CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1981*
No. Album-Artist 1 HI INFIDELITY-REO SPEEDWAGON-APRIL 2 PARADISE THEATER-STYX-May 3 KENNY ROGERS GREATEST HITS-KENNY ROGERS-January 4 4-FOREIGNER-December 5 DOUBLE FANTASY-JOHN LENNON-January 6 ESCAPE-JOURNEY-September 7 THE JAZZ SINGER-Neil Diamond-February 8 CRIMES OF PASSION-PAT BENATAR-January 9 LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER-Moody Blues-August 10 TATTOO YOU-The Rolling Stones-October 11 Moving Pictures-Rush-April 12 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks-September 13 Precious Time-Pat Benatar-August 14 Street Songs-Rick James-August 15 Guilty-Barbara Streisand-November 16 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap-AC/DC-June 17 Mistaken Identity-Kim Carnes-July 18 Arc Of The Diver-Steve Winwood-April 19 Autoamerican-Blondie-February 20 Hard Promises-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-July 21 Zenyatta Mondatta-Police-February 22 Raise-Earth,Wind & Fire-December 23 Back In Black-AC/DC-December 24 Don't Say No-Billy Squier-September 25 Nine Tonight-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-November 26 Winelight-Grover Wahington,Jr.-May 27 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg-November 28 Gaucho-Steely Dan-January 29 Physical-Olivia Newton John-December 30 Share Your Love-Kenny Rogers-July 31 Christopher Cross-Christopher Cross-September 32 Ghost In The Machine-Police-December 33 Face Value-Phil Collins-July 34 Face Dances-Who-May 35 Hotter Than July-Stevie Wonder 36 Zebop-Santana-June 37 Working Class Dog-Rick Springfield-September 38 Endless Love Soundtrack-September 39 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates 40 Breakin' Away-Al Jarreau-October 41 Songs In The Attic-Billy Joel-November 42 Dad Loves His Work-James Taylor-May 43 Pirates-Rickie Lee Jones-September 44 Another Ticket-Eric Clapton-May 45 Fair Warning-Van Halen-June 46 Being With You-Smokey Robinson-June 47 The One That You Love-Air Supply-August 48 Celebrate-Kool & The Gang-March 49 In The Pocket Commodores-September 50 Captured-Journey-March 51 Abacab-Genesis-December 52 The River-Bruce Springsteen-January 53 Stars On Long Play-Stars On Long Play-July 54 Foolish Behaviour-Rod Stewart-January 55 Heavy Metal Soundtrack-September 56 Eagles Live-Eagles-December 57 The Turn Of A Friendly Card-Alan Parsons Project-February 58 Something Special-Kool & Gang-December 59 Fancy Free-Oak Ridge Boys-August 60 Exit...Stage Left-Rush-December 61 The Game-Queen-January 62 The Gap Band III-The Gap Band-March 63 Heart's Greats Hits Live-Heart-January 64 Black & White-Pointer Sisters-August 65 A Woman Needs Love-Ray Parker,Jr.-June 66 The Dude-Quincy Jones-May 67 If I Should Love Again-Barry Manilow-November 68 Feels So Right-Alabama-September 69 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross-December 70 Pretenders II-Pretenders-October 71 Somewhere In England-George Harrison-July 72 El Loco-ZZ Top-September 73 It Must Be Magic-Teena Marie-September 74 Fleetwood Mac Live-Fleetwood Mac-January 75 9 To 5 And ODD Jobs-Dolly Parton-March 76 What Cha' Gonna Do For Me-Chaka Khan-June 77 Never Too Much-Luther Vandross-November 78 It's Time For Love-Teddy Pendergrass-October 79 Super Trouper-Abba-February 80 Shake It Up-Cars-December 81 Barry-Barry Manilow-January 82 Horizon-Eddie Rabbitt-March 83 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart 84 Juice-Juice Newton-August 85 The Fox-Elton John-July 86 Loverboy-Loverboy-May 87 The Two Of Us-Yarbrough & Peoples-March 88 The Nature Of The Beast-April Wine-February 89 Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be)-Willie Nelson-October 90 Blizzard Of Oz-Ozzy Osbourne-May 91 Nightwalker-Gino Vannelli-June 92 Somewhere Over The Rainbow-Willie Nelson-April 93 Greatest Hits-Anne Murray-January 94 Time Exposures-Little River Band-October 95 Controvery-Prince-December 96 Fantastic Voyage-Lakeside-February 97 Lost In Love-Air Supply-January 98 Wild-Eyed Southern Boys-.38 Special-May 99 Give The People What They Want-The Kinks-October 100 Knights Of The Sound Table-Cameo-July * As published in the December 26th,1981 issue of Cash Box Magazine.