invisible Man’s Band (Mango) |
| 74 | LOVELY ONE – The Jacksons (Epic) |
| 75 | LET ME TALK – Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC) |
| 76 | RAPPER’S DELIGHT – The Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill) |
| 77 | STILL – Commodores (Motown) |
| 78 | GIMME SOME TIME – Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol) |
| 79 | WELCOME BACK HOME – The Dramatics (MCA) |
| 80 | I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ – Teena Marie (Gordy) |
| 81 | I’M COMING OUT – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 82 | HIGH – Skyy (Salsoul) |
| 83 | JOJO – Boz Scaggs (Columbia) |
| 84 | OVERNIGHT SENSATION – Jerry Knight (A&M) |
| 85 | STEPPIN’ (Out) – Gap Band (Mercury) |
| 86 | HERE WE GO – Minnie Riperton (Capitol) |
| 87 | GLIDE – Pleasure (Fantasy) |
| 88 | WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD? – Prince (Warner Bros.) |
| 89 | MINUTE BY MINUTE – Peabo Bryson (Capitol) |
| 90 | COMPUTER GAME (“Theme From The Circus”) – The Yellow Magic Orchestra (Horizon) |
| 91 | BIG TIME – Rick James (Gordy) |
| 92 | BAD TIMES – Tavares (Capitol) |
| 93 | SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE – Natalie Cole (Capitol) |
| 94 | HERE WE GO AGAIN (pt. 1) – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 95 | NOBODY KNOWS – Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros.) |
| 96 | UPTOWN – Prince (Warner Bros.) |
| 97 | RESCUE ME – A Taste Of Honey (Capitol) |
| 98 | MAGIC OF YOU (Like The Way) – Cameron (Salsoul) |
| 99 | FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO GROOVE – Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (Arista) |
| 100 | LIGHT UP THE NIGHT – The Brothers Johnson (A&M) |