| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 3, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | AQUA BOOGIE (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) Parliament (Casablanca 950) | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2 | SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 10854) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | I’M SO INTO YOU Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4656) | 6 | 7 | 15 | 12 | |
| 4 | LE FREAK Chic (Atlantic 3519) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 5 | GOT TO BE REAL Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 10808) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |
| 6 | SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14514) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | |
| 7 | WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 11) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| 8 | IT’S ALL THE WAY LIVE (pt. 1) Lakeside (Solar 11380) | 12 | 26 | 36 | 12 | |
| 9 | I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S RIGHT Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 11386) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | |
| 10 | EVERY 1’S A WINNER Hot Chocolate (Infinity 50,002) | 10 | 11 | 17 | 12 | |
| 11 | NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Tavares (Capitol 4658) | 11 | 18 | 22 | 12 | |
| 12 | NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE Third World (Island 8663) | 14 | 19 | 23 | 14 | |
| 13 | GET DOWN Gene Chandler (20th Century-Fox/Chi-Sound 2386) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| 14 | TOO MUCH HEAVEN Bee Gees (RSO 913) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 11 | |
| 15 | LOVE VIBRATION Joe Simon (Spring 190) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 13 | |
| 16 | BUSTIN’ LOOSE (pt. 1) Chuck Brown & Soul Searchers (Source 40967) | 21 | 28 | 39 | 9 | |
| 17 | FREE ME FROM MY FREEDOM / TIE ME TO A TREE (Handcuff Me) Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1451) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | |
| 18 | I’M EVERY WOMAN Chaka Khan (Warner Bros./Tattoo 8683) | 13 | 10 | 5 | 18 | |
| 19 | TAKE THAT TO THE BANK Shalamar (Solar 11379) | 18 | 13 | 11 | 17 | |
| 20 | IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8710) | 19 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| 21 | LIVIN’ IT UP (Friday Night) Bell & James (A&M 2069) | 34 | 50 | 57 | 14 | |
| 22 | LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Rose Royce (Whitfield 8712) | 20 | 12 | 6 | 14 | |
| 23 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL (Mighty Real) Sylvester (Fantasy 846) | 28 | 36 | 49 | 7 | |
| 24 | HOLY GHOST Bar-Kays (Stax 3216) | 25 | 35 | 38 | 10 | |
| 25 | YOU STEPPED INTO MY LIFE Melba Moore (Epic 50600) | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | |
| 26 | Y.M.C.A. Village People (Casablanca 945) | 24 | 15 | 13 | 14 | |
| 27 | WONDER WORM Captain Sky (AVI 225) | 27 | 30 | 40 | 14 | |
| 28 | LONG STROKE ADC Band (Cotillion 44243) | 22 | 14 | 8 | 16 | |
| 29 | LOVE CHANGES (Love Will Make You Oh So Happy) Mother’s Finest (Epic 50641) | 29 | 31 | 32 | 11 | |
| 30 | WE BOTH DESERVE EACH OTHER’S LOVE L.T. D. (A&M 2095) | 26 | 25 | 20 | 14 | |
| 31 | CONTACT Edwin Starr (20th Century-Fox 2396) | 41 | 51 | 74 | 6 | |
| 32 | I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 14508) | 45 | 67 | 86 | 4 | |
| 33 | I’LL DANCE Bar-Kays (Mercury 74039) | 42 | 49 | 60 | 7 | |
| 34 | INSANE Cameo (Chocolate City 016) | 35 | 41 | 48 | 9 | |
| 35 | SHOOT ME (With Your Love) Tasha Thomas (Atlantic 3542) | 44 | 53 | 65 | 7 | |
| 36 | I GOT MY MIND MADE UP (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk (Salsoul 2078) | 53 | 66 | 80 | 7 | |
| 37 | OH HONEY Delegation (Shady Brook 1048) | 46 | 57 | 64 | 7 | |
| 38 | LET’S DANCE TOGETHER Wilton Felder (ABC 12433) | 39 | 46 | 52 | 8 | |
| 39 | ZEKE THE FREAK Isaac Hayes (Polydor 14521) | 43 | 45 | 47 | 9 | |
| 40 | YOU CAN DO IT Dobie Gray (Infinity 50,003) | 48 | 55 | 63 | 8 | |
| 41 | HANG IT UP Patrice Rushen (Elektra 45549) | 49 | 61 | 73 | 7 | |
| 42 | SOMEWHERE IN MY LIFETIME Phyllis Hyman (Arista 0380) | 51 | 59 | 69 | 7 | |
| 43 | MIDNIGHT GIRL Lenny Williams (ABC 12423) | 33 | 27 | 25 | 15 | |
| 44 | WHAT’S YOUR SIGN GIRL? Mr. Danny Pearson (Unlimited Gold 1400) | 52 | 63 | 67 | 11 | |
| 45 | FIRE Pointer Sisters (Planet 45901) | 58 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams (Casablanca 959) | 59 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | ANGEL DUST Gil Scott-Heron (Arista 0366) | 31 | 24 | 14 | 17 | |
| 48 | TOO LATE Mandrill (Arista 0375) | 50 | 58 | 66 | 8 | |
| 49 | EVER READY LOVE Temptations (Atlantic 3538) | 40 | 40 | 42 | 10 | |
| 50 | (I’m Just Thinking About) COOLING OUT Jerry Butler (Philadelphia Int’l 3656) | 38 | 34 | 30 | 17 | |
| 51 | H.E.L.P. Four Tops (ABC 12427) | 32 | 32 | 34 | 11 | |
