Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending October 6, 1979
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21 | ||
| Robert John (EMI America 8015) | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | ||
| Commodores (Motown 1466) | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Knack (Capitol 4731) | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | ||
| Michael Jackson (Epic 50742) | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | ||
| Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419) | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 11 | ||
| Herb Alpert (A&M 2151) | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Little River Band (Capitol 4748) | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | ||
| M (Sire 49033) | ||||||
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5060) | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | ||
| Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1459) | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Robert Palmer (Island 49016) | ||||||
| 12 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 7 | ||
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201) | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 | ||
| Chic (Atlantic 3584) | ||||||
| 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 12 | ||
| Nick Lowe (Columbia 11018) | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 12 | ||
| Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic 3604) | ||||||
| 16 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 8 | ||
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 2001) | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | ||
| Patrick Hernandez (Columbia 10986) | ||||||
| 18 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 13 | ||
| Journey (Columbia 11036) | ||||||
| 19 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 11 | ||
| Lobo (MCA/Curb 41065) | ||||||
| 20 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 5 | ||
| Knack (Capitol 4771) | ||||||
| 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 14 | ||
| Diana Ross (Motown 1462) | ||||||
| 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 23 | ||
| Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11530) | ||||||
| 23 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Eagles (Asylum 46545) | ||||||
| 24 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 9 | ||
| Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1316) | ||||||
| 25 | 38 | 50 | 64 | 5 | ![]() | |
| Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315) | ||||||
| 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 15 | ||
| Maureen McGovern (Warner/Curb 8835) | ||||||
| 27 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3618) | ||||||
| 28 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 10 | ||
| Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2403) | ||||||
| 29 | 34 | 37 | 42 | 8 | ||
| Moon Martin (Capitol 4765) | ||||||
| 30 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 9 | ||
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49029) | ||||||
| 31 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49077) | ||||||
| 32 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 14 | ||
| Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430) | ||||||
| 33 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 9 | ||
| Mass Production (Cotillion 44254) | ||||||
| 34 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700) | ||||||
| 35 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 10 | ||
| Michael Johnson (EMI America 8019) | ||||||
| 36 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 7 | ||
| Wings (Columbia 11070) | ||||||
| 37 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 8 | ||
| Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8870) | ||||||
| 38 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 7 | ||
| John Stewart (RSO 1000) | ||||||
| 39 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 7 | ||
| KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035) | ||||||
| 40 | 44 | 52 | 65 | 6 | ||
| Ian Gomm (Stiff 50747) | ||||||
| 41 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 14 | ![]() | |
| GQ (Arista 0426) | ||||||
| 42 | 55 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Commodores (Motown 1474) | ||||||
| 43 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 9 | ||
| Brenda Russell (Horizon 123) | ||||||
| 44 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 8 | ||
| Louise Goffin (Asylum 46521) | ||||||
| 45 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 9 | ||
| Mary MacGregor (RSO 938) | ||||||
| 46 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 8 | ![]() | |
| Crusaders (MCA 41054) | ||||||
| 47 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 6 | ||
| Jimmy Buffett (MCA 41109) | ||||||
| 48 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11033) | ||||||
| 49 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Styx (A&M 2188) | ||||||
| 50 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 8 | ||
| Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909) | ||||||
| 51 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 6 | ||
| Kiss (Casablanca 2205) | ||||||
| 52 | 60 | 75 | 86 | 4 | ||
| France Joli (Prelude 8001) | ||||||
| 53 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 4 | ||
| J.D. Souther (Columbia 11079) | ||||||
| 54 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 6 | ||
| Kansas (Kirshner 4285) | ||||||
| 55 | 56 | 58 | 62 | 7 | ||
| Eddie Money (Columbia 11064) | ||||||
| 56 | 63 | 73 | 83 | 4 | ||
| Bob Dylan (Columbia 11072) | ||||||
| 57 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 5 | ||
| Suzi Quatro (RSO 1001) | ||||||
| 58 | 67 | 78 | 88 | 5 | ||
| Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040) | ||||||
| 59 | 69 | 79 | -- | 3 | ||
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4773) | ||||||
| 60 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 17 | ![]() | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11008) | ||||||
| 61 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 14 | ![]() | |
| Supertramp (A&M 2162) | ||||||
| 62 | 40 | 22 | 19 | 20 | ![]() | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca 988) | ||||||
| 63 | 46 | 35 | 36 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Cheap Trick (Epic 50743) | ||||||
| 64 | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Elton John (MCA 41126) | ||||||
| 65 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 6 | ||
| Pat Travers (Polydor 2003) | ||||||
| 66 | 72 | 83 | -- | 3 | ||
| Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 2021) | ||||||
| 67 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 4 | ||
| Cher (Casablanca 2208) | ||||||
| 68 | 76 | 86 | -- | 3 | ||
| Lauren Wood (Warner Bros. 49043) | ||||||
| 69 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 15 | ![]() | |
| Cars (Elektra 46063) | ||||||
| 70 | 78 | 88 | -- | 3 | ||
| Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087) | ||||||
| 71 | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2379) | ||||||
| 72 | 74 | 76 | 81 | 5 | ||
| Carolyne Mas (Mercury 76004) | ||||||
| 73 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 6 | ||
| Charlie (Arista 0449) | ||||||
| 74 | 85 | 94 | 96 | 4 | ![]() | |
| Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation (Ovation 1132) | ||||||
| 75 | 83 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Who (Polydor 2022) | ||||||
| 76 | 41 | 23 | 20 | 18 | ![]() | |
| Elton John (MCA 41042) | ||||||
| 77 | 80 | 89 | -- | 3 | ||
| Hotel (MCA 41113) | ||||||
| 78 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 4 | ||
| Abba (Atlantic 3609b) | ||||||
| 79 | 50 | 33 | 26 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Night (Planet 45903) | ||||||
| 80 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Toby Beau (RCA 11670) | ||||||
| 81 | 89 | 92 | 98 | 4 | ||
| Records (Virgin 67000) | ||||||
| 82 | 64 | 44 | 29 | 25 | ![]() | |
| Raydio (Arista 0399) | ||||||
| 83 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Cheap Trick (Epic 50774) | ||||||
| 84 | 51 | 39 | 24 | 18 | ![]() | |
| Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053) | ||||||
| 85 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0454) | ||||||
| 86 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 7 | ![]() | |
| Dave Edmunds (Swan Song 71001) | ||||||
| 87 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 8 | ![]() | |
| Buckeye (Polydor 14578) | ||||||
| 88 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Kermit (Atlantic 3610) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 202) | ||||||
| 90 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 5 | ![]() | |
| New England (Infinity 50021) | ||||||
| 91 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 5 | ||
| Wayne Newton (Aries II 101) | ||||||
| 92 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 4 | ||
| Cameo (Chocolate City 019) | ||||||
| 93 | 95 | 97 | -- | 3 | ||
| Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11695) | ||||||
| 94 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 6 | ||
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2169) | ||||||
| 95 | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes (Mercury 76007) | ||||||
| 96 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Bama (Free Flight 11629) | ||||||
| 97 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Dan Peek (MCA/Songbird 41123) | ||||||
| 98 | 71 | 41 | 23 | 26 | ![]() | |
| Dr. Hook (Capitol 4705) | ||||||
| 99 | 86 | 56 | 44 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Herman Brood (Ariola 7754) | ||||||
| 100 | 87 | 55 | 40 | 22 | ![]() | |
| Joe Jackson (A&M 2132) | ||||||
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:
• "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward (# 82)
• "Crank It Up (Funk Town) (pt. 1)" by Peter Brown (# 90)
• "For Love" by Pousette-Dart Band (# 91)
• "Children Of The Sun" by Billy Thorpe (# 93)
• "Gold" by John Stewart (# 96)
• "I Was Made For Lovin' You" by Kiss (# 99)
• "Beautiful Girls" by Van Halen (#100)


