Tuesday October 2, 1979
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending September 29, 1979



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1   SAD EYES 2 4 6 20
Robert John (EMI America 8015)
2   MY SHARONA 1 1 1 15
Knack (Capitol 4731)
3   SAIL ON 5 10 18 8
Commodores (Motown 1466)
4   DON'T BRING ME DOWN 4 6 8 10
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5060)
5   I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN 6 8 11 15
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419)
6   DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH 9 14 21 8
Michael Jackson (Epic 50742)
7   LONESOME LOSER 8 9 10 12
Little River Band (Capitol 4748)
8   RISE 14 18 27 10
Herb Alpert (A&M 2151)
9   POP MUZIK 11 13 19 8
M (Sire 49033)
10   BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU 10 12 15 11
Robert Palmer (Island 49016)
11   HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU 13 15 17 15
Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1459)
12   GOOD TIMES 3 2 2 16
Chic (Atlantic 3584)
13   LEAD ME ON 7 5 5 22
Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11530)
14   AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE 12 3 3 13
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11033)
15   THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA 15 7 4 15
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700)
16   DRIVER'S SEAT 17 21 25 11
Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic 3604)
17   CRUEL TO BE KIND 21 25 29 11
Nick Lowe (Columbia 11018)
18   BORN TO BE ALIVE 19 22 24 17
Patrick Hernandez (Columbia 10986)
19   SPOOKY 24 31 40 7
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 2001)
20   DIM ALL THE LIGHTS 28 38 46 6
Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201)
21   THE MAIN EVENT / FIGHT 16 11 7 16
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11008)
22   LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' 25 30 35 12
Journey (Columbia 11036)
23   THE BOSS 26 28 30 13
Diana Ross (Motown 1462)
24   WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE 30 37 42 10
Lobo (MCA/Curb 41065)
25   GOODBYE STRANGER 18 16 16 13
Supertramp (A&M 2162)
26   GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME 29 33 37 8
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1316)
27   DIFFERENT WORLDS 31 32 33 14
Maureen McGovern (Warner/Curb 8835)
28   GOOD GIRLS DON'T 38 49 66 4
Knack (Capitol 4771)
29   WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN' 32 35 38 9
Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2403)
30   I DO LOVE YOU 27 27 28 13
GQ (Arista 0426)
31   DEPENDIN' ON YOU 34 39 44 8
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49029)
32   LET'S GO 20 17 14 14  
Cars (Elektra 46063)
33   FIRECRACKER 36 41 47 8
Mass Production (Cotillion 44254)
34   ROLENE 37 42 48 7
Moon Martin (Capitol 4765)
35   I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE 42 47 54 13
Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430)
36   DIRTY WHITE BOY 45 57 72 4
Foreigner (Atlantic 3618)
37   ARROW THROUGH ME 40 46 55 6
Wings (Columbia 11070)
38   YOU DECORATED MY LIFE 50 64 86 4  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315)
39   THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER 43 48 52 9
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8019)
40   BAD GIRLS 22 19 9 19  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 988)
41   MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE 23 20 13 17  
Elton John (MCA 41042)
42   FOUND A CURE 47 51 57 7
Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8870)
43   MIDNIGHT WIND 48 52 61 6
John Stewart (RSO 1000)
44   HOLD ON 52 65 74 5
Ian Gomm (Stiff 50747)
45   REMEMBER (WALKING IN THE SAND) 49 54 59 7
Louise Goffin (Asylum 46521)
46   AIN'T THAT A SHAME 35 36 41 9  
Cheap Trick (Epic 50743)
47   PLEASE DON'T GO 53 60 67 6
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035)
48   GOOD FRIEND 51 53 58 8
Mary MacGregor (RSO 938)
49   SO GOOD, SO RIGHT 54 59 64 8
Brenda Russell (Horizon 123)
50   HOT SUMMER NIGHTS 33 26 26 15  
