Thursday September 27, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 22, 1979



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1 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 1 1 -- 3
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002)
2 GET THE KNACK 2 2 1 13
Knack (Capitol SO-11948)
3 CANDY-O 3 3 3 13
Cars (Elektra 5E-507)
4 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 4 4 4 26
Supertramp (A&M SP-3708)
5 MIDNIGHT MAGIC 5 8 10 6
Commodores (Motown M8-926M1)
6 RISQUE 6 7 8 6
Chic (Atlantic SD 16003)
7 OFF THE WALL 8 15 39 4
Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745)
8 DISCOVERY 7 6 6 14
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet F2 35769)
9 I AM 9 9 5 15
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35730)
10 FIRST UNDER THE WIRE 10 10 11 7
Little River Band (Capitol SOO-11954)
11 SLOW TRAIN COMING 14 42 -- 3
Bob Dylan (Columbia FC 36120)
12 RUST NEVER SLEEPS 12 12 9 11
Neil Young (Reprise HS 2295)
13 BAD GIRLS 11 5 2 19
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP-2-7150)
14 DIONNE 16 21 27 11
Dionne Warwick (Arista AB 4230)
15 MILLION MILE REFLECTIONS 13 11 7 19
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic JE 35751)
16 STAY FREE 17 23 34 5
Ashford & Simpson (WB HS 3357)
17 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN 15 13 13 31
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35795)
18 TEDDY 18 14 14 14
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 36003)
19 THE BOSS 19 19 19 14
Diana Ross (Motown M7-923R1)
20 SECRETS 20 20 23 10
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9544)
21 REALITY. . . WHAT A CONCEPT 21 17 12 10
Robin Williams (Casablanca NBLP 7162)
22 WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN' 23 25 25 13
Stephanie Mills (20th Century T-583)
23 STREETLIFE 24 24 24 15
Crusaders (MCA 3094)
24 CHICAGO 13 25 30 64 4
Chicago (Columbia FC 36105)
25 LOW BUDGET 22 16 17 9
Kinks (Arista AB 4240)
26 THE CARS 26 27 28 63
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
27 RICKIE LEE JONES 27 18 15 24
Rickie Lee Jones (WB BSK 3296)
28 LABOUR OF LUST 31 36 41 10
Nick Lowe (Columbia JC 36087)
29 A NIGHT AT STUDIO 54 29 29 29 9
Various Artists (Casablanca NBLP 2-7161)
30 EVOLUTION 36 41 47 25
Journey (Columbia FC 35797)
31 DYNASTY 30 26 21 15
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7152)
32 MORNING DANCE 33 34 37 22
Spyro Gyra (Infinity INF 9004)
33 IDENTIFY YOURSELF 47 61 -- 3  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 36027)
34 GO FOR WHAT YOU KNOW 35 35 36 10
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6202)
35 HIGHWAY TO HELL 40 48 59 5
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244)
36 THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT 28 28 16 13
Who (MCA 2-11005)
37 NINE LIVES 37 33 35 8
REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 35988)
38 FEAR OF MUSIC 42 53 78 4
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6076)
39 VAN HALEN II 34 31 31 24
Van Halen (WB HS 3312)
40 SECRET OMEN 41 44 50 8
Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2008)
41 DESOLATION ANGELS 38 37 30 27
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8506)
42 VOLCANO 58 90 -- 3  
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 5102)
43 THE JUKES 46 49 54 6
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (Mercury SRM-1-3793)
44 LUCKY SEVEN 45 47 49 7
Bob James (Tappan Zee JC 36056)
45 CHILDREN OF THE SUN 39 40 45 9
Billy Thorpe (Capricorn CPN 0221)
46 THE GAMBLER 44 43 32 37
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
47 FICKLE HEART 52 60 66 6
Sniff 'N' The Tears (Atlantic SD 19242)
48 BORN AGAIN 50 59 72 5
Randy Newman (WB HS 3346)
49 VOULEZ-VOUS 43 32 26 12
ABBA (Atlantic SD 16000)
50 BACK TO THE EGG 32 22 18 13  
