| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 12, 1983 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THRILLER Michael Jackson (Epic QE 38112) | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | BUSINESS AS USUAL Men At Work (Columbia ARC 37978) | 2 | 36 | |
| 3 | FRONTIERS Journey (Columbia QC 38504) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | H2O Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA AFL1-4383) | 4 | 20 | |
| 5 | THE DISTANCE Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-12254) | 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | LIONEL RICHIE Lionel Richie (Motown 6007ML) | 8 | 21 | |
| 7 | RIO Duran Duran (Harvest ST-12211) | 7 | 24 | |
| 8 | BUILT FOR SPEED Stray Cats (EMI America ST-17070) | 6 | 38 | |
| 9 | TOTO IV Toto (Columbia FC 37728) | 9 | 48 | |
| 10 | ANOTHER PAGE Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 1-23757) | 11 | 4 | |
| 11 | GET NERVOUS Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1396) | 10 | 17 | |
| 12 | PYROMANIA Def Leppard (Mercury 422-810 308-1 M-1) | 13 | 5 | |
| 13 | HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! Phil Collins (Atlantic 80035) | 12 | 16 | |
| 14 | JANE FONDA’S WORKOUT RECORD Jane Fonda (Columbia CX2 38054) | 17 | 42 | |
| 15 | KISSING TO BE CLEVER Culture Club (Epic/Virgin ARE 38398) | 18 | 15 | |
| 16 | THE NYLON CURTAIN Billy Joel (Columbia TC 38200) | 16 | 22 | |
| 17 | SPRING SESSION M Missing Persons (Capitol ST-12228) | 14 | 20 | |
| 18 | RECORDS Foreigner (Atlantic 80999) | 15 | 12 | |
| 19 | NIGHT AND DAY Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4906) | 21 | 35 | |
| 20 | MONEY AND CIGARETTES Eric Clapton (Duck/Warner Bros. 1-23773) | 23 | 4 | |
| 21 | FRIEND OR FOE Adam Ant (Epic ARE 38370) | 19 | 20 | |
| 22 | TRANS Neil Young (Geffen GHS 2018) | 22 | 8 | |
| 23 | NEVER SURRENDER Triumph (RCA AFL1-4382) | 25 | 7 | |
| 24 | THREE LOCK BOX Sammy Hagar (Geffen GHS 2021) | 24 | 12 | |
| 25 | THE YOUTH OF TODAY Musical Youth (MCA MCA-5389) | 27 | 9 | |
| 26 | COMBAT ROCK The Clash (Epic FE 37689) | 20 | 40 | |
| 27 | CUT Golden Earring (21 Records T1-1-9004) | 30 | 15 | |
| 28 | LONG AFTER DARK Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5360) | 26 | 17 | |
| 29 | POWERLIGHT Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia TC 38367) | 48 | 2 | |
| 30 | MIDNIGHT LOVE Marvin Gaye (Columbia FC 38197) | 31 | 17 | |
| 31 | AMERICAN FOOL John Cougar (Riva RVL-7501) | 29 | 46 | |
| 32 | 1999 Prince (Warner Bros. 1-23720) | 33 | 17 | |
| 33 | OLIVIA’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-5347) | 34 | 24 | |
| 34 | WORLDS APART Saga (Portrait ARR 38246) | 28 | 20 | |
| 35 | GREATEST HITS Little River Band (Capitol ST-12247) | 36 | 15 | |
| 36 | EMOTIONS IN MOTION Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12217) | 35 | 32 | |
| 37 | BEATITUDE Ric Ocasek (Geffen GHS 2022) | 32 | 8 | |
| 38 | MOUNTAIN MUSIC Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-4229) | 39 | 53 | |
| 39 | THE LEXICON OF LOVE ABC (Mercury SRM-1-4059) | 38 | 28 | |
| 40 | AEROBIC SHAPE-UP II Joanie Greggains (Parade PA-106) | 44 | 12 | |
| 41 | GREATEST HITS Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic QE 38308) | 42 | 18 | |
