| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 23, 1981 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | HI INFIDELITY REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 36844) | 1 | 24 | |
| 2 | PARADISE THEATER Styx (A&M SP-3719) | 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16033) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | ARC OF A DIVER Steve Winwood (Island ILPS 9576) | 4 | 19 | |
| 5 | WINELIGHT Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 6E-305) | 6 | 28 | |
| 6 | FACE DANCES The Who (Warner Bros. HS 3516) | 5 | 8 | |
| 7 | MOVING PICTURES Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4013) | 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | KENNY ROGERS’ GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072) | 8 | 32 | |
| 9 | DOUBLE FANTASY John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen GHS 2001) | 9 | 25 | |
| 10 | BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson (Tamla T8-375M1) | 11 | 12 | |
| 11 | DAD LOVES HIS WORK James Taylor (Columbia TC 37009) | 10 | 10 | |
| 12 | MISTAKEN IDENTITY Kim Carnes (EMI America SO-17052) | 29 | 4 | |
| 13 | THE JAZZ SINGER Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Capitol SWAV-12120) | 14 | 26 | |
| 14 | FACE VALUE Phil Collins (Atlantic SD 16029) | 18 | 11 | |
| 15 | THE DUDE Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3721) | 16 | 8 | |
| 16 | BACK IN BLACK AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16018) | 17 | 41 | |
| 17 | ZEBOP! Santana (Columbia FC 37158) | 19 | 6 | |
| 18 | CRIMES OF PASSION Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1275) | 12 | 40 | |
| 19 | A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (Arista AL 9543) | 22 | 6 | |
| 20 | NIGHTWALKER Gino Vannelli (Arista AL 9539) | 21 | 7 | |
| 21 | ANOTHER TICKET Eric Clapton (RSO RX-1-3095) | 13 | 10 | |
| 22 | WHAT CHA’ GONNA DO FOR ME Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. HS 3526) | 34 | 4 | |
| 23 | LOVERBOY Loverboy (Columbia JC 36762) | 23 | 18 | |
| 24 | WILD-EYED SOUTHERN BOYS .38 Special (A&M SP-4835) | 24 | 15 | |
| 25 | MODERN TIMES Jefferson Starship (Grunt BZL1-3848) | 27 | 6 | |
| 26 | CHRISTOPHER CROSS Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. BSK 3383) | 35 | 69 | |
| 27 | GUILTY Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36750) | 20 | 33 | |
| 28 | EXTENDED PLAY Pretenders (Sire MINI 3563) | 28 | 6 | |
| 29 | ZENYATTA MONDATTA The Police (A&M SP-4831) | 15 | 31 | |
| 30 | SHEENA EASTON Sheena Easton (EMI America ST-17049) | 33 | 12 | |
| 31 | VOICES Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor AQL1-3646) | 32 | 41 | |
| 32 | THE NATURE OF THE BEAST April Wine (Capitol SOO-12125) | 30 | 17 | |
| 33 | STREET SONGS Rick James (Gordy G8-1002M1) | 39 | 5 | |
| 34 | GAP BAND III Gap Band (Mercury SRM-1-4003) | 26 | 22 | |
| 35 | AUTOAMERICAN Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1290) | 25 | 25 | |
| 36 | THREE FOR LOVE Shalamar (Solar BZL1-3577) | 37 | 19 | |
| 37 | SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW Willie Nelson (Columbia FC 36883) | 36 | 10 | |
| 38 | JUICE Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12136) | 40 | 12 | |
