Monday August 25, 1980
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 23, 1980



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1   TAKE YOUR TIME (DO IT RIGHT) (PT. 1) 2 4 8 13
S.O.S. Band (Tabu 5522)
2   SAILING 5 10 14 12
Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 49507)
3   EMOTIONAL RESCUE 4 9 11 8
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 20001)
4   MAGIC 1 1 1 14
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 41247)
5   IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME 3 2 2 14
Billy Joel (Columbia 11276)
6   UPSIDE DOWN 12 32 46 7
Diana Ross (Motown 1494)
7   LITTLE JEANNIE 6 3 3 17
Elton John (MCA 41236)
8   TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE 7 6 6 16
Rocky Burnette (EMI America 8043)
9   MORE LOVE 10 12 13 13
Kim Carnes (EMI America 8045)
10   FAME 20 30 35 9
Irene Cara (RSO 1034)
11   SHINING STAR 8 7 7 18
Manhattans (Columbia 11222)
12   LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR 13 16 21 11
Pete Townshend (Atco 7217)
13   ALL OUT OF LOVE 19 22 27 12
Air Supply (Arista 0520)
14   BOULEVARD 15 19 23 8
Jackson Browne (Asylum 47003)
15   TAKE A LITTLE RHYTHM 16 18 25 11
Ali Thomson (A&M 2243)
16   INTO THE NIGHT 18 20 28 12
Benny Mardones (Polydor 2091)
17   GIVE ME THE NIGHT 26 31 37 8
George Benson (Warner Bros. 49505)
18   MISUNDERSTANDING 14 15 17 14
Genesis (Atlantic 3662)
19   OLD-FASHION LOVE 22 25 29 10
Commodores (Motown 1489)
20   ONE IN A MILLION YOU 24 26 34 9
Larry Graham (Warner Bros. 49221)
21   LATE IN THE EVENING 29 33 -- 3
Paul Simon (Warner Bros. 49511)
22   STAND BY ME 23 23 26 15
Mickey Gilley (Full Moon 46640)
23   YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN (YOU AND I) 25 27 33 7
Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 49508)
24   LOVE THE WORLD AWAY 17 17 20 11
Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1359)
25   LOOKIN' FOR LOVE 30 34 42 7
Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47004)
26   JOJO 21 21 22 11
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11281)
27   HOT ROD HEARTS 32 35 44 6
Robbie Dupree (Elektra 47005)
28   DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY 33 38 41 10
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46656)
29   THE ROSE 9 5 4 23  
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3656)
30   I'M ALRIGHT 43 51 58 7  
Kenny Loggins (Columbia 11317)
31   DON'T ASK ME WHY 40 49 62 4
Billy Joel (Columbia 11331)
32   WHY NOT ME 34 37 40 8
Fred Knoblock (Scotti Bros. 600)
33   YOU'LL ACCOMP'NY ME 37 42 51 5
Bob Seger (Capitol 4904)
34   ALL OVER THE WORLD 38 43 53 4
Electric Light Orchestra (MCA 41289)
35   MAKE A LITTLE MAGIC 28 29 31 11
Dirt Band (United Artists 1356)
36   I CAN'T LET GO 27 28 30 9
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 46654)
37   JESSE 45 56 66 4
Carly Simon (Warner Bros. 49518)
38   CUPID / I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME 11 8 5 15  
Spinners (Atlantic 3664)
39   IN AMERICA 31 11 10 13
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50888)
40   SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE 47 52 55 9
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4869)
41   HEY THERE LONELY GIRL 46 53 61 6
Robert John (EMI America 8049)
42   HE'S SO SHY 50 58 65 5
Pointer Sisters (Planet 47916)
43   TULSA TIME 36 36 39 11
Eric Clapton (RSO 1039)
44   XANADU 61 80 -- 3  
Olivia Newton-John & ELO (MCA 41285)
45   UNDER THE GUN 49 54 59 7
Poco (MCA 41269)
46   COMING UP 35 13 9 18  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Columbia 11263)
47   THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (MEDLEY) 39 24 24 11
Meco (RSO 1038)
48   STEAL AWAY 42 39 15 20
Robbie Dupree (Elektra 46621)
49   YOU BETTER RUN 54 59 64 5
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2450)
50   HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE BACK 57 64 71 6
Hall & Oates (RCA 12048)
51   NO NIGHT SO LONG 62 74 81 5  
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0527)
52   ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST 66 -- -- 2  
Queen (Elektra 47031)
53   FREE ME 44 44 47 8
Roger Daltrey (Polydor 2105)
54   ALL NIGHT LONG 48 40 18 15
Joe Walsh (Full Moon 46639)
55   LET'S GET SERIOUS 41 14 12 23  
