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.