Thursday January 3, 1980
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 29, 1979



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1 THE LONG RUN 1 1 1 11
Eagles (Asylum 5E-508)
2 ON THE RADIO: GREATEST HITS, VOLUMES I & II 2 2 2 9
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 2-7191)
3 CORNERSTONE 3 3 3 12
Styx (A&M SP-3711)
4 BEE GEES' GREATEST 5 8 10 7
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-4200)
5 THE WALL 8 39 -- 3
Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183)
6 JOURNEY THROUGH THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS 6 6 6 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-37C2)
7 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 7 7 7 17
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002)
8 DAMN THE TORPEDOES 10 11 14 8
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet 5105)
9 TUSK 9 5 4 10
Fleetwood Mac (WB 2HS 3550)
10 WET 4 4 5 9
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36258)
11 KENNY 12 14 13 14
Kenny Rogers (United Artists LWAK-979)
12 MIDNIGHT MAGIC 11 10 8 20
Commodores (Motown M8-926M1)
13 OFF THE WALL 14 9 9 18
Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745)
14 PHOENIX 17 21 45 4
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon FE 35634)
15 FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO 16 17 21 6
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3452)
16 HEAD GAMES 13 13 15 14
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 29999)
17 MASTERJAM 15 15 17 7
Rufus (MCA 5103)
18 NIGHT IN THE RUTS 21 25 39 5
Aerosmith (Columbia FC 36050)
19 RISE 19 12 12 12
Herb Alpert (A&M SP-4790)
20 LIVE RUST 25 35 60 4
Neil Young (Reprise 2AX 2296)
21 A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER 33 71 86 4  
John Denver & The Muppets (RCA APL1-3451)
22 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 23 23 22 40
Supertramp (A&M SP-3708)
23 KEEP THE FIRE 18 18 18 11
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 36172)
24 ONE VOICE 22 16 11 11
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9505)
25 GREATEST HITS 20 20 23 6
Rod Stewart (WB HS 3373)
26 PRINCE 26 30 41 6
Prince (WB BSK 3366)
27 DOWN ON THE FARM 31 43 67 4
Little Feat (WB HS 3345)
28 FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER 27 24 24 14
Molly Hatchet (Epic JE 36110)
29 NO NUKES -- CONCERTS FOR A NON-NUCLEAR FUTURE 67 -- -- 2  
Various Artists (Asylum ML-801)
30 LADIES' NIGHT 24 19 16 14
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 9513)
31 DREAM POLICE 28 22 20 13
Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35773)
32 GOLD & PLATINUM 54 87 -- 3  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-11008)
33 DEGUELLO 39 45 54 5
ZZ Top (WB HS 3361)
34 THE GAMBLER 37 40 40 51
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
35 INJOY 34 27 27 8
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-3781)
36 ELO'S GREATEST HITS 48 61 93 4  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet FZ 36310)
37 PARTNERS IN CRIME 44 53 65 5
Rupert Holmes (Infinity INF 9020)
38 IDENTIFY YOURSELF 38 37 29 17
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 36027)
39 WHERE THERE'S SMOKE 43 51 57 11
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T7-366R1)
40 EVOLUTION 40 34 30 39
Journey (Columbia FC 35797)
41 CANDY-O 36 36 34 27
Cars (Elektra 5E-507)
42 EAT TO THE BEAT 30 28 19 12  
Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1225)
43 THE MUPPET MOVIE 52 52 51 18
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 16001)
44 HYDRA 29 29 33 7  
Toto (Columbia FC 36229)
45 WILLIE NELSON SINGS KRIS KRISTOFFERSON 47 48 50 6
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 36188)
46 ONE ON ONE 35 31 32 8  
Bob James & Earl Klugh (Tappan Zee FC 36241)
47 REGATTA DE BLANC 42 26 26 9
Police (A&M SP-4792)
48 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 57 64 71 7
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1236)
49 DON'T LET GO 41 42 44 11
Isaac Hayes (Polydor PD-1-6224)
50 GREATEST HITS 53 56 56 34
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)
51 ANGEL OF THE NIGHT 55 58 61 7
Angela Bofill (Arista 5501)
52 TEDDY LIVE! 74 97 -- 3  
