| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 27, 1982 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | BUSINESS AS USUAL Men At Work (Columbia ARC 37978) | 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | LIONEL RICHIE Lionel Richie (Motown 6007ML) | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | AMERICAN FOOL John Cougar (Riva RVL-7501) | 2 | 31 | |
| 4 | BUILT FOR SPEED Stray Cats (EMI America ST-17070) | 10 | 23 | |
| 5 | THE NYLON CURTAIN Billy Joel (Columbia TC 38200) | 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | OLIVIA’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-5347) | 7 | 9 | |
| 7 | NEBRASKA Bruce Springsteen (Columbia TC 38358) | 3 | 8 | |
| 8 | NIGHT AND DAY Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4906) | 14 | 20 | |
| 9 | MIRAGE Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1-23607) | 6 | 20 | |
| 10 | EMOTIONS IN MOTION Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12217) | 9 | 17 | |
| 11 | ...FAMOUS LAST WORDS... Supertramp (A&M SP-3732) | 19 | 3 | |
| 12 | HEARTLIGHT Neil Diamond (Columbia TC 38359) | 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | THE NIGHTFLY Donald Fagen (Warner Bros. 1-23696) | 16 | 5 | |
| 14 | GET CLOSER Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 60185) | 11 | 7 | |
| 15 | H2O Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA AFL1-4383) | 18 | 5 | |
| 16 | FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR LOVE Luther Vandross (Epic FE 38235) | 17 | 7 | |
| 17 | SIGNALS Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4063) | 8 | 9 | |
| 18 | MIDNIGHT LOVE Marvin Gaye (Columbia FC 38197) | 31 | 2 | |
| 19 | I CAN’T STAND STILL Don Henley (Asylum E1-60048) | 21 | 13 | |
| 20 | IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES Michael McDonald (Warner Bros. 1-23703) | 13 | 14 | |
| 21 | COMBAT ROCK The Clash (Epic FE 37689) | 26 | 25 | |
| 22 | DAYLIGHT AGAIN Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19360) | 24 | 20 | |
| 23 | LOVE OVER GOLD Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 1-23728) | 27 | 8 | |
| 24 | SILK ELECTRIC Diana Ross (RCA AFL1-4384) | 20 | 6 | |
| 25 | GREATEST HITS Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic QE 38308) | 38 | 3 | |
| 26 | IT’S HARD The Who (Warner Bros. 1-23731) | 15 | 11 | |
| 27 | GET NERVOUS Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1396) | 41 | 2 | |
| 28 | CHICAGO 16 Chicago (Full Moon 1-23689) | 23 | 24 | |
| 29 | LONG AFTER DARK Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5360) | 45 | 2 | |
| 30 | MOUNTAIN MUSIC Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-4229) | 33 | 38 | |
| 31 | A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Flock Of Seagulls (Jive/Arista VA 66000) | 30 | 28 | |
| 32 | AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Original Soundtrack (Island 90017) | 35 | 6 | |
| 33 | EYE IN THE SKY Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9599) | 25 | 24 | |
| 34 | SPRING SESSION M Missing Persons (Capitol ST-12228) | 40 | 5 | |
| 35 | PETER GABRIEL Peter Gabriel (Geffen GHS 2011) | 29 | 9 | |
| 36 | AS ONE Kool & Gang (De-Lite DSR 8505) | 36 | 9 | |
| 37 | SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE Judas Priest (Columbia FC 38160) | 34 | 20 | |
