| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 29, 1984 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (Sire 1-25157) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | PURPLE RAIN Prince & Revolution (Warner Bros. 1-25110) | 2 | 26 | |
| 3 | BORN IN THE U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen (Columbia QC 38653) | 3 | 28 | |
| 4 | ARENA Duran Duran (Capitol SWAV-12374) | 6 | 5 | |
| 5 | VOLUME ONE Honeydrippers (Es Paranza 90220) | 4 | 11 | |
| 6 | PRIVATE DANCER Tina Turner (Capitol ST-12330) | 5 | 29 | |
| 7 | BIG BAM BOOM Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor AFL1-5309) | 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | SHE’S SO UNUSUAL Cyndi Lauper (Portrait BFR 38930) | 10 | 53 | |
| 9 | SPORTS Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis FV 41412) | 9 | 65 | |
| 10 | CHICAGO 17 Chicago (Warner Bros./Full Moon 1-25060) | 17 | 31 | |
| 11 | VALOTTE Julian Lennon (Atlantic 80184) | 12 | 8 | |
| 12 | TROPICO Pat Benatar (Chrysalis FV 41471) | 13 | 6 | |
| 13 | RECKLESS Bryan Adams (A&M SP-5013) | 15 | 6 | |
| 14 | CAN’T SLOW DOWN Lionel Richie (Motown 6050ML) | 14 | 60 | |
| 15 | MAKE IT BIG Wham! (Columbia FC 39595) | 16 | 8 | |
| 16 | LUSH LIFE Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle & Orchestra (Asylum 60387) | 19 | 4 | |
| 17 | I FEEL FOR YOU Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 1-25162) | 8 | 11 | |
| 18 | THE WOMAN IN RED Original Soundtrack / Stevie Wonder (Motown 6108ML) | 11 | 15 | |
| 19 | THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE U2 (Island 90231) | 20 | 11 | |
| 20 | WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Island/ZTT 90232-1-H) | 22 | 7 | |
| 21 | WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE Culture Club (Virgin/Epic OE 39881) | 18 | 6 | |
| 22 | 1100 BEL AIR PLACE Julio Iglesias (Columbia QC 39157) | 27 | 18 | |
| 23 | PERFECT STRANGERS Deep Purple (Mercury 422-824 003-1 M-1) | 25 | 5 | |
| 24 | BREAK OUT Pointer Sisters (Planet BXL1-4705) | 28 | 58 | |
| 25 | GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET Paul McCartney (Columbia SC 39613) | 21 | 8 | |
| 26 | EMOTION Barbra Streisand (Columbia OC 39480) | 23 | 9 | |
| 27 | NEW EDITION New Edition (MCA MCA-5515) | 32 | 11 | |
| 28 | BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST Don Henley (Geffen GHS 24026) | 34 | 4 | |
| 29 | HEARTBEAT CITY Cars (Elektra 60296) | 24 | 40 | |
| 30 | SUDDENLY Billy Ocean (Jive/Arista JL 8-8213) | 26 | 18 | |
| 31 | ISOLATION Toto (Columbia QC 38962) | 33 | 6 | |
| 32 | MADONNA Madonna (Sire 1-23867) | 29 | 67 | |
| 33 | AGENT PROVOCATEUR Foreigner (Atlantic 81999) | — | 1 | |
| 34 | A PRIVATE HEAVEN Sheena Easton (EMI America ST-17132) | 35 | 12 | |
| 35 | STAY HUNGRY Twisted Sister (Atlantic 80156) | 39 | 27 | |
| 36 | PLANETARY INVASION Midnight Star (Solar 60384) | 42 | 4 | |
| 37 | 2:00 A.M. PARADISE CAFE Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8-8254) | 43 | 4 | |
| 38 | ANIMALIZE Kiss (Mercury 422-822 495-1 M-1) | 38 | 13 | |