| 52 | KEEP IT TOGETHER (Declaration Of Love) Rufus (ABC 12444) | 64 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | SHAKE YOUR BODY (Down To The Ground) Jacksons (Epic 50656) | 66 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | DON’T HOLD BACK Chanson (Ariola America 7717) | 47 | 39 | 35 | 20 | |
| 55 | YOUR SWEETNESS IS MY WEAKNESS Barry White (20th Century-Fox 2380) | 30 | 23 | 16 | 22 | |
| 56 | ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 8618) | 37 | 29 | 28 | 25 | |
| 57 | LOVE IS Vernon Burch (Chocolate City 015) | 54 | 54 | 56 | 11 | |
| 58 | GIVING UP, GIVING IN Three Degrees (Ariola America 7721) | 55 | 43 | 41 | 12 | |
| 59 | KEEP ON DANCIN’ Gary’s Gang (Columbia 10884) | 67 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | MARY JANE Rick James (Gordy 7162) | 36 | 33 | 31 | 18 | |
| 61 | DANCIN’ Grey & Hanks (RCA 11460) | 71 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | I MIGHT AS WELL FORGET ABOUT LOVING YOU Kinsman Dazz (20th Century-Fox 2390) | 56 | 56 | 59 | 8 | |
| 63 | YOU CAN’T WIN (pt. 1) Michael Jackson (Epic 50654) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | POPS, WE LOVE YOU Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & Stevie Wonder (Motown 1455) | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | LOOSE CABOOSE Joe Tex (Dial 2800) | 65 | 69 | 71 | 7 | |
| 66 | HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER Sister Sledge (Cotillion 44245) | 79 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | AT MIDNIGHT T-Connection (Dash 5048) | 76 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | KEEP IT COMIN’ Atlantic Starr (A&M 2101) | 60 | 60 | 61 | 10 | |
| 69 | DIG A LITTLE DEEPER Latimore (Glades 1750) | 69 | 71 | 72 | 12 | |
| 70 | DA YA THINK I’M SEXY? Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 8724) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Barry White (20th Century-Fox 2395) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | I WANNA BE CLOSER Switch (Gordy 7163) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | LOVE IS HERE Ronnie Laws (United Artists 1264) | 70 | 68 | 68 | 8 | |
| 74 | CRY TOGETHER O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3666) | 74 | 78 | 84 | 4 | |
| 75 | HAVEN’T STOPPED DANCING YET Gonzalez (Capitol 4674) | 86 | — | — | 8 | |
| 76 | WALKING THE LINE Emotions (Columbia 10874) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | DON’T IT MAKE IT BETTER Bill Withers (Columbia 10892) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | WAIT HERE Al Green (Hi 78522) | 81 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | SPANK Jimmy “Bo” Horne (Sunshine Sound 1007) | 88 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | JE SUIS MUSIC Cerrone (Cotillion 44244) | 75 | 75 | 78 | 8 | |
| 81 | FREAK THE FREAK THE FUNK (Rock) Fatback (Spring 191) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | FOR GOODNESS SAKES, LOOK AT THOSE CAKES (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14522) | 73 | 73 | 77 | 7 | |
| 83 | (We Need More) LOVING TIME Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1054) | 83 | 81 | 85 | 6 | |
| 84 | IT MUST BE LOVE Alton McClain & Destiny (Polydor 14532) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | HEAT OF THE BEAT Roy Ayers/Wayne Henderson (Polydor 14523) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | KNOCK ON WOOD Amii Stewart (Ariola America/Hansa 7736) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | HOLD YOUR HORSES First Choice (Gold Mind 4017) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | COMING ON STRONG Caroline Crawford (Mercury 74036) | 89 | 93 | 96 | 4 | |
| 89 | SAY THAT YOU WILL George Duke (Epic 50660) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | NEVER LET GO Eastbound Expressway (AVI 237) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | LOVIN’ IS REALLY MY GAME Betty Wright (Alston 3745) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | I DON’T WANT NOBODY ELSE (To Dance With You) Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic 3541) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | WISH YOU WERE HERE Free Life (Epic 50642) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | IF SOMEBODY CARES Controllers (Juana 3419) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | DO DAT Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown 1454) | 87 | 87 | 88 | 6 | |
| 96 | SINNER MAN Sarah Dash (Kirshner 4278) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | CAPTAIN BOOGIE Wardell Piper (Midsong Int’l 1001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | E.S.P. Fiesta (Arista 0369) | 78 | 79 | 89 | 4 | |
| 99 | LOVE THE WAY Jorge Santana (Tomato 10006) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 100 | DON’T LOOK AT ME THAT WAY Alex Taylor (Bang 739) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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