| 39 | BLIZZARD OF OZZ Ozzy Osborne (Jet JZ 36812) | 54 | 6 | |
| 40 | DEDICATION Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America SO-17051) | 48 | 4 | |
| 41 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-3930) | 44 | 11 | |
| 42 | POINT OF ENTRY Judas Priest (Columbia FC 37052) | 38 | 8 | |
| 43 | CONCERTS FOR THE PEOPLE OF KAMPUCHEA Various Artists (Atlantic SD 2-7005) | 31 | 6 | |
| 44 | NOTHIN’ MATTERS AND WHAT IF IT DID John Cougar (Riva RVL 7403) | 50 | 34 | |
| 45 | RADIANT Atlantic Starr (A&M SP-4833) | 41 | 12 | |
| 46 | HARD PROMISES Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5160) | — | 1 | |
| 47 | STEPHANIE Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox T-700) | 70 | 2 | |
| 48 | VOYEUR David Sanborn (Warner Bros. BSK 3546) | 51 | 6 | |
| 49 | GRAND SLAM Isley Brothers (T-Neck FZ 37080) | 43 | 11 | |
| 50 | DANCERSIZE Carol Hensel (Vintage VNJ 7701) | 53 | 14 | |
| 51 | KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER Adam & Ants (Epic NJE 37033) | 56 | 14 | |
| 52 | MIRACLES Change (Atlantic/RFC SD 19301) | 58 | 6 | |
| 53 | CAPTURED Journey (Columbia KC2 37016) | 45 | 14 | |
| 54 | THE CLARKE / DUKE PROJECT Stanley Clarke / George Duke (Epic FE 36918) | 62 | 4 | |
| 55 | RECKONING Grateful Dead (Arista A2L 8604) | 46 | 6 | |
| 56 | SUCKING IN THE SEVENTIES Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 16028) | 42 | 8 | |
| 57 | WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOU DREAM Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12144) | 68 | 4 | |
| 58 | SEVEN YEAR ACHE Rosanne Cash (Columbia JC 36965) | 64 | 10 | |
| 59 | GAUCHO Steely Dan (MCA MCA-6102) | 47 | 25 | |
| 60 | TWICE AS SWEET Taste Of Honey (Capitol ST-12089) | 65 | 20 | |
| 61 | HOW ’BOUT US Champaign (Columbia JC 37008) | 52 | 10 | |
| 62 | CELEBRATE! Kool & Gang (De-Lite DSR 9518) | 59 | 32 | |
| 63 | THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD Joe Walsh (Asylum 5E-523) | — | 1 | |
| 64 | ESCAPE ARTIST Garland Jeffreys (Epic JE 36983) | 66 | 11 | |
| 65 | DEV-O LIVE Devo (Warner Bros. MINI 3548) | 55 | 6 | |
| 66 | MY MELODY Deniece Williams (ARC/Columbia FC 37048) | 72 | 8 | |
| 67 | STARS ON LONG PLAY Stars On (Radio Records RR 16044) | 95 | 2 | |
| 68 | B. L.T. Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1324) | 57 | 10 | |
| 69 | FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS Franke & Knockouts (Millennium BXL1-7755) | 77 | 9 | |
| 70 | HOTTER THAN JULY Stevie Wonder (Tamla T8-373M1) | 60 | 28 | |
| 71 | WAIATA Split Enz (A&M SP-4848) | 90 | 2 | |
| 72 | SUPER TROUPER Abba (Atlantic SD 16023) | 74 | 24 | |
| 73 | TWANGIN... Dave Edmunds (Swan Song SS 16034) | 84 | 2 | |
| 74 | HORIZON Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 6E-276) | 69 | 45 | |
| 75 | ROCKIHNROLL Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley BZ-10069) | 81 | 8 | |
| 76 | IMAGINATION Whispers (Solar BZL1-3578) | 63 | 19 | |
| 77 | RADIO ACTIVE Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6313) | 61 | 9 | |
| 78 | BAD FOR GOOD Jim Steinman (Cleveland Int’l/Epic FE 36531) | 107 | 2 | |
