Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending August 1, 1981
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold TRL-1-2901) | ||||||
| 2 | HI INFIDELITY | 2 | 1 | 2 | 34 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 36844) | ||||||
| 3 | SHARE YOUR LOVE | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 | |
| Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1108) | ||||||
| 4 | HARD PROMISES | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5160) | ||||||
| 5 | MISTAKEN IDENTITY | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Kim Carnes (EMI America SO-17052) | ||||||
| 6 | STREET SONGS | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| Rick James (Gordy G8-1002M1) | ||||||
| 7 | PARADISE THEATER | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | |
| Styx (A&M SP-3719) | ||||||
| 8 | THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | |
| Air Supply (Arista AL 9551) | ||||||
| 9 | PRECIOUS TIME | 28 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1346) | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | 19 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic SD 16999) | ||||||
| 11 | MOVING PICTURES | 11 | 13 | 15 | 23 | |
| Rush (Mercury ARM-1-4013) | ||||||
| 12 | FANCY FREE | 14 | 17 | 20 | 8 | |
| Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 5209) | ||||||
| 13 | DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP | 8 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
| AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16033) | ||||||
| 14 | FACE VALUE | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | |
| Phil Collins (Atlantic 16029-1) | ||||||
| 15 | DON'T SAY NO | 17 | 19 | 26 | 11 | |
| Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12146) | ||||||
| 16 | STARS ON LONG PLAY | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| Stars On Long Play (Radio Records RR 16044) | ||||||
| 17 | IN THE POCKET | 23 | 40 | 74 | 4 | |
| Commodores (Motown M8-955M1) | ||||||
| 18 | WORKING CLASS DOG | 20 | 24 | 34 | 9 | |
| Rick Springfield (RCA AFL1-3697) | ||||||
| 19 | ZEBOP! | 13 | 10 | 9 | 16 | |
| Santana (Columbia FC 37158) | ||||||
| 20 | FAIR WARNING | 15 | 15 | 7 | 10 | |
| Van Halen (WB HS 3540) | ||||||
| 21 | BLIZZARD OF OZZ | 21 | 21 | 23 | 14 | |
| Ozzy Osbourne (Jet JZ 36812) | ||||||
| 22 | GREATEST HITS | 16 | 16 | 13 | 42 | |
| Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072) | ||||||
| 23 | IT MUST BE MAGIC | 26 | 30 | 38 | 7 | |
| Teena Marie (Gordy G8-1004M1) | ||||||
| 24 | VOICES | 25 | 26 | 30 | 41 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA AQL1-3646) | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTOPHER CROSS | 18 | 18 | 19 | 75 | |
| Christopher Cross (WB BSK 3383) | ||||||
| 26 | BLACK & WHITE | 34 | 46 | 59 | 5 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Planet P-18) | ||||||
| 27 | WILD-EYED SOUTHERN BOYS | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 | |
| .38 Special (A&M SP-4835) | ||||||
| 28 | MECCA FOR MODERNS | 30 | 32 | 36 | 7 | |
| Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 16036) | ||||||
| 29 | THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD | 24 | 20 | 14 | 11 | |
| Joe Walsh (Asylum 5E-523) | ||||||
| 30 | BACK IN BLACK | 29 | 27 | 28 | 51 | |
| AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16108) | ||||||
| 31 | KNIGHTS OF THE SOUND TABLE | 22 | 22 | 24 | 9 | |
| Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2019) | ||||||
| 32 | LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS | 38 | 44 | 55 | 5 | |
| Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol SKBK-12156) | ||||||
| 33 | THE CLARKE/DUKE PROJECT | 37 | 38 | 39 | 14 | |
| Stanley Clarke / George Duke (Epic FE 36918) | ||||||
