Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 20, 1979

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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(Not Just) Knee Deep - Part 1

Funkadelic

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Calvin Simon, Former Parliament-Funkadelic Member, Dies at 79

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 20, 1979

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- (Not Just) Knee Deep - Part 1
  Funkadelic
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

2
- Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough
  Michael Jackson
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

3
- Ladies Night
  Kool & The Gang
- 7
- 3
- 7
- - 7
  - 3
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/Unknown

4
- Rise
  Herb Alpert
- 6
- 4
- 12
- - 6
  - 4
  - 12

Producer(s):

H.Alpert, R.Badazz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

5
- I Just Want To Be
  Cameo
- 3
- 3
- 17
- - 3
  - 3
  - 17

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chocolate City/Unknown

6
- I Do Love You
  GQ
- 5
- 5
- 4
- - 5
  - 5
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Simpson, B.R.Fleming, Not Listed

7
- Found A Cure
  Ashford & Simpson
- 4
- 2
- 16
- - 4
  - 2
  - 16

Producer(s):

J.Musso, V.Simpson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

8
- Firecracker
  Mass Production
- 8
- 4
- 18
- - 8
  - 4
  - 18

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

9
- Break My Heart
  David Ruffin
- 11
- 9
- 10
- - 11
  - 9
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

10
- Sing A Happy Song
  The O'Jays
- 10
- 7
- 12
- - 10
  - 7
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

11
- Sail On
  Commodores
- 9
- 8
- 10
- - 9
  - 8
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

12
- Cruisin'
  Smokey Robinson
- 18
- 12
- 8
- - 18
  - 12
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

13
- I Just Can't Control Myself
  Nature's Divine
- 19
- 13
- 6
- - 19
  - 13
  - 6

Producer(s):

M.Stokes, L.Smith, B.Carter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

14
- Come Go With Me
  Teddy Pendergrass
- 15
- 14
- 8
- - 15
  - 14
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

15
- Between You Baby And Me
  Curtis Mayfield
- 17
- 15
- 10
- - 17
  - 15
  - 10

16
- Dim All The Lights
  Donna Summer
- 20
- 16
- 8
- - 20
  - 16
  - 8

Producer(s):

G.Moroder, P.Belotte, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

17
- The Boss
  Diana Ross
- 14
- 12
- 20
- - 14
  - 12
  - 20

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

18
- After The Love Has Gone
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 13
- 2
- 16
- - 13
  - 2
  - 16

Producer(s):

M.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arc/Columbia/Unknown

19
- So Good,so Right
  Brenda Russell
- 24
- 19
- 9
- - 24
  - 19
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Horizon/Unknown

20
- Lover And Friend
  Minnie Riperton
- 21
- 20
- 9
- - 21
  - 20
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

21
- Still
  Commodores
- 50
- 21
- 3
- - 50
  - 21
  - 3

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

22
- Strategy
  Archie Bell & The Drells
- 22
- 22
- 11
- - 22
  - 22
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

23
- You Get Me Hot
  Jimmy 'Bo' Horne
- 30
- 23
- 9
- - 30
  - 23
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sunshine Sound/Unknown

24
- (Let Me Put) Love On Your Mind
  ConFunkShun
- 25
- 24
- 8
- - 25
  - 24
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

25
- I Betcha Didn't Know That
  KC And The Sunshine Band
- 31
- 25
- 8
- - 31
  - 25
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

TK/Unknown

26
- Don't Let Go
  Isaac Hayes
- 40
- 26
- 6
- - 40
  - 26
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.stone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

27
- I Wanna Be Your Lover
  Prince
- 39
- 27
- 5
- - 39
  - 27
  - 5

Producer(s):

Prince, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

28
- More Than One Way To Love A Woman
  Raydio
- 29
- 28
- 8
- - 29
  - 28
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

29
- It's A Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)
  The Isley Brothers
- 27
- 27
- 7
- - 27
  - 27
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

30
- Street Life
  The Crusaders
- 23
- 17
- 13
- - 23
  - 17
  - 13

Producer(s):

W.Felder, Stix Hooper, J.Sample

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

31
- Is It Love You're After
  Rose Royce
- 37
- 31
- 7
- - 37
  - 31
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

32
- Rrrrrrock
  Foxy
- 42
- 32
- 6
- - 42
  - 32
  - 6

Producer(s):

I.Hunter, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dash/Unknown

33
- Ladies Only
  Aretha Franklin
- 33
- 33
- 9
- - 33
  - 33
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

34
- I Love You
  New Birth Total Praise Choir
- 28
- 28
- 10
- - 28
  - 28
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ariola/Unknown

35
- Open Up Your Mind
  The Gap Band
- 26
- 13
- 13
- - 26
  - 13
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

36
- Never Can Find A Way <P6>(Hot Love)
  Vernon Burch
- 43
- 36
- 5
- - 43
  - 36
  - 5

37
- Doin' The Dog
  Creme D'Cocoa
- 52
- 37
- 5
- - 52
  - 37
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Venture/Unknown

38
- Groove Me
  Fern Kinney
- 32
- 26
- 11
- - 32
  - 26
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Malaco/Unknown

39
- I Feel You When Your Gone
  Gangsters
- 36
- 36
- 12
- - 36
  - 36
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heat/Unknown

40
- Ready For Your Love
  Chapter 8
- 41
- 40
- 9
- - 41
  - 40
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ariola/Unknown

41
- My Flame
  Bobby Caldwell
- 51
- 41
- 5
- - 51
  - 41
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Clouds/Unknown

42
- Good Times
  Chic
- 12
- 1
- 18
- - 12
  - 1
  - 18

Producer(s):

B.Edwards, C.Mims,Jr., Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

43
- I'll Never Love This Way Again
  Dionne Warwick
- 34
- 18
- 21

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 20, 1979

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

(Not Just) Knee Deep - Part 1

Producer(s):

Calvin Simon, Former Parliament-Funkadelic Member, Dies at 79

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

(Not Just) Knee Deep - Part 1

Producer(s):

Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Ladies Night

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Rise

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I Just Want To Be

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I Do Love You

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Found A Cure

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Firecracker

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Break My Heart

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Sing A Happy Song

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Sail On

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Cruisin'

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I Just Can't Control Myself

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Come Go With Me

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Between You Baby And Me

Dim All The Lights

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The Boss

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After The Love Has Gone

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So Good,so Right

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Lover And Friend

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Still

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Strategy

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You Get Me Hot

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(Let Me Put) Love On Your Mind

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I Betcha Didn't Know That

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Don't Let Go

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