| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 20, 1980 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | KENNY ROGERS’ GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072) | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | HOTTER THAN JULY Stevie Wonder (Tamla T8-373M1) | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | GUILTY Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36750) | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | CRIMES OF PASSION Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1275) | 6 | 18 | |
| 5 | EAGLES LIVE Eagles (Asylum BB-705) | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | THE RIVER Bruce Springsteen (Columbia PC2 36854) | 4 | 8 | |
| 7 | THE GAME Queen (Elektra 5E-513) | 7 | 23 | |
| 8 | THE JAZZ SINGER Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Capitol SWAV-12120) | 13 | 4 | |
| 9 | BACK IN BLACK AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16018) | 10 | 19 | |
| 10 | ONE STEP CLOSER Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. HS 3452) | 8 | 11 | |
| 11 | GAUCHO Steely Dan (MCA MCA-6102) | 21 | 3 | |
| 12 | ZENYATTA MONDATTA The Police (A&M SP-4831) | 12 | 9 | |
| 13 | DOUBLE FANTASY John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen GHS 2001) | 16 | 3 | |
| 14 | TRIUMPH Jacksons (Epic FE 36424) | 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | AUTOAMERICAN Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1290) | 27 | 3 | |
| 16 | ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST HITS Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12110) | 15 | 13 | |
| 17 | GREATEST HITS / LIVE Heart (Epic KE2 36888) | 19 | 3 | |
| 18 | FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. HS 3485) | 29 | 3 | |
| 19 | CHRISTOPHER CROSS Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. BSK 3383) | 17 | 47 | |
| 20 | FACES Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC/Columbia KC2 36795) | 9 | 5 | |
| 21 | GREATEST HITS VOLUME TWO Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 5E-516) | 18 | 7 | |
| 22 | BARRY Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9537) | 42 | 2 | |
| 23 | THE WANDERER Donna Summer (Geffen GHS 2000) | 11 | 7 | |
| 24 | CELEBRATE! Kool & Gang (De-Lite DSR 9518) | 24 | 10 | |
| 25 | DIANA Diana Ross (Motown M8-936M1) | 20 | 28 | |
| 26 | THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9518) | 28 | 6 | |
| 27 | TP Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l FZ 36745) | 22 | 19 | |
| 28 | ALIVE Kenny Loggins (Columbia C2X 36738) | 23 | 12 | |
| 29 | HAWKS & DOVES Neil Young (Reprise HS 2297) | 31 | 5 | |
| 30 | MAKING MOVIES Dire Straits (Warner Bros. BSK 3480) | 30 | 6 | |
| 31 | GREATEST HITS Doors (Elektra 5E-515) | 26 | 8 | |
| 32 | XANADU Original Soundtrack / Electric Light Orchestra / Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-6100) | 33 | 24 | |
| 33 | SECONDS OF PLEASURE Rockpile (Columbia JC 36886) | 34 | 6 | |
| 34 | FREEDOM OF CHOICE Devo (Warner Bros. BSK 3435) | 32 | 29 | |
| 35 | PARIS Supertramp (A&M SP-6702) | 37 | 11 | |
| 36 | ALL SHOOK UP Cheap Trick (Epic FE 36498) | 25 | 6 | |
| 37 | URBAN COWBOY Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Full Moon/Asylum DP-90002) | 39 | 32 | |
