Saturday March 17, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending March 17, 1979



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1 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 1 1 1 5
Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3041)
2 MINUTE BY MINUTE 3 4 6 13
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
3 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 2 2 2 13
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3261)
4 DIRE STRAITS 4 5 7 9
Dire Straits (WB BSK 3266)
5 52ND STREET 6 6 4 21
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
6 BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES 5 3 3 13
Blues Brothers (Atlantic SD 19217)
7 CRUISIN' 8 8 9 21
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
8 LOVE TRACKS 9 13 17 8
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor PD-1-6184)
9 TOTALLY HOT 7 7 5 16
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3067)
10 ARMED FORCES 10 12 14 8
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35709)
11 2 HOT! 13 17 24 8
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
12 C'EST CHIC 11 11 11 16
Chic (Atlantic SD 19209)
13 LIVE AND MORE 14 15 16 26
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
14 LIFE FOR THE TAKING 15 16 18 8
Eddie Money (Columbia JC 35598)
15 BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN 18 24 34 7
Rick James (Gordy G7-984R1)
16 TOTO 12 9 8 18
Toto (Columbia JC 35317)
17 ENERGY 17 18 21 9
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-1)
18 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN 25 43 68 4
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35795)
19 GOLD 20 28 48 5
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3848)
20 THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. 1 16 10 10 16
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35647)
21 NICOLETTE 19 14 12 14
Nicolette Larson (WB BSK 3243)
22 BARBRA STREISAND'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 21 19 13 17
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679)
23 THE GAMBLER 24 25 29 10
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
24 GREATEST HITS 22 21 20 16
Barry Manilow (Arista A2L 8601)
25 THE CARS 29 33 37 36
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
26 DOUBLE VISION 23 20 15 37
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
27 LEGEND 33 39 44 13
Poco (ABC AA-1099)
28 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 27 27 26 14
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 35625)
29 BACKLESS 26 22 19 17
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3039)
30 HEAD FIRST 34 40 47 7
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1195)
31 PIECES OF EIGHT 31 26 22 25
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
32 JOHN DENVER 30 30 31 8
John Denver (RCA AQL1-3075)
33 BUSTIN' LOOSE 38 48 63 6
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers (Source SOR-3076)
34 BOBBY CALDWELL 35 36 40 10
Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 8804)
35 GEORGE HARRISON 45 81 -- 3
George Harrison (Dark Horse DHK 3255)
36 HERE MY DEAR 32 23 23 10
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T-364)
37 GREASE 36 31 28 44
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
38 CHERYL LYNN 28 29 30 15
Cheryl Lynn (Columbia JC 35486)
39 DOG & BUTTERFLY 37 32 27 25
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
40 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY 39 34 25 20
Steve Martin (WB HS 3238)
41 THE STRANGER 43 44 42 74
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
42 DESTINY 52 61 72 12
Jacksons (Epic JE 35552)
43 MCGUINN, CLARK & HILLMAN 50 69 92 4
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (Capitol SW-11910)
44 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 46 47 49 68
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
45 STRANGER IN TOWN 44 45 36 43
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
46 INSTANT FUNK 56 73 -- 3
Instant Funk (Salsoul SA 8513)
47 SOME GIRLS 41 35 32 39
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
48 THREE HEARTS 73 -- -- 2  
Bob Welch (Capitol SO-11907)
49 NEW KIND OF FEELING 60 85 -- 3  
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11849)
