Friday April 11, 1980
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 5, 1980



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1 THE WALL 1 1 1 17
Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183)
2 AGAINST THE WIND 4 7 15 4
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SOO-12041)
3 MAD LOVE 3 4 5 5
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 5E-510)
4 OFF THE WALL 2 2 2 32
Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745)
5 GLASS HOUSES 7 11 -- 3
Billy Joel (Columbia FC 36384)
6 DAMN THE TORPEDOES 5 2 2 22
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet 5105)
7 THE WHISPERS 8 8 8 12
Whispers (Solar BXL1-3521)
8 BEBE LE STRANGE 6 6 7 6
Heart (Epic FE 36371)
9 PHOENIX 10 5 4 18
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon FE 35634)
10 LIGHT UP THE NIGHT 12 14 18 5
Brothers Johnson (A&M SO-3716)
11 THE LONG RUN 11 10 9 25
Eagles (Asylum 5E-508)
12 FUN AND GAMES 9 9 10 7
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-3715)
13 AMERICAN GIGOLO 15 18 24 6
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD-1-6259)
14 PERMANENT WAVES 13 13 6 10
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4001)
15 DEPARTURE 27 44 -- 3  
Journey (Columbia FC 36339)
16 GET HAPPY! 22 36 -- 3
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 36347)
17 ON THE RADIO: GREATEST HITS, VOLUMES I & II 14 15 11 23
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 2-7191)
18 LOVE STINKS 19 20 21 9
J. Geils Band (EMI America SOO-17016)
19 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 17 17 17 21
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1236)
20 RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN 20 21 23 11
Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor PD 16240)
21 BAD LUCK STREAK IN DANCING SCHOOL 21 24 28 6
Warren Zevon (Asylum 5E-509)
22 KENNY 18 16 13 28
Kenny Rogers (United Artists LWAK-979)
23 PRETENDERS 26 29 33 10
Pretenders (Sire SRK 6083)
24 . . . BUT THE LITTLE GIRLS UNDERSTAND 16 12 12 6
Knack (Capitol S000-12045)
25 CORNERSTONE 23 19 14 26
Styx (A&M SP-3711)
26 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 36 50 63 6
Christopher Cross (WB BSK 3383)
27 LADIES' NIGHT 24 22 20 28
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 9513)
28 AFTER DARK 29 30 34 6
Andy Gibb (RSO RS1-3069)
29 EVERY GENERATION 31 34 38 8
Ronnie Laws (United Artists LT-1001)
30 LONDON CALLING 28 28 30 8
Clash (Epic E2 36328)
31 BIG FUN 25 25 26 15
Shalamar (Solar BXL1-3479)
32 THE ROSE (SOUNDTRACK) 30 27 16 15
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 16010)
33 LOVE SOMEBODY TODAY 34 37 44 5
Sister Sledge (Cotillion SD 16012)
34 SKYLARKIN' 41 57 80 4
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown M7-933R1)
35 SEPTEMBER MORN 32 26 25 13
Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 36121)
36 GAP BAND II 38 39 41 12
Gap Band (Mercury SRM-1-3804)
37 WARM THOUGHTS 50 70 98 4  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T8 368M1)
38 TUSK 33 23 19 24
Fleetwood Mac (WB 2HS 3550)
39 VICTIMS OF THE FURY 40 42 48 6
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1215)
40 THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE 46 61 74 6
Gary Numan (Atco SD 38-120)
41 CATCHING THE SUN 58 -- -- 2  
Spyro Gyra (MCA 5108)
42 KEEP THE FIRE 35 31 22 25
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 36172)
43 DANCIN' AND LOVIN' 47 52 57 7
Spinners (Atlantic SD 19256)
44 THE GAMBLER 42 43 46 65
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 934)
45 EAT TO THE BEAT 48 49 51 26
Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1225)
46 FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER 45 46 36 28
Molly Hatchet (Epic JE 36110)
47 DEGUELLO 37 35 32 19
ZZ Top (WB HS 3361)
48 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR 43 33 27 31
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002)
49 GOLD & PLATINUM 39 32 29 17
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-11008)
50 TENTH 69 86 -- 3  
Marshall Tucker Band (WB HS 3410)
51 END OF THE CENTURY 52 53 58 7
