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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending November 14, 1981



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1 4 2 2 2 17
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 16999)
2 TATTOO YOU 1 1 1 10
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 16052)
3 NINE TONIGHT 3 4 4 8
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol STBK-12182)
4 ESCAPE 4 3 3 15
Journey (Columbia TC 37408)
5 GHOST IN THE MACHINE 7 9 31 4
Police (A&M SP-3730)
6 BELLA DONNA 6 6 6 14
Stevie Nicks (Modern MR 38-139)
7 THE INNOCENT AGE 5 5 5 9
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon KE2 37393)
8 ABACAB 10 13 17 5
Genesis (Atlantic SD 19313)
9 SONGS IN THE ATTIC 9 7 7 7
Billy Joel (Columbia TC 37461)
10 PRECIOUS TIME 8 8 8 17
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1346)
11 RAISE! -- -- -- 1  
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC TC 37548)
12 PRIVATE EYES 12 12 13 9
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-4028)
13 SOMETHING SPECIAL 14 18 38 5
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 8502)
14 IF I SHOULD LOVE AGAIN 15 17 34 5
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9573)
15 BREAKIN' AWAY 11 10 9 13
Al Jarreau (WB BSK 3576)
16 DON'T SAY NO 17 14 12 26
Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12146)
17 NEVER TOO MUCH 19 24 26 8
Luther Vandross (Epic FE 37451)
18 STREET SONGS 18 15 11 29
Rick James (Gordy G8-1002M1)
19 PHYSICAL 28 87 -- 3
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 5229)
20 LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER 13 11 10 24
Moody Blues (Threshold TRL-1-2901)
21 TIME EXPOSURE 21 22 25 10
Little River Band (Capitol ST-12163)
22 THE MANY FACETS OF ROGER 23 26 28 8
Roger (WB BSK 3594)
23 IT'S TIME FOR LOVE 16 16 18 7
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. TZ 37491)
24 NEW TRADITIONALISTS 26 29 35 6
Devo (WB BSK 3595)
25 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE 49 -- -- 2  
Diana Ross (RCA AFL1-4153)
26 HI INFIDELITY 20 20 15 49
REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 36844)
27 IN THE POCKET 24 23 23 19
Commodores (Motown M8-955M1)
28 CONTROVERSY 40 -- -- 2  
Prince (WB BSK 3601)
29 BEAUTY AND THE BEAT 29 30 30 14
Go-Go's (I.R.S. SP-70021)
30 THIS IS THE WAY 30 33 41 6
Rossington-Collins Band (MCA 5207)
31 WILLIE NELSON'S GREATEST HITS (AND SOME THAT WILL BE) 22 19 20 9
Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 37542)
32 FEELS SO RIGHT 32 38 39 33
Alabama (RCA AHL1-3930)
33 ALLIED FORCES 33 36 43 8
Triumph (RCA AFL1-3902)
34 WORKING CLASS DOG 31 28 19 24
Rick Springfield (RCA AFL1-3697)
35 TONIGHT! 35 37 46 8
Four Tops (Casablanca NBLP 7258)
36 THE BEST OF BLONDIE 50 83 -- 3  
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1337)
37 SHOW TIME 37 42 54 5
Slave (Cotillion SD 5227)
38 HEAVY METAL 27 21 14 14  
Original Film Soundtrack (Full Moon DP-900004)
39 GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT 34 31 22 10
Kinks (Arista AL 9567)
40 ALL THE GREAT HITS 54 65 -- 3  
Diana Ross (Motown M13-960C2)
41 INSIDE YOU 52 72 -- 3  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck FZ 37533)
42 GREATEST HITS 42 43 44 57
Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072)
43 PIRATES 25 25 21 15  
Rickie Lee Jones (WB BSK 3432)
44 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE 44 46 47 23
Air Supply (Arista AL 9551)
45 FANCY FREE 46 49 51 23
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 5209)
46 TORCH 51 56 76 4
Carly Simon (WB BSK 3592)
47 STANDING TALL 47 52 64 5
Crusaders (MCA 5254)
48 SHARE YOUR LOVE 36 32 24 19  
Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1108)
49 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 41 35 32 90
Christopher Cross (WB BSK 3383)
50 TIME 43 34 27 13
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet FZ 37371)
51 ENDLESS LOVE 45 27 16 16
Original Film Soundtrack (Mercury SRM-1-2001)
