Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CHICAGO VIII	1	1	4	5
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
2	PHYSICAL GRAFFITI	2	2	1	10
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
3	THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD	3	5	5	9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
4	HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW	4	3	2	12
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
5	TOMMY	7	13	18	7
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
6	AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER	5	4	3	10
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
7	STRAIGHT SHOOTER	13	22	41	4
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
8	AUTOBAHN	9	9	10	11
Kraftwerk (Vertigo VEL 2003)
9	BLUE JAYS	10	11	11	7
Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold THS 14)
10	FUNNY LADY	11	14	16	7
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9004)
11	BLOW BY BLOW	16	31	57	5
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409)
12	A SONG FOR YOU	12	12	13	13
Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1)
13	CRASH LANDING	6	7	8	7
Jimi Hendrix (WB MS 2204)
14	WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE	15	17	17	8
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
15	NOTHIN' FANCY	19	36	40	5
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137)
16	YOUNG AMERICANS	8	8	9	8
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
17	FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE	17	19	22	7
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 18131)
18	HEARTS	22	25	30	6
America (WB BS 2852)
19	FOR EARTH BELOW	14	6	6	11
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1073)
20	SHEER HEART ATTACK	20	23	26	21
Queen (Elektra E-1026)
21	KATY LIED	25	28	32	6
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 846)
22	THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE	30	38	43	4
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4515)
23	TO BE TRUE	26	30	33	7
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
24	THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD	27	32	39	6
Eric Clapton (Atlantic SO 4806)
25	AL GREEN'S GREATEST HITS	23	21	21	10
Al Green (London SHL 32089)
26	BLOOD ON THE TRACKS	24	20	15	15
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 33235)
27	I'LL PLAY FOR YOU	29	33	37	6
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2848)
28	ROCK 'N' ROLL	18	10	7	10
John Lennon (Apple SK 3419)
29	FIVE-A-SIDE	33	39	44	7
Ace (Anchor 2001)
30	JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU	38	46	52	5
Barry White (20th Century T-466)
31	ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS	32	35	36	26
Elton John (MCA 2128)
32	PLAYING POSSUM	87	--	--	2
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1033)
33	FLYING START	34	37	38	19
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9472)
34	AVERAGE WHITE BAND	31	27	24	29
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308)
35	JUST A BOY	35	40	42	10
Leo Sayer (Chrysalis BS 2836)
36	JUDITH	41	52	62	5
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
37	SURVIVAL	67	--	--	2
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
38	SONGBIRD	39	42	48	7
Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2845)
39	FRAMPTON	43	61	74	5
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-5412)
40	TOYS IN THE ATTIC	64	92	--	3
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
41	BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER	46	51	55	9
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
42	MR. MAGIC	44	44	47	8
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
43	FEELINGS	47	54	60	6
Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 367-G)
44	STEPPING INTO TOMORROW	45	50	54	7
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BNLA 3686)
45	SUN GODDESS	42	29	25	16
Ramsey Lewis (Columbia PC 33194)
46	DRAMATICS JACKPOT	53	66	73	6
Dramatics (ABC ABCD 867)
47	CLOSEUP	51	59	65	6
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
48	TOM CAT	52	58	64	6
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode SP 77029)
49	BUSTIN' OUT	54	57	63	8
Pure Prairie League (RCA LSP-4769)
50	PERFECT ANGEL	21	16	14	29
Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561)
51	WILL O' THE WISP	65	88	--	3
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2138)
52	COLD ON THE SHOULDER	28	15	12	11
Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2206)
53	PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT	60	71	80	5
Average White Band (MCA 475)
54	NIGHT BIRDS	56	41	23	16
Labelle (Epic KE 33075)
55	YESTERDAYS	36	18	19	9
Yes (Atlantic SD 18103)
56	SPIRIT OF AMERICA	97	--	--	2
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
57	LOU REED LIVE	58	65	79	5
Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0999)
58	PHOEBE SNOW	37	24	20	27
Phoebe Snow (Shelter SR 2109)
59	TOMMY	62	77	93	4
Who (Polydor PD 2-9502)
60	HE DON'T LOVE YOU	76	89	--	3
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 7E-1034)
61	MY WAY	69	84	95	4
Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119)
62	CRIME OF THE CENTURY	66	69	70	9
Supertramp (A&M SP-3647)
63	SWITCH	55	56	61	5
Golden Earring (MCA 2139)
64	GREATEST HITS	48	45	46	9
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 9501)
65	CICERO PARK	61	53	53	9
Hot Chocolate (Atlantic BT 89503)
66	DISCOTHEQUE	88	--	--	2
Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1670)
67	BACK HOME AGAIN	68	74	67	45
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
68	IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW	59	47	45	47
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
69	DRESSED TO KILL	82	--	--	2
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7016)
70	IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES	80	91	--	18
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-3654)
71	BELLE OF THE BALL	72	73	76	6
Richard Torrance (Eureka SR-2134)
72	BARRY MANILOW II	74	76	68	22
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016)
73	PIECES OF THE SKY	70	70	72	6
Emmylou Harris (Reprise 2213)
74	FLY BY NIGHT	79	85	90	5
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-1023)
75	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	71	78	81	76
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
76	HEART LIKE A WHEEL	75	55	31	22
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
77	BUTT OF COURSE	77	80	84	6
Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic SD 18124)
78	SONG FOR AMERICA	85	97	--	3
Kansas (Epic PZ 33385)
79	THE BEST OF THE STYLISTICS	73	75	66	9
Stylistics (Avco AV-69005)
80	LET THERE BE MUSIC	81	90	--	3
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1029)
81	LED ZEPPELIN IV	78	81	91	54
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
82	MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI	83	94	--	3
Various Artists (MCA 2-8007)
83	A QUIET STORM	91	--	--	2
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
84	BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS	--	--	--	1
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
85	MELISSA	86	63	58	8
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031)
86	ON YOUR FEET OR ON YOUR KNEES	63	49	51	8
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PG 33371)
87	MATCHING TIE & HANDKERCHIEF	--	--	--	1
Monty Python (Arista AL 4039)
88	CAUGHT IN THE ACT	93	--	--	2
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
89	MODERN TIMES	40	26	28	11
Al Stewart (Janus JXS 7012)
90	THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK	--	--	--	1
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
91	PLUG ME INTO SOMETHING	49	48	49	9
Henry Gross (A&M SP 4502)
92	REALLY ROSIE	50	34	29	11
Carole King (Ode SP 77027)
93	CHOCOLATE CITY	--	--	--	1
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7014)
94	FIRE	98	95	85	25
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1013)
95	THE FIRST MINUTE OF A NEW DAY	57	43	27	15
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Arista 4030)
96	DISCO BABY	--	--	--	1
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
97	WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS	84	79	77	39
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750)
98	RUFUSIZED	96	86	78	18
Rufus (ABC ABCD 837)
99	B.T. EXPRESS	95	82	82	23
B.T. Express (Scepter SPS 5117)
100	THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS	--	--	--	1
Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855)

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designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Down To Earth" by Nektar (# 89)
   • "No Mystery" by Chick Corea (# 90)
   • "I Can Stand A Little Rain" by Joe Cocker (# 92)
   • "Visions Of The Emerald Beyond" by Mahavishnu Orchestra (# 94)
   • "Ghosts" by Strawbs (# 99)
   • "All The Love In The World" by Mac Davis (#100)