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| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 1, 1983 | |||
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N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
BUSINESS AS USUAL Men At Work (Columbia ARC 37978) | 1 | 26 | |
| LIONEL RICHIE Lionel Richie (Motown 6007ML) | 2 | 11 | ||
| BUILT FOR SPEED Stray Cats (EMI America ST-17070) | 3 | 28 | ||
| H2O Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA AFL1-4383) | 4 | 10 | ||
| GET NERVOUS Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1396) | 5 | 7 | ||
| CODA Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 90051) | 6 | 3 | ||
| MIDNIGHT LOVE Marvin Gaye (Columbia FC 38197) | 7 | 7 | ||
| ...FAMOUS LAST WORDS... Supertramp (A&M SP-3732) | 8 | 8 | ||
| NIGHT AND DAY Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4906) | 9 | 25 | ||
| THE NYLON CURTAIN Billy Joel (Columbia TC 38200) | 10 | 12 | ||
| LONG AFTER DARK Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5360) | 11 | 7 | ||
| THE NIGHTFLY Donald Fagen (Warner Bros. 1-23696) | 12 | 10 | ||
| EMOTIONS IN MOTION Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12217) | 13 | 22 | ||
| GREATEST HITS Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic QE 38308) | 14 | 8 | ||
| THRILLER Michael Jackson (Epic QE 38112) | 15 | 2 | ||
| COMBAT ROCK The Clash (Epic FE 37689) | 16 | 30 | ||
| OLIVIA’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-5347) | 17 | 14 | ||
| HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! Phil Collins (Atlantic 80035) | 18 | 6 | ||
| AMERICAN FOOL John Cougar (Riva RVL-7501) | 19 | 36 | ||
| HEARTLIGHT Neil Diamond (Columbia TC 38359) | 20 | 12 | ||
| SPRING SESSION M Missing Persons (Capitol ST-12228) | 21 | 10 | ||
| DAYLIGHT AGAIN Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19360) | 22 | 25 | ||
| 1999 Prince (Warner Bros. 1-23720) | 23 | 7 | ||
| I CAN’T STAND STILL Don Henley (Asylum E1-60048) | 24 | 18 | ||
| SPEAK OF THE DEVIL Ozzy Osborne (Jet ZX2 38350) | 25 | 4 | ||
| THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION John Lennon (Geffen GHSP 2023) | 26 | 6 | ||
| THE LEXICON OF LOVE ABC (Mercury SRM-1-4059) | 27 | 18 | ||
| WILD THINGS RUN FAST Joni Mitchell (Geffen GHS 2019) | 28 | 7 | ||
| SHOWTIME! J. Geils Band (EMI America SO-17087) | 29 | 5 | ||
| FRIEND OR FOE Adam Ant (Epic ARE 38370) | 30 | 10 | ||
| RECORDS Foreigner (Atlantic 80999) | 31 | 2 | ||
| MOUNTAIN MUSIC Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-4229) | 32 | 43 | ||
| MIRAGE Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1-23607) | 33 | 25 | ||
| FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR LOVE Luther Vandross (Epic FE 38235) | 34 | 12 | ||
| WORD OF MOUTH Toni Basil (Chrysalis CHR 1410) | 35 | 11 | ||
| CHRISTMAS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA MCA-5365) | 36 | 7 | ||
| LOVE OVER GOLD Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 1-23728) | 37 | 13 | ||
| WINDS OF CHANGE Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372) | 38 | 10 | ||
| CHICAGO 16 Chicago (Full Moon 1-23689) | 39 | 29 | ||
| SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE Judas Priest (Columbia FC 38160) | 40 | 25 | ||
| JANE FONDA’S WORKOUT RECORD Jane Fonda (Columbia CX2 38054) | 41 | 32 | ||
| PROPOSITIONS Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-4065) | 42 | 8 | ||
| BRANIGAN Laura Branigan (Atlantic SD 19289) | 43 | 18 | ||
| TWO OF A KIND Earl Klugh & Bob James (Capitol SMAS-12244) | 44 | 9 | ||
| HEARTBREAKER Dionne Warwick (Arista AL 9609) | 45 | 11 | ||
| WORLDS APART Saga (Portrait ARR 38246) | 46 | 10 | ||
| OH, NO! IT’S DEVO Devo (Warner Bros. 1-23741) | 47 | 7 | ||
| ALL THE GREAT HITS Commodores (Motown 6028ML) | 48 | 5 | ||
| SIGNALS Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4063) | 49 | 14 | ||
| GREATEST HITS Little River Band (Capitol ST-12247) | 50 | 5 | ||
| EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2 Eagles (Asylum E1 60205) | 51 | 8 | ||
| ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia FC 37951) | 52 | 42 | ||
| NEBRASKA Bruce Springsteen (Columbia TC 38358) | 53 | 13 | ||
| PETER GABRIEL Peter Gabriel (Geffen GHS 2011) | 54 | 14 | ||
| SILK ELECTRIC Diana Ross (RCA AFL1-4384) | 55 | 11 | ||
| GET CLOSER Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 60185) | 56 | 12 | ||
| HERE COMES THE NIGHT Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9610) | 57 | 4 | ||
| ABSOLUTELY LIVE Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 1-23743) | 58 | 7 | ||
| IT’S HARD The Who (Warner Bros. 1-23731) | 59 | 16 | ||
| THE SINGLES (The First Ten Years) Abba (Atlantic 80036) | 60 | 4 | ||
| GET LUCKY Loverboy (Columbia FC 37638) | 61 | 60 | ||
| ANNIE Original Soundtrack (Columbia JS 38000) | 62 | 33 | ||
| HOOKED ON CLASSICS II (Can’t Stop The Classics) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4373) | 63 | 23 | ||
| TOTO IV Toto (Columbia FC 37728) | 64 | 38 | ||
| AS ONE Kool & Gang (De-Lite DSR 8505) | 65 | 14 | ||
| HIGH ADVENTURE Kenny Loggins (Columbia TC 38127) | 66 | 16 | ||
| GONE TROPPO George Harrison (Dark Horse 1-23734) | 67 | 7 | ||
| SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE English Beat (I.R.S. SP-70032) | 68 | 11 | ||
| TO THE MAX Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-4067) | 69 | 8 | ||
| ASIA Asia (Geffen GHS 2008) | 70 | 40 | ||
| LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND Kenny Rogers (Liberty LO-51124) | 71 | 24 | ||
| IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES Michael McDonald (Warner Bros. 1-23703) | 72 | 19 | ||
| CHAKA KHAN Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 1-23729) | 73 | 4 | ||
| 12 GREATEST HITS VOLUME II Neil Diamond (TC 38068) | 74 | 32 | ||
| WWII Waylon & Willie (RCA AHL1-4455) | 75 | 11 | ||
| AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Original Soundtrack (Island 90017) | 76 | 11 | ||
| EYE IN THE SKY Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9599) | 77 | 29 | ||
| 20 GREATEST HITS Beatles (Capitol SV-12245) | 78 | 7 | ||
| A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Flock Of Seagulls (Jive/Arista VA 66000) | 79 | 33 | ||
| JANET JACKSON Janet Jackson (A&M SP-6-4907) | 80 | 10 | ||
| HOOKED ON SWING Larry Elgart & Manhattan Swing Orchestra (RCA Victor AFL1-4343) | 81 | 30 | ||
| THE BEST IS YET TO COME Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 60215) | 82 | 4 | ||
| LIVING MY LIFE Grace Jones (Island 90018) | 83 | 4 | ||
| VANITY 6 Vanity 6 (Warner Bros. 1-23716) | 84 | 14 | ||
| REACH Richard Simmons (Elektra E1-60122) | 85 | 31 | ||
| CHRISTMAS WISHES Anne Murray (Capitol SN-16232) | 86 | 14 | ||
| GREATEST HITS Dolly Parton (RCA Victor AHL1-4422) | 87 | 13 | ||
| NO CONTROL Eddie Money (Columbia/Wolfgang FC 37960) | 88 | 26 | ||
| AEROBIC SHAPE-UP Joanie Greggains (Parade PA-104) | 89 | 38 | ||
| MORE JAZZERCISE Judi Sheppard Missett (MCA MCA-5375) | 90 | 8 | ||
| WHAT TIME IS IT? The Time (Warner Bros. 1-23701) | 91 | 16 | ||
| GET LOOSE Evelyn King (RCA Victor AFL1-4337) | 92 | 17 | ||
| QUIET LIES Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12210) | 93 | 32 | ||
| FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-3930) | 94 | 95 | ||
| LAST DATE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 1-23740) | 95 | 9 | ||
| I ADVANCE MASKED Andy Summers & Robert Fripp (A&M SP-4913) | 96 | 11 | ||
| DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-12241) | 97 | 5 | ||
| TRUE LOVE Crystal Gayle (Elektra 60200) | 98 | 6 | ||
| SKYYJAMMER Skyy (Salsoul SA 8555) | 99 | 7 | ||
| GREATEST HITS Ray Parker Jr. (Arista AL 9612) | 100 | 4 | ||
| JEFFREY OSBORNE Jeffrey Osborne (A&M SP-4896) | 101 | 29 | ||
| THE JAZZ SINGER Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Capitol SWAV-12120) | 102 | 100 | ||
