| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 28, 1982 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | MIRAGE Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1-23607) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | AMERICAN FOOL John Cougar (Riva RVL-7501) | 5 | 18 | |
| 3 | PICTURES AT ELEVEN Robert Plant (Swan Song SS 8512) | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | EYE OF THE TIGER Survivor (Scotti Brothers FZ 38062) | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | ASIA Asia (Geffen GHS 2008) | 2 | 22 | |
| 6 | ABRACADABRA Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-12216) | 7 | 10 | |
| 7 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia FC 37951) | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | DAYLIGHT AGAIN Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19360) | 9 | 7 | |
| 9 | VACATION Go-Go’s (I.R.S. SP 70031) | 18 | 3 | |
| 10 | GOOD TROUBLE REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 38100) | 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | CHICAGO 16 Chicago (Full Moon 1-23689) | 13 | 11 | |
| 12 | ROCKY III Original Soundtrack (Liberty LO-51130) | 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | GET LUCKY Loverboy (Columbia FC 37638) | 8 | 42 | |
| 14 | THREE SIDES LIVE Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-2000) | 14 | 10 | |
| 15 | EMOTIONS IN MOTION Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12217) | 29 | 4 | |
| 16 | ANNIE Original Soundtrack (Columbia JS 38000) | 17 | 15 | |
| 17 | DONNA SUMMER Donna Summer (Geffen GHS 2005) | 20 | 4 | |
| 18 | TOTO IV Toto (Columbia FC 37728) | 15 | 20 | |
| 19 | TUG OF WAR Paul McCartney (Columbia TC 37462) | 16 | 16 | |
| 20 | STILL LIFE (American Concert 1981) Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39113) | 11 | 10 | |
| 21 | ALL THE BEST COWBOYS HAVE CHINESE EYES Pete Townshend (Atco SD 38-149) | 21 | 9 | |
| 22 | LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND Kenny Rogers (Liberty LO-51124) | 24 | 6 | |
| 23 | GAP BAND IV Gap Band (Total Experience TE-1-3001) | 19 | 12 | |
| 24 | EYE IN THE SKY Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9599) | 26 | 11 | |
| 25 | SPECIAL FORCES 38 Special (A&M SP-4888) | 23 | 14 | |
| 26 | ALL FOUR ONE Motels (Capitol ST-12177) | 22 | 18 | |
| 27 | NOW AND FOREVER Air Supply (Arista AL 9587) | 27 | 11 | |
| 28 | ZAPP II Zapp (Warner Bros. 1-23583) | 42 | 4 | |
| 29 | COMBAT ROCK The Clash (Epic FE 37689) | 30 | 12 | |
| 30 | DIVER DOWN Van Halen (Warner Bros. BSK 3677) | 28 | 17 | |
| 31 | SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE Judas Priest (Columbia FC 38160) | 34 | 7 | |
| 32 | SHIP ARRIVING TOO LATE TO SAVE A DROWNING WITCH Frank Zappa (Barking Pumpkin FW 38066) | 25 | 14 | |
| 33 | MOUNTAIN MUSIC Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-4229) | 35 | 25 | |
| 34 | DARE Human League (A&M/Virgin SP-4892) | 31 | 27 | |
| 35 | E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Original Soundtrack /John Williams (MCA MCA-6109) | 36 | 10 | |
| 36 | IMPERIAL BEDROOM Elvis Costello & Attractions (Columbia FC 38157) | 40 | 7 | |
| 37 | POWER PLAY April Wine (Capitol ST-12218) | 33 | 8 | |
