Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending July 28, 1979
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BAD GIRLS |
1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 988) | ||||||
| 2 | RING MY BELL |
2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Anita Ward (Juana 3422) | ||||||
| 3 | I WANT YOU TO WANT ME |
4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Cheap Trick (Epic 50680) | ||||||
| 4 | WE ARE FAMILY |
3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Sister Sledge (Cotillion 44251) | ||||||
| 5 | MAKIN' IT |
6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | |
| David Naughton (RSO 916) | ||||||
| 6 | CHUCK E'S IN LOVE |
5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros. 8825) | ||||||
| 7 | GOLD |
8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| John Stewart (RSO 931) | ||||||
| 8 | GOOD TIMES |
14 | 25 | 36 | 7 | |
| Chic (Atlantic 3584) | ||||||
| 9 | WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN |
10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4705) | ||||||
| 10 | BOOGIE WONDERLAND |
9 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire with Emotions (ARC 10956) | ||||||
| 11 | I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU |
17 | 20 | 22 | 10 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca 983) | ||||||
| 12 | AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW |
12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
| McFadden & Whitehead (Philadelphia Int'l 3681) | ||||||
| 13 | YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT |
13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | |
| Raydio (Arista 0399) | ||||||
| 14 | MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE |
15 | 17 | 19 | 8 | |
| Elton John (MCA 41042) | ||||||
| 15 | THE MAIN EVENT / FIGHT |
20 | 26 | 35 | 7 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11008) | ||||||
| 16 | HOT STUFF |
11 | 11 | 6 | 15 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 978) | ||||||
| 17 | SHINE A LITTLE LOVE |
7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5057) | ||||||
| 18 | MY SHARONA |
29 | 40 | 59 | 6 |  |
| Knack (Capitol 4731) | ||||||
| 19 | DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW |
16 | 16 | 18 | 11 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3574) | ||||||
| 20 | GETTING CLOSER |
21 | 24 | 27 | 7 | |
| Wings (Columbia 11020) | ||||||
| 21 | DO IT OR DIE |
23 | 23 | 25 | 10 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 14568) | ||||||
| 22 | I CAN'T STAND IT NO MORE |
18 | 18 | 20 | 10 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M 2148) | ||||||
| 23 | ONE WAY OR ANOTHER |
25 | 28 | 31 | 9 | |
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2336) | ||||||
| 24 | IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM |
26 | 29 | 32 | 12 | |
| Joe Jackson (A&M 2132) | ||||||
| 25 | LEAD ME ON |
28 | 30 | 33 | 13 | |
| Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11530) | ||||||
| 26 | SHE BELIEVES IN ME |
24 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
| Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1273) | ||||||
| 27 | THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA |
38 | 43 | 50 | 6 | |
| Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700) | ||||||
| 28 | SAD EYES |
34 | 38 | 41 | 11 | |
| Robert John (EMI America 8015) | ||||||
| 29 | PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH WIND |
32 | 35 | 40 | 9 | |
| Kansas (Kirshner 4284) | ||||||
| 30 | WEEKEND |
31 | 34 | 37 | 10 | |
| Wet Willie (Epic 50714) | ||||||
| 31 | SUSPICIONS |
36 | 41 | 45 | 8 | |
| Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053) | ||||||
| 32 | UP ON THE ROOF |
33 | 36 | 39 | 9 | |
| James Taylor (Columbia 11005) | ||||||
| 33 | AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE |
41 | 55 | 66 | 4 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11033) | ||||||
| 34 | HEART OF THE NIGHT |
19 | 19 | 21 | 12 |  |
| Poco (MCA 41023) | ||||||
| 35 | LET'S GO |
42 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| Cars (Elektra 46063) | ||||||
| 36 | DAYS GONE DOWN (STILL GOT THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES) |
22 | 22 | 24 | 9 | |
| Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1298) | ||||||
| 37 | MORNING DANCE |
43 | 48 | 54 | 9 | |
| Spyro Gyra (Infinity 50011) | ||||||
| 38 | SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT |
27 | 27 | 28 | 11 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4716) | ||||||
| 39 | I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN |
49 | 61 | 67 | 6 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419) | ||||||
| 40 | THE LOGICAL SONG |
30 | 14 | 10 | 17 | |
| Supertramp (A&M 2128) | ||||||
| 41 | YOU GONNA MAKE ME LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE |
45 | 51 | 57 | 6 | |
| Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int'l 3680) | ||||||
| 42 | GOODBYE STRANGER |
56 | 68 | 84 | 4 | |
| Supertramp (A&M 2162) | ||||||
| 43 | DO YOU WANNA GO PARTY |
46 | 49 | 51 | 7 | |
| KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1033) | ||||||
| 44 | LONESOME LOSER |
65 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Little River Band (Capitol 4748) | ||||||
| 45 | HOT SUMMER NIGHTS |
51 | 57 | 63 | 6 | |
| Night (Planet 45903) | ||||||
| 46 | DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY |
39 | 31 | 26 | 14 | |
| Van Halen (Warner Bros. 8823) | ||||||
| 47 | HIGHWAY SONG |
54 | 59 | 62 | 6 | |
| Blackfoot (Atco 7104) | ||||||
| 48 | DON'T BRING ME DOWN |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5060) | ||||||
| 49 | KISS IN THE DARK |
52 | 56 | 58 | 8 | |
| Pink Lady (Elektra 46040) | ||||||
| 50 | HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU |
57 | 63 | 70 | 6 | |
| Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1459) | ||||||
| 51 | LAST OF THE SINGING COWBOYS |
55 | 60 | 68 | 6 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Warner Bros. 8841) | ||||||
