Black Ibi7@F1f@D Singles

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Black ibI7@f1f@d Singles

MAY 2, 1981

TITLE, ARTIST, label, Number, (Distributing Label) 41 LATELY STEVIE WONDER/Tamla 54323 (Motown) 5 MAY APR. WKS. ON 2 25 CHART 38 29 ALL AMERICAN GIRLS SISTER SLEDGE/Cotillion 46007 (Atl) 14 1 1 BEING WITH YOU m 44 LADY'S WILD CON FUNK SHUN/Mercury 76099 (PolyGram) 5 SMOKEY ROBINSON 40 50 MAKE YOU MINE SIDE EFFECT/Elektra 47112 3 Tamla 54321 (Motown) m 47 JUST CHILLIN' OUT BERNARD WRIGHT/Arista/GRP 2511 3 (4th Week) 12 42 45 WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH IT BETTY WRIGHT/ Epic 19 51009 5 2 2 JUST THE TWO OF US GROVER WASHINGTON, JR./ m 52 CAN YOU FEEL IT JACKSONS/Epic 19 01032 4 Elektra 47103 13 44 46 GOLDEN TOUCH ROSE ROYCE/Whitfield 49681 (WB) 6 12 3 WHEN LOVE CALLS ATLANTIC STARR/A&M 2312 10 45 35 RAPTURE BLONDIE/Chrysalis 2485 46 49 LET ME BE THE ONE WEBSTER LEWIS/Epic 19 51014 5 4 SUKIYAKI TASTE OF HONEY/Capitol 4953 13 43 FEEL IT 8 8 0 11 47 REVELATION/Handshake 5305 5 5 Al NO CORRIDA QUINCY JONES/A&M 2309 BODY 3 6 6 HOW 'BOUT US CHAMPAIGN/Columbia 11 11433 13 ED 57 MUSIC STRIKERS/Prelude 8025 54 LOVE DON'T STRIKE TWICE BLACKBYRDS/Fantasy 910 3 8 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (JUST LIKE YOU DO) RAY m PARKER, JR. & RAYDIO/Arista 0592 9 50 59 PULL UP TO THE BUMPER GRACE JONES/Island 49697 (WB) 3 o 9 WHAT CHA GONNA DO FOR ME CHAKA KHAN/ 56 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF GINO VANNELLI/Arista 0588 4 Warner Bros. 49692 7 52 38 YOU'RE TOO LATE FANTASY/Pavillion 6 6407 (CBS) 13 14 9 10 MAGIC MAN ROBERT WINTERS & FALL/Buddah 624 (Arista) 58 BODY FEVER BAR-KAYS/Mercury 76097 (PolyGram) 4 10 12 MAKE THAT MOVE SHALAMAR/Solar 12192 (RCA 8 16 11 7 IT'S A LOVE THING WHISPERS/Solar 12154 (RCA) CHARTMAKER OF THE WEEK BAND/Mercury 76101 (PolyGram) 6 ® 18 YEARNING GAP - IS IT YOU? 9 ® 16 GET TOUGH KLEEER/Atlantic 3788 LEE RITENOUR 14 15 WHAT TWO CAN DO DENIECE WILLIAMS/ARC/Columbia Elektra 47124 60504 9 1 15 11 DON'T STOP THE MUSIC YARBROUGH & PEOPLES/ Mercury 76085 (PolyGram) 21 ® 63 NEXT TIME YOU'LL KNOW SISTER SLEDGE/Cotillion 46012 16 13 THIGHS HIGH (GRIP YOUR HIPS AND MOVE) TOM (Atl) 3 BROWNE/Arista/GRP 2510 15 56 30 EVERYTHING IS COOL T-CONNECTION/Capitol 4968 12 17 17 TAKE IT TO THE TOP KOOL & THE GANG/De-Lite 810 Rig 64 ARE YOU SINGLE AURRA/Salsoul 2139 (RCA) 2 (PolyGram) 10 58 61 YOU ARE EVERYTHING ELOISE LAWS/Liberty 1063 3 18 14 BURN RUBBER GAP BAND/Mercury 76091 (PolyGram) 19 65 ONE ALONE MICHAEL WYCOFF/RCA 12179 3 24 YOUR LOVE IS THE ONE LAKESIDE/Solar 12188 (RCA) 6 HEARTBEAT ON 60 - TAANA GARDNER/West End 1232 1 20 22 TONIGHT WE LOVE RUFUS/MCA 51070 8 61 36 BE YOURSELF DEBRA LAWS/Elektra 47084 10 23 KEEP ON IT STARPOINT/Chocolate City 3223 (PolyGram) 8 m 69 IF YOU LOVE (THE ONE YOU LOSE) BRENDA RUSSELL/ 22 21 YOU LIKE ME DON'T YOU? JERMAINE JACKSON/ A&M 2326 2 Motown 1503 10 CO - WHEN I LOSE MY WAY RANDY CRAWFORD/Warner Bros. 28 PARADISE CHANGE/Atlantic/RFC 3809 4 49709 1 64 66 CONNECTIONS & DISCONNECTIONS FUNKADELIC/LAX ECI 27 CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT BILL SUMMERS & SUMMERS HEAT/MCA 51073 6 8 70055 2 65 71 THE ELECTRIC SPANKING OF WAR BABIES FUNKADELIC/ 25 19 BON BON VIE (GIMME THE GOOD LIFE) T.S. MONK/ Warner Bros. 49667 2 Mirage 3780 (Atl) 16 REACTION SATISFACTION 26 25 WATCHING YOU SLAVE/Cotillion 46006 (Atl) 19 66 - SUN/Capitol 4981 YOU GOT THE STUFF EXECUTIVE/20th Century Fox pri 32 GIVE IT TO ME BABY RICK JAMES/Gordy 7197 (Motown) 5 m - 2482 28 20 PRAISE MARVIN GAYE/Tamla 54322 (Motown) 11 (RCA) TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS 29 31 YOU'RE LYING LINX/Chrysalis 2401 7 1:11 - WALTER JACKSON/Columbia 11 02037 30 39 SWEET BABY STANLEY CLARKE & GEORGE DUKE/Epic 19 01052 4 LOVE ATTACK MIGHTY FIRE/Elektra 47108

