Monday March 5, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending March 3, 1979



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1 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 1 4 -- 3
Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3041)
2 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 2 1 1 11
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3261)
3 BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES 3 2 2 11
Blues Brothers (Atlantic SD 19217)
4 MINUTE BY MINUTE 6 11 13 11
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
5 DIRE STRAITS 7 12 22 7
Dire Straits (WB BSK 3266)
6 52ND STREET 4 3 3 19
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
7 TOTALLY HOT 5 5 5 14
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3067)
8 CRUISIN' 9 10 10 19
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
9 TOTO 8 9 9 16
Toto (Columbia JC 35317)
10 THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. 1 10 6 6 14
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35647)
11 C'EST CHIC 11 8 8 14
Chic (Atlantic SD 19209)
12 ARMED FORCES 14 19 27 6
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35709)
13 LOVE TRACKS 17 25 35 6
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor PD-1-6184)
14 NICOLETTE 12 13 15 12
Nicolette Larson (WB BSK 3243)
15 LIVE AND MORE 16 17 18 24
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
16 LIFE FOR THE TAKING 18 22 31 6
Eddie Money (Columbia JC 35598)
17 2 HOT! 24 40 55 6
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
18 ENERGY 21 27 36 7
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-1)
19 BARBRA STREISAND'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 13 7 4 15
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679)
20 DOUBLE VISION 15 14 12 35
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
21 GREATEST HITS 20 15 7 14
Barry Manilow (Arista A2L 8601)
22 BACKLESS 19 18 16 15
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3039)
23 HERE MY DEAR 23 24 25 8
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T-364)
24 BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN 34 56 75 5
Rick James (Gordy G7-984R1)
25 THE GAMBLER 29 34 40 8
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
26 PIECES OF EIGHT 22 20 20 23
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
27 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 26 21 14 12
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 35625)
28 GOLD 48 73 -- 3  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3848)
29 CHERYL LYNN 30 31 32 13
Cheryl Lynn (Columbia JC 35486)
30 JOHN DENVER 31 36 42 6
John Denver (RCA AQL1-3075)
31 GREASE 28 26 19 42
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
32 DOG & BUTTERFLY 27 23 23 23
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
33 THE CARS 37 41 45 34
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
34 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY 25 16 11 18
Steve Martin (WB HS 3238)
35 SOME GIRLS 32 28 21 37
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
36 BOBBY CALDWELL 40 45 51 8
Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 8804)
37 TOUCHDOWN 38 39 41 12
Bob James (Columbia JC 35594)
38 EVERY 1'S A WINNER 41 43 49 7
Hot Chocolate (Infinity INF 9002)
39 LEGEND 44 48 52 11
Poco (ABC AA-1099)
40 HEAD FIRST 47 52 69 5
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1195)
41 "WANTED" LIVE IN CONCERT 35 35 37 10
Richard Pryor (WB BSK 3364)
42 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 33 30 24 22
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
43 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN 68 -- -- 2  
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35795)
44 THE STRANGER 42 38 30 72
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
45 STRANGER IN TOWN 36 33 28 41
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
46 CROSSWINDS 39 37 29 12
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11875)
47 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 49 49 46 66
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
48 BUSTIN' LOOSE 63 87 100 4  
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers (Source SOR-3076)