52 THE TIME 38 39 45 8  
Time (WB BSK 3598)
53 THE DUDE 57 60 66 33
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3721)
54 ARTHUR 39 40 40 10  
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BSK 3582)
55 SOLID GROUND 56 58 69 5
Ronnie Laws (Liberty LO-51087)
56 HOOLIGANS 63 78 93 4
Who (MCA 2-12001)
57 STEP BY STEP 53 45 33 13
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 5E-532)
58 GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Queen (Elektra 5E-564)
59 EL LOCO 55 44 37 15
ZZ Top (WB BSK 3593)
60 LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS 48 48 53 20  
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol SKBK-12156)
61 EXIT. . . STAGE LEFT -- -- -- 1  
Rush (Mercury SRM-2-7001)
62 EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE 64 67 70 6
Patti Austin (Qwest QWS 3591)
63 JUICE 58 41 36 34
Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12136)
64 CRIMES OF PASSION 66 69 73 64
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1275)
65 DISCIPLINE 77 -- -- 2  
King Crimson (WB BSK 3629)
66 HIGH 'N' DRY 60 50 42 14
Def Leppard (Mercury SRM-1-4021)
67 QUINELLA 69 75 81 6
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Columbia FC 37550)
68 FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN 62 51 48 19
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia FC 37389)
69 PRETENDERS II 59 47 29 13
Pretenders (Sire SRK 3572)
70 THE FRIENDS OF MR. CAIRO 73 76 84 8
Jon & Vangelis (Polydor PD-1-6326)
71 LAW AND ORDER 92 -- -- 2  
Lindsey Buckingham (Asylum 5E-561)
72 FREETIME 61 55 50 11  
Spyro Gyra (MCA 5238)
73 FANCY DANCER 74 80 86 5
One Way (MCA 5247)
74 PARADISE THEATER 72 71 63 42
Styx (A&M SP-3719)
75 AS FAR AS SIAM 81 90 -- 3
Red Rider (Capitol ST-12145)
76 URBAN CHIPMUNK 76 79 82 22
Chipmunks (RCA AFL1-4027)
77 LOVE ALL THE HURT AWAY 65 54 57 12  
Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9552)
78 CIRCLE OF LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-12121)
79 KING COOL 85 91 97 4
Donnie Iris (Carousel 5237)
80 WALK UNDER LADDERS 87 94 -- 3
Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4876)
81 BACK IN BLACK 67 66 68 66  
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16108)
82 HANG FOR YOUR LIFE 70 70 74 7  
Shooting Star (Virgin NFR 37407)
83 FREEZE-FRAME -- -- -- 1  
J. Geils Band (EMI America SOO-17062)
84 CARL CARLTON 68 53 49 13  
Carl Carlton (20th Century T-628)
85 WATTS IN A TANK 95 -- -- 2
Diesel (Regency RY 19315)
86 I LIKE YOUR STYLE 86 88 91 6
Jermaine Jackson (Motown M8-952M1)
87 THIS KIND OF LOVIN' 71 57 59 7  
Whispers (Solar BXL1-3976)
88 BLACK & WHITE 78 64 55 20
Pointer Sisters (Planet P-18)
89 MOVING PICTURES 80 74 72 38
Rush (Mercury ARM-1-4013)
90 GO FOR IT 93 -- -- 2
Shalamar (Solar BXL1-3984)
91 GET LUCKY -- -- -- 1  
Loverboy (Columbia FC 37638)
92 COMPUTER WORLD 98 -- -- 17
Kraftwerk (WB HS 3549)
93 MSG 96 -- -- 2
Michael Schenker Group (Chrysalis CHR 1336)
94 ROUND TRIP -- -- -- 1  
Knack (Capitol ST-12168)
95 SIGN OF THE TIMES 75 68 62 10  
Bob James (Tappan Zee FC 37495)
96 THERE'S NO GETTIN' OVER ME 83 61 52 10  
Ronnie Milsap (RCA AHL1-4060)
97 QUARTERFLASH -- -- -- 1  
Quarterflash (Geffen GHS 2003)
98 AEROBIC DANCING -- -- -- 1  
Dorian Dammer (Parade 100)
99 LOVE BYRD 82 85 88 4  
Donald Byrd (Elektra 5E-531)
100 MISTAKEN IDENTITY 79 59 58 29  
Kim Carnes (EMI America SO-17052)

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:

   • "Dead Set" by Grateful Dead (# 84)
   • "Dead Ringer" by Meat Loaf (# 88)
   • "Hard Promises" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (# 89)
   • "Aerobic Dancing" by Barbara Ann Auer (# 90)
   • "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC (# 91)
   • "Some Days Are Diamonds" by John Denver (# 94)
   • "Live" by Barbara Mandrell (# 97)
   • "It Must Be Magic" by Teena Marie (# 99)
   • "Too Late The Hero" by John Entwistle (#100)



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