| 39 | HIGH CRIME Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 1-25106) | 31 | 7 | |
| 40 | TONIGHT David Bowie (EMI America SJ-17138) | 30 | 12 | |
| 41 | ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor ASL1-5307) | 54 | 3 | |
| 42 | THUNDER SEVEN Triumph (MCA MCA-5537) | 53 | 4 | |
| 43 | ALL I NEED Jack Wagner (Qwest 1-25089) | 48 | 6 | |
| 44 | SOLID Ashford & Simpson (Capitol ST-12366) | 50 | 8 | |
| 45 | EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS Original Soundtrack / Beaver Brown (Scotti Brothers BFZ 38929) | 36 | 38 | |
| 46 | WORD OF MOUTH Kinks (Arista AL 8-8264) | 51 | 4 | |
| 47 | ... ALL THE RAGE General Public (I.R.S. SP-70046) | 37 | 11 | |
| 48 | ICE CREAM CASTLES The Time (Warner Bros. 1-25109) | 44 | 23 | |
| 49 | IN THE EYE OF THE STORM Roger Hodgson (A&M SP-5004) | 40 | 9 | |
| 50 | CHINESE WALL Philip Bailey (Columbia BFC 39542) | 60 | 7 | |
| 51 | WHEELS ARE TURNIN’ REO Speedwagon (Epic QE 39593) | 41 | 6 | |
| 52 | VOA Sammy Hagar (Geffen GHS 24043) | 45 | 21 | |
| 53 | STOP MAKING SENSE Original Soundtrack / Talking Heads (Sire 1-25121) | 47 | 15 | |
| 54 | ESCAPE Whodini (Arista JL 6-8251) | 55 | 5 | |
| 55 | EMERGENCY Kool & Gang (De-Lite 422-822 943-1 M-1) | 85 | 3 | |
| 56 | DON’T STOP Jeffrey Osborne (A&M SP-5017) | 46 | 11 | |
| 57 | WHAT ABOUT ME? Kenny Rogers (RCA Victor AFL1-5043) | 49 | 14 | |
| 58 | TEACHERS Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Capitol SV-12371) | 52 | 9 | |
| 59 | SWEPT AWAY Diana Ross (RCA AFL1-5009) | 56 | 15 | |
| 60 | OUT OF THE CELLAR Ratt (Atlantic 80143) | 57 | 42 | |
| 61 | CENTIPEDE Rebbie Jackson (Columbia BFC 39238) | 68 | 9 | |
| 62 | STEELTOWN Big Country (Mercury 422-822 831-1 M-1) | 62 | 6 | |
| 63 | AMADEUS Original Soundtrack (Fantasy WAM-1791) | 63 | 8 | |
| 64 | REBEL YELL Billy Idol (Chrysalis FV 41450) | 65 | 57 | |
| 65 | VITAL SIGNS Survivor (Scotti Brothers FZ 39578) | 58 | 9 | |
| 66 | THE BIG CHILL Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Motown 6062ML) | 59 | 63 | |
| 67 | SAM HARRIS Sam Harris (Motown 6103ML) | 61 | 12 | |
| 68 | 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) Van Halen (Warner Bros. 1-23985) | 66 | 49 | |
| 69 | ELIMINATOR Z Z Top (Warner Bros. 1-23774) | 67 | 90 | |
| 70 | REAL LIVE Bob Dylan (Columbia FC 39944) | 138 | 2 | |
| 71 | WARRIOR Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia FC 39173) | 72 | 22 | |
| 72 | THRILLER Michael Jackson (Epic QE 38112) | 79 | 106 | |
| 73 | ’74 JAILBREAK AC/DC (Atlantic 80178) | 74 | 7 | |
| 74 | DESERT MOON Dennis DeYoung (A&M SP-5006) | 64 | 15 | |
| 75 | FIRST CIRCLE Pat Metheny Group (ECM 1-25008) | 76 | 13 | |
| 76 | INSIDE MOVES Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 60318) | 70 | 12 | |
| 77 | GIRLS WITH GUNS Tommy Shaw (A&M SP-5020) | 77 | 11 | |
| 78 | NO BRAKES John Waite (EMI America ST-17124) | 78 | 25 | |
| 79 | THE MAGAZINE Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros. 1-25117) | 69 | 13 | |