49 MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR 43 29 17 12
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7125)
50 GREATEST HITS, 1974-1978 50 42 38 14
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SOO-11872)
51 SUPERMAN 53 55 59 7
Original Film Soundtrack (WB 2BSK 3257)
52 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT 56 64 88 4
UFO (Chrysalis CH2 1209)
53 WINGS' GREATEST 46 44 34 13
Wings (Capitol SOO-11905)
54 JAZZ 45 32 26 14
Queen (Elektra 6E-166)
55 GET DOWN 52 57 60 8
Gene Chandler (Chi-Sound T-578)
56 FEEL THE NEED 51 46 39 14
Leif Garrett (Scotti Bros. SB 7100)
57 HOT STREETS 60 62 66 21
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
58 MOVE IT ON OVER 62 65 68 13
George Thorogood (Rounder 3024)
59 BELL & JAMES 70 84 97 4  
Bell & James (A&M SP-4728)
60 BAT OUT OF HELL 58 58 57 64
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
61 DESTINY 72 78 82 10  
Jacksons (Epic JE 35552)
62 WILLIE AND FAMILY LIVE 55 53 43 13
Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 35642)
63 SHAKEDOWN STREET 54 50 47 13
Grateful Dead (Arista AB 4198)
64 TNT 59 54 50 11
Tanya Tucker (MCA 3066)
65 DON'T LOOK BACK 57 51 44 27
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
66 TIME PASSAGES 64 61 58 23
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
67 COMES A TIME 69 70 70 20
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
68 BACK TO EARTH 61 47 33 11
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4735)
69 MCGUINN, CLARK & HILLMAN 92 -- -- 2  
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (Capitol SW-11910)
70 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD 78 82 86 5
Melissa Manchester (Arista AR 4136)
71 INNER SECRETS 75 81 83 18
Santana (Columbia FC 35600)
72 SHOT OF LOVE 74 83 92 4
Lakeside (Solar BXL1-2937)
73 INSTANT FUNK -- -- -- 1  
Instant Funk (Salsoul SA 8513)
74 STEALIN' HOME 76 79 85 7
Ian Matthews (Mushroom MRS-5012)
75 CARAMEL 97 -- -- 2  
Joe Sample (ABC AA-1126)
76 MISPLACED IDEALS 77 80 89 4
Sad Cafe (A&M SP-4737)
77 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 65 63 63 26  
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
78 HEAD EAST LIVE! 88 -- -- 2
Head East (A&M SP 6007)
79 SANCTUARY 66 66 54 11  
J. Geils Band (EMI America SO-17006)
80 FLY AWAY 84 95 -- 3
Voyage (Marlin 2225)
81 GEORGE HARRISON -- -- -- 1  
George Harrison (Dark Horse DHK 3255)
82 MADAME BUTTERFLY 91 -- -- 2
Tavares (Capitol SW-11874)
83 MACHO MAN 87 93 98 42
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
84 JOURNEY TO ADDIS 86 90 -- 3
Third World (Island ILPS 9554)
85 NEW KIND OF FEELING -- -- -- 1  
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11849)
86 NUMBERS 100 -- -- 2  
Rufus (ABC AA-1098)
87 VAN HALEN 85 86 87 48
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
88 THE MAN 73 76 79 19  
Barry White (20th Century T-571)
89 EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE 93 -- -- 2
Original Film Soundtrack (Elektra 5E-503)
90 PARALLEL LINES 96 99 88 7
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
91 SOMEWHERE IN MY LIFETIME -- -- -- 1  
Phyllis Hyman (Arista AB 4202)
92 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 95 100 -- 18
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
93 NO MEAN CITY 94 98 -- 3
Nazareth (A&M SP-4741)
94 ACE FREHLEY 71 68 53 21  
Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121)
95 LIVE BOOTLEG 67 59 48 17  
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 2 35564)
96 BROTHER TO BROTHER 82 71 67 22  
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
97 SMOOTH TALK 92 64 53 21
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA APL1-2466)
98 GREATEST HITS 83 69 64 16  
Steely Dan (ABC AK-11707/2)
99 GREATEST HITS 79 60 56 15  
Commodores (Motown M7-912R1)
100 SHADOW DANCING -- 77 74 38
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)

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:

   • "Light Of Life" by Bar-Kays (# 80)
   • "Chaka" by Chaka Khan (# 81)
   • "Weekend Warriors" by Ted Nugent (# 90)
   • "Hemispheres" by Rush (# 98)
   • "Elan" by Firefall (# 99)

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