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