| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 23, 1985 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | MAKE IT BIG Wham! (Columbia 39595) | 1 | 20 | |
| 2 | BORN IN THE U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 38653) | 2 | 40 | |
| 3 | CENTERFIELD John Fogerty (Warner Bros. 25203) | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | NO JACKET REQUIRED Phil Collins (Atlantic 81240) | 15 | 3 | |
| 5 | PRIVATE DANCER Tina Turner (Capitol 12330) | 6 | 41 | |
| 6 | LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (Sire 25157) | 4 | 17 | |
| 7 | AGENT PROVOCATEUR Foreigner (Atlantic 81999) | 5 | 13 | |
| 8 | BEVERLY HILLS COP Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA 5547) | 11 | 13 | |
| 9 | WHEELS ARE TURNIN’ REO Speedwagon (Epic 39593) | 9 | 18 | |
| 10 | VALOTTE Julian Lennon (Atlantic 80184) | 10 | 20 | |
| 11 | BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST Don Henley (Geffen 24026) | 8 | 16 | |
| 12 | CHICAGO 17 Chicago (Warner Bros./Full Moon 25060) | 7 | 43 | |
| 13 | CRAZY FROM THE HEAT David Lee Roth (Warner Bros. 25222) | 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | BREAK OUT Pointer Sisters (Planet 4705) | 16 | 70 | |
| 15 | SHE’S THE BOSS Mick Jagger (Columbia 39940) | 24 | 2 | |
| 16 | THE FIRM The Firm (Atlantic 81239) | 23 | 4 | |
| 17 | CAN’T SLOW DOWN Lionel Richie (Motown 6050M) | 19 | 72 | |
| 18 | PURPLE RAIN Prince & Revolution (Warner Bros. 25110) | 12 | 38 | |
| 19 | RECKLESS Bryan Adams (A&M 5013) | 14 | 18 | |
| 20 | SUDDENLY Billy Ocean (Jive/Arista 8213) | 17 | 30 | |
| 21 | CHINESE WALL Philip Bailey (Columbia 39542) | 18 | 19 | |
| 22 | NEW EDITION New Edition (MCA 5515) | 20 | 23 | |
| 23 | DIAMOND LIFE Sade (Portrait 39581) | 30 | 5 | |
| 24 | SHE’S SO UNUSUAL Cyndi Lauper (Portrait 38930) | 21 | 65 | |
| 25 | STARCHILD Teena Marie (Epic 39528) | 25 | 15 | |
| 26 | BIG BAM BOOM Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor 5309) | 22 | 22 | |
| 27 | ICE CREAM CASTLES The Time (Warner Bros. 25109) | 26 | 35 | |
| 28 | SIGN IN PLEASE Autograph (RCA Victor 8040) | 29 | 15 | |
| 29 | A PRIVATE HEAVEN Sheena Easton (EMI America 17132) | 27 | 24 | |
| 30 | VISION QUEST Original Soundtrack (Geffen 24063) | 45 | 4 | |
| 31 | 40 HOUR WEEK Alabama (RCA 5339) | 34 | 6 | |
| 32 | PERFECT STRANGERS Deep Purple (Mercury 824 003) | 32 | 17 | |
| 33 | SOLID Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 12366) | 28 | 20 | |
| 34 | EMERGENCY Kool & Gang (De-Lite 822 943) | 31 | 15 | |
| 35 | WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Island/ZTT 90232) | 35 | 19 | |
| 36 | THE AGE OF CONSENT Bronski Beat (MCA/London 5538) | 36 | 10 | |
| 37 | VITAL SIGNS Survivor (Scotti Brothers 39578) | 37 | 21 | |
| 38 | HOW WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE? Los Lobos (Slash/Warner Bros. 25177) | 41 | 10 | |
| 39 | SWEPT AWAY Diana Ross (RCA 5009) | 43 | 27 | |
| 40 | KING OF ROCK Run-D.M.C. (Profile 1205) | 40 | 7 | |
