| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 18, 1982 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SEXUAL HEALING Marvin Gaye (Columbia 03302) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | TRULY Lionel Richie (Motown 1644) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | THE GIRL IS MINE Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney (Epic 03288) | 3 | 5 | 15 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1999 Prince (Warner Bros. 29896) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | YOUNG LOVE Janet Jackson (A&M 2440) | 6 | 7 | 17 | 11 | |
| 6 | MUSCLES Diana Ross (RCA 13348) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 7 | GOT TO BE THERE Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29881) | 8 | 10 | 36 | 7 | |
| 8 | LET’S GO DANCIN’ (Ooh La, La, La) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 824) | 9 | 16 | 27 | 7 | |
| 9 | PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE Sonny Charles (Highrise 2001) | 10 | 13 | 20 | 12 | |
| 10 | DO IT (Let Me See You Shake) Bar-Kays (Mercury 76187) | 11 | 15 | 22 | 9 | |
| 11 | BAD BOY/ HAVING A PARTY Luther Vandross (Epic 03205) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 12 | THE WALK The Time (Warner Bros. 29856) | 16 | 29 | 67 | 5 | |
| 13 | NIPPLE TO THE BOTTLE Grace Jones (Island 99963) | 15 | 25 | 52 | 8 | |
| 14 | BETCHA SHE DON’T LOVE YOU Evelyn King (RCA 13380) | 17 | 31 | 76 | 6 | |
| 15 | NASTY GIRL Vanity 6 (Warner Bros. 29908) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | |
| 16 | DOO WA DITTY (Blow That Thing) Zapp (Warner Bros. 29891) | 12 | 12 | 21 | 9 | |
| 17 | WELCOME TO THE CLUB Brothers Johnson (A&M 2506) | 22 | 30 | — | 4 | |
| 18 | THE SMURF Tyrone Brunson (Believe In A Dream 03163) | 21 | 27 | 56 | 8 | |
| 19 | HIGH HOPES S.O.S. Band (Tabu 03248) | 19 | 20 | 25 | 11 | |
| 20 | LOOPZILLA George Clinton (Capitol 5160) | 20 | 22 | 29 | 10 | |
| 21 | ARE YOU SERIOUS Tyrone Davis (Highrise 2005) | 26 | 34 | 68 | 5 | |
| 22 | THE LADY IN RED Alphonse Mouzon (Highrise 2000) | 24 | 26 | 33 | 10 | |
| 23 | BODY SLAM! Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 29889) | 23 | 28 | 43 | 10 | |
| 24 | PAINTED PICTURE Commodores (Motown 1651) | 28 | 44 | — | 4 | |
| 25 | MOVIN’ VIOLATION Skyy (Salsoul 7038) | 27 | 32 | 48 | 8 | |
| 26 | TURN TO ME Maxine Nightingale featuring Jimmy Ruffin (Highrise 2004) | 29 | 36 | 54 | 6 | |
| 27 | HEARTBREAKER Dionne Warwick (Arista 1015) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 10 | |
| 28 | LOVE ME RIGHT Aretha Franklin (Arista 1023) | 31 | 43 | — | 4 | |
| 29 | OUTSTANDING Gap Band (Total Experience 8205) | 35 | 48 | — | 4 | |
| 30 | BAD BOY Ray Parker Jr. (Arista 1030) | 42 | 60 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | USED TO BE Charlene & Stevie Wonder (Motown 1650) | 32 | 35 | 50 | 7 | |
| 32 | SWEET BABY Harry Ray (Sugar Hill 789) | 36 | 42 | 51 | 8 | |
| 33 | WALK ON BY “D” Train (Prelude 8057) | 33 | 37 | 49 | 10 | |
| 34 | TAKE IT OFF Chocolate Milk (RCA 13364) | 37 | 41 | 55 | 7 | |
| 35 | VERY SPECIAL PART Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1649) | 39 | 51 | 66 | 7 | |
| 36 | THE BEST IS YET TO COME Grover Washington Jr. with Patti LaBelle (Elektra 69887) | 44 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | SCORPIO Grand Master Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill 790) | 40 | 46 | 62 | 7 | |
| 38 | SHE’S JUST A GROUPIE Bobby Nunn (Motown 1643) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | |
| 39 | WILD NIGHT One Way (MCA 52133) | 43 | 47 | 57 | 7 | |
| 40 | PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK Planet Patrol (Tommy Boy 825) | 45 | 55 | 73 | 7 | |
| 41 | SPECIAL OCCASION Millie Jackson (Spring 3028) | 41 | 45 | 53 | 9 | |
| 42 | PEOPLE TREAT YOU FUNKY (When Ya Ain’t Got No Money!) Richard “Dimples” Fields (Boardwalk 164) | 46 | 52 | 69 | 6 | |
| 43 | AIN’T NOBODY, BABY Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76185) | 48 | 56 | 75 | 6 | |
| 44 | KNOCKOUT Margie Joseph (HCRC 03337) | 51 | 61 | 81 | 5 | |
| 45 | STROKIN’ Dynasty (Solar 69927) | 47 | 49 | 65 | 7 | |
| 46 | HANGIN’ Chic (Atlantic 89954) | 50 | 57 | 74 | 6 | |
| 47 | KEEPIN’ LOVE NEW Howard Johnson (A&M 2448) | 49 | 53 | 64 | 8 | |
| 48 | MIND UP TONIGHT Melba Moore (Capitol 5180) | 56 | 70 | 86 | 5 | |
| 49 | LET ME BE CLOSE TO YOU Valentine Brothers (Bridge 1984) | 53 | 58 | 72 | 7 | |
| 50 | DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANT Robert Winters & Fall (Casablanca 2361) | 58 | 66 | 82 | 5 | |
| 51 | THERE I GO Alfie Silas (RCA 13387) | 57 | 65 | — | 4 | |
