Tuesday February 13, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 10, 1979



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1 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 2 4 6 8
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3261)
2 BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES 1 1 3 8
Blues Brothers (Atlantic SD 19217)
3 52ND STREET 3 2 1 16
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
4 BARBRA STREISAND'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 4 3 2 12
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679)
5 TOTALLY HOT 9 13 17 11
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3067)
6 THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. 1 7 8 8 11
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35647)
7 GREATEST HITS 5 5 5 11
Barry Manilow (Arista A2L 8601)
8 C'EST CHIC 8 9 9 11
Chic (Atlantic SD 19209)
9 TOTO 10 11 13 13
Toto (Columbia JC 35317)
10 CRUISIN' 13 14 15 16
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
11 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY 6 6 4 15
Steve Martin (WB HS 3238)
12 DOUBLE VISION 12 12 11 32
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
13 MINUTE BY MINUTE 16 20 29 8
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
14 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 14 10 10 9
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 35625)
15 NICOLETTE 20 24 32 9
Nicolette Larson (WB BSK 3243)
16 BACKLESS 15 15 12 12
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3039)
17 MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR 17 18 19 9
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7125)
18 LIVE AND MORE 19 19 18 21
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
19 GREASE 11 7 7 39
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
20 PIECES OF EIGHT 22 23 23 20
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
21 SOME GIRLS 21 21 20 34
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
22 DIRE STRAITS 41 51 73 4  
Dire Straits (WB BSK 3266)
23 DOG & BUTTERFLY 24 26 27 20
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
24 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 18 16 16 19
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
25 HERE MY DEAR 27 32 53 5
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T-364)
26 JAZZ 23 17 14 11
Queen (Elektra 6E-166)
27 ARMED FORCES 37 46 -- 3
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35709)
28 STRANGER IN TOWN 29 30 31 38
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
29 CROSSWINDS 30 35 43 9
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11875)
30 THE STRANGER 28 28 28 69
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
31 LIFE FOR THE TAKING 44 54 -- 3  
Eddie Money (Columbia JC 35598)
32 CHERYL LYNN 33 36 41 10
Cheryl Lynn (Columbia JC 35486)
33 BACK TO EARTH 25 27 34 8
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4735)
34 WINGS' GREATEST 31 25 21 10
Wings (Capitol SOO-11905)
35 LOVE TRACKS 65 82 -- 3  
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor PD-1-6184)
36 ENERGY 50 63 81 4  
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-1)
37 "WANTED" LIVE IN CONCERT 39 47 62 7
Richard Pryor (WB BSK 3364)
38 GREATEST HITS, 1974-1978 26 22 22 11  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SOO-11872)
39 FEEL THE NEED 32 33 35 11
Leif Garrett (Scotti Bros. SB 7100)
40 THE GAMBLER 47 55 70 5
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
41 TOUCHDOWN 43 49 56 9
Bob James (Columbia JC 35594)
42 JOHN DENVER 57 71 -- 3  
John Denver (RCA AQL1-3075)
43 WILLIE AND FAMILY LIVE 36 37 39 10
Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 35642)
44 DON'T LOOK BACK 38 38 38 24
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
45 THE CARS 51 53 55 31
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
46 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 45 39 36 63
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
47 SHAKEDOWN STREET 42 41 30 10
Grateful Dead (Arista AB 4198)
48 LIVE BOOTLEG 34 29 26 14  
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 2 35564)
49 EVERY 1'S A WINNER 62 76 91 4  
Hot Chocolate (Infinity INF 9002)
50 TNT 53 59 66 8
