Billboard 200

Week of December 22, 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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The Long Run

Eagles

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

Eagles Announce Glenn Frey's Son Deacon Is Leaving the Band to 'Forge His Own Path'

Billboard 200

Week of December 22, 1979

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Long Run
  Eagles
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

2
- On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II
  Donna Summer
- 2
- 2
- 8
- - 2
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/PolyGram/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

3
- Cornerstone
  Styx
- 3
- 2
- 11
- - 3
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

4
- Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants
  Stevie Wonder
- 4
- 4
- 5
- - 4
  - 4
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

5
- Bee Gee's Greatest
  Bee Gees
- 5
- 5
- 6
- - 5
  - 5
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

6
- In Through The Out Door
  Led Zeppelin
- 6
- 1
- 16
- - 6
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

7
- Wet
  Barbra Streisand
- 7
- 7
- 8
- - 7
  - 7
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

8
- Tusk
  Fleetwood Mac
- 8
- 4
- 8
- - 8
  - 4
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

9
- Damn The Torpedoes
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 9
- 9
- 7
- - 9
  - 9
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Backstreet/MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

10
- Midnight Magic
  Commodores
- 10
- 3
- 19
- - 10
  - 3
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

11
- Off The Wall
  Michael Jackson
- 11
- 5
- 17
- - 11
  - 5
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

12
- Head Games
  Foreigner
- 14
- 5
- 13
- - 14
  - 5
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

13
- Ladies' Night
  Kool & The Gang
- 13
- 13
- 14
- - 13
  - 13
  - 14

14
- Masterjam
  Rufus And Chaka Khan
- 15
- 14
- 6
- - 15
  - 14
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

15
- Freedom At Point Zero
  Jefferson Starship
- 17
- 15
- 4
- - 17
  - 15
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grunt/Unknown

16
- Rise
  Herb Alpert
- 12
- 6
- 11
- - 12
  - 6
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

17
- Phoenix
  Dan Fogelberg
- 19
- 17
- 3
- - 19
  - 17
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon/Epic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

18
- Keep The Fire
  Kenny Loggins
- 18
- 18
- 10
- - 18
  - 18
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

19
- Night In The Ruts
  Aerosmith
- 21
- 19
- 4
- - 21
  - 19
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- The Wall
  Pink Floyd
- 51
- 20
- 2
- - 51
  - 20
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Floyd/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

21
- One Voice
  Barry Manilow
- 16
- 9
- 10
- - 16
  - 9
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

22
- Live Rust
  Neil Young With Crazy Horse
- 25
- 22
- 3
- - 25
  - 22
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Unknown

23
- One On One
  Bob James And Earl Klugh
- 23
- 23
- 8
- - 23
  - 23
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tappan Zee/Unknown

24
- Rod Stewart Greatest Hits
  Rod Stewart
- 27
- 24
- 5
- - 27
  - 24
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

25
- Reggatta De Blanc
  The Police
- 26
- 25
- 8
- - 26
  - 25
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- Kenny
  Kenny Rogers
- 28
- 11
- 13
- - 28
  - 11
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

27
- Prince
  Prince
- 29
- 27
- 6
- - 29
  - 27
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- Breakfast In America
  Supertramp
- 20
- 1
- 39
- - 20
  - 1
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

29
- I'll Always Love You
  Anne Murray
- 30
- 29
- 8
- - 30
  - 29
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

30
- Down To The Farm
  Little Feat
- 35
- 30
- 3
- - 35
  - 30
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

31
- Twice The Fire
  Peaches & Herb
- 31
- 31
- 7
- - 31
  - 31
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/MVP/Unknown

32
- ELO's Greatest Hits
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 40
- 32
- 3
- - 40
  - 32
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

33
- Eat To The Beat
  Blondie
- 24
- 17
- 10
- - 24
  - 17
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

34
- A Christmas Together
  John Denver & The Muppets
- 60
- 34
- 7
- - 60
  - 34
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

35
- Injoy
  Barkays
- 38
- 35
- 7
- - 38
  - 35
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

36
- I'm The Man
  Joe Jackson
- 22
- 22
- 9
- - 22
  - 22
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

37
- Hydra
  Toto
- 37
- 37
- 6
- - 37
  - 37
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

38
- X-static
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 33
- 33
- 9
- - 33
  - 33
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

39
- Deguello
  ZZ Top
- 54
- 39
- 5
- - 54
  - 39
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

40
- Angel Of The Night
  Angela Bofill
- 44
- 40
- 8
- - 44
  - 40
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Grp/Unknown

41
- You're Only Lonely
  J.D. Souther
- 41
- 41
- 14
- - 41
  - 41
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

42
- Don't Let Go
  Isaac Hayes
- 43
- 42
- 13
- - 43
  - 42
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

43
- Candy-O
  The Cars
- 42
- 3
- 26
- - 42
  - 3
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Rhino

Billboard 200

Week of December 22, 1979

Billboard 200

The Long Run

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Eagles Announce Glenn Frey's Son Deacon Is Leaving the Band to 'Forge His Own Path'

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The Long Run

Imprint/Promotion Label:

On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cornerstone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bee Gee's Greatest

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In Through The Out Door

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wet

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tusk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Damn The Torpedoes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Midnight Magic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Off The Wall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Head Games

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ladies' Night

Masterjam

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Freedom At Point Zero

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rise

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Phoenix

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keep The Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Night In The Ruts

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Wall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Voice

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live Rust

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One On One

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rod Stewart Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reggatta De Blanc

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kenny

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Prince

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Breakfast In America

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'll Always Love You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Down To The Farm

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Twice The Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ELO's Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Eat To The Beat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Christmas Together

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Injoy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'm The Man

Imprint/Promotion Label: