CRITICAL DECISIONS Cash Box Employees Choose Thier Top Ten Albums
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—————————— — / / ———————————————————— ——— — —————————————— — — CRITICAL DECISIONS Cash Box Employees Choose Thier Top Ten Albums Stephen Padgett Top Ten Albums Gregory Dobrin Top Ten Jazz Albums—Lee Jeske bp Ten Albsssis— — , (Listed Alphabetically) 12" — Ensign (Import) 1 . Pretenders Get Close — Sire/ Warner Bros. 1. The Waterboys— Medicine Bow | Morrison No Guru, No Method, No Teacher — 2. Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band— Live Birth Of A Notion—Shadow Vignettes — Sessoms 2. Van — ; 1975-85 — Columbia Castles Of Ghana John Carter — Grammavision Mercury — , — —-Freddie — 3. World Party— Private Revolution — Ensign/Chrysalis 3. David & David—Boomtown A&M Double Take Hubbard/Woody Shaw Blue 1 0. — 4. Peter Case —Peter Case — Geffen 4. Phil Alvin—Unsung Stories Slash Note — * 5. Peter HimmeSman This Father’s Day — Island 5. Peter Gabriel- So Geffen Homecoming— Eddie Harris /Ellis Marsalis — Spindlet ' 6. Peter Gabriel So — Geffen 6. World Party Private Revolution — Ensign/Chrysalis Mardi Gras At Montreux—The Dirty Dozen Brass ' 7. Steve Winwood Back In The High Life — Island/ 7. Iggy Pop Blah, Blah, Blah — A&M Band — Rounder Warner Bros. 8. Dagmar Krause Supply & Demand — Hannibal Opening The Caravan Of Dreams-—Ornette Colcma L Brave, Clean Reverent — Jungle Prime — Caravan 8- Paul Simon —Graceland — Warner Bros. 9. Wild Seeds & Time Of Dreams 1 Siberry Speckless Sky — Open Air 10. Billy Idol Whiplash Smile — Chrysalis Song X Pat Metheny /Ornette Coleman — Geffen 9. Jane — — | Clannad —Maccala — RCA Spontaneous Inventions—Bobby McFerrin — Blue Ncj The Crossing—Sheila Jordan — Black Hawk Water From An Ancient Well— Abdullah Ibrahim — E ‘:k Hawk ' bp Ten Albums— Paul lorio Top Ten Albums—Brian Kassan l__ 1. The Pogues— Rum, Sodomy & The Lash — Stiff /MCA r~ 1. Let’s Active—Big Plans For Everyone — I. R.S. 2. Steve Earle Guitar Town — MCA 10. 2. New Order— Brotherhood — Factory/Qwest 3. Elvis Costello Blood & Chocolate — Columbia 3. The Smiths—-The Queen Is Dead — Warner Bros. Top Ten Albums Bob Long 4. The Rainmakers—The Rainmakers — Mercury/ — || 4. Everything But The Girl — Baby, The Stars Shine ' PolyGram 1. Patti LaBelle—-Winner In You — MCA Bright — Sire /Warner Bros. 5. Paul Simon —Graceland — Warner Bros. 2. George Benson While The City Sleeps — Warner jo< 5. Meat Puppets Out My Way (EP) — SST — ’ 6. Bo Deans Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams — Slash/ 3. Luther Vandross Give Me The Reason — Epic 5. 6. Richard Thompson Daring Adventures — Mercury 5. Warner Bros. 4. Midnight Star Headlines — Solar 7. REM— Lifes Rich Pageant — I. R.S. 7. Peter Stampfel Peter Stampfel & The Bottlecaps — 5. Janet Jackson -Control — A&M 8. Paul Simon—Graceland — Warner Bros. — Rounder 6. Freddie Jackson Just Like The First Time Cap il 9. Run D.M.C. Raising Hell — Profile 8. Rolling Stones Dirty Work — Rolling Stone/CBS 7. Temptations To Be Continued — Gordy Slovenly—Thinking Of Empire — SST , Talking Heads—True Stories — Sire/Warner Bros. 8. Earl