| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 28, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T STOP THE MUSIC Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury 76085) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 2 | BURN RUBBER (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) Gap Band (Mercury 76091) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 3 | FANTASTIC VOYAGE Lakeside (Solar 12129) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |
| 4 | I AIN’T GONNA STAND FOR IT Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54320) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
| 5 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL Jacksons (Epic 50959) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | WATCHING YOU Slave (Cotillion 46006) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| 7 | IT’S A LOVE THING Whispers (Solar 12154) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 7 | |
| 8 | I JUST LOVE THE MAN Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l 3121) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
| 9 | BOOGIE BODY LAND Bar-Kays (Mercury 76088) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 10 | TOGETHER Tierra (Boardwalk 5702) | 10 | 11 | 17 | 15 | |
| 11 | ALL AMERICAN GIRLS Sister Sledge (Cotillion 46007) | 17 | 27 | 34 | 5 | |
| 12 | CELEBRATION Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
| 13 | MAKE THE WORLD STAND STILL Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson (Atlantic 3775) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | |
| 14 | TOO TIGHT Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76089) | 14 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
| 15 | THIGHS HIGH (Grip Your Hips And Move) Tom Browne (Arista/GRP 2510) | 18 | 25 | 38 | 6 | |
| 16 | 8TH WONDER Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 753) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
| 17 | LOVE OVER AND OVER AGAIN Switch (Gordy 7193) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | |
| 18 | WHO SAID? Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2293) | 19 | 19 | 22 | 10 | |
| 19 | UNITED TOGETHER Aretha Franklin (Arista 0569) | 15 | 10 | 6 | 15 | |
| 20 | BON BON VIE (Gimme The Good Life) T.S. Monk (Mirage 3780) | 29 | 33 | 40 | 12 | |
| 21 | FULL OF FIRE Shalamar (Solar 12152) | 22 | 24 | 29 | 11 | |
| 22 | DANCE Silver Platinum (SRl 00009) | 23 | 28 | 33 | 12 | |
| 23 | YOU’RE THE BEST THING IN MY LIFE Dramatics (MCA 51041) | 24 | 30 | 36 | 10 | |
| 24 | AND LOVE GOES ON Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11434) | 30 | 38 | 59 | 4 | |
| 25 | BE ALRIGHT (pt. 1) Zapp (Warner Bros. 49623) | 25 | 32 | 37 | 10 | |
| 26 | HERE’S TO YOU Skyy (Salsoul 2132) | 27 | 29 | 30 | 15 | |
| 27 | SUKIYAKI Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4953) | 31 | 39 | 52 | 6 | |
| 28 | I’M READY Kano (Emergency 4504) | 21 | 21 | 24 | 14 | |
| 29 | FANCY DANCER Twennynine With Lenny White (Elektra 47087) | 32 | 37 | 42 | 10 | |
| 30 | JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Washington Jr. (Elektra 47103) | 35 | 53 | 79 | 4 | |
| 31 | MELANCHOLY FIRE Norman Connors (Arista 0581) | 28 | 26 | 26 | 13 | |
| 32 | MAGIC MAN Robert Winters & Fall (Buddah 624) | 37 | 42 | 48 | 10 | |
| 33 | PERFECT FIT Jerry Knight (A&M 2304) | 38 | 45 | 55 | 4 | |
| 34 | AGONY OF DeFEET Parliament (Casablanca 2317) | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | |
| 35 | I HEAR MUSIC IN THE STREETS Unlimited Touch (Prelude 8023) | 41 | 43 | 46 | 11 | |
| 36 | EVERYTHING IS COOL T-Connection (Capitol 4968) | 42 | 50 | 65 | 5 | |
| 37 | LOVE’S CALLING Zingara (Wheel 5001) | 39 | 44 | 50 | 10 | |
| 38 | BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54321) | 47 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | GLAD YOU CAME MY WAY Joe Simon (Posse 5005) | 40 | 40 | 41 | 10 | |
| 40 | TURN OUT THE LAMPLIGHT George Benson (Warner Bros./Qwest 49637) | 34 | 34 | 35 | 11 | |
| 41 | KEEP IT HOT Cameo (Chocolate City 3219) | 26 | 17 | 13 | 19 | |
| 42 | HOW ’BOUT US Champaign (Columbia 11433) | 48 | 57 | 74 | 4 | |
| 43 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T YOU WORRY Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1499) | 33 | 23 | 21 | 16 | |
| 44 | YOU’RE TOO LATE Fantasy (Pavillion 6407) | 50 | 59 | 73 | 4 | |
| 45 | LOVERS AFTER ALL Melissa Manchester & Peabo Bryson (Arista 0587) | 51 | 62 | 72 | 5 | |
| 46 | AI NO CORRIDA Quincy Jones (A&M 2309) | 64 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | WHAT WE HAVE IS RIGHT Blackbyrds (Fantasy 904) | 46 | 46 | 43 | 11 | |
| 48 | SHINE ON L.T. D. (A&M 2283) | 43 | 36 | 27 | 16 | |
| 49 | I’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER (Find Another Like You) Manhattans (Columbia 11398) | 44 | 31 | 25 | 17 | |
