Wednesday November 4, 1981
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 31, 1981



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1 TATTOO YOU 1 1 1 8
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 16052)
2 4 2 3 3 15
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 16999)
3 ESCAPE 3 2 2 13
Journey (Columbia TC 37408)
4 NINE TONIGHT 4 4 4 6
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol STBK-12182)
5 THE INNOCENT AGE 5 5 5 7
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon KE2 37393)
6 BELLA DONNA 6 6 6 12
Stevie Nicks (Modern MR 38-139)
7 SONGS IN THE ATTIC 7 7 8 5
Billy Joel (Columbia TC 37461)
8 PRECIOUS TIME 8 8 7 15
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1346)
9 GHOST IN THE MACHINE 31 -- -- 2  
Police (A&M SP-3730)
10 BREAKIN' AWAY 9 9 11 11
Al Jarreau (WB BSK 3576)
11 LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER 10 11 9 22
Moody Blues (Threshold TRL-1-2901)
12 PRIVATE EYES 13 14 17 7
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-4028)
13 ABACAB 17 36 -- 3
Genesis (Atlantic SD 19313)
14 DON'T SAY NO 12 12 13 24
Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12146)
15 STREET SONGS 11 10 10 27
Rick James (Gordy G8-1002M1)
16 IT'S TIME FOR LOVE 18 20 33 5
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. TZ 37491)
17 IF I SHOULD LOVE AGAIN 34 63 -- 3  
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9573)
18 SOMETHING SPECIAL 38 71 -- 3  
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 8502)
19 WILLIE NELSON'S GREATEST HITS (AND SOME THAT WILL BE) 20 23 28 7
Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 37542)
20 HI INFIDELITY 15 15 15 47
REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 36844)
21 HEAVY METAL 14 13 14 12
Original Film Soundtrack (Full Moon DP-900004)
22 TIME EXPOSURE 25 27 30 8
Little River Band (Capitol ST-12163)
23 IN THE POCKET 23 24 25 17
Commodores (Motown M8-955M1)
24 NEVER TOO MUCH 26 29 35 6
Luther Vandross (Epic FE 37451)
25 PIRATES 21 17 12 13
Rickie Lee Jones (WB BSK 3432)
26 THE MANY FACETS OF ROGER 28 33 44 6
Roger (WB BSK 3594)
27 ENDLESS LOVE 16 16 16 14  
Original Film Soundtrack (Mercury SRM-1-2001)
28 WORKING CLASS DOG 19 19 20 22
Rick Springfield (RCA AFL1-3697)
29 NEW TRADITIONALISTS 35 41 56 4
Devo (WB BSK 3595)
30 BEAUTY AND THE BEAT 30 31 31 12
Go-Go's (I.R.S. SP-70021)
31 GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT 22 22 24 8
Kinks (Arista AL 9567)
32 SHARE YOUR LOVE 24 25 26 17
Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1108)
33 THIS IS THE WAY 41 60 97 4
Rossington-Collins Band (MCA 5207)
34 TIME 27 18 18 11
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet FZ 37371)
35 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 32 32 32 88
Christopher Cross (WB BSK 3383)
36 ALLIED FORCES 43 49 57 6
Triumph (RCA AFL1-3902)
37 TONIGHT! 46 53 59 6
Four Tops (Casablanca NBLP 7258)
38 FEELS SO RIGHT 39 35 34 31
Alabama (RCA AHL1-3930)
39 THE TIME 45 55 64 6
Time (WB BSK 3598)
40 ARTHUR 40 45 51 8
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BSK 3582)
41 JUICE 36 26 22 32
Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12136)
42 SHOW TIME 54 75 -- 3  
Slave (Cotillion SD 5227)
43 GREATEST HITS 44 48 50 55
Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072)
44 EL LOCO 37 30 21 13
ZZ Top (WB BSK 3593)
45 STEP BY STEP 33 28 23 11  
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 5E-532)
46 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE 47 50 49 21
Air Supply (Arista AL 9551)
47 PRETENDERS II 29 21 19 11  
Pretenders (Sire SRK 3572)
48 LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS 53 46 47 18
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol SKBK-12156)
49 FANCY FREE 51 43 36 21
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 5209)
50 HIGH 'N' DRY 42 42 42 12
Def Leppard (Mercury SRM-1-4021)
51 FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN 48 39 29 17
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia FC 37389)