| 38 | HITS! Boz Scaggs (Columbia FC 36841) | 51 | 4 | |
| 39 | FEEL ME Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2016) | 36 | 7 | |
| 40 | CARNAVAL Spyro Gyra (MCA MCA-5149) | 40 | 8 | |
| 41 | IRONS IN THE FIRE Teena Marie (Gordy G8-997M1) | 41 | 16 | |
| 42 | GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson (Warner Bros./Qwest HS 3453) | 38 | 20 | |
| 43 | AGAINST THE WIND Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SOO-12041) | 44 | 41 | |
| 44 | LOST IN LOVE Air Supply (Arista AB 4268) | 46 | 32 | |
| 45 | DIVINE MADNESS Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 16022) | 50 | 4 | |
| 46 | ARETHA Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9538) | 48 | 9 | |
| 47 | HONEYSUCKLE ROSE Original Soundtrack / Willie Nelson & Family (Columbia S2 36752) | 45 | 16 | |
| 48 | HOLD OUT Jackson Browne (Asylum 5E-511) | 35 | 23 | |
| 49 | GLASS HOUSES Billy Joel (Columbia FC 36384) | 49 | 40 | |
| 50 | HI INFIDELITY REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 36844) | 83 | 2 | |
| 51 | REMAIN IN LIGHT Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6095) | 47 | 8 | |
| 52 | GREATEST HITS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA MCA-5150) | 56 | 7 | |
| 53 | SCARY MONSTERS David Bowie (RCA Victor AQL1-3647) | 43 | 12 | |
| 54 | I BELIEVE IN YOU Don Williams (MCA MCA-5133) | 52 | 16 | |
| 55 | CHIPMUNK PUNK Chipmunks (Excelsior XLP-6008) | 57 | 23 | |
| 56 | WINELIGHT Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 6E-305) | 66 | 6 | |
| 57 | SHINE ON L.T. D. (A&M SP-4819) | 60 | 16 | |
| 58 | PANORAMA Cars (Elektra 5E-514) | 54 | 16 | |
| 59 | FANTASTIC VOYAGE Lakeside (Solar BXL1-3720) | 73 | 4 | |
| 60 | AUDIO-VISIONS Kansas (Kirshner FZ 36588) | 55 | 12 | |
| 61 | AEROSMITH’S GREATEST HITS Aerosmith (Columbia FC 36865) | 64 | 6 | |
| 62 | ON THE EDGE Babys (Chrysalis CHE 1305) | 65 | 7 | |
| 63 | SUPER TROUPER Abba (Atlantic SD 16023) | 80 | 2 | |
| 64 | DIRTY MIND Prince (Warner Bros. BSK 3478) | 53 | 7 | |
| 65 | MICKEY MOUSE DISCO Various Artists (Disneyland 2504) | 67 | 44 | |
| 66 | GREATEST HITS Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor AHL1-3378) | 59 | 87 | |
| 67 | GREATEST HITS Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor AAL1-3772) | 69 | 9 | |
| 68 | EMOTIONAL RESCUE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 16015) | 58 | 23 | |
| 69 | FULL MOON Charlie Daniels Band (Epic FE 36571) | 71 | 20 | |
| 70 | MORE GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS George Thorogood & Destroyers (Rounder 3035) | 70 | 7 | |
| 71 | HORIZON Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 6E-276) | 68 | 23 | |
| 72 | TOUCH Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-4002) | 99 | 2 | |
| 73 | BEAT CRAZY Joe Jackson Band (A&M SP-4837) | 61 | 7 | |
| 74 | THIS IS MY DREAM Switch (Gordy G8-999M1) | 82 | 5 | |
| 75 | NOTHIN’ MATTERS AND WHAT IF IT DID John Cougar (Riva RVL 7403) | 62 | 12 | |
| 76 | ZAPP Zapp (Warner Bros. BSK 3463) | 72 | 14 | |
| 77 | MUSIC MAN Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3602) | 78 | 29 | |
| 78 | ONE-TRICK PONY Paul Simon (Warner Bros. HS 3472) | 74 | 16 | |
| 79 | VOICES Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor AQL1-3646) | 63 | 19 | |
