Monday October 5, 1981
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 3, 1981



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1 TATTOO YOU 1 4 12 4
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 16052)
2 ESCAPE 2 1 1 9
Journey (Columbia TC 37408)
3 4 3 3 3 11
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 16999)
4 BELLA DONNA 4 2 2 8
Stevie Nicks (Modern MR 38-139)
5 THE INNOCENT AGE 7 21 -- 3
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon KE2 37393)
6 NINE TONIGHT 10 -- -- 2
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol STBK-12182)
7 PRECIOUS TIME 5 6 4 11
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1346)
8 PIRATES 8 8 8 9
Rickie Lee Jones (WB BSK 3432)
9 LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER 6 7 7 18
Moody Blues (Threshold TRL-1-2901)
10 STREET SONGS 13 11 10 23
Rick James (Gordy G8-1002M1)
11 DON'T SAY NO 12 12 11 20
Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12146)
12 TIME 9 9 9 7
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet FZ 37371)
13 BREAKIN' AWAY 16 17 22 7
Al Jarreau (WB BSK 3576)
14 HEAVY METAL 15 15 17 8
Original Film Soundtrack (Full Moon DP-900004)
15 HI INFIDELITY 11 10 6 43
REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 36844)
16 PRETENDERS II 14 14 16 7
Pretenders (Sire SRK 3572)
17 ENDLESS LOVE 17 5 5 10
Original Film Soundtrack (Mercury SRM-1-2001)
18 EL LOCO 18 18 19 9
ZZ Top (WB BSK 3593)
19 SONGS IN THE ATTIC -- -- -- 1  
Billy Joel (Columbia TC 37461)
20 WORKING CLASS DOG 19 13 13 18
Rick Springfield (RCA AFL1-3697)
21 PRIVATE EYES 29 58 -- 3
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-4028)
22 JUICE 24 29 29 28
Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12136)
23 STEP BY STEP 25 27 32 7
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 5E-532)
24 BLACK & WHITE 20 19 18 14
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-18)
25 IN THE POCKET 22 20 15 13
Commodores (Motown M8-955M1)
26 SHARE YOUR LOVE 21 16 14 13
Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1108)
27 HARD PROMISES 26 25 21 20
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5160)
28 GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT 34 47 75 4
Kinks (Arista AL 9567)
29 FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN 30 33 41 13
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia FC 37389)
30 FANCY FREE 28 26 24 17
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 5209)
31 KOO-KOO 23 23 25 6
Debbie Harry (Chrysalis CHR 1347)
32 FEELS SO RIGHT 32 30 27 27
Alabama (RCA AHL1-3930)
33 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 35 35 37 84
Christopher Cross (WB BSK 3383)
34 BEAUTY AND THE BEAT 37 41 47 8
Go-Go's (I.R.S. SP-70021)
35 MISTAKEN IDENTITY 27 24 23 23
Kim Carnes (EMI America SO-17052)
36 TIME EXPOSURE 42 63 84 4
Little River Band (Capitol ST-12163)
37 LOVE ALL THE HURT AWAY 38 43 56 6
Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9552)
38 WILLIE NELSON'S GREATEST HITS (AND SOME THAT WILL BE) 52 87 -- 3  
Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 37542)
39 CARL CARLTON 45 53 60 7
Carl Carlton (20th Century T-628)
40 FREETIME 40 44 52 5
Spyro Gyra (MCA 5238)
41 DEAD RINGER 48 65 -- 3
Meat Loaf (Cleveland Intl. FE 36007)
42 PARADISE THEATER 33 28 28 36
Styx (A&M SP-3719)
43 IT MUST BE MAGIC 31 22 20 16  
Teena Marie (Gordy G8-1004M1)
44 HIGH 'N' DRY 46 51 57 8
Def Leppard (Mercury SRM-1-4021)
45 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE 39 31 26 17
Air Supply (Arista AL 9551)
46 DEAD SET 56 73 -- 3
Grateful Dead (Arista A2L 8606)
47 LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS 47 48 40 14
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol SKBK-12156)
48 BLIZZARD OF OZZ 50 38 35 23
Ozzy Osbourne (Jet JZ 36812)
49 GREATEST HITS 41 39 36 51
Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072)
50 IT'S TIME FOR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. TZ 37491)
51 MOVING PICTURES 43 32 30 32
