Tuesday May 8, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 5, 1979



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1 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 1 1 1 12
Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3041)
2 MINUTE BY MINUTE 2 2 2 20
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
3 2 HOT! 3 4 5 15
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
4 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 4 7 11 6
Supertramp (A&M SP-3708)
5 DESOLATION ANGELS 5 5 7 7
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8506)
6 VAN HALEN II 12 23 49 4
Van Halen (WB HS 3312)
7 GO WEST 8 14 31 4
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7144)
8 PARALLEL LINES 9 11 14 16
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
9 DIRE STRAITS 6 3 3 16
Dire Straits (WB BSK 3266)
10 LIVIN' INSIDE YOUR LOVE 7 6 6 8
George Benson (WB 2BSK 3277)
11 WE ARE FAMILY 13 16 19 9
Sister Sledge (Columbia SD 5209)
12 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 10 9 4 20
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3261)
13 ENLIGHTENED ROGUES 11 8 8 8
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn CPN 0218)
14 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN 15 13 10 11
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35795)
15 GEORGE HARRISON 16 12 12 10
George Harrison (Dark Horse DHK 3255)
16 EVOLUTION 19 27 41 5
Journey (Columbia FC 35797)
17 52ND STREET 14 10 9 28
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
18 DESTINY 18 15 15 19
Jacksons (Epic JE 35552)
19 DISCO NIGHTS 27 38 56 4
GQ (Arista AB 4225)
20 THE CARS 21 21 22 43
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
21 MUSIC BOX DANCER 25 30 36 7
Frank Mills (Polydor PD-1-6192)
22 RICKIE LEE JONES 38 51 76 4  
Rickie Lee Jones (WB BSK 3296)
23 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR 24 25 30 9
Police (A&M SP-4753)
24 LEGEND 17 17 18 20
Poco (ABC AA-1099)
25 KNOCK ON WOOD 22 24 28 8
Amii Stewart (Ariola SW 50054)
26 CRUISIN' 26 22 20 28
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
27 SHEIK YERBOUTI 28 29 33 7
Frank Zappa (Zappa SRZ2-1501)
28 BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN 31 31 24 14
Rick James (Gordy G7-984R1)
29 TAKE ME HOME 30 35 43 8
Cher (Casablanca NBLP 7133)
30 I LOVE YOU SO 35 44 61 5
Natalie Cole (Capitol SO-11928)
31 LOVE TRACKS 23 19 17 15
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor PD-1-6184)
32 BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES 29 18 13 20
Blues Brothers (Atlantic SD 19217)
33 INSPIRATION 42 63 84 4
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol SW-11912)
34 INSTANT FUNK 20 20 23 10  
Instant Funk (Salsoul SA 8513)
35 C'EST CHIC 32 26 21 23
Chic (Atlantic SD 19209)
36 LIVE AND MORE 34 33 26 33
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
37 MANIFESTO 39 41 47 6
Roxy Music (Atco SD 38-114)
38 PIECES OF EIGHT 41 43 40 32
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
39 TOTALLY HOT 40 42 37 23
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3067)
40 THE GAMBLER 46 46 44 17
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
41 HEAD FIRST 37 34 25 14
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1195)
42 LIFE FOR THE TAKING 36 32 27 15
Eddie Money (Columbia JC 35598)
43 TOTO 43 37 35 25
Toto (Columbia JC 35317)
44 REMOTE CONTROL 47 50 57 5
Tubes (A&M SP-4751)
45 THREE HEARTS 33 28 16 9  
Bob Welch (Capitol SO-11907)
46 LET ME BE YOUR WOMAN 54 72 95 4
Linda Clifford (RSO RS-2-3902)
47 NEW KIND OF FEELING 44 36 29 10
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11849)
48 SLEEPER CATCHER 50 53 59 29
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
49 MACHO MAN 51 52 52 51
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
50 THE STRANGER 49 48 46 81
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
51 MCGUINN, CLARK & HILLMAN 48 40 32 11
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (Capitol SW-11910)
52 MUSIC BOX 66 80 -- 3  
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA AFL1-3033)
53 FEETS DON'T FAIL ME NOW 55 58 62 7
