| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 27, 1982 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THAT GIRL Stevie Wonder (Tamla 1602) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | IF YOU THINK YOU’RE LONELY NOW Bobby Womack (Beverly Glen 2000) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | CALL ME Skyy (Salsoul 2152) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
| 4 | MIRROR, MIRROR Diana Ross (RCA 13021) | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | |
| 5 | TELL ME TOMORROW (pt. 1) Smokey Robinson (Tamla 1601) | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | |
| 6 | COOL (pt. 1) The Time (Warner Bros. 49864) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 7 | I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (No Can Do) Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 12361) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 8 | YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME “D” Train (Prelude 8043) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| 9 | MAKE UP YOUR MIND Aurra (Salsoul 7017) | 12 | 17 | 30 | 13 | |
| 10 | I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND Lakeside (Solar 47954) | 14 | 19 | 29 | 10 | |
| 11 | LET THE FEELING FLOW Peabo Bryson (Capitol 5065) | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
| 12 | YOU’RE MY LATEST, MY GREATEST INSPIRATION Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 02619) | 10 | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
| 13 | MAMA USED TO SAY Junior (Mercury 76132) | 16 | 27 | 38 | 7 | |
| 14 | GENIUS OF LOVE Tom Tom Club (Sire 49882) | 21 | 25 | 34 | 6 | |
| 15 | IN THE RAW Whispers (Solar 47961) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 6 | |
| 16 | DON’T YOU KNOW THAT? Luther Vandross (Epic 02658) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 11 | |
| 17 | WANNA BE WITH YOU Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 02688) | 19 | 21 | 28 | 6 | |
| 18 | APACHE Sugar Hill Gang (Sugar Hill 567) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
| 19 | MY GUY Sister Sledge (Cotillion 47000) | 24 | 29 | 39 | 6 | |
| 20 | WAIT FOR ME Slave (Cotillion 46028) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 21 | ONE HUNDRED WAYS Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M 2387) | 25 | 28 | 35 | 11 | |
| 22 | STEPPIN’ OUT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 816) | 26 | 32 | 42 | 5 | |
| 23 | DO IT TO ME Vernon Burch (SRI 00019) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 13 | |
| 24 | TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND George Benson (Warner Bros. 49846) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 18 | |
| 25 | LET’S WORK Prince (Warner Bros. 50002) | 35 | 44 | 58 | 5 | |
| 26 | SHINE ON George Duke (Epic 02701) | 29 | 43 | 64 | 4 | |
| 27 | DO IT ROGER Roger (Warner Bros. 49883) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
| 28 | WORK THAT SUCKER TO DEATH Xavier (Liberty 1445) | 40 | 56 | 62 | 5 | |
| 29 | HOT ON A THING (Called Love) Chi-Lites Featuring Eugene Record (20th Century-Fox/Chi-Sound 2600) | 31 | 36 | 52 | 7 | |
| 30 | A LITTLE MORE LOVE T-Connection (Capitol 5076) | 32 | 38 | 47 | 10 | |
| 31 | HIT AND RUN Bar-Kays (Mercury 76123) | 27 | 15 | 9 | 18 | |
| 32 | NIGHTS OVER EGYPT Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l 02713) | 39 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | WE NEED LOVE TO LIVE Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 5072) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 7 | |
| 34 | LET’S GO ALL THE WAY Chocolate Milk (RCA 13026) | 37 | 51 | 59 | 5 | |
| 35 | JAM THE BOX Bill Summers & Summers Heat (MCA 51221) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 12 | |
| 36 | HONEY, HONEY Manhattans (Columbia 02666) | 41 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| 37 | THE GIGOLO O’Bryan (Capitol 5067) | 45 | 65 | 75 | 5 | |
| 38 | BE MINE (Tonight) Grover Washington Jr. (Elektra 47246) | 28 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
| 39 | YOU ARE THE ONE AM-FM (Dakar 4568) | 44 | 52 | 60 | 7 | |
| 40 | NEVER GIVE UP ON A GOOD THING George Benson (Warner Bros. 50005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | IF YOU COME WITH ME Dunn & Bruce Street (Devaki 4005) | 46 | 54 | 63 | 7 | |
| 42 | STRUT YOUR STUFF Live (TSOB 2006) | 43 | 46 | 54 | 10 | |
| 43 | TONIGHT I’M GONNA LOVE YOU ALL OVER Four Tops (Casablanca 2345) | 49 | 59 | 72 | 4 | |
| 44 | IMAGINARY PLAYMATES Rene & Angela (Capitol 5081) | 48 | 58 | 68 | 4 | |
| 45 | WATCH OUT Brandi Wells (WMOT 02654) | 51 | 57 | 65 | 10 | |
| 46 | ANGEL Starpoint (Chocolate City 3230) | 50 | 62 | 76 | 4 | |
| 47 | TOOT AN’TOOT AN’TOOT Curtis Mayfield (Boardwalk 132) | 33 | 22 | 17 | 12 | |
| 48 | APRIL LOVE L.T. D. (A&M 2395) | 53 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | STAGE FRIGHT Chic (Atlantic 3887) | 30 | 31 | 37 | 10 | |
