| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 12, 1980 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE LONG RUN Eagles (Asylum 5E-508) |
N O N E W C H A R T P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
13 | |
| 2 | ON THE RADIO – GREATEST HITS VOL. I & II Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP-2-7191) | 11 | ||
| 3 | THE WALL Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183) | 5 | ||
| 4 | BEE GEES GREATEST Bee Gees (RSO RS-2-4200) | 9 | ||
| 5 | CORNERSTONE Styx (A&M SP-3711) | 14 | ||
| 6 | STEVIE WONDER’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-371C2) | 8 | ||
| 7 | IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002) | 19 | ||
| 8 | DAMN THE TORPEDOES Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet/MCA MCA-5105) | 10 | ||
| 9 | TUSK Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 2HS 3350) | 12 | ||
| 10 | KENNY Kenny Rogers (United Artists LWAK-979) | 16 | ||
| 11 | WET Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36258) | 11 | ||
| 12 | OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745) | 20 | ||
| 13 | PHOENIX Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic FE 35634) | 7 | ||
| 14 | MIDNIGHT MAGIC Commodores (Motown M8-926M1) | 22 | ||
| 15 | FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3452) | 8 | ||
| 16 | NIGHT IN THE RUTS Aerosmith (Columbia FC 36050) | 7 | ||
| 17 | LIVE RUST Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise 2AX 2296) | 6 | ||
| 18 | HEAD GAMES Foreigner (Atlantic SD 29999) | 16 | ||
| 19 | NO NUKES (The MUSE Concerts For A Non-Nuclear Future) Various Artists (Asylum ML-801) | 4 | ||
| 20 | RISE Herb Alpert (A&M SP-4790) | 14 | ||
| 21 | A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER John Denver & Muppets (RCA Victor AFL1-3451) | 9 | ||
| 22 | MASTERJAM Rufus & Chaka (MCA MCA-5103) | 9 | ||
| 23 | KEEP THE FIRE Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 36172) | 13 | ||
| 24 | GOLD & PLATINUM Lynyrd Skynyrd Band (MCA MCA2-11008) | 5 | ||
| 25 | DOWN ON THE FARM Little Feat (Warner Bros. HS 3345) | 6 | ||
| 26 | BREAKFAST IN AMERICA Supertramp (A&M SP-3708) | 42 | ||
| 27 | GREATEST HITS Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. HS 3373) | 9 | ||
| 28 | ONE VOICE Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9505) | 13 | ||
| 29 | DEGUELLO Z Z Top (Warner Bros. HS 3361) | 8 | ||
| 30 | FLIRTIN’ WITH DISASTER Molly Hatchet (Epic JE 36110) | 16 | ||
| 31 | LADIES’ NIGHT Kool & Gang (De-Lite DSR-9513) | 18 | ||
| 32 | PRINCE Prince (Warner Bros. BSK 3366) | 10 | ||
| 33 | ELO’S GREATEST HITS Electric Light Orchestra (Jet FZ 36310) | 6 | ||
| 34 | THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA934-H) | 57 | ||
| 35 | PARTNERS IN CRIME Rupert Holmes (Infinity INF 9020) | 11 | ||
| 36 | DREAM POLICE Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35773) | 15 | ||
| 37 | WHERE THERE’S SMOKE... Smokey Robinson (Tamla T7-366R1) | 30 | ||
| 38 | IDENTIFY YOURSELF O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l FZ 36027) | 19 | ||
| 39 | INJOY Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-3781) | 11 | ||
| 40 | THE MUPPET MOVIE Original Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 16001) | 25 | ||
| 41 | EVOLUTION Journey (Columbia FC 35797) | 41 | ||
| 42 | THE ROSE Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 16010) | 4 | ||
| 43 | CANDY-O Cars (Elektra 5E-507) | 29 | ||
| 44 | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1236) | 16 | ||
| 45 | WILLIE NELSON SINGS KRISTOFFERSON Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 36188) | 9 | ||
| 46 | TEDDY LIVE! COAST TO COAST Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l KZ2 36294) | 5 | ||
| 47 | EAT TO THE BEAT Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1225) | 14 | ||
| 48 | GREATEST HITS Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor AHL1-3378) | 38 | ||
