| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 4, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DOUBLE DUTCH BUS Frankie Smith (WMOT 5356) | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |
| 2 | GIVE IT TO ME BABY Rick James (Gordy 7197) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 3 | WHAT CHA’ GONNA DO FOR ME Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 49692) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 4 | TWO HEARTS Stephanie Mills featuring Teddy Pendergrass (20th Century-Fox 2492) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | PULL UP TO THE BUMPER Grace Jones (Island 49697) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 6 | FREAKY DANCIN’ Cameo (Chocolate City 3225) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (Arista 0592) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| 8 | SWEET BABY Stanley Clarke/George Duke (Epic 01052) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| 9 | YEARNING FOR YOUR LOVE Gap Band (Mercury 76101) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 10 | NIGHT (Feel Like Getting Down) Billy Ocean (Epic 02053) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| 11 | RUNNING AWAY Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 5000) | 11 | 12 | 17 | 8 | |
| 12 | HEARTBEAT Taana Gardner (West End 1232) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 13 | PUSH One Way (MCA 51110) | 17 | 19 | 25 | 8 | |
| 14 | LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46015) | 30 | 41 | 53 | 5 | |
| 15 | BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54321) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 21 | |
| 16 | ARE YOU SINGLE Aurra (Salsoul 2139) | 19 | 27 | 27 | 10 | |
| 17 | MAKE THAT MOVE Shalamar (Solar 12192) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |
| 18 | VERY SPECIAL Debra Laws (Elektra 47142) | 24 | 28 | 56 | 7 | |
| 19 | PARADISE Change (Atlantic/RFC 3809) | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | |
| 20 | TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS Walter Jackson (Columbia 02037) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 10 | |
| 21 | TAKE IT ANY WAY YOU WANT IT Fatback (Spring 3018) | 22 | 25 | 35 | 9 | |
| 22 | LOVE’S DANCE Klique (MCA 51099) | 26 | 33 | 40 | 8 | |
| 23 | SEARCHING TO FIND THE ONE Unlimited Touch (Prelude 8029) | 27 | 35 | 44 | 7 | |
| 24 | TRY IT OUT Gino Soccio (Atlantic/RFC 3813) | 25 | 32 | 42 | 10 | |
| 25 | SHAKE IT UP TONIGHT Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 02102) | 33 | 40 | 49 | 6 | |
| 26 | RAZZAMATAZZ Quincy Jones featuring Patti Austin (A&M 2334) | 32 | 39 | 55 | 6 | |
| 27 | THE REAL THING Brothers Johnson (A&M 2343) | 37 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | IS IT YOU Lee Ritenour (Elektra 47124) | 28 | 29 | 32 | 11 | |
| 29 | HOW ’BOUT US Champaign (Columbia 11433) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 22 | |
| 30 | BODY MUSIC Strikers (Prelude 8025) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 13 | |
| 31 | CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT Bill Summers & Summers Heat (MCA 51073) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | |
| 32 | SEND FOR ME Atlantic Starr (A&M 2340) | 39 | 58 | 84 | 4 | |
| 33 | WHEN LOVE CALLS Atlantic Starr (A&M 2312) | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | |
| 34 | ’SCUSE ME, WHILE I FALL IN LOVE Donna Washington (Capitol 4991) | 31 | 26 | 26 | 11 | |
| 35 | HERE IS MY LOVE Sylvester (Fantasy/Honey 912) | 41 | 46 | 52 | 7 | |
| 36 | I’M IN LOVE Evelyn King (RCA 12243) | 46 | 56 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | I DON’T REALLY CARE L.V. Johnson (ICA 027) | 42 | 48 | 54 | 8 | |
| 38 | TURN UP THE MUSIC Mass Production (Cotillion 46013) | 36 | 36 | 38 | 9 | |
| 39 | IF YOU FEEL IT Thelma Houston (RCA 12215) | 34 | 34 | 36 | 10 | |
| 40 | JONES VS. JONES Kool & Gang (De-Lite 813) | 40 | 42 | 48 | 7 | |
| 41 | IT’S YOUR CONSCIENCE Deniece Williams (ARC 02108) | 49 | 59 | 63 | 6 | |
| 42 | LADY (You Bring Me Up) Commodores (Motown 1514) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | SUKIYAKI Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4953) | 29 | 17 | 11 | 24 | |
| 44 | I CAN MAKE IT BETTER Whispers (Solar 12232) | 45 | 52 | 61 | 7 | |
| 45 | JUST BE MY LADY Larry Graham (Warner Bros. 49744) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | SKINNY Ohio Players (Boardwalk 02063) | 48 | 51 | 58 | 8 | |
| 47 | SQUARE BIZ Teena Marie (Gordy 7202) | 58 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | YOU ARE FOREVER Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54327) | 55 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | SOME CHANGES ARE FOR GOOD Dionne Warwick (Arista 0602) | 56 | 64 | 79 | 5 | |
| 50 | GROOVE CITY T-Connection (Capitol 4995) | 50 | 57 | 65 | 8 | |
