Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of March 22, 1980

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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And The Beat Goes On

The Whispers

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

D.Griffey, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

Karyn White, Tevin Campbell & More Honored at 2022 Black Music Honors

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of March 22, 1980

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- And The Beat Goes On
  The Whispers
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

Producer(s):

D.Griffey, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

2
- Special Lady
  Ray, Goodman & Brown
- 2
- 1
- 18
- - 2
  - 1
  - 18

Producer(s):

H.Ray, A.Goodman, L.walter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

3
- Stomp
  The Brothers Johnson
- 4
- 3
- 6
- - 4
  - 3
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

4
- Too Hot
  Kool & The Gang
- 3
- 3
- 12
- - 3
  - 3
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/Unknown

5
- Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll
  Vaughn Mason And Crew
- 5
- 5
- 10
- - 5
  - 5
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

V.Mason, G.Bufford, J.Bell

Producer(s):

V.Mason

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick/Unknown

6
- Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl
  The Spinners
- 7
- 6
- 14
- - 7
  - 6
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

7
- I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up An Dance (Oops!)
  The Gap Band
- 10
- 7
- 6
- - 10
  - 7
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

8
- Theme From The Black Hole
  Parliament
- 8
- 8
- 10
- - 8
  - 8
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

9
- The Second Time Around
  Shalamar
- 6
- 1
- 26
- - 6
  - 1
  - 26

Producer(s):

L.F.Sylvers,III, D.Griffey, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

10
- Off The Wall
  Michael Jackson
- 21
- 10
- 5
- - 21
  - 10
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- You Are My Heaven
  Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway
- 11
- 11
- 9
- - 11
  - 11
  - 9

Producer(s):

R.Flack, E.Mercury, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

12
- Every Generation
  Ronnie Laws
- 13
- 12
- 9
- - 13
  - 12
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

13
- Welcome Back Home
  The Dramatics
- 15
- 13
- 8
- - 15
  - 13
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

14
- Don't Push It Don't Force It
  Leon Haywood
- 22
- 14
- 6
- - 22
  - 14
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

15
- Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) (Parts 1 & 2)
  The Isley Brothers
- 24
- 15
- 3
- - 24
  - 15
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

16
- Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
  Prince
- 19
- 16
- 7
- - 19
  - 16
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

17
- What You Won't Do For Love
  Natalie Cole And Peabo Bryson
- 18
- 17
- 6
- - 18
  - 17
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

18
- I Shoulda Loved Ya
  Narada Michael Walden
- 12
- 4
- 17
- - 12
  - 4
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

19
- Computer Game "Theme From The Circus"
  Yellow Magic Orchestra
- 20
- 19
- 10
- - 20
  - 19
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Horizon

20
- On The Radio
  Donna Summer
- 9
- 9
- 9
- - 9
  - 9
  - 9

Producer(s):

G.Moroder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

21
- Yes, I'm Ready
  Teri DeSario With K.C.
- 25
- 21
- 7
- - 25
  - 21
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

22
- Standing Ovation
  GQ
- 29
- 22
- 7
- - 29
  - 22
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

23
- Rock With You
  Michael Jackson
- 14
- 1
- 21
- - 14
  - 1
  - 21

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

24
- Got To Love Somebody
  Sister Sledge
- 16
- 6
- 12
- - 16
  - 6
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

25
- Any Love
  Rufus And Chaka Khan
- 38
- 25
- 4
- - 38
  - 25
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

26
- Come Into My Life (Part 1)
  Rick James
- 28
- 26
- 7
- - 28
  - 26
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

27
- Bad Times
  Tavares
- 17
- 10
- 14
- - 17
  - 10
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

28
- Is This The Best
  L.A.Boppers
- 34
- 28
- 7
- - 34
  - 28
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

29
- Love Injection
  Trussel
- 23
- 23
- 12
- - 23
  - 23
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

30
- Prayin'
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 26
- 18
- 15
- - 26
  - 18
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Source etc./Unknown

31
- Sit Down And Talk To Me
  Lou Rawls
- 30
- 26
- 14
- - 30
  - 26
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

32
- Give It All You Got
  Chuck Mangione
- 33
- 32
- 8
- - 33
  - 32
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

33
- This Is It
  Kenny Loggins
- 31
- 19
- 12
- - 31
  - 19
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

34
- Funk You Up
  Sequence
- 32
- 15
- 12
- - 32
  - 15
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sugar Hill/Unknown

35
- Today Is The Day
  Barkays
- 41
- 35
- 7
- - 41
  - 35
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

36
- Music Trance
  Ben E. King
- 44
- 36
- 6
- - 44
  - 36
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

37
- Haven't You Heard
  Patrice Rushen
- 27
- 7
- 20
- - 27
  - 7
  - 20

Producer(s):

C.Mims,Jr., P.Rushen, R.Andrews

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

38
- What I Wouldn't Do (for The Love Of You)
  Angela Bofill
- 36
- 18
- 14
- - 36
  - 18
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Grp/Unknown

39
- Love Is Good News
  Ava Cherry

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of March 22, 1980

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

And The Beat Goes On

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Karyn White, Tevin Campbell & More Honored at 2022 Black Music Honors

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

And The Beat Goes On

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Special Lady

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Stomp

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Too Hot

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Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll

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Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl

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I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up An Dance (Oops!)

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Theme From The Black Hole

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The Second Time Around

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Off The Wall

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You Are My Heaven

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Every Generation

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Welcome Back Home

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Don't Push It Don't Force It

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Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) (Parts 1 & 2)

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Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?

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What You Won't Do For Love

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I Shoulda Loved Ya

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Computer Game "Theme From The Circus"

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On The Radio

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Yes, I'm Ready

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Standing Ovation

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Rock With You

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Got To Love Somebody

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Any Love

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