| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 12, 1980 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE WALL Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183) | 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | AGAINST THE WIND Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SOO-12041) | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | MAD LOVE Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 5E-510) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | GLASS HOUSES Billy Joel (Columbia FC 36384) | 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745) | 4 | 33 | |
| 6 | DAMN THE TORPEDOES Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet/MCA MCA-5105) | 6 | 23 | |
| 7 | THE WHISPERS Whispers (Solar BXL1-3521) | 7 | 16 | |
| 8 | BEBE LE STRANGE Heart (Epic FE 36371) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | LIGHT UP THE NIGHT Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-3716) | 10 | 6 | |
| 10 | THE LONG RUN Eagles (Asylum 5E-508) | 11 | 26 | |
| 11 | DEPARTURE Journey (Columbia FC 36339) | 15 | 4 | |
| 12 | PHOENIX Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic FE 35634) | 9 | 20 | |
| 13 | AMERICAN GIGOLO Original Soundtrack (Polydor PD-1-6259) | 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | GET HAPPY!! Elvis Costello & Attractions (Columbia JC 36347) | 16 | 4 | |
| 15 | FUN AND GAMES Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-3715) | 12 | 8 | |
| 16 | PERMANENT WAVES Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4001) | 14 | 11 | |
| 17 | LOVE STINKS J. Geils Band (EMI America SOO-17016) | 18 | 10 | |
| 18 | CHRISTOPHER CROSS Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. BSK 3383) | 26 | 11 | |
| 19 | RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor PD-1-6240) | 20 | 17 | |
| 20 | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1236) | 19 | 29 | |
| 21 | PRETENDERS Pretenders (Sire SRK 6083) | 23 | 12 | |
| 22 | ON THE RADIO – GREATEST HITS VOL. I & II Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP-2-7191) | 17 | 24 | |
| 23 | BAD LUCK STREAK IN DANCING SCHOOL Warren Zevon (Asylum 5E-509) | 21 | 7 | |
| 24 | KENNY Kenny Rogers (United Artists LWAK-979) | 22 | 29 | |
| 25 | CORNERSTONE Styx (A&M SP-3711) | 25 | 27 | |
| 26 | LADIES’ NIGHT Kool & Gang (De-Lite DSR-9513) | 27 | 31 | |
| 27 | AFTER DARK Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3069) | 28 | 7 | |
| 28 | EVERY GENERATION Ronnie Laws (United Artists LT-1001) | 29 | 10 | |
| 29 | LONDON CALLING The Clash (Epic E2 36328) | 30 | 11 | |
| 30 | ...BUT THE LITTLE GIRLS UNDERSTAND The Knack (Capitol SOO-12045) | 24 | 7 | |
| 31 | SKYLARKIN’ Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown M7-933R1) | 34 | 6 | |
| 32 | WARM THOUGHTS Smokey Robinson (Tamla T8-367M1) | 37 | 5 | |
| 33 | CATCHING THE SUN Spyro Gyra (MCA MCA-5108) | 41 | 4 | |
| 34 | THE ROSE Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 16010) | 32 | 17 | |
| 35 | BIG FUN Shalamar (Solar BSL1-3479) | 31 | 26 | |
| 36 | THE GAP BAND II Gap Band (Mercury SRM-1-3804) | 36 | 18 | |
| 37 | THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE Gary Numan (Atco SD 38-120) | 40 | 11 | |
