| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 21, 1983 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THRILLER Michael Jackson (Epic QE 38112) | 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | CARGO Men At Work (Columbia QC 38660) | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | PYROMANIA Def Leppard (Mercury 422-810 308-1 M-1) | 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | LET’S DANCE David Bowie (EMI America SO-17093) | 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | FLASHDANCE Original Soundtrack (Casablanca 422-811 492-1 M-1) | 10 | 4 | |
| 6 | THE FINAL CUT Pink Floyd (Columbia QC 38243) | 2 | 7 | |
| 7 | FRONTIERS Journey (Columbia QC 38504) | 6 | 14 | |
| 8 | BUSINESS AS USUAL Men At Work (Columbia ARC 37978) | 7 | 46 | |
| 9 | KILROY WAS HERE Styx (A&M SP-3734) | 8 | 10 | |
| 10 | JARREAU [ Al ] Jarreau (Warner Bros. 1-23801) | 13 | 6 | |
| 11 | LIONEL RICHIE Lionel Richie (Motown 6007ML) | 11 | 31 | |
| 12 | H2O Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA AFL1-4383) | 12 | 30 | |
| 13 | WAR U2 (Island 90067) | 9 | 10 | |
| 14 | 1999 Prince (Warner Bros. 1-23720) | 16 | 27 | |
| 15 | KISSING TO BE CLEVER Culture Club (Epic/Virgin ARE 38398) | 14 | 25 | |
| 16 | THE GOLDEN AGE OF WIRELESS Thomas Dolby (Capitol ST-12271) | 18 | 8 | |
| 17 | THE CLOSER YOU GET... Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-4663) | 15 | 10 | |
| 18 | CUTS LIKE A KNIFE Bryan Adams (A&M SP-6-4919) | 20 | 14 | |
| 19 | LIVING IN OZ Rick Springfield (RCA AFL1-4660) | 21 | 4 | |
| 20 | ELIMINATOR Z Z Top (Warner Bros. 1-23774) | 22 | 6 | |
| 21 | RIO Duran Duran (Harvest ST-12211) | 17 | 34 | |
| 22 | TOTO IV Toto (Columbia FC 37728) | 23 | 58 | |
| 23 | THE DISTANCE Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-12254) | 19 | 19 | |
| 24 | OUTSIDE INSIDE Tubes (Capitol ST-12260) | 26 | 7 | |
| 25 | TOO-RYE-AY Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury SRM-1-4069) | 25 | 15 | |
| 26 | JANE FONDA’S WORKOUT RECORD Jane Fonda (Columbia CX2 38054) | 27 | 52 | |
| 27 | KIHNSPIRACY Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley 60224) | 24 | 12 | |
| 28 | JULIO Julio Iglesias (Columbia FC 38640) | 31 | 9 | |
| 29 | WE’VE GOT TONIGHT Kenny Rogers (Liberty LO-51143) | 29 | 11 | |
| 30 | POWERLIGHT Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia TC 38367) | 28 | 12 | |
| 31 | ATF After The Fire (Epic FE 38282) | 30 | 12 | |
| 32 | HAVANA MOON Carlos Santana (Columbia FC 38642) | 35 | 5 | |
| 33 | WHAT BECOMES A SEMI-LEGEND MOST? Joan Rivers (Geffen GHS 4007) | 48 | 6 | |
| 34 | BRANIGAN 2 Laura Branigan (Atlantic 80052) | 38 | 7 | |
| 35 | ALL THIS LOVE DeBarge (Gordy 6012GL) | 36 | 17 | |
| 36 | PLEASURE VICTIM Berlin (Geffen/Enigma GHS 2036) | 32 | 15 | |
| 37 | LOVE FOR LOVE Whispers (Solar 60216) | 41 | 8 | |
| 38 | GET NERVOUS Pat Benatar (Chrysalis CHR 1396) | 33 | 27 | |
| 39 | BUILT FOR SPEED Stray Cats (EMI America ST-17070) | 40 | 48 | |
| 40 | SCOOP Pete Townshend (Atco 90063) | 34 | 9 | |
