Saturday December 22, 1979
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 22, 1979



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1 THE LONG RUN 1 1 1 10
Eagles (Asylum 5E-508)
2 ON THE RADIO: GREATEST HITS, VOLUMES I & II 2 2 4 8
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 2-7191)
3 CORNERSTONE 3 3 3 11
Styx (A&M SP-3711)
4 WET 4 5 7 8
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36258)
5 BEE GEES' GREATEST 8 10 11 6
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-4200)
6 JOURNEY THROUGH THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS 6 6 6 5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-37C2)
7 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 7 7 5 16
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002)
8 THE WALL 39 -- -- 2  
Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183)
9 TUSK 5 4 2 9
Fleetwood Mac (WB 2HS 3550)
10 DAMN THE TORPEDOES 11 14 17 7
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet 5105)
11 MIDNIGHT MAGIC 10 8 8 19
Commodores (Motown M8-926M1)
12 KENNY 14 13 13 13
Kenny Rogers (United Artists LWAK-979)
13 HEAD GAMES 13 15 15 13
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 29999)
14 OFF THE WALL 9 9 9 17
Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745)
15 MASTERJAM 15 17 20 6
Rufus (MCA 5103)
16 FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO 17 21 37 5
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3452)
17 PHOENIX 21 45 -- 3
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon FE 35634)
18 KEEP THE FIRE 18 18 19 10
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 36172)
19 RISE 12 12 12 11
Herb Alpert (A&M SP-4790)
20 GREATEST HITS 20 23 34 5
Rod Stewart (WB HS 3373)
21 NIGHT IN THE RUTS 25 39 63 4
Aerosmith (Columbia FC 36050)
22 ONE VOICE 16 11 10 10
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9505)
23 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 23 22 22 39
Supertramp (A&M SP-3708)
24 LADIES' NIGHT 19 16 14 13
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 9513)
25 LIVE RUST 35 60 -- 3
Neil Young (Reprise 2AX 2296)
26 PRINCE 30 41 54 5
Prince (WB BSK 3366)
27 FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER 24 24 24 13
Molly Hatchet (Epic JE 36110)
28 DREAM POLICE 22 20 18 12
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35773)
29 HYDRA 29 33 41 6
Toto (Columbia FC 36229)
30 EAT TO THE BEAT 28 19 16 11
Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1225)
31 DOWN ON THE FARM 43 67 -- 3  
Little Feat (WB HS 3345)
32 PART OF THE GAME 32 36 44 6
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-3712)
33 A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER 71 86 -- 3  
John Denver & The Muppets (RCA APL1-3451)
34 INJOY 27 27 32 7
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-3781)
35 ONE ON ONE 31 32 36 7
Bob James & Earl Klugh (Tappan Zee FC 36241)
36 CANDY-O 36 34 25 26
Cars (Elektra 5E-507)
37 THE GAMBLER 40 40 38 50
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
38 IDENTIFY YOURSELF 37 29 30 16
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 36027)
39 DEGUELLO 45 54 74 4
ZZ Top (WB HS 3361)
40 EVOLUTION 34 30 27 38
Journey (Columbia FC 35797)
41 DON'T LET GO 42 44 47 10
Isaac Hayes (Polydor PD-1-6224)
42 REGATTA DE BLANC 26 26 29 8  
Police (A&M SP-4792)
43 WHERE THERE'S SMOKE 51 57 65 10
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T7-366R1)
44 PARTNERS IN CRIME 53 65 84 4
Rupert Holmes (Infinity INF 9020)
45 GET THE KNACK 33 28 21 26  
Knack (Capitol SO-11948)
46 X-STATIC 46 47 48 9
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-3494)
47 WILLIE NELSON SINGS KRIS KRISTOFFERSON 48 50 59 5
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 36188)
48 ELO'S GREATEST HITS 61 93 -- 3  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet FZ 36310)
49 I'M THE MAN 41 25 26 9
Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4794)
50 MARATHON 38 38 39 10  
Santana (Columbia FC 36154)
51 RESTLESS NIGHTS 44 42 35 12
Karla Bonoff (Columbia JC 35799)
52 THE MUPPET MOVIE 52 51 50 17
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 16001)
53 GREATEST HITS 56 56 57 33
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)
