Sunday May 4, 1980
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 3, 1980



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1 THE WALL 1 1 1 21
Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183)
2 AGAINST THE WIND 2 2 2 8
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SOO-12041)
3 GLASS HOUSES 3 3 4 7
Billy Joel (Columbia FC 36384)
4 MAD LOVE 4 4 3 9
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 5E-510)
5 WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST 6 24 -- 3
Van Halen (WB HS 3415)
6 OFF THE WALL 5 5 5 36
Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745)
7 DEPARTURE 7 9 11 7
Journey (Columbia FC 36339)
8 GO ALL THE WAY 10 29 -- 3
Isley Brothers (T-Neck FZ 36385)
9 THE WHISPERS 9 6 7 16
Whispers (Solar BXL1-3521)
10 GIDEON 13 21 74 4
Kenny Rogers (United Artists LO-1035)
11 THE LONG RUN 12 10 10 29
Eagles (Asylum 5E-508)
12 LIGHT UP THE NIGHT 8 8 9 9
Brothers Johnson (A&M SO-3716)
13 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 14 15 18 10
Christopher Cross (WB BSK 3383)
14 AMERICAN GIGOLO 11 11 13 10
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD-1-6259)
15 MIDDLE MAN 17 34 -- 3
Boz Scaggs (Columbia FC 36196)
16 PHOENIX 16 12 12 22
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon FE 35634)
17 DAMN THE TORPEDOES 15 7 6 26
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet 5105)
18 BEBE LE STRANGE 18 13 8 10
Heart (Epic FE 36371)
19 PRETENDERS 20 20 21 14
Pretenders (Sire SRK 6083)
20 LOVE STINKS 19 17 17 13
J. Geils Band (EMI America SOO-17016)
21 CATCHING THE SUN 23 26 33 6
Spyro Gyra (MCA 5108)
22 RARITIES 34 45 66 4  
Beatles (Capitol SHAL-12060)
23 PERMANENT WAVES 22 16 16 14
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4001)
24 WARM THOUGHTS 26 28 32 8
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T8 368M1)
25 FUN AND GAMES 21 18 15 11
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-3715)
26 GET HAPPY! 25 14 14 7
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 36347)
27 CRASH AND BURN 31 36 47 5
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6262)
28 RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN 24 19 19 15
Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor PD 16240)
29 DUKE 63 -- -- 2  
Genesis (Atlantic SD 16014)
30 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 27 22 20 25
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1236)
31 LONDON CALLING 32 32 29 12
Clash (Epic E2 36328)
32 ROBERTA FLACK FEATURING DONNY HATHAWAY 36 40 48 6
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 16013)
33 MICKEY MOUSE DISCO 39 53 65 7
Various Artists (Disneyland 2504)
34 KENNY 29 25 24 32
Kenny Rogers (United Artists LWAK-979)
35 SPIRIT OF LOVE 47 60 -- 3  
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3806)
36 ON THE RADIO: GREATEST HITS, VOLUMES I & II 28 23 22 27
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 2-7191)
37 DREAMS 41 49 58 4
Grace Slick (RCA AFL1-3544)
38 GQ TWO 40 41 45 5
GQ (Arista AL 9511)
39 THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE 37 37 37 10
Gary Numan (Atco SD 38-120)
40 LET'S GET SERIOUS 54 75 -- 3  
Jermaine Jackson (Motown M7-928R1)
41 BAD LUCK STREAK IN DANCING SCHOOL 38 33 23 10
Warren Zevon (Asylum 5E-509)
42 SKYLARKIN' 30 30 31 8  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown M7-933R1)
43 THE ROSE (SOUNDTRACK) 46 43 34 19
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 16010)
44 PROGRESSIONS IN POWER 45 46 54 5
Triumph (RCA AFL1-3524)
45 MOUTH TO MOUTH 57 80 92 4  
Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca NBLP 7197)
46 THE GAMBLER 48 50 46 69
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
47 TENTH 35 35 39 7  
Marshall Tucker Band (WB HS 3410)
48 KEEP THE FIRE 43 39 40 29
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 36172)
49 JUST ONE NIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-2-4262)
50 CORNERSTONE 33 27 25 30  
Styx (A&M SP-3711)
51 GREATEST HITS 51 52 53 52
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)
52 EAT TO THE BEAT 49 42 43 30
Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1225)
53 LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING 59 69 -- 3