| 79 | 9 TO 5 AND ODD JOBS Dolly Parton (RCA AHL1-3852) | 71 | 25 | |
| 80 | ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST HITS Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12110) | 80 | 35 | |
| 81 | THE TWO OF US Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury SRM-1-3834) | 49 | 23 | |
| 82 | RIT Lee Ritenour (Elektra 6E-331) | 93 | 3 | |
| 83 | UNSUNG HEROES Dregs (Arista AL 9548) | 87 | 6 | |
| 84 | GALAXIAN Jeff Lorber Fusion (Arista AL 9545) | 86 | 6 | |
| 85 | DEDICATED Marshall Tucker Band (Warner Bros. HS 3525) | — | 1 | |
| 86 | TO LOVE AGAIN Diana Ross (Motown M8-951M1) | 76 | 12 | |
| 87 | FANTASTIC VOYAGE Lakeside (Solar BXL1-3720) | 73 | 26 | |
| 88 | CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT Bill Summers & Summers Heat (MCA MCA-5176) | 96 | 11 | |
| 89 | LEATHER AND LACE Waylon & Jessi (RCA Victor AAL1-3931) | 67 | 11 | |
| 90 | GREATEST HITS Doors (Elektra 5E-515) | 91 | 30 | |
| 91 | EVANGELINE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. BSK 3508) | 75 | 14 | |
| 92 | SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT Pure Prairie League (Casablanca NBLP 7255) | 112 | 4 | |
| 93 | LICENSE TO DREAM Kleeer (Atlantic SD 19288) | 88 | 14 | |
| 94 | WILD WEST Dottie West (Liberty LT-1062) | 104 | 13 | |
| 95 | MAGIC MAN Robert Winters & Fall (Buddah BDS 5732) | 99 | 7 | |
| 96 | KEEP ON IT Starpoint (Chocolate City CCLP 2018) | 100 | 8 | |
| 97 | PARTY ’TIL YOU’RE BROKE Rufus (MCA MCA-5159) | 78 | 10 | |
| 98 | DON’T SAY NO Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12146) | 111 | 3 | |
| 99 | CHAIN LIGHTNING Don McLean (Millennium BXL1-7756) | 83 | 15 | |
| 100 | FAME Original Soundtrack (RSO RX-1-3080) | 103 | 51 | |
| 101 | LIVE: REACH UP AND TOUCH THE SKY Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes (Mercury SRM-2-8602) | 122 | 3 | |
| 102 | MAGIC Tom Browne (Arista/GRP GRP 5503) | 89 | 14 | |
| 103 | OUT WHERE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE GLOWING Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor AAL1-3932) | 115 | 5 | |
| 104 | GREATEST HITS Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor AAL1-3772) | 92 | 31 | |
| 105 | VERY SPECIAL Debra Laws (Elektra 6E-300) | 116 | 9 | |
| 106 | HOUSE OF MUSIC T. S. Monk (Mirage WTG 19291) | 101 | 17 | |
| 107 | SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ Terri Gibbs (MCA MCA-5173) | 79 | 15 | |
| 108 | DIFFICULT TO CURE Rainbow (Polydor PD-1-6316) | 85 | 13 | |
| 109 | BOY U2 (Island ILPS 9646) | 114 | 13 | |
| 110 | NIGHTCLUBBING Grace Jones (Island ILPS 9624) | — | 1 | |
| 111 | THIS IS ELVIS Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor CPL2-4031) | 113 | 5 | |
| 112 | LOVE LIFE Brenda Russell (A&M SP-4811) | 94 | 7 | |
| 113 | THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9518) | 97 | 28 | |
| 114 | I LOVE ’EM ALL T. G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb BSK 3528) | 126 | 5 | |
| 115 | LOST IN LOVE Air Supply (Arista AB 4268) | 105 | 54 | |
| 116 | WORKING CLASS DOG Rick Springfield (RCA Victor AFL1-3697) | 123 | 9 | |
| 117 | TARANTELLA Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6513) | — | 1 | |