| 80 | YOU’RE GETTIN’ EVEN WHILE I’M GETTIN’ ODD J. Geils Band (EMI America SJ-17137) | 102 | 5 | |
| 81 | JUKEBOX Dazz Band (Motown 6117ML) | 88 | 10 | |
| 82 | POWERSLAVE Iron Maiden (Capitol SJ-12321) | 80 | 15 | |
| 83 | COUNTRY Original Soundtrack (Windham Hill WH-1039) | 90 | 5 | |
| 84 | PHANTOMS The Fixx (MCA MCA-5507) | 75 | 17 | |
| 85 | JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT S.O.S. Band (Tabu FZ 39332) | 71 | 18 | |
| 86 | THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN Shadowfax (Windham Hill WH-1038) | 93 | 9 | |
| 87 | WHO’S LAST The Who (MCA MCA2-8018) | 110 | 4 | |
| 88 | STARCHILD Teena Marie (Epic FE 39528) | 114 | 3 | |
| 89 | IN THE GLAMOROUS LIFE Sheila E. (Warner Bros. 1-25107) | 73 | 23 | |
| 90 | SELF CONTROL Laura Branigan (Atlantic 80147) | 86 | 36 | |
| 91 | OPEN MIND Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic 80185) | 92 | 9 | |
| 92 | HOT HOUSE FLOWERS Wynton Marsalis (Columbia FC 39530) | 82 | 11 | |
| 93 | AN INNOCENT MAN Billy Joel (Columbia QC 38837) | 91 | 72 | |
| 94 | CAMOUFLAGE Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 1-25095) | 84 | 27 | |
| 95 | MORE SONGS FROM THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OF THE BIG CHILL Various Artists (Motown 6094ML) | 96 | 35 | |
| 96 | JERMAINE JACKSON Jermaine Jackson (Arista AL 8-8203) | 107 | 33 | |
| 97 | VICTORY Jacksons (Epic QE 38946) | 89 | 24 | |
| 98 | 1984 (For The Love Of Big Brother) Eurythmics (RCA ABL1-5349) | 147 | 2 | |
| 99 | ROLL ON Alabama (RCA AHL1-4939) | 99 | 48 | |
| 100 | DOES FORT WORTH EVER CROSS YOUR MIND George Strait (MCA MCA-5518) | 100 | 9 | |
| 101 | GEFFERY MORGAN UB40 (A&M/Dep/Virgin SP-5033) | 81 | 9 | |
| 102 | STEALING FIRE Bruce Cockburn (Gold Mountain GM-80012) | 112 | 8 | |
| 103 | 1999 Prince (Warner Bros. 1-23720) | 104 | 111 | |
| 104 | YOU, ME AND HE Mtume (Epic FE 39473) | 87 | 18 | |
| 105 | LEGEND Bob Marley & Wailers (Island 90169) | 94 | 19 | |
| 106 | THE DEED IS DONE Molly Hatchet (Epic FE 39621) | 83 | 8 | |
| 107 | BREAKING HEARTS Elton John (Geffen GHS 24031) | 95 | 24 | |
| 108 | BANANARAMA Bananarama (London 422-820 036-1 R-1) | 98 | 30 | |
| 109 | SIGNS OF LIFE Billy Squier (Capitol SJ-12361) | 97 | 22 | |
| 110 | FACE VALUE Phil Collins (Atlantic SD 16029) | 105 | 45 | |
| 111 | FAT BOYS Fat Boys (Sutra SUS 1015) | 135 | 3 | |
| 112 | RUN-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C. (Profile PRO-1202) | 113 | 35 | |
| 113 | MIDNIGHT MADNESS Night Ranger (MCA MCA-5456) | 101 | 59 | |
| 114 | UNDER WRAPS Jethro Tull (Chrysalis FV 41461) | 106 | 9 | |
| 115 | ITALIAN X RAYS Steve Miller Band (Capitol SJ-12339) | 116 | 7 | |
| 116 | PRIMITIVE Neil Diamond (Columbia QC 39199) | 126 | 20 | |
| 117 | EB 84 Everly Brothers (Mercury 422-822 431-1 M-1) | 103 | 13 | |
| 118 | APOLLONIA 6 Apollonia 6 (Warner Bros. 1-25108) | 108 | 11 | |
| 119 | FIRST OFFENSE Corey Hart (EMI America ST-17117) | 118 | 21 | |
| 120 | WILD ANIMAL Vanity (Motown 6102ML) | 109 | 14 | |
| 121 | READ MY LIPS Fee Waybill (Capitol ST-12369) | 122 | 7 | |
