Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY	1	--	--	2
Elton John (MCA 2142)
2	THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD	2	1	1	14
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
3	TOMMY	3	3	3	12
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
4	CHICAGO VIII	5	2	2	10
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
5	WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE	6	8	10	13
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
6	STAMPEDE	11	12	28	5
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
7	STRAIGHT SHOOTER	4	4	6	9
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
8	HEARTS	8	9	12	11
America (WB BS 2852)
9	BLOW BY BLOW	7	7	9	10
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409)
10	PLAYING POSSUM	9	10	14	7
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1033)
11	FOUR WHEEL DRIVE	17	27	62	4
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
12	A SONG FOR YOU	10	11	11	18
Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1)
13	SPIRIT OF AMERICA	16	20	22	7
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
14	PHYSICAL GRAFFITI	12	5	4	15
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
15	SURVIVAL	20	22	26	7
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
16	TOYS IN THE ATTIC	19	21	23	8
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
17	VENUS AND MARS	--	--	--	1
Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419)
18	AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER	18	14	8	15
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
19	FANDANGO	24	34	57	5
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
20	MR. MAGIC	23	25	29	13
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
21	NOTHIN' FANCY	13	13	13	10
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137)
22	HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW	14	6	5	17
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
23	BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER	27	28	31	14
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
24	JUDITH	25	26	27	10
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
25	HE DON'T LOVE YOU	26	30	36	8
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 7E-1034)
26	KATY LIED	15	15	15	11
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 846)
27	JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU	21	16	17	10
Barry White (20th Century T-466)
28	FIVE-A-SIDE	22	23	25	12
Ace (Anchor 2001)
29	ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS	32	32	38	31
Elton John (MCA 2128)
30	BLUE JAYS	28	17	7	12
Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold THS 14)
31	TO BE TRUE	29	24	21	12
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
32	WILL O' THE WISP	34	37	41	8
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2138)
33	THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE	30	18	16	9
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4515)
34	DISCO BABY	59	70	78	6
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
35	DISCOTHEQUE	41	47	51	7
Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1670)
36	TOM CAT	37	38	40	11
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode SP 77029)
37	FUNNY LADY	31	19	18	12
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9004)
38	BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS	46	55	60	6
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
39	FRAMPTON	35	29	30	10
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-5412)
40	DRESSED TO KILL	43	49	52	7
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7016)
41	DIAMONDS & RUST	54	62	91	4
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
42	MY WAY	44	46	49	9
Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119)
43	A QUIET STORM	48	56	61	7
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
44	THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS	49	57	66	6
Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855)
45	FEELINGS	33	33	35	11
Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 367-G)
46	ADVENTURES IN PARADISE	55	78	--	3
Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454)
47	DRAMATICS JACKPOT	36	36	37	11
Dramatics (ABC ABCD 867)
48	THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK	56	64	70	6
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
49	BUSTIN' OUT	45	41	39	13
Pure Prairie League (RCA LSP-4769)
50	TOMMY	47	45	48	9
Who (Polydor PD 2-9502)
51	CRIME OF THE CENTURY	52	54	56	14
Supertramp (A&M SP-3647)
52	GORILLA	68	88	--	3
James Taylor (WB BS 2866)
53	THE WIZ	58	71	81	5
Original Cast Recording (Atlantic SD 1837)
54	SHEER HEART ATTACK	38	31	19	26
Queen (Elektra E-1026)
55	MICKEY MOUSE	61	67	84	4
Various Artists (Disneyland 1362)
56	CAUGHT IN THE ACT	63	66	74	7
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
57	JUST A BOY	39	35	33	15
Leo Sayer (Chrysalis BS 2836)
58	BACK HOME AGAIN	60	61	63	50
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
59	SOAP OPERA	66	72	98	4
Kinks (RCA LPL1-5081)
60	MATCHING TIE & HANDKERCHIEF	62	69	72	6
Monty Python (Arista AL 4039)
61	STEPPING INTO TOMORROW	50	48	42	12
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BNLA 3686)
62	MANHATTAN TRANSFER	70	80	89	5
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
63	IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES	51	51	55	23
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-3654)
64	TWO LANE HIGHWAY	92	--	--	2
Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-0933)
65	THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	67	74	80	88
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
66	ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE	75	82	87	5
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0644)
67	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	65	63	67	81
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
68	AMERICA'S CHOICE	76	83	88	5
Hot Tuna (RCA BFL1-0820)
69	CHOCOLATE CITY	73	75	77	6
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7014)
70	PHONE CALL FROM GOD	96	--	--	2
Jerry Jordan (MCA 473)
71	TALE SPINNIN'	85	--	--	2
Weather Report (Columbia PC 33417)
72	SONG FOR AMERICA	64	65	68	8
Kansas (Epic PZ 33385)
73	COMMON SENSE	74	76	82	5
John Prine (Atlantic SD 18127)
74	THE AURA WILL PREVAIL	80	89	--	3
George Duke (BASF 25613)
75	SUPERNATURAL	78	86	93	4
Ben E. King (Atlantic SD 18132)
76	IN THE POCKET	82	90	94	4
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9478)
77	BETWEEN THE LINES	83	93	--	3
Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494)
78	YOUNG AMERICANS	79	59	54	13
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
79	IAN HUNTER	81	85	90	5
Ian Hunter (Columbia PC 33480)
80	TODAY	98	--	--	2
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-1039)
81	PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION	86	95	--	3
Tomita (RCA ARL1-0838)
82	JUKE JOINT JUMP	89	100	--	3
Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0151)
83	CLOSEUP	71	50	45	11
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
84	TANYA TUCKER	91	--	--	2
Tanya Tucker (MCA 2141)
85	JANIS	87	91	99	4
Janis Joplin (Columbia PG 33345)
86	FLYING START	42	40	32	24
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9472)
87	FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN	90	98	100	15
Charlie Daniels Band (Buddah KSBS 2603)
88	SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST	88	94	96	5
Headhunters (Arista AL 4038)
89	SOLID	93	--	--	2
Mandrill (United Artists UA-LA 577-G)
90	LET THERE BE MUSIC	72	73	76	8
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1029)
91	I'M JESSI COLTER	--	--	--	1
Jessi Colter (Capitol ST-11363)
92	EXPANSIONS	--	--	--	1
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes (Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934)
93	COMING DOWN YOUR WAY	--	--	--	1
Three Dog Night (ABC ABCD 888)
94	REUNION	95	99	--	3
B.J. Thomas (ABC DP 858)
95	CHASE THE CLOUDS AWAY	--	--	--	1
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4518)
96	HEART LIKE A WHEEL	100	87	75	27
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
97	I'LL PLAY FOR YOU	57	44	24	11
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2848)
98	AUTOBAHN	40	39	34	16
Kraftwerk (Vertigo VEL 2003)
99	TWO	77	79	86	5
Bob James (CTI 6057)
100	BEST OF FREE	--	--	--	1
Free (A&M SP-3663)

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Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Average White Band" by Average White Band (# 53)
   • "There's One In Every Crowd" by Eric Clapton (# 69)
   • "Crash Landing" by Jimi Hendrix (# 84)
   • "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Roberta Flack (# 94)
   • "Put It Where You Want It" by Average White Band (# 97)
   • "Sun Goddess" by Ramsey Lewis (# 99)