Wednesday February 21, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 17, 1979



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1 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 1 2 4 9
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3261)
2 BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES 2 1 1 9
Blues Brothers (Atlantic SD 19217)
3 52ND STREET 3 3 2 17
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
4 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN -- -- -- 1  
Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3041)
5 TOTALLY HOT 5 9 13 12
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3067)
6 THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. 1 6 7 8 12
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35647)
7 BARBRA STREISAND'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 4 4 3 13
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679)
8 C'EST CHIC 8 8 9 12
Chic (Atlantic SD 19209)
9 TOTO 9 10 11 14
Toto (Columbia JC 35317)
10 CRUISIN' 10 13 14 17
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
11 MINUTE BY MINUTE 13 16 20 9
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
12 DIRE STRAITS 22 41 51 5
Dire Straits (WB BSK 3266)
13 NICOLETTE 15 20 24 10
Nicolette Larson (WB BSK 3243)
14 DOUBLE VISION 12 12 12 33
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
15 GREATEST HITS 7 5 5 12
Barry Manilow (Arista A2L 8601)
16 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY 11 6 6 16
Steve Martin (WB HS 3238)
17 LIVE AND MORE 18 19 19 22
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
18 BACKLESS 16 15 15 13
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3039)
19 ARMED FORCES 27 37 46 4
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35709)
20 PIECES OF EIGHT 20 22 23 21
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
21 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 14 14 10 10
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 35625)
22 LIFE FOR THE TAKING 31 44 54 4
Eddie Money (Columbia JC 35598)
23 DOG & BUTTERFLY 23 24 26 21
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
24 HERE MY DEAR 25 27 32 6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T-364)
25 LOVE TRACKS 35 65 82 4
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor PD-1-6184)
26 GREASE 19 11 7 40
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
27 ENERGY 36 50 63 5
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-1)
28 SOME GIRLS 21 21 21 35
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
29 MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR 17 17 18 10  
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7125)
30 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 24 18 16 20
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
31 CHERYL LYNN 32 33 36 11
Cheryl Lynn (Columbia JC 35486)
32 JAZZ 26 23 17 12
Queen (Elektra 6E-166)
33 STRANGER IN TOWN 28 29 30 39
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
34 THE GAMBLER 40 47 55 6
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
35 "WANTED" LIVE IN CONCERT 37 39 47 8
Richard Pryor (WB BSK 3364)
36 JOHN DENVER 42 57 71 4
John Denver (RCA AQL1-3075)
37 CROSSWINDS 29 30 35 10
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11875)
38 THE STRANGER 30 28 28 70
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
39 TOUCHDOWN 41 43 49 10
Bob James (Columbia JC 35594)
40 2 HOT! 55 76 93 4  
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
41 THE CARS 45 51 53 32
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
42 GREATEST HITS, 1974-1978 38 26 22 12
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SOO-11872)
43 EVERY 1'S A WINNER 49 62 76 5
Hot Chocolate (Infinity INF 9002)
44 WINGS' GREATEST 34 31 25 11
Wings (Capitol SOO-11905)
45 BOBBY CALDWELL 51 60 68 6
Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 8804)
46 FEEL THE NEED 39 32 33 12
Leif Garrett (Scotti Bros. SB 7100)
47 BACK TO EARTH 33 25 27 9  
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4735)
48 LEGEND 52 56 61 9
Poco (ABC AA-1099)
49 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 46 45 39 64
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
50 SHAKEDOWN STREET 47 42 41 11