Rush (Mercury ARM-1-4013)
52 NEVER TOO MUCH 73 -- -- 2  
Luther Vandross (Epic FE 37451)
53 SIGN OF THE TIMES 59 67 81 4
Bob James (Tappan Zee FC 37495)
54 NORTH COAST 55 56 59 7
Michael Stanley Band (EMI America SW-17056)
55 SHOT OF LOVE 36 36 48 5  
Bob Dylan (Columbia TC 37496)
56 I'M IN LOVE 44 34 31 10  
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA AFL1-3962)
57 MECCA FOR MODERNS 51 46 39 16
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 16036)
58 THERE'S NO GETTIN' OVER ME 64 77 90 4
Ronnie Milsap (RCA AHL1-4060)
59 SHORT BACK N' SIDES 53 55 61 6
Ian Hunter (Chrysalis CHR 1326)
60 ARTHUR 69 83 99 4
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BSK 3582)
61 BACK IN BLACK 63 64 58 60
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16108)
62 SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS 58 45 46 13
John Denver (RCA AFL1-4055)
63 THE MANY FACETS OF ROGER 90 -- -- 2  
Roger (WB BSK 3594)
64 FACE VALUE 57 37 33 30
Phil Collins (Atlantic 16029-1)
65 DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP 49 40 34 25  
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16033)
66 TONIGHT! 79 -- -- 2  
Four Tops (Casablanca NBLP 7258)
67 REFLECTOR 61 42 42 10
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-3726)
68 ALLIED FORCES 83 -- -- 2  
Triumph (RCA AFL1-3902)
69 MY MELODY 65 61 54 24
Deniece Williams (ARC FC 37048)
70 SUMMER HEAT 74 82 93 4
Brick (Bang FZ 37471)
71 BROTHERS OF THE ROAD 54 54 62 6  
Allman Brothers Band (Arista AL 9564)
72 ZEBOP! 62 49 43 25
Santana (Columbia FC 37158)
73 THE DUDE 67 69 64 27
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3721)
74 DIMPLES 60 57 51 10  
Richard "Dimples" Fields (Boardwalk NB1 33232)
75 THE TIME 88 -- -- 2  
Time (WB BSK 3598)
76 JUST BE MY LADY 68 50 38 9
Larry Graham (WB BSK 3554)
77 CRIMES OF PASSION 80 78 71 58
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1275)
78 THE PRESSURE IS ON 85 92 -- 3
Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra 5E-535)
79 THE MAN WITH THE HORN 72 66 50 10
Miles Davis (Columbia FC 36790)
80 AEROBIC DANCING 82 86 89 5
Barbara Ann Auer (Gateway GSLP-7610)
81 ROCKIHNROLL 66 59 53 23  
Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley BZ-10069)
82 HOY-HOY! 78 52 55 7
Little Feat (WB 2BSK 3538)
83 VOICES 76 60 45 50
Hall & Oates (RCA AQL1-3646)
84 THIS KIND OF LOVIN' -- -- -- 1  
Whispers (Solar BXL1-3976)
85 EAST SIDE STORY 71 74 76 17  
Squeeze (A&M SP-4854)
86 SLINGSHOT -- -- -- 1  
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 6002)
87 TOUCH 96 -- -- 2
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Columbia FC 37086)
88 MODERN TIMES 70 62 49 25  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3848)
89 HANG FOR YOUR LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Shooting Star (Virgin NFR 37407)
90 URBAN CHIPMUNK 93 88 80 16
Chipmunks (RCA AFL1-4027)
91 ICEHOUSE 75 76 78 7  
Icehouse (Chrysalis CHR 1350)
92 LIVE -- -- -- 1  
Barbara Mandrell (MCA 5243)
93 THE FRIENDS OF MR. CAIRO 100 -- -- 2
Jon & Vangelis (Polydor PD-1-6326)
94 THE TEMPTATIONS 95 96 -- 3
Temptations (Gordy G8-1006M1)
95 COMPUTER WORLD 97 99 92 14
Kraftwerk (WB HS 3549)
96 WILD-EYED SOUTHERN BOYS 84 80 69 33  
.38 Special (A&M SP-4835)
97 FAIR WARNING 81 72 63 19  
Van Halen (WB HS 3540)
98 THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD 87 68 44 41  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9518)
99 LOVERBOY 77 70 66 31  
Loverboy (Columbia JC 36762)
100 CAN'T WE FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 91 79 70 9
Phyllis Hyman (Arista AL 9544)

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:

   • "Children Of Tomorrow" by Frankie Smith (# 86)
   • "Magic Man" by Herb Alpert (# 89)
   • "Simplicity" by Tim Curry (# 92)
   • "Stars On Long Play" by Stars On Long Play (# 94)
   • "The Jazz Singer" by Neil Diamond (# 98)
   • "Jumpin' Jive" by Joe Jackson (# 99)

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