52 STANDING TALL 64 82 -- 3  
Crusaders (MCA 5254)
53 CARL CARLTON 49 38 38 11
Carl Carlton (20th Century T-628)
54 LOVE ALL THE HURT AWAY 57 58 52 10
Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9552)
55 FREETIME 50 44 45 9
Spyro Gyra (MCA 5238)
56 TORCH 76 -- -- 2  
Carly Simon (WB BSK 3592)
57 THIS KIND OF LOVIN' 59 67 73 5
Whispers (Solar BXL1-3976)
58 SOLID GROUND 69 89 -- 3  
Ronnie Laws (Liberty LO-51087)
59 MISTAKEN IDENTITY 58 51 39 27
Kim Carnes (EMI America SO-17052)
60 THE DUDE 66 68 70 31
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3721)
61 THERE'S NO GETTIN' OVER ME 52 52 53 8
Ronnie Milsap (RCA AHL1-4060)
62 DEAD RINGER 56 37 37 7
Meat Loaf (Cleveland Intl. FE 36007)
63 TOO LATE THE HERO 65 66 79 4
John Entwistle (Atco SD 38-142)
64 BLACK & WHITE 55 34 27 18
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-18)
65 ALL THE GREAT HITS -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (Motown M13-960C2)
66 BACK IN BLACK 68 62 62 64
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16108)
67 EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE 70 77 87 4
Patti Austin (Qwest QWS 3591)
68 SIGN OF THE TIMES 62 47 48 8
Bob James (Tappan Zee FC 37495)
69 CRIMES OF PASSION 73 74 76 62
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1275)
70 HANG FOR YOUR LIFE 74 76 81 5
Shooting Star (Virgin NFR 37407)
71 PARADISE THEATER 63 56 46 40
Styx (A&M SP-3719)
72 INSIDE YOU -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck FZ 37533)
73 DEAD SET 60 40 40 7  
Grateful Dead (Arista A2L 8606)
74 MOVING PICTURES 72 61 55 36
Rush (Mercury ARM-1-4013)
75 QUINELLA 81 87 94 4
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Columbia FC 37550)
76 THE FRIENDS OF MR. CAIRO 84 88 89 6
Jon & Vangelis (Polydor PD-1-6326)
77 AEROBIC DANCING 77 78 78 9
Barbara Ann Auer (Gateway GSLP-7610)
78 HOOLIGANS 93 -- -- 2  
Who (MCA 2-12001)
79 URBAN CHIPMUNK 82 85 86 20
Chipmunks (RCA AFL1-4027)
80 FANCY DANCER 86 96 -- 3
One Way (MCA 5247)
81 SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS 67 59 61 17  
John Denver (RCA AFL1-4055)
82 HARD PROMISES 61 54 41 24  
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5160)
83 THE BEST OF BLONDIE -- -- -- 1  
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1337)
84 THE LADY AND HER MUSIC LIVE ON BROADWAY 87 90 93 4
Lena Horne (Qwest 2QW 3597)
85 LOVE BYRD 88 -- -- 2
Donald Byrd (Elektra 5E-531)
86 BLIZZARD OF OZZ 75 64 58 27  
Ozzy Osbourne (Jet JZ 36812)
87 PHYSICAL -- -- -- 1  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 5229)
88 I LIKE YOUR STYLE 91 93 95 4
Jermaine Jackson (Motown M8-952M1)
89 YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS 90 92 -- 3
Frank Zappa (Barking Pumpkin PW2 37537)
90 AS FAR AS SIAM -- -- -- 1  
Red Rider (Capitol ST-12145)
91 KING COOL 97 -- -- 2
Donnie Iris (Carousel 5237)
92 DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP 78 69 68 29  
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16033)
93 IT MUST BE MAGIC 80 65 54 20  
Teena Marie (Gordy G8-1004M1)
94 WALK UNDER LADDERS -- -- -- 1  
Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4876)
95 FIRE DOWN UNDER 96 99 -- 3
Riot (Elektra 5E-546)
96 HOLLYWOOD, TENNESSEE 98 -- -- 2
Crystal Gayle (Columbia FC 37438)
97 SLINGSHOT 71 72 74 5  
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 6002)
98 THE SPIRIT'S IN IT -- -- -- 1  
Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 37380)
99 I'M IN LOVE 85 70 63 14  
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA AFL1-3962)
100 LIVE 83 84 85 5  
Barbara Mandrell (MCA 5243)

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:

   • "Koo-Koo" by Debbie Harry (# 79)
   • "Face Value" by Phil Collins (# 89)
   • "North Coast" by Michael Stanley Band (# 92)
   • "The Completion Backward Principle" by Tubes (# 94)
   • "The Pressure Is on" by Hank Williams, Jr. (# 95)
   • "Summer Heat" by Brick (# 99)
   • "Mecca For Moderns" by Manhattan Transfer (#100)

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