| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 21, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T STOP THE MUSIC Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury 76085) | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |
| 2 | BURN RUBBER (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) Gap Band (Mercury 76091) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 | FANTASTIC VOYAGE Lakeside (Solar 12129) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 4 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL Jacksons (Epic 50959) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 | I AIN’T GONNA STAND FOR IT Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54320) | 7 | 11 | 15 | 10 | |
| 6 | BOOGIE BODY LAND Bar-Kays (Mercury 76088) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 7 | CELEBRATION Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | |
| 8 | I JUST LOVE THE MAN Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l 3121) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
| 9 | IT’S A LOVE THING Whispers (Solar 12154) | 14 | 19 | 29 | 6 | |
| 10 | TOGETHER Tierra (Boardwalk 5702) | 11 | 17 | 19 | 14 | |
| 11 | MAKE THE WORLD STAND STILL Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson (Atlantic 3775) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| 12 | WATCHING YOU Slave (Cotillion 46006) | 15 | 18 | 25 | 11 | |
| 13 | LOVE OVER AND OVER AGAIN Switch (Gordy 7193) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |
| 14 | TOO TIGHT Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76089) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | |
| 15 | UNITED TOGETHER Aretha Franklin (Arista 0569) | 10 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| 16 | 8TH WONDER Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 753) | 18 | 20 | 26 | 10 | |
| 17 | ALL AMERICAN GIRLS Sister Sledge (Cotillion 46007) | 27 | 34 | 49 | 4 | |
| 18 | THIGHS HIGH (Grip Your Hips And Move) Tom Browne (Arista/GRP 2510) | 25 | 38 | 52 | 5 | |
| 19 | WHO SAID? Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2293) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 9 | |
| 20 | AGONY OF DeFEET Parliament (Casablanca 2317) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| 21 | I’M READY Kano (Emergency 4504) | 21 | 24 | 34 | 13 | |
| 22 | FULL OF FIRE Shalamar (Solar 12152) | 24 | 29 | 35 | 10 | |
| 23 | DANCE Silver Platinum (SRl 00009) | 28 | 33 | 38 | 11 | |
| 24 | YOU’RE THE BEST THING IN MY LIFE Dramatics (MCA 51041) | 30 | 36 | 42 | 9 | |
| 25 | BE ALRIGHT (pt. 1) Zapp (Warner Bros. 49623) | 32 | 37 | 46 | 9 | |
| 26 | KEEP IT HOT Cameo (Chocolate City 3219) | 17 | 13 | 4 | 18 | |
| 27 | HERE’S TO YOU Skyy (Salsoul 2132) | 29 | 30 | 36 | 14 | |
| 28 | MELANCHOLY FIRE Norman Connors (Arista 0581) | 26 | 26 | 28 | 12 | |
| 29 | BON BON VIE (Gimme The Good Life) T.S. Monk (Mirage 3780) | 33 | 40 | 47 | 11 | |
| 30 | AND LOVE GOES ON Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11434) | 38 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | SUKIYAKI Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4953) | 39 | 52 | 64 | 5 | |
| 32 | FANCY DANCER Twennynine With Lenny White (Elektra 47087) | 37 | 42 | 48 | 9 | |
| 33 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T YOU WORRY Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1499) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 15 | |
| 34 | TURN OUT THE LAMPLIGHT George Benson (Warner Bros./Qwest 49637) | 34 | 35 | 40 | 10 | |
| 35 | JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Washington Jr. (Elektra 47103) | 53 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | REMOTE CONTROL Reddings (Believe In A Dream 5600) | 20 | 12 | 6 | 20 | |
| 37 | MAGIC MAN Robert Winters & Fall (Buddah 624) | 42 | 48 | 55 | 9 | |
| 38 | PERFECT FIT Jerry Knight (A&M 2304) | 45 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | LOVE’S CALLING Zingara (Wheel 5001) | 44 | 50 | 58 | 9 | |
| 40 | GLAD YOU CAME MY WAY Joe Simon (Posse 5005) | 40 | 41 | 44 | 9 | |
| 41 | I HEAR MUSIC IN THE STREETS Unlimited Touch (Prelude 8023) | 43 | 46 | 54 | 10 | |
| 42 | EVERYTHING IS COOL T-Connection (Capitol 4968) | 50 | 65 | 78 | 4 | |
| 43 | SHINE ON L.T. D. (A&M 2283) | 36 | 27 | 17 | 15 | |
| 44 | I’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER (Find Another Like You) Manhattans (Columbia 11398) | 31 | 25 | 21 | 16 | |
| 45 | LOVE T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3116) | 22 | 16 | 12 | 19 | |
| 46 | WHAT WE HAVE IS RIGHT Blackbyrds (Fantasy 904) | 46 | 43 | 43 | 10 | |
| 47 | BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54321) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | HOW ’BOUT US Champaign (Columbia 11433) | 57 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Larry Graham (Warner Bros. 49581) | 35 | 31 | 31 | 19 | |