| 80 | BLACK MARKET CLASH The Clash (Epic/Nu Disk 4E 36846) | 81 | 5 | |
| 81 | STARDUST Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305) | 84 | 116 | |
| 82 | WILD PLANET B-52’s (Warner Bros. BSK 3471) | 76 | 14 | |
| 83 | LIVING IN A FANTASY Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. BSK 3483) | 87 | 8 | |
| 84 | AS ONE Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-3844) | 123 | 2 | |
| 85 | SWEET SENSATION Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox T-603) | 77 | 34 | |
| 86 | HURRY UP THIS WAY AGAIN Stylistics (TSOP JZ 36470) | 91 | 11 | |
| 87 | GHOST RIDERS Outlaws (Arista AL 9542) | 127 | 2 | |
| 88 | SPECIAL THINGS Pointer Sisters (Planet P9) | 75 | 18 | |
| 89 | CANDLES Heatwave (Epic FE 36873) | 120 | 2 | |
| 90 | NIGHT PASSAGE Weather Report (ARC/Columbia JC 36793) | 125 | 2 | |
| 91 | ONE MORE SONG Randy Meisner (Epic NJE 36748) | 95 | 8 | |
| 92 | ULTRA WAVE Bootsy (Warner Bros. BSX 3433) | 100 | 3 | |
| 93 | POSH Patrice Rushen (Elektra 6E-302) | 101 | 4 | |
| 94 | SEQUEL Harry Chapin (Boardwalk FW 36872) | 96 | 5 | |
| 95 | 9 TO 5 AND ODD JOBS Dolly Parton (RCA AHL1-3852) | 114 | 3 | |
| 96 | THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA934-H) | 86 | 106 | |
| 97 | FAME Original Soundtrack (RSO RX-1-3080) | 88 | 29 | |
| 98 | OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745) | 94 | 69 | |
| 99 | LATE NIGHT GUITAR Earl Klugh (Liberty LT-1079) | 111 | 4 | |
| 100 | CATHOLIC BOY Jim Carroll Band (Atco SD 38-132) | 109 | 7 | |
| 101 | STONE JAM Slave (Cotillion SD 5224) | 89 | 10 | |
| 102 | ANDY GIBB’S GREATEST HITS Andy Gibb (RSO RX-1-3091) | 135 | 3 | |
| 103 | THE AWAKENING Reddings (Believe In A Dream JZ 36875) | 105 | 6 | |
| 104 | JOY AND PAIN Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-12087) | 97 | 21 | |
| 105 | ODORI Hiroshima (Arista AL 9541) | 92 | 6 | |
| 106 | JERMAINE Jermaine Jackson (Motown M8-948M1) | 117 | 3 | |
| 107 | SWEAT BAND Sweat Band (Uncle Jam JZ 36857) | 116 | 4 | |
| 108 | AT PEACE WITH WOMAN Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l JZ 36767) | 90 | 10 | |
| 109 | INHERIT THE WIND Wilton Felder (MCA MCA-5144) | 85 | 9 | |
| 110 | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1236) | 108 | 65 | |
| 111 | ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, ANYWHERE Rossington Collins Band (MCA MCA-5130) | 106 | 24 | |
| 112 | NEW CLEAR DAYS Vapors (United Artists LT-1049) | 98 | 19 | |
| 113 | TROMBIPULATION Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7249) | — | 1 | |
| 114 | BLACK SEA XTC (Virgin/RSO VR-1-1000) | 129 | 5 | |
| 115 | THIS TIME Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. BSK 3434) | 104 | 27 | |
| 116 | BEATIN’ THE ODDS Molly Hatchet (Epic FE 36572) | 93 | 14 | |
| 117 | CHINATOWN Thin Lizzy (Warner Bros. BSK 3496) | 121 | 5 | |
| 118 | TRUE COLOURS Split Enz (A&M SP-4822) | 110 | 18 | |
| 119 | YESSHOWS Yes (Atlantic SD 2-510) | — | 1 | |
| 120 | HEARTLAND Michael Stanley Band (EMI America SW-17040) | 113 | 13 | |
| 121 | COME UPSTAIRS Carly Simon (Warner Bros. BSK 3443) | 79 | 25 | |
| 122 | LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 6E-309) | 102 | 7 | |
| 123 | DARKROOM Angel City (Epic JE 36543) | 115 | 10 | |
