CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1981 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1981 Charts! |
| 1981 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 3 | Celebration - Kool & Gang (frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 10 | Celebration - Kool & Gang (no new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 27 issue) |
(No debuts) |
| January 17 | Celebration - Kool & Gang | 67. It’s A Love Thing - Whispers |
| January 24 | Celebration - Kool & Gang | 69. Thighs High (Grip Your Hips And Move) - Tom Browne |
| January 31 | Heartbreak Hotel - Jacksons | 49. All American Girls - Sister Sledge |
| February 7 | Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside | 55. Perfect Fit - Jerry Knight |
| February 14 | Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) - Gap Band | 66. Being With You - Smokey Robinson |
| February 21 | Don’t Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples | 64. Ai No Corrida - Quincy Jones |
| February 28 | Don’t Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples | 57. Take It To The Top - Kool & Gang |
| March 7 | Don’t Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples | 56. What Two Can Do - Deniece Williams |
| March 14 | Don’t Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples | 65. Make That Move - Shalamar |
| March 21 | Don’t Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples | 55. What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me - Chaka Khan |
| March 28 | Don’t Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples | 79. Your Love Is On The One - Lakeside |
| April 4 | Don’t Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples | 81. Lately - Stevie Wonder |
| April 11 | Don’t Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples | 60. Paradise - Change |
| April 18 | Being With You - Smokey Robinson | 72. Hurry Up And Wait - Isley Brothers |
| April 25 | Being With You - Smokey Robinson | 63. Two Hearts - Stephanie Mills featuring Teddy Pendergrass |
| May 2 | Sukiyaki - Taste Of Honey | 72. Tell Me Where It Hurts - Walter Jackson |
| May 9 | Being With You - Smokey Robinson | 72. Freaky Dancin’ - Cameo |
| May 16 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) - Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio | 56. Running Away - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly |
| May 23 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) - Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio | 71. Searching To Find The One - Unlimited Touch |
| May 30 | What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me - Chaka Khan | 80. It’s Your Conscience - Deniece Williams |
| June 6 | What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me - Chaka Khan | 73. Love On A Two Way Street - Stacy Lattisaw |
| June 13 | Give It To Me Baby - Rick James | 78. Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters |
| June 20 | Give It To Me Baby - Rick James | 54. The Real Thing - Brothers Johnson |
| June 27 | Give It To Me Baby - Rick James | 54. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - Commodores |
| July 4 | Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith | 58. Can’t We Fall In Love Again - Phyllis Hyman & Michael Henderson |
| July 11 | Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith | 68. Hold Tight - Change |
| July 18 | Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith | 74. We’re In This Love Together - Al Jarreau |
| July 25 | Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith | 64. He’s Just A Runaway (A Tribute To Bob Marley) - Sister Sledge |
| August 1 | Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith | 72. A Little Bit Of Jazz - Nick Straker Band |
| August 8 | Love On A Two Way Street - Stacy Lattisaw | 66. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross |
| August 15 | Love On A Two Way Street - Stacy Lattisaw | 54. When She Was My Girl - Four Tops |
| August 22 | Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | 52. Love All The Hurt Away - Aretha Franklin & George Benson |
| August 29 | Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | 52. I Can’t Live Without Your Love - Teddy Pendergrass |
| September 5 | She’s A Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked) - Carl Carlton | 76. This Kind Of Lovin’ - Whispers |
| September 12 | Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | 74. Snap Shot - Slave |
| September 19 | Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | 67. It Shows In The Eyes - Ashford & Simpson |
| September 26 | Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | 74. Oh No - Commodores |
| October 3 | Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | 48. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) - Kool & Gang |
| October 10 | Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | 50. Let’s Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire |
| October 17 | When She Was My Girl - Four Tops | 78. You Go Your Way (I’ll Go Mine) - Spinners |
| October 24 | Never Too Much - Luther Vandross | 45. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross |
| October 31 | Never Too Much - Luther Vandross | 42. Turn Your Love Around - George Benson |
| November 7 | Never Too Much - Luther Vandross | 70. Kickin’ Back - L.T. |
| November 14 | Never Too Much - Luther Vandross | 74. (I Found) That Man Of Mine - Jones Girls |
| November 21 | Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) - Kool & Gang | 77. Something About You - Angela Bofill |
| November 28 | Let’s Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire | 69. Be Mine (Tonight) - Grover Washington Jr. |
| December 5 | Let’s Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire | 68. Do It To Me - Vernon Burch |
| December 12 | Let’s Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire | 67. Toot An’Toot An’Toot - Curtis Mayfield |
| December 19 | Let’s Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire | 65. Let Me Set You Free - Four Tops |
| December 26 | Let’s Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire | 73. Let’s Stand Together - Melba Moore |
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