| 38 | DREAMGIRLS Original Broadway Cast (Geffen GHSP 2007) | 38 | 16 | |
| 39 | HOOKED ON SWING Larry Elgart & Manhattan Swing Orchestra (RCA Victor AFL1-4343) | 37 | 12 | |
| 40 | AVALON Roxy Music (Warner Bros./EG 1-23686) | 32 | 11 | |
| 41 | NO CONTROL Eddie Money (Columbia/Wolfgang FC 37960) | 48 | 8 | |
| 42 | A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Flock Of Seagulls (Jive/Arista VA 66000) | 46 | 15 | |
| 43 | JANE FONDA’S WORKOUT RECORD Jane Fonda (Columbia CX2 38054) | 41 | 14 | |
| 44 | JUMP TO IT Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9602) | 61 | 4 | |
| 45 | THROWIN’ DOWN Rick James (Gordy 6005GL) | 43 | 13 | |
| 46 | JEFFREY OSBORNE Jeffrey Osborne (A&M SP-4896) | 39 | 11 | |
| 47 | NIGHT AND DAY Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4906) | 51 | 7 | |
| 48 | ESCAPE Journey (Columbia TC 37408) | 49 | 56 | |
| 49 | STEVIE WONDER’S ORIGINAL MUSIQUARIUM I Stevie Wonder (Tamla 6002TL2) | 44 | 14 | |
| 50 | NO FUN ALOUD Glenn Frey (Asylum E1-60129) | 45 | 11 | |
| 51 | BLACKOUT Scorpions (Mercury SRM-1-4039) | 47 | 23 | |
| 52 | SO EXCITED! Pointer Sisters (Planet BXL1-4355) | 57 | 7 | |
| 53 | MARSHALL CRENSHAW Marshall Crenshaw (Warner Bros. BSK 3673) | 54 | 15 | |
| 54 | PELICAN WEST Haircut One Hundred (Arista AL 6600) | 52 | 21 | |
| 55 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS II (Can’t Stop The Classics) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4373) | 67 | 5 | |
| 56 | REACH Richard Simmons (Elektra E1-60122) | 53 | 13 | |
| 57 | QUIET LIES Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12210) | 59 | 14 | |
| 58 | THE OTHER WOMAN Ray Parker Jr. (Arista AL 9590) | 58 | 20 | |
| 59 | BUILT FOR SPEED Stray Cats (EMI America ST-17070) | 65 | 10 | |
| 60 | SUCCESS HASN’T SPOILED ME YET Rick Springfield (RCA Victor AFL1-4125) | 55 | 23 | |
| 61 | KEEP IT LIVE Dazz Band (Motown 6004ML) | 56 | 24 | |
| 62 | BEAUTY AND THE BEAT Go-Go’s (I.R.S. SP 70021) | 66 | 57 | |
| 63 | TANTALIZINGLY HOT Stephanie Mills (Casablanca NBLP 7265) | 70 | 4 | |
| 64 | VINYL CONFESSIONS Kansas (Kirshner FZ 38002) | 50 | 12 | |
| 65 | TALKING BACK TO THE NIGHT Steve Winwood (Island ILPS 9777) | 86 | 2 | |
| 66 | JUMP UP! Elton John (Geffen GHS 2013) | 68 | 17 | |
| 67 | ALDO NOVA Aldo Nova (Portrait ARR 37498) | 62 | 28 | |
| 68 | I LOVE ROCK ’N ROLL Joan Jett & Blackhearts (Boardwalk NB1-33243) | 63 | 38 | |
| 69 | HEY RICKY Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 9574) | 79 | 19 | |
| 70 | HANDS DOWN Bob James (Columbia/Tappan Zee FC 38067) | 72 | 8 | |
| 71 | INSTANT LOVE Cheryl Lynn (Columbia FC 38057) | 73 | 8 | |
| 72 | IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES Michael McDonald (Warner Bros. 1-23703) | — | 1 | |
| 73 | MISSING PERSONS Missing Persons (Capitol DLP-15001) | 74 | 21 | |
| 74 | BUSINESS AS USUAL Men At Work (Columbia ARC 37978) | 92 | 8 | |
| 75 | ONE ON ONE Cheap Trick (Epic FE 38021) | 76 | 14 | |
| 76 | AS WE SPEAK David Sanborn (Warner Bros. 1-23650) | 80 | 9 | |
| 77 | THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA-6112) | 113 | 4 | |
| 78 | KIM WILDE Kim Wilde (EMI America ST-17065) | 60 | 16 | |
