| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 15, 1983 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | BUSINESS AS USUAL Men At Work (Columbia ARC 37978) |
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| 2 | BUILT FOR SPEED Stray Cats (EMI America ST-17070) | 30 | ||
| 3 | GET NERVOUS Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1396) | 9 | ||
| 4 | H2O Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA AFL1-4383) | 12 | ||
| 5 | LIONEL RICHIE Lionel Richie (Motown 6007ML) | 13 | ||
| 6 | CODA Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 90051) | 5 | ||
| 7 | MIDNIGHT LOVE Marvin Gaye (Columbia FC 38197) | 9 | ||
| 8 | THRILLER Michael Jackson (Epic QE 38112) | 4 | ||
| 9 | THE DISTANCE Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-12254) | 1 | ||
| 10 | LONG AFTER DARK Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5360) | 9 | ||
| 11 | NIGHT AND DAY Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4906) | 27 | ||
| 12 | THE NYLON CURTAIN Billy Joel (Columbia TC 38200) | 14 | ||
| 13 | COMBAT ROCK The Clash (Epic FE 37689) | 32 | ||
| 14 | GREATEST HITS Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic QE 38308) | 10 | ||
| 15 | ...FAMOUS LAST WORDS... Supertramp (A&M SP-3732) | 10 | ||
| 16 | HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! Phil Collins (Atlantic 80035) | 8 | ||
| 17 | EMOTIONS IN MOTION Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12217) | 24 | ||
| 18 | AMERICAN FOOL John Cougar (Riva RVL-7501) | 38 | ||
| 19 | SPRING SESSION M Missing Persons (Capitol ST-12228) | 12 | ||
| 20 | SPEAK OF THE DEVIL Ozzy Osborne (Jet ZX2 38350) | 6 | ||
| 21 | DAYLIGHT AGAIN Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19360) | 27 | ||
| 22 | RECORDS Foreigner (Atlantic 80999) | 4 | ||
| 23 | 1999 Prince (Warner Bros. 1-23720) | 9 | ||
| 24 | HEARTLIGHT Neil Diamond (Columbia TC 38359) | 14 | ||
| 25 | THE NIGHTFLY Donald Fagen (Warner Bros. 1-23696) | 12 | ||
| 26 | THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION John Lennon (Geffen GHSP 2023) | 8 | ||
| 27 | SHOWTIME! J. Geils Band (EMI America SO-17087) | 7 | ||
| 28 | FRIEND OR FOE Adam Ant (Epic ARE 38370) | 12 | ||
| 29 | THE LEXICON OF LOVE ABC (Mercury SRM-1-4059) | 20 | ||
| 30 | I CAN’T STAND STILL Don Henley (Asylum E1-60048) | 20 | ||
| 31 | OLIVIA’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-5347) | 16 | ||
| 32 | WORD OF MOUTH Toni Basil (Chrysalis CHR 1410) | 13 | ||
| 33 | MOUNTAIN MUSIC Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-4229) | 45 | ||
| 34 | FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR LOVE Luther Vandross (Epic FE 38235) | 14 | ||
| 35 | MIRAGE Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1-23607) | 27 | ||
| 36 | CHRISTMAS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA MCA-5365) | 9 | ||
| 37 | WILD THINGS RUN FAST Joni Mitchell (Geffen GHS 2019) | 9 | ||
| 38 | SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE Judas Priest (Columbia FC 38160) | 27 | ||
| 39 | GREATEST HITS Little River Band (Capitol ST-12247) | 7 | ||
| 40 | JANE FONDA’S WORKOUT RECORD Jane Fonda (Columbia CX2 38054) | 34 | ||
| 41 | PROPOSITIONS Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-4065) | 10 | ||
| 42 | WORLDS APART Saga (Portrait ARR 38246) | 12 | ||
| 43 | BRANIGAN Laura Branigan (Atlantic SD 19289) | 20 | ||
| 44 | ALL THE GREAT HITS Commodores (Motown 6028ML) | 7 | ||
| 45 | WINDS OF CHANGE Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372) | 12 | ||
| 46 | CHICAGO 16 Chicago (Full Moon 1-23689) | 31 | ||
| 47 | SIGNALS Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4063) | 16 | ||
| 48 | HERE COMES THE NIGHT Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9610) | 6 | ||
| 49 | LOVE OVER GOLD Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 1-23728) | 15 | ||
| 50 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia FC 37951) | 44 | ||