| 124 | A CHRISTMAS ALBUM Barbra Streisand (Columbia CS 9557) | — | 4 | |
| 125 | THE KINGS ARE HERE Kings (Elektra 6E-274) | 107 | 19 | |
| 126 | GIDEON Kenny Rogers (United Artists LOO-1035) | 118 | 37 | |
| 127 | HEROES Commodores (Motown M8-939M1) | 122 | 26 | |
| 128 | BARBRA STREISAND’S GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679) | 130 | 51 | |
| 129 | WIDE RECEIVER Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 6001) | 112 | 18 | |
| 130 | CHRISTMAS IN THE STARS: STAR WARS CHRISTMAS ALBUM Original Cast/Meco (RSO RS-1-3093) | 185 | 2 | |
| 131 | I’M NOT STRANGE I’M JUST LIKE YOU Keith Sykes (Backstreet/MCA MCA-3265) | 133 | 7 | |
| 132 | LIVE & MORE Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson (Atlantic SD 2-7004) | — | 1 | |
| 133 | MR. HANDS Herbie Hancock (Columbia JC 36578) | 134 | 6 | |
| 134 | CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHIPMUNKS Chipmunks with David Seville (Pickwick SPC 1034) | — | 4 | |
| 135 | CIVILIZED EVIL Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 16020) | 126 | 10 | |
| 136 | TWENNYNINE WITH LENNY WHITE Twennynine With Lenny White (Elektra 6E-304) | 136 | 9 | |
| 137 | SONG OF SEVEN Jon Anderson (Atlantic SD 16021) | 150 | 3 | |
| 138 | GREATEST HITS Manhattans (Columbia JC 36861) | — | 1 | |
| 139 | IT’S MY TURN Original Soundtrack (Motown M8-947M1) | 119 | 5 | |
| 140 | SKYYPORT Skyy (Salsoul SA 8537) | 152 | 2 | |
| 141 | TEN YEARS OF GOLD Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA835-H) | 138 | 116 | |
| 142 | STREET FEVER Moon Martin (Capitol ST-12099) | 145 | 7 | |
| 143 | 14 KARAT Fatback (Spring SP-1-6729) | 141 | 9 | |
| 144 | THE BEST OF EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19283) | 147 | 4 | |
| 145 | A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER John Denver & Muppets (RCA Victor AFL1-3451) | 192 | 13 | |
| 146 | GREATEST HITS Dr. Hook (Capitol SOO-12122) | — | 1 | |
| 147 | LOVE APPROACH Tom Browne (Arista/GRP GRP 5008) | 151 | 23 | |
| 148 | I’M NO HERO Cliff Richard (EMI America SW-17039) | 128 | 9 | |
| 149 | DUMB WAITERS Korgis (Asylum 6E-290) | 171 | 3 | |
| 150 | FAMILY Hubert Laws (Columbia JC 36396) | 159 | 10 | |
| 151 | THE IDOLMAKER Original Soundtrack (A&M SP-4840) | 162 | 2 | |
| 152 | KURTIS BLOW Kurtis Blow (Mercury SRM-1-3854) | 140 | 10 | |
| 153 | STRANGER IN TOWN Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698) | 158 | 135 | |
| 154 | REAL EYES Gil Scott-Heron (Arista AL 9540) | — | 1 | |
| 155 | MINIMUM WAGE ROCK & ROLL Bus Boys (Arista AB 4280) | 161 | 4 | |
| 156 | BACK ON THE STREETS Donnie Iris (MCA/Carousel MCA-3272) | 170 | 4 | |
| 157 | MERRY CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby (MCA MCA-15024) | — | 23 | |
| 158 | WAITING ON YOU Brick (Bang JZ 36262) | 163 | 16 | |
| 159 | LOVE LIVES FOREVER Minnie Riperton (Capitol SOO-12097) | 143 | 17 | |
| 160 | MERRY CHRISTMAS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8021) | — | 27 | |
| 161 | THE JEALOUS KIND Delbert McClinton (Capitol/Muscle Shoals ST-12115) | 166 | 5 | |
| 162 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BSK 3112) | 167 | 108 | |
| 163 | MONTY PYTHON’S CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION ALBUM Monty Python (Arista AL 9536) | 164 | 9 | |
