Saturday December 29, 1979
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending December 29, 1979



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1   THE PINA COLADA SONG 1 2 4 11
Rupert Holmes (Infinity 50035)
2   ROCK WITH YOU 10 11 15 9
Michael Jackson (Epic 50797)
3   DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME 9 13 18 11
Captain & Tennille (Casablanca 2215)
4   LADIES NIGHT 4 5 6 12
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801)
5   SEND ONE YOUR LOVE 5 6 7 9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54303)
6   JANE 7 9 11 9
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11750)
7   WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE 8 10 12 11
Cliff Richard (EMI America 8025)
8   PLEASE DON'T GO 3 3 3 19
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035)
9   COWARD OF THE COUNTY 12 17 26 7
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1327)
10   CRUISIN' 13 16 21 11
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54306)
11   NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) 2 1 2 11
Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (Columbia 11125)
12   BABE 6 4 1 13
Styx (A&M 2188)
13   HEAD GAMES 15 20 25 8
Foreigner (Atlantic 3633)
14   COOL CHANGE 16 19 22 11
Little River Band (Capitol 4789)
15   DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT 19 26 30 7
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 41138)
16   THIS IS IT 18 25 27 12
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 11109)
17   THE LONG RUN 20 28 37 5
Eagles (Asylum 46569)
18   YOU'RE ONLY LONELY 11 7 8 16
J.D. Souther (Columbia 11079)
19   I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER 24 35 49 6
Prince (Warner Bros. 49050)
20   SARA 31 43 -- 3  
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49150)
21   DEJA VU 26 37 48 7
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0459)
22   BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME 22 24 28 12
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4785)
23   TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME 17 15 16 12
Supertramp (A&M 2193)
24   DON'T LET GO 28 30 33 10
Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2011)
25   THIRD TIME LUCKY (FIRST TIME I WAS A FOOL) 27 32 38 8
Foghat (Bearsville 49125)
26   STILL 14 8 5 14  
Commodores (Motown 1474)
27   YES, I'M READY 34 40 51 7
Teri DeSario with K.C. (Casablanca 2227)
28   I WANT YOU TONIGHT 21 22 24 12
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2195)
29   HALF THE WAY 25 18 19 15
Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087)
30   WAIT FOR ME 33 36 40 10
Hall & Oates (RCA 11747)
31   DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL 39 52 62 7
Rufus & Chaka Khan (MCA 41131)
32   HEARTACHE TONIGHT 23 12 9 13
Eagles (Asylum 46545)
33   ROMEO'S TUNE 43 60 69 5
Steve Forbert (Nemperor 7525)
34   SAVANNAH NIGHTS 35 38 43 8
Tom Johnston (Warner Bros. 49096)
35   CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE 54 -- -- 2  
Queen (Elektra 46579)
36   TRAIN, TRAIN 37 39 44 11
Blackfoot (Atco 7207)
37   RAPPER'S DELIGHT 38 41 42 9
Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 542)
38   WHY ME 51 68 -- 3  
Styx (A&M 2206)
39   FOREVER MINE 49 56 66 5
O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l 3727)
40   I STILL HAVE DREAMS 42 45 50 10
Richie Furay (Asylum 46534)
41   VOICES 50 61 73 5
Cheap Trick (Epic 50814)
42   CHIQUITITA 47 51 58 8
Abba (Atlantic 3629)
43   YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU 48 54 63 6
Santana (Columbia 11144)
44   I'D RATHER LEAVE WHILE I'M IN LOVE 45 49 56 7
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2199)
45   LONGER 60 79 -- 3  
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50824)
46   I NEED A LOVER 32 33 35 13  
John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 202)
47   LAST TRAIN TO LONDON 55 62 74 5
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5067)
48   AN AMERICAN DREAM 59 73 84 5  
Dirt Band (United Artists 1330)
49   DAMNED IF I DO 30 31 34 14  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0454)
50   VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR 40 42 46 8
Buggles (Island 49114)
51   POP MUZIK 36 23 14 21  
M (Sire 49033)