| 38 | THE LEXICON OF LOVE ABC (Mercury SRM-1-4059) | 44 | 13 | |
| 39 | WHAT TIME IS IT? The Time (Warner Bros. 1-23701) | 28 | 11 | |
| 40 | GET LOOSE Evelyn King (RCA Victor AFL1-4337) | 37 | 12 | |
| 41 | GET LUCKY Loverboy (Columbia FC 37638) | 32 | 55 | |
| 42 | JANE FONDA’S WORKOUT RECORD Jane Fonda (Columbia CX2 38054) | 43 | 27 | |
| 43 | WINDS OF CHANGE Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372) | 47 | 5 | |
| 44 | ASIA Asia (Geffen GHS 2008) | 22 | 35 | |
| 45 | 1999 Prince (Warner Bros. 1-23720) | 77 | 2 | |
| 46 | HIGH ADVENTURE Kenny Loggins (Columbia TC 38127) | 39 | 11 | |
| 47 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia FC 37951) | 48 | 37 | |
| 48 | ANNIE Original Soundtrack (Columbia JS 38000) | 49 | 28 | |
| 49 | NO CONTROL Eddie Money (Columbia/Wolfgang FC 37960) | 46 | 21 | |
| 50 | HIGHWAYS & HEARTACHES Ricky Skaggs (Epic FE 37996) | 51 | 9 | |
| 51 | NO FUN ALOUD Glenn Frey (Asylum E1-60129) | 42 | 24 | |
| 52 | LAST DATE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 1-23740) | 63 | 4 | |
| 53 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS II (Can’t Stop The Classics) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4373) | 52 | 18 | |
| 54 | LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND Kenny Rogers (Liberty LO-51124) | 55 | 19 | |
| 55 | HEARTBREAKER Dionne Warwick (Arista AL 9609) | 67 | 6 | |
| 56 | HOOKED ON SWING Larry Elgart & Manhattan Swing Orchestra (RCA Victor AFL1-4343) | 57 | 25 | |
| 57 | WILD THINGS RUN FAST Joni Mitchell (Geffen GHS 2019) | 93 | 2 | |
| 58 | FRIEND OR FOE Adam Ant (Epic ARE 38370) | 69 | 5 | |
| 59 | EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2 Eagles (Asylum E1 60205) | 71 | 3 | |
| 60 | REACH Richard Simmons (Elektra E1-60122) | 62 | 26 | |
| 61 | TWO OF A KIND Earl Klugh & Bob James (Capitol SMAS-12244) | 73 | 4 | |
| 62 | HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! Phil Collins (Atlantic 80035) | — | 1 | |
| 63 | INCOGNITO Spyro Gyra (MCA MCA-5368) | 64 | 7 | |
| 64 | WORD OF MOUTH Toni Basil (Chrysalis CHR 1410) | 75 | 6 | |
| 65 | BRANIGAN Laura Branigan (Atlantic SD 19289) | 76 | 13 | |
| 66 | SHANGO Santana (Columbia FC 38122) | 50 | 13 | |
| 67 | JUST SYLVIA Sylvia (RCA Victor AHL1-4312) | 68 | 16 | |
| 68 | VANITY 6 Vanity 6 (Warner Bros. 1-23716) | 81 | 9 | |
| 69 | GAP BAND IV Gap Band (Total Experience TE-1-3001) | 59 | 25 | |
| 70 | 12 GREATEST HITS VOLUME II Neil Diamond (TC 38068) | 70 | 27 | |
| 71 | ABRACADABRA Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-12216) | 53 | 23 | |
| 72 | VIEW FROM THE GROUND America (Capitol ST-12209) | 58 | 12 | |
| 73 | QUIET LIES Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12210) | 54 | 27 | |
| 74 | OH, NO! IT’S DEVO Devo (Warner Bros. 1-23741) | 107 | 2 | |
| 75 | JUMP TO IT Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9602) | 60 | 17 | |
| 76 | GREATEST HITS Dolly Parton (RCA Victor AHL1-4422) | 82 | 8 | |
| 77 | VACATION Go-Go’s (I.R.S. SP 70031) | 56 | 16 | |
| 78 | WILD NIGHT One Way (MCA MCA-5369) | 78 | 6 | |
| 79 | WWII Waylon & Willie (RCA AHL1-4455) | 80 | 6 | |
| 80 | GONE TROPPO George Harrison (Dark Horse 1-23734) | 110 | 2 | |
| 81 | STEEL BREEZE Steel Breeze (RCA Victor AFL1-4424) | 79 | 10 | |