| 122 | INSTINCTS Romeo Void (Columbia/415 Records BFC 39155) | 111 | 16 | |
| 123 | THE BLITZ Krokus (Arista AL 8-8243) | 115 | 17 | |
| 124 | SHOUT Devo (Warner Bros. 1-25097) | 117 | 10 | |
| 125 | KNIFE Aztec Camera (Sire 1-25183) | 119 | 13 | |
| 126 | GIUFFRIA Giuffria (MCA/Camel MCA-5524) | 158 | 3 | |
| 127 | UNIVERSAL RHYTHM Ralph MacDonald (Polydor 422-823 323-1 Y-1) | 128 | 6 | |
| 128 | STREET TALK Steve Perry (Columbia FC 39334) | 130 | 36 | |
| 129 | A GOLDEN CELEBRATION Elvis Presley (RCA CPM6-5172) | 143 | 4 | |
| 130 | TRULY FOR YOU Temptations (Gordy 6119GL) | 150 | 4 | |
| 131 | AMOUR Richard Clayderman (Columbia BFC 39603) | 141 | 6 | |
| 132 | SO GOOD Whispers (Solar 60356) | 149 | 3 | |
| 133 | GAP BAND VI Gap Band (Total Experience TEL8-5705) | 151 | 2 | |
| 134 | NIGHTSONGS Earl Klugh (Capitol ST-12372) | 127 | 10 | |
| 135 | W.A.S.P. W.A.S.P. (Capitol ST-12343) | 148 | 13 | |
| 136 | CHARTBUSTERS Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista AL 8-8266) | 160 | 2 | |
| 137 | PUT IT WHERE THE MOON DON’T SHINE Rick Dees (Atlantic 81231) | 152 | 3 | |
| 138 | SIGN IN PLEASE Autograph (RCA Victor NFL1-8040) | 154 | 3 | |
| 139 | HEART OVER MIND Anne Murray (Capitol SJ-12363) | 131 | 7 | |
| 140 | EGO TRIP Kurtis Blow (Mercury 422-822 420-1 M-1) | 140 | 5 | |
| 141 | BOP DOO-WOPP Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 81233) | 156 | 2 | |
| 142 | TOOTH AND NAIL Dokken (Elektra 60376) | 120 | 12 | |
| 143 | CYPRESS Let’s Active (I.R.S. SP-70648) | 153 | 4 | |
| 144 | BEAUTIFUL FEELINGS Rick Springfield (Mercury 422-824 107-1 M-1) | 162 | 3 | |
| 145 | I’VE GOT THE CURE Stephanie Mills (Casablanca 422-822 421-1 M-1) | 121 | 9 | |
| 146 | ALL OVER THE PLACE Bangles (Columbia BFC 39220) | 123 | 19 | |
| 147 | LOVE LANGUAGE Teddy Pendergrass (Asylum 60317) | 124 | 29 | |
| 148 | NEW SENSATIONS Lou Reed (RCA Victor AFL1-4998) | 125 | 28 | |
| 149 | SOUND-SYSTEM Herbie Hancock (Columbia FC 39478) | 144 | 18 | |
| 150 | JOHN PARR John Parr (Atlantic 80180) | 169 | 2 | |
| 151 | 12 Bob James (Columbia/Tappan Zee FC 39580) | 136 | 7 | |
| 152 | GHOSTBUSTERS Original Soundtrack (Arista AL 8-8246) | 129 | 26 | |
| 153 | OAK RIDGE BOYS GREATEST HITS 2 Oak Ridge Boys (MCA MCA-5496) | 132 | 16 | |
| 154 | CAVERNA MAGICA (...Under The Tree – In The Cave...) Andreas Vollenweider (CBS FM 37827) | 175 | 2 | |
| 155 | WHY NOT ME Judds (RCA Victor/Curb AHL1-5319) | 170 | 2 | |
| 156 | WINDHAM HILL RECORDS SAMPLER ’84 Various Artists (Windham Hill WH-1035) | 155 | 8 | |
| 157 | THIEF OF HEARTS Original Soundtrack (Casablanca 422-822 942-1 M-1) | 172 | 2 | |
| 158 | HEARTBREAK Shalamar (Solar 60385) | 168 | 2 | |
| 159 | CATS WITHOUT CLAWS Donna Summer (Geffen GHS 24040) | 133 | 15 | |
| 160 | DUNE Original Soundtrack (Polydor 422-823 770-1 Y-1) | 171 | 2 | |
| 161 | THE WARNING Queensryche (EMI America ST-17134) | 134 | 12 | |
| 162 | FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK – GREATEST HITS VOLUME TWO Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3736) | 173 | 2 | |