| THE MESSAGE Grand Master Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill SH 268) | 103 | 12 | ||
| E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Michael Jackson, Nar. /John Williams (MCA MCA-70000) | 104 | 5 | ||
| CHRISTMAS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-51115) | 105 | 16 | ||
| CASINO LIGHTS—RECORDED LIVE AT MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND Various Artists (Warner Bros. 1-23718) | 106 | 9 | ||
| RADIO ROMANCE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 60160) | 107 | 9 | ||
| A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS Various Artists (RCA Victor CPL1-4396) | 108 | 5 | ||
| CREATURES OF THE NIGHT Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7270) | 109 | 5 | ||
| PICTURES AT ELEVEN Robert Plant (Swan Song SS 8512) | 110 | 25 | ||
| FOREVER NOW Psychedelic Furs (Columbia ARC 38261) | 111 | 12 | ||
| INCOGNITO Spyro Gyra (MCA MCA-5368) | 112 | 12 | ||
| RIT/2 Lee Ritenour (Elektra 60186) | 113 | 6 | ||
| WILD NIGHT One Way (MCA MCA-5369) | 114 | 11 | ||
| NO-MAN’S-LAND Lene Lovich (Stiff/Epic ARE 38399) | 115 | 5 | ||
| RUN FOR THE ROSES Jerry Garcia (Arista AL 9603) | 116 | 8 | ||
| S.O.S. III S.O.S. Band (Tabu FZ 38352) | 117 | 6 | ||
| IT’S ALRIGHT (I See Rainbows) Yoko Ono (Polydor PD-1-6364) | 118 | 2 | ||
| KISSING TO BE CLEVER Culture Club (Epic/Virgin ARE 38398) | 119 | 5 | ||
| PRETTY PAPER Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 36189) | 120 | 13 | ||
| NO FUN ALOUD Glenn Frey (Asylum E1-60129) | 121 | 29 | ||
| JUMP TO IT Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9602) | 122 | 22 | ||
| THREE LOCK BOX Sammy Hagar (Geffen GHS 2021) | 123 | 2 | ||
| THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAINBOW Melba Moore (Capitol ST-12243) | 124 | 8 | ||
| SHANGO Santana (Columbia FC 38122) | 125 | 18 | ||
| E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Original Soundtrack /John Williams (MCA MCA-6109) | 126 | 28 | ||
| HIGHWAYS & HEARTACHES Ricky Skaggs (Epic FE 37996) | 127 | 14 | ||
| EYE OF THE TIGER Survivor (Scotti Brothers FZ 38062) | 128 | 28 | ||
| EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE Patti Austin (Warner Bros./Qwest QWS 3591) | 129 | 28 | ||
| KENNY ROGERS’ GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072) | 130 | 116 | ||
| I COULD RULE THE WORLD IF I COULD GET THE PARTS Waitresses (Polydor PX-1-507) | 131 | 5 | ||
| SUCCESS HASN’T SPOILED ME YET Rick Springfield (RCA Victor AFL1-4125) | 132 | 41 | ||
| HIMSELF Bill Cosby (Motown 6026ML) | 133 | 4 | ||
| A CHRISTMAS ALBUM Barbra Streisand (Columbia CS 9557) | 134 | 20 | ||
| SINGLES – 45’S AND UNDER Squeeze (A&M SP-4922) | 135 | 4 | ||
| MEN WITHOUT WOMEN Little Stevie & Disciples Of Soul (EMI America ST-17086) | 136 | 8 | ||
| DECEMBER George Winston (Windham Hill C-1025) | 137 | 2 | ||
| HANK WILLIAMS, JR.’S GREATEST HITS Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb E1-60193) | 138 | 13 | ||
| TONGUE IN CHIC Chic (Atlantic 80031) | 139 | 6 | ||
| NOW AND FOREVER Air Supply (Arista AL 9587) | 140 | 29 | ||
| AEROBIC SHAPE-UP II Joanie Greggains (Parade PA-106) | 141 | 2 | ||
| ABRACADABRA Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-12216) | 142 | 28 | ||
| CUT Golden Earring (21 Records T1-1-9004) | 143 | 5 | ||
| ESCAPE Journey (Columbia TC 37408) | 144 | 74 | ||
| ZAPP II Zapp (Warner Bros. 1-23583) | 145 | 22 | ||
| WILLIE NELSON’S GREATEST HITS (& Some That Will Be) Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 37542) | 146 | 68 | ||
| O HOLY NIGHT Luciano Pavarotti with National Philharmonic Orchestra / Kurt Herbert Adler (London OS 26473) | 147 | 11 | ||
| UTOPIA Utopia (Network 60183) | 148 | 13 | ||
| BLAST! Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4927) | 149 | 3 | ||
| SOMETHING’S GOING ON Frida (Atlantic 80018) | 150 | 8 | ||
