Sunday October 14, 1979
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 13, 1979



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1   DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH 4 6 9 10
Michael Jackson (Epic 50742)
2   SAIL ON 2 3 5 10
Commodores (Motown 1466)
3   SAD EYES 1 1 2 22
Robert John (EMI America 8015)
4   RISE 6 8 14 12
Herb Alpert (A&M 2151)
5   MY SHARONA 3 2 1 17
Knack (Capitol 4731)
6   POP MUZIK 8 9 11 10
M (Sire 49033)
7   I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN 5 5 6 17
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419)
8   LONESOME LOSER 7 7 8 14
Little River Band (Capitol 4748)
9   DIM ALL THE LIGHTS 12 20 28 8
Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201)
10   HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU 10 11 13 17
Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1459)
11   DON'T BRING ME DOWN 9 4 4 12
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5060)
12   HEARTACHE TONIGHT 23 -- -- 2  
Eagles (Asylum 46545)
13   CRUEL TO BE KIND 14 17 21 13
Nick Lowe (Columbia 11018)
14   YOU DECORATED MY LIFE 25 38 50 6  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315)
15   SPOOKY 16 19 24 9
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 2001)
16   LOVIN', TOUCHIN', SQUEEZIN' 18 22 25 14
Journey (Columbia 11036)
17   WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE 19 24 30 12
Lobo (MCA/Curb 41065)
18   GOOD GIRLS DON'T 20 28 38 6
Knack (Capitol 4771)
19   BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU 11 10 10 13
Robert Palmer (Island 49016)
20   DRIVER'S SEAT 15 16 17 13
Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic 3604)
21   THE BOSS 21 23 26 15
Diana Ross (Motown 1462)
22   DIRTY WHITE BOY 27 36 45 6
Foreigner (Atlantic 3618)
23   GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME 24 26 29 10
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1316)
24   TUSK 31 -- -- 2
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49077)
25   BORN TO BE ALIVE 17 18 19 19
Patrick Hernandez (Columbia 10986)
26   DIFFERENT WORLDS 26 27 31 16
Maureen McGovern (Warner/Curb 8835)
27   STILL 42 55 -- 3  
Commodores (Motown 1474)
28   ROLENE 29 34 37 9
Moon Martin (Capitol 4765)
29   I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE 32 35 42 15
Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430)
30   PLEASE DON'T GO 39 47 53 8
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035)
31   THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER 35 39 43 11
Michael Johnson (EMI America 8019)
32   HOLD ON 40 44 52 7
Ian Gomm (Stiff 50747)
33   LEAD ME ON 22 13 7 24  
Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11530)
34   BABE 49 -- -- 2  
Styx (A&M 2188)
35   MIDNIGHT WIND 38 43 48 8
John Stewart (RSO 1000)
36   FOUND A CURE 37 42 47 9
Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8870)
37   GOOD TIMES 13 12 3 18  
Chic (Atlantic 3584)
38   SO GOOD, SO RIGHT 43 49 54 10
Brenda Russell (Horizon 123)
39   STREET LIFE 46 57 67 9
Crusaders (MCA 41054)
40   FINS 47 52 63 7
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 41109)
41   DEPENDIN' ON YOU 30 31 34 10  
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49029)
42   FIRECRACKER 33 33 36 10
Mass Production (Cotillion 44254)
43   IF YOU REMEMBER ME 50 53 57 9
Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909)
44   GOOD FRIEND 45 48 51 10
Mary MacGregor (RSO 938)
45   COME TO ME 52 60 75 5
France Joli (Prelude 8001)
46   SURE KNOW SOMETHING 51 54 62 7
Kiss (Casablanca 2205)
47   YOU'RE ONLY LONELY 53 61 70 5
J.D. Souther (Columbia 11079)
48   ARROW THROUGH ME 36 37 40 8  
Wings (Columbia 11070)
49   WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN' 28 29 32 11  
Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2403)
50   GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY 56 63 73 5
Bob Dylan (Columbia 11072)
51   REASON TO BE 54 59 68 7
Kansas (Kirshner 4285)
52   BROKEN HEARTED ME 59 69 79 4
Anne Murray (Capitol 4773)
53   (NOT JUST) KNEE DEEP (PT. 1) 58 67 78 6
Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040)
54   SHIPS -- -- -- 1  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0464)
55   VICTIM OF LOVE 64 77 -- 3
Elton John (MCA 41126)
56   I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE 57 58 65 6
