Thursday May 15, 1980
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 10, 1980



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1 THE WALL 1 1 1 22
Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183)
2 AGAINST THE WIND 2 2 2 9
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SOO-12041)
3 GLASS HOUSES 3 3 3 8
Billy Joel (Columbia FC 36384)
4 MAD LOVE 4 4 4 10
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 5E-510)
5 WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST 5 6 24 4
Van Halen (WB HS 3415)
6 OFF THE WALL 6 6 6 37
Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745)
7 GO ALL THE WAY 8 10 29 4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck FZ 36385)
8 DEPARTURE 7 7 9 8
Journey (Columbia FC 36339)
9 GIDEON 10 13 21 5
Kenny Rogers (United Artists LO-1035)
10 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 13 14 15 11
Christopher Cross (WB BSK 3383)
11 THE LONG RUN 11 12 10 30
Eagles (Asylum 5E-508)
12 LIGHT UP THE NIGHT 12 8 8 10
Brothers Johnson (A&M SO-3716)
13 MIDDLE MAN 15 17 34 4
Boz Scaggs (Columbia FC 36196)
14 THE WHISPERS 9 9 6 17
Whispers (Solar BXL1-3521)
15 AMERICAN GIGOLO 14 11 11 11
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD-1-6259)
16 PRETENDERS 19 20 20 15
Pretenders (Sire SRK 6083)
17 DAMN THE TORPEDOES 17 15 7 27
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet 5105)
18 PHOENIX 16 16 12 23
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon FE 35634)
19 BEBE LE STRANGE 18 18 13 11
Heart (Epic FE 36371)
20 RARITIES 22 34 45 5
Beatles (Capitol SHAL-12060)
21 CATCHING THE SUN 21 23 26 7
Spyro Gyra (MCA 5108)
22 DUKE 29 63 -- 3
Genesis (Atlantic SD 16014)
23 LOVE STINKS 20 19 17 14
J. Geils Band (EMI America SOO-17016)
24 WARM THOUGHTS 24 26 28 9
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T8 368M1)
25 JUST ONE NIGHT 49 -- -- 2  
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-2-4262)
26 CRASH AND BURN 27 31 36 6
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6262)
27 MICKEY MOUSE DISCO 33 39 53 8
Various Artists (Disneyland 2504)
28 PERMANENT WAVES 23 22 16 15
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4001)
29 ROBERTA FLACK FEATURING DONNY HATHAWAY 32 36 40 7
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 16013)
30 LET'S GET SERIOUS 40 54 75 4
Jermaine Jackson (Motown M7-928R1)
31 LONDON CALLING 31 32 32 13
Clash (Epic E2 36328)
32 SPIRIT OF LOVE 35 47 60 4
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3806)
33 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 30 27 22 26
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1236)
34 RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN 28 24 19 16
Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor PD 16240)
35 MOUTH TO MOUTH 45 57 80 5
Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca NBLP 7197)
36 DREAMS 37 41 49 5
Grace Slick (RCA AFL1-3544)
37 FUN AND GAMES 25 21 18 12  
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-3715)
38 KENNY 34 29 25 33
Kenny Rogers (United Artists LWAK-979)
39 GET HAPPY! 26 25 14 8  
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 36347)
40 ON THE RADIO: GREATEST HITS, VOLUMES I & II 36 28 23 28
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 2-7191)
41 THE ROSE (SOUNDTRACK) 43 46 43 20
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 16010)
42 TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME 55 67 93 4  
Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (Arista AL 9515)
43 PROGRESSIONS IN POWER 44 45 46 6
Triumph (RCA AFL1-3524)
44 THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE 39 37 37 11
Gary Numan (Atco SD 38-120)
45 THE GAMBLER 46 48 50 70
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
46 SWEET SENSATION 83 -- -- 2  
Stephanie Mills (20th Century T-603)
47 KEEP THE FIRE 48 43 39 30
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 36172)
48 GREATEST HITS 51 51 52 53
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)
49 GQ TWO 38 40 41 6  
GQ (Arista AL 9511)
50 LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING 53 59 69 4