54 GOLD & PLATINUM 87 -- -- 2  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-11008)
55 ANGEL OF THE NIGHT 58 61 69 6
Angela Bofill (Arista 5501)
56 FIRE IT UP 47 31 31 8
Rick James (Gordy G8-990M1)
57 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 64 71 78 6
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1236)
58 HIGHWAY TO HELL 50 37 28 18
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244)
59 SLOW TRAIN COMING 49 35 23 16
Bob Dylan (Columbia FC 36120)
60 MISS THE MISSISSIPPI 55 58 62 9
Crystal Gayle (Columbia JC 36202)
61 THE GLOW 54 46 43 11
Bonnie Raitt (WB HS 3369)
62 THE CARS 66 68 60 76
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
63 JACK RABBIT SLIM 70 77 85 5
Steve Forbert (Nemperor JZ 36191)
64 WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND 67 70 79 5
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3493)
65 DIONNE 60 49 42 24
Dionne Warwick (Arista AB 4230)
66 I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 68 69 72 6
Anne Murray (Capitol S00-12012)
67 NO NUKES -- CONCERTS FOR A NON-NUCLEAR FUTURE -- -- -- 1  
Various Artists (Asylum ML-801)
68 VOLCANO 59 52 40 16
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 5102)
69 FIRST UNDER THE WIRE 63 48 45 20
Little River Band (Capitol SOO-11954)
70 AMERICAN GARAGE 76 88 -- 3
Pat Metheny Group (ECM ECM-1-1155)
71 YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME 80 89 97 4
Phyllis Hyman (Arista AL 9509)
72 SURVIVAL 73 76 80 5
Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island ILPS 9542)
73 UNCLE JAM WANTS YOU 65 43 33 11
Funkadelic (WB BSK 3371)
74 TEDDY LIVE! 97 -- -- 2  
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. KZ2 36294)
75 LIVE AND SLEAZY 72 63 52 9
Village People (Casablanca NBLP-2-7183)
76 BOOGIE HOTEL 69 55 46 10
Foghat (Bearsville BHS 6990)
77 A TASTE FOR PASSION 62 64 66 7  
Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19253)
78 ARE YOU READY 79 83 90 5
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-2-6236)
79 GLORYHALLASTOOPID (PIN THE TAIL ON THE FUNKY) -- -- -- 1  
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7195)
80 HARDER . . . FASTER 81 85 89 4
April Wine (Capitol ST-12013)
81 JOE'S GARAGE -- ACTS II & III 92 -- -- 2  
Frank Zappa (Zappa SRZ-2-1502)
82 YOU'RE ONLY LONELY 74 62 64 13
J.D. Souther (Columbia JC 36093)
83 COMEDY IS NOT PRETTY 77 73 49 12
Steve Martin (WB HS 3392)
84 DO YOU WANNA GO PARTY? 82 82 83 17
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 611)
85 THE OTHER ONE -- 96 -- 3
Bob Welch (Capitol SW-12017)
86 JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE 95 -- -- 2
Slave (Columbia SD 5217)
87 TWICE THE FIRE 57 59 61 6  
Peaches & Herb (Polydor PD-1-6239)
88 IN CONCERT 91 -- -- 2
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19255)
89 STRIKES 83 80 77 30
Blackfoot (Atco SD 38-112)
90 WE'RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS -- -- -- 1  
Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol SW-12019)
91 GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 -- -- -- 1  
ABBA (Atlantic SD 160009)
92 BAD GIRLS 84 79 56 32
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP-2-7150)
93 EVE 75 53 55 15  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9504)
94 LIVE FROM NEW YORK -- -- -- 1  
Gilda Radner (WB HS 3320)
95 DISCOVERY 88 78 70 27
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet F2 35769)
96 THE MUSIC BAND 2 -- -- -- 1  
War (MCA 3193)
97 IN THE NICK OF TME 78 66 51 8  
Nicolette Larson (WB HS 3370)
98 EVERYTHING YOU'VE HEARD IS TRUE 99 -- -- 2
Tom Johnston (WB BSK 3304)
99 STRAIGHT AHEAD -- -- -- 1  
Larry Gatlin (Columbia JC 36250)
100 MILLION MILE REFLECTIONS 93 91 67 32
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic JE 35751)

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 Am" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 85)
   • "Stormwatch" by Jethro Tull (# 86)
   • "In The Eye Of The Storm" by Outlaws (# 90)
   • "Royal Rappin's" by Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes (# 94)
   • "Rust Never Sleeps" by Neil Young (# 96)
   • "Van Halen" by Van Halen (# 98)
   • "Pieces Of Eight" by Styx (#100)

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