| 41 | SPORTS Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis 41412) | 38 | 77 | |
| 42 | 20 / 20 George Benson (Warner Bros. 25178) | 33 | 9 | |
| 43 | MAVERICK George Thorogood & Destroyers (EMI America 17145) | 47 | 6 | |
| 44 | ARENA Duran Duran (Capitol 12374) | 42 | 17 | |
| 45 | PLANETARY INVASION Midnight Star (Solar 60384) | 44 | 16 | |
| 46 | VULTURE CULTURE Alan Parsons Project (Arista 8263) | 68 | 3 | |
| 47 | ... ALL THE RAGE General Public (I.R.S. 70046) | 46 | 23 | |
| 48 | VOLUME ONE Honeydrippers (Es Paranza 90220) | 39 | 23 | |
| 49 | NIGHTSHIFT Commodores (Motown 6124M) | 57 | 7 | |
| 50 | STOP MAKING SENSE Original Soundtrack / Talking Heads (Sire 25121) | 48 | 27 | |
| 51 | ESCAPE Whodini (Arista 8251) | 49 | 17 | |
| 52 | JOHN PARR John Parr (Atlantic 80180) | 52 | 14 | |
| 53 | THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE U2 (Island 90231) | 53 | 23 | |
| 54 | HEARTBEAT CITY Cars (Elektra 60296) | 55 | 52 | |
| 55 | I FEEL FOR YOU Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 25162) | 50 | 23 | |
| 56 | GIUFFRIA Giuffria (MCA/Camel 5524) | 54 | 15 | |
| 57 | THE WOMAN IN RED Original Soundtrack / Stevie Wonder (Motown 6108M) | 51 | 27 | |
| 58 | FAT BOYS Fat Boys (Sutra 1015) | 59 | 15 | |
| 59 | TRULY FOR YOU Temptations (Gordy 6119G) | 60 | 16 | |
| 60 | LUSH LIFE Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle & Orchestra (Asylum 60387) | 58 | 16 | |
| 61 | TROPICO Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 41471) | 56 | 18 | |
| 62 | SO GOOD Whispers (Solar 60356) | 62 | 15 | |
| 63 | STRAIGHT TO THE HEART David Sanborn (Warner Bros. 25150) | 65 | 7 | |
| 64 | ALL I NEED Jack Wagner (Qwest 25089) | 63 | 18 | |
| 65 | AN INNOCENT MAN Billy Joel (Columbia 38837) | 72 | 84 | |
| 66 | STREET TALK Steve Perry (Columbia 39334) | 61 | 48 | |
| 67 | STEALING FIRE Bruce Cockburn (Gold Mountain 80012) | 66 | 20 | |
| 68 | DON’T STOP Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 5017) | 69 | 23 | |
| 69 | WHITE WINDS (Seeker’s Journey) Andreas Vollenweider (CBS 39963) | 76 | 5 | |
| 70 | HIGH CRIME Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 25106) | 70 | 19 | |
| 71 | 2:00 A.M. PARADISE CAFE Barry Manilow (Arista 8254) | 64 | 16 | |
| 72 | ANIMALIZE Kiss (Mercury 822 495) | 71 | 25 | |
| 73 | AMADEUS Original Soundtrack (Fantasy 1791) | 73 | 20 | |
| 74 | THUNDER SEVEN Triumph (MCA 5537) | 75 | 16 | |
| 75 | MADONNA Madonna (Sire 23867) | 67 | 79 | |
| 76 | GAP BAND VI Gap Band (Total Experience 5705) | 77 | 14 | |
| 77 | BREAKIN’ 2 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO Original Soundtrack (Polydor 823 696) | 74 | 11 | |
| 78 | EMOTION Barbra Streisand (Columbia 39480) | 78 | 21 | |
| 79 | EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS Original Soundtrack / Beaver Brown (Scotti Brothers 38929) | 79 | 50 | |
| 80 | THE BREAKFAST CLUB Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (A&M 5045) | 110 | 3 | |