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1469)
56   PLAY THE GAME 52 45 38 9
Queen (Elektra 46652)
57   ONE FINE DAY 51 41 19 15
Carole King (Capitol 4864)
58   FIRST. . . BE A WOMAN 63 68 74 6
Lenore O'Malley (Polydor 2055)
59   THE ROYAL MILE (SWEET DARLIN') 59 63 70 6
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1366)
60   YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOUR LOVE FOR ME 64 69 75 6
Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1490)
61   FIRST TIME LOVE 67 75 82 4
Livingston Taylor (Epic 50894)
62   DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME 65 66 68 5
Rossington Collins Band (MCA 41284)
63   HOW DO I SURVIVE 69 76 -- 3
Amy Holland (Capitol 4884)
64   LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME -- -- -- 1  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11349)
65   NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE 78 86 -- 3  
Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2460)
66   FUNKYTOWN 55 48 36 22  
Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca 2233)
67   FOOL FOR YOUR LOVING 72 77 85 4
Whitesnake (Mirage 3672)
68   GIMME SOME LOVIN' 53 46 16 13  
Blues Brothers (Atlantic 3666)
69   ROCK IT 74 81 89 4
Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca 2281)
70   GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS 76 78 86 4
Peter Gabriel (Mercury 76063)
71   RED LIGHT 79 87 -- 3
Linda Clifford (Curtom 1041)
72   I'M ALIVE 56 47 32 14  
Electric Light Orchestra (MCA 41246)
73   THE LEGEND OF WOOLEY SWAMP -- -- -- 1  
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50921)
74   I HEAR YOU NOW 82 88 96 4
Jon & Vangelis (Polydor 2098)
75   WHO'LL BE THE FOOL TONIGHT 84 90 -- 3
Larsen-Feiten Band (Warner Bros. 49282)
76   MIDNIGHT ROCKS -- -- -- 1  
Al Stewart (Arista 0552)
77   (CALL ME) WHEN THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU 77 83 87 5
Touch (Atco 7222)
78   GOOD MORNING GIRL / STAY AWHILE 85 -- -- 2
Journey (Columbia 11339)
79   (SARTORIAL ELOQUENCE) DON'T YA WANNA PLAY THIS GAME NO MORE? 86 -- -- 2
Elton John (MCA 41293)
80   I'M ALMOST READY 88 -- -- 2
Pure Prairie League (Casablanca 2294)
81   LATE AT NIGHT 87 95 -- 3
England Dan Seals (Atlantic 3674)
82   OUT HERE ON MY OWN 89 -- -- 2
Irene Cara (RSO 1048)
83   LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL 90 -- -- 2
Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46001)
84   LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT 58 50 43 16  
Pure Prairie League (Casablanca 2266)
85   DARLIN' 71 73 83 4  
Yipes!! (Millennium 11791)
86   MY PRAYER -- -- -- 1  
Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor 2116)
87   I GOT YOU -- -- -- 1  
Split Enz (A&M 2252)
88   GIRL, DON'T LET IT GET YOU DOWN -- -- -- 1  
O'Jays (TSOP 4790)
89   SWITCHIN' TO GLIDE -- -- -- 1  
Kings (Elektra 47006)
90   OVER YOU 91 93 -- 3
Roxy Music (Atco 7301)
91   LOVE THAT GOT AWAY 60 55 56 9  
Firefall (Atlantic 3670)
92   ONE MORE TIME FOR LOVE 68 57 50 11  
Billy Preston & Syreeta (Tamla 54312)
93   REBELS ARE WE 96 -- -- 2
Chic (Atlantic 3665)
94   AGAINST THE WIND 70 60 45 17  
Bob Seger (Capitol 4863)
95   CARS 75 61 49 28  
Gary Numan (Atco 7211)
96   CALL ME 81 70 57 28  
Blondie (Chrysalis 2414)
97   YEARS FROM NOW 80 67 67 8  
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4885)
98   SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE 83 65 54 20  
Michael Jackson (Epic 50871)
99   BIGGEST PART OF ME 73 62 48 21  
Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 49225)
100   BEYOND 93 82 69 9
Herb Alpert (A&M 2246)

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:

   • "Stranger In My Hometown" by Foghat (# 92)
   • "Let's Go 'round Again" by Average White Band (# 94)
   • "Whatever You Decide" by Randy Vanwarmer (# 95)
   • "Should've Never Let You Go" by Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka (# 97)
   • "King Of The Hill" by Rick Pinette & Oak (# 98)
   • "Walks Like A Lady" by Journey (# 99)
   • "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again" by Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   YOU CAN CALL ME BLUE Michael Johnson
102   TREASURE Brothers Johnson
103   SEARCHING Change
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