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| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 10, 1981 | |||
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DOUBLE FANTASY John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen GHS 2001) |
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| KENNY ROGERS’ GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072) | 13 | |||
| GUILTY Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 36750) | 14 | |||
| CRIMES OF PASSION Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1275) | 21 | |||
| EAGLES LIVE Eagles (Asylum BB-705) | 7 | |||
| HOTTER THAN JULY Stevie Wonder (Tamla T8-373M1) | 9 | |||
| THE GAME Queen (Elektra 5E-513) | 26 | |||
| THE JAZZ SINGER Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Capitol SWAV-12120) | 7 | |||
| THE RIVER Bruce Springsteen (Columbia PC2 36854) | 11 | |||
| GAUCHO Steely Dan (MCA MCA-6102) | 6 | |||
| ZENYATTA MONDATTA The Police (A&M SP-4831) | 12 | |||
| BACK IN BLACK AC/DC (Atlantic SD 16018) | 22 | |||
| AUTOAMERICAN Blondie (Chrysalis CHE 1290) | 6 | |||
| GREATEST HITS / LIVE Heart (Epic KE2 36888) | 6 | |||
| FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. HS 3485) | 6 | |||
| ONE STEP CLOSER Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. HS 3452) | 14 | |||
| TRIUMPH Jacksons (Epic FE 36424) | 13 | |||
| BARRY Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9537) | 5 | |||
| CHRISTOPHER CROSS Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. BSK 3383) | 50 | |||
| ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST HITS Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12110) | 16 | |||
| LIVE Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 2WB 3500) | 3 | |||
| FACES Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC/Columbia KC2 36795) | 8 | |||
| THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 9518) | 9 | |||
| CELEBRATE! Kool & Gang (De-Lite DSR 9518) | 13 | |||
| THE WANDERER Donna Summer (Geffen GHS 2000) | 10 | |||
| GREATEST HITS VOLUME TWO Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 5E-516) | 10 | |||
| GREATEST HITS Doors (Elektra 5E-515) | 11 | |||
| DIANA Diana Ross (Motown M8-936M1) | 31 | |||
| MAKING MOVIES Dire Straits (Warner Bros. BSK 3480) | 9 | |||
| HITS! Boz Scaggs (Columbia FC 36841) | 7 | |||
| XANADU Original Soundtrack / Electric Light Orchestra / Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-6100) | 27 | |||
| HAWKS & DOVES Neil Young (Reprise HS 2297) | 8 | |||
| TP Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l FZ 36745) | 22 | |||
| FREEDOM OF CHOICE Devo (Warner Bros. BSK 3435) | 32 | |||
| HI INFIDELITY REO Speedwagon (Epic FE 36844) | 5 | |||
| URBAN COWBOY Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Full Moon/Asylum DP-90002) | 35 | |||
| ALIVE Kenny Loggins (Columbia C2X 36738) | 15 | |||
| LOST IN LOVE Air Supply (Arista AB 4268) | 35 | |||
| FEEL ME Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2016) | 10 | |||
| IRONS IN THE FIRE Teena Marie (Gordy G8-997M1) | 19 | |||
| AGAINST THE WIND Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SOO-12041) | 44 | |||
| SUPER TROUPER Abba (Atlantic SD 16023) | 5 | |||
| DIVINE MADNESS Original Soundtrack / Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 16022) | 7 | |||
| ALL SHOOK UP Cheap Trick (Epic FE 36498) | 9 | |||
| FANTASTIC VOYAGE Lakeside (Solar BXL1-3720) | 7 | |||
| ARETHA Aretha Franklin (Arista AL 9538) | 12 | |||
| GLASS HOUSES Billy Joel (Columbia FC 36384) | 43 | |||