| 81 | THE BIG CHILL Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Motown 6062M) | 83 | 75 | |
| 82 | 1100 BEL AIR PLACE Julio Iglesias (Columbia 39157) | 80 | 30 | |
| 83 | THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN Original Soundtrack / Pat Metheny Group (EMI America 17150) | 103 | 4 | |
| 84 | 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) Van Halen (Warner Bros. 23985) | 85 | 61 | |
| 85 | STAY HUNGRY Twisted Sister (Atlantic 80156) | 81 | 39 | |
| 86 | ISOLATION Toto (Columbia 38962) | 86 | 18 | |
| 87 | A SENSE OF WONDER Van Morrison (Mercury 822 895) | 105 | 4 | |
| 88 | BOP DOO-WOPP Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 81233) | 88 | 14 | |
| 89 | WARRIOR Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia 39173) | 89 | 34 | |
| 90 | 1984 (For The Love Of Big Brother) Eurythmics (RCA 5349) | 82 | 14 | |
| 91 | MEAT IS MURDER Smiths (Sire/Rough Trade 25269) | 99 | 4 | |
| 92 | WHY NOT ME Judds (RCA Victor/Curb 5319) | 94 | 14 | |
| 93 | BEYOND APPEARANCES Santana (Columbia 39527) | — | 1 | |
| 94 | WORD OF MOUTH Kinks (Arista 8264) | 84 | 16 | |
| 95 | WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE Culture Club (Virgin/Epic 39881) | 87 | 18 | |
| 96 | ANIMOTION Animotion (Mercury 822 580) | 116 | 5 | |
| 97 | CAN’T STOP THE LOVE Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 12377) | 130 | 2 | |
| 98 | NO BRAKES John Waite (EMI America 17124) | 90 | 37 | |
| 99 | FACE VALUE Phil Collins (Atlantic 16029) | 112 | 57 | |
| 100 | JERMAINE JACKSON Jermaine Jackson (Arista 8203) | 92 | 45 | |
| 101 | ELIMINATOR Z Z Top (Warner Bros. 23774) | 102 | 102 | |
| 102 | ROLL ON Alabama (RCA 4939) | 100 | 60 | |
| 103 | WHAT ABOUT ME? Kenny Rogers (RCA Victor 5043) | 93 | 26 | |
| 104 | CHARTBUSTERS Ray Parker, Jr. (Arista 8266) | 91 | 14 | |
| 105 | MTV’S ROCK ’N ROLL TO GO Various Artists (Elektra 60399) | 115 | 4 | |
| 106 | SAM HARRIS Sam Harris (Motown 6103M) | 106 | 24 | |
| 107 | IN THE GLAMOROUS LIFE Sheila E. (Warner Bros. 25107) | 108 | 35 | |
| 108 | IN THE EYE OF THE STORM Roger Hodgson (A&M 5004) | 95 | 21 | |
| 109 | REBEL YELL Billy Idol (Chrysalis 41450) | 96 | 69 | |
| 110 | PLAYING TO WIN LRB (Capitol 12365) | 120 | 6 | |
| 111 | JUKEBOX Dazz Band (Motown 6117M) | 111 | 22 | |
| 112 | 1999 Prince (Warner Bros. 23720) | 113 | 123 | |
| 113 | VU Velvet Underground (Verve 823 721) | 140 | 3 | |
| 114 | TONIGHT David Bowie (EMI America 17138) | 97 | 24 | |
| 115 | A GOLDEN CELEBRATION Elvis Presley (RCA 5172) | 109 | 16 | |
| 116 | JESSE JOHNSON’S REVUE Jesse Johnson’s Revue (A&M 5024) | 142 | 2 | |
| 117 | TEASES & DARES Kim Wilde (MCA 5550) | 117 | 7 | |
| 118 | GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET Paul McCartney (Columbia 39613) | 98 | 20 | |
| 119 | OUT OF THE CELLAR Ratt (Atlantic 80143) | 101 | 54 | |
| 120 | THRILLER Michael Jackson (Epic 38112) | 114 | 118 | |
| 121 | FAMOUS AT NIGHT John Hunter (Private I 39626) | 121 | 7 | |
