Friday October 12, 1979
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 6, 1979



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1   SAD EYES 1 2 4 21
Robert John (EMI America 8015)
2   SAIL ON 3 5 10 9
Commodores (Motown 1466)
3   MY SHARONA 2 1 1 16
Knack (Capitol 4731)
4   DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH 6 9 14 9
Michael Jackson (Epic 50742)
5   I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN 5 6 8 16
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419)
6   RISE 8 14 18 11
Herb Alpert (A&M 2151)
7   LONESOME LOSER 7 8 9 13
Little River Band (Capitol 4748)
8   POP MUZIK 9 11 13 9
M (Sire 49033)
9   DON'T BRING ME DOWN 4 4 6 11
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5060)
10   HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU 11 13 15 16
Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1459)
11   BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU 10 10 12 12
Robert Palmer (Island 49016)
12   DIM ALL THE LIGHTS 20 28 38 7
Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201)
13   GOOD TIMES 12 3 2 17
Chic (Atlantic 3584)
14   CRUEL TO BE KIND 17 21 25 12
Nick Lowe (Columbia 11018)
15   DRIVER'S SEAT 16 17 21 12
Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic 3604)
16   SPOOKY 19 24 31 8
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 2001)
17   BORN TO BE ALIVE 18 19 22 18
Patrick Hernandez (Columbia 10986)
18   LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' 22 25 30 13
Journey (Columbia 11036)
19   WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE 24 30 37 11
Lobo (MCA/Curb 41065)
20   GOOD GIRLS DON'T 28 38 49 5
Knack (Capitol 4771)
21   THE BOSS 23 26 28 14
Diana Ross (Motown 1462)
22   LEAD ME ON 13 7 5 23
Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11530)
23   HEARTACHE TONIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Eagles (Asylum 46545)
24   GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME 26 29 33 9
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1316)
25   YOU DECORATED MY LIFE 38 50 64 5  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315)
26   DIFFERENT WORLDS 27 31 32 15
Maureen McGovern (Warner/Curb 8835)
27   DIRTY WHITE BOY 36 45 57 5
Foreigner (Atlantic 3618)
28   WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN' 29 32 35 10
Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2403)
29   ROLENE 34 37 42 8
Moon Martin (Capitol 4765)
30   DEPENDIN' ON YOU 31 34 39 9
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49029)
31   TUSK -- -- -- 1  
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49077)
32   I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE 35 42 47 14
Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430)
33   FIRECRACKER 33 36 41 9
Mass Production (Cotillion 44254)
34   THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA 15 15 7 16  
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700)
35   THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER 39 43 48 10
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8019)
36   ARROW THROUGH ME 37 40 46 7
Wings (Columbia 11070)
37   FOUND A CURE 42 47 51 8
Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8870)
38   MIDNIGHT WIND 43 48 52 7
John Stewart (RSO 1000)
39   PLEASE DON'T GO 47 53 60 7
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035)
40   HOLD ON 44 52 65 6
Ian Gomm (Stiff 50747)
41   I DO LOVE YOU 30 27 27 14  
GQ (Arista 0426)
42   STILL 55 -- -- 2  
Commodores (Motown 1474)
43   SO GOOD, SO RIGHT 49 54 59 9
Brenda Russell (Horizon 123)
44   REMEMBER (WALKING IN THE SAND) 45 49 54 8
Louise Goffin (Asylum 46521)
45   GOOD FRIEND 48 51 53 9
Mary MacGregor (RSO 938)
46   STREET LIFE 57 67 74 8  
Crusaders (MCA 41054)
47   FINS 52 63 71 6
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 41109)
48   AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE 14 12 3 14  
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11033)
