| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 15, 1983 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE Sonny Charles (Highrise 2001) |
N O N E W C H A R T P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
4 | 16 | |
| 2 | SEXUAL HEALING Marvin Gaye (Columbia 03302) | 1 | 14 | |||
| 3 | THE GIRL IS MINE Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney (Epic 03288) | 3 | 10 | |||
| 4 | TRULY Lionel Richie (Motown 1644) | 2 | 14 | |||
| 5 | GOT TO BE THERE Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29881) | 6 | 11 | |||
| 6 | LET’S GO DANCIN’ (Ooh La, La, La) Kool & Gang (De-Lite 824) | 7 | 11 | |||
| 7 | DO IT (Let Me See You Shake) Bar-Kays (Mercury 76187) | 8 | 13 | |||
| 8 | ARE YOU SERIOUS Tyrone Davis (Highrise 2005) | 12 | 9 | |||
| 9 | BETCHA SHE DON’T LOVE YOU Evelyn King (RCA 13380) | 10 | 10 | |||
| 10 | NIPPLE TO THE BOTTLE Grace Jones (Island 99963) | 11 | 12 | |||
| 11 | YOUNG LOVE Janet Jackson (A&M 2440) | 5 | 15 | |||
| 12 | 1999 Prince (Warner Bros. 29896) | 9 | 14 | |||
| 13 | WELCOME TO THE CLUB Brothers Johnson (A&M 2506) | 14 | 8 | |||
| 14 | THE SMURF Tyrone Brunson (Believe In A Dream 03163) | 15 | 12 | |||
| 15 | PAINTED PICTURE Commodores (Motown 1651) | 18 | 8 | |||
| 16 | OUTSTANDING Gap Band (Total Experience 8205) | 22 | 8 | |||
| 17 | TURN TO ME Maxine Nightingale featuring Jimmy Ruffin (Highrise 2004) | 21 | 10 | |||
| 18 | THE LADY IN RED Alphonse Mouzon (Highrise 2000) | 19 | 14 | |||
| 19 | MUSCLES Diana Ross (RCA 13348) | 16 | 15 | |||
| 20 | THE WALK The Time (Warner Bros. 29856) | 13 | 9 | |||
| 21 | BAD BOY Ray Parker Jr. (Arista 1030) | 24 | 7 | |||
| 22 | THE BEST IS YET TO COME Grover Washington Jr. with Patti LaBelle (Elektra 69887) | 28 | 7 | |||
| 23 | MOVIN’ VIOLATION Skyy (Salsoul 7038) | 23 | 12 | |||
| 24 | LOVE ME RIGHT Aretha Franklin (Arista 1023) | 26 | 8 | |||
| 25 | HEARTBREAKER Dionne Warwick (Arista 1015) | 25 | 14 | |||
| 26 | MIND UP TONIGHT Melba Moore (Capitol 5180) | 33 | 9 | |||
| 27 | SWEET BABY Harry Ray (Sugar Hill 789) | 29 | 12 | |||
| 28 | HEARTBEATS Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience 8204) | 43 | 5 | |||
| 29 | TAKE IT OFF Chocolate Milk (RCA 13364) | 31 | 11 | |||
| 30 | VERY SPECIAL PART Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1649) | 30 | 11 | |||
| 31 | NASTY GIRL Vanity 6 (Warner Bros. 29908) | 17 | 16 | |||
| 32 | BODY SLAM! Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros. 29889) | 27 | 14 | |||
| 33 | WILD NIGHT One Way (MCA 52133) | 36 | 11 | |||
| 34 | KNOCKOUT Margie Joseph (HCRC 03337) | 40 | 9 | |||
| 35 | PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK Planet Patrol (Tommy Boy 825) | 37 | 11 | |||
| 36 | AIN’T NOBODY, BABY Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76185) | 39 | 10 | |||
| 37 | WE DON’T HAVE TO TALK (About Love) Peabo Bryson (Capitol 5188) | 49 | 5 | |||
| 38 | PEOPLE TREAT YOU FUNKY (When Ya Ain’t Got No Money!) Richard “Dimples” Fields (Boardwalk 164) | 38 | 10 | |||
| 39 | BAD BOY/ HAVING A PARTY Luther Vandross (Epic 03205) | 20 | 18 | |||
| 40 | LET ME BE CLOSE TO YOU Valentine Brothers (Bridge 1984) | 44 | 11 | |||
| 41 | HANGIN’ Chic (Atlantic 89954) | 41 | 10 | |||
| 42 | DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANT Robert Winters & Fall (Casablanca 2361) | 46 | 9 | |||
| 43 | THERE I GO Alfie Silas (RCA 13387) | 47 | 8 | |||
| 44 | SCORPIO Grand Master Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill 790) | 35 | 11 | |||
| 45 | LOOPZILLA George Clinton (Capitol 5160) | 34 | 14 | |||
| 46 | HIGH HOPES S.O.S. Band (Tabu 03248) | 32 | 15 | |||
| 47 | MUSIC AND LIGHTS Imagination (MCA 52129) | 51 | 8 | |||
| 48 | AFTER I CRY TONIGHT Lanier & Co. (LARC 81010) | 52 | 9 | |||
| 49 | MY LOVE GROWS STRONGER (pt. 1) Bloodstone (T-Neck 03394) | 62 | 5 | |||
| 50 | FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Spinners (Atlantic 89922) | 60 | 7 | |||
| 51 | BABY, COME TO ME Patti Austin (with James Ingram) (Qwest 50036) | 58 | 23 | |||