| 41 | THE KEY Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4912) | 46 | 4 | |
| 42 | SCANDAL Scandal (Columbia FC 38194) | 44 | 16 | |
| 43 | HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! Phil Collins (Atlantic 80035) | 43 | 26 | |
| 44 | SPRING SESSION M Missing Persons (Capitol ST-12228) | 39 | 30 | |
| 45 | BLINDED BY SCIENCE Thomas Dolby (Harvest/Venice In Peril MLP-15007) | 45 | 16 | |
| 46 | QUARTET Ultravox (Chrysalis B6V 41394) | 42 | 12 | |
| 47 | CUT Golden Earring (21 Records T1-1-9004) | 37 | 25 | |
| 48 | SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE English Beat (I.R.S. SP-70032) | 49 | 31 | |
| 49 | DAWN PATROL Night Ranger (Boardwalk NB-33259) | 51 | 18 | |
| 50 | SHABOOH SHOOBAH INXS (Atco 90072) | 57 | 10 | |
| 51 | NEVER SURRENDER Triumph (RCA AFL1-4382) | 47 | 17 | |
| 52 | THE HIGH ROAD Roxy Music (Warner Bros./EG 1-23808) | 50 | 8 | |
| 53 | COMPUTER GAMES George Clinton (Capitol ST-12246) | 52 | 25 | |
| 54 | SIDE KICKS Thompson Twins (Arista AL 6607) | 56 | 14 | |
| 55 | MONEY AND CIGARETTES Eric Clapton (Duck/Warner Bros. 1-23773) | 53 | 14 | |
| 56 | THREE LOCK BOX Sammy Hagar (Geffen GHS 2021) | 54 | 22 | |
| 57 | WILD & BLUE John Anderson (Warner Bros. 1-23721) | 55 | 12 | |
| 58 | NIGHT AND DAY Joe Jackson (A&M SP-4906) | 59 | 45 | |
| 59 | TOUGHER THAN LEATHER Willie Nelson (Columbia QC 38248) | 60 | 10 | |
| 60 | OLIVIA’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-5347) | 63 | 34 | |
| 61 | NO GUTS... NO GLORY Molly Hatchet (Epic FE 38429) | 58 | 10 | |
| 62 | FRIEND OR FOE Adam Ant (Epic ARE 38370) | 61 | 30 | |
| 63 | LOW RIDE Earl Klugh (Capitol ST-12253) | 69 | 4 | |
| 64 | TOO TOUGH Angela Bofill (Arista AL 9616) | 65 | 18 | |
| 65 | MOUNTAIN MUSIC Alabama (RCA Victor AHL1-4229) | 66 | 63 | |
| 66 | AEROBIC SHAPE-UP II Joanie Greggains (Parade PA-106) | 68 | 22 | |
| 67 | LONG AFTER DARK Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet BSR-5360) | 64 | 27 | |
| 68 | ANOTHER PAGE Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 1-23757) | 62 | 14 | |
| 69 | PLANET P Planet P (Geffen GHS 4000) | 70 | 7 | |
| 70 | MODERN HEART Champaign (Columbia FC 38284) | 72 | 9 | |
| 71 | DEEP SEA SKIVING Bananarama (London 422-810 102-1 R-1) | 80 | 6 | |
| 72 | YOU AND I O’Bryan (Capitol ST-12256) | 74 | 12 | |
| 73 | ARCADE Patrick Simmons (Elektra 60225) | 75 | 5 | |
| 74 | GREATEST HITS Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 9611) | 71 | 14 | |
| 75 | KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE Eddy Grant (Portrait/Ice B6R 38554) | 135 | 5 | |
| 76 | THE HUNTER Joe Sample (MCA MCA-5397) | 77 | 9 | |
| 77 | MEMORIES Barbra Streisand (Columbia TC 37678) | 78 | 57 | |
| 78 | HEAVEN 17 Heaven 17 (Arista/Virgin AL 6606) | 73 | 15 | |
| 79 | INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 1-23802) | 76 | 8 | |
| 80 | SOMETHING’S GOING ON Frida (Atlantic 80018) | 67 | 28 | |
| 81 | WE ARE ONE Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-12262) | 139 | 2 | |
| 82 | PONCHO & LEFTY Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson (Epic FE 37958) | 83 | 17 | |
