Sunday May 13, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 12, 1979



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1 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 1 1 1 13
Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3041)
2 MINUTE BY MINUTE 2 2 2 21
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
3 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 4 4 7 7
Supertramp (A&M SP-3708)
4 2 HOT! 3 3 4 16
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
5 VAN HALEN II 6 12 23 5
Van Halen (WB HS 3312)
6 DESOLATION ANGELS 5 5 5 8
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8506)
7 GO WEST 7 8 14 5
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7144)
8 PARALLEL LINES 8 9 11 17
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
9 WE ARE FAMILY 11 13 16 10
Sister Sledge (Columbia SD 5209)
10 DIRE STRAITS 9 6 3 17
Dire Straits (WB BSK 3266)
11 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 12 10 9 21
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3261)
12 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN 14 15 13 12
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35795)
13 ENLIGHTENED ROGUES 13 11 8 9
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn CPN 0218)
14 LIVIN' INSIDE YOUR LOVE 10 7 6 9
George Benson (WB 2BSK 3277)
15 EVOLUTION 16 19 27 6
Journey (Columbia FC 35797)
16 DISCO NIGHTS 19 27 38 5
GQ (Arista AB 4225)
17 RICKIE LEE JONES 22 38 51 5
Rickie Lee Jones (WB BSK 3296)
18 DESTINY 18 18 15 20
Jacksons (Epic JE 35552)
19 52ND STREET 17 14 10 29
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
20 THE CARS 20 21 21 44
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
21 MUSIC BOX DANCER 21 25 30 8
Frank Mills (Polydor PD-1-6192)
22 GEORGE HARRISON 15 16 12 11
George Harrison (Dark Horse DHK 3255)
23 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR 23 24 25 10
Police (A&M SP-4753)
24 LEGEND 24 17 17 21
Poco (ABC AA-1099)
25 SHEIK YERBOUTI 27 28 29 8
Frank Zappa (Zappa SRZ2-1501)
26 BUSTIN' OUT OF L SEVEN 28 31 31 15
Rick James (Gordy G7-984R1)
27 INSPIRATION 33 42 63 5
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol SW-11912)
28 TAKE ME HOME 29 30 35 9
Cher (Casablanca NBLP 7133)
29 CRUISIN' 26 26 22 29
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
30 I LOVE YOU SO 30 35 44 6
Natalie Cole (Capitol SO-11928)
31 KNOCK ON WOOD 25 22 24 9
Amii Stewart (Ariola SW 50054)
32 BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES 32 29 18 21
Blues Brothers (Atlantic SD 19217)
33 C'EST CHIC 35 32 26 24
Chic (Atlantic SD 19209)
34 THE GAMBLER 40 46 46 18
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
35 PIECES OF EIGHT 38 41 43 33
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
36 MANIFESTO 37 39 41 7
Roxy Music (Atco SD 38-114)
37 LIVE AND MORE 36 34 33 34
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
38 TOTALLY HOT 39 40 42 24
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3067)
39 LET ME BE YOUR WOMAN 46 54 72 5
Linda Clifford (RSO RS-2-3902)
40 LOVE TRACKS 31 23 19 16
Gloria Gaynor (Polydor PD-1-6184)
41 INSTANT FUNK 34 20 20 11
Instant Funk (Salsoul SA 8513)
42 TOTO 43 43 37 26
Toto (Columbia JC 35317)
43 HEAD FIRST 41 37 34 15
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1195)
44 MUSIC BOX 52 66 80 4
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA AFL1-3033)
45 LIFE FOR THE TAKING 42 36 32 16
Eddie Money (Columbia JC 35598)
46 ROCK ON 57 71 87 4  
Raydio (Arista AB 4212)
47 SOONER OR LATER 72 96 -- 3  
Rex Smith (Columbia JC 35813)
48 MACHO MAN 49 51 52 52
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
49 MCGUINN, CLARK & HILLMAN 51 48 40 12
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (Capitol SW-11910)
50 YOU'RE NEVER ALONE WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC 63 -- -- 2  
Ian Hunter (Chrysalis CHR 1214)
51 THE MESSAGE IS LOVE 54 77 98 4
Barry White (Unlimited Gold JZ 35763)
52 FEETS DON'T FAIL ME NOW 53 55 58 8
Herbie Hancock (Columbia JC 35764)
53 TYCOON 59 67 75 5
Tycoon (Arista AB 4215)
54 IF YOU KNEW SUZI. . . 55 57 60 6