50 BELL & JAMES 53 59 70 6
Bell & James (A&M SP-4728)
51 CROSSWINDS 49 46 39 14
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11875)
52 MOVE IT ON OVER 54 58 62 15
George Thorogood (Rounder 3024)
53 TOUCHDOWN 40 37 38 14  
Bob James (Columbia JC 35594)
54 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD 63 70 78 7
Melissa Manchester (Arista AR 4136)
55 EVERY 1'S A WINNER 42 38 41 9  
Hot Chocolate (Infinity INF 9002)
56 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT 48 52 56 6
UFO (Chrysalis CH2 1209)
57 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 47 42 33 24
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
58 ENLIGHTENED ROGUES -- -- -- 1  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn CPN 0218)
59 HOT STREETS 55 57 60 23
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
60 "WANTED" LIVE IN CONCERT 51 41 35 12
Richard Pryor (WB BSK 3364)
61 CARAMEL 67 75 97 4
Joe Sample (ABC AA-1126)
62 GREATEST HITS, 1974-1978 59 50 50 16
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SOO-11872)
63 LIVIN' INSIDE YOUR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
George Benson (WB 2BSK 3277)
64 MACHO MAN 71 83 87 44
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
65 MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR 57 49 43 14
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7125)
66 INNER SECRETS 68 71 75 20
Santana (Columbia FC 35600)
67 WINGS' GREATEST 58 53 46 15
Wings (Capitol SOO-11905)
68 WILLIE AND FAMILY LIVE 62 62 55 15
Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 35642)
69 WE ARE FAMILY 90 -- -- 2  
Sister Sledge (Columbia SD 5209)
70 SHOT OF LOVE 70 72 74 6
Lakeside (Solar BXL1-2937)
71 HEAD EAST LIVE! 74 78 88 4
Head East (A&M SP 6007)
72 MISPLACED IDEALS 75 76 77 6
Sad Cafe (A&M SP-4737)
73 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR 95 -- -- 2  
Police (A&M SP-4753)
74 NUMBERS 77 86 100 4
Rufus (ABC AA-1098)
75 MADAME BUTTERFLY 79 82 91 4
Tavares (Capitol SW-11874)
76 PARALLEL LINES 85 90 96 9
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
77 COMES A TIME 66 67 69 22  
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
78 JOURNEY TO ADDIS 81 84 86 5
Third World (Island ILPS 9554)
79 BAT OUT OF HELL 64 60 58 66  
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
80 SMOOTH TALK 88 97 92 23
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA APL1-2466)
81 SUPERMAN 61 51 53 9  
Original Film Soundtrack (WB 2BSK 3257)
82 SOMEWHERE IN MY LIFETIME 87 91 -- 3
Phyllis Hyman (Arista AB 4202)
83 EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE 86 89 93 4
Original Film Soundtrack (Elektra 5E-503)
84 TIME PASSAGES 76 66 64 25
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
85 TAKE ME HOME -- -- -- 1  
Cher (Casablanca NBLP 7133)
86 FLY AWAY 78 80 84 5
Voyage (Marlin 2225)
87 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 89 92 95 20
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
88 ANGIE 100 -- -- 2  
Angela Bofill (Arista GRP 5000)
89 CUT LOOSE 93 -- -- 2
Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury SRM-1-3762)
90 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 83 77 65 28
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
91 KNOCK ON WOOD -- -- -- 1  
Amii Stewart (Ariola SW 50054)
92 GET DOWN 65 55 52 10  
Gene Chandler (Chi-Sound T-578)
93 SHAKEDOWN STREET 72 63 54 15  
Grateful Dead (Arista AB 4198)
94 TIGER IN THE RAIN -- -- -- 1  
Michael Franks (WB BSK 3294)
95 VAN HALEN 91 87 85 50
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
96 BUSH DOCTOR 98 -- -- 2
Peter Tosh (Rolling Stones COC 39109)
97 CLEAN 99 -- -- 2
Edwin Starr (20th Century T-559)
98 FOLLOW THE RAINBOW -- -- -- 1  
George Duke (Epic JE 35701)
99 SHIPWRECKED -- -- -- 1  
Gonzalez (Capitol SW-11855)
100 JAZZ 69 54 45 16  
Queen (Elektra 6E-166)

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:

   • "Don't Look Back" by Boston (# 80)
   • "Feel The Need" by Leif Garrett (# 82)
   • "TNT" by Tanya Tucker (# 84)
   • "No Mean City" by Nazareth (# 92)
   • "Stealin' Home" by Ian Matthews (# 94)
   • "Sanctuary" by J. Geils Band (# 96)
   • "Back To Earth" by Cat Stevens (# 97)

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