| 52 | DOO WA DITTY (Blow That Thing) Zapp (Warner Bros. 29891) | 42 | 13 | |||
| 53 | SINCE I LOST MY BABY Luther Vandross (Epic 03487) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | PASS THE DUTCHIE Musical Youth (MCA 52149) | 82 | 4 | |||
| 55 | BABY GETS HIGH Peter Brown (RCA 13413) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 56 | YOU CAN DO IT Vaughan Mason featuring Butch Dayo (Salsoul 7042) | 65 | 5 | |||
| 57 | CHANGE THE WORLD Alfonzo (LARC 81011) | 63 | 7 | |||
| 58 | I LIKE IT DeBarge (Gordy 1645) | 67 | 6 | |||
| 59 | ONE MORE TIME McFadden & Whitehead (Capitol 5176) | 59 | 8 | |||
| 60 | YA MAMA Wuf Ticket (Prelude 644) | 72 | 6 | |||
| 61 | IT’S RAINING MEN Weather Girls (Entertainment Company 03354) | 70 | 6 | |||
| 62 | SWING THAT SEXY THANG Carl Carlton (RCA 13406) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | THE MESSAGE II (Survival) Melle Mel & Duke Bootee (Sugar Hill 594) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | THE BEAT GOES ON Orbit (Featuring Carol Hall) (Quality/RFC 7025) | 79 | 5 | |||
| 65 | NUNK (New Wave Funk) Warp 9 (Prism 350) | 75 | 5 | |||
| 66 | I OWE IT TO ME Dunn & Bruce Street (Devaki 1014) | 73 | 5 | |||
| 67 | I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) Donald Fagen (Warner Bros. 29900) | 71 | 7 | |||
| 68 | PASSION Barry White (Unlimited Gold 03379) | 68 | 7 | |||
| 69 | YOU AND I Goodie (Total Experience 8206) | 89 | 4 | |||
| 70 | MAGIC’S WAND Whodini (Jive 2004) | 77 | 5 | |||
| 71 | HEY THERE LONELY BOY Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 99943) | 78 | 5 | |||
| 72 | MANEATER Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13354) | 74 | 7 | |||
| 73 | PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE Wolf (Constellation 69849) | 83 | 4 | |||
| 74 | SUCH A FEELING Aurra (Salsoul 7043) | 85 | 4 | |||
| 75 | LAST NIGHT A D. J. SAVED MY LIFE Indeep (Sound Of New York 602) | 86 | 4 | |||
| 76 | SPACE IS THE PLACE Jonzun Crew (Tommy Boy 828) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | SHE SAID SHE LOVES ME Kleeer (Atlantic 89924) | 80 | 6 | |||
| 78 | MS. FINE BROWN FRAME Sly Johnson (Boardwalk 99904) | 69 | 10 | |||
| 79 | HEART TO HEART Kenny Loggins (Columbia 03377) | 87 | 4 | |||
| 80 | I’M THE ONE Material (Elektra 69933) | 88 | 4 | |||
| 81 | TOO LATE Shawn Christopher (LARC 81012) | 90 | 4 | |||
| 82 | GOT TO GET UP ON IT Bobby Nunn (Motown 1653) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | (I Am Ready) SEXUAL HEALING Eleanor Grant (Catawba 8000) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | FUNKY SOUL MAKOSSA Nairobi (Streetwise 2205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | ENUFF IS ENUFF Rodney Franklin (Columbia 03273) | 64 | 9 | |||
| 86 | I BELIEVE IN YOU AND ME Four Tops (Casablanca 2353) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | KEEP THE FIRE BURNING Gwen McRae (Atlantic 89910) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Bobby Militello featuring Jean Carn (Gordy 1652) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH HAPPINESS Hot Chocolate (EMI America 8143) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I’LL LOVE YOU THROUGH IT ALL Society Of Seven (Network 69973) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | KELLY’S EYES Andre Cymone (Columbia 03301) | 57 | 10 | |||
| 92 | KEEPIN’ LOVE NEW Howard Johnson (A&M 2448) | 45 | 12 | |||
| 93 | YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE Al Jarreau & Randy Crawford (Warner Bros. 29893) | 55 | 15 | |||
| 94 | STROKIN’ Dynasty (Solar 69927) | 53 | 11 | |||
| 95 | USED TO BE Charlene & Stevie Wonder (Motown 1650) | 48 | 11 | |||
| 96 | SEVENTEEN Bill Summers & Summers Heat (MCA 52115) | 61 | 14 | |||
| 97 | SPECIAL OCCASION Millie Jackson (Spring 3028) | 56 | 13 | |||
| 98 | SHE’S JUST A GROUPIE Bobby Nunn (Motown 1643) | 54 | 17 | |||
| 99 | WALK ON BY “D” Train (Prelude 8057) | 50 | 14 | |||
| 100 | WHAT ABOUT MY LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Beverly Glen 2003) | 66 | 19 | |||
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