| 52 | YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Al Jarreau & Randy Crawford (Warner Bros. 29893) | 18 | 19 | 26 | 11 | |
| 53 | SEVENTEEN Bill Summers & Summers Heat (MCA 52115) | 38 | 38 | 46 | 10 | |
| 54 | ON THE WINGS OF LOVE Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2434) | 25 | 17 | 10 | 14 | |
| 55 | ATTACK OF THE NAME GAME Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 99968) | 34 | 18 | 18 | 13 | |
| 56 | KELLY’S EYES Andre Cymone (Columbia 03301) | 60 | 62 | 80 | 6 | |
| 57 | AFTER I CRY TONIGHT Lanier & Co. (LARC 81010) | 63 | 69 | 84 | 5 | |
| 58 | MUSIC AND LIGHTS Imagination (MCA 52129) | 69 | 76 | — | 4 | |
| 59 | 777-9311 The Time (Warner Bros. 29952) | 54 | 9 | 7 | 18 | |
| 60 | WHAT ABOUT MY LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Beverly Glen 2003) | 55 | 24 | 24 | 15 | |
| 61 | ENUFF IS ENUFF Rodney Franklin (Columbia 03273) | 64 | 67 | 83 | 5 | |
| 62 | HAPPY FEELING Denroy Morgan (Becket 512) | 65 | 74 | 90 | 5 | |
| 63 | SHE BLEW MY MIND (69 Times) Rick James (Gordy 1646) | 61 | 64 | 78 | 6 | |
| 64 | WE DON’T HAVE TO TALK (About Love) Peabo Bryson (Capitol 5188) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | ONE MORE TIME McFadden & Whitehead (Capitol 5176) | 71 | 78 | — | 4 | |
| 66 | BABY, COME TO ME Patti Austin (with James Ingram) (Qwest 50036) | 77 | 81 | 88 | 19 | |
| 67 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Spinners (Atlantic 89922) | 73 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | HEARTBEATS Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience 8204) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | CHANGE THE WORLD Alfonzo (LARC 81011) | 75 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | IN AND OUT Willie Hutch (Motown 1637) | 59 | 59 | 71 | 7 | |
| 71 | I WAS TIRED OF BEING ALONE (Glad I Got Cha) Patrice Rushen (Elektra 69930) | 66 | 68 | 79 | 5 | |
| 72 | LOVE COME DOWN Evelyn King (RCA 13273) | 52 | 8 | 6 | 20 | |
| 73 | MS. FINE BROWN FRAME Sly Johnson (Boardwalk 99904) | 76 | 79 | 87 | 6 | |
| 74 | PASSION Barry White (Unlimited Gold 03379) | 78 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | YOU CAN DO IT Vaughan Mason featuring Butch Dayo (Salsoul 7042) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) Donald Fagen (Warner Bros. 29900) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | MANEATER Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13354) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | I LIKE IT DeBarge (Gordy 1645) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | INTRO (Come To Blow Ya Mind) Slave (Cotillion 99953) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | IT’S RAINING MEN Weather Girls (Entertainment Company 03354) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | YA MAMA Wuf Ticket (Prelude 644) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | SHE SAID SHE LOVES ME Kleeer (Atlantic 89924) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | NUNK (New Wave Funk) Warp 9 (Prism 350) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS Tavares (RCA 13292) | 74 | 72 | 28 | 18 | |
| 85 | HEY THERE LONELY BOY Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 99943) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | THE BEAT GOES ON Orbit (Featuring Carol Hall) (Quality/RFC 7025) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | MAGIC’S WAND Whodini (Jive 2004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | MY LOVE GROWS STRONGER (pt. 1) Bloodstone (T-Neck 03394) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I OWE IT TO ME Dunn & Bruce Street (Devaki 1014) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | KEEP AWAY GIRLS Stephanie Mills (Casablanca 2354) | 62 | 50 | 19 | 13 | |
| 91 | WILD GIRLS Klymaxx (Solar 69955) | 68 | 54 | 59 | 9 | |
| 92 | IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE Cheryl Lynn (with Luther Vandross) (Columbia 03204) | 67 | 21 | 9 | 16 | |
| 93 | I WANT TO THANK YOU Alicia Myers (MCA 52107) | 83 | 71 | 47 | 12 | |
| 94 | STATE OF INDEPENDENCE Donna Summer (Geffen 29895) | 72 | 39 | 44 | 11 | |
| 95 | LOVE’S COMIN’ AT YA Melba Moore (EMI America 8126) | 70 | 23 | 8 | 18 | |
| 96 | VICTORY Midnight Star (Solar 69932) | 85 | 75 | 85 | 5 | |
| 97 | STAY WITH ME R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Zoo York 03228) | 81 | 40 | 45 | 11 | |
| 98 | CAN’T BELIEVE Nancy Martin (Atlantic/RFC 89957) | 87 | 80 | 89 | 5 | |
| 99 | YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME Gap Band (Total Experience 8203) | 91 | 73 | 13 | 20 | |
| 100 | ALL NIGHT LONG Starpoint (Chocolate City 3236) | 84 | 77 | 70 | 7 | |
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