| 83 | THE LEXICON OF LOVE ABC (Mercury SRM-1-4059) | 82 | 38 | |
| 84 | STYLE Cameo (Atlanta Artists 422-811 072-1 M-1) | 105 | 3 | |
| 85 | I Steve Arrington’s Hall Of Fame (Atlantic 80049) | 85 | 11 | |
| 86 | MADNESS Madness (Geffen GHS 4003) | 97 | 5 | |
| 87 | HIGH ADVENTURE Kenny Loggins (Columbia TC 38127) | 89 | 36 | |
| 88 | NAKED EYES Naked Eyes (EMI America ST-17089) | 96 | 6 | |
| 89 | WHAMMY! B-52’s (Warner Bros. 1-23819) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia FC 37951) | 88 | 62 | |
| 91 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS III (Journey Through The Classics) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Louis Clark (RCA Victor AFL1-4588) | 117 | 5 | |
| 92 | WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING Bow Wow Wow (RCA Victor AFL1-4570) | 93 | 10 | |
| 93 | RECORDS Foreigner (Atlantic 80999) | 90 | 22 | |
| 94 | EINZELHAFT Falco (A&M SP-6-4951) | 112 | 6 | |
| 95 | MIDNIGHT LOVE Marvin Gaye (Columbia FC 38197) | 79 | 27 | |
| 96 | UNTOUCHABLES Lakeside (Solar 60204) | 143 | 2 | |
| 97 | VISIONS Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia FC 38205) | — | 1 | |
| 98 | WHO’S GREATEST HITS The Who (MCA MCA-5408) | 106 | 5 | |
| 99 | AFTER THE SNOW Modern English (Sire 1-23821) | 81 | 10 | |
| 100 | KEYED UP Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor AHL1-4670) | 124 | 4 | |
| 101 | FOREVER NOW Psychedelic Furs (Columbia ARC 38261) | 87 | 32 | |
| 102 | STRONG STUFF Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 60223) | 91 | 13 | |
| 103 | THE NYLON CURTAIN Billy Joel (Columbia TC 38200) | 98 | 32 | |
| 104 | TWISTING BY THE POOL Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 0-29800) | 92 | 13 | |
| 105 | KASHIF Kashif (Arista AL 9620) | 109 | 7 | |
| 106 | JON BUTCHER AXIS Jon Butcher Axis (Polydor 422-810 059-1 Y-1) | 107 | 10 | |
| 107 | GET LUCKY Loverboy (Columbia FC 37638) | 103 | 80 | |
| 108 | AMERICAN MADE Oak Ridge Boys (MCA MCA-5390) | 84 | 14 | |
| 109 | GREATEST HITS Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic QE 38308) | 101 | 28 | |
| 110 | DECEMBER George Winston (Windham Hill C-1025) | 102 | 22 | |
| 111 | AEROBIC SHAPE-UP Joanie Greggains (Parade PA-104) | 113 | 58 | |
| 112 | SWEAT The System (Mirage 90062) | 100 | 12 | |
| 113 | NEW GOLD DREAM (81-82-83-84) Simple Minds (A&M/Virgin SP-6-4928) | 86 | 13 | |
| 114 | TOUCH THE SKY Smokey Robinson (Tamla 6030TL) | 95 | 17 | |
| 115 | DAZZLE SHIPS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (Epic/Virgin BFE 38543) | 110 | 7 | |
| 116 | KENNY ROGERS’ GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers (Liberty LOO-1072) | 118 | 136 | |
| 117 | INFORMATION Dave Edmunds (Columbia FC 38651) | — | 1 | |
| 118 | CALL OF THE WEST Wall Of Voodoo (I.R.S. SP-70026) | 94 | 20 | |
| 119 | MY LIFE FOR A SONG Placido Domingo (Columbia FM 37799) | 122 | 8 | |
| 120 | IN OUTER SPACE Sparks (Atlantic 80055) | 130 | 5 | |
| 121 | FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR LOVE Luther Vandross (Epic FE 38235) | 99 | 32 | |
