Wednesday April 16, 1980
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 12, 1980



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1 THE WALL 1 1 1 18
Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183)
2 AGAINST THE WIND 2 4 7 5
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SOO-12041)
3 MAD LOVE 3 3 4 6
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 5E-510)
4 GLASS HOUSES 5 7 11 4
Billy Joel (Columbia FC 36384)
5 OFF THE WALL 4 4 4 33
Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745)
6 DAMN THE TORPEDOES 6 5 2 23
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet 5105)
7 THE WHISPERS 7 8 8 13
Whispers (Solar BXL1-3521)
8 BEBE LE STRANGE 8 6 6 7
Heart (Epic FE 36371)
9 LIGHT UP THE NIGHT 10 12 14 6
Brothers Johnson (A&M SO-3716)
10 THE LONG RUN 11 11 10 26
Eagles (Asylum 5E-508)
11 DEPARTURE 15 27 44 4
Journey (Columbia FC 36339)
12 PHOENIX 9 10 5 19
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon FE 35634)
13 AMERICAN GIGOLO 13 15 18 7
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD-1-6259)
14 GET HAPPY! 16 22 36 4
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 36347)
15 FUN AND GAMES 12 9 9 8
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-3715)
16 PERMANENT WAVES 14 13 13 11
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4001)
17 LOVE STINKS 18 19 20 10
J. Geils Band (EMI America SOO-17016)
18 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 26 36 50 7
Christopher Cross (WB BSK 3383)
19 RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN 20 20 21 12
Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor PD 16240)
20 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 19 17 17 22
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1236)
21 PRETENDERS 23 26 29 11
Pretenders (Sire SRK 6083)
22 ON THE RADIO: GREATEST HITS, VOLUMES I & II 17 14 15 24
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 2-7191)
23 BAD LUCK STREAK IN DANCING SCHOOL 21 21 24 7
Warren Zevon (Asylum 5E-509)
24 KENNY 22 18 16 29
Kenny Rogers (United Artists LWAK-979)
25 CORNERSTONE 25 23 19 27
Styx (A&M SP-3711)
26 LADIES' NIGHT 27 24 22 29
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 9513)
27 AFTER DARK 28 29 30 7
Andy Gibb (RSO RS1-3069)
28 EVERY GENERATION 29 31 34 9
Ronnie Laws (United Artists LT-1001)
29 LONDON CALLING 30 28 28 9
Clash (Epic E2 36328)
30 . . . BUT THE LITTLE GIRLS UNDERSTAND 24 16 12 7
Knack (Capitol S000-12045)
31 SKYLARKIN' 34 41 57 5
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown M7-933R1)
32 WARM THOUGHTS 37 50 70 5
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T8 368M1)
33 CATCHING THE SUN 41 58 -- 3
Spyro Gyra (MCA 5108)
34 THE ROSE (SOUNDTRACK) 32 30 27 16
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 16010)
35 BIG FUN 31 25 25 16
Shalamar (Solar BXL1-3479)
36 GAP BAND II 36 38 39 13
Gap Band (Mercury SRM-1-3804)
37 THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE 40 46 61 7
Gary Numan (Atco SD 38-120)
38 VICTIMS OF THE FURY 39 40 42 7
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1215)
39 TENTH 50 69 86 4  
Marshall Tucker Band (WB HS 3410)
40 KEEP THE FIRE 42 35 31 26
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 36172)
41 DANCIN' AND LOVIN' 43 47 52 8
Spinners (Atlantic SD 19256)
42 SEPTEMBER MORN 35 32 26 14
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 36121)
43 EAT TO THE BEAT 45 48 49 27
Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1225)
44 LOVE SOMEBODY TODAY 33 34 37 6  
Sister Sledge (Cotillion SD 16012)
45 GQ TWO 63 -- -- 2  
GQ (Arista AL 9511)
46 THE GAMBLER 44 42 43 66
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
47 CRASH AND BURN 86 -- -- 2  
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6262)
48 ROBERTA FLACK FEATURING DONNY HATHAWAY 60 92 -- 3  
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 16013)
49 DEGUELLO 47 37 35 20
ZZ Top (WB HS 3361)
50 FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER 46 45 46 29
Molly Hatchet (Epic JE 36110)
51 THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN 53 54 51 10
