| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 28, 1984 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | IF ONLY YOU KNEW Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia Int’l 04248) | 2 | 3 |
N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
13 | |
| 2 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY Shannon (Mirage 99810) | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 3 | JOANNA Kool & Gang (De-Lite 829) | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 4 | TIME WILL REVEAL DeBarge (Gordy 1705) | 4 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 5 | I’LL LET YOU SLIDE Luther Vandross (Epic 04231) | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 6 | BODY TALK The Deele (Solar 69785) | 8 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 7 | BABY, I’M HOOKED (Right Into Your Love) Con Funk Shun (Mercury 814 581) | 7 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 8 | SOMETHING’S ON YOUR MIND “D” Train (Prelude 8080) | 14 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 9 | I STILL CAN’T GET OVER LOVING YOU Ray Parker Jr. (Arista 9116) | 10 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 10 | ELECTRIC KINGDOM Twilight 22 (Vanguard 35241) | 12 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 11 | TOUCH A FOUR LEAF CLOVER Atlantic Starr (A&M 2580) | 5 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 12 | EBONY EYES Rick James featuring Smokey Robinson (Gordy 1714) | 16 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 13 | RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT Lionel Richie (Motown 1710) | 18 | 22 | 9 | ||
| 14 | YAH MO B THERE James Ingram (with Michael McDonald) (Qwest 29394) | 19 | 21 | 7 | ||
| 15 | WET MY WHISTLE Midnight Star (Solar 69790) | 13 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 16 | JAM THE MOTHA’ (Party Mix) Gap Band (Total Experience 8210) | 17 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 17 | ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) Lionel Richie (Motown 1698) | 9 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 18 | JOYSTICK Dazz Band (Motown 1701) | 21 | 24 | 10 | ||
| 19 | SAY SAY SAY Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia 04168) | 20 | 19 | 15 | ||
| 20 | I’M ON YOUR SIDE Angela Bofill (Arista 9109) | 25 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 21 | ENCORE Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 04256) | 35 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 22 | HOLIDAY Madonna (Sire 29478) | 23 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 23 | TAXI J. Blackfoot (Sound Town 0004) | 30 | 39 | 8 | ||
| 24 | JUST LET ME WAIT Jennifer Holliday (Geffen 29432) | 26 | 33 | 8 | ||
| 25 | FO-FI-FO Pieces Of A Dream (Elektra 69771) | 27 | 32 | 8 | ||
| 26 | AUTODRIVE Herbie Hancock (Columbia 04268) | 28 | 34 | 7 | ||
| 27 | STAY WITH ME TONIGHT Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2591) | 24 | 23 | 17 | ||
| 28 | HOW COME U DON’T CALL ME ANYMORE? Stephanie Mills (Casablanca 814 747) | 11 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 29 | TELL ME IF YOU STILL CARE S.O.S. Band (Tabu 04160) | 22 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 30 | ACTION Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 13682) | 36 | 40 | 7 | ||
| 31 | NUBIAN NUT George Clinton (Capitol 5296) | 15 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 32 | LET’S TAKE TIME OUT Howard Johnson (A&M 2588) | 33 | 38 | 9 | ||
| 33 | UNISON Junior (Casablanca 814 725) | 34 | 36 | 10 | ||
| 34 | JEALOUS GIRL New Edition (Streetwise 1116) | 29 | 30 | 10 | ||
| 35 | KEEPIN’ MY LOVER SATISFIED Melba Moore (Capitol 5288) | 31 | 29 | 14 | ||
| 36 | SHE’S TROUBLE Musical Youth (MCA 52312) | 40 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 37 | MAGNETIC Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 04210) | 32 | 25 | 12 | ||
| 38 | CRAZY CUTS Grandmixer D.ST. (Island 99803) | 43 | 48 | 7 | ||
| 39 | FLASHBACK Klique (MCA 52303) | 42 | 49 | 5 | ||
| 40 | YOU’RE THE BEST THING YET Anita Baker (Beverly Glen 2011) | 53 | 58 | 6 | ||
| 41 | HARD TIMES Run-D.M.C. (Profile 7036) | 55 | 67 | 5 | ||
| 42 | TRAPPED Philip Bailey (Columbia 04241) | 46 | 51 | 8 | ||
| 43 | LOVE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Donna Summer with Matthew Ward (Mercury 814 922) | 44 | 45 | 9 | ||
| 44 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Ron Banks (CBS Associated 04242) | 50 | 56 | 8 | ||
| 45 | THE RECORD KEEPS SPINNING Indeep (Sound Of New York 610) | 51 | 60 | 5 | ||
| 46 | LET’S GO UP Diana Ross (RCA 13671) | 48 | 54 | 7 | ||
| 47 | WAIT ’TIL TOMORROW / BYE BYE LOVE Philippe Wynne (Fantasy 944) | 49 | 50 | 7 | ||
| 48 | WHAT IS RACE Race (Ocean-Front 2003) | 52 | 57 | 7 | ||