| 122 | DOES FORT WORTH EVER CROSS YOUR MIND George Strait (MCA 5518) | 123 | 21 | |
| 123 | LOVE BOMB Tubes (Capitol 12381) | 137 | 2 | |
| 124 | THE MAGAZINE Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros. 25117) | 122 | 25 | |
| 125 | DANGEROUS MOMENTS Martin Briley (Mercury 822 423) | 125 | 5 | |
| 126 | THE BALLAD OF SALLY ROSE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 25205) | 124 | 7 | |
| 127 | HARD LINE Blasters (Slash/Warner Bros. 25093) | 139 | 2 | |
| 128 | VOA Sammy Hagar (Geffen 24043) | 104 | 33 | |
| 129 | RUN-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C. (Profile 1202) | 107 | 47 | |
| 130 | RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge (Gordy 6123G) | — | 1 | |
| 131 | THE COTTON CLUB Original Soundtrack (Geffen 24062) | 118 | 9 | |
| 132 | TOOTH AND NAIL Dokken (Elektra 60376) | 132 | 24 | |
| 133 | GIRLS WITH GUNS Tommy Shaw (A&M 5020) | 126 | 23 | |
| 134 | HOT HOUSE FLOWERS Wynton Marsalis (Columbia 39530) | 128 | 23 | |
| 135 | METAL HEART Accept (Portrait 39974) | — | 1 | |
| 136 | EGO TRIP Kurtis Blow (Mercury 822 420) | 138 | 17 | |
| 137 | SECRETS Wilton Felder (MCA 5510) | 147 | 3 | |
| 138 | FRIENDSHIP Ray Charles (Columbia 39415) | 154 | 3 | |
| 139 | THUNDER IN THE EAST Loudness (Atco 90246) | 155 | 3 | |
| 140 | CHANGE NO CHANGE Elliot Easton (Elektra 60393) | 151 | 3 | |
| 141 | A VALENTINE GIFT FOR YOU Elvis Presley (RCA 5353) | 150 | 5 | |
| 142 | GEFFERY MORGAN UB40 (A&M/Dep/Virgin 5033) | 127 | 21 | |
| 143 | CITIZEN KIHN Greg Kihn (EMI America 17152) | — | 1 | |
| 144 | HE THINKS HE’S RAY STEVENS Ray Stevens (MCA 5517) | 134 | 7 | |
| 145 | CENTIPEDE Rebbie Jackson (Columbia 39238) | 129 | 21 | |
| 146 | ME & PAUL Willie Nelson (Columbia 40008) | — | 1 | |
| 147 | ERIC CARMEN Eric Carmen (Geffen 24042) | 144 | 5 | |
| 148 | MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 5529) | 158 | 2 | |
| 149 | ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 5307) | 119 | 15 | |
| 150 | SOME GREAT REWARD Depeche Mode (Sire/Mute 25194) | 163 | 3 | |
| 151 | ACROSS A CROWDED ROOM Richard Thompson (Polydor 825 421) | 161 | 2 | |
| 152 | THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN Shadowfax (Windham Hill 1038) | 131 | 21 | |
| 153 | ONLY FOUR YOU Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 6092G) | — | 1 | |
| 154 | PHANTOMS The Fixx (MCA 5507) | 136 | 29 | |
| 155 | INSIDE MOVES Grover Washington, Jr. (Elektra 60318) | 133 | 24 | |
| 156 | LIFE Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 39423) | — | 1 | |
| 157 | OPEN MIND Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic 80185) | 141 | 21 | |
| 158 | FOREVER YOUNG Alphaville (Atlantic 80186) | 159 | 8 | |
| 159 | SAWYER BROWN Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 12391) | 170 | 2 | |
| 160 | EUGENE WILDE Eugene Wilde (Philly World 90239) | 160 | 3 | |
| 161 | WHITNEY HOUSTON Whitney Houston (Arista 8212) | — | 1 | |
