Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending August 25, 1979
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MY SHARONA |
1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
| Knack (Capitol 4731) | ||||||
| 2 | GOOD TIMES |
2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| Chic (Atlantic 3584) | ||||||
| 3 | THE MAIN EVENT / FIGHT |
4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11008) | ||||||
| 4 | BAD GIRLS |
3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 988) | ||||||
| 5 | THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA |
7 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700) | ||||||
| 6 | WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN |
5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | |
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4705) | ||||||
| 7 | AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE |
9 | 13 | 19 | 8 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11033) | ||||||
| 8 | LEAD ME ON |
11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | |
| Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11530) | ||||||
| 9 | RING MY BELL |
6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| Anita Ward (Juana 3422) | ||||||
| 10 | MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE |
10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
| Elton John (MCA 41042) | ||||||
| 11 | SAD EYES |
14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | |
| Robert John (EMI America 8015) | ||||||
| 12 | DON'T BRING ME DOWN |
15 | 28 | 36 | 5 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5060) | ||||||
| 13 | GOLD |
8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| John Stewart (RSO 931) | ||||||
| 14 | LONESOME LOSER |
18 | 27 | 34 | 7 | |
| Little River Band (Capitol 4748) | ||||||
| 15 | LET'S GO |
17 | 20 | 26 | 9 | |
| Cars (Elektra 46063) | ||||||
| 16 | I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN |
19 | 26 | 31 | 10 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419) | ||||||
| 17 | YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT |
12 | 10 | 11 | 19 | |
| Raydio (Arista 0399) | ||||||
| 18 | GOODBYE STRANGER |
20 | 23 | 30 | 8 | |
| Supertramp (A&M 2162) | ||||||
| 19 | I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU |
13 | 8 | 9 | 14 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca 983) | ||||||
| 20 | SUSPICIONS |
22 | 24 | 27 | 12 | |
| Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053) | ||||||
| 21 | I WANT YOU TO WANT ME |
16 | 9 | 3 | 19 | |
| Cheap Trick (Epic 50680) | ||||||
| 22 | IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM |
21 | 22 | 23 | 16 | |
| Joe Jackson (A&M 2132) | ||||||
| 23 | HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU |
29 | 36 | 43 | 10 | |
| Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1459) | ||||||
| 24 | MAKIN' IT |
23 | 14 | 5 | 24 | |
| David Naughton (RSO 916) | ||||||
| 25 | BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU |
30 | 40 | 48 | 6 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island 49016) | ||||||
| 26 | AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW |
24 | 18 | 17 | 18 | |
| McFadden & Whitehead (Philadelphia Int'l 3681) | ||||||
| 27 | MORNING DANCE |
27 | 29 | 32 | 13 | |
| Spyro Gyra (Infinity 50011) | ||||||
| 28 | HOT SUMMER NIGHTS |
31 | 34 | 38 | 10 | |
| Night (Planet 45903) | ||||||
| 29 | BORN TO BE ALIVE |
33 | 37 | 44 | 12 | |
| Patrick Hernandez (Columbia 10986) | ||||||
| 30 | I DO LOVE YOU |
34 | 39 | 46 | 8 | |
| GQ (Arista 0426) | ||||||
| 31 | BOOGIE WONDERLAND |
25 | 17 | 12 | 16 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire with Emotions (ARC 10956) | ||||||
| 32 | HIGHWAY SONG |
35 | 38 | 41 | 10 | |
| Blackfoot (Atco 7104) | ||||||
| 33 | DRIVER'S SEAT |