| 79 | THE ENVOY Warren Zevon (Asylum 60159) | 82 | 4 | |
| 80 | FREEZE-FRAME J. Geils Band (EMI America SOO-17062) | 77 | 42 | |
| 81 | SWEETS FROM A STRANGER Squeeze (A&M SP-4899) | 69 | 14 | |
| 82 | THE REAL DEAL Isley Brothers (T-Neck FZ 38047) | 116 | 2 | |
| 83 | I’M THE ONE Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19354) | 84 | 11 | |
| 84 | UNDER THE BIG BLACK SUN X (Elektra 60150) | 85 | 8 | |
| 85 | CHARIOTS OF FIRE Original Soundtrack / Vangelis (Polydor PD-1-6335) | 75 | 46 | |
| 86 | NUGENT [Ted] Nugent (Atlantic SD 19365) | 90 | 7 | |
| 87 | 12 GREATEST HITS VOLUME II Neil Diamond (TC 38068) | 89 | 14 | |
| 88 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l FZ 38118) | 122 | 2 | |
| 89 | AEROBIC SHAPE-UP Joanie Greggains (Parade PA-104) | 87 | 20 | |
| 90 | STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART Patrice Rushen (Elektra E1-60015) | 71 | 19 | |
| 91 | NON-STOP EROTIC CABARET Soft Cell (Sire SRK 3647) | 64 | 32 | |
| 92 | WE GO A LONG WAY BACK Bloodstone (T-Neck FZ 38115) | 78 | 8 | |
| 93 | ALL DRESSED UP AND NO PLACE TO GO Nicolette Larson (Warner Bros. BSK 3678) | 101 | 4 | |
| 94 | GREASE 2 Original Soundtrack (RSO RS-1-3803) | 88 | 11 | |
| 95 | OFFERING Axe (Atco SD 38-148) | 102 | 10 | |
| 96 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4194) | 94 | 41 | |
| 97 | III WISHES Shooting Star (Epic/Virgin FE 38020) | 100 | 4 | |
| 98 | BELLA DONNA Stevie Nicks (Modern MR 38-139) | 96 | 55 | |
| 99 | LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY Jermaine Jackson (Motown 6017ML) | 111 | 4 | |
| 100 | MY FAVORITE PERSON O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l FZ 37999) | 97 | 16 | |
| 101 | BRILLIANCE Atlantic Starr (A&M SP-4883) | 95 | 23 | |
| 102 | OFFRAMP Pat Methany Group (ECM ECM-1-1216) | 104 | 15 | |
| 103 | NON-STOP ECSTATIC DANCING Soft Cell (Sire/Some Bizzare 1-23694) | 107 | 4 | |
| 104 | STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Original Soundtrack /James Horner (Atlantic SD 19363) | 81 | 7 | |
| 105 | LIVE IT UP David Johansen (Blue Sky ARZ 38004) | 106 | 9 | |
| 106 | LOVE NOTES Chuck Mangione (Columbia FC 38101) | 103 | 8 | |
| 107 | SHEFFIELD STEEL Joe Cocker (Island IL 9750) | 109 | 8 | |
| 108 | ON THE LINE Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America SO-17068) | 105 | 10 | |
| 109 | FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH Original Soundtrack (Full Moon/Asylum 60158) | 129 | 2 | |
| 110 | ABOMINOG Uriah Heep (Mercury/Bronze SRM-1-4057) | 120 | 3 | |
| 111 | STREET OPERA Ashford & Simpson (Capitol ST-12207) | 91 | 14 | |
| 112 | FANDANGO Herb Alpert (A&M SP-3731) | 114 | 12 | |
| 113 | WE ARE ONE Pieces Of A Dream (Elektra 60142) | 115 | 6 | |
| 114 | GHOST IN THE MACHINE The Police (A&M SP-3730) | 98 | 45 | |
| 115 | BEAT King Crimson (Warner Bros./EG 1-23692) | 83 | 9 | |
| 116 | WAITIN’ FOR THE SUN TO SHINE Ricky Skaggs (Epic FE 37193) | 117 | 14 | |
| 117 | OUT OF THE SHADOWS Dave Grusin (Arista/GRP GRP 5510) | 127 | 5 | |
| 118 | TRON Original Soundtrack / Wendy Carlos (CBS SM 37782) | 99 | 5 | |
| 119 | KEEPIN’ LOVE NEW Howard Johnson (A&M SP-4895) | 130 | 5 | |