| 163 | COULDN’T STAND THE WEATHER Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (Epic FE 39304) | 137 | 28 | |
| 164 | LIVE Johnny Mathis (Columbia FC 38699) | 174 | 2 | |
| 165 | GO INSANE Lindsey Buckingham (Elektra 60363) | 139 | 19 | |
| 166 | REFLECTIONS Rick James (Gordy 6095GL) | 142 | 19 | |
| 167 | SLIDE IT IN Whitesnake (Geffen GHS 4018) | 145 | 25 | |
| 168 | RIDDLES IN THE SAND Jimmy Buffett (MCA MCA-5512) | 146 | 14 | |
| 169 | LOVE AT FIRST STING Scorpions (Mercury 422-814 981-1 M-1) | 157 | 42 | |
| 170 | CHRISTMAS Mannheim Steamroller (American Gramaphone AG 1984) | — | 1 | |
| 171 | UNITED STATES LIVE Laurie Anderson (Warner Bros. 1-25192) | — | 1 | |
| 172 | BEVERLY HILLS COP Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA MCA-5547) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | EVERY MAN HAS A WOMAN Various Artists (Polydor 422-823 490-1 Y-1) | 159 | 9 | |
| 174 | SO-LO Danny Elfman (MCA MCA-5535) | — | 1 | |
| 175 | ROCKER Elvis Presley (RCA AFM1-5182) | — | 1 | |
| 176 | MUSIC FROM SONGWRITER Willie Nelson & Kris Kristofferson (Columbia FC 39531) | 161 | 6 | |
| 177 | THE LAST IN LINE Dio (Warner Bros. 1-25100) | 163 | 24 | |
| 178 | AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS Carpenters (A&M SP-3270) | 180 | 2 | |
| 179 | LIGHTS OUT Peter Wolf (EMI America SJ-17121) | 164 | 21 | |
| 180 | THE INTRODUCTION Steve Morse Band (Elektra Musician 60369) | 181 | 17 | |
| 181 | FOOTLOOSE Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Columbia JS 39242) | 165 | 46 | |
| 182 | RENDEZVOUS Sadao Watanabe (Elektra 60371) | 167 | 9 | |
| 183 | THE ALLNIGHTER Glenn Frey (MCA MCA-5501) | 166 | 23 | |
| 184 | CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Willie Nelson (Columbia FC 39145) | 185 | 21 | |
| 185 | TOUCH Eurythmics (RCA Victor AFL1-4917) | 177 | 48 | |
| 186 | NUCLEAR FURNITURE Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4921) | 179 | 29 | |
| 187 | ACCESS ALL AREAS Spyro Gyra (MCA MCA2-6893) | 176 | 25 | |
| 188 | CONDITION CRITICAL Quiet Riot (Pasha QZ 39516) | 178 | 22 | |
| 189 | DREAM STREET Janet Jackson (A&M SP-4962) | 183 | 8 | |
| 190 | RIFF RAFF Dave Edmunds (Columbia FC 39273) | 182 | 14 | |
| 191 | IN ROCK WE TRUST Y & T (A&M SP-5007) | 184 | 19 | |
| 192 | COLOUR BY NUMBERS Culture Club (Epic/Virgin QE 39107) | 192 | 61 | |
| 193 | INTO THE GAP Thompson Twins (Arista AL 8-8200) | 186 | 42 | |
| 194 | OUTRAGEOUS Lakeside (Solar 60355) | 187 | 23 | |
| 195 | JAM ON REVENGE Newcleus (Sunnyview SUN 4901) | 188 | 25 | |
| 196 | NIGHT-LINES Dave Grusin (GRP GRP-A-1006) | 194 | 28 | |
| 197 | NO TELLIN’ LIES Zebra (Atlantic 80159) | 189 | 13 | |
| 198 | LIONEL RICHIE Lionel Richie (Motown 6007ML) | 197 | 109 | |
| 199 | SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER Duran Duran (Capitol ST-12310) | 198 | 57 | |
| 200 | BREAKIN’ Original Soundtrack (Polydor 422-821 919-1 Y-1) | 199 | 31 | |
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