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 | LETS 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 OJays (TSOP) |
13 | TP Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl) |
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 Intl) |
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 | WERE 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) |