The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending APRIL 20, 1985
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LW2WK3WKWKS
  1RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT
    DeBarge (Gordy 1770)
  3  813  9
  2NIGHTSHIFT
    Commodores (Motown 1773)
  1  1  114
  3(No Matter How High I Get) I’LL STILL BE LOOKIN’ UP TO YOU
    Wilton Felder (featuring Bobby Womack and introducing Alltrinna
    Grayson) (MCA 52467)
  2  2  213
  4WE ARE THE WORLD
    USA For Africa (Columbia 04839)
113060  4
  5BACK IN STRIDE
    Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 5431)
  6  7  9  9
  6’TIL MY BABY COMES HOME
    Luther Vandross (Epic 04760)
  4  4  610
  7IN MY HOUSE
    Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 1741)
  8  91410
  8BE YOUR MAN
    Jesse Johnson’s Revue (A&M 2702)
  5  5  511
  9TONIGHT
    Ready For The World (MCA 52507)
  9  6  419
10SMOOTH OPERATOR
    Sade (Portrait 04807)
122641  7
11INNOCENT
    Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 04718)
151726  8
12FRESH
    Kool & Gang (De-Lite 880 623)
182843  6
13LOST IN LOVE
    New Edition (MCA 52553)
223355  5
14YOU SEND ME
    Manhattans (Columbia 04754)
172029  9
15NEW ATTITUDE
    Patti LaBelle (MCA 52517)
10101212
16MISSING YOU
    Diana Ross (RCA 13966)
  7  3  320
17CARELESS WHISPER
    Wham! Featuring George Michael (Columbia 04691)
1311  714
18HEARTBEAT
    Dazz Band (Motown 1775)
14141611
19SCIENTIFIC LOVE
    Midnight Star (Solar 69659)
192132  9
20BAD HABITS
    Jenny Burton (Atlantic 89583)
20242810
21MY TIME
    Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 04761)
16161911
22SOME KINDA LOVER
    Whispers (Solar 69658)
21223011
23YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE
    Whitney Houston (Arista 9274)
293852  7
24INTO THE NIGHT
    B. B. King (MCA 52530)
303438  8
25I FOUND MY BABY
    Gap Band (Total Experience 2412)
313744  7
26MY GIRL LOVES ME
    Shalamar (Solar 69660)
283237  9
27PRIVATE DANCER
    Tina Turner (Capitol 5433)
2312  813
28MY LOVE IS TRUE (Truly For You)
    Temptations (Gordy 1781)
354559  6
29KING OF ROCK
    Run-D.M.C. (Profile 5064)
24252711
30RAINBOW
    Eugene Wilde (Philly World 99675)
333639  9
31OUTTA THE WORLD
    Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 5435)
25131014
32MR. TELEPHONE MAN
    New Edition (MCA 52484)
26151120
33READ MY LIPS
    Melba Moore (Capitol 5437)
384349  8
34BRING BACK YOUR LOVE
    Glenn Jones (RCA 13999)
374448  8
35STEP BY STEP
    Jeff Lorber (Arista 9307)
415257  7
36I JUST WANNA HANG AROUND YOU
    George Benson (Warner Bros. 29042)
395565  5
37MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM
    Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 52545)
434761  5
38NEUTRON DANCE
    Pointer Sisters (Planet 13951)
27181518
39FEEL SO REAL
    Steve Arrington (Atlantic 89576)
475967  6
40WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO
    Reddings (Polydor 881 767)
455056  6
41CAN’T STOP
    Rick James (Gordy 1776)
5375  3
42FREAK-A-RISTIC
    Atlantic Starr (A&M 2718)
4874  3
43DO YOU WANNA GET AWAY
    Shannon (Mirage 99655)
5078  3
44COLD TEARS
    Sam Bostic (Atlantic 89581)
444854  7
45LOVE’S CALLING
    Opus Ten (Pandisc 012)
495866  5
46ROCK ME TONIGHT (For Old Times Sake)
    Freddie Jackson (Capitol 5459)
527089  4
47THE MEN ALL PAUSE
    Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 52486)
32191824
48HALF CRAZY
    Johnny Gill (Cotillion 99671)
34232413
49SUDDENLY
    Billy Ocean (Jive 9323)
567382  4
50GENTLE (Calling Your Name)
    Frederick (Heat 2022)
555763  6
51AXEL F
    Harold Faltermeyer (MCA 52536)
6789  3
52ELECTRIC LADY
    Con Funk Shun (Mercury 880 636)
587284  4
53EASY LOVER
    Philip Bailey (with Phil Collins) (Columbia 04679)
36271719
54RAGING WATERS
    Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 29091)
404045  8
55(I Guess) IT MUST BE LOVE
    Thelma Houston (MCA 52489)
424246  8
56STOMP AND SHOUT
    Process & Doo Rags (Columbia 04825)
576774  4
57TREAT HER LIKE A LADY
    Temptations (Gordy 1765)
46292126
58THIEF IN THE NIGHT
    George Duke (Elektra 69649)
647180  4
59I’M STILL
    Levert (Tempre 5505)
606876  5
60FRIENDS
    Amii Stewart (Emergency 4548)
6980  3
61LOVE & HAPPINESS
    David Sanborn (Warner Bros. 29087)
616264  7
62LET’S GO TOGETHER
    Change (Atlantic 89570)
707785  4
63OH YEAH!