| 82 | CASINO LIGHTS—RECORDED LIVE AT MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND Various Artists (Warner Bros. 1-23718) | 88 | 4 | |
| 83 | ABSOLUTELY LIVE Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 1-23743) | 102 | 2 | |
| 84 | DONNA SUMMER Donna Summer (Geffen GHS 2005) | 66 | 17 | |
| 85 | EYE OF THE TIGER Survivor (Scotti Brothers FZ 38062) | 65 | 23 | |
| 86 | PROPOSITIONS Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-4065) | 111 | 3 | |
| 87 | THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION John Lennon (Geffen GHSP 2023) | — | 1 | |
| 88 | ROCK IN A HARD PLACE Aerosmith (Columbia FC 38061) | 61 | 11 | |
| 89 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-3930) | 92 | 90 | |
| 90 | PAT TRAVERS’ BLACK PEARL Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6361) | 90 | 4 | |
| 91 | ZAPP II Zapp (Warner Bros. 1-23583) | 86 | 17 | |
| 92 | WORLDS APART Saga (Portrait ARR 38246) | 118 | 5 | |
| 93 | AEROBIC SHAPE-UP Joanie Greggains (Parade PA-104) | 96 | 33 | |
| 94 | SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE English Beat (I.R.S. SP-70032) | 101 | 6 | |
| 95 | FOREVER NOW Psychedelic Furs (Columbia ARC 38261) | 97 | 7 | |
| 96 | TO THE MAX Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-4067) | 114 | 3 | |
| 97 | THE MESSAGE Grand Master Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill SH 268) | 100 | 7 | |
| 98 | HANK WILLIAMS, JR.’S GREATEST HITS Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb E1-60193) | 99 | 8 | |
| 99 | RADIO ROMANCE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 60160) | 105 | 4 | |
| 100 | I ADVANCE MASKED Andy Summers & Robert Fripp (A&M SP-4913) | 103 | 6 | |
| 101 | BLACKOUT Scorpions (Mercury SRM-1-4039) | 87 | 36 | |
| 102 | MADNESS, MONEY AND MUSIC Sheena Easton (EMI America ST-17080) | 74 | 8 | |
| 103 | JEFFREY OSBORNE Jeffrey Osborne (A&M SP-4896) | 89 | 24 | |
| 104 | UTOPIA Utopia (Network 60183) | 98 | 8 | |
| 105 | ESCAPE Journey (Columbia TC 37408) | 83 | 69 | |
| 106 | NOW AND FOREVER Air Supply (Arista AL 9587) | 84 | 24 | |
| 107 | PICTURES AT ELEVEN Robert Plant (Swan Song SS 8512) | 72 | 20 | |
| 108 | WIN THIS RECORD David Lindley (Asylum 60178) | 94 | 8 | |
| 109 | CHARIOTS OF FIRE Original Soundtrack / Vangelis (Polydor PD-1-6335) | 91 | 59 | |
| 110 | ROCKY III Original Soundtrack (Liberty LO-51130) | 85 | 21 | |
| 111 | FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH Original Soundtrack (Full Moon/Asylum 60158) | 95 | 15 | |
| 112 | SNEAKIN’ OUT Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 90002) | 108 | 15 | |
| 113 | VOYEUR Kim Carnes (EMI America SO-17078) | 106 | 11 | |
| 114 | ALL FOUR ONE Motels (Capitol ST-12177) | 113 | 31 | |
| 115 | 20 GREATEST HITS Beatles (Capitol SV-12245) | 136 | 2 | |
| 116 | TALKING BACK TO THE NIGHT Steve Winwood (Island ILPS 9777) | 112 | 15 | |
| 117 | BAD TO THE BONE George Thorogood & Destroyers (EMI America ST-17076) | 109 | 14 | |
| 118 | JANET JACKSON Janet Jackson (A&M SP-6-4907) | 129 | 5 | |
| 119 | TOTO IV Toto (Columbia FC 37728) | 122 | 33 | |
| 120 | MORE JAZZERCISE Judi Sheppard Missett (MCA MCA-5375) | 135 | 3 | |
| 121 | GOOD TROUBLE REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 38100) | 104 | 21 | |
