Wednesday August 29, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 25, 1979



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1 GET THE KNACK 1 1 5 9
Knack (Capitol SO-11948)
2 BAD GIRLS 2 2 1 15
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP-2-7150)
3 CANDY-O 3 3 3 9
Cars (Elektra 5E-507)
4 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 4 4 2 22
Supertramp (A&M SP-3708)
5 I AM 5 6 6 11
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35730)
6 DISCOVERY 6 8 8 10
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet F2 35769)
7 MILLION MILE REFLECTIONS 9 11 14 15
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic JE 35751)
8 TEDDY 7 7 7 10
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 36003)
9 RUST NEVER SLEEPS 11 16 23 7
Neil Young (Reprise HS 2295)
10 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN 8 5 4 27
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35795)
11 RISQUE 51 -- -- 2  
Chic (Atlantic SD 16003)
12 REALITY. . . WHAT A CONCEPT 15 20 29 6
Robin Williams (Casablanca NBLP 7162)
13 THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT 10 10 10 9
Who (MCA 2-11005)
14 RICKIE LEE JONES 14 12 12 20
Rickie Lee Jones (WB BSK 3296)
15 FIRST UNDER THE WIRE 30 44 -- 3  
Little River Band (Capitol SOO-11954)
16 BACK TO THE EGG 12 9 9 9
Wings (Columbia FC 36057)
17 BOMBS AWAY DREAM BABIES 17 17 19 14
John Stewart (RSO RS-1-3051)
18 MIDNIGHT MAGIC 32 -- -- 2  
Commodores (Motown M8-926M1)
19 DYNASTY 16 14 13 11
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7152)
20 THE MAIN EVENT 23 24 32 7
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 36115)
21 THE BOSS 22 25 28 10
Diana Ross (Motown M7-923R1)
22 LOW BUDGET 26 30 47 5
Kinks (Arista AB 4240)
23 THE GAMBLER 18 18 15 33
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
24 VAN HALEN II 24 22 22 20
Van Halen (WB HS 3312)
25 STREETLIFE 25 26 27 11
Crusaders (MCA 3094)
26 SECRETS 29 33 43 6
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9544)
27 VOULEZ-VOUS 28 29 31 8
ABBA (Atlantic SD 16000)
28 DESOLATION ANGELS 21 21 17 23
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8506)
29 THE CARS 33 35 36 59
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
30 WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN' 35 40 51 9
Stephanie Mills (20th Century T-583)
31 LIVE KILLERS 13 13 16 8  
Queen (Elektra BB-702)
32 A NIGHT AT STUDIO 54 37 50 67 5
Various Artists (Casablanca NBLP 2-7161)
33 MONOLITH 27 23 20 12
Kansas (Kirschner FZ 36008)
34 COMMUNIQUE 20 15 11 9  
Dire Straits (WB HS 3330)
35 DIONNE 42 48 56 7
Dionne Warwick (Arista AB 4230)
36 MINGUS 19 19 21 9  
Joni Mitchell (Elektra 5E-505)
37 AN EVENING OF MAGIC - LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL 38 39 40 7
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6701)
38 GO FOR WHAT YOU KNOW 40 47 59 6
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6202)
39 NINE LIVES 54 65 96 4  
REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 35988)
40 MORNING DANCE 45 51 53 18
Spyro Gyra (Infinity INF 9004)
41 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 36 34 33 28
Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3041)
42 PARALLEL LINES 43 45 49 32
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
43 MINUTE BY MINUTE 34 27 24 36
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
44 MINNIE 46 52 64 12
Minnie Riperton (Capitol SO-11936)
45 SWITCH II 47 49 46 13
Switch (Gordy G7-988R1)
46 DEVOTION 31 32 37 7  
LTD (A&M SP-4771)
47 LABOUR OF LUST 55 61 69 6
Nick Lowe (Columbia JC 36087)
48 FLAG 41 42 45 16
James Taylor (Columbia FC 36058)
49 STRIKES 44 38 39 13
Blackfoot (Atco SD 38-112)
50 WHERE SHOULD I BE 39 28 18 10  
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3710)
51 LOOK SHARP! 50 41 41 18
Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4743)
52 CHILDREN OF THE SUN 61 70 85 5
Billy Thorpe (Capricorn CPN 0221)
53 EVOLUTION 57 59 57 21
Journey (Columbia FC 35797)
54 MIRRORS 58 60 62 7