| 51 | TOTO IV Toto (Columbia FC 37728) | 40 | ||
| 52 | HEARTBREAKER Dionne Warwick (Arista AL 9609) | 13 | ||
| 53 | EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2 Eagles (Asylum E1 60205) | 10 | ||
| 54 | THE SINGLES (The First Ten Years) Abba (Atlantic 80036) | 6 | ||
| 55 | IT’S HARD The Who (Warner Bros. 1-23731) | 18 | ||
| 56 | NEBRASKA Bruce Springsteen (Columbia TC 38358) | 15 | ||
| 57 | PETER GABRIEL Peter Gabriel (Geffen GHS 2011) | 16 | ||
| 58 | CHAKA KHAN Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 1-23729) | 6 | ||
| 59 | GET LUCKY Loverboy (Columbia FC 37638) | 62 | ||
| 60 | OH, NO! IT’S DEVO Devo (Warner Bros. 1-23741) | 9 | ||
| 61 | GET CLOSER Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 60185) | 14 | ||
| 62 | SILK ELECTRIC Diana Ross (RCA AFL1-4384) | 13 | ||
| 63 | SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE English Beat (I.R.S. SP-70032) | 13 | ||
| 64 | HIGH ADVENTURE Kenny Loggins (Columbia TC 38127) | 18 | ||
| 65 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS II (Can’t Stop The Classics) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4373) | 25 | ||
| 66 | ASIA Asia (Geffen GHS 2008) | 42 | ||
| 67 | TWO OF A KIND Earl Klugh & Bob James (Capitol SMAS-12244) | 11 | ||
| 68 | ANNIE Original Soundtrack (Columbia JS 38000) | 35 | ||
| 69 | AS ONE Kool & Gang (De-Lite DSR 8505) | 16 | ||
| 70 | ABSOLUTELY LIVE Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 1-23743) | 9 | ||
| 71 | THE BEST IS YET TO COME Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 60215) | 6 | ||
| 72 | LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND Kenny Rogers (Liberty LO-51124) | 26 | ||
| 73 | IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES Michael McDonald (Warner Bros. 1-23703) | 21 | ||
| 74 | EYE IN THE SKY Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9599) | 31 | ||
| 75 | 20 GREATEST HITS Beatles (Capitol SV-12245) | 9 | ||
| 76 | LIVING MY LIFE Grace Jones (Island 90018) | 6 | ||
| 77 | A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Flock Of Seagulls (Jive/Arista VA 66000) | 35 | ||
| 78 | THREE LOCK BOX Sammy Hagar (Geffen GHS 2021) | 4 | ||
| 79 | 12 GREATEST HITS VOLUME II Neil Diamond (TC 38068) | 34 | ||
| 80 | JANET JACKSON Janet Jackson (A&M SP-6-4907) | 12 | ||
| 81 | HOOKED ON SWING Larry Elgart & Manhattan Swing Orchestra (RCA Victor AFL1-4343) | 32 | ||
| 82 | TO THE MAX Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-4067) | 10 | ||
| 83 | GREATEST HITS Ray Parker Jr. (Arista AL 9612) | 6 | ||
| 84 | CHRISTMAS WISHES Anne Murray (Capitol SN-16232) | 16 | ||
| 85 | REACH Richard Simmons (Elektra E1-60122) | 33 | ||
| 86 | NO CONTROL Eddie Money (Columbia/Wolfgang FC 37960) | 28 | ||
| 87 | AEROBIC SHAPE-UP Joanie Greggains (Parade PA-104) | 40 | ||
| 88 | MORE JAZZERCISE Judi Sheppard Missett (MCA MCA-5375) | 10 | ||
| 89 | VANITY 6 Vanity 6 (Warner Bros. 1-23716) | 16 | ||
| 90 | WHAT TIME IS IT? The Time (Warner Bros. 1-23701) | 18 | ||
| 91 | DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-12241) | 7 | ||
| 92 | GONE TROPPO George Harrison (Dark Horse 1-23734) | 9 | ||
| 93 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-3930) | 97 | ||
| 94 | GET LOOSE Evelyn King (RCA Victor AFL1-4337) | 19 | ||
| 95 | AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Original Soundtrack (Island 90017) | 13 | ||
| 96 | WWII Waylon & Willie (RCA AHL1-4455) | 13 | ||
| 97 | QUIET LIES Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12210) | 34 | ||
| 98 | E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Michael Jackson, Nar. /John Williams (MCA MCA-70000) | 7 | ||
| 99 | THE JAZZ SINGER Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Capitol SWAV-12120) | 102 | ||
| 100 | CREATURES OF THE NIGHT Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7270) | 7 | ||