39 | 48 | 60 | 6 | |
| Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic 3604) | ||||||
| 34 | DO IT OR DIE |
28 | 25 | 21 | 14 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 14568) | ||||||
| 35 | SAIL ON |
45 | 62 | -- | 3 | |
| Commodores (Motown 1466) | ||||||
| 36 | YOU GONNA MAKE ME LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE |
32 | 33 | 35 | 10 | |
| Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int'l 3680) | ||||||
| 37 | THE BOSS |
42 | 49 | 55 | 8 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1462) | ||||||
| 38 | POP MUZIK |
43 | 53 | -- | 3 | |
| M (Sire 49033) | ||||||
| 39 | DIFFERENT WORLDS |
44 | 46 | 51 | 9 | |
| Maureen McGovern (Warner/Curb 8835) | ||||||
| 40 | GIRL OF MY DREAMS |
40 | 44 | 49 | 8 | |
| Bram Tchaikovsky (Polydor 14575) | ||||||
| 41 | CRUEL TO BE KIND |
48 | 57 | 69 | 6 | |
| Nick Lowe (Columbia 11018) | ||||||
| 42 | OH WELL |
46 | 52 | 58 | 8 | |
| Rockets (RSO 935) | ||||||
| 43 | HOLD ON |
47 | 51 | 56 | 11 | |
| Triumph (RCA 11569) | ||||||
| 44 | HOT STUFF |
36 | 30 | 24 | 19 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 978) | ||||||
| 45 | RISE |
53 | 65 | 77 | 5 | |
| Herb Alpert (A&M 2151) | ||||||
| 46 | LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' |
52 | 60 | 67 | 7 | |
| Journey (Columbia 11036) | ||||||
| 47 | YOUNG BLOOD |
49 | 54 | 64 | 5 | |
| Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros. 49018) | ||||||
| 48 | DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW |
37 | 32 | 25 | 15 |  |
| Abba (Atlantic 3574) | ||||||
| 49 | DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH |
74 | 85 | -- | 3 |  |
| Michael Jackson (Epic 50742) | ||||||
| 50 | SATURDAYNIGHT |
54 | 59 | 63 | 7 | |
| Herman Brood (Ariola 7754) | ||||||
| 51 | ONE WAY OR ANOTHER |
38 | 31 | 22 | 13 | |
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2336) | ||||||
| 52 | WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN' |
62 | 70 | 82 | 4 | |
| Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2403) | ||||||
| 53 | WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE |
61 | 67 | 74 | 5 | |
| Lobo (MCA/Curb 41065) | ||||||
| 54 | AIN'T THAT A SHAME |
69 | 77 | 86 | 4 | |
| Cheap Trick (Epic 50743) | ||||||
| 55 | THIS IS LOVE |
57 | 61 | 65 | 7 | |
| Oak (Mercury 74076) | ||||||
| 56 | GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME |
68 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1316) | ||||||
| 57 | ROCK AND ROLL DANCIN' |
58 | 63 | 71 | 6 | |
| Beckmeier Brothers (Casablanca 1000) | ||||||
| 58 | CHILDREN OF THE SUN |
65 | 73 | 75 | 6 | |
| Billy Thorpe (Capricorn 0321) | ||||||
| 59 | GOT TO GIVE IN TO LOVE |
64 | 72 | 79 | 5 | |
| Bonnie Boyer (Columbia 11028) | ||||||
| 60 | BABY I WANT YOU |
60 | 66 | 73 | 8 | |
| Funky Communications Committee (Free Flight 11595) | ||||||
| 61 | SPOOKY |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 2001) | ||||||
| 62 | DEPENDIN' ON YOU |
70 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49029) | ||||||
| 63 | CHUCK E'S IN LOVE |
26 | 21 | 15 | 18 | |
| Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros. 8825) | ||||||
| 64 | LADY WRITER |
66 | 68 | 76 | 5 | |
| Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 49006) | ||||||
| 65 | THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER |
71 | 78 | 84 | 4 | |
| Michael Johnson (EMI America 8019) | ||||||
| 66 | GONE, GONE, GONE |
67 | 74 | 80 | 5 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song 71000) | ||||||
| 67 | I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE |
75 | 83 | 87 | 8 | |
| Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430) | ||||||
| 68 | ROLENE |
82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Moon Martin (Capitol 4765) | ||||||
| 69 | FIRECRACKER |