| 42 | FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR LOVE Luther Vandross (Epic FE 38235) | 41 | 22 | |
| 43 | DAWN PATROL Night Ranger (Boardwalk NB-33259) | 50 | 8 | |
| 44 | HIGH ADVENTURE Kenny Loggins (Columbia TC 38127) | 45 | 26 | |
| 45 | ...FAMOUS LAST WORDS... Supertramp (A&M SP-3732) | 40 | 18 | |
| 46 | LIVE EVIL Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. 1-23742) | 37 | 6 | |
| 47 | SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE English Beat (I.R.S. SP-70032) | 47 | 21 | |
| 48 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia FC 37951) | 49 | 52 | |
| 49 | HEARTLIGHT Neil Diamond (Columbia TC 38359) | 46 | 22 | |
| 50 | PONCHO & LEFTY Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson (Epic FE 37958) | 57 | 7 | |
| 51 | HERE COMES THE NIGHT Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9610) | 51 | 14 | |
| 52 | THE BEST IS YET TO COME Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 60215) | 52 | 14 | |
| 53 | TOUCH THE SKY Smokey Robinson (Tamla 6030TL) | 54 | 7 | |
| 54 | GET LUCKY Loverboy (Columbia FC 37638) | 56 | 70 | |
| 55 | TROUBLE IN PARADISE Randy Newman (Warner Bros. 1-23755) | 60 | 6 | |
| 56 | DAYLIGHT AGAIN Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19360) | 43 | 35 | |
| 57 | TOO TOUGH Angela Bofill (Arista AL 9616) | 63 | 8 | |
| 58 | ON THE ONE Dazz Band (Motown 6031ML) | 64 | 6 | |
| 59 | TOO-RYE-AY Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury SRM-1-4069) | 79 | 5 | |
| 60 | PLEASURE VICTIM Berlin (Geffen/Enigma GHS 2036) | 72 | 5 | |
| 61 | EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE Patti Austin (Warner Bros./Qwest QWS 3591) | 55 | 38 | |
| 62 | THE EVER POPULAR TORTURED ARTIST EFFECT Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 1-23732) | 62 | 8 | |
| 63 | AMERICAN MADE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA MCA-5390) | 77 | 4 | |
| 64 | MIRAGE Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 1-23607) | 67 | 35 | |
| 65 | SOMETHING’S GOING ON Frida (Atlantic 80018) | 73 | 18 | |
| 66 | BLINDED BY SCIENCE Thomas Dolby (Harvest/Venice In Peril MLP-15007) | 82 | 6 | |
| 67 | KIHNSPIRACY Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley 60224) | 88 | 2 | |
| 68 | ALL THE GREAT HITS Commodores (Motown 6028ML) | 58 | 15 | |
| 69 | NERUDA Red Rider (Capitol ST-12226) | 69 | 6 | |
| 70 | LOVE OVER GOLD Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 1-23728) | 53 | 23 | |
| 71 | SINGLES – 45’S AND UNDER Squeeze (A&M SP-4922) | 65 | 14 | |
| 72 | SPEAK OF THE DEVIL Ozzy Osborne (Jet ZX2 38350) | 59 | 14 | |
| 73 | THE SINGLES (The First Ten Years) Abba (Atlantic 80036) | 66 | 14 | |
| 74 | SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE Judas Priest (Columbia FC 38160) | 68 | 35 | |
| 75 | GREATEST HITS Ray Parker Jr. (Arista AL 9612) | 70 | 14 | |
| 76 | AEROBIC SHAPE-UP Joanie Greggains (Parade PA-104) | 76 | 48 | |
| 77 | CUTS LIKE A KNIFE Bryan Adams (A&M SP-6-4919) | 93 | 4 | |
| 78 | MORE JAZZERCISE Judi Sheppard Missett (MCA MCA-5375) | 80 | 18 | |
| 79 | CREATURES OF THE NIGHT Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7270) | 74 | 15 | |
| 80 | MEMORIES Barbra Streisand (Columbia TC 37678) | 86 | 47 | |
| 81 | VANDENBERG Vandenberg (Atco 90005) | 91 | 12 | |