| 38 | VICTIMS OF THE FURY Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1215) | 39 | 7 | |
| 39 | TENTH Marshall Tucker Band (Warner Bros. HS 3410) | 50 | 4 | |
| 40 | KEEP THE FIRE Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 36172) | 42 | 26 | |
| 41 | DANCIN’ AND LOVIN’ Spinners (Atlantic SD 19256) | 43 | 13 | |
| 42 | SEPTEMBER MORN Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 36121) | 35 | 14 | |
| 43 | EAT TO THE BEAT Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1225) | 45 | 27 | |
| 44 | LOVE SOMEBODY TODAY Sister Sledge (Cotillion SD 16012) | 33 | 7 | |
| 45 | GQ TWO GQ (Arista AL 9511) | 63 | 3 | |
| 46 | THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA934-H) | 44 | 70 | |
| 47 | CRASH AND BURN Pat Travers Band (Polydor PD-1-6262) | 86 | 2 | |
| 48 | ROBERTA FLACK FEATURING DONNY HATHAWAY Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 16013) | 60 | 3 | |
| 49 | DEGUELLO Z Z Top (Warner Bros. HS 3361) | 47 | 21 | |
| 50 | FLIRTIN’ WITH DISASTER Molly Hatchet (Epic JE 36110) | 46 | 29 | |
| 51 | THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN Original Soundtrack / Willie Nelson (Columbia JS 36327) | 53 | 14 | |
| 52 | TUSK Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 2HS 3350) | 38 | 25 | |
| 53 | GREATEST HITS Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor AHL1-3378) | 56 | 51 | |
| 54 | PROGRESSIONS OF POWER Triumph (RCA Victor AFL1-3524) | 83 | 3 | |
| 55 | AUTOGRAPH John Denver (RCA Victor AQL1-3449) | 57 | 7 | |
| 56 | BEE GEES GREATEST Bee Gees (RSO RS-2-4200) | 55 | 22 | |
| 57 | GOLD & PLATINUM Lynyrd Skynyrd Band (MCA MCA2-11008) | 49 | 18 | |
| 58 | DREAMS Grace Slick (RCA Victor AFL1-3544) | 122 | 2 | |
| 59 | THE BEST SIDE OF GOODBYE Jane Olivor (Columbia JC 36335) | 54 | 8 | |
| 60 | MIDNIGHT MAGIC Commodores (Motown M8-926M1) | 58 | 35 | |
| 61 | HIDEAWAY David Sanborn (Warner Bros. BSK 3379) | 67 | 8 | |
| 62 | MALICE IN WONDERLAND Nazareth (A&M SP-4799) | 62 | 9 | |
| 63 | IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 16002) | 48 | 32 | |
| 64 | HYDRA Toto (Columbia FC 36229) | 59 | 22 | |
| 65 | MICKEY MOUSE DISCO Various Artists (Disneyland 2504) | 73 | 8 | |
| 66 | RARITIES Beatles (Capitol SHAL-12060) | — | 1 | |
| 67 | END OF THE CENTURY Ramones (Sire SRK 6077) | 51 | 8 | |
| 68 | SUGAR HILL GANG Sugar Hill Gang (Sugar Hill SH-245) | 70 | 6 | |
| 69 | ADVENTURES IN UTOPIA Utopia (Bearsville BRK 6991) | 71 | 12 | |
| 70 | 10½ Dramatics (MCA MCA-3196) | 77 | 6 | |
| 71 | UNION JACKS Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1267) | 61 | 14 | |
| 72 | HEAD GAMES Foreigner (Atlantic SD 29999) | 68 | 29 | |
| 73 | ANGEL OF THE NIGHT Angela Bofill (Arista/GRP GRP 5501) | 64 | 24 | |
| 74 | GIDEON Kenny Rogers (United Artists LOO-1035) | — | 1 | |
| 75 | PARTNERS IN CRIME Rupert Holmes (Infinity INF 9020) | 52 | 24 | |
| 76 | TEN YEARS OF GOLD Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA835-H) | 72 | 80 | |
| 77 | SKYWAY Skyy (Salsoul SA 8532) | 89 | 6 | |
| 78 | RISE Herb Alpert (A&M SP-4790) | 81 | 27 | |
| 79 | PRINCE Prince (Warner Bros. BSK 3366) | 69 | 23 | |
| 80 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 76 | 200 | |