| 118 | GREATEST HITS Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor AHL1-3378) | 117 | 109 | |
| 119 | ’NARD Bernard Wright (Arista/GRP GRP 5011) | 82 | 12 | |
| 120 | FORCE OF NATURE Sun (Capitol ST-12142) | 120 | 8 | |
| 121 | FUN IN SPACE Roger Taylor (Elektra 5E-522) | 132 | 4 | |
| 122 | GLASS HOUSES Billy Joel (Columbia FC 36384) | 102 | 62 | |
| 123 | FLYING THE FLAG Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. BSK 3493) | 128 | 4 | |
| 124 | EL RAYO-X David Lindley (Asylum 5E-524) | 140 | 3 | |
| 125 | JERMAINE Jermaine Jackson (Motown M8-948M1) | 129 | 25 | |
| 126 | ROCK AWAY Phoebe Snow (Mirage WTG 19297) | 118 | 8 | |
| 127 | THE GAME Queen (Elektra 5E-513) | 98 | 45 | |
| 128 | MOUNTAIN DANCE Dave Grusin (Arista/GRP GRP 5010) | 109 | 11 | |
| 129 | HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244) | 152 | 72 | |
| 130 | TURN UP THE MUSIC Mass Production (Cotillion SD 5226) | 136 | 5 | |
| 131 | STONE JAM Slave (Cotillion SD 5224) | 106 | 32 | |
| 132 | ARE YOU GONNA BE THE ONE Robert Gordon (RCA Victor AFL1-3773) | 134 | 6 | |
| 133 | IN OUR LIFETIME Marvin Gaye (Tamla T8-374M1) | 124 | 16 | |
| 134 | THE SECRET POLICEMAN’S BALL – THE MUSIC Various Artists (Island IL 9630) | — | 1 | |
| 135 | MUSTA NOTTA GOTTA LOTTA Joe Ely (SouthCoast/MCA MCA-5183) | 138 | 9 | |
| 136 | HONEYSUCKLE ROSE Original Soundtrack / Willie Nelson & Family (Columbia S2 36752) | 119 | 38 | |
| 137 | DIRTY MIND Prince (Warner Bros. BSK 3478) | 141 | 29 | |
| 138 | CLOSER Gino Soccio (Atlantic/RFC SD 16042) | 164 | 2 | |
| 139 | HEY JOE! HEY MOE! Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley (Columbia FC 37003) | 144 | 9 | |
| 140 | TRUST Elvis Costello & Attractions (Columbia JC 37051) | 125 | 15 | |
| 141 | COCONUT TELEGRAPH Jimmy Buffett (MCA MCA-5169) | 108 | 14 | |
| 142 | STARDUST Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305) | 147 | 138 | |
| 143 | IRON AGE Mother’s Finest (Atlantic SD 19302) | 156 | 2 | |
| 144 | TURN THE HANDS OF TIME Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-12138) | 110 | 13 | |
| 145 | ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE Michael Jackson (Motown M8-956M1) | 150 | 4 | |
| 146 | MICKEY MOUSE DISCO Various Artists (Disneyland 2504) | 133 | 66 | |
| 147 | GOLDEN DOWN Willie Nile (Arista AB 4284) | 151 | 6 | |
| 148 | HIGH VOLTAGE AC/DC (Atco SD 36-142) | 170 | 2 | |
| 149 | GREATEST HITS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA MCA-5150) | 142 | 29 | |
| 150 | IT’S JUST THE WAY I FEEL Gene Dunlap featuring Ridgeways (Capitol ST-12130) | 153 | 10 | |
| 151 | ROWDY Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 6E-330) | 139 | 16 | |
| 152 | FROM BRANCH TO BRANCH Leon Redbone (Emerald City EC 38-136) | 160 | 9 | |
| 153 | KISSES Jack McDuff (Sugar Hill SH-247) | 155 | 5 | |
| 154 | THE MUSIC OF COSMOS Various Artists (RCA Victor ABL1-4003) | 172 | 4 | |
| 155 | BILLY & THE BEATERS Billy & Beaters (Alfa AAA-10001) | 161 | 4 | |
| 156 | ULLANDA McCULLOUGH Ullanda McCullough (Atlantic SD 19296) | 158 | 7 | |
| 157 | THE RIVER Bruce Springsteen (Columbia PC2 36854) | 121 | 30 | |
| 158 | AGAINST THE WIND Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SOO-12041) | 149 | 63 | |