| 82 | ALL THIS LOVE DeBarge (Gordy 6012GL) | 90 | 7 | |
| 83 | GAP BAND IV Gap Band (Total Experience TE-1-3001) | 85 | 40 | |
| 84 | REACH Richard Simmons (Elektra E1-60122) | 78 | 41 | |
| 85 | QUARTET Ultravox (Chrysalis B6V 41394) | 113 | 2 | |
| 86 | SCANDAL Scandal (Columbia FC 38194) | 94 | 6 | |
| 87 | FOREVER NOW Psychedelic Furs (Columbia ARC 38261) | 89 | 22 | |
| 88 | WINDS OF CHANGE Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372) | 75 | 20 | |
| 89 | DECEMBER George Winston (Windham Hill C-1025) | 81 | 12 | |
| 90 | I CAN’T STAND STILL Don Henley (Asylum E1-60048) | 61 | 28 | |
| 91 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS II (Can’t Stop The Classics) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4373) | 83 | 33 | |
| 92 | WE’VE GOT TONIGHT Kenny Rogers (Liberty LO-51143) | — | 1 | |
| 93 | SIDE KICKS Thompson Twins (Arista AL 6607) | 116 | 4 | |
| 94 | HIMSELF Bill Cosby (Motown 6026ML) | 84 | 14 | |
| 95 | TWISTING BY THE POOL Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 0-29800) | 108 | 3 | |
| 96 | CHAKA KHAN Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 1-23729) | 71 | 14 | |
| 97 | TWO OF A KIND Earl Klugh & Bob James (Capitol SMAS-12244) | 87 | 19 | |
| 98 | ASIA Asia (Geffen GHS 2008) | 98 | 50 | |
| 99 | GREATEST HITS Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 9611) | 129 | 4 | |
| 100 | PROPOSITIONS Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-4065) | 100 | 18 | |
| 101 | HOOKED ON SWING 2 Larry Elgart & Manhattan Swing Orchestra (RCA Victor AFL1-4589) | 124 | 4 | |
| 102 | THE NIGHTFLY Donald Fagen (Warner Bros. 1-23696) | 97 | 20 | |
| 103 | SHOWTIME! J. Geils Band (EMI America SO-17087) | 99 | 15 | |
| 104 | HEAVEN 17 Heaven 17 (Arista/Virgin AL 6606) | 121 | 5 | |
| 105 | CAROL HENSEL’S EXERCISE & DANCE PROGRAM VOLUME 3 Carol Hensel (Vintage VNI 30004) | 106 | 13 | |
| 106 | THE ART OF FALLING APART Soft Cell (Sire/Some Bizarre 1-23769) | 117 | 4 | |
| 107 | QUIET LIES Juice Newton (Capitol ST-12210) | 111 | 42 | |
| 108 | IT’S HARD The Who (Warner Bros. 1-23731) | 92 | 26 | |
| 109 | HOOKED ON SWING Larry Elgart & Manhattan Swing Orchestra (RCA Victor AFL1-4343) | 109 | 40 | |
| 110 | LIVING MY LIFE Grace Jones (Island 90018) | 101 | 14 | |
| 111 | PETER GABRIEL Peter Gabriel (Geffen GHS 2011) | 96 | 24 | |
| 112 | MEN WITHOUT WOMEN Little Stevie & Disciples Of Soul (EMI America ST-17086) | 115 | 18 | |
| 113 | STRONG STUFF Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 60223) | 127 | 3 | |
| 114 | KENNY ROGERS’ GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072) | 114 | 126 | |
| 115 | DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-12241) | 105 | 15 | |
| 116 | NEW GOLD DREAM (81-82-83-84) Simple Minds (A&M/Virgin SP-6-4928) | 133 | 3 | |
| 117 | THE SINGLES 1969-1973 Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | 132 | 52 | |
| 118 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-3930) | 120 | 105 | |
| 119 | CALL OF THE WEST Wall Of Voodoo (I.R.S. SP-70026) | 136 | 10 | |
| 120 | CODA Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 90051) | 95 | 13 | |
| 121 | GET LOOSE Evelyn King (RCA Victor AFL1-4337) | 103 | 27 | |
| 122 | NOW AND FOREVER Air Supply (Arista AL 9587) | 123 | 39 | |
