Sunday August 9, 1981
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 8, 1981



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1 PRECIOUS TIME 9 28 -- 3
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1346)
2 HI INFIDELITY 2 2 1 35
REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 36844)
3 SHARE YOUR LOVE 3 5 8 5
Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1108)
4 HARD PROMISES 4 4 4 12
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5160)
5 LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER 1 1 3 10
Moody Blues (Threshold TRL-1-2901)
6 STREET SONGS 6 6 7 15
Rick James (Gordy G8-1002M1)
7 4 10 19 -- 3
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 16999)
8 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE 8 10 14 9
Air Supply (Arista AL 9551)
9 MISTAKEN IDENTITY 5 3 2 15
Kim Carnes (EMI America SO-17052)
10 ESCAPE -- -- -- 1  
Journey (Columbia TC 37408)
11 PARADISE THEATER 7 7 5 28
Styx (A&M SP-3719)
12 FANCY FREE 12 14 17 9
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 5209)
13 DON'T SAY NO 15 17 19 12
Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12146)
14 MOVING PICTURES 11 11 13 24
Rush (Mercury ARM-1-4013)
15 IN THE POCKET 17 23 40 5
Commodores (Motown M8-955M1)
16 DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP 13 8 6 17
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16033)
17 WORKING CLASS DOG 18 20 24 10
Rick Springfield (RCA AFL1-3697)
18 FACE VALUE 14 12 12 22
Phil Collins (Atlantic 16029-1)
19 STARS ON LONG PLAY 16 9 9 13
Stars On Long Play (Radio Records RR 16044)
20 BLACK & WHITE 26 34 46 6
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-18)
21 IT MUST BE MAGIC 23 26 30 8
Teena Marie (Gordy G8-1004M1)
22 ZEBOP! 19 13 10 17
Santana (Columbia FC 37158)
23 GREATEST HITS 22 16 16 43
Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072)
24 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 25 18 18 76
Christopher Cross (WB BSK 3383)
25 BLIZZARD OF OZZ 21 21 21 15
Ozzy Osbourne (Jet JZ 36812)
26 FAIR WARNING 20 15 15 11
Van Halen (WB HS 3540)
27 PIRATES -- -- -- 1  
Rickie Lee Jones (WB BSK 3432)
28 MECCA FOR MODERNS 28 30 32 8
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 16036)
29 VOICES 24 25 26 42
Hall & Oates (RCA AQL1-3646)
30 LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS 32 38 44 6
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol SKBK-12156)
31 FEELS SO RIGHT 34 39 41 19
Alabama (RCA AHL1-3930)
32 WILD-EYED SOUTHERN BOYS 27 27 28 25
.38 Special (A&M SP-4835)
33 THE CLARKE/DUKE PROJECT 33 37 38 15
Stanley Clarke / George Duke (Epic FE 36918)
34 THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD 29 24 20 12
Joe Walsh (Asylum 5E-523)
35 ENDLESS LOVE 81 -- -- 2  
Original Film Soundtrack (Mercury SRM-1-2001)
36 FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN 42 53 66 5
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia FC 37389)
37 THE COMPLETION BACKWARD PRINCIPLE 37 41 45 9
Tubes (Capitol SOO-12151)
38 WINNERS 44 58 89 4
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-3724)
39 ROCKIHNROLL 39 43 47 15
Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley BZ-10069)
40 MODERN TIMES 45 49 49 17
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3848)
41 URBAN CHIPMUNK 41 47 54 8
Chipmunks (RCA AFL1-4027)
42 BACK IN BLACK 30 29 27 52  
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16108)
43 ARC OF A DIVER 40 32 23 29
Steve Winwood (Island ILPS 9576)
44 KNIGHTS OF THE SOUND TABLE 31 22 22 10  
Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2019)
45 JUICE 52 62 68 20
Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12136)
46 BALIN 46 51 57 7
Marty Balin (EMI America SO-17054)
47 CRIMES OF PASSION 48 52 55 50
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1275)
48 MARAUDER 55 70 92 4
Blackfoot (Atco SD 32107)
49 LOVERBOY 47 45 33 23
Loverboy (Columbia JC 36762)
50 THE MAN WITH THE HORN 60 -- -- 2
Miles Davis (Columbia FC 36790)
51 I'M IN LOVE 66 -- -- 2  
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA AFL1-3962)
52 THE DUDE 35 35 31 19  
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3721)