| 81 | FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3452) | 66 | 21 | |
| 82 | THE B-52’S B-52’s (Warner Bros. BSK 3355) | 74 | 32 | |
| 83 | BREAKFAST IN AMERICA Supertramp (A&M SP-3708) | 75 | 55 | |
| 84 | DREAM STREET ROSE Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. HS 3426) | 137 | 2 | |
| 85 | WET Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36258) | 65 | 24 | |
| 86 | SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l JZ 36304) | 84 | 13 | |
| 87 | TOGETHER Oak Ridge Boys (MCA MCA-3220) | 91 | 6 | |
| 88 | I WISH I WAS EIGHTEEN AGAIN George Burns (Mercury SRM-1-5025) | 88 | 10 | |
| 89 | THE SPECIALS Specials (Chrysalis CHR 1265) | 78 | 14 | |
| 90 | THE CARS Cars (Elektra 6E-135) | 90 | 95 | |
| 91 | HIROSHIMA Hiroshima (Arista AB 4252) | 85 | 18 | |
| 92 | MOUTH TO MOUTH Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca NBLP 7197) | 115 | 7 | |
| 93 | SUPERCHARGED Tavares (Capitol ST-12026) | 79 | 7 | |
| 94 | MINUTE BY MINUTE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BSK 3193) | 98 | 69 | |
| 95 | TRILOGY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE Frank Sinatra (Reprise 3FS 2300) | — | 1 | |
| 96 | ONE VOICE Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9505) | 82 | 26 | |
| 97 | THE ROMANTICS Romantics (Nemperor JZ 36273) | 87 | 12 | |
| 98 | EVITA Festival (RSO RS-1-3061) | 100 | 12 | |
| 99 | UNDERTOW Firefall (Atlantic SD 16006) | — | 1 | |
| 100 | LIVE RUST Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise 2AX 2296) | 80 | 19 | |
| 101 | STRANGER IN TOWN Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698) | 113 | 99 | |
| 102 | LIVE AND UNCENSORED Millie Jackson (Spring SP-2-6725) | 101 | 18 | |
| 103 | LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING Joe Perry Project (Columbia JC 36388) | 178 | 2 | |
| 104 | ROCKIN’ IN THE NIGHT 38 Special (A&M SP-4782) | 96 | 13 | |
| 105 | PROTECT THE INNOCENT Rachel Sweet (Stff/Columbia JC 36337) | 107 | 4 | |
| 106 | LET’S GET SERIOUS Jermaine Jackson (Motown M7-928R1) | 154 | 2 | |
| 107 | MASTERJAM Rufus & Chaka (MCA MCA-5103) | 93 | 22 | |
| 108 | ONE ON ONE Bob James & Earl Klugh (Columbia/Tappan Zee FC 36241) | 94 | 24 | |
| 109 | SPIRIT OF LOVE Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3806) | — | 1 | |
| 110 | LADY T Teena Marie (Gordy G7-992R1) | 119 | 6 | |
| 111 | COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA-5107) | 125 | 3 | |
| 112 | L.A. BOPPERS L.A. Boppers (Mercury SRM-1-3816) | 114 | 6 | |
| 113 | HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244) | 95 | 35 | |
| 114 | THE BLUE ALBUM Harold Melvin & Blue Notes Featuring Sharon Paige (Source SOR-3197) | 126 | 5 | |
| 115 | SUE SAAD AND THE NEXT Sue Saad & The Next (Planet P-4) | 118 | 9 | |
| 116 | TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (Arista AL 9515) | — | 1 | |
| 117 | SHOOTING STAR Shooting Star (Virgin VA 13133) | 120 | 7 | |
| 118 | ALL THAT JAZZ Original Soundtrack (Casablanca NBLP 7198) | 139 | 6 | |
| 119 | SACRED SONGS Daryl Hall (RCA Victor AFL1-3573) | 129 | 3 | |
| 120 | MASSTERPIECE Mass Production (Cotillion SD 5218) | 131 | 3 | |
| 121 | 1980 Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Arista AL 9514) | 123 | 6 | |
