| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1979 |
| TOP 100 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 29, 1979, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | BREAKFAST IN AMERICA – Supertramp (A&M) |
| 2 | BAD GIRLS – Donna Summer (Casablanca) |
| 3 | MINUTE BY MINUTE – The Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.) |
| 4 | 52ND STREET – Billy Joel (Columbia) |
| 5 | CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN (Epic) |
| 6 | SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN – The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 7 | BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) |
| 8 | GET THE KNACK – The Knack (Capitol) |
| 9 | CANDY-O – The Cars (Elektra) |
| 10 | IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR – Led Zeppelin (Swan Song) |
| 11 | 2 HOT! – Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP) |
| 12 | DESOLATION ANGELS – Bad Company (Swan Song) |
| 13 | I AM – Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC) |
| 14 | MIDNIGHT MAGIC – The Commodores (Motown) |
| 15 | DIRE STRAITS (Warner Bros.) |
| 16 | BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES – The Blues Brothers (Atlantic) |
| 17 | RICKIE LEE JONES (Warner Bros.) |
| 18 | OFF THE WALL – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 19 | DISCOVERY – The Electric Light Orchestra (Jet) |
| 20 | C’EST CHIC – Chic (Atlantic) |
| 21 | GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 – Barbra Streisand (Columbia) |
| 22 | THE LONG RUN – The Eagles (Asylum) |
| 23 | WE ARE FAMILY – Sister Sledge (Cotillion) |
| 24 | CRUSIN’ – The Village People (Casablanca) |
| 25 | CORNERSTONE – Styx (A&M) |
| 26 | THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. I (ARC) |
| 27 | GREATEST HITS – Barry Manilow (Arista) |
| 28 | VAN HALEN II (Warner Bros.) |
| 29 | A WILD AND CRAZY GUY – Steve Martin (Warner Bros.) |
| 30 | HEAD GAMES – Foreigner (Atlantic) |
| 31 | LIVE AND MORE – Donna Summer (Casablanca) |
| 32 | TOTO (Columbia) |
| 33 | TUSK – Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.) |
| 34 | TOTALLY HOT – Olivia Newton-John (MCA) |
| 35 | DOUBLE VISION – Foreigner (Atlantic) |
| 36 | TEDDY – Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 37 | MILLION MILE REFLECTIONS – The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic) |
| 38 | THE GAMBLER – Kenny Rogers (United Artists) |
| 39 | GREASE – Original Soundtrack (RSO) |
| 40 | PARALLEL LINES – Blondie (Chrysalis) |
| 41 | BACKLESS – Eric Clapton (RSO) |
| 42 | SLOW TRAIN COMING – Bob Dylan (Columbia) |
| 43 | RUST NEVER SLEEPS – Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise) |
| 44 | ON THE RADIO—GREATEST HITS—VOLUMES I & II – Donna Summer (Casablanca) |
| 45 | LIVIN’ INSIDE YOUR LOVE – George Benson (Warner Bros.) |
| 46 | GO WEST – The Village People (Casablanca) |
| 47 | BACK TO THE EGG – Wings (Columbia) |
| 48 | RISE – Herb Alpert (A&M) |
| 49 | FIRST UNDER THE WIRE – The Little River Band (Capitol) |
| 50 | RISQUE – Chic (Atlantic) |
| 51 | DREAM POLICE – Cheap Trick (Epic) |
| 52 | LOVE TRACKS – Gloria Gaynor (Polydor) |
| 53 | WET – Barbra Streisand (Columbia) |
| 54 | KENNY – Kenny Rogers (United Artists) |
| 55 | DYNASTY – Kiss (Casablanca) |
| 56 | ENLIGHTENED ROGUES – The Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn) |
| 57 | JAZZ – Queen (Elektra) |
| 58 | ONE VOICE – Barry Manilow (Arista) |
| 59 | YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS – Neil Diamond (Columbia) |
| 60 | JOURNEY THROUGH THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 61 | LIVING IN THE USA – Linda Ronstadt (Asylum) |
| 62 | BEE GEES GREATEST – The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 63 | MONOLITH – Kansas (Kirshner) |
| 64 | THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT – Original Soundtrack/The Who (MCA) |
| 65 | DESTINY – The Jacksons (Epic) |
| 66 | ARMED FORCES – Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia) |
| 67 | FLAG – James Taylor (Columbia) |
| 68 | VOLCANO – Jimmy Buffett (MCA) |
| 69 | PIECES OF EIGHT – Styx (A&M) |
| 70 | SOONER OR LATER – Rex Smith (Columbia) |
| 71 | EVOLUTION – Journey (Columbia) |
| 72 | COMMUNIQUE – Dire Straits (Warner Bros.) |
| 73 | REALITY...WHAT A CONCEPT – Robin Williams (Casablanca) |
| 74 | GEORGE HARRISON (Dark Horse) |
| 75 | DISCO NIGHTS – GQ (Arista) |
| 76 | NICOLETTE – Nicolette Larson (Warner Bros.) |
| 77 | LIFE FOR THE TAKING – Eddie Money (Columbia) |
| 78 | LADIES’ NIGHT – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 79 | DIONNE – Dionne Warwick (Arista) |
| 80 | BUSTIN’ OUT OF L SEVEN – Rick James (Gordy) |
| 81 | SONGS OF LOVE – Anita Ward (Juana) |
| 82 | EAT TO THE BEAT – Blondie (Chrysalis) |
| 83 | THE CARS (Elektra) |
| 84 | MASTERJAM – Rufus & Chaka (MCA) |
| 85 | WHERE SHOULD I BE – Peter Frampton (A&M) |
| 86 | THE BOSS – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 87 | BOMBS AWAY DREAM BABIES – John Stewart (RSO) |
| 88 | LEGEND – Poco (ABC) |
| 89 | LIVE KILLERS – Queen (Elektra) |
| 90 | STATE OF SHOCK – Ted Nugent (Epic) |
| 91 | STORMWATCH – Jethro Tull (Chrysalis) |
| 92 | STAY FREE – Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros.) |
| 93 | AT BUDOKAN – Bob Dylan (Columbia) |
| 94 | ENERGY – The Pointer Sisters (Planet) |
| 95 | EVE – The Alan Parsons Project (Arista) |
| 96 | IDENTIFY YOURSELF – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 97 | COMEDY IS NOT PRETTY! – Steve Martin (Warner Bros.) |
| 98 | MOTOR-BOOTY AFFAIR – Parliament (Casablanca) |
| 99 | WINNER TAKES ALL – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)
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| 100 | FLIRTIN’ WITH DISASTER – Molly Hatchet (Epic) |