| 159 | SECRET COMBINATION Randy Crawford (Warner Bros. BSK 3541) | — | 1 | |
| 160 | WASN’T THAT A PARTY Rovers (Cleveland Int’l/Epic JE 37107) | 165 | 7 | |
| 161 | THIEF Original Soundtrack / Tangerine Dream (Elektra 5E-521) | 166 | 5 | |
| 162 | ALL MY REASONS Noel Pointer (Liberty LT-1094) | 167 | 5 | |
| 163 | IMITATION LIFE Robin Lane & Chartbusters (Warner Bros. BSK 3537) | 163 | 5 | |
| 164 | AMERICAN EXCE$$ Point Blank (MCA MCA-5189) | 168 | 4 | |
| 165 | LET’S BURN Clarence Carter (Venture VL-1005) | 148 | 19 | |
| 166 | I AM WHAT I AM George Jones (Epic JE 36586) | — | 11 | |
| 167 | DRIFTER Sylvia (RCA Victor AHL1-3986) | 171 | 5 | |
| 168 | WELCOME BACK Blue Magic (Capitol ST-12143) | 175 | 3 | |
| 169 | SOMETIMES LATE AT NIGHT Carole Bayer Sager (Boardwalk FW 37069) | 188 | 2 | |
| 170 | STILL FEELS GOOD Tom Johnston (Warner Bros. BSK 3527) | 178 | 2 | |
| 171 | EAGLES LIVE Eagles (Asylum BB-705) | 157 | 26 | |
| 172 | MAKING MOVIES Dire Straits (Warner Bros. BSK 3480) | 145 | 28 | |
| 173 | NIGHTHAWKS Original Soundtrack / Keith Emerson (Backstreet/MCA BSR-5196) | 174 | 5 | |
| 174 | GO FOR THE THROAT Humble Pie (Atco SD 38-131) | 176 | 3 | |
| 175 | M.V.P. Harvey Mason (Arista AB 4283) | 179 | 2 | |
| 176 | SEND YOUR LOVE Aurra (Salsoul SA 8538) | 185 | 3 | |
| 177 | THE PRODUCERS Producers (Portrait NJR 37097) | 183 | 2 | |
| 178 | THE SKILL Sherbs (Atco SD 38-137) | 130 | 13 | |
| 179 | BARRY & GLODEAN Barry White & Glodean White (Unlimited Gold FZ 37054) | 180 | 4 | |
| 180 | THE FLOWERS OF ROMANCE Public Image Ltd. (Warner Bros. BSK 3536) | — | 1 | |
| 181 | LIVE Stephane Grappelli / David Grisman (Warner Bros. BSK 3550) | — | 1 | |
| 182 | RESUME Bruce Cockburn (Millennium BXL1-7757) | 186 | 2 | |
| 183 | VAN HALEN Van Halen (Warner Bros. BSK 3075) | 189 | 170 | |
| 184 | GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Original Broadway Cast (Elektra VE-601) | — | 1 | |
| 185 | GOLDEN TOUCH Rose Royce (Whitfield WHK 3512) | 146 | 17 | |
| 186 | FUNLAND Bram Tchaikovsky (Arista AB 4292) | 198 | 2 | |
| 187 | PORTRAITS Side Effect (Elektra 6E-335) | — | 1 | |
| 188 | BILL WITHERS’ GREATEST HITS Bill Withers (Columbia FC 37199) | 191 | 2 | |
| 189 | CHANCE Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Warner Bros. BSK 3498) | 154 | 19 | |
| 190 | KING BEE Muddy Waters (Blue Sky JZ 37064) | 192 | 3 | |
| 191 | I BELIEVE IN YOU Don Williams (MCA MCA-5133) | 182 | 38 | |
| 192 | LET ME BE THE ONE Webster Lewis (Epic FE 36878) | 194 | 7 | |
| 193 | EAST Cold Chisel (Elektra 6E-336) | — | 1 | |
| 194 | ARETHA Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9538) | 193 | 31 | |
| 195 | LOVE IS...ONE WAY One Way (MCA MCA-5163) | 127 | 13 | |
| 196 | ANNIE Original Cast (Columbia Masterworks JS 34712) | 173 | 28 | |
| 197 | OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745) | 184 | 91 | |
| 198 | GHOST RIDERS Outlaws (Arista AL 9542) | 131 | 24 | |
| 199 | ALL AMERICAN GIRLS Sister Sledge (Cotillion SD 16027) | 187 | 13 | |
| 200 | ALL AROUND THE TOWN Bob James (Columbia/Tappan Zee C2X 36786) | 159 | 14 | |
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