Thursday September 20, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 15, 1979



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1 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 1 -- -- 2
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002)
2 GET THE KNACK 2 1 1 12
Knack (Capitol SO-11948)
3 CANDY-O 3 3 3 12
Cars (Elektra 5E-507)
4 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 4 4 4 25
Supertramp (A&M SP-3708)
5 MIDNIGHT MAGIC 8 10 18 5
Commodores (Motown M8-926M1)
6 RISQUE 7 8 11 5
Chic (Atlantic SD 16003)
7 DISCOVERY 6 6 6 13
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet F2 35769)
8 OFF THE WALL 15 39 -- 3
Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745)
9 I AM 9 5 5 14
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35730)
10 FIRST UNDER THE WIRE 10 11 15 6
Little River Band (Capitol SOO-11954)
11 BAD GIRLS 5 2 2 18
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP-2-7150)
12 RUST NEVER SLEEPS 12 9 9 10
Neil Young (Reprise HS 2295)
13 MILLION MILE REFLECTIONS 11 7 7 18
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic JE 35751)
14 SLOW TRAIN COMING 42 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Columbia FC 36120)
15 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN 13 13 10 30
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35795)
16 DIONNE 21 27 35 10
Dionne Warwick (Arista AB 4230)
17 STAY FREE 23 34 79 4
Ashford & Simpson (WB HS 3357)
18 TEDDY 14 14 8 13
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 36003)
19 THE BOSS 19 19 21 13
Diana Ross (Motown M7-923R1)
20 SECRETS 20 23 26 9
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9544)
21 REALITY. . . WHAT A CONCEPT 17 12 12 9
Robin Williams (Casablanca NBLP 7162)
22 LOW BUDGET 16 17 22 8
Kinks (Arista AB 4240)
23 WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN' 25 25 30 12
Stephanie Mills (20th Century T-583)
24 STREETLIFE 24 24 25 14
Crusaders (MCA 3094)
25 CHICAGO 13 30 64 -- 3
Chicago (Columbia FC 36105)
26 THE CARS 27 28 29 62
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
27 RICKIE LEE JONES 18 15 14 23
Rickie Lee Jones (WB BSK 3296)
28 THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT 28 16 13 12
Who (MCA 2-11005)
29 A NIGHT AT STUDIO 54 29 29 32 8
Various Artists (Casablanca NBLP 2-7161)
30 DYNASTY 26 21 19 14
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7152)
31 LABOUR OF LUST 36 41 47 9
Nick Lowe (Columbia JC 36087)
32 BACK TO THE EGG 22 18 16 12
Wings (Columbia FC 36057)
33 MORNING DANCE 34 37 40 21
Spyro Gyra (Infinity INF 9004)
34 VAN HALEN II 31 31 24 23
Van Halen (WB HS 3312)
35 GO FOR WHAT YOU KNOW 35 36 38 9
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6202)
36 EVOLUTION 41 47 53 24
Journey (Columbia FC 35797)
37 NINE LIVES 33 35 39 7
REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 35988)
38 DESOLATION ANGELS 37 30 28 26
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8506)
39 CHILDREN OF THE SUN 40 45 52 8
Billy Thorpe (Capricorn CPN 0221)
40 HIGHWAY TO HELL 48 59 80 4
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244)
41 SECRET OMEN 44 50 55 7
Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2008)
42 FEAR OF MUSIC 53 78 -- 3  
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6076)
43 VOULEZ-VOUS 32 26 27 11  
ABBA (Atlantic SD 16000)
44 THE GAMBLER 43 32 23 36
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
45 LUCKY SEVEN 47 49 58 6
Bob James (Tappan Zee JC 36056)
46 THE JUKES 49 54 63 5
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (Mercury SRM-1-3793)
47 IDENTIFY YOURSELF 61 -- -- 2  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 36027)
48 MONOLITH 45 33 33 15
Kansas (Kirschner FZ 36008)
49 THE MAIN EVENT 38 20 20 10  
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 36115)
50 BORN AGAIN 59 72 94 4
Randy Newman (WB HS 3346)
51 IN THE PUREST FORM 54 60 70 6
Mass Production (Cotillion SDS 211)
52 FICKLE HEART 60 66 77 5
Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic SD 19242)
