Thursday December 20, 1979
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 15, 1979



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1   NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) 2 2 2 9
Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (Columbia 11125)
2   THE PINA COLADA SONG 4 6 10 9
Rupert Holmes (Infinity 50035)
3   PLEASE DON'T GO 3 5 7 17
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035)
4   BABE 1 1 1 11
Styx (A&M 2188)
5   LADIES NIGHT 6 8 13 10
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801)
6   SEND ONE YOUR LOVE 7 10 14 7
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54303)
7   YOU'RE ONLY LONELY 8 9 12 14
J.D. Souther (Columbia 11079)
8   STILL 5 3 3 12
Commodores (Motown 1474)
9   JANE 11 15 24 7
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11750)
10   WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE 12 16 21 9
Cliff Richard (EMI America 8025)
11   ROCK WITH YOU 15 26 34 7
Michael Jackson (Epic 50797)
12   HEARTACHE TONIGHT 9 4 4 11
Eagles (Asylum 46545)
13   DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME 18 23 29 9
Captain & Tennille (Casablanca 2215)
14   DIM ALL THE LIGHTS 10 7 5 17
Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201)
15   TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME 16 18 20 10
Supertramp (A&M 2193)
16   CRUISIN' 21 24 30 9
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54306)
17   COWARD OF THE COUNTY 26 32 42 5
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1327)
18   HALF THE WAY 19 21 25 13
Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087)
19   COOL CHANGE 22 25 28 9
Little River Band (Capitol 4789)
20   HEAD GAMES 25 30 36 6
Foreigner (Atlantic 3633)
21   SHIPS 13 11 11 10
Barry Manilow (Arista 0464)
22   I WANT YOU TONIGHT 24 28 32 10
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2195)
23   POP MUZIK 14 12 6 19
M (Sire 49033)
24   BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME 28 31 35 10
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4785)
25   THIS IS IT 27 33 37 10
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 11109)
26   DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT 30 35 49 5
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 41138)
27   RISE 17 14 9 21
Herb Alpert (A&M 2151)
28   THE LONG RUN 37 57 -- 3
Eagles (Asylum 46569)
29   TUSK 23 17 15 11
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49077)
30   DON'T LET GO 33 38 46 8
Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2011)
31   DAMNED IF I DO 34 37 41 12
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0454)
32   THIRD TIME LUCKY (FIRST TIME I WAS A FOOL) 38 48 60 6
Foghat (Bearsville 49125)
33   I NEED A LOVER 35 39 43 11
John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 202)
34   DREAMING 20 20 23 12  
Blondie (Chrysalis 2379)
35   I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER 49 74 88 4  
Prince (Warner Bros. 49050)
36   WAIT FOR ME 40 45 54 8
Hall & Oates (RCA 11747)
37   DEJA VU 48 61 72 5  
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0459)
38   SAVANNAH NIGHTS 43 58 68 6
Tom Johnston (Warner Bros. 49096)
39   TRAIN, TRAIN 44 47 55 9
Blackfoot (Atco 7207)
40   YES, I'M READY 51 66 76 5  
Teri DeSario with K.C. (Casablanca 2227)
41   RAPPER'S DELIGHT 42 52 58 7
Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 542)
42   VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR 46 53 65 6
Buggles (Island 49114)
43   SARA -- -- -- 1  
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49150)
44   PRETTY GIRLS 45 49 56 10
Melissa Manchester (Arista 0456)
45   I STILL HAVE DREAMS 50 55 63 8
Richie Furay (Asylum 46534)
46   YOU DECORATED MY LIFE 29 13 8 15  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315)
47   IF YOU REMEMBER ME 36 29 19 18  
Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909)
48   DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH 32 19 16 19  
Michael Jackson (Epic 50742)
49   I'D RATHER LEAVE WHILE I'M IN LOVE 56 63 71 5
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2199)
50   BROKEN HEARTED ME 31 22 22 13  
Anne Murray (Capitol 4773)
51   CHIQUITITA 58 65 73 6
Abba (Atlantic 3629)