| 51 | WHEN WILL MY LOVE BE RIGHT Robert Winters & Fall (Buddah 627) | 52 | 71 | 90 | 4 | |
| 52 | TOGETHER WE CAN SHINE Linx (Chrysalis 2521) | 59 | 74 | 82 | 4 | |
| 53 | FOREVER YESTERDAY (For The Children) Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 02113) | 57 | 62 | 72 | 5 | |
| 54 | SLOW HAND Pointer Sisters (Planet 47929) | 62 | 70 | 78 | 4 | |
| 55 | (Hey Who’s Gotta) FUNKY SONG Fantasy (Pavillion 02098) | 64 | 72 | 75 | 5 | |
| 56 | I LOVE YOU MORE Rene & Angela (Capitol 5010) | 69 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | NOTHING BUT LOVE Peter Tosh (EMI America/Rolling Stones 8083) | 60 | 69 | 88 | 4 | |
| 58 | CAN’T WE FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Phyllis Hyman & Michael Henderson (Arista 0606) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | YOU STOPPED LOVING ME Roberta Flack (MCA 51126) | 67 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | JUST ONE MOMENT AWAY Manhattans (Columbia 02191) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU Keni Burke (RCA 12228) | 61 | 63 | 71 | 6 | |
| 62 | YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE Reddings (Believe In A Dream 02066) | 70 | 81 | 93 | 4 | |
| 63 | FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Impressions (20th Century-Fox/Chi-Sound 2491) | 63 | 67 | 67 | 8 | |
| 64 | SHE’S A BAD MAMA JAMA (She’s Built, She’s Stacked) Carl Carlton (20th Century-Fox 2488) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | (Oh I) NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Eddie Kendricks (Atlantic 3796) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | IF I DON’T LOVE YOU Randy Brown (Chocolate City 3224) | 47 | 37 | 37 | 12 | |
| 67 | THIS IS FOR THE LOVER IN YOU Shalamar (Solar 12250) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | ANYBODY WANNA DANCE Ebonee Webb (Capitol 5008) | 76 | 84 | 94 | 4 | |
| 69 | GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS Odyssey (RCA 12240) | 71 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| 70 | WALK RIGHT NOW Jacksons (Epic 02132) | 78 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A WOMAN Klymaxx (Solar 12223) | 73 | 76 | 85 | 6 | |
| 72 | AIN’T NO WOMAN LIKE MY BABY L. J. Reynolds (Capitol 4998) | 82 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | I’LL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU Denroy Morgan (Becket 45-5) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | KEMO-KIMO Webster Lewis (Epic 02112) | 74 | 75 | 77 | 5 | |
| 75 | HIGH ON THE BOOGIE Stargard (Warner Bros. 49731) | 75 | 77 | 86 | 5 | |
| 76 | I ONCE HAD YOUR LOVE (And I Can’t Let Go) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 02179) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | THE ADVENTURES OF GRANDMASTER FLASH ON THE WHEELS OF STEEL Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill 557) | 79 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | MAKE YOU MINE Side Effect (Elektra 47112) | 35 | 30 | 28 | 16 | |
| 79 | HOLD ON TO A FRIEND Rufus (MCA 51125) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | FUNTOWN U.S.A. Rafael Cameron (Salsoul 2144) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | I WANT YOU CLOSER Starpoint (Chocolate City 3226) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | HERE I AM Dynasty (Solar 47932) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | FEEL MY LOVE Slave (Cotillion 46014) | 68 | 68 | 70 | 6 | |
| 84 | LET ME LET YOU ROCK ME Sue Ann (Warner Bros. 49750) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | I’VE BEEN WATCHING YOU Midnight Star (Solar 47933) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | NEXT TIME YOU’LL KNOW Sister Sledge (Cotillion 46012) | 43 | 38 | 39 | 12 | |
| 87 | YOUR LOVE IS ON THE ONE Lakeside (Solar 12188) | 38 | 22 | 22 | 15 | |
| 88 | LOVE LIGHT Yutaka (Alfa 7004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | RUNNING BACK TO YOU Kleeer (Atlantic 3823) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | TELL’EM THAT I HEARD IT Sandra Feva (Venture 138) | 81 | 44 | 33 | 12 | |
| 91 | WITHOUT YOU I CRY Candi Staton (LA 0080) | 86 | 86 | 89 | 7 | |
| 92 | ON THE BEAT B. B. & Q. Band (Capitol 4993) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | CINCO DE MAYO War (LAX 02120) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | ARE WE BREAKING UP Joe Simon (Posse 5010) | 84 | 61 | 62 | 9 | |
| 95 | CUTIE PIE Dayton (Liberty 1414) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Washington Jr. (Elektra 47103) | 44 | 20 | 19 | 22 | |
| 97 | COME TO ME Aretha Franklin (Arista 0600) | 53 | 53 | 57 | 7 | |
| 98 | I WANT YOU Barry White & Glodean White (Unlimited Gold 02087) | 66 | 66 | 76 | 5 | |
| 99 | WE CAN START TONIGHT Harvey Mason (Arista 0593) | 51 | 50 | 50 | 11 | |
| 100 | DON’T STOP K.I.D. (SAM 5018) | 80 | 55 | 46 | 12 | |
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