| 120 | SOMEWHERE IN THE STARS Rosanne Cash (Columbia FC 37570) | 118 | 10 | |
| 121 | EYE TO EYE Eye To Eye (Warner Bros./Automatic BSK 3570) | 121 | 13 | |
| 122 | WILD HEART OF THE YOUNG Karla Bonoff (Columbia FC 37444) | 108 | 22 | |
| 123 | SNEAKIN’ OUT Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 90002) | 136 | 2 | |
| 124 | WINDSONG Randy Crawford (Warner Bros. 1-23687) | 112 | 11 | |
| 125 | BAD TO THE BONE George Thorogood & Destroyers (EMI America ST-17076) | — | 1 | |
| 126 | 4 Foreigner (Atlantic SD 16999) | 119 | 58 | |
| 127 | LONE RHINO Adrian Belew (Island IL 9751) | 93 | 9 | |
| 128 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-3930) | 126 | 77 | |
| 129 | WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS’ MOUSERCISE Various Cartoon Characters (Disneyland 62516) | 125 | 24 | |
| 130 | WHO’S FOOLIN’ WHO One Way (MCA MCA-5279) | 110 | 23 | |
| 131 | NOTHING TO FEAR Oingo Boingo (A&M/I.R.S. SP-4903) | 134 | 5 | |
| 132 | ROYAL JAM Crusaders with B. B. King and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (MCA MCA2-8017) | 123 | 9 | |
| 133 | WILLIE NELSON’S GREATEST HITS (& Some That Will Be) Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 37542) | 135 | 50 | |
| 134 | INSIDE Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor AHL1-4311) | 131 | 10 | |
| 135 | PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-5229) | 132 | 44 | |
| 136 | EDDIE MURPHY Eddie Murphy (Columbia FC 38180) | 148 | 4 | |
| 137 | SCOTT BAIO Scott Baio (RCA Victor NFL1-8025) | 153 | 3 | |
| 138 | CONVERTIBLE MUSIC Josie Cotton (Elektra 60140) | 140 | 5 | |
| 139 | BILLY IDOL Billy Idol (Chrysalis CHR 1377) | 142 | 3 | |
| 140 | SUMMER LOVERS Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Warner Bros. 1-23695) | — | 1 | |
| 141 | PRIVATE AUDITION Heart (Epic FE 38049) | 124 | 12 | |
| 142 | ALLIGATOR WOMAN Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2021) | 128 | 21 | |
| 143 | THE LEGEND GOES ON... Statler Brothers (Mercury SRM-1-4048) | 138 | 7 | |
| 144 | SEASONS OF THE HEART John Denver (RCA Victor AFL1-4256) | 147 | 25 | |
| 145 | TOO FAST TO LIVE, TOO YOUNG TO DIE Robert Gordon (RCA Victor AFL1-4380) | 155 | 3 | |
| 146 | LITE ME UP Herbie Hancock (Columbia FC 37928) | 137 | 14 | |
| 147 | WISE GUY Kid Creole & Coconuts (Sire/Ze SRK 3681) | 133 | 10 | |
| 148 | KENNY ROGERS’ GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072) | 150 | 98 | |
| 149 | STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES Rainbow (Mercury SRM-1-4041) | 141 | 18 | |
| 150 | HOT SPACE Queen (Elektra E1-60128) | 139 | 14 | |
| 151 | “D” TRAIN “D” Train (Prelude PRL 14105) | 143 | 18 | |
| 152 | BREAKIN’ AWAY Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. BSK 3576) | 151 | 54 | |
| 153 | OUTLAW War (RCA Victor AFL1-4208) | 145 | 25 | |
| 154 | ABACAB Genesis (Atlantic SD 19313) | 149 | 46 | |
| 155 | CHILL OUT Black Uhuru (Island IL 9752) | 146 | 6 | |
| 156 | SOONER OR LATER Larry Graham (Warner Bros. BSK 3668) | 152 | 11 | |
| 157 | FRIENDS Shalamar (Solar S-28) | 156 | 28 | |
| 158 | DIARY OF A MADMAN Ozzy Osborne (Jet FZ 37492) | 162 | 41 | |
| 159 | RANDY MEISNER Randy Meisner (Epic FE 38121) | — | 1 | |
