No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month
1 52nd STREET-BILLY JOEL-COLUMBIA
2 SPIRITS HAVE FLOWN-BEE GEES-RSO
3 MINUTE BY MINUTE-DOOBIE BROTHERS-Warner Brothers
4 CARS-CARS-Elektra
5 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP-A&M
6 LIVE AND MORE-DONNA SUMMER-Casablanca
7 PIECES OF EIGHT-STYX-A&M
8 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer-Casablanca
9 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie-Chrysalis
10 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers
11 The Gambler-Kenny Rogers-United Artists
12 Cruisin'-Village People-Casablanca
13 At Budokan-Cheap Trick-Epic
14 Stranger In Town-Bob Seger-Capitol
15 Van Halen-Van Halen-Warner Brothers
16 Get The Knack-Knack-Capitol
17 2 Hot!-Peaches & Herb-Polydor
18 The Stranger-Billy Joel-Columbia
19 Toto-Toto-Columbia
20 Grease Soundtrack-Various Artists-RSO
21 Legend-Poco-MCA
22 Some Girls-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones
23 Dire Straits-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers
24 Best Of Earth,Wind & Fire-Earth,Wind & Fire-Columbia
25 Double Vision-Foreigner-Atlantic
26 In Through The Out Door-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic
27 Saturday Night Fever-Bee Gees-RSO
28 Greatest Hits Volume II-Barbara Streisand-Columbia
29 Desolation Angels-Bad Company-Swan Song
30 C'est Chic-Chic-Atlantic
31 Destiny-Jacksons-Epic
32 Dog And Butterfly-Heart-Portrait
33 Rickie Lee Jones-Rickie Lee Jones-Warner Brothers
34 Move It On Over-George Thorogood-Rounder
35 Totally Hot-Olivia Newton John-MCA
36 Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits-Barry Manilow-Arista
37 We Are Family-Sister Sledge-Cotillion
38 Van Halen II-Van Halen-Warner Brothers
39 Disco Nights-GQ-Arista
40 Love Tracks-Gloria Gaynor-Polydor
41 Living In The U.S.A.-Linda Ronstadt-Asylum
42 Backless-Eric Clapton-RSO
43 Briefcase Full Of Blues-Blues Brothers-Atlantic
44 Evolution-Journey-Columbia
45 Morning Dance-Spyra Gyra-Infinity
46 Macho Man-Village People-Casablanca
47 Brother To Brother-Gino Vanelli-A&M
48 Million Mile Reflection-Charlie Daniels Band-Epic
49 More Songs About Buildings And Food-Talking Heads-Sire
50 Look Sharp-Joe Jackson-A&M
51 Nicolette-Nicolette Larson-Warner Brothers
52 Time Passages-Al Stewart-Arista
53 A Wild And Crazy Guy-Steve Martin-Warner Brothers
54 Inner Secrets-Santana-Columbia
55 Hot Streets-Chicago-Columbia
56 Comes A Time-Neil Young-Warner Brothers
57 Twin Sons Of Different Mothers-Dan Fogelberg-Full Moon
58 Bustin' Out Of L Seven-Rick James-Gordy
59 Live-Willie Nelson-Columbia
60 Let's Keep It That Way-Anne Murray-Capitol
61 You Don't Bring Me Flowers-Neil Diamond-Columbia
62 Bombs Away Dream Babies-John Stewart-RSO
63 Children Of Sanchez-Chuck Mangione-A&M
64 Livin' Inside Your Love-George Benson-Warner Brothers
65 I Am-Earth,Wind & Fire-Columbia
66 Sleeper Catcher-Little River Band-Harvest
67 Rock On-Raydio-Arista
68 Energy-Pointer Sisters-Planet
69 Life For The Taking-Eddie Money-Columbia
70 Bat Out Of Hell-Meatloaf-Epic
71 Outlandos D'Amour-Police-A&M
72 Don't Look Back-Boston-Epic
73 Got To Be Real-Cheryl Lynn-Columbia
74 Discovery-Electric Light Orchestra-Jet
75 Bobby Caldwell-Bobby Caldwell-Coluds
76 Enlightened Rogues-AllMan Brothers Band-Capricorn
77 Armed Forces-Elvis Costello-Columbia
78 Street Life-Crusaders-MCA
79 Flag-James Taylor-Warner Brothers
80 Greatest Hits-Waylon Jennings-RCA
81 Instant Funk-Instant Funk-SalSoul
82 Candy O-Cars-Elektra
83 Touchdown-Bob James-Tappan
84 Head First-Babies-Chrysalis
85 The Boss-Diana Ross-Motown
86 You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic-Ian Hunter-Chrysalis
87 Alicia Bridges-Alicia Bridges-Polydor
88 Teddy-Teddy Pendergrass-Philadelphia International
89 Go West-Village People-Casablanca
90 Ace Frehley-Ace Frehley-Casablanca
91 Live Bootleg-Aerosmith-Columbia
92 Sheik Yerbouti-Frank Zappa-Zappa
93 Dionne-Dionne Warwick-Arista
94 Dynasty-Kiss-Casablanca
95 Knock On Wood-Amii Stewart-Ariola
96 Just A Game-Triumph-RCA
97 Whatcha Gonna Do...With My Lovin'?-Stephanie Mills-20th Century
98 New Kind Of Feeling-Anne Murray-Capitol
99 The Man-Barry White-20th Century
100 Monolith-Kansas-Kirshner
*as published in the December 29th,1979 issue of Billboard Magazine.