Friday September 18, 1981
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 12, 1981



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1 ESCAPE 1 3 3 6
Journey (Columbia TC 37408)
2 BELLA DONNA 3 4 10 5
Stevie Nicks (Modern MR 38-139)
3 4 2 2 2 8
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 16999)
4 PRECIOUS TIME 4 1 1 8
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1346)
5 ENDLESS LOVE 5 7 9 7
Original Film Soundtrack (Mercury SRM-1-2001)
6 HI INFIDELITY 6 6 4 40
REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 36844)
7 LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER 7 5 5 15
Moody Blues (Threshold TRL-1-2901)
8 PIRATES 9 10 12 6
Rickie Lee Jones (WB BSK 3432)
9 TIME 11 17 28 4
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet FZ 37371)
10 STREET SONGS 10 9 7 20
Rick James (Gordy G8-1002M1)
11 DON'T SAY NO 8 8 8 17
Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12146)
12 TATTOO YOU -- -- -- 1  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 16052)
13 WORKING CLASS DOG 14 16 17 15
Rick Springfield (RCA AFL1-3697)
14 SHARE YOUR LOVE 12 11 6 10
Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1108)
15 IN THE POCKET 13 13 13 10
Commodores (Motown M8-955M1)
16 PRETENDERS II 24 36 67 4
Pretenders (Sire SRK 3572)
17 HEAVY METAL 19 27 39 5
Original Film Soundtrack (Full Moon DP-900004)
18 BLACK & WHITE 15 15 16 11
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-18)
19 EL LOCO 20 22 25 6
ZZ Top (WB BSK 3593)
20 IT MUST BE MAGIC 18 19 20 13
Teena Marie (Gordy G8-1004M1)
21 HARD PROMISES 17 12 11 17
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5160)
22 BREAKIN' AWAY 28 42 59 4
Al Jarreau (WB BSK 3576)
23 MISTAKEN IDENTITY 16 14 14 20
Kim Carnes (EMI America SO-17052)
24 FANCY FREE 22 24 19 14
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 5209)
25 KOO-KOO 32 52 -- 3
Debbie Harry (Chrysalis CHR 1347)
26 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE 25 20 18 14
Air Supply (Arista AL 9551)
27 FEELS SO RIGHT 23 23 24 24
Alabama (RCA AHL1-3930)
28 PARADISE THEATER 21 18 15 33
Styx (A&M SP-3719)
29 JUICE 27 28 31 25
Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12136)
30 MOVING PICTURES 26 25 22 29
Rush (Mercury ARM-1-4013)
31 I'M IN LOVE 29 30 35 7
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA AFL1-3962)
32 STEP BY STEP 37 58 76 4
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 5E-532)
33 FACE VALUE 30 21 21 27
Phil Collins (Atlantic 16029-1)
34 DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP 31 26 23 22
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16033)
35 BLIZZARD OF OZZ 33 35 32 20
Ozzy Osbourne (Jet JZ 36812)
36 GREATEST HITS 34 34 33 48
Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072)
37 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 38 39 41 81
Christopher Cross (WB BSK 3383)
38 JUST BE MY LADY 39 44 50 6
Larry Graham (WB BSK 3554)
39 MECCA FOR MODERNS 36 32 26 13
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 16036)
40 LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS 35 29 29 11
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol SKBK-12156)
41 FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN 41 37 30 10
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia FC 37389)
42 REFLECTOR 48 54 61 7
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-3726)
43 ZEBOP! 40 31 27 22
Santana (Columbia FC 37158)
44 THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD 42 43 46 38
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9518)
45 VOICES 44 47 42 47
Hall & Oates (RCA AQL1-3646)
46 SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS 47 53 57 10
John Denver (RCA AFL1-4055)
47 BEAUTY AND THE BEAT 56 65 75 5
Go-Go's (I.R.S. SP-70021)
48 SHOT OF LOVE 69 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Columbia TC 37496)
49 MODERN TIMES 46 38 38 22
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3848)