| CHARIOTS OF FIRE Original Soundtrack / Vangelis (Polydor PD-1-6335) | 151 | 64 | ||
| HOOKED ON CLASSICS Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4194) | 152 | 59 | ||
| GAP BAND IV Gap Band (Total Experience TE-1-3001) | 153 | 30 | ||
| ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST HITS Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12110) | 154 | 119 | ||
| VACATION Go-Go’s (I.R.S. SP 70031) | 155 | 21 | ||
| RIO Duran Duran (Harvest ST-12211) | 156 | 14 | ||
| MERRY CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby (MCA MCA-15024) | 157 | 38 | ||
| VISIONS OF THE LITE Slave (Cotillion 90024) | 158 | 3 | ||
| BLACKOUT Scorpions (Mercury SRM-1-4039) | 159 | 41 | ||
| TOUR DE FORCE – “LIVE” Al Di Meola (Columbia FC 38373) | 160 | 6 | ||
| JUST SYLVIA Sylvia (RCA Victor AHL1-4312) | 161 | 21 | ||
| JUST AIN’T GOOD ENOUGH Johnnie Taylor (Beverly Glen BG-10001) | 162 | 7 | ||
| ALL FOUR ONE Motels (Capitol ST-12177) | 163 | 36 | ||
| THREE SIDES LIVE Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-2000) | 164 | 28 | ||
| SHUTTERED ROOM The Fixx (MCA MCA-5345) | 165 | 12 | ||
| THE STATLER BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CARD Statler Brothers (Mercury SRM-1-5012) | 166 | 24 | ||
| USED TO BE Charlene (Motown 6027ML) | 167 | 6 | ||
| CAROL HENSEL’S EXERCISE & DANCE PROGRAM VOLUME 3 Carol Hensel (Vintage VNI 30004) | 168 | 3 | ||
| GRAND SLAM Spinners (Atlantic 80020) | 169 | 7 | ||
| THE PARTY’S OVER Talk Talk (EMI America ST-17083) | 170 | 8 | ||
| PAT TRAVERS’ BLACK PEARL Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6361) | 171 | 9 | ||
| COMPUTER GAMES George Clinton (Capitol ST-12246) | 172 | 5 | ||
| MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor CPL1-4395) | 173 | 4 | ||
| FRICTION Chocolate Milk (RCA Victor AFL1-4412) | 174 | 5 | ||
| A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER John Denver & Muppets (RCA AFL1-3451) | 175 | 26 | ||
| HARD TIMES Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6737) | 176 | 4 | ||
| OPUS X Chilliwack (Millennium BXL1-7766) | 177 | 3 | ||
| BIGGEST HITS Marty Robbins (Columbia FC 38309) | 178 | 2 | ||
| VOYEUR Kim Carnes (EMI America SO-17078) | 179 | 16 | ||
| MERRY CHRISTMAS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8021) | 180 | 39 | ||
| THE BITTEREST PILL (I Ever Had To Swallow) The Jam (Polydor PX-1-506) | 181 | 4 | ||
| A CHIPMUNK CHRISTMAS Chipmunks (RCA Victor AQL1-4041) | 182 | 13 | ||
| VANDENBERG Vandenberg (Atco 90005) | 183 | 2 | ||
| IN THE MOOD FOR SOMETHING RUDE Foghat (Bearsville 1-23747) | 184 | 4 | ||
| VIEW FROM THE GROUND America (Capitol ST-12209) | 185 | 17 | ||
| DIARY OF A MADMAN Ozzy Osborne (Jet FZ 37492) | 186 | 59 | ||
| DIVER DOWN Van Halen (Warner Bros. BSK 3677) | 187 | 35 | ||
| TURNED ON CHRISTMAS Henry Hadaway Orchestra & Chorus (RCA Victor AFL1-4454) | 188 | 4 | ||
| DONNA SUMMER Donna Summer (Geffen GHS 2005) | 189 | 22 | ||
| WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS’ MOUSERCISE Various Cartoon Characters (Disneyland 62516) | 190 | 42 | ||
| MADNESS, MONEY AND MUSIC Sheena Easton (EMI America ST-17080) | 191 | 13 | ||
| PERFECT STRANGER T. G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 1-23726) | 192 | 9 | ||
| SECOND TO NUNN Bobby Nunn (Motown 6022ML) | 193 | 11 | ||
| STEEL BREEZE Steel Breeze (RCA Victor AFL1-4424) | 194 | 15 | ||
| THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY Donnie Iris & Cruisers (MCA/Carousel MCA-5358) | 195 | 9 | ||
| ROCK IN A HARD PLACE Aerosmith (Columbia FC 38061) | 196 | 16 | ||
| LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY Jermaine Jackson (Motown 6017ML) | 197 | 22 | ||
| POINTER SISTERS’ GREATEST HITS Pointer Sisters (Planet 60203) | 198 | 7 | ||
| UPSTAIRS AT ERIC’S Yaz (Sire/Mute 1-23737) | 199 | 15 | ||
| WIN THIS RECORD David Lindley (Asylum 60178) | 200 | 13 | ||
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