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. KZ2 36294)
53 MARATHON 50 38 38 11
Santana (Columbia FC 36154)
54 GET THE KNACK 45 33 28 27
Knack (Capitol SO-11948)
55 PART OF THE GAME 32 32 36 7  
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-3712)
56 JACK RABBIT SLIM 63 70 77 6
Steve Forbert (Nemperor JZ 36191)
57 RESTLESS NIGHTS 51 44 42 13
Karla Bonoff (Columbia JC 35799)
58 I'M THE MAN 49 41 25 10
Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4794)
59 GLORYHALLASTOOPID (PIN THE TAIL ON THE FUNKY) 79 -- -- 2  
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7195)
60 THE CARS 62 66 68 77
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
61 WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND 64 67 70 6
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3493)
62 YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME 71 80 89 5
Phyllis Hyman (Arista AL 9509)
63 I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 66 68 69 7
Anne Murray (Capitol S00-12012)
64 AMERICAN GARAGE 70 76 88 4
Pat Metheny Group (ECM ECM-1-1155)
65 HIGHWAY TO HELL 58 50 37 19
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244)
66 MISS THE MISSISSIPPI 60 55 58 10
Crystal Gayle (Columbia JC 36202)
67 X-STATIC 46 46 47 10  
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-3494)
68 WE'RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS 90 -- -- 2  
Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol SW-12019)
69 THE GLOW 61 54 46 12
Bonnie Raitt (WB HS 3369)
70 JOE'S GARAGE -- ACTS II & III 81 92 -- 3  
Frank Zappa (Zappa SRZ-2-1502)
71 THE ROSE (SOUNDTRACK) -- -- -- 1  
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 16010)
72 SLOW TRAIN COMING 59 49 35 17  
Bob Dylan (Columbia FC 36120)
73 VOLCANO 68 59 52 17
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 5102)
74 FIRST UNDER THE WIRE 69 63 48 21
Little River Band (Capitol SOO-11954)
75 GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 91 -- -- 2  
ABBA (Atlantic SD 160009)
76 HARDER . . . FASTER 80 81 85 5
April Wine (Capitol ST-12013)
77 JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE 86 95 -- 3
Slave (Columbia SD 5217)
78 DIONNE 65 60 49 25  
Dionne Warwick (Arista AB 4230)
79 LIVE AND SLEAZY 75 72 63 10
Village People (Casablanca NBLP-2-7183)
80 ARE YOU READY 78 79 83 6
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-2-6236)
81 BOOGIE HOTEL 76 69 55 11
Foghat (Bearsville BHS 6990)
82 PRETTY PAPER -- -- -- 1  
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 36189)
83 FIRE IT UP 56 47 31 9  
Rick James (Gordy G8-990M1)
84 SURVIVAL 72 73 76 6  
Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island ILPS 9542)
85 LIVE FROM NEW YORK 94 -- -- 2
Gilda Radner (WB HS 3320)
86 IN CONCERT 88 91 -- 3
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19255)
87 YOU'RE ONLY LONELY 82 74 62 14
J.D. Souther (Columbia JC 36093)
88 DO YOU WANNA GO PARTY? 84 82 82 18
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 611)
89 STRIKES 89 83 80 31
Blackfoot (Atco SD 38-112)
90 COMEDY IS NOT PRETTY 83 77 73 13
Steve Martin (WB HS 3392)
91 BRASS CONSTRUCTION V -- -- -- 1  
Brass Construction (United Artists LT-977)
92 THE MUSIC BAND 2 96 -- -- 2
War (MCA 3193)
93 BAD GIRLS 92 84 79 33
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP-2-7150)
94 A TASTE FOR PASSION 77 62 64 8  
Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19253)
95 BIG FUN -- -- -- 1  
Shalamar (Solar BXL1-3479)
96 UNCLE JAM WANTS YOU 73 65 43 12  
Funkadelic (WB BSK 3371)
97 STRAIGHT AHEAD 99 -- -- 2
Larry Gatlin (Columbia JC 36250)
98 FIRST OFFENSE -- -- -- 1  
Inmates (Polydor PD-1-6241)
99 COME INTO OUR WORLD -- -- -- 1  
Emotions (ABC JC 36149)
100 LES PLUS GRANDE SUCCES DE CHIC -- -- -- 1  
Chic (Atlantic SD 16011)

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:

   • "The Other One" by Bob Welch (# 85)
   • "Twice The Fire" by Peaches & Herb (# 87)
   • "Eve" by Alan Parsons Project (# 93)
   • "Discovery" by Electric Light Orchestra (# 95)
   • "In The Nick Of Tme" by Nicolette Larson (# 97)
   • "Everything You've Heard Is True" by Tom Johnston (# 98)
   • "Million Mile Reflections" by Charlie Daniels Band (#100)

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