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 36327)
52 TUSK 38 33 23 25  
Fleetwood Mac (WB 2HS 3550)
53 GREATEST HITS 56 59 63 49
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)
54 PROGRESSIONS IN POWER 83 -- -- 2  
Triumph (RCA AFL1-3524)
55 AUTOGRAPH 57 64 75 5
John Denver (RCA AQL1-3449)
56 BEE GEES' GREATEST 55 53 48 22
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-4200)
57 GOLD & PLATINUM 49 39 32 18
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-11008)
58 DREAMS -- -- -- 1  
Grace Slick (RCA AFL1-3544)
59 THE BEST SIDE OF GOODBYE 54 56 62 7
Jane Olivor (Columbia JC 36335)
60 MIDNIGHT MAGIC 58 51 41 35
Commodores (Motown M8-926M1)
61 HIDEAWAY 67 78 94 4
David Sanborn (WB BSK 3379)
62 MALICE IN WONDERLAND 62 49 40 8
Nazareth (A&M SP-4799)
63 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 48 43 33 32  
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002)
64 HYDRA 59 55 47 22
Toto (Columbia FC 36229)
65 MICKEY MOUSE DISCO 73 82 95 4
Various Artists (Disneyland 2504)
66 RARITIES -- -- -- 1  
Beatles (Capitol SHAL-12060)
67 END OF THE CENTURY 51 52 53 8  
Ramones (Sire SRK 6077)
68 THE SUGAR HILL GANG 70 85 -- 3
Sugar Hill Gang (Sugar Hill SH-245)
69 ADVENTURES IN UTOPIA 71 63 56 12
Utopia (Bearsville BRK 6991)
70 10 1/2 77 88 -- 3
Dramatics (MCA 3196)
71 UNION JACKS 61 57 54 13
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1267)
72 HEAD GAMES 68 70 72 29
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 29999)
73 ANGEL OF THE NIGHT 64 65 59 22
Angela Bofill (Arista 5501)
74 GIDEON -- -- -- 1  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists LO-1035)
75 PARTNERS IN CRIME 52 44 45 20  
Rupert Holmes (Infinity INF 9020)
76 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 72 75 79 37
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
77 SKYWAY 89 -- -- 2  
Skyy (Salsoul SA 8532)
78 RISE 81 83 77 27
Herb Alpert (A&M SP-4790)
79 PRINCE 69 61 55 21
Prince (WB BSK 3366)
80 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 76 77 78 105
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
81 FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO 66 60 38 21  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3452)
82 B-52'S 74 76 76 7
B-52's (WB BSK 3355)
83 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 75 73 73 55
Supertramp (A&M SP-3708)
84 DREAM STREET ROSE -- -- -- 1  
Gordon Lightfoot (WB HS 3426)
85 WET 65 62 60 24  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36258)
86 SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME 84 71 74 10
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. 36304)
87 TOGETHER 91 100 -- 3
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 3220)
88 I WISH I WAS EIGHTEEN AGAIN 88 91 91 6
George Burns (Mercury SRM-1-5025)
89 THE SPECIALS 78 67 71 9  
Specials (Chrysalis CHR 1265)
90 THE CARS 90 89 85 92
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
91 HIROSHIMA 85 79 65 11
Hiroshima (Arista AB 4252)
92 MOUTH TO MOUTH -- -- -- 1  
Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca NBLP 7197)
93 SUPERCHARGED 79 81 90 4  
Tavares (Capitol ST-12026)
94 MINUTE BY MINUTE 98 -- -- 50
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
95 TRILOGY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE -- -- -- 1  
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 3FS 2300)
96 ONE VOICE 82 72 68 26  
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9505)
97 THE ROMANTICS 87 66 66 9
Romantics (Nemperor NJZ 36273)
98 EVITA 100 -- -- 2
Festival (RSO RS-1-3061)
99 UNDERTOW -- -- -- 1  
Firefall (Atlantic SD 16006)
100 LIVE RUST 80 68 58 19  
Neil Young (Reprise 2AX 2296)

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:

   • "We're The Best Of Friends" by Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (# 92)
   • "Masterjam" by Rufus (# 93)
   • "One On One" by Bob James & Earl Klugh (# 94)
   • "Highway To Hell" by AC/DC (# 95)
   • "Rockin' Into The Night" by .38 Special (# 96)
   • "What's Next" by Mahogany Rush (# 97)
   • "Brass Construction V" by Brass Construction (# 99)

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