Ramones (Sire SRK 6077)
52 PARTNERS IN CRIME 44 45 45 19
Rupert Holmes (Infinity INF 9020)
53 THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN 54 51 53 9
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 36327)
54 THE BEST SIDE OF GOODBYE 56 62 69 6
Jane Olivor (Columbia JC 36335)
55 BEE GEES' GREATEST 53 48 35 21
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-4200)
56 GREATEST HITS 59 63 60 48
Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3378)
57 AUTOGRAPH 64 75 85 4
John Denver (RCA AQL1-3449)
58 MIDNIGHT MAGIC 51 41 40 34
Commodores (Motown M8-926M1)
59 HYDRA 55 47 43 21
Toto (Columbia FC 36229)
60 ROBERTA FLACK FEATURING DONNY HATHAWAY 92 -- -- 2  
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 16013)
61 UNION JACKS 57 54 50 12
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1267)
62 MALICE IN WONDERLAND 49 40 42 7  
Nazareth (A&M SP-4799)
63 GQ TWO -- -- -- 1  
GQ (Arista AL 9511)
64 ANGEL OF THE NIGHT 65 59 59 21
Angela Bofill (Arista 5501)
65 WET 62 60 54 23
Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36258)
66 FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO 60 38 31 20
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3452)
67 HIDEAWAY 78 94 -- 3  
David Sanborn (WB BSK 3379)
68 HEAD GAMES 70 72 68 28
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 29999)
69 PRINCE 61 55 39 20
Prince (WB BSK 3366)
70 THE SUGAR HILL GANG 85 -- -- 2  
Sugar Hill Gang (Sugar Hill SH-245)
71 ADVENTURES IN UTOPIA 63 56 37 11
Utopia (Bearsville BRK 6991)
72 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 75 79 83 36
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
73 MICKEY MOUSE DISCO 82 95 -- 3
Various Artists (Disneyland 2504)
74 B-52'S 76 76 78 6
B-52's (WB BSK 3355)
75 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA 73 73 70 54
Supertramp (A&M SP-3708)
76 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 77 78 81 104
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
77 10 1/2 88 -- -- 2  
Dramatics (MCA 3196)
78 THE SPECIALS 67 71 73 8  
Specials (Chrysalis CHR 1265)
79 SUPERCHARGED 81 90 -- 3
Tavares (Capitol ST-12026)
80 LIVE RUST 68 58 49 18  
Neil Young (Reprise 2AX 2296)
81 RISE 83 77 64 26
Herb Alpert (A&M SP-4790)
82 ONE VOICE 72 68 65 25
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9505)
83 PROGRESSIONS IN POWER -- -- -- 1  
Triumph (RCA AFL1-3524)
84 SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME 71 74 77 9  
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. 36304)
85 HIROSHIMA 79 65 52 10
Hiroshima (Arista AB 4252)
86 CRASH AND BURN -- -- -- 1  
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6262)
87 THE ROMANTICS 66 66 67 8  
Romantics (Nemperor NJZ 36273)
88 I WISH I WAS EIGHTEEN AGAIN 91 91 92 5
George Burns (Mercury SRM-1-5025)
89 SKYWAY -- -- -- 1  
Skyy (Salsoul SA 8532)
90 THE CARS 89 85 84 91
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
91 TOGETHER 100 -- -- 2
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 3220)
92 WE'RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS 93 93 94 16
Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol SW-12019)
93 MASTERJAM 74 64 56 21  
Rufus (MCA 5103)
94 ONE ON ONE 96 87 79 22
Bob James & Earl Klugh (Tappan Zee FC 36241)
95 HIGHWAY TO HELL 98 -- -- 29
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244)
96 ROCKIN' INTO THE NIGHT 84 88 91 5  
.38 Special (A&M SP-4782)
97 WHAT'S NEXT 80 82 87 5  
Mahogany Rush (Columbia JC 36204)
98 MINUTE BY MINUTE -- -- -- 49
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193)
99 BRASS CONSTRUCTION V 86 81 71 15  
Brass Construction (United Artists LT-977)
100 EVITA -- -- -- 1  
Festival (RSO RS-1-3061)

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:

   • "Jack Rabbit Slim" by Steve Forbert (# 87)
   • "An American Dream" by Dirt Band (# 90)
   • "Live & Uncensored" by Millie Jackson (# 94)
   • "Dance Of Life" by Narada Michael Walden (# 95)
   • "Pizzazz" by Patrice Rushen (# 97)
   • "No Ballads" by Rockets (# 99)

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