Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY	--	--	--	1
Elton John (MCA 2142)
2	THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD	1	1	1	13
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
3	TOMMY	3	3	4	11
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
4	STRAIGHT SHOOTER	4	6	6	8
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
5	CHICAGO VIII	2	2	2	9
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
6	WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE	8	10	11	12
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
7	BLOW BY BLOW	7	9	9	9
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409)
8	HEARTS	9	12	14	10
America (WB BS 2852)
9	PLAYING POSSUM	10	14	23	6
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1033)
10	A SONG FOR YOU	11	11	12	17
Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1)
11	STAMPEDE	12	28	58	4
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
12	PHYSICAL GRAFFITI	5	4	3	14
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
13	NOTHIN' FANCY	13	13	13	9
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137)
14	HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW	6	5	5	16
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
15	KATY LIED	15	15	18	10
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 846)
16	SPIRIT OF AMERICA	20	22	35	6
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
17	FOUR WHEEL DRIVE	27	62	--	3
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
18	AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER	14	8	8	14
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
19	TOYS IN THE ATTIC	21	23	27	7
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
20	SURVIVAL	22	26	28	6
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
21	JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU	16	17	24	9
Barry White (20th Century T-466)
22	FIVE-A-SIDE	23	25	26	11
Ace (Anchor 2001)
23	MR. MAGIC	25	29	39	12
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
24	FANDANGO	34	57	86	4
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
25	JUDITH	26	27	30	9
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
26	HE DON'T LOVE YOU	30	36	48	7
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 7E-1034)
27	BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER	28	31	36	13
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
28	BLUE JAYS	17	7	7	11
Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold THS 14)
29	TO BE TRUE	24	21	22	11
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
30	THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE	18	16	17	8
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4515)
31	FUNNY LADY	19	18	15	11
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9004)
32	ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS	32	38	41	30
Elton John (MCA 2128)
33	FEELINGS	33	35	37	10
Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 367-G)
34	WILL O' THE WISP	37	41	47	7
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2138)
35	FRAMPTON	29	30	33	9
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-5412)
36	DRAMATICS JACKPOT	36	37	42	10
Dramatics (ABC ABCD 867)
37	TOM CAT	38	40	44	10
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode SP 77029)
38	SHEER HEART ATTACK	31	19	19	25
Queen (Elektra E-1026)
39	JUST A BOY	35	33	34	14
Leo Sayer (Chrysalis BS 2836)
40	AUTOBAHN	39	34	10	15
Kraftwerk (Vertigo VEL 2003)
41	DISCOTHEQUE	47	51	54	6
Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1670)
42	FLYING START	40	32	32	23
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9472)
43	DRESSED TO KILL	49	52	56	6
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7016)
44	MY WAY	46	49	53	8
Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119)
45	BUSTIN' OUT	41	39	45	12
Pure Prairie League (RCA LSP-4769)
46	BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS	55	60	67	5
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
47	TOMMY	45	48	52	8
Who (Polydor PD 2-9502)
48	A QUIET STORM	56	61	70	6
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
49	THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS	57	66	82	5
Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855)
50	STEPPING INTO TOMORROW	48	42	43	11
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BNLA 3686)
51	IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES	51	55	60	22
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-3654)
52	CRIME OF THE CENTURY	54	56	57	13
Supertramp (A&M SP-3647)
53	AVERAGE WHITE BAND	42	47	40	33
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308)
54	DIAMONDS & RUST	62	91	--	3
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
55	ADVENTURES IN PARADISE	78	--	--	2
Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454)
56	THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK	64	70	78	5
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
57	I'LL PLAY FOR YOU	44	24	25	10
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2848)
58	THE WIZ	71	81	92	4
Original Cast Recording (Atlantic SD 1837)
59	DISCO BABY	70	78	85	5
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
60	BACK HOME AGAIN	61	63	65	49
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
61	MICKEY MOUSE	67	84	--	3
Various Artists (Disneyland 1362)
62	MATCHING TIE & HANDKERCHIEF	69	72	76	5
Monty Python (Arista AL 4039)
63	CAUGHT IN THE ACT	66	74	80	6
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
64	SONG FOR AMERICA	65	68	74	7
Kansas (Epic PZ 33385)
65	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	63	67	72	80
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
66	SOAP OPERA	72	98	--	3
Kinks (RCA LPL1-5081)
67	THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	74	80	89	87
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
68	GORILLA	88	--	--	2
James Taylor (WB BS 2866)
69	THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD	43	20	20	10
Eric Clapton (Atlantic SO 4806)
70	MANHATTAN TRANSFER	80	89	99	4
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
71	CLOSEUP	50	45	46	10
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
72	LET THERE BE MUSIC	73	76	77	7
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1029)
73	CHOCOLATE CITY	75	77	84	5
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7014)
74	COMMON SENSE	76	82	93	4
John Prine (Atlantic SD 18127)
75	ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE	82	87	95	4
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0644)
76	AMERICA'S CHOICE	83	88	97	4
Hot Tuna (RCA BFL1-0820)
77	TWO	79	86	94	4
Bob James (CTI 6057)
78	SUPERNATURAL	86	93	--	3
Ben E. King (Atlantic SD 18132)
79	YOUNG AMERICANS	59	54	31	12
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
80	THE AURA WILL PREVAIL	89	--	--	2
George Duke (BASF 25613)
81	IAN HUNTER	85	90	100	4
Ian Hunter (Columbia PC 33480)
82	IN THE POCKET	90	94	--	3
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9478)
83	BETWEEN THE LINES	93	--	--	2
Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494)
84	CRASH LANDING	52	46	16	11
Jimi Hendrix (WB MS 2204)
85	TALE SPINNIN'	--	--	--	1
Weather Report (Columbia PC 33417)
86	PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION	95	--	--	2
Tomita (RCA ARL1-0838)
87	JANIS	91	99	--	3
Janis Joplin (Columbia PG 33345)
88	SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST	94	96	100	4
Headhunters (Arista AL 4038)
89	JUKE JOINT JUMP	100	--	--	2
Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0151)
90	FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN	98	100	86	14
Charlie Daniels Band (Buddah KSBS 2603)
91	TANYA TUCKER	--	--	--	1
Tanya Tucker (MCA 2141)
92	TWO LANE HIGHWAY	--	--	--	1
Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-0933)
93	SOLID	--	--	--	1
Mandrill (United Artists UA-LA 577-G)
94	FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE	60	44	21	11
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 18131)
95	REUNION	99	--	--	2
B.J. Thomas (ABC DP 858)
96	PHONE CALL FROM GOD	--	--	--	1
Jerry Jordan (MCA 473)
97	PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT	53	50	51	9
Average White Band (MCA 475)
98	TODAY	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-1039)
99	SUN GODDESS	77	69	63	20
Ramsey Lewis (Columbia PC 33194)
100	HEART LIKE A WHEEL	87	75	71	26
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)

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Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Songbird" by Jesse Colin Young (# 58)
   • "Blood On The Tracks" by Bob Dylan (# 68)
   • "Street Rats" by Humble Pie (# 81)
   • "Night Birds" by Labelle (# 84)
   • "Perfect Angel" by Minnie Riperton (# 92)
   • "Al Green's Greatest Hits" by Al Green (# 96)
   • "Rock 'N' Roll" by John Lennon (# 97)