| 50 | YOU’RE TOO LATE Fantasy (Pavillion 6407) | 59 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | LOVERS AFTER ALL Melissa Manchester & Peabo Bryson (Arista 0587) | 62 | 72 | 87 | 4 | |
| 52 | I AIN’T JIVIN’, I’M JAMMIN’ (pt. 1) Leon Huff (Philadelphia Int’l 3122) | 52 | 61 | 68 | 6 | |
| 53 | NEVER LIKE THIS Two Tons (Fantasy/Honey 906) | 60 | 68 | 76 | 4 | |
| 54 | THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 4942) | 51 | 47 | 41 | 15 | |
| 55 | I HAD A TALK WITH MY MAN Linda Clifford (Capitol/Curtom 4958) | 55 | 60 | 61 | 9 | |
| 56 | LOOK UP Patrice Rushen (Elektra 47067) | 41 | 28 | 23 | 18 | |
| 57 | YOU Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11407) | 48 | 23 | 16 | 14 | |
| 58 | JESUS IS LOVE Commodores (Motown 1502) | 56 | 56 | 60 | 10 | |
| 59 | MASTER BLASTER (Jammin’) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54317) | 49 | 32 | 20 | 22 | |
| 60 | CAREER GIRL Carrie Lucas (Solar 12143) | 58 | 58 | 62 | 9 | |
| 61 | SHAKE IT UP Dazz Band (Motown 1500) | 61 | 62 | 65 | 11 | |
| 62 | ANGEL Fatback (Spring 3016) | 64 | 71 | 81 | 5 | |
| 63 | HEY YOU Symba (Venture 137) | 63 | 64 | 72 | 6 | |
| 64 | AI NO CORRIDA Quincy Jones (A&M 2309) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | BE YOURSELF Debra Laws (Elektra 47084) | 68 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 66 | UNDERSTANDING Truth (Devaki 4002) | 67 | 67 | 69 | 9 | |
| 67 | I’LL NEVER LOVE THE SAME WAY TWICE Barbara Mason (WMOT 5352) | 54 | 54 | 56 | 12 | |
| 68 | WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Aretha Franklin (Arista 0591) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | FEEL ME Cameo (Chocolate City 3222) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | GET TOUGH Kleeer (Atlantic 3788) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE / NOTHING REMAINS THE SAME Spinners (Atlantic 3798) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | F-ENCOUNTER Bootsy (Warner Bros. 49661) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | LONELINESS Tavares (Capitol 4969) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | DON’T BE ASHAME TO CALL MY NAME Bohannon (Phase II 5654) | 78 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | DIRTY MIND Prince (Warner Bros. 49638) | 75 | 77 | 79 | 5 | |
| 76 | WIND ME UP R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Buddah 625) | 77 | 85 | 96 | 4 | |
| 77 | CAN YOU HANDLE IT Sharon Redd (Prelude 8024) | 81 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | THE TWO OF US Seawind (A&M 2302) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | CAFE AMORE Spyro Gyra (MCA 51035) | 79 | 87 | 91 | 4 | |
| 80 | MESSING WITH MY MIND Lenny Williams (MCA 51033) | 80 | 81 | 85 | 6 | |
| 81 | HARD TIMES Kurtis Blow (Mercury 76093) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | ONE-WAY LOVE AFFAIR Sadane (Warner Bros. 49663) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | BABY DON’T STOP ME Leon Ware (Elektra 47093) | 84 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP (pt. 1) Patrice Rushen (Elektra 47113) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | WHERE DID I GO WRONG Heatwave (Epic 51005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | YOUNG LOVE Teena Marie (Gordy 7194) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | PASSION Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49617) | 65 | 66 | 75 | 5 | |
| 88 | I WANT IT Reddings (Believe In A Dream 5602) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | WAITIN’ ON A LETTER / MR. POSTMAN Originals (Phase II 5653) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | HAVE YOU SEEN HER Chi-Lites Featuring Gene Record (20th Century-Fox/Chi-Sound 2481) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT Stone City Band (Gordy 7195) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEF Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 49646) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | MOMENT OF WEAKNESS Enchantment (RCA 12163) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill 759) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | I WANT YOU Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic 3783) | 70 | 57 | 57 | 10 | |
| 96 | INHERIT THE WIND Wilton Felder (MCA 51024) | 69 | 49 | 39 | 14 | |
| 97 | STRETCH B.T. Express (Columbia 11400) | 72 | 63 | 63 | 12 | |
| 98 | MY FEET WON’T MOVE, BUT MY SHOES DID THE BOOGIE People’s Choice (Casablanca 2322) | 90 | 90 | 86 | 11 | |
| 99 | STRENGTH OF A WOMAN Eloise Laws (Liberty 1388) | 73 | 51 | 33 | 14 | |
| 100 | DON’T SAY GOODNIGHT First Love (Dakar 4566) | 47 | 45 | 45 | 13 | |
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