Friday February 29, 1980
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 23, 1980



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1 THE WALL 1 1 1 11
Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183)
2 DAMN THE TORPEDOES 2 3 4 16
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet 5105)
3 OFF THE WALL 3 3 3 26
Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745)
4 PHOENIX 5 7 9 12
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon FE 35634)
5 THE LONG RUN 4 2 2 19
Eagles (Asylum 5E-508)
6 ON THE RADIO: GREATEST HITS, VOLUMES I & II 6 5 3 17
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 2-7191)
7 KENNY 7 6 6 22
Kenny Rogers (United Artists LWAK-979)
8 CORNERSTONE 8 8 7 20
Styx (A&M SP-3711)
9 TUSK 9 9 10 18
Fleetwood Mac (WB 2HS 3550)
10 SEPTEMBER MORN 11 14 18 7
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 36121)
11 THE ROSE (SOUNDTRACK) 13 15 17 9
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 16010)
12 FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO 10 11 12 14
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3452)
13 PERMANENT WAVES 22 43 87 4
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4001)
14 THE WHISPERS 17 21 44 6
Whispers (Solar BXL1-3521)
15 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 14 12 11 25
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002)
16 GOLD & PLATINUM 12 13 13 11
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-11008)
17 BEE GEES' GREATEST 15 10 8 15
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-4200)
18 KEEP THE FIRE 18 19 20 19
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 36172)
19 MIDNIGHT MAGIC 20 20 21 28
Commodores (Motown M8-926M1)
20 NO NUKES -- CONCERTS FOR A NON-NUCLEAR FUTURE 16 16 14 10
Various Artists (Asylum ML-801)
21 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 26 29 34 15
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1236)
22 DEGUELLO 23 24 25 13
ZZ Top (WB HS 3361)
23 PRINCE 24 26 30 14
Prince (WB BSK 3366)
24 LIVE RUST 19 17 15 12
Neil Young (Reprise 2AX 2296)
25 WHERE THERE'S SMOKE 25 25 28 19
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T7-366R1)
26 WET 21 18 16 17
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36258)
27 HEAD GAMES 27 23 23 22
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 29999)
28 THE GAMBLER 28 27 27 59
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
29 FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER 31 32 33 22
Molly Hatchet (Epic JE 36110)
30 JACK RABBIT SLIM 30 34 37 14
Steve Forbert (Nemperor JZ 36191)
31 LADIES' NIGHT 35 39 41 22
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 9513)
32 EAT TO THE BEAT 33 36 40 20
Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1225)
33 MASTERJAM 29 28 26 15
Rufus (MCA 5103)
34 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 34 35 29 48
Supertramp (A&M SP-3708)
35 ADVENTURES IN UTOPIA 40 46 53 5
Utopia (Bearsville BRK 6991)
36 GLORYHALLASTOOPID (PIN THE TAIL ON THE FUNKY) 37 38 39 10
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7195)
37 RISE 36 31 24 20
Herb Alpert (A&M SP-4790)
38 HYDRA 45 51 56 15
Toto (Columbia FC 36229)
39 ONE VOICE 39 40 36 19
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9505)
40 BIG FUN 47 52 59 9
Shalamar (Solar BXL1-3479)
41 ANGEL OF THE NIGHT 41 45 46 15
Angela Bofill (Arista 5501)
42 UNION JACKS 49 61 71 6
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1267)
43 MAKE YOUR MOVE 44 50 61 7
Captain & Tennille (Casablanca NBLP 7188)
44 LOVE STINKS 68 91 -- 3  
J. Geils Band (EMI America SOO-17016)
45 GAP BAND II 50 56 66 6
Gap Band (Mercury SRM-1-3804)
46 NIGHT IN THE RUTS 38 33 22 13
Aerosmith (Columbia FC 36050)
47 TEDDY LIVE! 43 30 31 11
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. KZ2 36294)
48 RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN 57 64 73 5
Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor PD 16240)
49 PIZZAZZ 60 67 77 6  
Patrice Rushen (Elektra 6E-243)
50 WE'RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS 42 42 43 10
Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol SW-12019)
51 NO PLACE TO RUN 54 62 68 5
UFO (Chrysalis CHR 1239)
52 ONE ON ONE 53 57 63 16
Bob James & Earl Klugh (Tappan Zee FC 36241)