| 52 | BORN TO BE ALIVE |
67 | 74 | 83 | 8 | |
| Patrick Hernandez (Columbia 10986) | ||||||
| 53 | WE'VE GOT LOVE |
58 | 65 | 72 | 5 | |
| Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14577) | ||||||
| 54 | JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST |
37 | 32 | 16 | 20 | |
| Randy Vanwarmer (Bearsville 0334) | ||||||
| 55 | GIRL OF MY DREAMS |
62 | 70 | 82 | 4 | |
| Bram Tchaikovsky (Polydor 14575) | ||||||
| 56 | DIFFERENT WORLDS |
61 | 69 | 80 | 5 | |
| Maureen McGovern (Warner/Curb 8835) | ||||||
| 57 | I DO LOVE YOU |
66 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| GQ (Arista 0426) | ||||||
| 58 | TURN OFF THE LIGHTS |
63 | 66 | 74 | 5 | |
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3696) | ||||||
| 59 | YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY |
35 | 21 | 13 | 15 | |
| Rex Smith (Columbia 10908) | ||||||
| 60 | BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU |
75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island 49016) | ||||||
| 61 | REUNITED |
44 | 37 | 30 | 20 | |
| Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14547) | ||||||
| 62 | ROCK & ROLL FANTASY |
40 | 33 | 23 | 20 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song 70119) | ||||||
| 63 | HOLD ON |
72 | 73 | 78 | 7 | |
| Triumph (RCA 11569) | ||||||
| 64 | THE BOSS |
74 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1462) | ||||||
| 65 | SWEETS FOR MY SWEET |
71 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| Tony Orlando (Casablanca 991) | ||||||
| 66 | LONG LIVE ROCK |
70 | 77 | 86 | 4 | |
| Who (MCA 41053) | ||||||
| 67 | OH WELL |
77 | 89 | 94 | 4 | |
| Rockets (RSO 935) | ||||||
| 68 | YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE |
69 | 71 | 79 | 5 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 11577) | ||||||
| 69 | SATURDAYNIGHT |
76 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Herman Brood (Ariola 7754) | ||||||
| 70 | YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMING |
73 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| Hotel (MCA 41050) | ||||||
| 71 | THIS IS LOVE |
78 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Oak (Mercury 74076) | ||||||
| 72 | DRIVER'S SEAT |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic 3604) | ||||||
| 73 | LOVE ME TONIGHT |
80 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Blackjack (Polydor 14572) | ||||||
| 74 | LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' |
81 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Journey (Columbia 11036) | ||||||
| 75 | YOUNG BLOOD |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros. 49018) | ||||||
| 76 | GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Hot Chocolate (Infinity 50016) | ||||||
| 77 | BABY I WANT YOU |
84 | 92 | 98 | 4 | |
| Funky Communications Committee (Free Flight 11595) | ||||||
| 78 | ROCK AND ROLL DANCIN' |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Beckmeier Brothers (Casablanca 1000) | ||||||
| 79 | CRUEL TO BE KIND |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Nick Lowe (Columbia 11018) | ||||||
| 80 | HEY ST. PETER |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Flash & The Pan (Epic 50715) | ||||||
| 81 | KEEP ON RUNNING AWAY |
83 | 87 | 96 | 4 | |
| Lazy Racer (A&M 2152) | ||||||
| 82 | CHILDREN OF THE SUN |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Thorpe (Capricorn 0321) | ||||||
| 83 | MINUTE BY MINUTE |
47 | 39 | 29 | 13 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8828) | ||||||
| 84 | RISE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Herb Alpert (A&M 2151) | ||||||
| 85 | WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lobo (MCA/Curb 41065) | ||||||
| 86 | LADY WRITER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 49006) | ||||||
| 87 | GOT TO GIVE IN TO LOVE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bonnie Boyer (Columbia 11028) | ||||||
| 88 | GONE, GONE, GONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song 71000) | ||||||
| 89 | I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE |
91 | 93 | 97 | 4 | |
| Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430) | ||||||
| 90 | TOTALLY HOT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 41074) | ||||||
| 91 | MARRIED MEN |
50 | 46 | 49 | 9 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 3582) | ||||||
| 92 | LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU |
93 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3684) | ||||||
| 93 | NOBODY |
95 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Doucette (Mushroom 7042) | ||||||
| 94 | SHAKEDOWN CRUISE |
48 | 42 | 34 | 13 | |
| Jay Ferguson (Asylum 46041) | ||||||
| 95 | BEST BEAT IN TOWN |
96 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Switch (Gordy 7168) | ||||||
| 96 | CHASE ME |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury 74059) | ||||||
| 97 | WHY LEAVE US ALONE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Five Special (Elektra 46032) | ||||||
| 98 | YOU ANGEL YOU |
53 | 54 | 56 | 8 | |
| Manfred Mann (Warner Bros. 3850) | ||||||
| 99 | SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU |
64 | 52 | 53 | 9 | |
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia 10999) | ||||||
| 100 | SHAKE YOUR BODY (DOWN TO THE GROUND) |
59 | 44 | 38 | 24 | |
| Jacksons (Epic 50656) | ||||||
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:
• "(You Really) Rock Me" by Nick Gilder (# 60)
• "Love You Inside Out" by Bee Gees (# 68)
• "If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" by Bellamy Brothers (# 79)
• "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" by GQ (# 86)
• "Vengeance" by Carly Simon (# 92)
• "You're My Weakness" by Faith Band (# 94)
• "Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven" by Amii Stewart (# 97)
• "Energy Crisis '79" by Dickie Goodman (# 99)
• "I'll Know Her When I See Her" by Cooper Brothers (#100)