Billboard 200

Week of March 29, 1980

Billboard 200

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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The Wall

Pink Floyd

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Floyd/Legacy

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, Ex-Beautiful South Artists, Lead Midweek U.K. Chart With ‘N.K-Pop’

Billboard 200

Week of March 29, 1980

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Wall
  Pink Floyd
- 1
- 1
- 16
- - 1
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Floyd/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

2
- Against The Wind
  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
- 9
- 2
- 3
- - 9
  - 2
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

3
- Mad Love
  Linda Ronstadt
- 3
- 3
- 3
- - 3
  - 3
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

4
- Damn The Torpedoes
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 2
- 2
- 21
- - 2
  - 2
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Backstreet/MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

5
- Bebe Le Strange
  Heart
- 5
- 5
- 4
- - 5
  - 5
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

6
- Glass Houses
  Billy Joel
- 11
- 6
- 2
- - 11
  - 6
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

7
- The Whispers
  The Whispers
- 7
- 7
- 13
- - 7
  - 7
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

8
- Fun And Games
  Chuck Mangione
- 8
- 8
- 6
- - 8
  - 8
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

9
- Phoenix
  Dan Fogelberg
- 6
- 3
- 17
- - 6
  - 3
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon/Epic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

10
- Off The Wall
  Michael Jackson
- 10
- 3
- 31
- - 10
  - 3
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

11
- Permanent Waves
  Rush
- 4
- 4
- 9
- - 4
  - 4
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Anthem/Mercury/UMe

12
- Light Up The Night
  The Brothers Johnson
- 14
- 12
- 4
- - 14
  - 12
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

13
- The Long Run
  Eagles
- 13
- 1
- 24
- - 13
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

14
- Get Happy
  Elvis Costello
- 35
- 14
- 2
- - 35
  - 14
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

15
- But The Little Girls Understand
  The Knack
- 16
- 15
- 5
- - 16
  - 15
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

16
- American Gigolo
  Soundtrack
- 31
- 16
- 5
- - 31
  - 16
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

17
- Departure
  Journey
- 38
- 17
- 2
- - 38
  - 17
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

18
- In The Heat Of The Night
  Pat Benatar
- 12
- 12
- 24
- - 12
  - 12
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

19
- Ray, Goodman & Brown
  Ray, Goodman & Brown
- 20
- 19
- 10
- - 20
  - 19
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

20
- On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II
  Donna Summer
- 17
- 1
- 22
- - 17
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/PolyGram/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
  Warren Zevon
- 25
- 21
- 4
- - 25
  - 21
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

22
- Love Stinks
  The J. Geils Band
- 22
- 22
- 8
- - 22
  - 22
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

23
- Big Fun
  Shalamar
- 23
- 23
- 18
- - 23
  - 23
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

24
- Every Generation
  Ronnie Laws
- 24
- 24
- 7
- - 24
  - 24
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

25
- After Dark
  Andy Gibb
- 28
- 25
- 5
- - 28
  - 25
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

26
- Pretenders
  Pretenders
- 30
- 26
- 10
- - 30
  - 26
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Unknown

27
- London Calling
  The Clash
- 27
- 27
- 8
- - 27
  - 27
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- Cornerstone
  Styx
- 26
- 2
- 25
- - 26
  - 2
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

29
- Ladies' Night
  Kool & The Gang
- 18
- 13
- 28
- - 18
  - 13
  - 28

30
- Kenny
  Kenny Rogers
- 15
- 5
- 27
- - 15
  - 5
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

31
- Keep The Fire
  Kenny Loggins
- 21
- 16
- 24
- - 21
  - 16
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

32
- Eat To The Beat
  Blondie
- 29
- 17
- 24
- - 29
  - 17
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

33
- Dancin' And Lovin'
  The Spinners
- 37
- 33
- 11
- - 37
  - 33
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

34
- Christopher Cross
  Christopher Cross
- 46
- 34
- 7
- - 46
  - 34
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

35
- The Rose
  Bette Midler
- 19
- 12
- 15
- - 19
  - 12
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

36
- Tusk
  Fleetwood Mac
- 34
- 4
- 22
- - 34
  - 4
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

37
- Freedom At Point Zero
  Jefferson Starship
- 32
- 10
- 18
- - 32
  - 10
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grunt/Unknown

38
- The Pleasure Principle
  Gary Numan
- 42
- 38
- 9
- - 42
  - 38
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

39
- Love Somebody Today
  Sister Sledge
- 43
- 39
- 4
- - 43
  - 39
  - 4

Billboard 200

Week of March 29, 1980

Billboard 200

The Wall

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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, Ex-Beautiful South Artists, Lead Midweek U.K. Chart With ‘N.K-Pop’

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The Wall

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Against The Wind

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Mad Love

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Damn The Torpedoes

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Bebe Le Strange

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Glass Houses

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The Whispers

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Fun And Games

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Phoenix

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Off The Wall

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Permanent Waves

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Light Up The Night

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The Long Run

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Get Happy

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But The Little Girls Understand

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American Gigolo

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Departure

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In The Heat Of The Night

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Ray, Goodman & Brown

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On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II

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Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School

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Love Stinks

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Big Fun

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Every Generation

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After Dark

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Pretenders

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London Calling

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Cornerstone

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Ladies' Night

Kenny

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Keep The Fire

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Eat To The Beat

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Dancin' And Lovin'

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Christopher Cross

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The Rose

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Tusk

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