Sunday March 11, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending March 10, 1979



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1 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 1 1 4 4
Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3041)
2 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 2 2 1 12
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3261)
3 MINUTE BY MINUTE 4 6 11 12
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
4 DIRE STRAITS 5 7 12 8
Dire Straits (WB BSK 3266)
5 BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES 3 3 2 12
Blues Brothers (Atlantic SD 19217)
6 52ND STREET 6 4 3 20
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
7 TOTALLY HOT 7 5 5 15
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3067)
8 CRUISIN' 8 9 10 20
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
9 LOVE TRACKS 13 17 25 7
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor PD-1-6184)
10 ARMED FORCES 12 14 19 7
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35709)
11 C'EST CHIC 11 11 8 15
Chic (Atlantic SD 19209)
12 TOTO 9 8 9 17
Toto (Columbia JC 35317)
13 2 HOT! 17 24 40 7
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
14 LIVE AND MORE 15 16 17 25
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
15 LIFE FOR THE TAKING 16 18 22 7
Eddie Money (Columbia JC 35598)
16 THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. 1 10 10 6 15
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35647)
17 ENERGY 18 21 27 8
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-1)
18 BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN 24 34 56 6
Rick James (Gordy G7-984R1)
19 NICOLETTE 14 12 13 13
Nicolette Larson (WB BSK 3243)
20 GOLD 28 48 73 4
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3848)
21 BARBRA STREISAND'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 19 13 7 16
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679)
22 GREATEST HITS 21 20 15 15
Barry Manilow (Arista A2L 8601)
23 DOUBLE VISION 20 15 14 36
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
24 THE GAMBLER 25 29 34 9
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
25 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN 43 68 -- 3  
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35795)
26 BACKLESS 22 19 18 16
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3039)
27 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 27 26 21 13
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 35625)
28 CHERYL LYNN 29 30 31 14
Cheryl Lynn (Columbia JC 35486)
29 THE CARS 33 37 41 35
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
30 JOHN DENVER 30 31 36 7
John Denver (RCA AQL1-3075)
31 PIECES OF EIGHT 26 22 20 24
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
32 HERE MY DEAR 23 23 24 9
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T-364)
33 LEGEND 39 44 48 12
Poco (ABC AA-1099)
34 HEAD FIRST 40 47 52 6
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1195)
35 BOBBY CALDWELL 36 40 45 9
Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 8804)
36 GREASE 31 28 26 43
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
37 DOG & BUTTERFLY 32 27 23 24
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
38 BUSTIN' LOOSE 48 63 87 5
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers (Source SOR-3076)
39 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY 34 25 16 19
Steve Martin (WB HS 3238)
40 TOUCHDOWN 37 38 39 13
Bob James (Columbia JC 35594)
41 SOME GIRLS 35 32 28 38
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
42 EVERY 1'S A WINNER 38 41 43 8
Hot Chocolate (Infinity INF 9002)
43 THE STRANGER 44 42 38 73
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
44 STRANGER IN TOWN 45 36 33 42
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
45 GEORGE HARRISON 81 -- -- 2  
George Harrison (Dark Horse DHK 3255)
46 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 47 49 49 67
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
47 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 42 33 30 23
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
48 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT 52 56 64 5
UFO (Chrysalis CH2 1209)
49 CROSSWINDS 46 39 37 13
