The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending JULY 9, 1983
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1ALL THIS LOVE
    DeBarge (Gordy 1660)
  2  3  512
  2JUICY FRUIT
    Mtume (Epic 03578)
  1  1  114
  3LOVE IS THE KEY
    Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 5221)
  3  4  812
  4FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING
    Irene Cara (Casablanca 811 440)
  4  6  7  9
  5INSIDE LOVE (So Personal)
    George Benson (Warner Bros. 29649)
  6  810  8
  6DO WHAT YOU FEEL
    Deniece Williams (Columbia 03807)
  5  5  612
  7SAVE THE OVERTIME (For Me)
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 03761)
  7  2  215
  8KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME
    Whispers (Solar 69827)
  91014  9
  9BETWEEN THE SHEETS
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 03797)
  8  7  314
10WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’
    Michael Jackson (Epic 03914)
213145  6
11BOOGIE DOWN
    Jarreau (Warner Bros. 29624)
162632  6
12B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Baby)
    Sister Sledge (Cotillion 99885)
13161810
13SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY
    Donna Summer (Mercury 812 370)
151719  6
14TONIGHT I GIVE IN
    Angela Bofill (Arista 1060)
17253510
15ELECTRIC AVENUE
    Eddy Grant (Portrait/Ice 03793)
18212415
16MY LOVE
    Lionel Richie (Motown 1677)
12121113
17BEAT IT
    Michael Jackson (Epic 03759)
10  9  416
18HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING (Theme From “Best Friends”)
    James Ingram & Patti Austin (Qwest 29618)
222426  9
19CANDY GIRL
    New Edition (Streetwise 1108)
1111  916
20CANDY MAN
    Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 1670)
19192114
21LET’S DANCE
    David Bowie (EMI America 8158)
14151612
22DON’T BE SO SERIOUS
    Starpoint (Boardwalk 178)
242730  9
23CRAZY
    Manhattans (Columbia 03939)
314161  4
24YOU AND I
    O’Bryan (Capitol 5224)
273843  9
25NEW YORK, NEW YORK
    Grand Master Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill 457)
262831  8
26I NEVER FORGOT YOUR EYES
    Larry Graham (Warner Bros. 29620)
283034  6
27COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
    Junior (Mercury 812 397)
293238  5
28FREAK-A-ZOID
    Midnight Star (Solar 69828)
355563  5
29SAY YOU DO
    Janet Jackson (A&M 2545)
202022  9
30NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO
    Sergio Mendes (A&M 2540)
30333612
31STONE LOVE
    Kashif (Arista 1068)
384755  6
32WEAK AT THE KNEES
    Steve Arrington’s Hall Of Fame (Atlantic 89831)
333640  7
33REMEMBER
    Peaches & Herb (Entertainment Company 03872)
363942  8
34BAD BOY
    Skyy (Salsoul 7057)
374362  4
35SPACE COWBOY
    Jonzun Crew (Tommy Boy 833)
25222313
36I’M OUT TO CATCH
    Leon Haywood (featuring Karen Roberts) (Casablanca 812 164)
394449  9
37DEAD GIVEAWAY
    Shalamar (Solar 69819)
53  2
38RIDING THE TIGER
    Phyllis Hyman (Arista 9023)
414550  7
39I CAN’T STAND THE PAIN
    O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 03892)
434860  5
40IT’S LIKE THAT
    Run-D.M.C. (Profile 7019)
466068  6
41TRY AGAIN
    Champaign (Columbia 03563)
23181722
42GET IT RIGHT
    Aretha Franklin (Arista 9034)
  1
43GET DOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
    Oliver Cheatham (MCA 52198)
495459  8
44JUST BE GOOD TO ME
    S.O.S. Band (Tabu 03955)
55  2
45SUPER LOVE
    Johnny Gill (Cotillion 99859)
515765  5
46YOUR THING IS YOUR THING (pt. 1)
    New Horizons (Columbia 03887)
525864  7
47PIECES OF ICE
    Diana Ross (RCA 13549)
54  2
48STRUTT MY THANG
    Ozone (Motown 1668)
32343712
49TIME (Clock Of The Heart)
    Culture Club (Epic/Virgin 03796)
40424410
50RAID
    Lakeside (Solar 69836)
34131216
51BAD MOTOR SCOOTER
    Chi-Lites (LARC 81023)
566269  5
52LIFE (Is So Strange)
    War (RCA 13544)
5765  3
53GET IN TOUCH WITH ME
    Collage (Solar 69829)
586370  6
54IN THE GROOVE
    Ronnie Laws (Capitol 5241)
5969  3
55READY FOR SOME ACTION
    June Pointer (Planet 13522)
505257  7
56KEEP ON DOIN’
    Glenn Jones (RCA 13519)
474952  7
57MUSIC
    “D” Train (Prelude 8068)
42292012
58TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE
    Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack (Capitol 5242)
  1
59SWEAT
    The System (Mirage 99891)
485056  8
60IS THIS THE FUTURE?