53 PRETENDERS 61 72 99 4
Pretenders (Sire SRK 6083)
54 GREATEST HITS 55 54 54 42
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)
55 PARTNERS IN CRIME 59 63 64 13
Rupert Holmes (Infinity INF 9020)
56 GREATEST HITS 46 41 32 14
Rod Stewart (WB HS 3373)
57 HIROSHIMA 66 78 95 4
Hiroshima (Arista AB 4252)
58 BRASS CONSTRUCTION V 58 59 62 9
Brass Construction (United Artists LT-977)
59 LONDON CALLING 82 -- -- 2  
Clash (Epic E2 36328)
60 I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 62 65 65 15
Anne Murray (Capitol S00-12012)
61 JOURNEY THROUGH THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS 32 22 19 14  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-37C2)
62 FUN AND GAMES -- -- -- 1  
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-3715)
63 DOWN ON THE FARM 51 48 35 12  
Little Feat (WB HS 3345)
64 DON'T LET GO 64 55 58 19
Isaac Hayes (Polydor PD-1-6224)
65 EVERY GENERATION 85 -- -- 2  
Ronnie Laws (United Artists LT-1001)
66 THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN 77 86 -- 3  
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 36327)
67 BONNIE POINTER 69 75 83 6
Bonnie Pointer (Motown M7-929R1)
68 ELO'S GREATEST HITS 56 49 42 12  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet FZ 36310)
69 BEST OF FRIENDS 71 76 84 6
Lenny White (Elektra 6E-223)
70 DANCE OF LIFE 75 82 90 4
Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic SD 19252)
71 NO STRANGER TO LOVE 73 77 82 7
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6246)
72 MALICE IN WONDERLAND -- -- -- 1  
Nazareth (A&M SP-4799)
73 GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 48 44 47 10  
ABBA (Atlantic SD 160009)
74 JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE 70 60 60 11
Slave (Columbia SD 5217)
75 DREAM POLICE 63 53 49 21  
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35773)
76 THE CARS 74 69 67 85
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
77 YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME 52 47 48 13  
Phyllis Hyman (Arista AL 9509)
78 NO BALLADS 89 -- -- 2  
Rockets (RSO RS-1-3047)
79 HARDER . . . FASTER 81 85 86 13
April Wine (Capitol SW-11849)
80 THE ROMANTICS 96 -- -- 2  
Romantics (Nemperor NJZ 36273)
81 STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE 65 37 38 7  
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 36334)
82 INJOY 76 68 55 16
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-3781)
83 DANCIN' AND LOVIN' -- -- -- 1  
Spinners (Atlantic SD 19256)
84 THE SPECIALS 94 -- -- 2
Specials (Chrysalis CHR 1265)
85 CANDY-O 67 58 45 35  
Cars (Elektra 5E-507)
86 PEARL HARBOR & THE EXPLOSIONS 90 92 -- 3
Pearl Harbor & The Explosions (WB BSK 3404)
87 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 88 90 94 30
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
88 SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME 91 100 -- 3
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. 36304)
89 THE MUPPET MOVIE 78 71 52 26  
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 16001)
90 END OF THE CENTURY -- -- -- 1  
Ramones (Sire SRK 6077)
91 WILLIE NELSON SINGS KRIS KRISTOFFERSON 84 80 69 14
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 36188)
92 LIVE & UNCENSORED 97 -- -- 2
Millie Jackson (Spring SP-2-6725)
93 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON -- -- -- 98
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
94 GET THE KNACK 79 79 75 35  
Knack (Capitol SO-11948)
95 EVOLUTION 72 66 50 47  
Journey (Columbia FC 35797)
96 HIGHWAY TO HELL 92 83 74 27
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244)
97 IDENTIFY YOURSELF 80 74 51 25  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 36027)
98 RESTLESS NIGHTS 100 96 89 21
Karla Bonoff (Columbia JC 35799)
99 REGATTA DE BLANC 95 89 79 17
Police (A&M SP-4792)
100 FIRST UNDER THE WIRE 83 70 70 29  
Little River Band (Capitol SOO-11954)

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:

   • "American Garage" by Pat Metheny Group (# 86)
   • "Dionne" by Dionne Warwick (# 87)
   • "Miss The Mississippi" by Crystal Gayle (# 93)
   • "Comedy Is Not Pretty" by Steve Martin (# 98)
   • "What Goes Around Comes Around" by Waylon Jennings (# 99)

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