| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Dark blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 17, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | RAPPER’S DELIGHT Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 542) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2 | LADIES NIGHT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | STILL Commodores (Motown 1474) | 5 | 6 | 16 | 7 | |
| 4 | (Not Just) KNEE DEEP (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 5 | CRUISIN’ Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54306) | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | |
| 6 | DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL Rufus & Chaka (MCA 41131) | 9 | 13 | 20 | 6 | |
| 7 | I JUST CAN’T CONTROL MYSELF Nature’s Divine (Infinity 50,027) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| 8 | I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER Prince (Warner Bros. 49050) | 11 | 14 | 22 | 9 | |
| 9 | DON’T STOP ’TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson (Epic 50742) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| 10 | SO GOOD, SO RIGHT Brenda Russell (Horizon 123) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
| 11 | RISE Herb Alpert (A&M 2151) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| 12 | BETWEEN YOU BABY AND ME Curtis Mayfield & Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 941) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | |
| 13 | DON’T LET GO Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2011) | 17 | 21 | 25 | 10 | |
| 14 | I CALL YOUR NAME Switch (Gordy 7175) | 20 | 32 | 42 | 8 | |
| 15 | MOVE YOUR BOOGIE BODY Bar-Kays (Mercury 76015) | 23 | 37 | 54 | 5 | |
| 16 | I DO LOVE YOU G.Q. (Arista 0426) | 13 | 8 | 7 | 20 | |
| 17 | KING TIM III (Personality Jock) Fatback (Spring 199) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 10 | |
| 18 | BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW THAT / PLEASE DON’T GO KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | |
| 19 | BREAK MY HEART David Ruffin (Warner Bros. 49030) | 14 | 12 | 8 | 14 | |
| 20 | ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (Epic 50797) | 31 | 55 | 75 | 4 | |
| 21 | DIM ALL THE LIGHTS Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | |
| 22 | IN THE STONE Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11093) | 27 | 39 | 50 | 6 | |
| 23 | SEND ONE YOUR LOVE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54303) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | A SONG FOR DONNY Whispers (Solar 11739) | 26 | 38 | 47 | 6 | |
| 25 | LOVE GUN Rick James (Gordy 7176) | 38 | 52 | 79 | 4 | |
| 26 | STRANGER L.T. D. (A&M 2192) | 36 | 46 | 52 | 7 | |
| 27 | GLIDE Pleasure (Fantasy 874) | 37 | 47 | 53 | 7 | |
| 28 | EGO TRIPPING OUT Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54305) | 34 | 48 | 59 | 5 | |
| 29 | COME GO WITH ME Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3717) | 21 | 18 | 14 | 12 | |
| 30 | NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer (Columbia 11125 / Casablanca 20199) | 39 | 57 | 82 | 4 | |
| 31 | YOU’RE SOMETHING SPECIAL Five Special (Elektra 46531) | 30 | 33 | 39 | 8 | |
| 32 | MY FORBIDDEN LOVER Chic (Atlantic 3620) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 6 | |
| 33 | COME TO ME France Joli (Prelude 8001) | 35 | 36 | 46 | 8 | |
| 34 | RRRRRROCK Foxy (Dash 5054) | 29 | 29 | 32 | 10 | |
| 35 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND Shalamar (Solar 11709) | 41 | 43 | 49 | 8 | |
| 36 | REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE Sly & Family Stone (Warner Bros. 49062) | 28 | 31 | 35 | 9 | |
| 37 | BODY LANGUAGE Spinners (Atlantic 3619) | 40 | 45 | 51 | 7 | |
| 38 | I DON’T WANT TO BE A FREAK (But I Can’t Help Myself) Dynasty (Solar 11694) | 44 | 50 | 61 | 10 | |
| 39 | ROLLER-SKATIN’ MATE (pt. 1) Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 2031) | 46 | 56 | 70 | 4 | |
| 40 | I JUST WANT TO BE Cameo (Chocolate City 019) | 19 | 17 | 6 | 21 | |
| 41 | WEAR IT OUT Stargard (Warner Bros. 49066) | 43 | 49 | 58 | 7 | |
| 42 | JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE Slave (Cotillion 45005) | 50 | 58 | 66 | 5 | |
| 43 | (Ooh-Wee) SHE’S KILLING ME Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 11084) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 8 | |
| 44 | SPARKLE Cameo (Chocolate City 3202) | 55 | 65 | 76 | 4 | |
| 45 | YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME Phyllis Hyman (Arista 0463) | 54 | 62 | 71 | 6 | |
| 46 | MELLOW, MELLOW RIGHT ON Lowrell (AVI 300) | 52 | 60 | 68 | 6 | |
| 47 | NO LOVE, NO WHERE, WITHOUT YOU Linda Williams (Arista 0442) | 48 | 51 | 60 | 7 | |
| 48 | MORE THAN ONE WAY TO LOVE A WOMAN Raydio (Arista 0441) | 33 | 27 | 27 | 12 | |
| 49 | I FOUND LOVE Deniece Williams (ARC 11063) | 49 | 44 | 45 | 9 | |
| 50 | CONCENTRATE ON YOU Stanley Turrentine (Elektra 46533) | 51 | 59 | 67 | 6 | |