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 36009)
55 SECRET OMEN 62 74 87 4
Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2008)
56 STRANGE MAN, CHANGED MAN 56 57 63 7
Bram Tchaikovsky (Polydor PD-1-6211)
57 DO IT ALL 59 68 81 4
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5719)
58 LUCKY SEVEN 69 88 -- 3  
Bob James (Tappan Zee JC 36056)
59 WINNER TAKES ALL 52 43 38 12
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ2-36077)
60 ROCK ON 64 67 70 19
Raydio (Arista AB 4212)
61 UNDERDOG 49 31 26 10  
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6200)
62 DISCO NIGHTS 65 66 68 20
GQ (Arista AB 4225)
63 THE JUKES 85 -- -- 2  
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (Mercury SRM-1-3793)
64 THE THOM BELL SESSIONS 66 69 72 7
Elton John (MCA 13921)
65 VAN HALEN 63 62 58 73
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
66 WE ARE FAMILY 48 37 30 25  
Sister Sledge (Columbia SD 5209)
67 ONE FOR THE ROAD 53 36 25 10  
Willie Nelson & Leon Russell (Columbia KC2 36064)
68 JUST A GAME 70 71 71 14
Triumph (RCA AFL1-3224)
69 ANOTHER TASTE 71 72 75 5
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol SOO-11951)
70 IN THE PUREST FORM 81 94 -- 3  
Mass Production (Cotillion SDS 211)
71 GREATEST HITS 74 73 65 16
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)
72 I WANNA PLAY FOR YOU 76 80 91 4
Stanley Clarke (Nemperor PZ2 35680)
73 2 HOT! 72 63 55 31
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
74 THE JONES GIRLS 68 58 50 9
Jones Girls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 34557)
75 YOU'RE NEVER ALONE WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC 77 78 79 17
Ian Hunter (Chrysalis CHR 1214)
76 PIECES OF EIGHT 78 75 66 48
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
77 FICKLE HEART 90 -- -- 2  
Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic SD 19242)
78 SONGS OF LOVE 60 46 34 13  
Anita Ward (Juana 200 004)
79 STAY FREE -- -- -- 1  
Ashford & Simpson (WB HS 3357)
80 HIGHWAY TO HELL -- -- -- 1  
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244)
81 CANDY 83 82 54 14
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3754)
82 NILS 87 97 -- 3
Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-4756)
83 MCFADDEN & WHITEHEAD 67 53 48 14  
McFadden & Whitehead (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35800)
84 GO WEST 84 83 77 20
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7144)
85 REPEAT WHEN NECESSARY 95 -- -- 2
Dave Edmunds (Swan Song SS 8507)
86 THE BOOT IS MADE FOR FONK-N 75 54 44 7  
Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BSK 3295)
87 LODGER 73 56 52 11  
David Bowie (RCA AQL1-3254)
88 BOP TILL YOU DROP 100 -- -- 2  
Ry Cooder (WB BSK 3358)
89 WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER 93 -- -- 2
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 969-H)
90 SOONER OR LATER 86 79 61 18
Rex Smith (Columbia JC 35813)
91 THE RECORDS -- -- -- 1  
Records (Virgin VA 13130)
92 NIGHT OWL 79 64 42 11  
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 958-1)
93 52ND STREET 88 84 82 44
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
94 BORN AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Randy Newman (WB HS 3346)
95 DO YOU WANNA GO PARTY? 89 77 60 8
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 611)
96 ROCKETS 99 -- 85 9
Rockets (RSO RS-1-3047)
97 SPY 80 55 35 9  
Carly Simon (Elektra 5E-506)
98 GREASE 92 90 86 67
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
99 LEGEND 96 85 76 36
Poco (ABC AA-1099)
100 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN 98 92 92 36
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3261)

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:

   • "Flash & The Pan" by Flash & The Pan (# 82)
   • "Running Like The Wind" by Marshall Tucker Band (# 91)
   • "Manhattan" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 94)
   • "State Of Shock" by Ted Nugent (# 97)

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