1980 Album of the Month: Argybargy

Released: February 1980 (A&M) Produced by: John Wood & Squeeze

Side One	Side Two
Pulling Mussels (from the Shell) Another Nail in My Heart Separate Beds Misadventure I Think I'm Go Go	Farfisa Beat Here Comes That Feeling Vicky Verky If I Didn't Love You Wrong Side of the Moon There at the Top

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Billboard 200	71
CashBox Albums	89
Rolling Stone 100	45

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Smash Hits, March 6, 1980, p. 31

Record World, March 29, 1980, p. 26

Billboard, April 4, 1980, p. 82

Allmusic	★★★★★
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music	★★★★
Robert Christgau	B-
Sputnik	4.5 (Superb)

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Record World, March 29, 1980, p. 24

Record World, June 21, 1980, p. 14

CashBox, August 30, 1980, p. 11

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Billboard, June 28, 1980, p. 10

40 Years Ago - Top Albums of February 16, 1980

A look at the top ten albums in music industry magazines the week of February 16, 1980. Something for everyone here: prog rock, disco, R&B, soft rock, country, and plain ol' rock 'n' roll:

	Billboard	Cash Box	Record World
1	The Wall Pink Floyd	The Wall Pink Floyd	The Wall Pink Floyd
2	Damn the Torpedoes Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Damn the Torpedoes Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Off the Wall Michael Jackson
3	Off the Wall Michael Jackson	Off the Wall Michael Jackson	The Long Run Eagles
4	The Long Run Eagles	The Long Run Eagles	On the Radio Greatest Hits Vols 1 & 2 Donna Summer
5	Phoenix Dan Fogelberg	Phoenix Dan Fogelberg	Damn the Torpedoes Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
6	Kenny Kenny Rogers	On the Radio Greatest Hits Vols 1 & 2 Donna Summer	Phoenix Dan Fogelberg
7	On the Radio Greatest Hits Vols 1 & 2 Donna Summer	Kenny Kenny Rogers	Kenny Kenny Rogers
8	Tusk Fleetwood Mac	Cornerstone Styx	Cornerstone Styx
9	Cornerstone Styx	Tusk Fleetwood Mac	In Through the Out Door Led Zeppelin
10	September Morn Neil Diamond	Freedom at Point Zero Jefferson Starship	Freedom at Point Zero Jefferson Starship

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Exclusive MFD meta-analysis of the above charts:

1. The Wall (30 pts)
2. Off the Wall (25 pts)
3. Damn the Torpedoes (24 pts)
4. The Long Run (23 pts)
5. Phoenix (17 pts)
6. On the Radio (16 pts)
7. Kenny (13 pts)
8. Cornerstone (8 pts)
9. Tusk (5 pts)
10. (tie) Freedom at Point Zero and In Through the Out Door (2 pts)
12. September Morn (1 pt)

Music Ads from 40 Years Ago

Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 100 Album Chart, December 1978 - February 1983

In the December 14, 1978 edition of Rolling Stone, the magazine introduced a new album chart:

Here's that first chart, topped by Billy Joel's 52nd Street. (click image to enlarge):

An ad directly across from this first chart is blatant pandering from A&M, but I can't say as I blame them. Couldn't hurt, right?

In the issue of February 17, 1983, without explanation, the chart drops from 100 to 50 albums, staying at 50 for many years beyond our seemingly arbitrary 1985 cutoff. Here's the last 100 chart from February 3, 1983:

Two Hit Wonders 1976-85 [14 of 16]

*to qualify as a MFD two hit wonder, the artist or group can have placed only two singles in the Billboard Top 40 and those two singles must have entered the Top 40 during the years 1976-85.  Many of these artists are occasionally mistaken for a one hit wonder or have hit other charts in Billboard, but each hit the Top 40 only twice. In no particular order, here's four of the 64 that I found:

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BURTON CUMMINGS
Born on 12/31/47 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Lead singer of The Guess Who.

Title	Top 40 Debut	Chart Peak
Stand Tall	11/6/76	10
You Saved My Soul	10/24/81	37

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MADNESS
Ska-rock group formed in London: Graham McPherson (vocals), Chris Foreman (guitar), Mike Barson (keyboards), Carl Smyth (trumpet), Lee Thompson (sax), Mark Bedford (bass) and Don Woodgate (drums).

Title	Top 40 Debut	Chart Peak
Our House	5/28/83	7
It Must Be Love	9/17/83	33

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QUIET RIOT
Heavy-metal group formed in Los Angeles: Kevin DuBrow (vocals), Carlos Cavazo (guitar), Rudy Sarzo (bass) and Frankie Banali (drums). Sarzo later joined Whitesnake.

Title	Top 40 Debut	Chart Peak
Cum On Feel the Noize	10/15/83	5
Bang Your Head (Metal Health)	1/28/84	31

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STEEL BREEZE
Pop group from Sacramento, California: Ric Jacobs (vocals), Ken Goorabian and Waylin Carpenter (guitars), Rod Toner (keyboards), Vinnie Pantleoni (bass) and Barry Lowenthal (drums).

Title	Top 40 Debut	Chart Peak
You Don't Want Me Anymore	9/18/82	16
Dreamin' is Easy	2/19/83	30

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Data and artist descriptions taken from The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th edition (2000).