Grateful Dead (Arista AB 4198)
51 DON'T LOOK BACK 44 38 38 25
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
52 HEAD FIRST 69 91 -- 3  
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1195)
53 WILLIE AND FAMILY LIVE 43 36 37 11
Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 35642)
54 TNT 50 53 59 9
Tanya Tucker (MCA 3066)
55 SUPERMAN 59 68 78 5
Original Film Soundtrack (WB 2BSK 3257)
56 BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN 75 98 -- 3  
Rick James (Gordy G7-984R1)
57 GET DOWN 60 67 75 6
Gene Chandler (Chi-Sound T-578)
58 BAT OUT OF HELL 57 58 58 62
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
59 LIVE BOOTLEG 48 34 29 15  
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 2 35564)
60 GREATEST HITS 56 46 34 13
Commodores (Motown M7-912R1)
61 TIME PASSAGES 58 52 48 21
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
62 HOT STREETS 66 69 70 19
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
63 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 63 64 65 24
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
64 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT 88 -- -- 2  
UFO (Chrysalis CH2 1209)
65 MOVE IT ON OVER 68 70 74 11
George Thorogood (Rounder 3024)
66 SANCTUARY 54 54 57 9  
J. Geils Band (EMI America SO-17006)
67 LIGHT OF LIFE 62 55 56 8
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-3732)
68 ACE FREHLEY 53 35 31 19  
Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121)
69 GREATEST HITS 64 59 40 14
Steely Dan (ABC AK-11707/2)
70 COMES A TIME 70 66 62 18
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
71 BROTHER TO BROTHER 67 61 45 20
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
72 ELAN 65 49 44 16
Firefall (Atlantic SD 19183)
73 GOLD -- -- -- 1  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3848)
74 WEEKEND WARRIORS 61 48 42 16  
Ted Nugent (Epic FE 35551)
75 CHAKA 73 71 52 16
Chaka Khan (WB BSK 3245)
76 THE MAN 79 82 85 17
Barry White (20th Century T-571)
77 SHADOW DANCING 74 63 60 36
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
78 DESTINY 82 84 87 8
Jacksons (Epic JE 35552)
79 STEALIN' HOME 85 89 94 5
Ian Matthews (Mushroom MRS-5012)
80 MISPLACED IDEALS 89 -- -- 2
Sad Cafe (A&M SP-4737)
81 INNER SECRETS 83 86 91 16
Santana (Columbia FC 35600)
82 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD 86 95 -- 3
Melissa Manchester (Arista AR 4136)
83 SHOT OF LOVE 92 -- -- 2
Lakeside (Solar BXL1-2937)
84 BELL & JAMES 97 -- -- 2  
Bell & James (A&M SP-4728)
85 BACK TO THE BARS 80 75 67 10
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BRX 6986)
86 VAN HALEN 87 88 92 46
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
87 BUSTIN' LOOSE 100 -- -- 2  
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers (Source SOR-3076)
88 HEMISPHERES 77 77 69 14  
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-3743)
89 EQUINOX 90 92 96 4
Jean-Michel Jarre (Polydor PD-1-6175)
90 JOURNEY TO ADDIS -- -- -- 1  
Third World (Island ILPS 9554)
91 TWO FOR THE SHOW 76 73 64 14  
Kansas (Kirschner PZ2 35660)
92 REED SEED 84 83 83 18
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown MT-910R1)
93 MACHO MAN 98 -- -- 40
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
94 GENE SIMMONS 78 74 50 19  
Gene Simmons (Casablanca NBLP 7120)
95 FLY AWAY -- -- -- 1  
Voyage (Marlin 2225)
96 CHANSON 71 72 73 9  
Chanson (Arista SW 50039)
97 FROM THE INSIDE 81 79 72 9  
Alice Cooper (WB BSK 3263)
98 NO MEAN CITY -- -- -- 1  
Nazareth (A&M SP-4741)
99 PARALLEL LINES 88 90 92 5  
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
100 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD -- 76 79 16
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)

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:

   • "The Lord Of The Rings" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 72)
   • "If You Want Blood, You've Got It" by AC/DC (# 91)
   • "Alicia Bridges" by Alicia Bridges (# 93)
   • "Greatest Hits" by Marshall Tucker Band (# 94)
   • "An American Prayer" by Jim Morrison & The Doors (# 95)
   • "Worlds Away" by Pablo Cruise (# 96)
   • "Let's Keep It That Way" by Anne Murray (# 99)

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