| 122 | THE DANCE OF LIFE Narada Michael Walden (Atlantic SD 19259) | 108 | 18 | |
| 123 | BACKSTAGE PASS Little River Band (Capitol SWBK-12061) | — | 1 | |
| 124 | DREAM BABIES GO HOLLYWOOD John Stewart (RSO RS-1-3074) | 134 | 3 | |
| 125 | LATE AT NIGHT Billy Preston (Motown M7-925R1) | 128 | 8 | |
| 126 | ONE STEP BEYOND... Madness (Sire SRK 6085) | 127 | 8 | |
| 127 | REACHING FOR TOMORROW Switch (Gordy G8-993M1) | — | 1 | |
| 128 | THE STRANGER Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987) | 133 | 132 | |
| 129 | GREATEST HITS K.C. & Sunshine Band (T.K. TK-612) | 143 | 2 | |
| 130 | WE’RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS Natalie Cole & Peabo Bryson (Capitol SW-12019) | 92 | 18 | |
| 131 | WILLIE NILE Willie Nile (Arista AB 4260) | 136 | 5 | |
| 132 | GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Abba (Atlantic SD 16009) | 152 | 18 | |
| 133 | DREAM COME TRUE Earl Klugh (United Artists LT-1026) | — | 1 | |
| 134 | IN ’N’ OUT Rick James Presents The Stone City Band (Gordy G7-991R1) | 138 | 6 | |
| 135 | 8 FOR THE 80’S Webster Lewis (Epic JE 36197) | 144 | 9 | |
| 136 | KEEPIN’ THE SUMMER ALIVE Beach Boys (Caribou FZ 36283) | 150 | 2 | |
| 137 | SURE SHOT Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite DSR-9517) | 140 | 5 | |
| 138 | DANCING IN THE DRAGON’S JAWS Bruce Cockburn (Millennium BXL1-7747) | 148 | 8 | |
| 139 | EVOLUTION Journey (Columbia FC 35797) | 141 | 54 | |
| 140 | SHRINER’S CONVENTION Ray Stevens (RCA Victor AHL1-3574) | 142 | 6 | |
| 141 | RELEASED Patti LaBelle (Epic JE 36381) | 159 | 2 | |
| 142 | LIVE BULLET Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SKBB-11523) | 155 | 66 | |
| 143 | AMERICAN GARAGE Pat Metheny Group (ECM ECM-1-1155) | 146 | 21 | |
| 144 | WHAT’S NEXT Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush (Columbia JC 36204) | 97 | 7 | |
| 145 | EXTENSIONS Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 19258) | 165 | 20 | |
| 146 | THREE TIMES IN LOVE Tommy James (Millennium BXL1-7748) | 149 | 5 | |
| 147 | THIN RED LINE Cretones (Planet P-5) | 157 | 4 | |
| 148 | VAN HALEN Van Halen (Warner Bros. BSK 3075) | 145 | 112 | |
| 149 | ON Off Broadway USA (Atlantic SD 19263) | 109 | 11 | |
| 150 | WILLIE NELSON SINGS KRISTOFFERSON Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 36188) | 103 | 22 | |
| 151 | HOT BOX Fatback (Spring SP-1-6726) | 167 | 2 | |
| 152 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION 5 Brass Construction (United Artists LT-977) | 99 | 20 | |
| 153 | ON TO VICTORY Humble Pie (Atco SD 38-122) | — | 1 | |
| 154 | SMALLCREEP’S DAY Mike Rutherford (Passport PB 9843) | 160 | 3 | |
| 155 | GLORYHALLASTOOPID (Or Pin The Tale On The Funky) Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7195) | 111 | 17 | |
| 156 | STARDUST Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305) | 158 | 80 | |
| 157 | TENAMENT STEPS Motors (Virgin VA 13139) | 164 | 3 | |
| 158 | WINNERS Kleeer (Atlantic SD 19262) | 163 | 7 | |
| 159 | PARALLEL LINES Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192) | 166 | 82 | |
| 160 | NO BALLADS Rockets (RSO RS-1-3071) | 102 | 11 | |
| 161 | BUT WHAT WILL THE NEIGHBORS THINK Rodney Crowell (Warner Bros. BSK 3407) | 173 | 2 | |
