Sunday February 4, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 3, 1979



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1 BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES 1 3 14 7
Blues Brothers (Atlantic SD 19217)
2 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 4 6 12 7
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3261)
3 52ND STREET 2 1 2 15
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
4 BARBRA STREISAND'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 3 2 1 11
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679)
5 GREATEST HITS 5 5 4 10
Barry Manilow (Arista A2L 8601)
6 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY 6 4 3 14
Steve Martin (WB HS 3238)
7 THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. 1 8 8 10 10
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35647)
8 C'EST CHIC 9 9 9 10
Chic (Atlantic SD 19209)
9 TOTALLY HOT 13 17 27 10
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3067)
10 TOTO 11 13 15 12
Toto (Columbia JC 35317)
11 GREASE 7 7 5 38
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
12 DOUBLE VISION 12 11 8 31
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
13 CRUISIN' 14 15 16 15
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
14 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 10 10 11 8
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 35625)
15 BACKLESS 15 12 6 11
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3039)
16 MINUTE BY MINUTE 20 29 34 7
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
17 MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR 18 19 23 8
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7125)
18 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 16 16 13 18
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
19 LIVE AND MORE 19 18 17 20
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
20 NICOLETTE 24 32 51 8
Nicolette Larson (WB BSK 3243)
21 SOME GIRLS 21 20 20 33
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
22 PIECES OF EIGHT 23 23 22 19
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
23 JAZZ 17 14 7 10
Queen (Elektra 6E-166)
24 DOG & BUTTERFLY 26 27 28 19
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
25 BACK TO EARTH 27 34 45 7
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4735)
26 GREATEST HITS, 1974-1978 22 22 19 10
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SOO-11872)
27 HERE MY DEAR 32 53 76 4
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T-364)
28 THE STRANGER 28 28 29 68
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
29 STRANGER IN TOWN 30 31 35 37
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
30 CROSSWINDS 35 43 48 8
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11875)
31 WINGS' GREATEST 25 21 21 9
Wings (Capitol SOO-11905)
32 FEEL THE NEED 33 35 39 10
Leif Garrett (Scotti Bros. SB 7100)
33 CHERYL LYNN 36 41 46 9
Cheryl Lynn (Columbia JC 35486)
34 LIVE BOOTLEG 29 26 18 13
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 2 35564)
35 ACE FREHLEY 31 25 25 17
Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121)
36 WILLIE AND FAMILY LIVE 37 39 41 9
Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 35642)
37 ARMED FORCES 46 -- -- 2
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35709)
38 DON'T LOOK BACK 38 38 40 23
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
39 "WANTED" LIVE IN CONCERT 47 62 75 6
Richard Pryor (WB BSK 3364)
40 THE LORD OF THE RINGS 43 50 56 9
Original Film Soundtrack (Fantasy LOR-1)
41 DIRE STRAITS 51 73 -- 3
Dire Straits (WB BSK 3266)
42 SHAKEDOWN STREET 41 30 31 9
Grateful Dead (Arista AB 4198)
43 TOUCHDOWN 49 56 64 8
Bob James (Columbia JC 35594)
44 LIFE FOR THE TAKING 54 -- -- 2
Eddie Money (Columbia JC 35598)
45 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 39 36 33 62
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
46 GREATEST HITS 34 24 24 11  
Commodores (Motown M7-912R1)
47 THE GAMBLER 55 70 85 4
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
48 WEEKEND WARRIORS 42 37 32 14
Ted Nugent (Epic FE 35551)
49 ELAN 44 44 38 14
Firefall (Atlantic SD 19183)
50 ENERGY 63 81 -- 3  
