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Wednesday December 31, 1980
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending December 27, 1980



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1   STARTING OVER 4 6 7 9
John Lennon (Geffen 49604)
2   LADY 1 2 2 13
Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380)
3   MORE THAN I CAN SAY 3 3 4 14
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49565)
4   MASTER BLASTER 2 1 1 14
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54317)
5   ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST 5 4 5 20
Queen (Elektra 47031)
6   LOVE ON THE ROCKS 7 8 12 9
Neil Diamond (Capitol 4939)
7   HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT 8 9 11 13
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2464)
8   HUNGRY HEART 9 11 13 8
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 11391)
9   GUILTY 10 12 14 9
Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11390)
10   THE TIDE IS HIGH 13 15 20 7
Blondie (Chrysalis 2465)
11   EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD 12 14 19 10
Air Supply (Arista 0564)
12   WOMAN IN LOVE 11 7 6 17
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11364)
13   PASSION 16 18 21 6
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49617)
14   DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA 15 16 18 10
Police (A&M 2275)
15   CELEBRATION 21 25 33 9
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807)
16   TELL IT LIKE IT IS 18 20 22 6
Heart (Epic 50950)
17   THE WANDERER 6 5 3 15  
Donna Summer (Geffen 49563)
18   YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING 14 13 10 14
Hall & Oates (RCA 12103)
19   SUDDENLY 20 22 24 11
Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard (MCA 51007)
20   HEY NINETEEN 26 30 32 5
Steely Dan (MCA 51036)
21   IT'S MY TURN 24 26 31 10
Diana Ross (Motown 1496)
22   I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN 25 31 36 6
Barry Manilow (Arista 0566)
23   WHIP IT 19 17 17 18
Devo (Warner Bros. 49550)
24   TIME IS TIME 30 34 37 6
Andy Gibb (RSO 1059)
25   I BELIEVE IN YOU 27 29 30 15
Don Williams (MCA 41304)
26   ONE STEP CLOSER 28 32 35 6
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49622)
27   I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT 32 41 50 8
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066)
28   THEME FROM THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (GOOD OL' BOYS) 22 23 23 16
Waylon Jennings (RCA 12067)
29   EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME 23 24 26 12
Korgis (Asylum 47055)
30   MISS SUN 38 49 66 5
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11406)
31   TOGETHER 36 40 49 8
Tierra (Boardwalk 5702)
32   I'M COMING OUT 17 10 8 16  
Diana Ross (Motown 1491)
33   SAME OLD LANG SYNE 42 59 -- 3
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50961)
34   GIRLS CAN GET IT 35 37 42 9
Dr. Hook (Casablanca 2314)
35   KEEP ON LOVING YOU 48 60 77 5  
REO Speedwagon (Epic 50953)
36   GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE 45 58 89 4
Delbert McClinton (Capitol/MSS 4948)
37   THIS TIME 31 28 28 14
John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 205)
38   9 TO 5 56 72 84 4  
Dolly Parton (RCA 12133)
39   NEVER BE THE SAME 29 19 15 12
Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 49580)
40   HE CAN'T LOVE YOU 46 52 63 7
Michael Stanley Band (EMI America 8063)
41   TURNING JAPANESE 40 38 41 16
Vapors (United Artists 1364)
42   DEEP INSIDE MY HEART 33 27 27 11
Randy Meisner (Epic 50939)
43   HE'S SO SHY 39 35 25 23
Pointer Sisters (Planet 47916)
44   THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL 51 68 75 6
Abba (Atlantic 3776)
45   NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE 41 36 29 21
Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2460)
46   MY MOTHER'S EYES 52 61 71 6
Bette Midler (Atlantic 3771)
47   LOVELY ONE 37 33 16 14
Jacksons (Epic 50938)
48   I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT 63 79 -- 3  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54320)
49   LOVE T.K.O. 55 66 74 5
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3116)
50   SHINE ON 57 62 70 7
L.T.D. (A&M 2283)
51   HEARTBREAK HOTEL 59 71 87 4
Jacksons (Epic 50959)
52   I NEED YOUR LOVIN' 58 67 72 6