Joe Perry Project (Columbia JC 36388)
54 LADIES' NIGHT 42 31 26 32  
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 9513)
55 TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME 67 93 -- 3  
Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (Arista AL 9515)
56 AFTER DARK 53 55 27 10
Andy Gibb (RSO RS1-3069)
57 . . . BUT THE LITTLE GIRLS UNDERSTAND 44 44 30 10  
Knack (Capitol S000-12045)
58 GAP BAND II 52 51 36 16
Gap Band (Mercury SRM-1-3804)
59 VICTIMS OF THE FURY 50 38 38 10
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1215)
60 DREAM STREET ROSE 66 72 84 4
Gordon Lightfoot (WB HS 3426)
61 UNDERTOW 69 76 99 4
Firefall (Atlantic SD 16006)
62 FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER 55 54 50 32
Molly Hatchet (Epic JE 36110)
63 GOLD & PLATINUM 62 59 57 21
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-11008)
64 TRILOGY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE 73 84 95 4
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 3FS 2300)
65 SKYWAY 70 73 77 5
Skyy (Salsoul SA 8532)
66 BACKSTAGE PASS 77 -- -- 2  
Little River Band (Capitol SWBK-12061)
67 SEPTEMBER MORN 61 56 42 17
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 36121)
68 EVERY GENERATION 58 47 28 12
Ronnie Laws (United Artists LT-1001)
69 BEE GEES' GREATEST 68 62 56 25
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-4200)
70 BIG FUN 65 48 35 19
Shalamar (Solar BXL1-3479)
71 ONE EIGHTY 90 -- -- 2  
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3638)
72 DREAMS COME TRUE 85 -- -- 2  
Earl Klugh (United Artists LT-1026)
73 DEGUELLO 60 57 49 23  
ZZ Top (WB HS 3361)
74 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 76 79 76 40
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
75 HIDEAWAY 56 58 61 7  
David Sanborn (WB BSK 3379)
76 GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 81 -- -- 13
ABBA (Atlantic SD 160009)
77 B-52'S 79 82 82 10
B-52's (WB BSK 3355)
78 COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER 88 98 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 5107)
79 THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN 71 65 51 13
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 36327)
80 WELCOME TO THE CLUB 97 -- -- 2  
Ian Hunter (Chrysalis CH2 1269)
81 10 1/2 64 66 70 6  
Dramatics (MCA 3196)
82 THE SUGAR HILL GANG 78 67 68 6
Sugar Hill Gang (Sugar Hill SH-245)
83 SWEET SENSATION -- -- -- 1  
Stephanie Mills (20th Century T-603)
84 ALL THAT JAZZ 93 -- -- 2
Original Film Soundtrack (Casablanca NBLP 7198)
85 ADVENTURES IN UTOPIA 72 68 69 15  
Utopia (Bearsville BRK 6991)
86 MIDNIGHT MAGIC 82 71 60 38
Commodores (Motown M8-926M1)
87 LOVE SOMEBODY TODAY 75 61 44 9  
Sister Sledge (Cotillion SD 16012)
88 HOT BOX -- -- -- 1  
Fatback (Spring SP-1-6728)
89 TUSK 74 63 52 28  
Fleetwood Mac (WB 2HS 3550)
90 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 92 87 80 108
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
91 REACHING FOR TOMORROW -- -- -- 1  
Switch (Gordy G8-993M1)
92 THE CARS 94 92 90 95
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
93 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 86 81 63 35
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002)
94 STRANGER IN TOWN 95 96 -- 3
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
95 AFTER MIDNIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Manhattans (Columbia JC 36411)
96 A DECADE OF ROCK AND ROLL, 1970 TO 1980 -- -- -- 1  
REO Speedwagon (Epic KE2 36444)
97 MASTERPIECE -- -- -- 1  
Mass Production (Cotillion SD 5218)
98 ON TO VICTORY -- -- -- 1  
Humble Pie (Atco SD 38-131)
99 LADY T -- -- -- 1  
Teena Marie (Gordy G7-99281)
100 AUTOGRAPH 96 74 55 8
John Denver (RCA AQL1-3449)

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:

   • "Dancin' And Lovin'" by Spinners (# 80)
   • "Union Jacks" by Babys (# 83)
   • "The Best Side Of Goodbye" by Jane Olivor (# 84)
   • "Rise" by Herb Alpert (# 87)
   • "Minute By Minute" by Doobie Brothers (# 89)
   • "Malice In Wonderland" by Nazareth (# 91)
   • "Hydra" by Toto (# 98)
   • "Breakfast In America" by Supertramp (# 99)
   • "Sit Down And Talk To Me" by Lou Rawls (#100)

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