| 164 | 707 707 (Casablanca NBLP 7213) | 169 | 5 | |
| 165 | U.S. 1 Head East (A&M SP-4826) | 165 | 6 | |
| 166 | HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244) | 160 | 56 | |
| 167 | ONE FOR THE ROAD Kinks (Arista A2L 8401) | 139 | 26 | |
| 168 | NATIONAL BREAKOUT Romantics (Nemperor JZ 36881) | 174 | 3 | |
| 169 | KANO Kano (Emergency EMLP 7505) | 178 | 2 | |
| 170 | HEAVENLY BODY Chi-Lites Featuring Gene Record (20th Century-Fox/Chi-Town T-619) | 173 | 4 | |
| 171 | THE LEGEND OF JESSE JAMES Various Artists (A&M SP-3718) | 176 | 3 | |
| 172 | THE TWO OF US Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury SRM-1-3834) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | SEAWIND Seawind (A&M SP-4824) | 155 | 10 | |
| 174 | THE MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Michael Schenker Group (Chrysalis CHE 1302) | 153 | 15 | |
| 175 | QUICK TURNS Off Broadway usa (Atlantic SD 19286) | 182 | 3 | |
| 176 | HUMANESQUE Jack Green (RCA Victor AFL1-3639) | 177 | 9 | |
| 177 | THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL CONCERT Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy MPF-4501) | — | 1 | |
| 178 | SHADOWS AND LIGHT Joni Mitchell (Asylum BB-704) | 142 | 12 | |
| 179 | THE WALL Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183) | 190 | 54 | |
| 180 | STAR WARS / THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Original Soundtrack / London Symphony Orchestra (RSO RS-2-4201) | 181 | 31 | |
| 181 | LIVE... IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Whitesnake (Mirage WTG 19292) | — | 1 | |
| 182 | PRETENDERS Pretenders (Sire SRK 6083) | 175 | 48 | |
| 183 | THE STATLER BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CARD Statler Brothers (Mercury SRM-1-5012) | — | 13 | |
| 184 | WALK AWAY (Collector’s Edition – The Best Of 1977-1980) Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7244) | 199 | 11 | |
| 185 | VAN HALEN Van Halen (Warner Bros. BSK 3075) | 189 | 148 | |
| 186 | ROCK AND ROLL DIARY 1967-1980 Lou Reed (Arista A2L 8603) | — | 1 | |
| 187 | THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS Psychedelic Furs (Columbia NJC 36791) | 187 | 6 | |
| 188 | BORN TO RUN Bruce Springsteen (Columbia JC 33795) | 146 | 33 | |
| 189 | HERE TO CREATE MUSIC Leon Huff (Philaelphia Int’l NJZ 36758) | — | 1 | |
| 190 | GOLD & PLATINUM Lynyrd Skynyrd Band (MCA MCA2-11008) | 191 | 54 | |
| 191 | NURDS Roches (Warner Bros. BSK 3475) | 137 | 7 | |
| 192 | MINUTE BY MINUTE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BSK 3193) | 156 | 105 | |
| 193 | THE CARS Cars (Elektra 6E-135) | 198 | 131 | |
| 194 | 21ST CENTURY MAN Billy Thorpe (Elektra 6E-294) | 132 | 8 | |
| 195 | I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS Jack Bruce & Friends (Epic JE 36827) | — | 1 | |
| 196 | CLUES Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9595) | 148 | 11 | |
| 197 | TIMES SQUARE Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4203) | 103 | 13 | |
| 198 | THE DOORS Doors (Elektra EKS-74007) | 184 | 124 | |
| 199 | SONGS I LOVE TO SING Slim Whitman (Cleveland Int’l/Epic JE 36768) | 149 | 8 | |
| 200 | FREE FALL Alvin Lee Band (Atlantic SD 19287) | — | 1 | |
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