Night (Planet 45903)
51   SUSPICIONS 39 24 20 17  
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053)
52   FINS 63 71 79 5  
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 41109)
53   IF YOU REMEMBER ME 57 63 70 7
Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909)
54   SURE KNOW SOMETHING 62 72 82 5
Kiss (Casablanca 2205)
55   STILL -- -- -- 1  
Commodores (Motown 1474)
56   GET A MOVE ON 58 62 68 6
Eddie Money (Columbia 11064)
57   STREET LIFE 67 74 78 7
Crusaders (MCA 41054)
58   I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE 65 73 83 4
Suzi Quatro (RSO 1001)
59   REASON TO BE 68 76 80 5
Kansas (Kirshner 4285)
60   COME TO ME 75 86 -- 3  
France Joli (Prelude 8001)
61   YOU'RE ONLY LONELY 70 78 -- 3
J.D. Souther (Columbia 11079)
62   THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE 64 68 69 9
Toby Beau (RCA 11670)
63   GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY 73 83 -- 3
Bob Dylan (Columbia 11072)
64   YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT 44 29 23 24  
Raydio (Arista 0399)
65   GIRLS TALK 66 69 73 6
Dave Edmunds (Swan Song 71001)
66   WHERE WILL YOUR HEART TAKE YOU 69 70 71 7
Buckeye (Polydor 14578)
67   (NOT JUST) KNEE DEEP (PT. 1) 78 88 96 4  
Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040)
68   BOOM BOOM, OUT GO THE LIGHTS 72 79 87 5
Pat Travers (Polydor 2003)
69   BROKEN HEARTED ME 79 -- -- 2
Anne Murray (Capitol 4773)
70   KILLER CUT 71 75 77 5
Charlie (Arista 0449)
71   WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN 41 23 12 25  
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4705)
72   LET ME KNOW (I HAVE A RIGHT) 83 -- -- 2  
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 2021)
73   HELL ON WHEELS 82 90 -- 3
Cher (Casablanca 2208)
74   STILLSANE 76 81 89 4
Carolyne Mas (Mercury 76004)
75   HELLO, HELLO, HELLO 77 82 90 4
New England (Infinity 50021)
76   PLEASE DON'T LEAVE 86 -- -- 2
Lauren Wood (Warner Bros. 49043)
77   VICTIM OF LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Elton John (MCA 41126)
78   HALF THE WAY 88 -- -- 2
Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087)
79   ANGELEYES 81 85 -- 3
Abba (Atlantic 3609b)
80   HOLD ON TO THE NIGHT 89 -- -- 2
Hotel (MCA 41113)
81   DREAMING -- -- -- 1  
Blondie (Chrysalis 2379)
82   RING MY BELL 46 34 22 20  
Anita Ward (Juana 3422)
83   5:15 -- -- -- 1  
Who (Polydor 2022)
84   ONE FINE DAY 85 87 88 5
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2169)
85   DO YOU THINK I'M DISCO? 94 96 -- 3
Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation (Ovation 1132)
86   SATURDAYNIGHT 56 44 45 12  
Herman Brood (Ariola 7754)
87   IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM 55 40 32 21  
Joe Jackson (A&M 2132)
88   DAMNED IF I DO -- -- -- 1  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0454)
89   STARRY EYES 92 98 -- 3
Records (Virgin 67000)
90   CRANK IT UP (FUNK TOWN) (PT. 1) 90 91 93 4
Peter Brown (Drive 6278)
91   FOR LOVE 91 93 95 5
Pousette-Dart Band (Capitol 4764)
92   YOU STEPPED INTO MY LIFE 93 95 97 4
Wayne Newton (Aries II 101)
93   CHILDREN OF THE SUN 59 50 51 11  
Billy Thorpe (Polydor 2018)
94   I JUST WANT TO BE 96 99 -- 3
Cameo (Chocolate City 019)
95   GET IT UP 97 -- -- 2
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11695)
96   GOLD 60 45 34 20  
John Stewart (RSO 931)
97   I'M SO ANXIOUS -- -- -- 1  
Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes (Mercury 76007)
98   RAINBOW CONNECTION -- -- -- 1  
Kermit (Atlantic 3610)
99   I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU 61 43 31 19  
Kiss (Casablanca 983)
100   BEAUTIFUL GIRLS 80 80 81 5  
Van Halen (Warner Bros. 49035)

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:

   • "Makin' It" by David Naughton (# 74)
   • "Hold On" by Triumph (# 84)
   • "Morning Dance" by Spyro Gyra (# 87)
   • "Oh Well" by Rockets (# 95)
   • "Highway Song" by Blackfoot (# 98)
   • "I Want You To Want Me" by Cheap Trick (# 99)
   • "Ghost Dancer" by Addrisi Brothers (#100)

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