Herbie Hancock (Columbia JC 35764)
54 THE MESSAGE IS LOVE 77 98 -- 3  
Barry White (Unlimited Gold JZ 35763)
55 IF YOU KNEW SUZI. . . 57 60 70 5
Suzi Quatro (RSO RS-1-3044)
56 ENERGY 59 59 48 16
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-1)
57 ROCK ON 71 87 -- 3  
Raydio (Arista AB 4212)
58 FEEL NO FRET 60 68 87 4
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 19207)
59 TYCOON 67 75 86 4
Tycoon (Arista AB 4215)
60 MOVE IT ON OVER 63 61 55 22
George Thorogood (Rounder 3024)
61 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 53 47 39 21
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 35625)
62 GREATEST HITS 58 54 51 23
Barry Manilow (Arista A2L 8601)
63 YOU'RE NEVER ALONE WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC -- -- -- 1  
Ian Hunter (Chrysalis CHR 1214)
64 DANGER MONEY 65 70 74 6
U.K. (Polydor PD-1-6194)
65 THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. 1 52 45 38 23  
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35647)
66 THE MUSIC BAND 83 94 -- 3  
War (MCA 3085)
67 BARBRA STREISAND'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 61 56 50 24
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679)
68 THANKS I'LL EAT IT HERE 73 82 -- 3
Lowell George (WB BSK 3194)
69 FATE FOR BREAKFAST 72 77 91 4
Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 35780)
70 ARMED FORCES 45 39 34 15  
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35709)
71 SQUEEZING OUT SPARKS 85 -- -- 2  
Graham Parker & The Rumour (Arista AB 4223)
72 SOONER OR LATER 96 -- -- 2  
Rex Smith (Columbia JC 35813)
73 TIGER IN THE RAIN 56 57 60 8  
Michael Franks (WB BSK 3294)
74 RUNNING LIKE THE WIND -- -- -- 1  
Marshall Tucker Band (WB BSK 3317)
75 VAN HALEN 79 85 89 57
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
76 GREASE 68 64 58 51
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
77 NICOLETTE 62 49 42 21  
Nicolette Larson (WB BSK 3243)
78 PARADISE -- -- -- 1  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 6E-182)
79 LOOK SHARP! 90 -- -- 2  
Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4743)
80 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 70 67 64 75
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
81 STRANGER IN TOWN 74 69 69 50
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
82 MORNING DANCE 93 -- -- 2  
Spyro Gyra (Infinity INF 9004)
83 L.A. (LIGHT ALBUM) 84 86 90 5
Beach Boys (Caribou JZ 35752)
84 BELL & JAMES 64 62 54 13  
Bell & James (A&M SP-4728)
85 HAIR 95 -- -- 2
Original Film Soundtrack (RCA CBL2-3274)
86 IT'S ALRIGHT WITH ME 76 78 81 5
Patti LaBelle (Epic JE 35772)
87 HARD TIMES FOR LOVERS 69 55 45 7  
Judy Collins (Elektra 6E-171)
88 HERE MY DEAR 88 83 71 17
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T-364)
89 FOLLOW THE RAINBOW 75 65 66 8  
George Duke (Epic JE 35701)
90 DOUBLE VISION 81 74 67 44
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
91 GIMME SOME NECK -- -- -- 1  
Ron Wood (Columbia JC 35702)
92 ANGIE 82 73 73 9
Angela Bofill (Arista GRP 5000)
93 BUSTIN' LOOSE 78 66 53 13  
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers (Source SOR-3076)
94 OUTLINE -- -- -- 1  
Gino Soccio (RFC 3309)
95 EVERYBODY UP -- -- -- 1  
Ohio Players (Arista AB 4226)
96 BOBBY CALDWELL 80 71 63 17  
Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 8804)
97 STARS -- -- -- 1  
Sylvester (Fantasy F-9579)
98 SMOOTH TALK 86 76 68 30  
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA APL1-2466)
99 HOT NUMBERS -- -- -- 1  
Foxy (Dash 30010)
100 CHERYL LYNN 79 69 57 19  
Cheryl Lynn (Columbia JC 35486)

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:

   • "Dog & Butterfly" by Heart (# 87)
   • "Gold" by Jefferson Starship (# 89)
   • "Brother To Brother" by Gino Vanelli (# 91)
   • "Don't Cry Out Loud" by Melissa Manchester (# 92)
   • "Caramel" by Joe Sample (# 94)
   • "Some Girls" by Rolling Stones (# 97)
   • "The Promise Of Love" by Delegation (# 98)
   • "Alive On Arrival" by Steve Forbert (# 99)
   • "Crosswinds" by Peabo Bryson (#100)

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