53 DISCO NIGHTS 55 58 62 23
GQ (Arista AB 4225)
54 PARALLEL LINES 46 42 42 35
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
55 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 51 46 41 31
Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3041)
56 MINNIE 50 43 44 15
Minnie Riperton (Capitol SO-11936)
57 BOMBS AWAY DREAM BABIES 39 22 17 17  
John Stewart (RSO RS-1-3051)
58 VOLCANO 90 -- -- 2  
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 5102)
59 MINUTE BY MINUTE 62 48 43 39
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
60 COMMUNIQUE 57 40 34 12
Dire Straits (WB HS 3330)
61 GREATEST HITS 63 63 71 19
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)
62 THE RECORDS 71 83 91 4
Records (Virgin VA 13130)
63 VAN HALEN 64 65 65 76
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
64 ROCK ON 56 56 60 22
Raydio (Arista AB 4212)
65 MINGUS 65 38 36 12
Joni Mitchell (Elektra 5E-505)
66 INTO THE MUSIC 84 -- -- 2  
Van Morrison (WB HS 3390)
67 REPEAT WHEN NECESSARY 72 76 85 5
Dave Edmunds (Swan Song SS 8507)
68 UNDERDOG 70 70 61 13
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6200)
69 BOP TILL YOU DROP 74 79 88 5
Ry Cooder (WB BSK 3358)
70 SWITCH II 58 44 45 16  
Switch (Gordy G7-988R1)
71 LOVEDRIVE 81 93 -- 3
Scorpions (Mercury SRM-1-3795)
72 STRIKES 68 57 49 16
Blackfoot (Atco SD 38-112)
73 DEVOTION 73 67 46 10
LTD (A&M SP-4771)
74 EVE -- -- -- 1  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9504)
75 B-52'S 77 88 -- 3
B-52's (WB BSK 3355)
76 CANDY 78 81 81 17
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3754)
77 PIECES OF EIGHT 75 75 76 51
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
78 THE MUPPET MOVIE 82 87 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 16001)
79 MIRRORS 66 52 54 10  
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 36009)
80 DOWN TO EARTH 88 100 -- 3
Rainbow (Polydor PD-1-6221)
81 DO IT ALL 52 55 57 7  
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5719)
82 AN EVENING OF MAGIC - LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL 76 53 37 10
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6701)
83 STREET MACHINE 96 -- -- 2  
Sammy Hagar (Capitol ST-11983)
84 FLAG 69 51 48 19  
James Taylor (Columbia FC 36058)
85 I WANNA PLAY FOR YOU 67 69 72 7  
Stanley Clarke (Nemperor PZ2 35680)
86 FIGHT DIRTY -- -- -- 1  
Charlie (Arista AB 4239)
87 HEARTBEAT -- -- -- 1  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom RS-1-3053)
88 LIVE KILLERS 80 62 31 11
Queen (Elektra BB-702)
89 LOOK SHARP! 83 61 51 21
Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4743)
90 NIGHT OWL 94 94 92 14
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 958-1)
91 BETTER THAN THE REST -- -- -- 1  
George Thorogood (MCA 3091)
92 JOE'S GARAGE -- ACT I -- -- -- 1  
Frank Zappa (Zappa SRZ-1-1603)
93 2 HOT! 87 82 73 34
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
94 WHERE SHOULD I BE 91 77 50 13
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3710)
95 LEAD ME ON -- -- -- 1  
Maxine Nightingale (Windsong BXL1-3404)
96 NILS 79 80 82 6  
Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-4756)
97 RAINBOW CONNECTION -- -- -- 1  
Rose Royce (Whitfield WHS 3387)
98 WINNER TAKES ALL 85 71 59 15  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ2-36077)
99 FUTURE NOW -- -- -- 1  
Pleasure (Fantasy F-9578)
100 LOVELINE -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 6E-181)

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:

   • "You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic" by Ian Hunter (# 86)
   • "Just A Game" by Triumph (# 89)
   • "Strange Man, Changed Man" by Bram Tchaikovsky (# 92)
   • "The Jones Girls" by Jones Girls (# 93)
   • "We Should Be Together" by Crystal Gayle (# 95)
   • "The Thom Bell Sessions" by Elton John (# 97)
   • "Go West" by Village People (# 98)
   • "Back On The Streets" by Tower Of Power (# 99)
   • "Sooner Or Later" by Rex Smith (#100)

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