| 122 | AMERICAN FOOL John Cougar (Riva RVL-7501) | 115 | 56 | |
| 123 | TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Willie Nelson with Waylon Jennings (Columbia FC 38562) | 136 | 2 | |
| 124 | HEADHUNTER Krokus (Arista AL 9623) | 127 | 6 | |
| 125 | MURMUR R.E.M. (I.R.S. SP-70604) | 138 | 4 | |
| 126 | HERE COMES THE NIGHT Barry Manilow (Arista AL 9610) | 128 | 24 | |
| 127 | LIVE! Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-12263) | 137 | 3 | |
| 128 | THE GETAWAY Chris De Burgh (A&M SP-4929) | 141 | 11 | |
| 129 | MODERN ROMANS The Call (Mercury 422-810 307-1 M-1) | 131 | 6 | |
| 130 | NONA Nona Hendryx (RCA Victor AFL1-4565) | 133 | 5 | |
| 131 | PROCESSION Weather Report (Columbia FC 38427) | 104 | 10 | |
| 132 | ESCAPE Journey (Columbia TC 37408) | 132 | 94 | |
| 133 | WILLIE NELSON’S GREATEST HITS (& Some That Will Be) Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 37542) | 134 | 88 | |
| 134 | NON FICTION Blasters (Slash/Warner Bros. 1-23818) | 149 | 3 | |
| 135 | SUBTERRANEAN JUNGLE Ramones (Sire 1-23800) | 108 | 10 | |
| 136 | PRIDE Robert Palmer (Island 90065) | 147 | 3 | |
| 137 | JUICY FRUIT Mtume (Epic FE 38588) | — | 1 | |
| 138 | STICKY SITUATION Tyrone (Tystick) Brunson (Believe In A Dream FZ 38140) | 111 | 9 | |
| 139 | EMOTIONS IN MOTION Billy Squier (Capitol ST-12217) | 116 | 42 | |
| 140 | ON THE ONE Dazz Band (Motown 6031ML) | 114 | 16 | |
| 141 | PROPOSITIONS Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-4065) | 123 | 28 | |
| 142 | OXO Oxo (Geffen GHS 4001) | 152 | 4 | |
| 143 | GREATEST HITS Little River Band (Capitol ST-12247) | 119 | 25 | |
| 144 | GAP BAND IV Gap Band (Total Experience TE-1-3001) | 126 | 50 | |
| 145 | SERGIO MENDES Sergio Mendes (A&M SP-4937) | 177 | 2 | |
| 146 | WORLDS APART Saga (Portrait ARR 38246) | 148 | 30 | |
| 147 | NERUDA Red Rider (Capitol ST-12226) | 120 | 16 | |
| 148 | PORCUPINE Echo & Bunnymen (Sire/Korova 1-23770) | 125 | 10 | |
| 149 | TRUE Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis B6V 41403) | 160 | 3 | |
| 150 | METAL HEALTH Quiet Riot (Pasha BFZ 38443) | 158 | 7 | |
| 151 | WINDS OF CHANGE Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372) | 142 | 30 | |
| 152 | THE MAN FROM UTOPIA Frank Zappa (Barking Pumpkin FW 38403) | 129 | 10 | |
| 153 | SINGLES – 45’S AND UNDER Squeeze (A&M SP-4922) | 153 | 24 | |
| 154 | BET CHA SAY THAT TO ALL THE GIRLS Sister Sledge (Cotillion 90069) | 166 | 2 | |
| 155 | THE ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN Nick Lowe (Columbia FC 38589) | 140 | 9 | |
| 156 | STAR PEOPLE Miles Davis (Columbia FC 38657) | — | 1 | |
| 157 | A CHILD’S ADVENTURE Marianne Faithfull (Island 90066) | 121 | 10 | |
| 158 | ZEBRA Zebra (Atlantic 80054) | 161 | 6 | |
| 159 | REACH THE BEACH The Fixx (MCA MCA-39001) | — | 1 | |
| 160 | SOMEBODY’S GONNA LOVE YOU Lee Greenwood (MCA MCA-5403) | 170 | 3 | |
| 161 | BOTTOM’S UP Chi-Lites (LARC LR-8103) | 175 | 2 | |
| 162 | MARY JANE GIRLS Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 6040GL) | — | 1 | |