| 162 | I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU Dan Hartman (MCA 5525) | 162 | 3 | |
| 163 | CHESS Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, Bjorn Ulvaeus (RCA 5340) | 173 | 2 | |
| 164 | THIS ISLAND Eurogliders (Columbia 39588) | 157 | 9 | |
| 165 | GO FOR YOUR LIFE Mountain (Scotti Brothers 40006) | — | 1 | |
| 166 | TURN ON YOUR RADIO Change (Atlantic 81243) | — | 1 | |
| 167 | THE WORD IS OUT Jermaine Stewart (Arista/10 Records 8261) | 167 | 8 | |
| 168 | TALES OF THE NEW WEST Beat Farmers (Rhino 853) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | FIRST OFFENSE Corey Hart (EMI America 17117) | 145 | 33 | |
| 170 | FANTASTIC Wham! (Columbia/Innervision 38911) | — | 15 | |
| 171 | REAL LIVE Bob Dylan (Columbia 39944) | 135 | 14 | |
| 172 | FANS Malcolm McLaren (Island 90242) | 143 | 8 | |
| 173 | FIRST CIRCLE Pat Metheny Group (ECM 25008) | 146 | 25 | |
| 174 | MOOD SWING Nails (RCA Victor 8037) | — | 1 | |
| 175 | BORN TO RUN Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 33795) | 175 | 44 | |
| 176 | STEELTOWN Big Country (Mercury 822 831) | 148 | 18 | |
| 177 | UNITED STATES LIVE Laurie Anderson (Warner Bros. 25192) | 153 | 13 | |
| 178 | DESERT MOON Dennis DeYoung (A&M 5006) | 149 | 27 | |
| 179 | WINDHAM HILL RECORDS SAMPLER ’84 Various Artists (Windham Hill 1035) | 181 | 20 | |
| 180 | POWERSLAVE Iron Maiden (Capitol 12321) | 152 | 27 | |
| 181 | JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT S.O.S. Band (Tabu 39332) | 168 | 30 | |
| 182 | ITALIAN X RAYS Steve Miller Band (Capitol 12339) | 156 | 19 | |
| 183 | WHO’S LAST The Who (MCA 2-8018) | 164 | 16 | |
| 184 | HEARTBREAK Shalamar (Solar 60385) | 166 | 14 | |
| 185 | COUNTRY Original Soundtrack (Windham Hill 1039) | 165 | 17 | |
| 186 | THE WARNING Queensryche (EMI America 17134) | 185 | 24 | |
| 187 | ROCKER Elvis Presley (RCA 5182) | 174 | 13 | |
| 188 | HEART OVER MIND Anne Murray (Capitol 12363) | 188 | 19 | |
| 189 | ON THE NILE Egyptian Lover (Egyptian Empire 0663) | 169 | 5 | |
| 190 | YOU’RE GETTIN’ EVEN WHILE I’M GETTIN’ ODD J. Geils Band (EMI America 17137) | 171 | 17 | |
| 191 | TEACHERS Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Capitol 12371) | 172 | 21 | |
| 192 | CAMOUFLAGE Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 25095) | 176 | 39 | |
| 193 | AEROBIC SHAPE-UP III Joanie Greggains (Parade 112) | 191 | 59 | |
| 194 | SELF CONTROL Laura Branigan (Atlantic 80147) | 178 | 48 | |
| 195 | ’74 JAILBREAK AC/DC (Atlantic 80178) | 180 | 19 | |
| 196 | CAVERNA MAGICA (...Under The Tree – In The Cave...) Andreas Vollenweider (CBS 37827) | 177 | 14 | |
| 197 | APOLLONIA 6 Apollonia 6 (Warner Bros. 25108) | 179 | 23 | |
| 198 | PUT IT WHERE THE MOON DON’T SHINE Rick Dees (Atlantic 81231) | 183 | 15 | |
| 199 | FOOTLOOSE Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Columbia 39242) | 186 | 58 | |
| 200 | SIGNS OF LIFE Billy Squier (Capitol 12361) | 182 | 34 | |
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