| 51 | YOU GET ME HOT Jimmy “Bo” Horne (Sunshine Sound 1014) | 47 | 26 | 26 | 13 | |
| 52 | FIRECRACKER Mass Production (Cotillion 44254) | 22 | 19 | 9 | 21 | |
| 53 | IT’S A DISCO NIGHT (Rock Don’t Stop) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2287) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 11 | |
| 54 | FOUND A CURE Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8870) | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | |
| 55 | PEANUT BUTTER Twennynine Featuring Lenny White (Elektra 46552) | 66 | 78 | 87 | 4 | |
| 56 | NOBODY KNOWS Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 49099) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | DON’T DROP MY LOVE Anita Ward (Juana 3425) | 58 | 61 | 64 | 6 | |
| 58 | DEJA VU Dionne Warwick (Arista 0459) | 69 | 79 | 90 | 4 | |
| 59 | I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Heaven And Earth (Mercury 76012) | 59 | 63 | 73 | 5 | |
| 60 | SHAKEDOWN Bell & James (A&M 2185) | 60 | 64 | 72 | 6 | |
| 61 | PARTY PEOPLE Parliament (Casablanca 2222) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | BE WITH ME Tyrone Davis (Columbia 11128) | 71 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | I WANT YOU FOR MYSELF George Duke (Epic 50792) | 68 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| 64 | HAVEN’T YOU HEARD Patrice Rushen (Elektra 46551) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | WHAT’S THE NAME OF YOUR LOVE? Emotions (ARC 11134) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | I JUST WANNA WANNA Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom 1012) | 74 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | HIGH STEPPIN’, HIP DRESSIN’ FELLA (You Got It Together) Love Unlimited (Unlimited Gold 1409) | 62 | 40 | 40 | 9 | |
| 68 | PULL MY STRINGS Lakeside (Solar 11746) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | HOW HIGH Salsoul Orchestra Featuring Cognac (Salsoul 2096) | 77 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | YOU CAN GET OVER Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox 2427) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | PURE FIRE Sun (Capitol 4780) | 76 | 87 | 92 | 4 | |
| 72 | I WANT YOU Wilson Pickett (EMI America 8027) | 81 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | YOUR LONELY HEART Natalie Cole (Capitol 4767) | 73 | 77 | 80 | 5 | |
| 74 | RIGHT OR WRONG Leroy Hutson (RSO/Curtom 1011) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE Fat Larry’s Band (Fantasy/WMOT 867) | 65 | 66 | 74 | 7 | |
| 76 | LOVE HURT ME, LOVED HEALED ME Lenny Williams (MCA 41118) | 53 | 53 | 56 | 8 | |
| 77 | WHILE WE STILL HAVE TIME Cindy & Roy (Casablanca 2202) | 61 | 41 | 41 | 9 | |
| 78 | IT’S MY HOUSE Diana Ross (Motown 1471) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | GIMME SOME TIME Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol 4804) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | DOIN’ THE DOG Creme D’ Cocoa (Venture 112) | 56 | 28 | 30 | 10 | |
| 81 | I WANT YOU HERE WITH ME O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3726) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | TO BE LOVED Michael Henderson (Buddah 615) | 82 | 83 | 88 | 4 | |
| 83 | LET ME KNOW (I Have The Right) Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 2021) | 75 | 75 | 77 | 5 | |
| 84 | WITCH DOCTOR Instant Funk (Salsoul 2108) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | THE SWEETEST PAIN Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Int’l 3724) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | MOON CHILD Captain Sky (AVI 299) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | BOOGIE DOWN Street Players (Ariola America 7770) | 90 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | SO DELICIOUS Pockets (ARC 11121) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | LET’S DANCE 9th Creation (Hilltak 7901) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | BREAKIN’ THE FUNK Faze-O (She 800) | 87 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | BUSSLE Opus Seven (Source 41121) | 93 | 93 | 94 | 4 | |
| 92 | DEJA VU Paulinho Da Costa (Pablo Today 312-102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | ROCK DON’T STOP Chanson (Ariola America 7773) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | STREET LIFE Crusaders (MCA 41054) | 84 | 68 | 33 | 17 | |
| 95 | SAIL ON Commodores (Motown 1466) | 57 | 22 | 18 | 15 | |
| 96 | WE’RE A MELODY Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l 3722) | 92 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | STRATEGY Archie Bell & Drells (Philadelphia Int’l 3710) | 63 | 34 | 28 | 15 | |
| 98 | NEVER CAN FIND A WAY (Hot Love) Vernon Burch (Chocolate City 3201) | 67 | 30 | 31 | 10 | |
| 99 | (Let Me Put) LOVE ON YOUR MIND Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76002) | 64 | 24 | 21 | 12 | |
| 100 | GOOD TIMES Chic (Atlantic 3584) | 86 | 70 | 34 | 22 | |
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