| 49 | ANGEL OF THE NIGHT Angela Bofill (Arista/GRP GRP 5501) | 11 | ||
| 50 | JACKRABBIT SLIM Steve Forbert (Nemperor JZ 36191) | 11 | ||
| 51 | GLORYHALLASTOOPID (Or Pin The Tale On The Funky) Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7195) | 4 | ||
| 52 | ONE ON ONE Bob James & Earl Klugh (Columbia/Tappan Zee FC 36241) | 11 | ||
| 53 | REGGATTA DE BLANC The Police (A&M SP-4792) | 12 | ||
| 54 | HYDRA Toto (Columbia FC 36229) | 9 | ||
| 55 | DON’T LET GO Isaac Hayes (Polydor PD-1-6224) | 18 | ||
| 56 | YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME Phyllis Hyman (Arista AL 9509) | 9 | ||
| 57 | RESTLESS NIGHTS Karla Bonoff (Columbia JC 35799) | 17 | ||
| 58 | THE CARS Cars (Elektra 6E-135) | 82 | ||
| 59 | GET THE KNACK The Knack (Capitol SO-11946) | 29 | ||
| 60 | AMERICAN GARAGE Pat Metheny Group (ECM ECM-1-1155) | 8 | ||
| 61 | WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor AHL1-3493) | 9 | ||
| 62 | WE’RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol SW-12019) | 5 | ||
| 63 | MARATHON Santana (Columbia FC 36154) | 13 | ||
| 64 | MISS THE MISSISSIPPI Crystal Gayle (Columbia JC 36203) | 15 | ||
| 65 | JOE’S GARAGE ACTS II & III Frank Zappa (SRZ-2-1502) | 6 | ||
| 66 | GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Abba (Atlantic SD 16009) | 5 | ||
| 67 | I’M THE MAN Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4794) | 12 | ||
| 68 | HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244) | 22 | ||
| 69 | SEPTEMBER MORN Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 36121) | — | 1 | |
| 70 | PART OF THE GAME Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-3712) | 9 | ||
| 71 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12012) | 11 | ||
| 72 | JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE Slave (Cotillion SD 5217) | 8 | ||
| 73 | THE GLOW Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. HS 3369) | 15 | ||
| 74 | HARDER... FASTER April Wine (Capitol ST-12013) | 11 | ||
| 75 | SLOW TRAIN COMING Bob Dylan (Columbia FC 36120) | 19 | ||
| 76 | STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE Original Soundtrack (Columbia JS 36334) | 3 | ||
| 77 | VOLCANO Jimmy Buffett (MCA MCA-5102) | 19 | ||
| 78 | X-STATIC Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor AFL1-3494) | 13 | ||
| 79 | PRETTY PAPER Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 36189) | 7 | ||
| 80 | FIRST UNDER THE WIRE Little River Band (Capitol SOO-11954) | 23 | ||
| 81 | LIVE FROM NEW YORK Gilda Radner (Warner Bros. HS 3320) | 8 | ||
| 82 | DIONNE Dionne Warwick (Arista AB 4230) | 33 | ||
| 83 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION 5 Brass Construction (United Artists LT-977) | 7 | ||
| 84 | LIVE AND SLEAZY Village People (Casablanca NBLP-2-7183) | 14 | ||
| 85 | IN CONCERT Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19255) | 8 | ||
| 86 | BOOGIE MOTEL Foghat (Bearsville BHS 6990) | 14 | ||
| 87 | BIG FUN Shalamar (Solar BSL1-3479) | 13 | ||
| 88 | COMEDY IS NOT PRETTY Steve Martin (Warner Bros. HS 3392) | 15 | ||
| 89 | THE MUSIC BAND 2 War (MCA MCA-3193) | 5 | ||
| 90 | LES PLUS GRANDS SUCCES DE CHIC – CHIC’S GREATEST HITS Chic (Atlantic SD 16011) | 4 | ||
| 91 | SURVIVAL Bob Marley & Wailers (Island ILPS 9542) | 10 | ||
| 92 | ARE YOU READY! Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO PD-2-6236) | 10 | ||
| 93 | WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard (EMI America SW-17018) | 7 | ||
| 94 | FIRST OFFENCE Inmates (Polydor PD-1-6241) | 8 | ||
| 95 | DO YOU WANNA GO PARTY KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 611) | 31 | ||
| 96 | STRIKES Blackfoot (Atco SD 38-112) | 41 | ||
| 97 | STRAIGHT AHEAD Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia JC 36250) | 13 | ||
| 98 | NO STRANGER TO LOVE Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6246) | 6 | ||