    Bill Withers (Columbia 04841)
7186  3
64NOT TOO YOUNG (To Fall In Love)
    Alfonso Ribeiro (Prism 99661)
515358  8
65JAMMIN
    Teena Marie (Epic 04738)
7383  3
66BELIEVE IN THE BEAT
    Carol Lynn Townes (Polydor 881 413)
545662  8
67BABY COME AND GET IT
    Pointer Sisters (Planet 14041)
83  2
68DEEP INSIDE YOUR LOVE
    Ready For The World (MCA 52561)
  1
69EVERYTHING SHE WANTS
    Wham! (Columbia 04840)
7687  3
70DO YOU WANT IT RIGHT NOW (From The Fast Forward Sound Track)
    Siedah Garrett (Qwest 29086)
596169  6
71BIG MOUTH
    Whodini (Arista 9331)
79  2
72SENSE OF PURPOSE
    Third World (Columbia 04733)
725151  8
73THROUGH THE FIRE
    Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29025)
82  2
74BEHIND THE MASK
    Greg Phillinganes (Planet 13943)
626370  8
75DON’T WASTE THE NIGHT
    Legacy (Private I 04794)
636471  6
76WE NEED LOVE
    Cashmere (Philly World 99654)
85  2
77SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID
    Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 14035)
87  2
78BABIES
    Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 5468)
  1
79I WANT YOUR LOVIN’ (Just A Little Bit)
    Curtis Hairston (Pretty Pearl 0215)
88  2
80POO POO LA LA
    Roy Ayers (Columbia 04821)
8190  3
81MY BABY LOVES ME (Do Do)
    Twin Image (Capitol 5460)
89  2
82DON’T BE SO SHY
    David Diggs (TBA 707)
90  2
83HE’S GOT THE BEAT
    Whiz Kid (Tommy Boy 854)
  1
84LET’S GIVE A LITTLE MORE THIS TIME
    Sergio Mendes (A&M 2706)
808190  4
85THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER
    Howard Jones (Elektra 69651)
  1
86STAR
    Alfie (Motown 1777)
  1
87JUST FOR YOU
    Gwen Guthrie (Island 99660)
  1
88LET ME KNOW
    Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2724)
  1
89TEASER
    Toney Lee (Critique 712)
  1
90RAPPIN’ DUKE
    Shawn Brown (JWP 1460)
  1
91FLY GIRL
    Intrigue (World Trade 1000)
656572  6
92YOU’RE SO ROMANTIC
    Sheryl Lee Ralph (New York Music 7001)
666673  6
93FALLING FOR YOUR LOVE
    Sylvers (Geffen 29061)
686978  5
94THIS IS MY NIGHT
    Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29097)
74313114
95TAKE ME WITH U
    Prince & Revolution (with Apollonia) (Warner Bros. 29079)
753536  9
96I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
    New Jersey Mass Choir Featuring Donnie Harper, Donald Malloy
    & Sherry McGee (Savoy 4440)
77394010
97GIMME, GIMME, GIMME
    Narada Michael Walden (with Patti Austin) (Warner Bros. 29077)
78414211
98SETTLE DOWN
    Lillo Thomas (Capitol 5440)
84464710
99MATERIAL GIRL
    Madonna (Sire 29083)
864950  8
100 WEEKEND GIRL
    S.O.S. Band (Tabu 04776)
91545310
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