| HONEYSUCKLE ROSE Original Soundtrack / Willie Nelson & Family (Columbia S2 36752) | 19 | |||
| SECONDS OF PLEASURE Rockpile (Columbia JC 36886) | 9 | |||
| GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson (Warner Bros./Qwest HS 3453) | 23 | |||
| GREATEST HITS Oak Ridge Boys (MCA MCA-5150) | 10 | |||
| WINELIGHT Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 6E-305) | 9 | |||
| TOUCH Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-4002) | 5 | |||
| PARIS Supertramp (A&M SP-6702) | 14 | |||
| REMAIN IN LIGHT Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6095) | 11 | |||
| HOLD OUT Jackson Browne (Asylum 5E-511) | 26 | |||
| AEROSMITH’S GREATEST HITS Aerosmith (Columbia FC 36865) | 9 | |||
| FLASH GORDON Original Soundtrack / Queen (Elektra 5E-518) | 3 | |||
| SCARY MONSTERS David Bowie (RCA Victor AQL1-3647) | 15 | |||
| CHIPMUNK PUNK Chipmunks (Excelsior XLP-6008) | 26 | |||
| CARNAVAL Spyro Gyra (MCA MCA-5149) | 11 | |||
| AUDIO-VISIONS Kansas (Kirshner FZ 36588) | 15 | |||
| GREATEST HITS Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor AAL1-3772) | 12 | |||
| SHINE ON L.T. D. (A&M SP-4819) | 19 | |||
| FULL MOON Charlie Daniels Band (Epic FE 36571) | 23 | |||
| AS ONE Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-3844) | 5 | |||
| PANORAMA Cars (Elektra 5E-514) | 19 | |||
| THIS IS MY DREAM Switch (Gordy G8-999M1) | 8 | |||
| I BELIEVE IN YOU Don Williams (MCA MCA-5133) | 19 | |||
| MICKEY MOUSE DISCO Various Artists (Disneyland 2504) | 47 | |||
| HORIZON Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 6E-276) | 26 | |||
| YESSHOWS Yes (Atlantic SD 2-510) | 4 | |||
| GREATEST HITS Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor AHL1-3378) | 90 | |||
| LIVING IN A FANTASY Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. BSK 3483) | 11 | |||
| GHOST RIDERS Outlaws (Arista AL 9542) | 5 | |||
| ON THE EDGE Babys (Chrysalis CHE 1305) | 10 | |||
| EMOTIONAL RESCUE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 16015) | 26 | |||
| LIVE & MORE Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson (Atlantic SD 2-7004) | 4 | |||
| 9 TO 5 AND ODD JOBS Dolly Parton (RCA AHL1-3852) | 6 | |||
| DIRTY MIND Prince (Warner Bros. BSK 3478) | 10 | |||
| NIGHT PASSAGE Weather Report (ARC/Columbia JC 36793) | 5 | |||
| CANDLES Heatwave (Epic FE 36873) | 5 | |||
| ZAPP Zapp (Warner Bros. BSK 3463) | 17 | |||
| MORE GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS George Thorogood & Destroyers (Rounder 3035) | 10 | |||
| POSH Patrice Rushen (Elektra 6E-302) | 7 | |||
| NOTHIN’ MATTERS AND WHAT IF IT DID John Cougar (Riva RVL 7403) | 15 | |||
| ANDY GIBB’S GREATEST HITS Andy Gibb (RSO RX-1-3091) | 6 | |||
| WILD PLANET B-52’s (Warner Bros. BSK 3471) | 17 | |||
| ULTRA WAVE Bootsy (Warner Bros. BSX 3433) | 6 | |||
| TROMBIPULATION Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7249) | 4 | |||
| MUSIC MAN Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-3602) | 32 | |||
| CATHOLIC BOY Jim Carroll Band (Atco SD 38-132) | 10 | |||
| LATE NIGHT GUITAR Earl Klugh (Liberty LT-1079) | 7 | |||
| SEQUEL Harry Chapin (Boardwalk FW 36872) | 8 | |||
| BEAT CRAZY Joe Jackson Band (A&M SP-4837) | 10 | |||
| JERMAINE Jermaine Jackson (Motown M8-948M1) | 6 | |||
| MADE IN AMERICA Blues Brothers (Atlantic SD 16025) | 3 | |||
| A CHRISTMAS ALBUM Barbra Streisand (Columbia CS 9557) | 7 | |||
| STONE JAM Slave (Cotillion SD 5224) | 13 | |||
| VOICES Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor AQL1-3646) | 22 | |||
| THE AWAKENING Reddings (Believe In A Dream JZ 36875) | 9 | |||