Suzi Quatro (RSO 1001)
57   THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA 34 15 15 17  
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700)
58   PLEASE DON'T LEAVE 68 76 86 4
Lauren Wood (Warner Bros. 49043)
59   I DO LOVE YOU 41 30 27 15  
GQ (Arista 0426)
60   DREAMING 71 81 -- 3  
Blondie (Chrysalis 2379)
61   REMEMBER (WALKING IN THE SAND) 44 45 49 9  
Louise Goffin (Asylum 46521)
62   HALF THE WAY 70 78 88 4
Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087)
63   LET ME KNOW (I HAVE A RIGHT) 66 72 83 4
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor 2021)
64   HELL ON WHEELS 67 73 82 5
Cher (Casablanca 2208)
65   AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE 48 14 12 15  
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11033)
66   GET A MOVE ON 55 56 58 8  
Eddie Money (Columbia 11064)
67   DO YOU THINK I'M DISCO? 74 85 94 5
Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation (Ovation 1132)
68   5:15 75 83 -- 3
Who (Polydor 2022)
69   THE MAIN EVENT / FIGHT 60 21 16 18
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11008)
70   DREAM POLICE 83 -- -- 2  
Cheap Trick (Epic 50774)
71   GOODBYE STRANGER 61 25 18 15
Supertramp (A&M 2162)
72   BAD GIRLS 62 40 22 21
Donna Summer (Casablanca 988)
73   AIN'T THAT A SHAME 63 46 35 11
Cheap Trick (Epic 50743)
74   TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME -- -- -- 1  
Supertramp (A&M 2193)
75   IT'S ALL I CAN DO -- -- -- 1  
Cars (Elektra 46546)
76   ANGELEYES 78 79 81 5
Abba (Atlantic 3609b)
77   STARRY EYES 81 89 92 5
Records (Virgin 67000)
78   RAINBOW CONNECTION 88 98 -- 3
Kermit (Atlantic 3610)
79   I NEED A LOVER 89 -- -- 2
John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 202)
80   DAMNED IF I DO 85 88 -- 3
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0454)
81   BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME -- -- -- 1  
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4785)
82   CONFUSION -- -- -- 1  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5064)
83   GET IT UP 93 95 97 4
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11695)
84   BOOM BOOM, OUT GO THE LIGHTS 65 68 72 7  
Pat Travers (Polydor 2003)
85   LADIES NIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801)
86   THIS IS IT -- -- -- 1  
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 11109)
87   I WANT YOU TONIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2195)
88   IN THE STONE -- -- -- 1  
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11093)
89   WHO LISTENS TO THE RADIO -- -- -- 1  
Sports (Arista 0468)
90   I JUST WANT TO BE 92 94 96 5
Cameo (Chocolate City 019)
91   YOU STEPPED INTO MY LIFE 91 92 93 6
Wayne Newton (Aries II 101)
92   I'M SO ANXIOUS 95 97 -- 3
Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes (Mercury 76007)
93   LET'S GO 69 32 20 16  
Cars (Elektra 46063)
94   SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE -- -- -- 1  
Cherie & Marie Currie (Capitol 4754)
95   TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING 96 -- -- 2
Bama (Free Flight 11629)
96   ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE 97 -- -- 2
Dan Peek (MCA/Songbird 41123)
97   LOVE PAINS -- -- -- 1  
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 1007)
98   IF YOU WANT IT -- -- -- 1  
Niteflyte (Ariola 7747)
99   PRETTY GIRLS -- -- -- 1  
Melissa Manchester (Arista 0456)
100   STILLSANE 72 74 76 6  
Carolyne Mas (Mercury 76004)

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:

   • "Killer Cut" by Charlie (# 73)
   • "Mama Can't Buy You Love" by Elton John (# 76)
   • "Hold On To The Night" by Hotel (# 77)
   • "Hot Summer Nights" by Night (# 79)
   • "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" by Toby Beau (# 80)
   • "You Can't Change That" by Raydio (# 82)
   • "Suspicions" by Eddie Rabbitt (# 84)
   • "Girls Talk" by Dave Edmunds (# 86)
   • "Where Will Your Heart Take You" by Buckeye (# 87)
   • "Hello, Hello, Hello" by New England (# 90)
   • "One Fine Day" by Rita Coolidge (# 94)
   • "When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman" by Dr. Hook (# 98)
   • "Saturdaynight" by Herman Brood (# 99)
   • "Is She Really Going Out With Him" by Joe Jackson (#100)

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