The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980
TOP 100 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 27, 1980, issue)
POSTITLE – Artist (Label)
  1THE WALL – Pink Floyd (Columbia)
  2OFF THE WALL – Michael Jackson (Epic)
  3GLASS HOUSES – Billy Joel (Columbia)
  4AGAINST THE WIND – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)
  5THE GAME – Queen (Elektra)
  6THE LONG RUN – The Eagles (Asylum)
  7CHRISTOPHER CROSS (Warner Bros.)
  8URBAN COWBOY – Original Soundtrack (Asylum)
  9GREATEST HITS – Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
10DAMN THE TORPEDOES – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet)
11DIANA – Diana Ross (Motown)
12HOLD OUT – Jackson Browne (Asylum)
13MAD LOVE – Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)
14EMOTIONAL RESCUE – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
15PHOENIX – Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)
16ON THE RADIO—GREATEST HITS—VOLUMES I & II – Donna Summer (Casablanca)
17GUILTY – Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
18CRIMES OF PASSION – Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)
19JUST ONE NIGHT – Eric Clapton (RSO)
20XANADU – Original Soundtrack/Olivia Newton-John/The Electric Light Orchestra (MCA)
21BACK IN BLACK – AC/DC (Atlantic)
22KENNY – Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
23EMPTY GLASS – Pete Townshend (Atco)
24THE WHISPERS (Solar)
25WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST – Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
26GIVE ME THE NIGHT – George Benson (Warner Bros.)
27ONE STEP CLOSER – The Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)
28CORNERSTONE – Styx (A&M)
29HEROES – The Commodores (Motown)
30THE RIVER – Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
31MIDDLE MAN – Boz Scaggs (Columbia)
32LIGHT UP THE NIGHT – The Brothers Johnson (A&M)
33THE ROSE – Original Soundtrack/Bette Midler (Atlantic)
34GO ALL THE WAY – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)
35BEBE LE STRANGE – Heart (Epic)
36McCARTNEY II – Paul McCartney (Columbia)
37TUSK – Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
38PANORAMA – The Cars (Elektra)
39GIDEON – Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
40THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK – Original Soundtrack (RSO)
41FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO – Jefferson Starship (Grunt)
42LET’S GET SERIOUS – Jermaine Jackson (Motown)
43PERMANENT WAVES – Rush (Mercury)
44DEPARTURE – Journey (Columbia)
45THE BLUES BROTHERS – Original Soundtrack (Atlantic)
46FULL MOON – The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic)
47AMERICAN GIGOLO – Original Soundtrack (Polydor)
48IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR – Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
49MOUTH TO MOUTH – Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca)
50DUKE – Genesis (Atlantic)
51TRIUMPH – The Jacksons (Epic)
52FAME – Original Soundtrack (RSO)
53ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, ANYWHERE – The Rossington Collins Band (MCA)
54BEE GEES GREATEST (RSO)
55FUN AND GAMES – Chuck Mangione (A&M)
56ALIVE – Kenny Loggins (Columbia)
57HOTTER THAN JULY – Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
58THE PRETENDERS (Sire)
59THE WANDERER – Donna Summer (Geffen)
60TP – Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l)
61EAGLES LIVE – The Eagles (Asylum)
62PARIS – Supertramp (A&M)
63HONEYSUCKLE ROSE – Original Soundtrack/Willie Nelson & Family (Columbia)
64S.O.S. – The S.O.S. Band (Tabu)
65ONE FOR THE ROAD – The Kinks (Arista)
66ONE-TRICK PONY – Original Soundtrack/Paul Simon (Warner Bros.)
67SEPTEMBER MORN – Neil Diamond (Columbia)
68FACES – Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC)
69KEEP THE FIRE – Kenny Loggins (Columbia)
70GOLD & PLATINUM – Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA)
71LOVE STINKS – The J. Geils Band (EMI America)
72LIVE RUST – Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise)
73NO NUKES: The MUSE Concerts For A Non-Nuclear Future – Various Artists (Asylum)
74WET – Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
75ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST HITS (Capitol)
76IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT – Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)
77ZENYATTA MONDATTA – The Police (A&M)
78THE JAZZ SINGER – Original Soundtrack/Neil Diamond (Capitol)
79MIDNIGHT MAGIC – The Commodores (Motown)
80...BUT THE LITTLE GIRLS UNDERSTAND – The Knack (Capitol)
8121 AT 33 – Elton John (MCA)
82SCREAM DREAM – Ted Nugent (Epic)
83DOUBLE FANTASY – John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen)
84GET HAPPY!! – Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia)
85RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN (Polydor)
86MICKEY MOUSE DISCO (Disneyland)
87SWEET SENSATION – Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox)
88GREATEST HITS, VOLUME TWO – Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)
89NIGHT IN THE RUTS – Aerosmith (Columbia)
90DRAMA – Yes (Atlantic)
91HEAD GAMES – Foreigner (Atlantic)
92THERE AND BACK – Jeff Beck (Epic)
93LADIES’ NIGHT – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)
94WILD PLANET – The B-52’s (Warner Bros.)
95LOST IN LOVE – Air Supply (Arista)
96RARITIES – The Beatles (Capitol)
97BAD LUCK STREAK IN DANCING SCHOOL – Warren Zevon (Asylum)
98GO TO HEAVEN – The Grateful Dead (Arista)
99CATCHING THE SUN – Spyro Gyra (MCA)
100 ZAPP (Warner Bros.)
SINGLES  |  1980