| 123 | THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAINBOW Melba Moore (Capitol ST-12243) | 122 | 18 | |
| 124 | ESCAPE Journey (Columbia TC 37408) | 131 | 84 | |
| 125 | HERE TO STAY Schon & Hammer (Columbia FC 38428) | 125 | 7 | |
| 126 | ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST HITS Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12110) | 134 | 129 | |
| 127 | GET CLOSER Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 60185) | 102 | 22 | |
| 128 | NO CONTROL Eddie Money (Columbia/Wolfgang FC 37960) | 128 | 36 | |
| 129 | TOOTSIE Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. 1-23781) | 143 | 4 | |
| 130 | GUTS FOR LOVE Garland Jeffreys (Epic ARE 38190) | 130 | 7 | |
| 131 | VANITY 6 Vanity 6 (Warner Bros. 1-23716) | 107 | 24 | |
| 132 | ANNIE Original Soundtrack (Columbia JS 38000) | 110 | 43 | |
| 133 | COMPUTER GAMES George Clinton (Capitol ST-12246) | 137 | 15 | |
| 134 | CATS (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording) Original Broadway Cast (Geffen GHS 2031) | 146 | 3 | |
| 135 | WILLIE NELSON’S GREATEST HITS (& Some That Will Be) Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 37542) | 135 | 78 | |
| 136 | WORD OF MOUTH Toni Basil (Chrysalis CHR 1410) | 104 | 21 | |
| 137 | WHAT TIME IS IT? The Time (Warner Bros. 1-23701) | 118 | 26 | |
| 138 | WILD & BLUE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 1-23721) | 150 | 2 | |
| 139 | SIGNALS Rush (Mercury SRM-1-4063) | 112 | 24 | |
| 140 | OH, NO! IT’S DEVO Devo (Warner Bros. 1-23741) | 126 | 17 | |
| 141 | HEARTBREAKER Dionne Warwick (Arista AL 9609) | 119 | 21 | |
| 142 | YOU AND I O’Bryan (Capitol ST-12256) | 161 | 2 | |
| 143 | A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Flock Of Seagulls (Jive/Arista VA 66000) | 139 | 43 | |
| 144 | TUNE UP WITH THE HITS Linda Fratianne (Columbia FC 38379) | 145 | 7 | |
| 145 | JANET JACKSON Janet Jackson (A&M SP-6-4907) | 141 | 20 | |
| 146 | SILK ELECTRIC Diana Ross (RCA AFL1-4384) | 152 | 21 | |
| 147 | THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION John Lennon (Geffen GHSP 2023) | 138 | 16 | |
| 148 | WILD THINGS RUN FAST Joni Mitchell (Geffen GHS 2019) | 142 | 17 | |
| 149 | JACKI SORENSEN’S AEROBIC DANCING Jacki Sorensen (Lakeside LSI 30005) | 149 | 7 | |
| 150 | SHUTTERED ROOM The Fixx (MCA MCA-5345) | 144 | 22 | |
| 151 | BELLA DONNA Stevie Nicks (Modern MR 38-139) | 153 | 77 | |
| 152 | LUCKY Marty Balin (EMI America ST-17088) | — | 1 | |
| 153 | ATF After The Fire (Epic FE 38282) | 172 | 2 | |
| 154 | DIG THE NEW BREED The Jam (Polydor PD-1-6365) | 140 | 8 | |
| 155 | THE WINNING HAND Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee (Monument JWG 38389) | 156 | 7 | |
| 156 | THE RHYTHM & THE BLUES Z. Z. Hill (Malaco MAL 7411) | 160 | 7 | |
| 157 | JUJU MUSIC King Sunny Ade & African Beats (Mango MLPS 9712) | 167 | 2 | |
| 158 | IT’S ALRIGHT (I See Rainbows) Yoko Ono (Polydor PD-1-6364) | 147 | 12 | |
| 159 | DONNA SUMMER Donna Summer (Geffen GHS 2005) | 166 | 32 | |
| 160 | EYE IN THE SKY Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9599) | 151 | 39 | |
| 161 | BRANIGAN Laura Branigan (Atlantic SD 19289) | 148 | 28 | |
| 162 | NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR Peter Allen (Arista AL 9613) | 170 | 3 | |