Teena Marie (Gordy 7189)
53   TURN AND WALK AWAY 54 56 61 7
Babys (Chrysalis 2467)
54   GAMES PEOPLE PLAY 61 69 79 4
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0573)
55   STOP THIS GAME 44 45 48 8  
Cheap Trick (Epic 50942)
56   A LITTLE IN LOVE 74 90 -- 3  
Cliff Richard (EMI America 8068)
57   SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN 65 75 82 5
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084)
58   SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD -- -- -- 1  
Eagles (Asylum 47100)
59   COLD LOVE 67 73 85 4
Donna Summer (Geffen 49634)
60   WHO'S MAKING LOVE 77 -- -- 2  
Blues Brothers (Atlantic 3785)
61   DREAMIN' 34 21 9 16  
Cliff Richard (EMI America 8057)
62   WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 47 42 39 15  
Roger Daltrey (Polydor 2121)
63   YOU 53 54 62 6
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11407)
64   JESSE 43 39 38 22  
Carly Simon (Warner Bros. 49518)
65   SEQUEL 49 44 34 9  
Harry Chapin (Boardwalk 5700)
66   NEED YOUR LOVING TONIGHT 68 74 80 5
Queen (Elektra 47086)
67   GOTTA HAVE MORE LOVE 60 64 67 8
Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. 49605)
68   SHE'S SO COLD 50 43 44 14  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 21001)
69   BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 72 80 -- 3
Supertramp (A&M 2292)
70   KILLIN' TIME 70 76 83 6
Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (Scotti Bros. 609)
71   LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL 62 46 47 20
Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46001)
72   FOOL THAT I AM 79 87 -- 3
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2281)
73   AH LEAH 81 88 -- 3
Donnie Iris (MCA/Carousel 51025)
74   COULD I BE DREAMING 64 65 69 8
Pointer Sisters (Planet 47920)
75   SWITCHIN' TO GLIDE 66 50 53 19
Kings (Elektra 47052)
76   BACK IN BLACK 85 95 -- 3
AC/DC (Atlantic 3787)
77   TEACHER TEACHER 83 86 88 5
Rockpile (Columbia 11388)
78   I CAN'T STOP THE FEELIN' 78 85 -- 3
Pure Prairie League (Casablanca 2319)
79   GOT TO ROCK ON 86 -- -- 2
Kansas (Kirshner 4292)
80   FASHION 80 82 90 4
David Bowie (RCA 12134)
81   WHAT CAN YOU GET A WOOKIE FOR CHRISTMAS (WHEN HE ALREADY OWNS A COMB?) 90 -- -- 2
Star Wars Intergalactic Droid Choir (RSO 1058)
82   HELP ME! 73 63 65 7
Marcy Levy & Robin Gibb (RSO 1047)
83   THE HORIZONTAL BOP 69 55 59 8  
Bob Seger (Capitol 4951)
84   UPSIDE DOWN 71 47 43 25  
Diana Ross (Motown 1494)
85   TRICKLE TRICKLE 82 83 86 5
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 3772)
86   DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY 76 53 51 28
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46656)
87   EASY LOVE 84 77 81 5
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0572)
88   UNITED TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Arista 0569)
89   HOLD ON, HOLD OUT -- -- -- 1  
Jackson Browne (Asylum 11477)
90   DREAMER 75 48 46 15  
Supertramp (A&M 2269)
91   ON THE ROAD AGAIN 87 57 54 17
Willie Nelson (Columbia 11351)
92   I'M HAPPY THAT LOVE HAS FOUND YOU 89 78 40 12
Jimmy Hall (Epic 50931)
93   THAT GIRL COULD SING 88 51 45 15
Jackson Browne (Asylum 47036)
94   SOMETIMES A FANTASY 91 70 60 12
Billy Joel (Columbia 11379)
95   SEASONS -- -- -- 1  
Charles Fox (Handshake 5307)
96   THEME FROM ORDINARY PEOPLE -- -- -- 1  
Marvin Hamlisch (Planet 47922)
97   YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG 94 92 58 16
AC/DC (Atlantic 3761)
98   WATCHING YOU -- -- -- 1  
Slave (Cotillion 46006)
99   LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME 93 81 57 19
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11349)
100   ONE-TRICK PONY 95 89 52 10
Paul Simon (Warner Bros. 49601)

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:

   • "Texas In My Rear View Mirror" by Mac Davis (# 92)
   • "I'm Alright" by Kenny Loggins (# 96)
   • "Xanadu" by Olivia Newton-John & ELO (# 97)
   • "If You Should Sail" by Nielsen/Pearson (# 98)
   • "Give Me The Night" by George Benson (# 99)
   • "Hold On" by Kansas (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LONG TIME LOVIN' YOU McGuffey Lane
102   GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY Outlaws
103   IT'S GONNA HURT Jimmie Mack


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