52   DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL 62 69 80 5
Rufus & Chaka Khan (MCA 41131)
53   LOVE PAINS 54 56 59 10
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 1007)
54   YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU 63 73 83 4
Santana (Columbia 11144)
55   NO CHANCE 57 60 67 7
Moon Martin (Capitol 4794)
56   FOREVER MINE 66 79 -- 3
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3727)
57   PETER PIPER 59 64 66 8
Frank Mills (Polydor 2002)
58   DREAM POLICE 39 27 27 11  
Cheap Trick (Epic 50774)
59   SINCE YOU BEEN GONE 64 70 79 6
Rainbow (Polydor 2014)
60   ROMEO'S TUNE 69 80 -- 3
Steve Forbert (Nemperor 7525)
61   VOICES 73 83 -- 3  
Cheap Trick (Epic 50814)
62   LAST TRAIN TO LONDON 74 84 -- 3  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5067)
63   RAINBOW CONNECTION 52 43 44 12  
Kermit (Atlantic 3610)
64   SHE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU 67 75 85 4
Suzi Quatro (RSO 1014)
65   THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER 47 36 18 20  
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8019)
66   GOOD GIRLS DON'T 53 41 26 15  
Knack (Capitol 4771)
67   LONELY EYES 76 86 -- 3
Robert John (EMI America 8030)
68   WHY ME -- -- -- 1  
Styx (A&M 2206)
69   COME TO ME 41 34 17 14  
France Joli (Prelude 8001)
70   SAIL ON 55 42 33 19  
Commodores (Motown 1466)
71   MOVE YOUR BOOGIE BODY 79 89 -- 3
Bar-Kays (Mercury 76015)
72   ROTATION 83 -- -- 2  
Herb Alpert (A&M 2202)
73   AN AMERICAN DREAM 84 97 -- 3  
Dirt Band (United Artists 1330)
74   MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE 81 92 96 5
Police (A&M 2190)
75   PLEASE DON'T LEAVE 65 40 31 13
Lauren Wood (Warner Bros. 49043)
76   LOST HER IN THE SUN 86 -- -- 2
John Stewart (RSO 1016)
77   LAY IT ON THE LINE 80 82 84 6
Triumph (RCA 11690)
78   DIRTY WATER 89 -- -- 2  
Inmates (Polydor 2032)
79   LONGER -- -- -- 1  
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50824)
80   I DO BELIEVE IN YOU 82 85 95 5
Pages (Epic 50769)
81   WHEN I WANTED YOU -- -- -- 1  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0481)
82   MISTRUSTED LOVE 87 90 -- 3
Mistress (RSO 1009)
83   MONEY 93 -- -- 2
Flying Lizards (Virgin 67003)
84   CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS -- -- -- 1  
Robert Palmer (Island 49137)
85   YOU'RE GONNA GET WHAT'S COMING 95 98 -- 3
Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. 49116)
86   THE SECOND TIME AROUND -- -- -- 1  
Shalamar (Solar 11709)
87   DIG THE GOLD 90 -- -- 2
Joyce Cobb (Cream 7939)
88   WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME GIRL -- -- -- 1  
Spinners (Atlantic 3637)
89   VOLCANO -- -- -- 1  
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 41161)
90   LOOKS LIKE LOVE AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Dann Rogers (IA 500)
91   ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE 92 95 99 4
REO Speedwagon (Epic 50790)
92   READY FOR THE '80S 72 76 77 6  
Village People (Casablanca 2220)
93   I JUST CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF 70 71 75 6  
Nature's Divine (Infinity 50027)
94   LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' 61 44 39 23  
Journey (Columbia 11036)
95   I CALL YOUR NAME 98 -- -- 2
Switch (Gordy 7175)
96   GET IT UP 68 50 51 13  
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11695)
97   IF YOU WANT IT 75 59 62 10  
Niteflyte (Ariola 7747)
98   TAKIN' IT BACK -- -- -- 1  
Breathless (EMI America 8020)
99   SHOOTING STAR -- -- -- 1  
Dollar (Atco 7208)
100   I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN 78 67 48 26  
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419)

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:

   • "Sad Eyes" by Robert John (# 60)
   • "It's All I Can Do" by Cars (# 71)
   • "My Sharona" by Knack (# 77)
   • "I Do The Rock" by Tim Curry (# 85)
   • "Highway To Hell" by AC/DC (# 88)
   • "Confusion" by Electric Light Orchestra (# 91)
   • "So Good, So Right" by Brenda Russell (# 94)
   • "What Can I Do With This Broken Heart" by England Dan & John Ford Coley (# 96)
   • "Dirty White Boy" by Foreigner (# 97)
   • "Victim Of Love" by Elton John (# 99)
   • "Street Life" by Crusaders (#100)

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