49   BABE -- -- -- 1  
Styx (A&M 2188)
50   IF YOU REMEMBER ME 53 57 63 8
Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909)
51   SURE KNOW SOMETHING 54 62 72 6
Kiss (Casablanca 2205)
52   COME TO ME 60 75 86 4
France Joli (Prelude 8001)
53   YOU'RE ONLY LONELY 61 70 78 4
J.D. Souther (Columbia 11079)
54   REASON TO BE 59 68 76 6
Kansas (Kirshner 4285)
55   GET A MOVE ON 56 58 62 7
Eddie Money (Columbia 11064)
56   GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY 63 73 83 4
Bob Dylan (Columbia 11072)
57   I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE 58 65 73 5
Suzi Quatro (RSO 1001)
58   (NOT JUST) KNEE DEEP (PT. 1) 67 78 88 5
Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040)
59   BROKEN HEARTED ME 69 79 -- 3
Anne Murray (Capitol 4773)
60   THE MAIN EVENT / FIGHT 21 16 11 17  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11008)
61   GOODBYE STRANGER 25 18 16 14  
Supertramp (A&M 2162)
62   BAD GIRLS 40 22 19 20  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 988)
63   AIN'T THAT A SHAME 46 35 36 10  
Cheap Trick (Epic 50743)
64   VICTIM OF LOVE 77 -- -- 2  
Elton John (MCA 41126)
65   BOOM BOOM, OUT GO THE LIGHTS 68 72 79 6
Pat Travers (Polydor 2003)
66   LET ME KNOW (I HAVE A RIGHT) 72 83 -- 3
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 2021)
67   HELL ON WHEELS 73 82 90 4
Cher (Casablanca 2208)
68   PLEASE DON'T LEAVE 76 86 -- 3
Lauren Wood (Warner Bros. 49043)
69   LET'S GO 32 20 17 15  
Cars (Elektra 46063)
70   HALF THE WAY 78 88 -- 3
Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087)
71   DREAMING 81 -- -- 2
Blondie (Chrysalis 2379)
72   STILLSANE 74 76 81 5
Carolyne Mas (Mercury 76004)
73   KILLER CUT 70 71 75 6
Charlie (Arista 0449)
74   DO YOU THINK I'M DISCO? 85 94 96 4  
Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation (Ovation 1132)
75   5:15 83 -- -- 2
Who (Polydor 2022)
76   MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE 41 23 20 18  
Elton John (MCA 41042)
77   HOLD ON TO THE NIGHT 80 89 -- 3
Hotel (MCA 41113)
78   ANGELEYES 79 81 85 4
Abba (Atlantic 3609b)
79   HOT SUMMER NIGHTS 50 33 26 16  
Night (Planet 45903)
80   THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE 62 64 68 10  
Toby Beau (RCA 11670)
81   STARRY EYES 89 92 98 4
Records (Virgin 67000)
82   YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT 64 44 29 25  
Raydio (Arista 0399)
83   DREAM POLICE -- -- -- 1  
Cheap Trick (Epic 50774)
84   SUSPICIONS 51 39 24 18  
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053)
85   DAMNED IF I DO 88 -- -- 2
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0454)
86   GIRLS TALK 65 66 69 7  
Dave Edmunds (Swan Song 71001)
87   WHERE WILL YOUR HEART TAKE YOU 66 69 70 8  
Buckeye (Polydor 14578)
88   RAINBOW CONNECTION 98 -- -- 2
Kermit (Atlantic 3610)
89   I NEED A LOVER -- -- -- 1  
John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 202)
90   HELLO, HELLO, HELLO 75 77 82 5  
New England (Infinity 50021)
91   YOU STEPPED INTO MY LIFE 92 93 95 5
Wayne Newton (Aries II 101)
92   I JUST WANT TO BE 94 96 99 4
Cameo (Chocolate City 019)
93   GET IT UP 95 97 -- 3
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11695)
94   ONE FINE DAY 84 85 87 6
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2169)
95   I'M SO ANXIOUS 97 -- -- 2
Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes (Mercury 76007)
96   TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING -- -- -- 1  
Bama (Free Flight 11629)
97   ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE -- -- -- 1  
Dan Peek (MCA/Songbird 41123)
98   WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN 71 41 23 26  
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4705)
99   SATURDAYNIGHT 86 56 44 13  
Herman Brood (Ariola 7754)
100   IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM 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)

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