70 'SCUSE ME, I ® 34 BAD COMPANY ULLANDA McCULLOUGH/Atlantic 3804 7 - WHILE FALL IN LOVE DONNA WASHINGTON/ Capitol 4991 37 DOUBLE DUTCH BUS FRANKIE SMITH/WMOT 8 5356 7 ® 71 - DON'T STOP K.I.D./Sam 81 5018 42 HURRY UP AND WAIT ISLEY BROTHERS/T-Neck 6 02033 ® 72 - TELL 'EM I HEARD IT SANDRA FEVA/Venture 138 (CBS) 3 73 - 00H SUGA WOOGA FRANK HOOKER & POSITIVE EZI 40 SUPERLOVE SKYY/Salsoul 2136 (RCA) 5 PEOPLE/Panorama 12196 (RCA) ® 48 TWO HEARTS STEPHANIE MILLS/20th Century Fox 2492 74 33 ONE WAY LOVE AFFAIR SADANE/Warner Bros. 49663 10 (RCA) 2 75 68 RAPPER DAPPER SNAPPER EDWIN BIRDSONG/Salsoul 36 26 PERFECT FIT JERRY KNIGHT/A&M 2304 22 2135 (RCA) 8

BMA(Continued from page 4) Brotherly Production Black Music Report As co -chairpersons of the Black (Continued from page 50) Music Month celebration, Jones PolyGram. Should be interesting. By the way, Blow's next album, due and Mills will lead an effort to in June, will be called "Deuce," a slang term for New York's 42nd involve the BMA artist community F. Street . . . Detroit's WJLB placed third in the Robert Kennedy throughout June in radio and TV Journalism awards for its entry "Crime by Color, Black on Black." talk shows and a wide variety of The award is presented by the Michigan Associated Press ... Junior interviews. high schoolers from Brooklyn's JHS 35 are being treated to an inside BMA's third annual conference, (left) works with brother look at the record business this Wednesday. Arista's Sherry Winston, scheduled for May 23-27 at the George Johnson Louis on the Brothers Johnson's next Milton Allen, Richard Smith and Gerry Griffith are hosting the young- Century Plaza Hotel in L.A., will A&M album. This makes the first time sters at Arista's Manhattan office. kick off Black Music Month. the duo have produced their own album.

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