| 162 | PIZZAZZ Patrice Rushen (Elektra 6E-243) | 121 | 22 | |
| 163 | FLEX Lene Lovich (Stiff/Epic JE 36308) | 105 | 7 | |
| 164 | THE DUDEK, FINNIGAN, KRUEGER BAND Dudek, Finnigan, Krueger Band (Columbia JC 35770) | — | 1 | |
| 165 | SOLD OUT Fools (EMI America SW-17024) | 170 | 4 | |
| 166 | SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Original Soundtrack / Bee Gees, et al. (RSO RS-2-4001) | 161 | 124 | |
| 167 | CANDY-O Cars (Elektra 5E-507) | 153 | 42 | |
| 168 | BROKEN ENGLISH Marianne Faithfull (Island ILPS 9570) | 110 | 11 | |
| 169 | HEAT Heat (MCA MCA-3225) | 175 | 3 | |
| 170 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BSK 3112) | 171 | 72 | |
| 171 | PERISCOPE LIFE Kayak (Mercury SRM-1-3824) | 174 | 5 | |
| 172 | CAT IN THE HAT Bobby Caldwell (Clouds 8810) | 180 | 3 | |
| 173 | CLASSIC CRYSTAL Crystal Gayle (United Artists LOO-982) | 169 | 23 | |
| 174 | EARTH & SKY Graham Nash (Capitol SWAK-12014) | 106 | 7 | |
| 175 | TOO MUCH PRESSURE Selecter (Chrysalis CHR 1274) | 183 | 2 | |
| 176 | YOU’LL NEVER KNOW Rodney Franklin (Columbia JC 36122) | 186 | 3 | |
| 177 | GET THE KNACK The Knack (Capitol SO-11946) | 168 | 42 | |
| 178 | RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. BSK 3010) | 172 | 137 | |
| 179 | DON’T FIGHT IT Red Rider (Capitol ST-12028) | 191 | 3 | |
| 180 | CASTLES IN THE AIR Felix Cavaliere (Epic JE 35990) | 185 | 2 | |
| 181 | GLASS HOUSE ROCK Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley BZ-10068) | — | 1 | |
| 182 | JUST TESTING Wishbone Ash (MCA MCA-3221) | 130 | 6 | |
| 183 | MIDNIGHT DESIRE Randy Brown (Chocolate City CCLP 2010) | 189 | 2 | |
| 184 | SCHEMER–DREAMER Steve Walsh (Kirshner JZ 36320) | 156 | 10 | |
| 185 | CIVILIAN Gentle Giant (Columbia JC 36341) | 135 | 4 | |
| 186 | ARGYBARGY Squeeze (A&M SP-4802) | — | 1 | |
| 187 | SOMETIMES YOU WIN... Dr. Hook (Capitol SW-12018) | 192 | 17 | |
| 188 | THE BEST OF THE STATLER BROTHERS RIDES AGAIN VOL. II Statler Brothers (Mercury SRM-1-5024) | 124 | 12 | |
| 189 | WHERE THERE’S SMOKE... Smokey Robinson (Tamla T7-366R1) | 117 | 43 | |
| 190 | JACKRABBIT SLIM Steve Forbert (Nemperor JZ 36191) | 104 | 24 | |
| 191 | MAKE YOUR MOVE Captain & Tennille (Casablanca BNLP 7188) | 132 | 23 | |
| 192 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12012) | 176 | 24 | |
| 193 | OCEANLINER Passport (Atlantic SD 19265) | — | 1 | |
| 194 | NO NUKES (The MUSE Concerts For A Non-Nuclear Future) Various Artists (Asylum ML-801) | 116 | 17 | |
| 195 | GALLAGHER Gallagher (United Artists LT-1019) | — | 1 | |
| 196 | YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME Phyllis Hyman (Arista AL 9509) | 184 | 22 | |
| 197 | GREASE Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4002) | 190 | 100 | |
| 198 | DANNY DAVIS AND WILLIE NELSON WITH THE NASHVILLE BRASS Danny Davis & Willie Nelson with Nashville Brass (RCA AHL1-3549) | 151 | 6 | |
| 199 | GREATEST HITS Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. HS 3373) | 181 | 22 | |
| 200 | TEDDY LIVE! COAST TO COAST Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l KZ2 36294) | 187 | 18 | |
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