| 163 | LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND Kenny Rogers (Liberty LO-51124) | 155 | 34 | |
| 164 | QUARTET Herbie Hancock (Columbia C2 38275) | 154 | 7 | |
| 165 | CHICAGO 16 Chicago (Full Moon 1-23689) | 157 | 39 | |
| 166 | 12 GREATEST HITS VOLUME II Neil Diamond (TC 38068) | 159 | 42 | |
| 167 | TYRONE DAVIS Tyrone Davis (Highrise HR103AE) | 165 | 7 | |
| 168 | HEARTBEATS Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience TE-1-3003) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | CHARIOTS OF FIRE Original Soundtrack / Vangelis (Polydor PD-1-6335) | 171 | 74 | |
| 170 | LIVE AND LET LIVE Aurra (Salsoul SA 8559) | 177 | 3 | |
| 171 | CATS (Selections From The Original Broadway Cast Recording) Original Broadway Cast (Geffen GHS 2026) | 175 | 3 | |
| 172 | FINESSE John Klemmer (Elektra/Musician E1 60197) | 173 | 4 | |
| 173 | I Steve Arrington’s Hall Of Fame (Atlantic 80049) | — | 1 | |
| 174 | DAVE GRUSIN AND THE N.Y. / L.A. DREAM BAND Dave Grusin & N.Y. / L.A. Dream Band (Arista/GRP GRP-A-1001) | 174 | 3 | |
| 175 | ON MY OWN TWO FEET Paul Barrere (Mirage 90070) | 176 | 3 | |
| 176 | RADIO ROMANCE Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 60160) | 179 | 19 | |
| 177 | ROBERT HAZARD Robert Hazard (RHA MXL1-8500) | — | 1 | |
| 178 | INSTANT FUNK V Instant Funk (Salsoul SA 8558) | — | 1 | |
| 179 | TO THE MAX Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-4067) | 178 | 18 | |
| 180 | 4 Foreigner (Atlantic SD 16999) | 181 | 67 | |
| 181 | SWEAT The System (Mirage 90062) | 186 | 2 | |
| 182 | HANK WILLIAMS, JR.’S GREATEST HITS Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb E1-60193) | 180 | 23 | |
| 183 | UTOPIA Utopia (Network 60183) | 158 | 23 | |
| 184 | AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Original Soundtrack (Island 90017) | — | 19 | |
| 185 | IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES Michael McDonald (Warner Bros. 1-23703) | 164 | 29 | |
| 186 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4194) | 183 | 69 | |
| 187 | WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS’ MOUSERCISE Various Cartoon Characters (Disneyland 62516) | — | 48 | |
| 188 | GREATEST HITS Dolly Parton (RCA Victor AHL1-4422) | 169 | 23 | |
| 189 | THE GETAWAY Chris De Burgh (A&M SP-4929) | — | 1 | |
| 190 | REMATCH Sammy Hagar (Capitol ST-12238) | 168 | 7 | |
| 191 | BLACKOUT Scorpions (Mercury SRM-1-4039) | 184 | 51 | |
| 192 | STEEL BREEZE Steel Breeze (RCA Victor AFL1-4424) | 185 | 25 | |
| 193 | NEBRASKA Bruce Springsteen (Columbia TC 38358) | 163 | 23 | |
| 194 | JUST AIN’T GOOD ENOUGH Johnnie Taylor (Beverly Glen BG-10001) | 188 | 17 | |
| 195 | CASINO LIGHTS—RECORDED LIVE AT MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND Various Artists (Warner Bros. 1-23718) | 191 | 19 | |
| 196 | STATES OF EMERGENCY Taxxi (Fantasy F-9617) | 162 | 8 | |
| 197 | BREAK OF DAWN Firefall (Atlantic 80017) | — | 1 | |
| 198 | RIT/2 Lee Ritenour (Elektra 60186) | 197 | 16 | |
| 199 | SUCCESS HASN’T SPOILED ME YET Rick Springfield (RCA Victor AFL1-4125) | 200 | 51 | |
| 200 | THE JAZZ SINGER Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Capitol SWAV-12120) | 190 | 110 | |
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