| STARDUST Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305) | 119 | |||
| OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson (Epic FE 35745) | 72 | |||
| SHAVED FISH John Lennon (Apple SW-3421) | 18 | |||
| CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHIPMUNKS Chipmunks with David Seville (Pickwick SPC 1034) | 7 | |||
| SWEAT BAND Sweat Band (Uncle Jam JZ 36857) | 7 | |||
| SPECIAL THINGS Pointer Sisters (Planet P9) | 21 | |||
| NEW CLEAR DAYS Vapors (United Artists LT-1049) | 22 | |||
| HURRY UP THIS WAY AGAIN Stylistics (TSOP JZ 36470) | 14 | |||
| BLACK SEA XTC (Virgin/RSO VR-1-1000) | 8 | |||
| THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA934-H) | 109 | |||
| 1967-1970 Beatles (Apple SKBO-3404) | 62 | |||
| SWEET SENSATION Stephanie Mills (20th Century-Fox T-603) | 37 | |||
| A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER John Denver & Muppets (RCA Victor AFL1-3451) | 16 | |||
| IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHE 1236) | 68 | |||
| ONE-TRICK PONY Paul Simon (Warner Bros. HS 3472) | 19 | |||
| FAME Original Soundtrack (RSO RX-1-3080) | 32 | |||
| CHRISTMAS IN THE STARS: STAR WARS CHRISTMAS ALBUM Original Cast/Meco (RSO RS-1-3093) | 5 | |||
| BLACK MARKET CLASH The Clash (Epic/Nu Disk 4E 36846) | 8 | |||
| HEARTLAND Michael Stanley Band (EMI America SW-17040) | 16 | |||
| GAP BAND III Gap Band (Mercury SRM-1-4003) | 3 | |||
| AT PEACE WITH WOMAN Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l JZ 36767) | 13 | |||
| BARBRA STREISAND’S GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679) | 54 | |||
| TRUE COLOURS Split Enz (A&M SP-4822) | 21 | |||
| GREATEST HITS Dr. Hook (Capitol SOO-12122) | 4 | |||
| I’M NOT STRANGE I’M JUST LIKE YOU Keith Sykes (Backstreet/MCA MCA-3265) | 10 | |||
| GREATEST HITS Manhattans (Columbia JC 36861) | 4 | |||
| THE BEATLES Beatles (Apple SWBO-101) | 93 | |||
| SKYYPORT Skyy (Salsoul SA 8537) | 5 | |||
| ONE MORE SONG Randy Meisner (Epic NJE 36748) | 11 | |||
| MR. HANDS Herbie Hancock (Columbia JC 36578) | 9 | |||
| SONG OF SEVEN Jon Anderson (Atlantic SD 16021) | 6 | |||
| JOY AND PAIN Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-12087) | 24 | |||
| MERRY CHRISTMAS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8021) | 30 | |||
| INHERIT THE WIND Wilton Felder (MCA MCA-5144) | 12 | |||
| 1962-1966 Beatles (Apple SKBO-3403) | 45 | |||
| THIS TIME Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. BSK 3434) | 30 | |||
| 14 KARAT Fatback (Spring SP-1-6729) | 12 | |||
| THE IDOLMAKER Original Soundtrack (A&M SP-4840) | 5 | |||
| LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 6E-309) | 10 | |||
| STREET FEVER Moon Martin (Capitol ST-12099) | 10 | |||
| BACK ON THE STREETS Donnie Iris (MCA/Carousel MCA-3272) | 7 | |||
| REAL EYES Gil Scott-Heron (Arista AL 9540) | 4 | |||
| IMAGINE John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW-3379) | 32 | |||
| DUMB WAITERS Korgis (Asylum 6E-290) | 6 | |||
| FAMILY Hubert Laws (Columbia JC 36396) | 13 | |||
| MERRY CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby (MCA MCA-15024) | 26 | |||
| I’M NO HERO Cliff Richard (EMI America SW-17039) | 12 | |||
| MINIMUM WAGE ROCK & ROLL Bus Boys (Arista AB 4280) | 7 | |||
| STRANGER IN TOWN Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698) | 138 | |||
| HEROES Commodores (Motown M8-939M1) | 29 | |||
| THE TWO OF US Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury SRM-1-3834) | 4 | |||