52   DIM ALL THE LIGHTS 29 14 10 19  
Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201)
53   LONELY EYES 61 67 76 5
Robert John (EMI America 8030)
54   TUSK 41 29 23 13  
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49077)
55   WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME GIRL 72 88 -- 3  
Spinners (Atlantic 3637)
56   PRETTY GIRLS 57 44 45 12
Melissa Manchester (Arista 0456)
57   ROTATION 64 72 83 4
Herb Alpert (A&M 2202)
58   SHE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU 63 64 67 6
Suzi Quatro (RSO 1014)
59   FOOL IN THE RAIN 69 -- -- 2
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 71003)
60   LOST HER IN THE SUN 67 76 86 4
John Stewart (RSO 1016)
61   MONEY 74 83 93 4  
Flying Lizards (Virgin 67003)
62   MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE 66 74 81 7
Police (A&M 2190)
63   DAYDREAM BELIEVER 79 -- -- 2  
Anne Murray (Capitol 4813)
64   DIRTY WATER 70 78 89 4
Inmates (Polydor 2032)
65   WHEN I WANTED YOU 71 81 -- 3
Barry Manilow (Arista 0481)
66   MOVE YOUR BOOGIE BODY 68 71 79 5
Bar-Kays (Mercury 76015)
67   THE SECOND TIME AROUND 75 86 -- 3
Shalamar (Solar 11709)
68   SEPTEMBER MORN' 78 -- -- 2
Neil Diamond (Columbia 11175)
69   CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS 76 84 -- 3
Robert Palmer (Island 49137)
70   RISE 46 27 17 23  
Herb Alpert (A&M 2151)
71   VOLCANO 80 89 -- 3
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 41161)
72   SHIPS 44 21 13 12  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0464)
73   LOOKS LIKE LOVE AGAIN 82 90 -- 3
Dann Rogers (IA 500)
74   SINCE YOU BEEN GONE 56 59 64 8  
Rainbow (Polydor 2014)
75   HEARTBREAKER 84 -- -- 2
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2395)
76   99 87 -- -- 2  
Toto (Columbia 11173)
77   I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT 86 -- -- 2
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49138)
78   IF YOU REMEMBER ME 58 47 36 20  
Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909)
79   YOU DECORATED MY LIFE 53 46 29 17  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315)
80   DREAMING 52 34 20 14  
Blondie (Chrysalis 2379)
81   YOU'RE GONNA GET WHAT'S COMING 83 85 95 5
Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. 49116)
82   I'M ALIVE 90 -- -- 2
Gamma (Elektra 46555)
83   DIG THE GOLD 85 87 90 4
Joyce Cobb (Cream 7939)
84   STAR -- -- -- 1  
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11165)
85   LET ME GO, LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Nicolette Larson (Warner Bros. 49130)
86   DON'T MAKE ME OVER -- -- -- 1  
Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0455)
87   WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME -- -- -- 1  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Columbia 11162)
88   I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) 98 -- -- 2
Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1478)
89   WONDERLAND -- -- -- 1  
Commodores (Motown 1479)
90   FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER -- -- -- 1  
Molly Hatchet (Epic 50822)
91   LOVE PAINS 62 53 54 12  
Yvonne Elliman (RSO 1007)
92   I CALL YOUR NAME 93 95 98 4
Switch (Gordy 7175)
93   SHOOTING STAR 95 99 -- 3
Dollar (Atco 7208)
94   TOO LATE -- -- -- 1  
Journey (Columbia 11143)
95   TAKIN' IT BACK 96 98 -- 3
Breathless (EMI America 8020)
96   HOLDIN' ON FOR DEAR LOVE 99 -- -- 2
Lobo (MCA/Curb 41152)
97   REMEMBER (WALKING IN THE SAND) -- -- -- 1  
Aerosmith (Columbia 11181)
98   TRUST ME -- -- -- 1  
Cindy Bullens (Casablanca 2217)
99   WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Billy Preston & Syreeta (Motown 1477)
100   PETER PIPER 77 57 59 10  
Frank Mills (Polydor 2002)

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 Stop Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson (# 65)
   • "Broken Hearted Me" by Anne Murray (# 73)
   • "Mistrusted Love" by Mistress (# 81)
   • "No Chance" by Moon Martin (# 88)
   • "Dream Police" by Cheap Trick (# 89)
   • "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit (# 91)
   • "Sail On" by Commodores (# 92)
   • "Good Girls Don't" by Knack (# 94)
   • "This Night Won't Last Forever" by Michael Johnson (# 97)
   • "Come To Me" by France Joli (#100)

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