| 34 | FEELS SO RIGHT | 39 | 41 | 45 | 18 | |
| Alabama (RCA AHL1-3930) | ||||||
| 35 | THE DUDE | 35 | 31 | 25 | 18 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3721) | ||||||
| 36 | NIGHTCLUBBING | 36 | 37 | 42 | 10 | |
| Grace Jones (Island ILPS 9624) | ||||||
| 37 | THE COMPLETION BACKWARD PRINCIPLE | 41 | 45 | 50 | 8 | |
| Tubes (Capitol SOO-12151) | ||||||
| 38 | SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND | 31 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
| George Harrison (Dark Horse DHK 3492) | ||||||
| 39 | ROCKIHNROLL | 43 | 47 | 52 | 14 | |
| Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley BZ-10069) | ||||||
| 40 | ARC OF A DIVER | 32 | 23 | 17 | 28 | |
| Steve Winwood (Island ILPS 9576) | ||||||
| 41 | URBAN CHIPMUNK | 47 | 54 | 61 | 7 | |
| Chipmunks (RCA AFL1-4027) | ||||||
| 42 | FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN | 53 | 66 | 87 | 4 | ![]() |
| Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia FC 37389) | ||||||
| 43 | CAROL HENSEL'S EXERCISE & DANCE PROGRAM | 33 | 34 | 35 | 18 | |
| Carol Hensel (Vintage VNI 7713) | ||||||
| 44 | WINNERS | 58 | 89 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-3724) | ||||||
| 45 | MODERN TIMES | 49 | 49 | 46 | 16 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3848) | ||||||
| 46 | BALIN | 51 | 57 | 62 | 6 | |
| Marty Balin (EMI America SO-17054) | ||||||
| 47 | LOVERBOY | 45 | 33 | 32 | 22 | |
| Loverboy (Columbia JC 36762) | ||||||
| 48 | CRIMES OF PASSION | 52 | 55 | 51 | 49 | |
| Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1275) | ||||||
| 49 | WINELIGHT | 40 | 25 | 22 | 37 | |
| Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 6E-305) | ||||||
| 50 | MY MELODY | 54 | 59 | 67 | 15 | |
| Deniece Williams (ARC FC 37048) | ||||||
| 51 | THE JAZZ SINGER | 48 | 35 | 31 | 36 | |
| Neil Diamond (Capitol SWAV-12120) | ||||||
| 52 | JUICE | 62 | 68 | 69 | 19 | |
| Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12136) | ||||||
| 53 | RADIANT | 55 | 56 | 63 | 19 | |
| Atlantic Starr (A&M SP-4833) | ||||||
| 54 | A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE | 44 | 36 | 33 | 16 | |
| Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (Arista AL 9543) | ||||||
| 55 | MARAUDER | 70 | 92 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Blackfoot (Atco SD 32107) | ||||||
| 56 | SHEENA EASTON | 57 | 58 | 60 | 19 | |
| Sheena Easton (EMI America ST-17049) | ||||||
| 57 | WHAT CHA' GONNA DO FOR ME | 50 | 39 | 27 | 13 | |
| Chaka Khan (WB HS 3526) | ||||||
| 58 | VERY SPECIAL | 60 | 62 | 64 | 10 | |
| Debra Laws (Elektra 6E-300) | ||||||
| 59 | THE FOX | 46 | 29 | 21 | 9 | ![]() |
| Elton John (Geffen GHS 2002) | ||||||
| 60 | THE MAN WITH THE HORN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Miles Davis (Columbia FC 36790) | ||||||
| 61 | THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD | 71 | 80 | 86 | 32 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9518) | ||||||
| 62 | EAST SIDE STORY | 69 | 72 | 73 | 8 | |
| Squeeze (A&M SP-4854) | ||||||
| 63 | SECRET COMBINATION | 65 | 69 | 75 | 6 | |
| Randy Crawford (WB BSK 3541) | ||||||
| 64 | SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS | 68 | 77 | 94 | 4 | |
| John Denver (RCA AFL1-4055) | ||||||
| 65 | AS FALLS WICHITA, SO FALLS WICHITA FALLS | 67 | 73 | 81 | 5 | |
| Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays (ECM ECM-1-1190) | ||||||
| 66 | I'M IN LOVE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA AFL1-3962) | ||||||
| 67 | WITH YOU | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion SD 16049) | ||||||
| 68 | STEPHANIE | 66 | 53 | 48 | 12 | |
| Stephanie Mills (20th Century T-700) | ||||||
| 69 | NOW OR NEVER | 75 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| John Schneider (Scotti Brothers ARZ 37400) | ||||||