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-1)
51 THE CARS 53 55 57 30
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
52 TIME PASSAGES 48 46 44 19
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
53 TNT 59 66 73 7
Tanya Tucker (MCA 3066)
54 SANCTUARY 57 59 67 7
J. Geils Band (EMI America SO-17006)
55 LIGHT OF LIFE 56 60 69 6
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-3732)
56 LEGEND 61 65 72 7
Poco (ABC AA-1099)
57 JOHN DENVER 71 -- -- 2  
John Denver (RCA AQL1-3075)
58 BAT OUT OF HELL 58 58 59 60
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
59 GREATEST HITS 40 33 26 12  
Steely Dan (ABC AK-11707/2)
60 BOBBY CALDWELL 68 77 88 4
Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 8804)
61 BROTHER TO BROTHER 45 45 37 18  
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
62 EVERY 1'S A WINNER 76 91 -- 3  
Hot Chocolate (Infinity INF 9002)
63 SHADOW DANCING 60 47 50 34
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
64 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 65 61 58 22
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
65 LOVE TRACKS 82 -- -- 2  
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor PD-1-6184)
66 COMES A TIME 62 52 52 16
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
67 GET DOWN 75 84 94 4
Gene Chandler (Chi-Sound T-578)
68 SUPERMAN 78 96 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (WB 2BSK 3257)
69 HOT STREETS 70 68 62 17
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
70 MOVE IT ON OVER 74 78 86 9
George Thorogood (Rounder 3024)
71 CHAKA 52 42 36 14  
Chaka Khan (WB BSK 3245)
72 CHANSON 73 76 79 7
Chanson (Arista SW 50039)
73 TWO FOR THE SHOW 64 49 42 12
Kansas (Kirschner PZ2 35660)
74 GENE SIMMONS 50 40 30 17  
Gene Simmons (Casablanca NBLP 7120)
75 BACK TO THE BARS 67 57 60 8
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BRX 6986)
76 2 HOT! 93 -- -- 2  
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
77 HEMISPHERES 69 51 43 12
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-3743)
78 LOVE BEACH 66 48 49 8  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19255)
79 FROM THE INSIDE 72 75 80 7
Alice Cooper (WB BSK 3263)
80 AN AMERICAN PRAYER 77 79 84 6
Jim Morrison & The Doors (Elektra 5E-502)
81 ALICIA BRIDGES 79 63 53 13
Alicia Bridges (Polydor PD-1-6158)
82 THE MAN 85 71 63 15
Barry White (20th Century T-571)
83 REED SEED 83 80 70 16
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown MT-910R1)
84 DESTINY 87 89 92 6
Jacksons (Epic JE 35552)
85 FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE 81 64 66 9
Isaac Hayes (Polydor PD-1-6164)
86 INNER SECRETS 91 94 89 14
Santana (Columbia FC 35600)
87 PLAYIN' TO WIN 80 54 55 10
Outlaws (Arista AR 4205)
88 VAN HALEN 92 98 -- 44
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
89 STEALIN' HOME 94 100 -- 3
Ian Matthews (Mushroom MRS-5012)
90 GREATEST HITS 86 72 65 14
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPN 0214)
91 HEAD FIRST -- -- -- 1  
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1195)
92 EQUINOX 96 -- -- 2
Jean-Michel Jarre (Polydor PD-1-6175)
93 IF YOU WANT BLOOD, YOU'VE GOT IT 95 99 -- 3
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19212)
94 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 89 83 74 20
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743)
95 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD -- -- -- 1  
Melissa Manchester (Arista AR 4136)
96 PAUL STANLEY 84 69 47 17  
Paul Stanley (Casablanca NBLP 7123)
97 A SINGLE MAN 90 74 61 14
Elton John (MCA 3065)
98 BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN -- -- -- 1  
Rick James (Gordy G7-984R1)
99 WORLDS AWAY -- -- 98 32
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
100 NIGHTWATCH 97 87 83 30
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587)

designates a album that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a album that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Peter Criss" by Peter Criss (# 88)
   • "Children Of Sanchez" by Chuck Mangione (# 98)
   • "Is It Still Good To Ya" by Ashford & Simpson (# 99)
   • "Who Are You" by Who (#100)

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