| 163 | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING Thin Lizzy (Warner Bros. 1-23831) | — | 1 | |
| 164 | I WAS THE ONE Elvis Presley (RCA AHL1-4678) | 174 | 2 | |
| 165 | GANDHI Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor ABL1-4557) | 162 | 10 | |
| 166 | GUARDIAN OF THE LIGHT George Duke (Epic FE 38513) | 173 | 3 | |
| 167 | MIRAGE A TROIS Yellowjackets (Warner Bros. 1-23813) | — | 1 | |
| 168 | LEGENDARY HEARTS Lou Reed (RCA Victor AFL1-4568) | 144 | 8 | |
| 169 | JOHN CONLEE’S GREATEST HITS John Conlee (MCA MCA-5405) | 180 | 3 | |
| 170 | MAKING CONTACT UFO (Chrysalis FV 41402) | 145 | 5 | |
| 171 | CONVERSATIONS Brass Construction (Capitol ST-12268) | — | 1 | |
| 172 | I WON’T BE HOME TONIGHT Tony Carey (Rocshire RSR 0001) | 172 | 10 | |
| 173 | JANE FONDA’S WORKOUT RECORD FOR PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND RECOVERY Jane Fonda (Columbia CX2 38675) | — | 1 | |
| 174 | THE HURTING Tears For Fears (Mercury 422-811 039-1 M-1) | 178 | 2 | |
| 175 | TIME-LINE Renaissance (I.R.S. SP-70033) | 181 | 5 | |
| 176 | KIDDO Kiddo (A&M SP-6-4924) | 164 | 5 | |
| 177 | IT’S ONLY ROCK & ROLL Waylon Jennings (RCA AHL1-4673) | — | 1 | |
| 178 | ONE NIGHT WITH A STRANGER Martin Briley (Mercury 422-810 332-1 M-1) | 191 | 2 | |
| 179 | GOOD AS GOLD Red Rockers (Columbia BFC 38629) | — | 1 | |
| 180 | MORE JAZZERCISE Judi Sheppard Missett (MCA MCA-5375) | 157 | 28 | |
| 181 | TOOTSIE Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. 1-23781) | 168 | 14 | |
| 182 | COOL KIDS Kix (Atlantic 80056) | 183 | 4 | |
| 183 | MICHAEL BOLTON Michael Bolton (Columbia BFC 38537) | 188 | 2 | |
| 184 | THIS IS YOUR TIME Change (Atlantic/RFC 80053) | 154 | 9 | |
| 185 | JUJU MUSIC King Sunny Ade & African Beats (Mango MLPS 9712) | 146 | 12 | |
| 186 | SURFACE THRILLS Temptations (Gordy 6032GL) | 159 | 9 | |
| 187 | HANK WILLIAMS, JR.’S GREATEST HITS Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb E1-60193) | 185 | 33 | |
| 188 | CORRIDORS OF POWER Gary Moore (Mirage 90077) | 192 | 2 | |
| 189 | SHINE ON George Jones (Epic FE 38406) | — | 1 | |
| 190 | COMBAT ROCK The Clash (Epic FE 37689) | 150 | 50 | |
| 191 | SHUTTERED ROOM The Fixx (MCA MCA-5345) | 165 | 28 | |
| 192 | ASSAULT ATTACK Michael Schenker Group (Chrysalis FV 41393) | 151 | 10 | |
| 193 | CAROL HENSEL’S EXERCISE & DANCE PROGRAM VOLUME 3 Carol Hensel (Vintage VNI 30004) | 169 | 23 | |
| 194 | ANNE MURRAY’S GREATEST HITS Anne Murray (Capitol SOO-12110) | 190 | 139 | |
| 195 | HEARTLIGHT Neil Diamond (Columbia TC 38359) | 171 | 32 | |
| 196 | THE BEST IS YET TO COME Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 60215) | 155 | 24 | |
| 197 | THE RHYTHM & THE BLUES Z. Z. Hill (Malaco MAL 7411) | 167 | 17 | |
| 198 | BEATITUDE Ric Ocasek (Geffen GHS 2022) | 156 | 18 | |
| 199 | THROBBING PYTHON OF LOVE Robin Williams (Casablanca 422-811 150-1 M-1) | 182 | 5 | |
| 200 | THE YOUTH OF TODAY Musical Youth (MCA MCA-5389) | 179 | 19 | |
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