| 70 | SEVEN YEAR ACHE | 72 | 52 | 41 | 17 | |
| Rosanne Cash (Columbia JC 36965) | ||||||
| 71 | DIMPLES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Richard "Dimples" Fields (Boardwalk NB1 33232) | ||||||
| 72 | DOUBLE FANTASY | 56 | 48 | 37 | 35 | ![]() |
| John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen GHS 2001) | ||||||
| 73 | "RIT" | 63 | 50 | 40 | 12 | |
| Lee Ritenour (Elektra 6E-331) | ||||||
| 74 | RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK | 82 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 37373) | ||||||
| 75 | KILLERS | 79 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Iron Maiden (Harvest ST-12141) | ||||||
| 76 | MADE IN AMERICA | 84 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3723) | ||||||
| 77 | DEDICATION | 64 | 63 | 44 | 14 | ![]() |
| Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America SO-17051) | ||||||
| 78 | THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 16047) | ||||||
| 79 | EXPOSED/A CHEAP PEEK AT TODAY'S PROVOCATIVE NEW ROCK | 61 | 51 | 53 | 7 | ![]() |
| Various Artists (CBS X2 37124) | ||||||
| 80 | COMPUTER WORLD | 83 | 86 | 90 | 5 | |
| Kraftwerk (WB HS 3549) | ||||||
| 81 | ENDLESS LOVE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Mercury SRM-1-2001) | ||||||
| 82 | SEASON OF GLASS | 42 | 42 | 47 | 6 | ![]() |
| Yoko Ono (Geffen GHS 2004) | ||||||
| 83 | I'VE GOT THE ROCK 'N' ROLLS AGAIN | 90 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Joe Perry Project (Columbia FC 37364) | ||||||
| 84 | GUILTY | 77 | 74 | 68 | 43 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36750) | ||||||
| 85 | BEING WITH YOU | 74 | 65 | 49 | 21 | ![]() |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla T8-375M1) | ||||||
| 86 | GAP BAND III | 78 | 61 | 58 | 29 | |
| Gap Band (Mercury SRM-1-4003) | ||||||
| 87 | CHILDREN OF TOMORROW | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Frankie Smith (WMOT FW 37391) | ||||||
| 88 | THE NATURE OF THE BEAST | 73 | 60 | 54 | 27 | ![]() |
| April Wine (Capitol S00-12125) | ||||||
| 89 | TALK TALK TALK | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Psychedelic Furs (Columbia NFC 37339) | ||||||
| 90 | BREAKING ALL THE RULES | 59 | 43 | 43 | 7 | ![]() |
| Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3722) | ||||||
| 91 | SEND YOUR LOVE | 92 | 93 | 98 | 4 | |
| Aurra (Salsoul SA 8538) | ||||||
| 92 | REFLECTOR | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-3726) | ||||||
| 93 | BAD FOR GOOD | 89 | 76 | 65 | 11 | |
| Jim Steinman (Cleveland Intl. FE 36531) | ||||||
| 94 | THREE FOR LOVE | 87 | 75 | 72 | 26 | |
| Shalamar (Solar BZL1-3577) | ||||||
| 95 | YEARS AGO | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Statler Brothers (Mercury SRM-1-6002) | ||||||
| 96 | NIGHTWALKER | 85 | 70 | 56 | 17 | ![]() |
| Gino Vannelli (Arista AL 9539) | ||||||
| 97 | BLUE AND GRAY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Poco (MCA 5227) | ||||||
| 98 | FACE DANCES | 88 | 64 | 57 | 18 | |
| Who (WB HS 3516) | ||||||
| 99 | HOT! LIVE AND OTHERWISE | 81 | 82 | 84 | 5 | ![]() |
| Dionne Warwick (Arista A2L 8605) | ||||||
| 100 | IN THE NIGHT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Cheryl Lynn (Columbia FC 37034) | ||||||
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:
• "Waiata" by Split Enz (# 80)
• "Sometimes Late At Night" by Carole Bayer Sager (# 91)
• "Kings Of The Wild Frontier" by Adam & The Ants (# 94)
• "Tasty Jam" by Fatback (# 95)
• "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Willie Nelson (# 96)
• "Dad Loves His Work" by James Taylor (# 97)
• "Danny Joe Brown & The Danny Joe Brown Band" by Danny Joe Brown & The Danny Joe Brown Band (# 98)
• "Closer" by Gino Soccio (#100)