| 50 | HELP IS ON THE WAY Whatnauts (Harlem Int’l 111) | 59 | 68 | 77 | 5 | |
| 51 | WHERE DO THE BOP GO? L. A. Boppers (MCA 51232) | 56 | 67 | 82 | 5 | |
| 52 | LET’S GROOVE Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 02536) | 36 | 26 | 11 | 21 | |
| 53 | HOLDIN’ OUT FOR LOVE Angela Bofill (Arista 0662) | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | CIRCLES Atlantic Starr (A&M 2392) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | IT’S NASTY (Genius Of Love) Grand Master Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill 775) | 63 | 69 | 81 | 4 | |
| 56 | THIS BEAT IS MINE Vicky “D” (SAM 5024) | 61 | 72 | 84 | 10 | |
| 57 | IF I HAD THE CHANCE Chuck Cissel & Marva King (Arista 0650) | 62 | 77 | 93 | 4 | |
| 58 | HYDRAULIC PUMP (pt. 1) P-Funk All Stars (Hump 1) | 58 | 64 | 70 | 6 | |
| 59 | WHY YOU WANNA TRY ME Commodores (Motown 1604) | 69 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | TAKE ME TO HEAVEN Ren Woods (Elektra 47403) | 70 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | SPIRIT OF THE DANCER Evelyn King (RCA 13017) | 67 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| 62 | LET’S STAND TOGETHER Melba Moore (EMI America 8104) | 38 | 40 | 48 | 10 | |
| 63 | SAD GIRL GQ (Arista 0659) | 66 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| 64 | RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE (Of Falling In Love) Bettye LaVette (Motown 1532) | 75 | 82 | 88 | 4 | |
| 65 | MUST BE THE MUSIC Secret Weapon (Prelude 8036) | 71 | 76 | 78 | 5 | |
| 66 | WELCOME INTO MY HEART Isley Brothers (T-Neck 02705) | 72 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | WHO’S FOOLIN’ WHO One Way (MCA 52004) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | IF IT AIN’T ONE THING...IT’S ANOTHER Richard “Dimples” Fields (Boardwalk 139) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | THE ONLY ONE Charles Earland (Columbia 02710) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | BETTER TOGETHER Rufus With Chaka Khan (MCA 52002) | 74 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | U TURN ME ON Tomorrow’s Edition (Atlantic/RFC 4010) | 79 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | YOU GOT THE POWER War (RCA 13061) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | TIME Stone (West End 1239) | 80 | 88 | 92 | 4 | |
| 74 | A FRIEND OF MINE Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 02706) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | JUST CAN’T WIN ’EM ALL Stevie Woods (Cotillion 46030) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | I THINK IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Carl Carlton (20th Century-Fox 2601) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | GIGOLO Mary Wells (Epic 02664) | 77 | 83 | 83 | 6 | |
| 78 | TAKE MY HEART (You Can Have It If You Want It) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 815) | 42 | 33 | 21 | 22 | |
| 79 | SHOUT ABOUT IT Lamont Dozier (M&M 502) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | BURNIN’ UP Imagination (MCA 52007) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | LOVE SEASONS Zoom (Polydor 2197) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | GOT TO GIVE IT UP West Street Mob (Sugar Hill 570) | 85 | 87 | 89 | 6 | |
| 83 | STAY IN MY CORNER Dells (20th Century-Fox 2602) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | GLOW LOVE Mighty Clouds Of Joy (Myrrh 241) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | TREAT YOURSELF TO MY LOVE Terri Gonzalez (Becket 45-10) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES ADC Band (Cotillion 47001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | BIG FAT BOTTOM Redd Hott (Venture 148) | 47 | 48 | 53 | 11 | |
| 88 | SHAKE TILL YOUR BODY BREAK Kwick (EMI America 8105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | QUICK SLICK Syreeta (Tamla 54333) | 52 | 30 | 31 | 14 | |
| 90 | THIS FEELING MUST BE REAL Skool Boyz (Destiny 2006) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | GLAD TO KNOW YOU Chas Jankel (A&M 2396) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | GET ON DOWN TO THE MUSIC Colors (Becket 504) | 92 | 93 | 95 | 5 | |
| 93 | RAINBOW Madagascar (Arista 0654) | 60 | 60 | 66 | 7 | |
| 94 | GENIUS RAP Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde (Profile 5004) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | REALLY WANNA SEE YOU Invisible Man’s Band (Boardwalk 137) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | LOVE FEVER Gayle Adams (Prelude 8040) | 54 | 34 | 19 | 16 | |
| 97 | WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE Diana Ross (RCA 12349) | 64 | 49 | 33 | 19 | |
| 98 | YOU NEVER KNOW Ramsey Lewis (Columbia 02704) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | “B” MOVIE Gil Scott-Heron (Arista 0647) | 57 | 41 | 44 | 11 | |
| 100 | KICKIN’ BACK L.T. D. (A&M 2382) | 55 | 35 | 22 | 17 | |
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