CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1981 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1981 Charts! |
| 1981 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 3 | Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 10 | Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (No new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 27 issue) |
(No debuts) |
| January 17 | Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 82. Imagination - Whispers |
| January 24 | Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 156. I Had To Say It - Millie Jackson |
| January 31 | Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 18. Paradise Theater - Styx |
| February 7 | Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 80. Turn Back - Toto |
| February 14 | Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 59. Trust - Elvis Costello & Attractions |
| February 21 | Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 25. Captured - Journey |
| February 28 | Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 88. Moving Pictures - Rush |
| March 7 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 91. To Love Again - Diana Ross |
| March 14 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 92. Face Value - Phil Collins |
| March 21 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 27. Dad Loves His Work - James Taylor |
| March 28 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 85. Radio Active - Pat Travers |
| April 4 | Paradise Theater - Styx | 27. Face Dances - The Who |
| April 11 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 91. Nightwalker - Gino Vannelli |
| April 18 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 45. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC |
| April 25 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 123. Street Songs - Rick James |
| May 2 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 85. Mistaken Identity - Kim Carnes |
| May 9 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 120. Rit - Lee Ritenour |
| May 16 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 70. Stephanie - Stephanie Mills |
| May 23 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 46. Hard Promises - Tom Petty & Heartbreakers |
| May 30 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 14. Fair Warning - Van Halen |
| June 6 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 39. The Fox - Elton John |
| June 13 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 78. The One That You Love - Air Supply |
| June 20 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 33. Somewhere In England - George Harrison |
| June 27 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 77. Season Of Glass - Yoko Ono |
| July 4 | Mistaken Identity - Kim Carnes | 72. Black & White - Pointer Sisters |
| July 11 | Mistaken Identity - Kim Carnes | 18. Share Your Love - Kenny Rogers |
| July 18 | Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon | 89. Winners - Brothers Johnson |
| July 25 | Long Distance Voyager - Moody Blues | 19. 4 - Foreigner |
| August 1 | Long Distance Voyager - Moody Blues | 125. Joe Jackson’s Jumpin’ Jive - Joe Jackson |
| August 8 | Precious Time - Pat Benatar | 10. Escape - Journey |
| August 15 | Precious Time - Pat Benatar | 25. Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks |
| August 22 | Precious Time - Pat Benatar | 28. Time - ELO |
| August 29 | Precious Time - Pat Benatar | 52. KooKoo - Debbie Harry |
| September 5 | Escape - Journey | 69. Shot Of Love - Bob Dylan |
| September 12 | Escape - Journey | 12. Tattoo You - Rolling Stones |
| September 19 | Escape - Journey | 21. The Innocent Age - Dan Fogelberg |
| September 26 | Tattoo You - Rolling Stones | 10. Nine Tonight - Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band |
| October 3 | Tattoo You - Rolling Stones | 19. Songs In The Attic - Billy Joel |
| October 10 | Tattoo You - Rolling Stones | 56. New Traditionalists - Devo |
| October 17 | Tattoo You - Rolling Stones | 36. Abacab - Genesis |
| October 24 | Tattoo You - Rolling Stones | 31. Ghost In The Machine - The Police |
| October 31 | Tattoo You - Rolling Stones | 65. All The Great Hits - Diana Ross |
| November 7 | Tattoo You - Rolling Stones | 40. Controversy - Prince |
| November 14 | 4 - Foreigner | 11. Raise! - Earth, Wind & Fire |
| November 21 | 4 - Foreigner | 39. Tonight I’m Yours - Rod Stewart |
| November 28 | 4 - Foreigner | 24. Shake It Up - Cars |
| December 5 | 4 - Foreigner | 76. Take No Prisoners - Molly Hatchet |
| December 12 | 4 - Foreigner | 9. For Those About To Rock We Salute You - AC/DC |
| December 19 | 4 - Foreigner | 122. Your Wish Is My Command - Lakeside |
| December 26 | 4 - Foreigner | 128. O Holy Night - Luciano Pavarotti with National Philharmonic Orchestra/Kurt Herbert Adler |
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