| 101 | GREATEST HITS Dolly Parton (RCA Victor AHL1-4422) | 15 | ||
| 102 | LAST DATE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 1-23740) | 11 | ||
| 103 | KISSING TO BE CLEVER Culture Club (Epic/Virgin ARE 38398) | 7 | ||
| 104 | CHRISTMAS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-51115) | 18 | ||
| 105 | IT’S ALRIGHT (I See Rainbows) Yoko Ono (Polydor PD-1-6364) | 4 | ||
| 106 | A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS Various Artists (RCA Victor CPL1-4396) | 7 | ||
| 107 | FOREVER NOW Psychedelic Furs (Columbia ARC 38261) | 14 | ||
| 108 | PICTURES AT ELEVEN Robert Plant (Swan Song SS 8512) | 27 | ||
| 109 | SKYYJAMMER Skyy (Salsoul SA 8555) | 9 | ||
| 110 | HIMSELF Bill Cosby (Motown 6026ML) | 6 | ||
| 111 | CASINO LIGHTS—RECORDED LIVE AT MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND Various Artists (Warner Bros. 1-23718) | 11 | ||
| 112 | THE MESSAGE Grand Master Flash & Furious Five (Sugar Hill SH 268) | 14 | ||
| 113 | TRUE LOVE Crystal Gayle (Elektra 60200) | 8 | ||
| 114 | NO-MAN’S-LAND Lene Lovich (Stiff/Epic ARE 38399) | 7 | ||
| 115 | EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE Patti Austin (Warner Bros./Qwest QWS 3591) | 30 | ||
| 116 | PRETTY PAPER Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 36189) | 15 | ||
| 117 | S.O.S. III S.O.S. Band (Tabu FZ 38352) | 8 | ||
| 118 | NO FUN ALOUD Glenn Frey (Asylum E1-60129) | 31 | ||
| 119 | RADIO ROMANCE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 60160) | 11 | ||
| 120 | SINGLES – 45’S AND UNDER Squeeze (A&M SP-4922) | 6 | ||
| 121 | I ADVANCE MASKED Andy Summers & Robert Fripp (A&M SP-4913) | 13 | ||
| 122 | THE YOUTH OF TODAY Musical Youth (MCA MCA-5389) | — | 1 | |
| 123 | DECEMBER George Winston (Windham Hill C-1025) | 4 | ||
| 124 | JEFFREY OSBORNE Jeffrey Osborne (A&M SP-4896) | 31 | ||
| 125 | INCOGNITO Spyro Gyra (MCA MCA-5368) | 14 | ||
| 126 | CUT Golden Earring (21 Records T1-1-9004) | 7 | ||
| 127 | THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAINBOW Melba Moore (Capitol ST-12243) | 10 | ||
| 128 | AEROBIC SHAPE-UP II Joanie Greggains (Parade PA-106) | 4 | ||
| 129 | KENNY ROGERS’ GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072) | 118 | ||
| 130 | I COULD RULE THE WORLD IF I COULD GET THE PARTS Waitresses (Polydor PX-1-507) | 7 | ||
| 131 | SUCCESS HASN’T SPOILED ME YET Rick Springfield (RCA Victor AFL1-4125) | 43 | ||
| 132 | A CHRISTMAS ALBUM Barbra Streisand (Columbia CS 9557) | 22 | ||
| 133 | RIT/2 Lee Ritenour (Elektra 60186) | 8 | ||
| 134 | RIO Duran Duran (Harvest ST-12211) | 16 | ||
| 135 | JUMP TO IT Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9602) | 24 | ||
| 136 | MEN WITHOUT WOMEN Little Stevie & Disciples Of Soul (EMI America ST-17086) | 10 | ||
| 137 | WILD NIGHT One Way (MCA MCA-5369) | 13 | ||
| 138 | NOW AND FOREVER Air Supply (Arista AL 9587) | 31 | ||
| 139 | SHANGO Santana (Columbia FC 38122) | 20 | ||
| 140 | E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Original Soundtrack /John Williams (MCA MCA-6109) | 30 | ||
| 141 | RUN FOR THE ROSES Jerry Garcia (Arista AL 9603) | 10 | ||
| 142 | HANK WILLIAMS, JR.’S GREATEST HITS Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb E1-60193) | 15 | ||
| 143 | SOMETHING’S GOING ON Frida (Atlantic 80018) | 10 | ||
| 144 | WILLIE NELSON’S GREATEST HITS (& Some That Will Be) Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 37542) | 70 | ||
| 145 | UTOPIA Utopia (Network 60183) | 15 | ||
| 146 | BLAST! Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4927) | 5 | ||
| 147 | O HOLY NIGHT Luciano Pavarotti with National Philharmonic Orchestra / Kurt Herbert Adler (London OS 26473) | 13 | ||
| 148 | VISIONS OF THE LITE Slave (Cotillion 90024) | 5 | ||
| 149 | EYE OF THE TIGER Survivor (Scotti Brothers FZ 38062) | 30 | ||
| 150 | GAP BAND IV Gap Band (Total Experience TE-1-3001) | 32 | ||
