Thursday September 27, 1979
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 22, 1979



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1   MY SHARONA 1 1 1 14
Knack (Capitol 4731)
2   SAD EYES 4 6 8 19
Robert John (EMI America 8015)
3   GOOD TIMES 2 2 2 15
Chic (Atlantic 3584)
4   DON'T BRING ME DOWN 6 8 10 9
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5060)
5   SAIL ON 10 18 23 7
Commodores (Motown 1466)
6   I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN 8 11 13 14
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419)
7   LEAD ME ON 5 5 6 21
Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11530)
8   LONESOME LOSER 9 10 12 11
Little River Band (Capitol 4748)
9   DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH 14 21 30 7
Michael Jackson (Epic 50742)
10   BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU 12 15 18 10
Robert Palmer (Island 49016)
11   POP MUZIK 13 19 25 7
M (Sire 49033)
12   AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE 3 3 5 12
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11033)
13   HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU 15 17 20 14
Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1459)
14   RISE 18 27 37 9
Herb Alpert (A&M 2151)
15   THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA 7 4 4 14
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700)
16   THE MAIN EVENT / FIGHT 11 7 3 15
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11008)
17   DRIVER'S SEAT 21 25 28 10
Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic 3604)
18   GOODBYE STRANGER 16 16 17 12
Supertramp (A&M 2162)
19   BORN TO BE ALIVE 22 24 27 16
Patrick Hernandez (Columbia 10986)
20   LET'S GO 17 14 14 13
Cars (Elektra 46063)
21   CRUEL TO BE KIND 25 29 33 10
Nick Lowe (Columbia 11018)
22   BAD GIRLS 19 9 7 18
Donna Summer (Casablanca 988)
23   MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE 20 13 11 16
Elton John (MCA 41042)
24   SPOOKY 31 40 50 6
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 2001)
25   LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' 30 35 40 11
Journey (Columbia 11036)
26   THE BOSS 28 30 34 12
Diana Ross (Motown 1462)
27   I DO LOVE YOU 27 28 29 12
GQ (Arista 0426)
28   DIM ALL THE LIGHTS 38 46 57 5
Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201)
29   GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME 33 37 45 7
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1316)
30   WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE 37 42 46 9
Lobo (MCA/Curb 41065)
31   DIFFERENT WORLDS 32 33 35 13
Maureen McGovern (Warner/Curb 8835)
32   WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN' 35 38 43 8
Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2403)
33   HOT SUMMER NIGHTS 26 26 26 14
Night (Planet 45903)
34   DEPENDIN' ON YOU 39 44 52 7
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49029)
35   AIN'T THAT A SHAME 36 41 48 8
Cheap Trick (Epic 50743)
36   FIRECRACKER 41 47 60 7
Mass Production (Cotillion 44254)
37   ROLENE 42 48 55 6
Moon Martin (Capitol 4765)
38   GOOD GIRLS DON'T 49 66 -- 3  
Knack (Capitol 4771)
39   SUSPICIONS 24 20 19 16  
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053)
40   ARROW THROUGH ME 46 55 70 5
Wings (Columbia 11070)
41   WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN 23 12 9 24  
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4705)
42   I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE 47 54 61 12
Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430)
43   THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER 48 52 58 8
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8019)
44   YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT 29 23 21 23  
Raydio (Arista 0399)
45   DIRTY WHITE BOY 57 72 -- 3  
Foreigner (Atlantic 3618)
46   RING MY BELL 34 22 15 19  
Anita Ward (Juana 3422)
47   FOUND A CURE 51 57 67 6
Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8870)
48   MIDNIGHT WIND 52 61 69 5
John Stewart (RSO 1000)
49   REMEMBER (WALKING IN THE SAND) 54 59 66 6
Louise Goffin (Asylum 46521)