| 50 | NEVER LIKE THIS Two Tons (Fantasy/Honey 906) | 53 | 60 | 68 | 5 | |
| 51 | REMOTE CONTROL Reddings (Believe In A Dream 5600) | 36 | 20 | 12 | 21 | |
| 52 | LOVE T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3116) | 45 | 22 | 16 | 20 | |
| 53 | WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Aretha Franklin (Arista 0591) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 4942) | 54 | 51 | 47 | 16 | |
| 55 | WHEN WE GET MARRIED Larry Graham (Warner Bros. 49581) | 49 | 35 | 31 | 20 | |
| 56 | I AIN’T JIVIN’, I’M JAMMIN’ (pt. 1) Leon Huff (Philadelphia Int’l 3122) | 52 | 52 | 61 | 7 | |
| 57 | TAKE IT TO THE TOP Kool & Gang (De-Lite 810) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 58 | FEEL ME Cameo (Chocolate City 3222) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | SHAKE IT UP Dazz Band (Motown 1500) | 61 | 61 | 62 | 12 | |
| 60 | BE YOURSELF Debra Laws (Elektra 47084) | 65 | 68 | 76 | 5 | |
| 61 | GET TOUGH Kleeer (Atlantic 3788) | 70 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | ANGEL Fatback (Spring 3016) | 62 | 64 | 71 | 6 | |
| 63 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE / NOTHING REMAINS THE SAME Spinners (Atlantic 3798) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | F-ENCOUNTER Bootsy (Warner Bros. 49661) | 72 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | RAPTURE Blondie (Chrysalis 2485) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | UNDERSTANDING Truth (Devaki 4002) | 66 | 67 | 67 | 10 | |
| 67 | PRAISE Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54322) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | YOU LIKE ME DON’T YOU Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1503) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | DON’T BE ASHAME TO CALL MY NAME Bohannon (Phase II 5654) | 74 | 78 | 93 | 4 | |
| 70 | WHEN LOVE CALLS Atlantic Starr (A&M 2312) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | ONE-WAY LOVE AFFAIR Sadane (Warner Bros. 49663) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP (pt. 1) Patrice Rushen (Elektra 47113) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | LONELINESS Tavares (Capitol 4969) | 73 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | WHERE DID I GO WRONG Heatwave (Epic 51005) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | WIND ME UP R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Buddah 625) | 76 | 77 | 85 | 5 | |
| 76 | THE TWO OF US Seawind (A&M 2302) | 78 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | CAN YOU HANDLE IT Sharon Redd (Prelude 8024) | 77 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| 78 | YOUNG LOVE Teena Marie (Gordy 7194) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | I WANT IT Reddings (Believe In A Dream 5602) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | BABY DON’T STOP ME Leon Ware (Elektra 47093) | 83 | 84 | 92 | 4 | |
| 81 | HARD TIMES Kurtis Blow (Mercury 76093) | 81 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | HAVE YOU SEEN HER Chi-Lites Featuring Gene Record (20th Century-Fox/Chi-Sound 2481) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | MOMENT OF WEAKNESS Enchantment (RCA 12163) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS Ohio Players (Boardwalk 5708) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | WAITIN’ ON A LETTER / MR. POSTMAN Originals (Phase II 5653) | 89 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | YOU’RE LYING Linx (Chrysalis 2461) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | KEEP ON IT Starpoint (Chocolate City 3223) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | MESSING WITH MY MIND Lenny Williams (MCA 51033) | 80 | 80 | 81 | 7 | |
| 89 | GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEF Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 49646) | 92 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | AND I’LL SEE YOU NO MORE Stylistics (TSOP 4798) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | DOUBLE DUTCH BUS Frankie Smith (WMOT 5356) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill 759) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | HEY YOU Symba (Venture 137) | 63 | 63 | 64 | 7 | |
| 94 | LET’S DO IT Convertion (SAM 5017) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | DIRTY MIND Prince (Warner Bros. 49638) | 75 | 75 | 77 | 6 | |
| 96 | I’LL NEVER LOVE THE SAME WAY TWICE Barbara Mason (WMOT 5352) | 67 | 54 | 54 | 13 | |
| 97 | ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT Stone City Band (Gordy 7195) | 91 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | JESUS IS LOVE Commodores (Motown 1502) | 58 | 56 | 56 | 11 | |
| 99 | LOOK UP Patrice Rushen (Elektra 47067) | 56 | 41 | 28 | 19 | |
| 100 | I HAD A TALK WITH MY MAN Linda Clifford (Capitol/Curtom 4958) | 55 | 55 | 60 | 10 | |
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