Billboard 200

Week of April 28, 1979

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Minute By Minute

The Doobie Brothers

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

With No Live Performances on This Year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Program, Here’s How the Producers Told the Honorees’ Stories

Billboard 200

Week of April 28, 1979

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Minute By Minute
  The Doobie Brothers
- 2
- 1
- 19
- - 2
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

2
- Spirits Having Flown
  Bee Gees
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

3
- 2-hot
  Peaches & Herb
- 4
- 3
- 23
- - 4
  - 3
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/MVP/PolyGram

4
- Dire Straits
  Dire Straits
- 3
- 2
- 17
- - 3
  - 2
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

5
- Desolation Angels
  Bad Company
- 6
- 5
- 5
- - 6
  - 5
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Unknown

6
- Parallel Lines
  Blondie
- 8
- 6
- 32
- - 8
  - 6
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

7
- Livin' Inside Your Love
  George Benson
- 7
- 7
- 7
- - 7
  - 7
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

8
- Breakfast In America
  Supertramp
- 12
- 8
- 5
- - 12
  - 8
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

9
- Enlightened Rogues
  The Allman Brothers Band
- 9
- 9
- 7
- - 9
  - 9
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul Train

10
- Blondes Have More Fun
  Rod Stewart
- 5
- 1
- 19
- - 5
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

11
- Van Halen II
  Van Halen
- 20
- 11
- 3
- - 20
  - 11
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

12
- Go West
  Village People
- 13
- 12
- 3
- - 13
  - 12
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

13
- Instank Funk
  Instant Funk
- 14
- 13
- 11
- - 14
  - 13
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

14
- George Harrison
  George Harrison
- 15
- 14
- 7
- - 15
  - 14
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dark Horse/Unknown

15
- We Are Family
  Sister Sledge
- 17
- 15
- 10
- - 17
  - 15
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

16
- Cheap Trick At Budokan
  Cheap Trick
- 16
- 10
- 10
- - 16
  - 10
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

17
- Love Tracks
  Gloria Gaynor
- 10
- 4
- 17
- - 10
  - 4
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

18
- Destiny
  The Jacksons
- 11
- 11
- 20
- - 11
  - 11
  - 20

19
- 52nd Street
  Billy Joel
- 19
- 1
- 27
- - 19
  - 1
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

20
- Knock On Wood
  Amii Stewart
- 23
- 20
- 7
- - 23
  - 20
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ariola/Unknown

21
- Evolution
  Journey
- 44
- 21
- 3
- - 44
  - 21
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

22
- Music Box Dancer
  Frank Mills
- 29
- 22
- 7
- - 29
  - 22
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

23
- Bustin' Out Of L.seven
  Rick James
- 24
- 16
- 12
- - 24
  - 16
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

24
- Outlandos D'amour
  The Police
- 26
- 24
- 9
- - 26
  - 24
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

25
- The Cars
  The Cars
- 25
- 18
- 44
- - 25
  - 18
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Rhino

26
- Head First
  The Babys
- 22
- 22
- 14
- - 22
  - 22
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

27
- C'est Chic
  Chic
- 27
- 4
- 22
- - 27
  - 4
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

28
- Disco Nights
  GQ
- 30
- 28
- 4
- - 30
  - 28
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

29
- Take Me Home
  Cher
- 31
- 29
- 10
- - 31
  - 29
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

30
- Manifesto
  Roxy Music
- 33
- 30
- 5
- - 33
  - 30
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

31
- Bell + James
  Bell And James
- 32
- 31
- 13
- - 32
  - 31
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

32
- Let Me Be Your Woman
  Linda Clifford
- 35
- 32
- 4
- - 35
  - 32
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

33
- Move It On Over
  George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- 34
- 33
- 21
- - 34
  - 33
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rounder/Unknown

34
- Cruisin'
  Village People
- 18
- 3
- 28
- - 18
  - 3
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion

35
- Legend
  Poco
- 21
- 14
- 23
- - 21
  - 14
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

36
- Rickie Lee Jones
  Rickie Lee Jones
- 57
- 36
- 4
- - 57
  - 36
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

37
- Sheik Yer Bouti
  Frank Zappa
- 49
- 37
- 6
- - 49
  - 37
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Zappa/Mercury/Unknown

38
- Hot Numbers
  Foxy
- 55
- 38
- 3
- - 55
  - 38
  - 3

39
- Feets Don't Fail Me Now
  Herbie Hancock
- 40
- 39
- 7
- - 40
  - 39
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

40
- Mcguinn,clark + Hillman
  McGuinn, Clark & Hillman
- 41
- 40
- 10
- - 41
  - 40
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

41
- Feel No Fret
  Average White Band
- 45
- 41
- 4
- - 45
  - 41
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

42
- Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack)
  Blues Brothers
- 28
- 1
- 19
- - 28
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

43
- Energy
  The Pointer Sisters
- 43
- 13
- 22
- - 43
  - 13
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet/Unknown

44
- Pieces Of Eight
  Styx

Billboard 200

Week of April 28, 1979

Billboard 200

Minute By Minute

Imprint/Promotion Label:

With No Live Performances on This Year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Program, Here’s How the Producers Told the Honorees’ Stories

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Minute By Minute

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spirits Having Flown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

2-hot

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dire Straits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Desolation Angels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parallel Lines

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Livin' Inside Your Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Breakfast In America

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enlightened Rogues

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blondes Have More Fun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Van Halen II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Go West

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Instank Funk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

George Harrison

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We Are Family

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cheap Trick At Budokan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Tracks

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Destiny

52nd Street

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Knock On Wood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Evolution

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music Box Dancer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bustin' Out Of L.seven

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Outlandos D'amour

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Cars

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Head First

Imprint/Promotion Label:

C'est Chic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Disco Nights

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Take Me Home

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Manifesto

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell + James

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let Me Be Your Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Move It On Over

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cruisin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Legend

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rickie Lee Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label: