Wednesday October 31, 1979
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 27, 1979



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1   RISE 3 4 6 14
Herb Alpert (A&M 2151)
2   DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH 2 1 4 12
Michael Jackson (Epic 50742)
3   SAIL ON 1 2 2 12
Commodores (Motown 1466)
4   POP MUZIK 5 6 8 12
M (Sire 49033)
5   SAD EYES 4 3 1 24
Robert John (EMI America 8015)
6   DIM ALL THE LIGHTS 7 9 12 10
Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201)
7   HEARTACHE TONIGHT 9 12 23 4
Eagles (Asylum 46545)
8   YOU DECORATED MY LIFE 10 14 25 8
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315)
9   MY SHARONA 6 5 3 19
Knack (Capitol 4731)
10   TUSK 13 24 31 4
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49077)
11   STILL 18 27 42 5
Commodores (Motown 1474)
12   GOOD GIRLS DON'T 14 18 20 8
Knack (Capitol 4771)
13   I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN 8 7 5 19
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419)
14   BABE 22 34 49 4
Styx (A&M 2188)
15   CRUEL TO BE KIND 12 13 14 15
Nick Lowe (Columbia 11018)
16   HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU 11 10 10 19
Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1459)
17   DIRTY WHITE BOY 19 22 27 8
Foreigner (Atlantic 3618)
18   LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' 15 16 18 16
Journey (Columbia 11036)
19   WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE 16 17 19 14
Lobo (MCA/Curb 41065)
20   PLEASE DON'T GO 24 30 39 10
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035)
21   I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE 23 29 32 17
Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430)
22   LONESOME LOSER 17 8 7 16
Little River Band (Capitol 4748)
23   SPOOKY 20 15 16 11
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 2001)
24   THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER 28 31 35 13
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8019)
25   HOLD ON 26 32 40 9
Ian Gomm (Stiff 50747)
26   COME TO ME 31 45 52 7
France Joli (Prelude 8001)
27   DON'T BRING ME DOWN 21 11 9 14
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5060)
28   SO GOOD, SO RIGHT 32 38 43 12
Brenda Russell (Horizon 123)
29   SHIPS 39 54 -- 3
Barry Manilow (Arista 0464)
30   BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU 25 19 11 15
Robert Palmer (Island 49016)
31   FINS 34 40 47 9
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 41109)
32   IF YOU REMEMBER ME 37 43 50 11
Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909)
33   STREET LIFE 36 39 46 11
Crusaders (MCA 41054)
34   YOU'RE ONLY LONELY 40 47 53 7
J.D. Souther (Columbia 11079)
35   THE BOSS 27 21 21 17
Diana Ross (Motown 1462)
36   NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) 57 -- -- 2  
Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (Columbia 11125)
37   GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME 30 23 24 12
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1316)
38   DRIVER'S SEAT 29 20 15 15
Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic 3604)
39   GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY 43 50 56 7
Bob Dylan (Columbia 11072)
40   BROKEN HEARTED ME 46 52 59 6
Anne Murray (Capitol 4773)
41   FOUND A CURE 35 36 37 11
Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8870)
42   PLEASE DON'T LEAVE 48 58 68 6
Lauren Wood (Warner Bros. 49043)
43   DREAMING 54 60 71 5  
Blondie (Chrysalis 2379)
44   SURE KNOW SOMETHING 45 46 51 9
Kiss (Casablanca 2205)
45   VICTIM OF LOVE 50 55 64 5
Elton John (MCA 41126)
46   MIDNIGHT WIND 33 35 38 10  
John Stewart (RSO 1000)
47   (NOT JUST) KNEE DEEP (PT. 1) 49 53 58 8
Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040)
48   TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME 59 74 -- 3  
Supertramp (A&M 2193)
49   HALF THE WAY 55 62 70 6
Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087)
50   LEAD ME ON 41 33 22 26
Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11530)
51   DREAM POLICE 61 70 83 4
Cheap Trick (Epic 50774)
52   BORN TO BE ALIVE 38 25 17 21  
Patrick Hernandez (Columbia 10986)
53   LADIES NIGHT 65 85 -- 3  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801)
54   5:15 60 68 75 5
Who (Polydor 2022)
55   DIFFERENT WORLDS 42 26 26 18  
Maureen McGovern (Warner/Curb 8835)
56   COOL CHANGE 68 -- -- 2  
Little River Band (Capitol 4789)
57   IT'S ALL I CAN DO 66 75 -- 3
Cars (Elektra 46546)
58   RAINBOW CONNECTION 67 78 88 5
Kermit (Atlantic 3610)
59   ROLENE 47 28 29 11  
Moon Martin (Capitol 4765)
60   WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE 75 -- -- 2  
Cliff Richard (EMI America 8025)
61   DO YOU THINK I'M DISCO? 64 67 74 7
Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation (Ovation 1132)
62   BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME 70 81 -- 3
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4785)
63   CONFUSION 73 82 -- 3
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5064)
64   I WANT YOU TONIGHT 78 87 -- 3  
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2195)
65   DAMNED IF I DO 71 80 85 5
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0454)
66   I NEED A LOVER 72 79 89 4
John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 202)
67   GET IT UP 74 83 93 6
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11695)
68   FIRECRACKER 52 42 33 12  
Mass Production (Cotillion 44254)
69   GOOD FRIEND 44 44 45 12  
Mary MacGregor (RSO 938)
70   DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME 84 -- -- 2  
Captain & Tennille (Casablanca 2215)
71   IN THE STONE 79 88 -- 3
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11093)
72   THIS IS IT 83 86 -- 3  
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 11109)
73   CRUISIN' 85 -- -- 2  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54306)
74   WHO LISTENS TO THE RADIO 81 89 -- 3
Sports (Arista 0468)
75   THE PINA COLADA SONG 88 -- -- 2  
Rupert Holmes (Infinity 50035)
76   REASON TO BE 51 51 54 9  
Kansas (Kirshner 4285)
77   LET ME KNOW (I HAVE A RIGHT) 62 63 66 6  
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 2021)
78   THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA 63 57 34 19  
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700)
79   HIGHWAY TO HELL 87 -- -- 2
AC/DC (Atlantic 3617)
80   DEPENDIN' ON YOU 53 41 30 12  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49029)
81   TRAIN, TRAIN 89 -- -- 2
Blackfoot (Atco 7207)
82   GOOD TIMES 56 37 13 20  
Chic (Atlantic 3584)
83   WAIT FOR ME -- -- -- 1  
Hall & Oates (RCA 11747)
84   WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS BROKEN HEART -- -- -- 1  
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 17000)
85   DON'T LET GO -- -- -- 1  
Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2011)
86   I DO LOVE YOU 69 59 41 17  
GQ (Arista 0426)
87   IF YOU WANT IT 90 98 -- 3
Niteflyte (Ariola 7747)
88   PRETTY GIRLS 97 99 -- 3
Melissa Manchester (Arista 0456)
89   SLIP AWAY -- -- -- 1  
Ian Lloyd (Scotti Bros. 505)
90   PETER PIPER -- -- -- 1  
Frank Mills (Polydor 2002)
91   LOVE PAINS 94 97 -- 3
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 1007)
92   SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE 92 94 -- 3
Cherie & Marie Currie (Capitol 4754)
93   STARRY EYES 76 77 81 7  
Records (Virgin 67000)
94   WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN' 58 49 28 13  
Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2403)
95   ARROW THROUGH ME 77 48 36 10  
Wings (Columbia 11070)
96   AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE 80 65 48 17  
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11033)
97   RUST NEVER SLEEPS -- -- -- 1  
Neil Young (Reprise 49031)
98   I STILL HAVE DREAMS -- -- -- 1  
Richie Furay (Asylum 46534)
99   HELL ON WHEELS 82 64 67 7  
Cher (Casablanca 2208)
100   I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE 86 56 57 8  
Suzi Quatro (RSO 1001)

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:

   • "Remember (Walking In The Sand)" by Louise Goffin (# 91)
   • "Touch Me When We're Dancing" by Bama (# 93)
   • "All Things Are Possible" by Dan Peek (# 95)
   • "Get A Move On" by Eddie Money (# 96)
   • "Goodbye Stranger" by Supertramp (# 98)
   • "Angeleyes" by Abba (# 99)
   • "The Main Event / Fight" by Barbra Streisand (#100)

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