| URBAN COWBOY II (More Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Various Artists (Full Moon SE 36921) | 3 | |||
| THE JEALOUS KIND Delbert McClinton (Capitol/Muscle Shoals ST-12115) | 8 | |||
| WAITING ON YOU Brick (Bang JZ 36262) | 19 | |||
| BEST OF THE DOOBIES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BSK 3112) | 111 | |||
| DARKROOM Angel City (Epic JE 36543) | 13 | |||
| SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Beatles (Capitol SMAS-2653) | 108 | |||
| CITY NIGHTS Tierra (Boardwalk FW 36995) | 3 | |||
| 707 707 (Casablanca NBLP 7213) | 8 | |||
| ONE FOR THE ROAD Kinks (Arista A2L 8401) | 29 | |||
| KANO Kano (Emergency EMLP 7505) | 5 | |||
| MIND GAMES John Lennon (Apple SN-16068) | 19 | |||
| NATIONAL BREAKOUT Romantics (Nemperor JZ 36881) | 6 | |||
| GIDEON Kenny Rogers (United Artists LOO-1035) | 40 | |||
| ODORI Hiroshima (Arista AL 9541) | 9 | |||
| ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, ANYWHERE Rossington Collins Band (MCA MCA-5130) | 27 | |||
| THE LEGEND OF JESSE JAMES Various Artists (A&M SP-3718) | 6 | |||
| HEAVENLY BODY Chi-Lites Featuring Gene Record (20th Century-Fox/Chi-Town T-619) | 7 | |||
| QUICK TURNS Off Broadway usa (Atlantic SD 19286) | 6 | |||
| THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL CONCERT Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy MPF-4501) | 4 | |||
| WIDE RECEIVER Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 6001) | 21 | |||
| THE WALL Pink Floyd (Columbia PC2 36183) | 57 | |||
| BETTER DAYS Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9602) | 3 | |||
| TEN YEARS OF GOLD Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA835-H) | 119 | |||
| ROCK AND ROLL DIARY 1967-1980 Lou Reed (Arista A2L 8603) | 4 | |||
| LIVE... IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Whitesnake (Mirage WTG 19292) | 4 | |||
| 42ND STREET Original Broadway Cast (RCA Red Seal CBL1-3891) | 3 | |||
| THE STATLER BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CARD Statler Brothers (Mercury SRM-1-5012) | 16 | |||
| BI-COASTAL Peter Allen (A&M SP-4825) | 3 | |||
| WALK AWAY (Collector’s Edition – The Best Of 1977-1980) Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7244) | 14 | |||
| TWENNYNINE WITH LENNY WHITE Twennynine With Lenny White (Elektra 6E-304) | 12 | |||
| VAN HALEN Van Halen (Warner Bros. BSK 3075) | 151 | |||
| I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS Jack Bruce & Friends (Epic JE 36827) | 4 | |||
| BEATIN’ THE ODDS Molly Hatchet (Epic FE 36572) | 17 | |||
| HERE TO CREATE MUSIC Leon Huff (Philaelphia Int’l NJZ 36758) | 4 | |||
| IN HARMONY Various Artists (Sesame Street BSK 3481) | 3 | |||
| IT’S MY TURN Original Soundtrack (Motown M8-947M1) | 8 | |||
| THE CARS Cars (Elektra 6E-135) | 134 | |||
| LOVE LIVES FOREVER Minnie Riperton (Capitol SOO-12097) | 20 | |||
| SWEET VIBRATIONS Bobby “Blue” Bland (MCA MCA-5145) | 3 | |||
| CHINATOWN Thin Lizzy (Warner Bros. BSK 3496) | 8 | |||
| HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19244) | 59 | |||
| STAR WARS / THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Original Soundtrack / London Symphony Orchestra (RSO RS-2-4201) | 34 | |||
| GOLD & PLATINUM Lynyrd Skynyrd Band (MCA MCA2-11008) | 57 | |||
| SEAWIND Seawind (A&M SP-4824) | 13 | |||
| KURTIS BLOW Kurtis Blow (Mercury SRM-1-3854) | 13 | |||
| PRETENDERS Pretenders (Sire SRK 6083) | 51 | |||
| FREE FALL Alvin Lee Band (Atlantic SD 19287) | 4 | |||
| CIVILIZED EVIL Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 16020) | 13 | |||
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