53 THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD 61 71 80 33
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9518)
54 DIMPLES 71 -- -- 2  
Richard "Dimples" Fields (Boardwalk NB1 33232)
55 NIGHTCLUBBING 36 36 37 11  
Grace Jones (Island ILPS 9624)
56 EAST SIDE STORY 62 69 72 9
Squeeze (A&M SP-4854)
57 WITH YOU 67 76 -- 3
Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion SD 16049)
58 SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND 38 31 11 8  
George Harrison (Dark Horse DHK 3492)
59 WINELIGHT 49 40 25 38
Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 6E-305)
60 SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS 64 68 77 5
John Denver (RCA AFL1-4055)
61 MY MELODY 50 54 59 16  
Deniece Williams (ARC FC 37048)
62 RADIANT 53 55 56 20
Atlantic Starr (A&M SP-4833)
63 NOW OR NEVER 69 75 85 4
John Schneider (Scotti Brothers ARZ 37400)
64 AS FALLS WICHITA, SO FALLS WICHITA FALLS 65 67 73 6
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays (ECM ECM-1-1190)
65 EL LOCO -- -- -- 1  
ZZ Top (WB BSK 3593)
66 CAROL HENSEL'S EXERCISE & DANCE PROGRAM 43 33 34 19  
Carol Hensel (Vintage VNI 7713)
67 THE JAZZ SINGER 51 48 35 37  
Neil Diamond (Capitol SWAV-12120)
68 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 74 82 95 4
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 37373)
69 SEVEN YEAR ACHE 70 72 52 18
Rosanne Cash (Columbia JC 36965)
70 MADE IN AMERICA 76 84 96 4
Carpenters (A&M SP-3723)
71 THE FOX 59 46 29 10  
Elton John (Geffen GHS 2002)
72 DOUBLE FANTASY 72 56 48 36
John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen GHS 2001)
73 KILLERS 75 79 88 4
Iron Maiden (Harvest ST-12141)
74 VERY SPECIAL 58 60 62 11  
Debra Laws (Elektra 6E-300)
75 CHILDREN OF TOMORROW 87 -- -- 2  
Frankie Smith (WMOT FW 37391)
76 THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER 78 86 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 16047)
77 REFLECTOR 92 -- -- 2  
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-3726)
78 COMPUTER WORLD 80 83 86 6
Kraftwerk (WB HS 3549)
79 I'VE GOT THE ROCK 'N' ROLLS AGAIN 83 90 98 4
Joe Perry Project (Columbia FC 37364)
80 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE 54 44 36 17  
Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (Arista AL 9543)
81 STEPHANIE 68 66 53 13  
Stephanie Mills (20th Century T-700)
82 JUMPIN' JIVE -- -- -- 1  
Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4871)
83 WHAT CHA' GONNA DO FOR ME 57 50 39 14  
Chaka Khan (WB HS 3526)
84 TALK TALK TALK 89 93 -- 3
Psychedelic Furs (Columbia NFC 37339)
85 "RIT" 73 63 50 13  
Lee Ritenour (Elektra 6E-331)
86 BLUE AND GRAY 97 -- -- 2  
Poco (MCA 5227)
87 BEING WITH YOU 85 74 65 22
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T8-375M1)
88 THE VISITOR -- -- -- 1  
Mick Fleetwood (RCA AFL1-4080)
89 SHEENA EASTON 56 57 58 20  
Sheena Easton (EMI America ST-17049)
90 GUILTY 84 77 74 44
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36750)
91 IN THE NIGHT 100 -- -- 2
Cheryl Lynn (Columbia FC 37034)
92 EXPOSED/A CHEAP PEEK AT TODAY'S PROVOCATIVE NEW ROCK 79 61 51 8  
Various Artists (CBS X2 37124)
93 YEARS AGO 95 99 -- 3
Statler Brothers (Mercury SRM-1-6002)
94 CAN'T WE FALL IN LOVE AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Phyllis Hyman (Arista AL 9544)
95 SECRET COMBINATION 63 65 69 7  
Randy Crawford (WB BSK 3541)
96 JUST BE MY LADY -- -- -- 1  
Larry Graham (WB BSK 3554)
97 THREE FOR LOVE 94 87 75 27
Shalamar (Solar BZL1-3577)
98 MESSINA -- -- -- 1  
Jim Messina (WB BSK 3559)
99 DEDICATION 77 64 63 15  
Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America SO-17051)
100 SUPERMAN II -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (WB HS 3505)

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:

   • "Season Of Glass" by Yoko Ono (# 82)
   • "Gap Band III" by Gap Band (# 86)
   • "The Nature Of The Beast" by April Wine (# 88)
   • "Breaking All The Rules" by Peter Frampton (# 90)
   • "Send Your Love" by Aurra (# 91)
   • "Bad For Good" by Jim Steinman (# 93)
   • "Nightwalker" by Gino Vannelli (# 96)
   • "Face Dances" by Who (# 98)
   • "Hot! Live And Otherwise" by Dionne Warwick (# 99)

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