79 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Mass Production (Cotillion 44254) | ||||||
| 70 | SHE BELIEVES IN ME |
51 | 42 | 37 | 19 | |
| Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1273) | ||||||
| 71 | GOOD FRIEND |
80 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Mary MacGregor (RSO 938) | ||||||
| 72 | SO GOOD, SO RIGHT |
77 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Brenda Russell (Horizon 123) | ||||||
| 73 | GHOST DANCER |
81 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Addrisi Brothers (Scotti Bros. 500) | ||||||
| 74 | THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE |
78 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| Toby Beau (RCA 11670) | ||||||
| 75 | DIM ALL THE LIGHTS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201) | ||||||
| 76 | REMEMBER (WALKING IN THE SAND) |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Louise Goffin (Asylum 46521) | ||||||
| 77 | GETTING CLOSER |
50 | 41 | 33 | 11 | |
| Wings (Columbia 11020) | ||||||
| 78 | FOUND A CURE |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8870) | ||||||
| 79 | MIDNIGHT WIND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Stewart (RSO 1000) | ||||||
| 80 | WHERE WILL YOUR HEART TAKE YOU |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Buckeye (Polydor 14578) | ||||||
| 81 | JUST ANOTHER NIGHT |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ian Hunter (Chrysalis 2352) | ||||||
| 82 | IF YOU REMEMBER ME |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909) | ||||||
| 83 | BEST BEAT IN TOWN |
85 | 86 | 91 | 7 | |
| Switch (Gordy 7168) | ||||||
| 84 | ARROW THROUGH ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Wings (Columbia 11070) | ||||||
| 85 | TURN OFF THE LIGHTS |
59 | 50 | 52 | 9 | |
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3696) | ||||||
| 86 | GET A MOVE ON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Eddie Money (Columbia 11064) | ||||||
| 87 | PLEASE DON'T GO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035) | ||||||
| 88 | MUST HAVE BEEN CRAZY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chicago (Columbia 11061) | ||||||
| 89 | THE TOPICAL SONG |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Barron Knights (Epic 50755) | ||||||
| 90 | GIRLS TALK |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dave Edmunds (Swan Song 71001) | ||||||
| 91 | WE ARE FAMILY |
41 | 19 | 14 | 18 | |
| Sister Sledge (Cotillion 44251) | ||||||
| 92 | STREET LIFE |
96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Crusaders (MCA 41054) | ||||||
| 93 | LAST OF THE SINGING COWBOYS |
56 | 43 | 45 | 10 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Warner Bros. 8841) | ||||||
| 94 | TOTALLY HOT |
72 | 75 | 81 | 5 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 41074) | ||||||
| 95 | YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMING |
63 | 64 | 66 | 8 | |
| Hotel (MCA 41050) | ||||||
| 96 | I CAN'T STAND IT NO MORE |
76 | 58 | 42 | 14 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M 2148) | ||||||
| 97 | WE'VE GOT LOVE |
83 | 47 | 50 | 9 | |
| Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 14577) | ||||||
| 98 | WHY LEAVE US ALONE |
86 | 87 | 90 | 5 | |
| Five Special (Elektra 46032) | ||||||
| 99 | SWEETS FOR MY SWEET |
55 | 55 | 59 | 8 | |
| Tony Orlando (Casablanca 991) | ||||||
| 100 | WEEKEND |
91 | 45 | 29 | 14 | |
| Wet Willie (Epic 50714) | ||||||
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:
• "Don't Throw Our Love Away" by Orleans (# 92)
• "Shine A Little Love" by Electric Light Orchestra (# 93)
• "People Of The South Wind" by Kansas (# 94)
• "Love Me Tonight" by Blackjack (# 95)
• "Going Through The Motions" by Hot Chocolate (# 97)
• "Up On The Roof" by James Taylor (# 98)
• "Hey St. Peter" by Flash & The Pan (# 99)
• "Nobody" by Doucette (#100)