| 151 | ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST HITS Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12110) | 121 | ||
| 152 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4194) | 61 | ||
| 153 | ESCAPE Journey (Columbia TC 37408) | 76 | ||
| 154 | ZAPP II Zapp (Warner Bros. 1-23583) | 24 | ||
| 155 | HIGHWAYS & HEARTACHES Ricky Skaggs (Epic FE 37996) | 16 | ||
| 156 | TONGUE IN CHIC Chic (Atlantic 80031) | 8 | ||
| 157 | BLACKOUT Scorpions (Mercury SRM-1-4039) | 43 | ||
| 158 | ABRACADABRA Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-12216) | 30 | ||
| 159 | CHARIOTS OF FIRE Original Soundtrack / Vangelis (Polydor PD-1-6335) | 66 | ||
| 160 | VACATION Go-Go’s (I.R.S. SP 70031) | 23 | ||
| 161 | JUST AIN’T GOOD ENOUGH Johnnie Taylor (Beverly Glen BG-10001) | 9 | ||
| 162 | SHUTTERED ROOM The Fixx (MCA MCA-5345) | 14 | ||
| 163 | THREE SIDES LIVE Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-2000) | 30 | ||
| 164 | CAROL HENSEL’S EXERCISE & DANCE PROGRAM VOLUME 3 Carol Hensel (Vintage VNI 30004) | 5 | ||
| 165 | ALL FOUR ONE Motels (Capitol ST-12177) | 38 | ||
| 166 | TOUR DE FORCE – “LIVE” Al Di Meola (Columbia FC 38373) | 8 | ||
| 167 | JUST SYLVIA Sylvia (RCA Victor AHL1-4312) | 23 | ||
| 168 | GRAND SLAM Spinners (Atlantic 80020) | 9 | ||
| 169 | COMPUTER GAMES George Clinton (Capitol ST-12246) | 7 | ||
| 170 | USED TO BE Charlene (Motown 6027ML) | 8 | ||
| 171 | BIGGEST HITS Marty Robbins (Columbia FC 38309) | 4 | ||
| 172 | PARTY PARTY Original Soundtrack (A&M SP-3212) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | MERRY CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby (MCA MCA-15024) | 40 | ||
| 174 | VANDENBERG Vandenberg (Atco 90005) | 4 | ||
| 175 | VOYEUR Kim Carnes (EMI America SO-17078) | 18 | ||
| 176 | OPUS X Chilliwack (Millennium BXL1-7766) | 5 | ||
| 177 | BLIZZARD OF OZZ Ozzy Osborne (Jet JZ 36812) | — | 69 | |
| 178 | THE STATLER BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CARD Statler Brothers (Mercury SRM-1-5012) | 26 | ||
| 179 | THE PARTY’S OVER Talk Talk (EMI America ST-17083) | 10 | ||
| 180 | DIVER DOWN Van Halen (Warner Bros. BSK 3677) | 37 | ||
| 181 | DIARY OF A MADMAN Ozzy Osborne (Jet FZ 37492) | 61 | ||
| 182 | FRICTION Chocolate Milk (RCA Victor AFL1-4412) | 7 | ||
| 183 | MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor CPL1-4395) | 6 | ||
| 184 | HARD TIMES Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6737) | 6 | ||
| 185 | DONNA SUMMER Donna Summer (Geffen GHS 2005) | 24 | ||
| 186 | THE BITTEREST PILL (I Ever Had To Swallow) The Jam (Polydor PX-1-506) | 6 | ||
| 187 | MERRY CHRISTMAS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8021) | 41 | ||
| 188 | PAT TRAVERS’ BLACK PEARL Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6361) | 11 | ||
| 189 | A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER John Denver & Muppets (RCA AFL1-3451) | 28 | ||
| 190 | WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS’ MOUSERCISE Various Cartoon Characters (Disneyland 62516) | 44 | ||
| 191 | A CHIPMUNK CHRISTMAS Chipmunks (RCA Victor AQL1-4041) | 15 | ||
| 192 | IN THE MOOD FOR SOMETHING RUDE Foghat (Bearsville 1-23747) | 6 | ||
| 193 | TURNED ON CHRISTMAS Henry Hadaway Orchestra & Chorus (RCA Victor AFL1-4454) | 6 | ||
| 194 | VIEW FROM THE GROUND America (Capitol ST-12209) | 19 | ||
| 195 | STEEL BREEZE Steel Breeze (RCA Victor AFL1-4424) | 17 | ||
| 196 | PERFECT STRANGER T. G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 1-23726) | 11 | ||
| 197 | MADNESS, MONEY AND MUSIC Sheena Easton (EMI America ST-17080) | 15 | ||
| 198 | POINTER SISTERS’ GREATEST HITS Pointer Sisters (Planet 60203) | 9 | ||
| 199 | LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY Jermaine Jackson (Motown 6017ML) | 24 | ||
| 200 | SECOND TO NUNN Bobby Nunn (Motown 6022ML) | 13 | ||
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