Wings (Columbia FC 36057)
51 IN THE PUREST FORM 51 54 60 7
Mass Production (Cotillion SDS 211)
52 DISCO NIGHTS 53 55 58 24
GQ (Arista AB 4225)
53 INTO THE MUSIC 66 84 -- 3  
Van Morrison (WB HS 3390)
54 MONOLITH 48 45 33 16
Kansas (Kirschner FZ 36008)
55 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN 55 51 46 32
Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3041)
56 THE RECORDS 62 71 83 5
Records (Virgin VA 13130)
57 MINUTE BY MINUTE 59 62 48 40
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
58 MINNIE 56 50 43 16
Minnie Riperton (Capitol SO-11936)
59 EVE 74 -- -- 2  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9504)
60 GREATEST HITS 61 63 63 20
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)
61 PARALLEL LINES 54 46 42 36
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
62 VAN HALEN 63 64 65 77
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
63 BOMBS AWAY DREAM BABIES 57 39 22 18
John Stewart (RSO RS-1-3051)
64 REPEAT WHEN NECESSARY 67 72 76 6
Dave Edmunds (Swan Song SS 8507)
65 LOVEDRIVE 71 81 93 4
Scorpions (Mercury SRM-1-3795)
66 UNDERDOG 68 70 70 14
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6200)
67 BOP TILL YOU DROP 69 74 79 6
Ry Cooder (WB BSK 3358)
68 COMMUNIQUE 60 57 40 13
Dire Straits (WB HS 3330)
69 MINGUS 65 65 38 13
Joni Mitchell (Elektra 5E-505)
70 JOE'S GARAGE -- ACT I 92 -- -- 2  
Frank Zappa (Zappa SRZ-1-1603)
71 STREET MACHINE 83 96 -- 3  
Sammy Hagar (Capitol ST-11983)
72 B-52'S 75 77 88 4
B-52's (WB BSK 3355)
73 FIGHT DIRTY 86 -- -- 2  
Charlie (Arista AB 4239)
74 STRIKES 72 68 57 17
Blackfoot (Atco SD 38-112)
75 DEVOTION 73 73 67 11
LTD (A&M SP-4771)
76 HEARTBEAT 87 -- -- 2  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom RS-1-3053)
77 THE MUPPET MOVIE 78 82 87 4
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 16001)
78 DOWN TO EARTH 80 88 100 4
Rainbow (Polydor PD-1-6221)
79 RAINBOW CONNECTION 97 -- -- 2  
Rose Royce (Whitfield WHS 3387)
80 PIECES OF EIGHT 77 75 75 52
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
81 SWITCH II 70 58 44 17  
Switch (Gordy G7-988R1)
82 THE MAIN EVENT 49 38 20 11  
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 36115)
83 ROCK ON 64 56 56 23  
Raydio (Arista AB 4212)
84 LEAD ME ON 95 -- -- 2  
Maxine Nightingale (Windsong BXL1-3404)
85 FRANCE JOLI -- -- -- 1  
France Joli (Prelude PRL 12170)
86 CANDY 76 78 81 18
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3754)
87 BETTER THAN THE REST 91 -- -- 2
George Thorogood (MCA 3091)
88 FUTURE NOW 99 -- -- 2  
Pleasure (Fantasy F-9578)
89 NIGHT OWL 90 94 94 15
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 958-1)
90 ROBERT JOHN -- -- -- 1  
Robert John (EMI SW 17007)
91 MIRRORS 79 66 52 11  
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 36009)
92 AN EVENING OF MAGIC - LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL 82 76 53 11
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6701)
93 TAKE IT HOME -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (MCA 3151)
94 FLAG 84 69 51 20
James Taylor (Columbia FC 36058)
95 LIVE KILLERS 88 80 62 12
Queen (Elektra BB-702)
96 DO IT ALL 81 52 55 8  
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5719)
97 LOOK SHARP! 89 83 61 22
Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4743)
98 2 HOT! 93 87 82 35
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6172)
99 DAVID WERNER -- -- -- 1  
David Werner (Epic JE 36126)
100 WHERE SHOULD I BE 94 91 77 14
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3710)

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:

   • "I Wanna Play For You" by Stanley Clarke (# 85)
   • "Nils" by Nils Lofgren (# 96)
   • "Winner Takes All" by Isley Brothers (# 98)
   • "Loveline" by Eddie Rabbitt (#100)

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