| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980 |
| TOP 40 BLACK CONTEMPORARY ALBUMS (As published in the December 27, 1980, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | OFF THE WALL – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 2 | DIANA – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 3 | THE WHISPERS (Solar) |
| 4 | LET’S GET SERIOUS – Jermaine Jackson (Motown) |
| 5 | PRINCE – (Warner Bros.) |
| 6 | MIDNIGHT MAGIC – Commodores (Motown) |
| 7 | GO ALL THE WAY – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 8 | LIGHT UP THE NIGHT – The Brothers Johnson (A&M) |
| 9 | CAMEOSIS – Cameo (Chocolate City) |
| 10 | GIVE ME THE NIGHT – George Benson (Warner Bros.) |
| 11 | MASTERJAM – Rufus & Chaka (MCA) |
| 12 | THE YEAR 2000 – The O’Jays (TSOP) |
| 13 | TP – Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 14 | RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN (Polydor) |
| 15 | THE GAP BAND II – The Gap Band (Mercury) |
| 16 | GLORYHALLASTOOPID (Or Pin The Tail On The Funky) – Parliament (Casablanca) |
| 17 | ONE IN A MILLION YOU – Larry Graham (Warner Bros.) |
| 18 | ROBERTA FLACK FEATURING DONNY HATHAWAY (Atlantic) |
| 19 | AFTER MIDNIGHT – The Manhattans (Columbia) |
| 20 | JOY AND PAIN – Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol) |
| 21 | SWEET SENSATION – Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox) |
| 22 | BIG FUN – Shalamar (Solar) |
| 23 | LADIES’ NIGHT – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 24 | TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME – Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (Arista) |
| 25 | S.O.S. – The S.O.S. Band (Tabu) |
| 26 | LOVE APPROACH – Tom Browne (Arista/GRP) |
| 27 | TEDDY LIVE! COAST TO COAST – Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 28 | WARM THOUGHTS – Smokey Robinson (Tamla) |
| 29 | ABOUT LOVE – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Columbia) |
| 30 | MOUTH TO MOUTH – Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca) |
| 31 | THE GLOW OF LOVE – Change (Warner/RFC) |
| 32 | WIDE RECEIVER – Michael Henderson (Buddah) |
| 33 | NAUGHTY – Chaka Khan (Warner Bros.) |
| 34 | WE’RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS – Natalie Cole / Peabo Bryson (Capitol) |
| 35 | ZAPP (Warner Bros.) |
| 36 | EVERY GENERATION – Ronnie Laws (United Artists) |
| 37 | LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL – Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion) |
| 38 | INJOY – The Bar-Kays (Mercury) |
| 39 | JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE – Slave (Cotillion) |
| 40 | PIZZAZZ – Patrice Rushen (Elektra) |