| 122 | UPSTAIRS AT ERIC’S Yaz (Sire/Mute 1-23737) | 116 | 10 | |
| 123 | THE BAD C.C. Carl Carlton (RCA Victor AFL1-4425) | 133 | 5 | |
| 124 | THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAINBOW Melba Moore (Capitol ST-12243) | 134 | 3 | |
| 125 | RUN FOR THE ROSES Jerry Garcia (Arista AL 9603) | 138 | 3 | |
| 126 | TRUE LOVE Crystal Gayle (Elektra 60200) | — | 1 | |
| 127 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4194) | 127 | 54 | |
| 128 | KEEP ON DOING Roches (Warner Bros. 1-23725) | 130 | 6 | |
| 129 | MEN WITHOUT WOMEN Little Stevie & Disciples Of Soul (EMI America ST-17086) | 143 | 3 | |
| 130 | INSTANT LOVE Cheryl Lynn (Columbia FC 38057) | 125 | 21 | |
| 131 | PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-5229) | 132 | 57 | |
| 132 | OVER THERE—LIVE AT THE VENUE, LONDON Blasters (Slash/Warner Bros. 1-23735) | 142 | 3 | |
| 133 | E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Original Soundtrack /John Williams (MCA MCA-6109) | 117 | 23 | |
| 134 | SKYYJAMMER Skyy (Salsoul SA 8555) | 145 | 2 | |
| 135 | BAD REPUTATION Joan Jett (Boardwalk NB-332511) | 120 | 21 | |
| 136 | SURE FEELS LIKE LOVE Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia FC 38135) | 146 | 4 | |
| 137 | PERFECT STRANGER T. G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 1-23726) | 153 | 4 | |
| 138 | THE JAZZ SINGER Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Capitol SWAV-12120) | 148 | 95 | |
| 139 | SECOND TO NUNN Bobby Nunn (Motown 6022ML) | 140 | 6 | |
| 140 | BEST OF THE REST Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA MCA-5370) | 151 | 4 | |
| 141 | KENNY ROGERS’ GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072) | 144 | 111 | |
| 142 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l FZ 38118) | 119 | 15 | |
| 143 | SUCCESS HASN’T SPOILED ME YET Rick Springfield (RCA Victor AFL1-4125) | 115 | 36 | |
| 144 | THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY Donnie Iris & Cruisers (MCA/Carousel MCA-5358) | 154 | 4 | |
| 145 | WE ARE ONE Pieces Of A Dream (Elektra 60142) | 131 | 19 | |
| 146 | TANTALIZINGLY HOT Stephanie Mills (Casablanca NBLP 7265) | 139 | 17 | |
| 147 | DIVER DOWN Van Halen (Warner Bros. BSK 3677) | 121 | 30 | |
| 148 | THE PARTY’S OVER Talk Talk (EMI America ST-17083) | 159 | 3 | |
| 149 | LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY Jermaine Jackson (Motown 6017ML) | 126 | 17 | |
| 150 | CHRISTMAS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA MCA-5365) | 168 | 2 | |
| 151 | MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY Michael Murphey (Liberty LT-51120) | 147 | 12 | |
| 152 | ACTING VERY STRANGE Mike Rutherford (Atlantic 80015) | 128 | 10 | |
| 153 | SPECIAL FORCES 38 Special (A&M SP-4888) | 124 | 27 | |
| 154 | RIT/2 Lee Ritenour (Elektra 60186) | — | 1 | |
| 155 | ALL THE BEST COWBOYS HAVE CHINESE EYES Pete Townshend (Atco SD 38-149) | 141 | 22 | |
| 156 | TUG OF WAR Paul McCartney (Columbia TC 37462) | 149 | 29 | |
| 157 | ROUGH DIAMONDS Bad Company (Swan Song 90001) | 123 | 13 | |
| 158 | JUST HOOKED ON COUNTRY Atlanta Pops Orchestra / Albert Coleman (Epic FE 38154) | 150 | 14 | |
| 159 | WILLIE NELSON’S GREATEST HITS (& Some That Will Be) Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 37542) | 164 | 63 | |