Klugh—Life Stories — Warner Bros. 9. The Jesus & Mary Chain—Psychocandy — Warner 9. Anita Baker- Rapture — Elektra ' Bros. 10. J. Blackfoot U Turn — Edge 9. The Feelies The Good Earth — Coyote Top Ten Albums—Tom Chang 1. Scott Henderson & Tribal Tech Spears — Passport op Ten Albums— Krista Waite Top Ten Albums—Cecil Holmes III 2. John Scofield Still Warm — Gramma vision — 1. Steve Winwood— Back In The High Life Island/ 3. Chick Corea Electric Band — GRP 1 . Peter Gabriel—-So — Geffen Warner Bros. 4. Abdullah Ibraham Ekaya — Black Hawk 2. Rolling Stones— Dirty Work — Rolling Stones/CBS 2. Eurythmics— Revenge — RCA 5. Pat Metheny/ Ornette Coleman Song X — Geffen 3. Anita Baker— Rapture — Elektra 3. Bonnie Raitt — Nine Lives — Warner Bros. 6. Frank Zappa Jazz From Hell — Barking Pumpkin 4. Lionel Richie —Dancing On The Ceiling — Motown I. Crowded House—Crowded House — Capitol 7. Mark Johnson Bass Desires — ECM 5. Beastie Boys— Licensed To III — Def Jam /Columbia Robert Cray— Strong Persuader — Mercury /PolyGram 8. Miles Davis Tutu — Warner Bros. 6. Robert Palmer Riptide — Island Paul 'Young —Between Two Fires — Columbia 9. Bobby McFerrin Spontaneous Inventions — Blue Note 7. Robert Cray Strong Persuader — Mercury/PolyGrel — — 7. Joan Armatrading—Sleight Of Hand A&M 10. Wynton Marsalis J. Mood — Columbia 8. LL Cool J —Radio Def Jam/Columbia 8. Kate Bush —The Whole Story — EMI America 9. Run D.M.C. Raising Hell — Profile 9. Paul Simon—Graceland — Warner Bros. 10. Full Force— Full Force Get Busy 1 Time — Columbia 9. Elvis Costello —Blood & Chocolate — Columbia Top Ten Albums—Rob Yardumian op Ten Albums—Tom De Savia 1. Tommy Keene— Songs From The Film — Geffen Top Ten Albums—Judie Haymes j 2. REM Lifes Rich Pageant — I. R.S. 1 . Elvis Costello — Blood & Chocolate — Columbia — 1 . Luther Vandross—Give Me The Reason — Epic 3. Lover The Lover Speaks — 2. Lone Justice —Shelter — Geffen The Speaks— A&M 2. Anita Baker— Rapture — Elektra 4. Is — Sire/ Warner Bros. 3. Linda Ronstadt— For Sentimental Reasons — Asylum The Smiths—The Queen Dead 3. Eurythmics— Revenge — RCA — 5. The Woodentops Giant — Columbia I. REM— Lifes Rich Pageant I. R.S. — 10.4. Jeff Lorber Private Passion — Warner Bros. 6. David David Welcome To The Boomtown — >. Joan Armatrading— Sleight Of Hand — A&M & — A&M 5. Bruce Hornsby—The Way It Is — RCA — 5. Steve Winwood Back In The High Life — Island 7. Peter Case Peter Case Geffen 6. Patti LaBelle Winner In You — MCA — — Warner Bros. 8. Billy Bragg Talking With The Taxman About Poetry 7. J. Blackfoot U Turn — Edge 7. Peter Case Peter Case — Geffen Go Discs/Elektra 8. Lionel Richie Dancing On The Ceiling — Motown — Elektra 3. Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper—-Frenzy — Restless/Enigma 9. Screaming Blue Messiahs—Gun Shy 9. Freddie Jackson Just Like The First Time — Capit Big World — 9. Paul Simon—Graceland — Warner Bros. 10. Joe Jackson— A&M 10. The Judds— Rockin’ With The Rhythm — RCA 9. Dwight Yoakam Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. — Reprise ) ) Top Ten Albums Amy Lavelle \ Top Ten Albums— Valerie Hansen — op Ten Albums—DeAnna Corbit 1 . Gary Morris— Anything Goes — Warner Bros. 1. Rosanne Cash—Rhythm And Romance — Columbia 1 . Peter Gabriel So — Geffen 2. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band —-Twenty Years Of Dirt- 2. Crystal Gayle— Straight To The Heart — Warner Bros. 2. Talking Heads True Stories — Sire/Warner Bros. Warner Bros. — 3. Larry, Steve and Rudy: The Gatlin Brothers 3. Genesis Invisible Touch — Atlantic 3. Rosanne Cash- Rhythm And Romance — Columbia — Partners — Columbia — I. Steve Winwood—Back In The High Life — Island 4. Marty Stuart —Marty Stuart — Columbia / 4. The Almost Brothers—The Almost Brothers — MTM Warner Bros. 5. Willie Nelson The Promiseland — Columbia 5. Terry Carisse None Of The Feeling Is Gone — 5. Patti LaBelle Winner In You — 6. Merle Haggard- Waves Of Grain — Epic — MCA Savannah Amber 5. Prince & The Revolution Parade — Paisley Park 7. Restless Heart Restless Heart — RCA — 6. Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet- SKO — MTM Warner Bros. 8. Billy Joe Royal- -Looking Ahead — Atlantic America 7. Dan Seals On The Front Line — EMI America 7. Cyndi Lauper True Colors — Portrait 9. Dan Seals Won’t Be Blue Anymore — EMI America — 8. Merle Haggard Out Among The Stars — Epic 3. Eurythmics Revenge — RCA Conway Twltty —-Songwriter Series — Warner Bros. — 9. New Grass Revival EMI America 9. David Lee Roth Eat ’Em And Smile — Warner Bros. — 10. A.J. Masters—Back Home — Bermuda Dunes 9. Bruce Hornsby—The Way It Is — RCA Top Ten Albums— Richard D’Antonio op Ten Albums—Cynthia Banta 1. J. Cash, R. Orbison, J.L. Lewis, C. Perkins 1. Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band — Live Top Ten Albums—Tom McEntee Class Of ‘55 — America Smash 1975-85 — Columbia 1. J. Cash, R. Orbison, J.L. Lewis, C.Perkins—Class Of 2. Randy Travis—-Storms Of Life — Warner Bros. 2. Janet Jackson—Control — A&M ‘55 — America Smash 3. Dan Seals-— Won’t Be Blue Anymore — EMI America 3. Genesis— Invisible Touch — Atlantic 2. Randy Travis Storms Of Life — Warner Bros. 4. The Judds— Rockin’ With The Rhythm — RCA/Curt 4. Billy Ocean —Love Zone — Jive/ Arista 3. The Judds—Rockin’ With The Rhythm — RCA/Curb 5. Hank Williams Jr.- Montana Cafe — Curb/Warnei 5. Top Gun—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — 4. Dan Seals—Won’t Be Blue Anymore — EMI America Bros. Columbia 5. Nanci Griffith Once In A Very Blue Moon — Philo 6. Tanya Tucker Girls Like Me — Capitol 6. Peter Gabriel- —So — Geffen 6. The Everly Brothers Born Yesterday — Mercury/ 7. Dwight Yoakam- -Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. — 7. Madonna True Blue — Sire /Warner Bros. PolyGram Warner Bros. 8. Don Johnson Heartbeat — Epic 7. Lyle Lovett Lyle Lovett — MCA/Curb 8. George Strait- #7 — MCA 9. The Monkees The Monkees Then And Now — Arista 8. Vern Gosdin- Vern Gosden’s Greatest Hits — Compleat 9. Ronnie Milsap -Lost In The Fifties — RCA 0. Steve Winwood—Back In The High Life — Island/ 9. T. Graham Brown I Tell It Like It Used To Be — Capitol 10. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band—-Twenty Years Of Dir Warner Bros. 10. Merle Haggard—Out Among The Stars — Epic Warner Bros. 4 Cash Box December 27, 1?.