| 160 | JUST SYLVIA Sylvia (RCA Victor AHL1-4312) | 173 | 3 | |
| 161 | HAPPY TOGETHER Odyssey (RCA Victor AFL1-4240) | 154 | 10 | |
| 162 | CURRENT Heatwave (Epic FE 38065) | 158 | 9 | |
| 163 | LOVE AND DANCING League Unlimited Orchestra (A&M/Virgin SP-3209) | — | 1 | |
| 164 | GOLD Steely Dan (MCA MCA-5324) | 166 | 8 | |
| 165 | THE INNOCENT AGE Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic KE2 37393) | 160 | 50 | |
| 166 | BODY TALK Imagination (MCA MCA-5271) | 170 | 6 | |
| 167 | JUST HOOKED ON COUNTRY Atlanta Pops Orchestra / Albert Coleman (Epic FE 38154) | — | 1 | |
| 168 | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST Iron Maiden (Harvest ST-12202) | 169 | 21 | |
| 169 | NOW IS THE TIME Lou Rawls (Epic FE 37448) | 172 | 3 | |
| 170 | LET ME KNOW YOU Stanley Clarke (Epic FE 38086) | — | 1 | |
| 171 | GET IT ON CREDIT Toronto (Network 60153) | 175 | 3 | |
| 172 | STANDING HAMPTON Sammy Hagar (Geffen GHS 2006) | 174 | 32 | |
| 173 | HOT FUN Dayton (Liberty LT-51126) | 176 | 3 | |
| 174 | SPYS Spys (EMI America ST-17073) | — | 1 | |
| 175 | THE HUNTER Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1384) | 144 | 11 | |
| 176 | HOMOSAPIEN Pete Shelley (Arista AL 6602) | 168 | 7 | |
| 177 | THE PIRATE MOVIE Original Soundtrack (Polydor PD-2-9503) | — | 1 | |
| 178 | JUICE Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12136) | 165 | 78 | |
| 179 | WINTER INTO SPRING George Winston (Windham Hill WHS C-1019) | 184 | 2 | |
| 180 | 20 AEROBIC DANCE HITS Marcy Muir (Parade PA-101) | 159 | 33 | |
| 181 | ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST HITS Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12110) | 177 | 101 | |
| 182 | THE DUDE Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3721) | 164 | 74 | |
| 183 | STEVE FORBERT Steve Forbert (Nemperor ARZ 37434) | 181 | 7 | |
| 184 | TRUE DEMOCRACY Steel Pulse (Elektra E1-60113) | 190 | 2 | |
| 185 | PUT YOUR DREAMS AWAY Mickey Gilley (Epic FE 38082) | — | 1 | |
| 186 | FAME Original Soundtrack (RSO RX-1-3080) | 188 | 92 | |
| 187 | DON’T SAY NO Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12146) | — | 56 | |
| 188 | REUNION Temptations (Gordy 6008GL) | 171 | 18 | |
| 189 | 2XS Nazareth (A&M SP-4901) | 157 | 8 | |
| 190 | WORKING CLASS DOG Rick Springfield (RCA Victor AFL1-3697) | 189 | 75 | |
| 191 | STAND IN LINE 805 (RCA Victor NFL1-8013) | — | 1 | |
| 192 | THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE Air Supply (Arista AL 9551) | 183 | 64 | |
| 193 | CHRISTOPHER CROSS Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. BSK 3383) | 186 | 135 | |
| 194 | MEMORIES Barbra Streisand (Columbia TC 37678) | 182 | 38 | |
| 195 | PRIVATE EYES Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor AFL1-4028) | 196 | 50 | |
| 196 | JI Junior (Mercury SRM-1-4043) | 163 | 18 | |
| 197 | TRUST ME Jean Carn (Motown 6010ML) | 161 | 10 | |
| 198 | QUARTERFLASH Quarterflash (Geffen GHS 2003) | 185 | 45 | |
| 199 | CAROL HENSEL’S EXERCISE & DANCE PROGRAM VOLUME 2 Carol Hensel (Vintage VNI 7733) | 192 | 37 | |
| 200 | IN BLACK AND WHITE Barbara Mandrell (MCA MCA-5295) | 180 | 15 | |
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