Joe Perry Project (Columbia JC 36388)
51 SKYLARKIN' 42 30 30 9
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown M7-933R1)
52 CORNERSTONE 50 33 27 31
Styx (A&M SP-3711)
53 BAD LUCK STREAK IN DANCING SCHOOL 41 38 33 11  
Warren Zevon (Asylum 5E-509)
54 EAT TO THE BEAT 52 49 42 31
Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1225)
55 UNDERTOW 61 69 76 5
Firefall (Atlantic SD 16006)
56 LADIES' NIGHT 54 42 31 33
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 9513)
57 TENTH 47 35 35 8
Marshall Tucker Band (WB HS 3410)
58 TRILOGY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE 64 73 84 5
Frank Sinatra (Reprise 3FS 2300)
59 DREAM STREET ROSE 60 66 72 5
Gordon Lightfoot (WB HS 3426)
60 BACKSTAGE PASS 66 77 -- 3
Little River Band (Capitol SWBK-12061)
61 ONE EIGHTY 71 90 -- 3
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3638)
62 AFTER DARK 56 53 55 11
Andy Gibb (RSO RS1-3069)
63 SKYWAY 65 70 73 6
Skyy (Salsoul SA 8532)
64 GOLD & PLATINUM 63 62 59 22
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-11008)
65 DREAMS COME TRUE 72 85 -- 3
Earl Klugh (United Artists LT-1026)
66 . . . BUT THE LITTLE GIRLS UNDERSTAND 57 44 44 11
Knack (Capitol S000-12045)
67 VICTIMS OF THE FURY 59 50 38 11
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1215)
68 WELCOME TO THE CLUB 80 97 -- 3  
Ian Hunter (Chrysalis CH2 1269)
69 COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER 78 88 98 4
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 5107)
70 FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER 62 55 54 33
Molly Hatchet (Epic JE 36110)
71 BEE GEES' GREATEST 69 68 62 26
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-4200)
72 GAP BAND II 58 52 51 17  
Gap Band (Mercury SRM-1-3804)
73 A DECADE OF ROCK AND ROLL, 1970 TO 1980 96 -- -- 2  
REO Speedwagon (Epic KE2 36444)
74 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 74 76 79 41
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
75 ALL THAT JAZZ 84 93 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (Casablanca NBLP 7198)
76 B-52'S 77 79 82 11
B-52's (WB BSK 3355)
77 SEPTEMBER MORN 67 61 56 18
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 36121)
78 HOT BOX 88 -- -- 2
Fatback (Spring SP-1-6728)
79 BIG FUN 70 65 48 20
Shalamar (Solar BXL1-3479)
80 GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 76 81 -- 14
ABBA (Atlantic SD 160009)
81 AFTER MIDNIGHT 95 -- -- 2  
Manhattans (Columbia JC 36411)
82 EVERY GENERATION 68 58 47 13  
Ronnie Laws (United Artists LT-1001)
83 HIDEAWAY 75 56 58 8
David Sanborn (WB BSK 3379)
84 REACHING FOR TOMORROW 91 -- -- 2
Switch (Gordy G8-993M1)
85 THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN 79 71 65 14
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 36327)
86 ON TO VICTORY 98 -- -- 2  
Humble Pie (Atco SD 38-131)
87 THE SUGAR HILL GANG 82 78 67 7
Sugar Hill Gang (Sugar Hill SH-245)
88 MIDNIGHT MAGIC 86 82 71 39
Commodores (Motown M8-926M1)
89 ADVENTURES IN UTOPIA 85 72 68 16
Utopia (Bearsville BRK 6991)
90 TUSK 89 74 63 29
Fleetwood Mac (WB 2HS 3550)
91 THE CARS 92 94 92 96
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
92 EXTENSIONS -- -- -- 1  
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 19258)
93 STRANGER IN TOWN 94 95 96 4
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
94 DEGUELLO 73 60 57 24  
ZZ Top (WB HS 3361)
95 LADY T 99 -- -- 2
Teena Marie (Gordy G7-99281)
96 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 90 92 87 109
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
97 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 93 86 81 36
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002)
98 LOVE SOMEBODY TODAY 87 75 61 10  
Sister Sledge (Cotillion SD 16012)
99 THE BLUE ALBUM -- -- -- 1  
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Source SOR-3197)
100 EVITA -- -- 95 4
Festival (RSO RS-1-3061)

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:

   • "10 1/2" by Dramatics (# 81)
   • "Masterpiece" by Mass Production (# 97)
   • "Autograph" by John Denver (#100)

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