Tanya Tucker (MCA 3066)
51 BOBBY CALDWELL 60 68 77 5
Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 8804)
52 LEGEND 56 61 65 8
Poco (ABC AA-1099)
53 ACE FREHLEY 35 31 25 18  
Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121)
54 SANCTUARY 54 57 59 8
J. Geils Band (EMI America SO-17006)
55 2 HOT! 76 93 -- 3  
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
56 GREATEST HITS 46 34 24 12
Commodores (Motown M7-912R1)
57 BAT OUT OF HELL 58 58 58 61
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
58 TIME PASSAGES 52 48 46 20
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
59 SUPERMAN 68 78 96 4
Original Film Soundtrack (WB 2BSK 3257)
60 GET DOWN 67 75 84 5
Gene Chandler (Chi-Sound T-578)
61 WEEKEND WARRIORS 48 42 37 15  
Ted Nugent (Epic FE 35551)
62 LIGHT OF LIFE 55 56 60 7
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-3732)
63 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 64 65 61 23
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
64 GREATEST HITS 59 40 33 13
Steely Dan (ABC AK-11707/2)
65 ELAN 49 44 44 15  
Firefall (Atlantic SD 19183)
66 HOT STREETS 69 70 68 18
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
67 BROTHER TO BROTHER 61 45 45 19
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
68 MOVE IT ON OVER 70 74 78 10
George Thorogood (Rounder 3024)
69 HEAD FIRST 91 -- -- 2  
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1195)
70 COMES A TIME 66 62 52 17
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
71 CHANSON 72 73 76 8
Chanson (Arista SW 50039)
72 THE LORD OF THE RINGS 40 43 50 10  
Original Film Soundtrack (Fantasy LOR-1)
73 CHAKA 71 52 42 15
Chaka Khan (WB BSK 3245)
74 SHADOW DANCING 63 60 47 35  
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
75 BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN 98 -- -- 2  
Rick James (Gordy G7-984R1)
76 TWO FOR THE SHOW 73 64 49 13
Kansas (Kirschner PZ2 35660)
77 HEMISPHERES 77 69 51 13
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-3743)
78 GENE SIMMONS 74 50 40 18
Gene Simmons (Casablanca NBLP 7120)
79 THE MAN 82 85 71 16
Barry White (20th Century T-571)
80 BACK TO THE BARS 75 67 57 9
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BRX 6986)
81 FROM THE INSIDE 79 72 75 8
Alice Cooper (WB BSK 3263)
82 DESTINY 84 87 89 7
Jacksons (Epic JE 35552)
83 INNER SECRETS 86 91 94 15
Santana (Columbia FC 35600)
84 REED SEED 83 83 80 17
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown MT-910R1)
85 STEALIN' HOME 89 94 100 4
Ian Matthews (Mushroom MRS-5012)
86 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD 95 -- -- 2
Melissa Manchester (Arista AR 4136)
87 VAN HALEN 88 92 98 45
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
88 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT -- -- -- 1  
UFO (Chrysalis CH2 1209)
89 MISPLACED IDEALS -- -- -- 1  
Sad Cafe (A&M SP-4737)
90 EQUINOX 92 96 -- 3
Jean-Michel Jarre (Polydor PD-1-6175)
91 IF YOU WANT BLOOD, YOU'VE GOT IT 93 95 99 4
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19212)
92 SHOT OF LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Lakeside (Solar BXL1-2937)
93 ALICIA BRIDGES 81 79 63 14  
Alicia Bridges (Polydor PD-1-6158)
94 GREATEST HITS 90 86 72 15
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPN 0214)
95 AN AMERICAN PRAYER 80 77 79 7  
Jim Morrison & The Doors (Elektra 5E-502)
96 WORLDS AWAY 99 -- -- 33
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
97 BELL & JAMES -- -- -- 1  
Bell & James (A&M SP-4728)
98 MACHO MAN -- -- -- 39
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
99 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 94 89 83 21
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743)
100 BUSTIN' LOOSE -- -- -- 1  
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers (Source SOR-3076)

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:

   • "Love Beach" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (# 78)
   • "For The Sake Of Love" by Isaac Hayes (# 85)
   • "Playin' To Win" by Outlaws (# 87)
   • "Paul Stanley" by Paul Stanley (# 96)
   • "A Single Man" by Elton John (# 97)
   • "Nightwatch" by Kenny Loggins (#100)

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