| 160 | WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS’ MOUSERCISE Various Cartoon Characters (Disneyland 62516) | 163 | 37 | |
| 161 | S.O.S. III S.O.S. Band (Tabu FZ 38352) | — | 1 | |
| 162 | A TASTE OF YESTERDAY’S WINE Merle Haggard & George Jones (Epic FE 38203) | 137 | 13 | |
| 163 | IMPERIAL BEDROOM Elvis Costello & Attractions (Columbia FC 38157) | 161 | 20 | |
| 164 | JUMP UP! Elton John (Geffen GHS 2013) | 152 | 30 | |
| 165 | TOUR DE FORCE – “LIVE” Al Di Meola (Columbia FC 38373) | — | 1 | |
| 166 | SOMETHING’S GOING ON Frida (Atlantic 80018) | 171 | 3 | |
| 167 | ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST HITS Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12110) | 170 | 114 | |
| 168 | THREE SIDES LIVE Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-2000) | 157 | 23 | |
| 169 | JUST AIN’T GOOD ENOUGH Johnnie Taylor (Beverly Glen BG-10001) | 177 | 2 | |
| 170 | TONGUE IN CHIC Chic (Atlantic 80031) | — | 1 | |
| 171 | SHUTTERED ROOM The Fixx (MCA MCA-5345) | 172 | 7 | |
| 172 | THE HOTTEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR Anne Murray (Capitol ST-12225) | 155 | 13 | |
| 173 | ALICIA Alicia Myers (MCA MCA-5181) | 158 | 13 | |
| 174 | BELLA DONNA Stevie Nicks (Modern MR 38-139) | 166 | 68 | |
| 175 | GRAND SLAM Spinners (Atlantic 80020) | 180 | 2 | |
| 176 | YES, GIORGIO Original Soundtrack / Luciano Pavarotti (London PDV 9001) | 160 | 7 | |
| 177 | DREAMGIRLS Original Broadway Cast (Geffen GHSP 2007) | 174 | 29 | |
| 178 | HEY RICKY Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 9574) | 156 | 32 | |
| 179 | EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE Patti Austin (Warner Bros./Qwest QWS 3591) | — | 23 | |
| 180 | POWER PLAY April Wine (Capitol ST-12218) | 162 | 21 | |
| 181 | I LOVE ROCK ’N ROLL Joan Jett & Blackhearts (Boardwalk NB1-33243) | 167 | 51 | |
| 182 | ZOMBIE BIRDHOUSE Iggy Pop (Animal APE 6000) | 175 | 7 | |
| 183 | USED TO BE Charlene (Motown 6027ML) | — | 1 | |
| 184 | GHOST TOWN Poco (Atlantic 80008) | 165 | 7 | |
| 185 | STEVIE WONDER’S ORIGINAL MUSIQUARIUM I Stevie Wonder (Tamla 6002TL2) | 178 | 27 | |
| 186 | SO EXCITED! Pointer Sisters (Planet BXL1-4355) | 187 | 20 | |
| 187 | CHANGE Barry White (Unlimited Gold FZ 38048) | 169 | 13 | |
| 188 | MISSING PERSONS Missing Persons (Capitol DLP-15001) | 173 | 34 | |
| 189 | POINTER SISTERS’ GREATEST HITS Pointer Sisters (Planet 60203) | 192 | 2 | |
| 190 | AVALON Roxy Music (Warner Bros./EG 1-23686) | 181 | 24 | |
| 191 | WE GO A LONG WAY BACK Bloodstone (T-Neck FZ 38115) | 182 | 21 | |
| 192 | MISS PIGGY’S AEROBIQUE WORKOUT ALBUM Miss Piggy (Frank Oz) (Warner Bros./Hum! 1-23717) | 184 | 8 | |
| 193 | MSB Michael Stanley Band (EMI America ST-17071) | 186 | 13 | |
| 194 | DIARY OF A MADMAN Ozzy Osborne (Jet FZ 37492) | 197 | 54 | |
| 195 | BEAUTY AND THE BEAT Go-Go’s (I.R.S. SP 70021) | 193 | 70 | |
| 196 | SUBURBAN VOODOO Paul Carrack (Epic ARE 38161) | 185 | 12 | |
| 197 | FIRST TAKE Valentine Brothers (Bridge BR-101936) | 200 | 13 | |
| 198 | OFFRAMP Pat Methany Group (ECM ECM-1-1216) | 199 | 28 | |
| 199 | THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA-6112) | 194 | 17 | |
| 200 | SEASONS OF THE HEART John Denver (RCA Victor AFL1-4256) | 196 | 38 | |
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