| 99 | A TASTE FOR PASSION Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19253) | 13 | ||
| 100 | MAKE YOUR MOVE Captain & Tennille (Casablanca BNLP 7188) | 10 | ||
| 101 | SOMETIMES YOU WIN... Dr. Hook (Capitol SW-12018) | 7 | ||
| 102 | BAD GIRLS Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP-2-7150) | 35 | ||
| 103 | VAN HALEN Van Halen (Warner Bros. BSK 3075) | 99 | ||
| 104 | I AM Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC/Columbia FC 35730) | 31 | ||
| 105 | PIZZAZZ Patrice Rushen (Elektra 6E-243) | 9 | ||
| 106 | YOU’RE ONLY LONELY J. D. Souther (Columbia JC 36093) | 18 | ||
| 107 | BEST OF FRIENDS Twennynine Featuring Lenny White (Elektra 6E-223) | 9 | ||
| 108 | MASTER OF THE GAME George Duke (Epic JE 36263) | 8 | ||
| 109 | TEN YEARS OF GOLD Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA835-H) | 67 | ||
| 110 | BONNIE POINTER Bonnie Pointer (Motown M7-929R1) | 5 | ||
| 111 | SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3041) | 48 | ||
| 112 | THE GAP BAND II Gap Band (Mercury SRM-1-3804) | 5 | ||
| 113 | FIRE IT UP Rick James (Gordy G8-990MI) | 12 | ||
| 114 | COME INTO OUR WORLD Emotions (ARC/Columbia JC 36149) | 6 | ||
| 115 | PIECES OF EIGHT Styx (A&M SP-4724) | 68 | ||
| 116 | GREATEST HITS Barry Manilow (Arista A2L 8601) | 59 | ||
| 117 | THE STATLER BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CARD Statler Brothers (Mercury SRM-1-5012) | 11 | ||
| 118 | UNION JACKS Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1267) | — | 1 | |
| 119 | IN THE NICK OF TIME Nicolette Larson (Warner Bros. HS 3370) | 12 | ||
| 120 | UNCLE JAM WANTS YOU Funkadelic (Warner Bros. BSK 3371) | 14 | ||
| 121 | HOW CRUEL Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-3302) | 6 | ||
| 122 | IN THE BEGINNING Journey (Columbia C2 36324) | 4 | ||
| 123 | THE FINE ART OF SURFACING Boomtown Rats (Columbia JC 36248) | 9 | ||
| 124 | MILLION MILE REFLECTIONS Charlie Daniels Band (Epic JE 35751) | 37 | ||
| 125 | GREASE Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4002) | 87 | ||
| 126 | THE DANCE OF LIFE Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic SD 19259) | 5 | ||
| 127 | THE WHISPERS Whispers (Solar BXL1-3521) | 3 | ||
| 128 | IN THE SKIES Peter Green (Sail PVK 0110) | 10 | ||
| 129 | CLASSIC CRYSTAL Crystal Gayle (United Artists LOO-982) | 10 | ||
| 130 | FOREVER Rex Smith (Columbia JC 36275) | 5 | ||
| 131 | STREET BEAT Tom Scott (Columbia JC 36137) | 9 | ||
| 132 | NO PLACE TO RUN UFO (Chrysalis CHR 1239) | — | 1 | |
| 133 | EVERYTHING YOU’VE HEARD IS TRUE Tom Johnston (Warner Bros. BSK 3304) | 16 | ||
| 134 | DISCOVERY Electric Light Orchestra (Jet F2 35769) | 30 | ||
| 135 | SWITCH II Switch (Gordy G7-988R1) | 35 | ||
| 136 | LIVE AND UNCENSORED Millie Jackson (Spring SP-2-6725) | 5 | ||
| 137 | NEW YORK • LONDON • PARIS • MUNICH M (Sire SRK 6084) | 4 | ||
| 138 | LIVING PROOF Sylvester (Fantasy F-79010) | 8 | ||
| 139 | A CURIOUS FEELING Tony Banks (Charisma CA-1-2207) | 7 | ||
| 140 | RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor PD-1-6240) | 4 | ||
| 141 | PARALLEL LINES Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192) | 69 | ||
| 142 | ROUGH RIDERS Lakeside (Solar BXL1-3490) | 13 | ||
| 143 | SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Original Soundtrack / Bee Gees, et al. (RSO RS-2-4001) | 111 | ||
| 144 | THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 Eagles (Asylum 6E-105) | 164 | ||
| 145 | THE GRAND ILLUSION Styx (A&M SP-4637) | 109 | ||
| 146 | CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN Cheap Trick (Epic FE 35795) | 47 | ||
| 147 | THE BEST OF EDDIE RABBITT Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 6E-235) | 10 | ||
| 148 | HIROSHIMA Hiroshima (Arista AB 4252) | 5 | ||
| 149 | STORMWATCH Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1238) | 15 | ||
| 150 | THE HEADBOYS Headboys (RSO RS-1-3068) | 7 | ||