| 49 | SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME Rockwell (Motown 1702) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | MIDNIGHT MAGNET Teena Marie (Epic 04271) | 56 | 63 | 6 | ||
| 51 | LIVIN’ FOR YOUR LOVE Melba Moore (Capitol 5308) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | REMEMBER WHAT YOU LIKE Jenny Burton (Atlantic 89748) | 58 | 64 | 6 | ||
| 53 | YOU JUST CAN’T WALK AWAY Dells (Private I 04343) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 54 | 2 WIN U BACK Jones Girls (RCA 13686) | 54 | 59 | 7 | ||
| 55 | TAKE THE BALL AND RUN David Williams (Ocean-Front 2002) | 59 | 65 | 6 | ||
| 56 | DON’T GO Dreamboy (Qwest 29389) | 68 | 76 | 5 | ||
| 57 | POP GOES MY LOVE Freeez (Streetwise 1115) | 63 | 66 | 9 | ||
| 58 | LOVE SOLDIER Lenny Williams (Rocshire 95044) | 61 | 62 | 7 | ||
| 59 | GIVE ME THE LOVIN’ Chic (Atlantic 89725) | 64 | 72 | 6 | ||
| 60 | I DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED YOU (Till I Saw You Rock & Roll) Planet Patrol (Tommy Boy 837) | 65 | 71 | 6 | ||
| 61 | PLANE LOVE Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 12089) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | IT’S OVER Bill Summers & Summers Heat (MCA 52325) | 62 | 68 | 6 | ||
| 63 | YOU’RE LOOKING LIKE LOVE TO ME Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack (Capitol 5307) | 69 | 77 | 5 | ||
| 64 | HUMP TO THE BUMP Steve Arrington’s Hall Of Fame (Atlantic 89715) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | HANGIN’ OUT AT THE MALL Bobby Nunn (Motown 1711) | 71 | 78 | 5 | ||
| 66 | THE DREAM (Hold On To Your Dream) Irene Cara (Geffen/Network 29396) | 66 | 69 | 6 | ||
| 67 | PLEASE STAY Fatback & Gerry Bledsoe (Spring 3035) | 67 | 73 | 5 | ||
| 68 | IRRISISTIBLE BITCH Prince (Warner Bros. 29548) | 76 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | SAY IT ISN’T SO Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13654) | 60 | 55 | 12 | ||
| 70 | TROMMELTANZ (Din Daa Daa) George Kranz (Personal 19804) | 77 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | WORDS AND MUSIC Tavares (RCA 13684) | 72 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 72 | DEADLINE U.S.A. Shalamar (MCA 52335) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | THE BIG BEAT Spoonie Gee (CBS Associated/Tuff City 04190) | 75 | 82 | 5 | ||
| 74 | TOUR DE FRANCE 10-Speed (Quality 7052) | 74 | 81 | 5 | ||
| 75 | WORLD’S FAMOUS Malcolm McLaren (Island 99790) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | TOUCH Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 04329) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | ANOTHER MAN Barbara Mason (West End 1264) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | CRUISIN’ Tom Browne (Arista 9144) | 78 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | THROWDOWN Disco Four (Profile 5033) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | LOVE GONE BAD Mavis Staples (Phono 1051) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | THE PARTY STARTS WHEN I’M WITH YOU Rue Caldwell (Critique 703) | 81 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | FRESH Tyrone Brunson (Believe In A Dream 04330) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Tina Turner (Capitol 5322) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | THIS MEANS WAR (Shoobedoodah Dabba Doobee) Imagination (Elektra 69763) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND Cuba Gooding (Streetwise 1114) | 86 | 86 | 10 | ||
| 86 | ONE MILLION KISSES Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29406) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | AUTOMATIC Pointer Sisters (Planet 13730) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | GOT A DATE Dionne Warwick (Arista 9146) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | LET ME BE YOUR PACIFIER Tyrone Davis (Ocean-Front 2004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | HERO Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 04219) | 87 | 70 | 8 | ||
| 91 | BOYS Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 1704) | 37 | 27 | 15 | ||
| 92 | AIN’T NOBODY Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29555) | 91 | 80 | 26 | ||
| 93 | I NEED YOU Pointer Sisters (Planet 13639) | 38 | 26 | 16 | ||
| 94 | MY FIRST LOVE Rene & Angela (Capitol 5272) | 39 | 31 | 18 | ||
| 95 | I AM LOVE Jennifer Holliday (Geffen 29525) | 45 | 43 | 22 | ||
| 96 | MILLION DOLLAR BABE Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 99819) | 41 | 35 | 11 | ||
| 97 | STOP DOGGIN’ ME AROUND Klique (MCA 52250) | 47 | 37 | 25 | ||
| 98 | HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista 9073) | 94 | 83 | 16 | ||
| 99 | AIN’T THAT PECULIAR Stevie Woods (Cotillion 99815) | 57 | 61 | 9 | ||
| 100 | I JUST CAN’T WALK AWAY Four Tops (Motown 1706) | 79 | 53 | 15 | ||
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