50 THE MAN WITH THE HORN 45 40 40 7
Miles Davis (Columbia FC 36790)
51 DIMPLES 43 33 34 7
Richard "Dimples" Fields (Boardwalk NB1 33232)
52 FREETIME 76 -- -- 2  
Spyro Gyra (MCA 5238)
53 ROCKIHNROLL 51 48 37 20
Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley BZ-10069)
54 MY MELODY 54 56 58 21
Deniece Williams (ARC FC 37048)
55 HOY-HOY! 55 73 86 4
Little Feat (WB 2BSK 3538)
56 LOVE ALL THE HURT AWAY 61 77 -- 3
Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9552)
57 HIGH 'N' DRY 62 72 82 5
Def Leppard (Mercury SRM-1-4021)
58 BACK IN BLACK 50 46 48 57
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16108)
59 NORTH COAST 64 70 79 4
Michael Stanley Band (EMI America SW-17056)
60 CARL CARLTON 67 80 91 4
Carl Carlton (20th Century T-628)
61 SHORT BACK N' SIDES 74 87 -- 3  
Ian Hunter (Chrysalis CHR 1326)
62 BROTHERS OF THE ROAD 71 84 -- 3
Allman Brothers Band (Arista AL 9564)
63 FAIR WARNING 53 51 49 16
Van Halen (WB HS 3540)
64 THE DUDE 57 57 56 24
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3721)
65 PARTY MIX 58 60 68 5
B-52's (WB MINI 3596)
66 LOVERBOY 63 59 52 28
Loverboy (Columbia JC 36762)
67 JUMPIN' JIVE 49 49 55 6  
Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4871)
68 STARS ON LONG PLAY 52 41 36 18  
Stars On Long Play (Radio Records RR 16044)
69 WILD-EYED SOUTHERN BOYS 59 55 51 30
.38 Special (A&M SP-4835)
70 CAN'T WE FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 65 68 71 6
Phyllis Hyman (Arista AL 9544)
71 CRIMES OF PASSION 60 50 44 55  
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1275)
72 MAGIC MAN 81 100 -- 3
Herb Alpert (A&M SP-3728)
73 WITH YOU 66 45 45 8
Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion SD 16049)
74 THE CLARKE/DUKE PROJECT 68 61 53 20
Stanley Clarke / George Duke (Epic FE 36918)
75 GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT -- -- -- 1  
Kinks (Arista AL 9567)
76 EAST SIDE STORY 73 67 54 14
Squeeze (A&M SP-4854)
77 CHILDREN OF TOMORROW 70 62 63 7
Frankie Smith (WMOT FW 37391)
78 ICEHOUSE 85 92 99 4
Icehouse (Chrysalis CHR 1350)
79 THE COMPLETION BACKWARD PRINCIPLE 75 69 60 14
Tubes (Capitol SOO-12151)
80 URBAN CHIPMUNK 77 74 65 13
Chipmunks (RCA AFL1-4027)
81 SIGN OF THE TIMES -- -- -- 1  
Bob James (Tappan Zee FC 37495)
82 WINNERS 72 63 47 9
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-3724)
83 PLEASANT DREAMS 79 82 83 5
Ramones (Sire SRK 3571)
84 TIME EXPOSURE -- -- -- 1  
Little River Band (Capitol ST-12163)
85 MARAUDER 78 64 43 9
Blackfoot (Atco SD 32107)
86 BLACK TIE 88 96 -- 3
Manhattans (Columbia FC 37156)
87 BALIN 80 76 64 12
Marty Balin (EMI America SO-17054)
88 THE JAZZ SINGER 82 79 77 42
Neil Diamond (Capitol SWAV-12120)
89 AEROBIC DANCING 98 -- -- 2
Barbara Ann Auer (Gateway GSLP-7610)
90 THERE'S NO GETTIN' OVER ME -- -- -- 1  
Ronnie Milsap (RCA AHL1-4060)
91 NIGHTCLUBBING 84 78 74 16
Grace Jones (Island ILPS 9624)
92 COMPUTER WORLD 83 71 72 11
Kraftwerk (WB HS 3549)
93 SUMMER HEAT -- -- -- 1  
Brick (Bang FZ 37471)
94 KNIGHTS OF THE SOUND TABLE 86 75 62 15
Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2019)
95 SIMPLICITY -- -- -- 1  
Tim Curry (A&M SP-4830)
96 THE RIGHT PLACE 96 -- -- 2
Gary Wright (WB BSK 3511)
97 CAROL HENSEL'S EXERCISE & DANCE PROGRAM 91 88 93 24
Carol Hensel (Vintage VNI 7713)
98 THE ELECTRIC SPANKING OF WAR BABIES 89 90 -- 3
Funkadelic (WB BSK 3482)
99 ARTHUR -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BSK 3582)
100 THE FOX 92 93 97 15
Elton John (Geffen GHS 2002)

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:

   • "Made In America" by Carpenters (# 87)
   • "Cameron's In Love" by Cameron (# 90)
   • "For Your Eyes Only" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 93)
   • "Girls To Chat & Boys To Bounce" by Foghat (# 94)
   • "Blue And Gray" by Poco (# 95)
   • "Killers" by Iron Maiden (# 97)
   • "In the Night" by Cheryl Lynn (# 99)
   • "Stephanie" by Stephanie Mills (#100)

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