    Fatback (Spring 3032)
6778  3
61BUFFALO SOLDIER
    Bob Marley & Wailers (Island/Tuff Gong 99882)
647077  5
62SHINE ON ME
    One Way (MCA 52228)
7283  3
63SKIP TO MY LOU
    Finis Henderson (Motown 1669)
707986  4
64THE HAUNTED HOUSE OF ROCK
    Whodini (Jive 9031)
7585  3
65ON THE DANCE FLOOR
    New Guys On The Block (Sugar Hill 797)
687174  7
66MIRACLES
    Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 99855)
81  2
67SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE
    Thomas Dolby (Capitol 5204)
60464810
68STYLE
    Cameo (Atlanta Artists 812 054)
45141311
69BOTTOM’S UP
    Chi-Lites (LARC 81015)
44231516
70VIDEO BABY
    Earons (Boardwalk 179)
7789  3
71(Keep Feeling) FASCINATION
    Human League (A&M 2547)
7886  3
72NO MORE TEARS
    Anita Baker (Beverly Glen 2005)
666871  6
73ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
    Reddings (Believe In A Dream 03916)
8088  3
74ON THE LINE
    G.T. (A&M 2554)
87  2
75YOU ARE THE ONE
    Con Funk Shun (Mercury 812 177)
614041  7
76TURN THE MUSIC UP
    Lakeside (Solar 69816)
84  2
77THERE’S NO EASY WAY
    Michael Wycoff (RCA 13516)
7987  3
78WE ARE THE JONZUN CREW
    Jonzun Crew (Tommy Boy 834)
  1
79TURN ME OUT
    Esther Phillips (Winning 1001)
8290  3
80DON’T WAIT ANOTHER NIGHT
    Change (Atlantic/RFC 89828)
88  2
81BAD LADY
    Stone City Band (Gordy 1681)
89  2
82IT’S YOU I LOVE (So In Love)
    Pamela Nivens (Sun Valley 01)
90  2
83CHOOSEY LOVER
    Isley Brothers (T-Neck 03994)
  1
84CRAZY DAZE
    Motivation (De-Lite 827)
  1
85BAD GIRLS
    Junior Tucker (Geffen 29627)
697281  5
86HOT LINE
    Tyrone “Tystick” Brunson (Believe In A Dream 03937)
  1
87BLAME IT ON LOVE
    Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell (Tamla 1684)
  1
88PARTY TIME
    Kurtis Blow (Mercury 812 687)
  1
89IN MY LIFE
    Patti Austin (with Jerry Butler) (CTI 59)
919295  4
90LOVE ME TONIGHT
    Attitude (Atlantic/RFC 89823)
  1
91WHEN BOYS TALK
    Indeep (Sound Of New York 604)
62373912
92WALKIN’ THE LINE
    Brass Construction (Capitol 5219)
65352713
93HERE COMES MY LOVE
    Rocket (Quality 7033)
635354  9
94LITTLE RED CORVETTE
    Prince (Warner Bros. 29746)
74643318
95BRING IT ON...BRING IT ON / THE NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME (To Be With The One You Love)
    James Brown (Churchill/Augusta 94023)
97  2
96SIDE BY SIDE
    Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 03814)
83592813
97HEARTBREAKER
    Musical Youth (MCA 52216)
765658  8
98JOY
    Marvin Gaye (Columbia 03935)
867578  5
99FAMILY MAN
    Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13507)
857779  5
100 FICKLE
    Michael Henderson (Buddah 800)
71614612
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