| 151 | WHEN I FIND YOUR LOVE Jean Carn (Philadelphia Int’l JZ 36196) | 8 | ||
| 152 | EVE Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9504) | 18 | ||
| 153 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 19129) | 179 | ||
| 154 | STRANGER IN TOWN Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698) | 86 | ||
| 155 | TWICE THE FIRE Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP PD-1-6239) | 9 | ||
| 156 | BEST OF ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 76018) | 4 | ||
| 157 | MINUTE BY MINUTE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BSK 3193) | 56 | ||
| 158 | STREET LIFE Crusaders (MCA MCA-3094) | 33 | ||
| 159 | HERE’S MY LOVE Linda Clifford (RSO/Curtom RS-1-3067) | 7 | ||
| 160 | THE STRANGER Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987) | 119 | ||
| 161 | THE OTHER ONE Bob Welch (Capitol SW-12017) | 7 | ||
| 162 | EXTENSIONS Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 19258) | 7 | ||
| 163 | GREATEST HITS 1972-1978 10cc (Polydor PD-1-6244) | 5 | ||
| 164 | THE SPECIALS Specials (Chrysalis CHR 1265) | — | 1 | |
| 165 | LOVE IS BACK Love Unlimited (Unlimited Gold JZ 36130) | 5 | ||
| 166 | ROYAL RAPPIN’S Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes (Polydor/Spring PD-1-6229) | 13 | ||
| 167 | MELISSA MANCHESTER Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 9506) | 11 | ||
| 168 | I WANT YOU Wilson Pickett (EMI America SW-17019) | 8 | ||
| 169 | STAY FREE Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. HS 3357) | 21 | ||
| 170 | DEVOTION L.T. D. (A&M SP-4771) | 29 | ||
| 171 | THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN Original Soundtrack / Willie Nelson (Columbia JS 36327) | — | 1 | |
| 172 | DRUMS AND WIRES XTC (Virgin VA 13134) | 6 | ||
| 173 | O SOLE MIO (Favorite Neapolitan Songs) Luciano Pavarotti (London OS 26560) | 6 | ||
| 174 | GIANTS Various Artists (LAX MCA-3188) | 4 | ||
| 175 | RSO CHART BUSTERS Various Artists (RSO RS-1-3066) | 3 | ||
| 176 | A NIGHT AT STUDIO 54 Various Artists (Casablanca NBLP-2-7161) | 26 | ||
| 177 | 10 Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. BSK 3399) | 4 | ||
| 178 | TROUBLEMAKER Ian McLagan (Mercury SRM-1-3786) | 3 | ||
| 179 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 187 | ||
| 180 | TEAR ME APART Tanya Tucker (MCA MCA-5106) | 8 | ||
| 181 | RUST NEVER SLEEPS Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise HS 2295) | 27 | ||
| 182 | MOTHER’S FINEST LIVE Mother’s Finest (Epic JE 35976) | 11 | ||
| 183 | VAN HALEN II Van Halen (Warner Bros. HS 3312) | 40 | ||
| 184 | CLASSICS Kenny Rogers & Dottie West (United Artists UA-LA946-H) | 32 | ||
| 185 | SECRET OMEN Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2008) | 27 | ||
| 186 | THINK PINK Fabulous Poodles (Epic/Park Lane JE 36256) | 7 | ||
| 187 | IN THE EYE OF THE STORM Outlaws (Arista AL 9507) | 11 | ||
| 188 | BRENDA RUSSELL Brenda Russell (Horizon SP-739) | 20 | ||
| 189 | A DIFFERENT KIND OF CRAZY Head East (A&M SP-4795) | 9 | ||
| 190 | UNLEASHED IN THE EAST (Live In Japan) Judas Priest (Columbia JC 36179) | 16 | ||
| 191 | DYNASTY Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7152) | 31 | ||
| 192 | PRODUCT Brand X (Passport PB 9840) | 15 | ||
| 193 | WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN’ Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox T-583) | 33 | ||
| 194 | JOHN COUGAR John Cougar (Riva RVL-7401) | 20 | ||
| 195 | MORNING DANCE Spyro Gyra (Infinity INF-9004) | 42 | ||
| 196 | LOVEDRIVE Scorpions (Mercury SRM-1-3795) | 27 | ||
| 197 | WHISKEY BENT AND HELL BOUND Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 6E-237) | 6 | ||
| 198 | THE BOSS Diana Ross (Motown M8-923M1) | 32 | ||
| 199 | OASIS Jimmy Messina (Columbia JC 36140) | 13 | ||
| 200 | WITCH DOCTOR Instant Funk (Salsoul SA 8529) | 8 | ||
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