Suzi Quatro (RSO RS-1-3044)
55 THE STRANGER 50 49 48 82
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
56 FEEL NO FRET 58 60 68 5
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 19207)
57 THE MUSIC BAND 66 83 94 4
War (MCA 3085)
58 MOVE IT ON OVER 60 63 61 23
George Thorogood (Rounder 3024)
59 RUNNING LIKE THE WIND 74 -- -- 2  
Marshall Tucker Band (WB BSK 3317)
60 SQUEEZING OUT SPARKS 71 85 -- 3  
Graham Parker & The Rumour (Arista AB 4223)
61 THREE HEARTS 45 33 28 10  
Bob Welch (Capitol SO-11907)
62 REMOTE CONTROL 44 47 50 6  
Tubes (A&M SP-4751)
63 SLEEPER CATCHER 48 50 53 30  
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
64 THANKS I'LL EAT IT HERE 68 73 82 4
Lowell George (WB BSK 3194)
65 PARADISE 78 -- -- 2  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 6E-182)
66 NEW KIND OF FEELING 47 44 36 11  
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11849)
67 FATE FOR BREAKFAST 69 72 77 5
Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 35780)
68 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS 61 53 47 22
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 35625)
69 ENERGY 56 59 59 17  
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-1)
70 LOOK SHARP! 79 90 -- 3
Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4743)
71 VAN HALEN 75 79 85 58
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
72 BARBRA STREISAND'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 67 61 56 25
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679)
73 MORNING DANCE 82 93 -- 3
Spyro Gyra (Infinity INF 9004)
74 HAIR 85 95 -- 3  
Original Film Soundtrack (RCA CBL2-3274)
75 GREATEST HITS 62 58 54 24  
Barry Manilow (Arista A2L 8601)
76 GREASE 76 68 64 52
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
77 GIMME SOME NECK 91 -- -- 2  
Ron Wood (Columbia JC 35702)
78 THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. 1 65 52 45 24  
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35647)
79 HOT NUMBERS 99 -- -- 2  
Foxy (Dash 30010)
80 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 80 70 67 76
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
81 TIGER IN THE RAIN 73 56 57 9
Michael Franks (WB BSK 3294)
82 STARS 97 -- -- 2  
Sylvester (Fantasy F-9579)
83 AT BUDOKAN -- -- -- 1  
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC2 36067)
84 DANGER MONEY 64 65 70 7  
U.K. (Polydor PD-1-6194)
85 EVERYBODY UP 95 -- -- 2
Ohio Players (Arista AB 4226)
86 STRANGER IN TOWN 81 74 69 51
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
87 ARMED FORCES 70 45 39 16  
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35709)
88 L.A. (LIGHT ALBUM) 83 84 86 6
Beach Boys (Caribou JZ 35752)
89 OUTLINE 94 -- -- 2
Gino Soccio (RFC 3309)
90 FLAG -- -- -- 1  
James Taylor (Columbia FC 36058)
91 NICOLETTE 77 62 49 22  
Nicolette Larson (WB BSK 3243)
92 BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL -- -- -- 1  
Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3318)
93 ANGIE 92 82 73 10
Angela Bofill (Arista GRP 5000)
94 DOUBLE VISION 90 81 74 45
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
95 FOREVER -- -- -- 1  
Orleans (Infinity INF 9006)
96 CLASSICS -- -- -- 1  
Kenny Rogers & Dottie West (United Artists UA-LA 946)
97 DR. HECKLE & MR. JIVE -- -- -- 1  
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 76015)
98 CHERYL LYNN 100 79 69 20
Cheryl Lynn (Columbia JC 35486)
99 AWAKENING -- -- -- 1  
Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic SD 19222)
100 GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)

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:

   • "Bell & James" by Bell & James (# 84)
   • "It's Alright With Me" by Patti LaBelle (# 86)
   • "Hard Times For Lovers" by Judy Collins (# 87)
   • "Here My Dear" by Marvin Gaye (# 88)
   • "Follow The Rainbow" by George Duke (# 89)
   • "Bustin' Loose" by Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers (# 93)
   • "Bobby Caldwell" by Bobby Caldwell (# 96)
   • "Smooth Talk" by Evelyn "Champagne" King (# 98)

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