CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1979 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1979 Charts! |
| 1979 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 6 | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 - Barbra Streisand (No new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 30 issue) |
(No debuts) |
| January 13 | Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 - Barbra Streisand | 76. Here My Dear - Marvin Gaye |
| January 20 | 52nd Street - Billy Joel | 96. Superman – The Movie - Original Soundtrack |
| January 27 | Briefcase Full Of Blues - Blues Brothers | 46. Armed Forces - Elvis Costello & Attractions |
| February 3 | Briefcase Full Of Blues - Blues Brothers | 98. Bustin’ Out Of L Seven - Rick James |
| February 10 | Blondes Have More Fun - Rod Stewart | 119. Madam Butterfly - Tavares |
| February 17 | Blondes Have More Fun - Rod Stewart | 4. Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees |
| February 24 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 68. Cheap Trick At Budokan - Cheap Trick |
| March 3 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 81. George Harrison - George Harrison |
| March 10 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 73. Three Hearts - Bob Welch |
| March 17 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 58. Enlightened Rogues - Allman Brothers Band |
| March 24 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 82. Desolation Angels - Bad Company |
| March 31 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 51. Breakfast In America - Supertramp |
| April 7 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 83. Evolution - Journey |
| April 14 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 31. Go West - Village People |
| April 21 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 125. You’re Never Alone With A Schizophrenic - Ian Hunter |
| April 28 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 149. Greatest Hits - Waylon Jennings |
| May 5 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 74. Running Like The Wind - Marshall Tucker Band |
| May 12 | Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | 83. Bob Dylan At Budokan - Bob Dylan |
| May 19 | Breakfast In America - Supertramp | 11. Bad Girls - Donna Summer |
| May 26 | Breakfast In America - Supertramp | 146. Black Rose/A Rock Legend - Thin Lizzy |
| June 2 | Breakfast In America - Supertramp | 61. State Of Shock - Ted Nugent |
| June 9 | Bad Girls - Donna Summer | 51. Monolith - Kansas |
| June 16 | Breakfast In America - Supertramp | 36. I Am - Earth, Wind & Fire |
| June 23 | Breakfast In America - Supertramp | 24. Discovery - Electric Light Orchestra |
| June 30 | Breakfast In America - Supertramp | 21. Back To The Egg - Wings |
| July 7 | Breakfast In America - Supertramp | 87. Live Killers - Queen |
| July 14 | Bad Girls - Donna Summer | 77. Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| July 21 | Bad Girls - Donna Summer | 87. Secrets - Robert Palmer |
| July 28 | Bad Girls - Donna Summer | 133. We Should Be Together - Crystal Gayle |
| August 4 | Bad Girls - Donna Summer | 96. Nine Lives - REO Speedwagon |
| August 11 | Get The Knack - The Knack | 44. First Under The Wire - Little River Band |
| August 18 | Get The Knack - The Knack | 32. Midnight Magic - Commodores |
| August 25 | Get The Knack - The Knack | 79. Stay Free - Ashford & Simpson |
| September 1 | Get The Knack - The Knack | 39. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson |
| September 8 | In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin | 1. In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin |
| September 15 | In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin | 74. Eve - Alan Parsons Project |
| September 22 | In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin | 145. Fatback XII - Fatback |
| September 29 | In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin | 18. Head Games - Foreigner |
| October 6 | In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin | 17. Dream Police - Cheap Trick |
| October 13 | In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin | 22. Cornerstone - Styx |
| October 20 | The Long Run - Eagles | 1. The Long Run - Eagles |
| October 27 | The Long Run - Eagles | 16. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac |
| November 3 | The Long Run - Eagles | 36. Wet - Barbra Streisand |
| November 10 | The Long Run - Eagles | 83. Damn The Torpedoes - Tom Petty & Heartbreakers |
| November 17 | The Long Run - Eagles | 18. Bee Gees Greatest - Bee Gees |
| November 24 | The Long Run - Eagles | 6. Stevie Wonder’s Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants - Stevie Wonder |
| December 1 | The Long Run - Eagles | 63. Night In The Ruts - Aerosmith |
| December 8 | The Long Run - Eagles | 60. Live Rust - Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| December 15 | The Long Run - Eagles | 39. The Wall - Pink Floyd |
| December 22 | The Long Run - Eagles | 67. No Nukes (The MUSE Concerts For A Non-Nuclear Future) - Various Artists |
| December 29 | The Long Run - Eagles | 138. The Whispers - Whispers |
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