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11875)
50 MCGUINN, CLARK & HILLMAN 69 92 -- 3  
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (Capitol SW-11910)
51 "WANTED" LIVE IN CONCERT 41 35 35 11
Richard Pryor (WB BSK 3364)
52 DESTINY 61 72 78 11
Jacksons (Epic JE 35552)
53 BELL & JAMES 59 70 84 5
Bell & James (A&M SP-4728)
54 MOVE IT ON OVER 58 62 65 14
George Thorogood (Rounder 3024)
55 HOT STREETS 57 60 62 22
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
56 INSTANT FUNK 73 -- -- 2  
Instant Funk (Salsoul SA 8513)
57 MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR 49 43 29 13
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7125)
58 WINGS' GREATEST 53 46 44 14
Wings (Capitol SOO-11905)
59 GREATEST HITS, 1974-1978 50 50 42 15
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SOO-11872)
60 NEW KIND OF FEELING 85 -- -- 2  
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11849)
61 SUPERMAN 51 53 55 8
Original Film Soundtrack (WB 2BSK 3257)
62 WILLIE AND FAMILY LIVE 62 55 53 14
Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 35642)
63 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD 70 78 82 6
Melissa Manchester (Arista AR 4136)
64 BAT OUT OF HELL 60 58 58 65
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
65 GET DOWN 55 52 57 9
Gene Chandler (Chi-Sound T-578)
66 COMES A TIME 67 69 70 21
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
67 CARAMEL 75 97 -- 3
Joe Sample (ABC AA-1126)
68 INNER SECRETS 71 75 81 19
Santana (Columbia FC 35600)
69 JAZZ 54 45 32 15  
Queen (Elektra 6E-166)
70 SHOT OF LOVE 72 74 83 5
Lakeside (Solar BXL1-2937)
71 MACHO MAN 83 87 93 43  
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
72 SHAKEDOWN STREET 63 54 50 14
Grateful Dead (Arista AB 4198)
73 THREE HEARTS -- -- -- 1  
Bob Welch (Capitol SO-11907)
74 HEAD EAST LIVE! 78 88 -- 3
Head East (A&M SP 6007)
75 MISPLACED IDEALS 76 77 80 5
Sad Cafe (A&M SP-4737)
76 TIME PASSAGES 66 64 61 24
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
77 NUMBERS 86 100 -- 3
Rufus (ABC AA-1098)
78 FLY AWAY 80 84 95 4
Voyage (Marlin 2225)
79 MADAME BUTTERFLY 82 91 -- 3
Tavares (Capitol SW-11874)
80 DON'T LOOK BACK 65 57 51 28  
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
81 JOURNEY TO ADDIS 84 86 90 4
Third World (Island ILPS 9554)
82 FEEL THE NEED 56 51 46 15  
Leif Garrett (Scotti Bros. SB 7100)
83 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 77 65 63 27
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
84 TNT 64 59 54 12  
Tanya Tucker (MCA 3066)
85 PARALLEL LINES 90 96 99 8
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
86 EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE 89 93 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (Elektra 5E-503)
87 SOMEWHERE IN MY LIFETIME 91 -- -- 2
Phyllis Hyman (Arista AB 4202)
88 SMOOTH TALK 97 92 64 22
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA APL1-2466)
89 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 92 95 100 19
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
90 WE ARE FAMILY -- -- -- 1  
Sister Sledge (Columbia SD 5209)
91 VAN HALEN 87 85 86 49
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
92 NO MEAN CITY 93 94 98 4
Nazareth (A&M SP-4741)
93 CUT LOOSE -- -- -- 1  
Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury SRM-1-3762)
94 STEALIN' HOME 74 76 79 8  
Ian Matthews (Mushroom MRS-5012)
95 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR -- -- -- 1  
Police (A&M SP-4753)
96 SANCTUARY 79 66 66 12  
J. Geils Band (EMI America SO-17006)
97 BACK TO EARTH 68 61 47 12  
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4735)
98 BUSH DOCTOR -- -- -- 1  
Peter Tosh (Rolling Stones COC 39109)
99 CLEAN -- -- -- 1  
Edwin Starr (20th Century T-559)
100 ANGIE -- -- -- 1  
Angela Bofill (Arista GRP 5000)

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 Man" by Barry White (# 88)
   • "Ace Frehley" by Ace Frehley (# 94)
   • "Live Bootleg" by Aerosmith (# 95)
   • "Brother To Brother" by Gino Vanelli (# 96)
   • "Greatest Hits" by Steely Dan (# 98)
   • "Greatest Hits" by Commodores (# 99)
   • "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb (#100)

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