50   YOU DECORATED MY LIFE 64 86 -- 3  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315)
51   GOOD FRIEND 53 58 64 7
Mary MacGregor (RSO 938)
52   HOLD ON 65 74 83 4  
Ian Gomm (Stiff 50747)
53   PLEASE DON'T GO 60 67 76 5
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035)
54   SO GOOD, SO RIGHT 59 64 72 7
Brenda Russell (Horizon 123)
55   IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM 40 32 24 20  
Joe Jackson (A&M 2132)
56   SATURDAYNIGHT 44 45 47 11  
Herman Brood (Ariola 7754)
57   IF YOU REMEMBER ME 63 70 77 6
Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909)
58   GET A MOVE ON 62 68 75 5
Eddie Money (Columbia 11064)
59   CHILDREN OF THE SUN 50 51 53 10
Billy Thorpe (Polydor 2018)
60   GOLD 45 34 16 19  
John Stewart (RSO 931)
61   I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU 43 31 22 18  
Kiss (Casablanca 983)
62   SURE KNOW SOMETHING 72 82 91 4
Kiss (Casablanca 2205)
63   FINS 71 79 88 4
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 41109)
64   THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE 68 69 71 8
Toby Beau (RCA 11670)
65   I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE 73 83 -- 3
Suzi Quatro (RSO 1001)
66   GIRLS TALK 69 73 80 5
Dave Edmunds (Swan Song 71001)
67   STREET LIFE 74 78 82 6
Crusaders (MCA 41054)
68   REASON TO BE 76 80 89 4
Kansas (Kirshner 4285)
69   WHERE WILL YOUR HEART TAKE YOU 70 71 73 6
Buckeye (Polydor 14578)
70   YOU'RE ONLY LONELY 78 -- -- 2
J.D. Souther (Columbia 11079)
71   KILLER CUT 75 77 87 4
Charlie (Arista 0449)
72   BOOM BOOM, OUT GO THE LIGHTS 79 87 93 4
Pat Travers (Polydor 2003)
73   GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY 83 -- -- 2
Bob Dylan (Columbia 11072)
74   MAKIN' IT 55 39 31 28  
David Naughton (RSO 916)
75   COME TO ME 86 -- -- 2  
France Joli (Prelude 8001)
76   STILLSANE 81 89 -- 3
Carolyne Mas (Mercury 76004)
77   HELLO, HELLO, HELLO 82 90 -- 3
New England (Infinity 50021)
78   (NOT JUST) KNEE DEEP (PT. 1) 88 96 -- 3
Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040)
79   BROKEN HEARTED ME -- -- -- 1  
Anne Murray (Capitol 4773)
80   BEAUTIFUL GIRLS 80 81 84 4
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 49035)
81   ANGELEYES 85 -- -- 2
Abba (Atlantic 3609b)
82   HELL ON WHEELS 90 -- -- 2
Cher (Casablanca 2208)
83   LET ME KNOW (I HAVE A RIGHT) -- -- -- 1  
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 2021)
84   HOLD ON 61 50 42 15  
Triumph (RCA 11569)
85   ONE FINE DAY 87 88 90 4
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2169)
86   PLEASE DON'T LEAVE -- -- -- 1  
Lauren Wood (Warner Bros. 49043)
87   MORNING DANCE 66 49 36 17  
Spyro Gyra (Infinity 50011)
88   HALF THE WAY -- -- -- 1  
Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087)
89   HOLD ON TO THE NIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Hotel (MCA 41113)
90   CRANK IT UP (FUNK TOWN) (PT. 1) 91 93 -- 3
Peter Brown (Drive 6278)
91   FOR LOVE 93 95 97 4
Pousette-Dart Band (Capitol 4764)
92   STARRY EYES 98 -- -- 2
Records (Virgin 67000)
93   YOU STEPPED INTO MY LIFE 95 97 -- 3
Wayne Newton (Aries II 101)
94   DO YOU THINK I'M DISCO? 96 -- -- 2
Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation (Ovation 1132)
95   OH WELL 56 43 39 12  
Rockets (RSO 935)
96   I JUST WANT TO BE 99 -- -- 2
Cameo (Chocolate City 019)
97   GET IT UP -- -- -- 1  
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11695)
98   HIGHWAY SONG 58 36 32 14  
Blackfoot (Atco 7104)
99   I WANT YOU TO WANT ME 67 53 38 23  
Cheap Trick (Epic 50680)
100   GHOST DANCER 84 65 68 7  
Addrisi Brothers (Scotti Bros. 500)

designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a song that entered the chart this week

Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Young Blood" by Rickie Lee Jones (# 77)
   • "Voulez-Vous / Angeleyes" by Abba (# 85)
   • "Must Have Been Crazy" by Chicago (# 89)
   • "In Thee" by Blue Oyster Cult (# 92)
   • "The Topical Song" by Barron Knights (# 94)
   • "After The First One" by Yonah (# 97)
   • "Gone, Gone, Gone" by Bad Company (#100)

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