Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY	1	2	1	9
Elton John (MCA 2142)
2	ONE OF THESE NIGHTS	2	3	3	7
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1039)
3	VENUS AND MARS	3	1	2	8
Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419)
4	LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER	4	4	7	7
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
5	CUT THE CAKE	6	9	16	6
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18140)
6	THE HEAT IS ON	5	7	8	7
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33536)
7	MADE IN THE SHADE	7	8	11	7
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79102)
8	THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD	8	6	5	21
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
9	GORILLA	13	14	17	10
James Taylor (WB BS 2866)
10	HORIZON	11	11	13	6
Carpenters (A&M SP-4530)
11	GREATEST HITS	16	20	43	5
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519)
12	DISCO BABY	10	10	10	13
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
13	FOUR WHEEL DRIVE	9	5	4	11
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
14	STILLS	18	21	40	5
Stephen Stills (Columbia PC 33575)
15	WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS	19	24	27	6
War (United Artists EA 441-G)
16	METAMORPHOSIS	12	12	14	7
Rolling Stones (London ANA-1)
17	DIAMONDS & RUST	17	18	20	11
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
18	THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK	21	26	30	13
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
19	FANDANGO	20	15	9	12
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
20	TOYS IN THE ATTIC	22	25	28	15
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
21	RED OCTOPUS	34	89	--	3
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BFL1-099)
22	THE BASEMENT TAPES	76	--	--	2
Bob Dylan & The Band (Columbia C2 33682)
23	CHOCOLATE CHIP	26	30	37	7
Isaac Hayes (Soul ABCD 874)
24	BETWEEN THE LINES	28	37	46	10
Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494)
25	TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT	30	55	--	3
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2221)
26	SURVIVAL	23	16	12	14
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
27	TOMMY	15	17	18	19
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
28	SPIRIT OF AMERICA	29	28	22	14
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
29	STAMPEDE	14	13	6	12
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
30	ADVENTURES IN PARADISE	24	23	24	10
Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454)
31	WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE	25	22	19	20
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
32	HEARTS	27	29	25	18
America (WB BS 2852)
33	MR. MAGIC	31	27	21	20
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
34	CHICAGO VIII	33	19	15	17
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
35	MAIN COURSE	41	48	59	7
Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807)
36	CAUGHT IN THE ACT	36	38	39	14
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
37	DAWN'S GREATEST HITS	42	47	64	5
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Arista AL 4045)
38	HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW	52	67	70	24
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
39	ONE SIZE FITS ALL	51	84	--	3
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention (Discreet DS 2216)
40	HEAD OVER HEELS	53	83	--	3
Poco (ABC ABCD 890)
41	BLOW BY BLOW	43	42	41	17
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409)
42	MELISSA	47	51	57	15
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031)
43	UNIVERSAL LOVE	45	46	54	7
MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33158)
44	AMBROSIA	68	78	92	4
Ambrosia (20th Century T-434)
45	A QUIET STORM	46	43	44	14
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
46	AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY	54	60	81	4
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-114148)
47	COMING DOWN YOUR WAY	48	49	52	8
Three Dog Night (ABC ABCD 888)
48	BURNIN' THING	50	56	63	5
Mac Davis (Columbia PC 33551)
49	JUDITH	49	39	26	17
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
50	STEPPIN'	56	63	75	7
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTSD 6021)
51	TO BE TRUE	39	34	34	19
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
52	MOVING VIOLATION	59	65	73	7
Jackson 5 (Motown M6-829S1)
53	BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS	35	33	31	13
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
54	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	57	59	61	88
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
55	BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER	38	31	23	21
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
56	GOOD VIBRATIONS	75	--	--	2
Beach Boys (WB MS 2223)
57	TODAY	40	40	42	9
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-1039)
58	ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS	60	54	56	38
Elton John (MCA 2128)
59	CLOSEUP	62	66	74	18
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
60	SPARTACUS	64	72	80	6
Triumvirat (Capitol ST-11392)
61	THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS	37	35	35	13
Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855)
62	JASMINE NIGHTDREAMS	65	71	77	6
Edgar Winter Group (Blue Sky PZ 33483)
63	TWO LANE HIGHWAY	32	32	33	9
Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-0933)
64	EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME	71	79	90	4
Charlie Rich (Epic PE 33455)
65	TROUBLE IN PARADISE	61	64	66	7
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1036)
66	MANHATTAN TRANSFER	63	58	47	12
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
67	TALE SPINNIN'	55	53	50	9
Weather Report (Columbia PC 33417)
68	SNEAKIN' SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY	70	73	83	5
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9294)
69	SHABAZZ	73	75	82	6
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 18139)
70	AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER	66	69	65	22
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
71	BLIND BABY	72	74	78	6
New Birth (Buddah BDS 5636)
72	ENDLESS SUMMER	74	76	79	25
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
73	PHONE CALL FROM GOD	44	45	48	9
Jerry Jordan (MCA 473)
74	EXPANSIONS	67	62	68	8
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes (Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934)
75	YOUNG AMERICANS	88	78	79	15
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
76	STRAIGHT SHOOTER	78	41	29	16
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
77	PHYSICAL GRAFFITI	79	82	49	22
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
78	THANK YOU BABY	80	81	84	5
Stylistics (Avco AV 69008)
79	IT'S MY PLEASURE	--	--	--	1
Billy Preston (A&M SP-4532)
80	BACK HOME AGAIN	83	85	89	57
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
81	RETURN TO FANTASY	--	--	--	1
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2869)
82	PILOT	84	91	100	4
Pilot (EMI ST-11368)
83	HEART LIKE A WHEEL	87	70	71	34
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
84	THE HIT MAN	91	--	--	2
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6-338S1)
85	MATCHING TIE & HANDKERCHIEF	58	50	51	13
Monty Python (Arista AL 4039)
86	DREAMING MY DREAMS	--	--	--	1
Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1062)
87	THE CHICAGO THEME	95	--	--	2
Hubert Laws (CTI 6058S1)
88	A SONG FOR YOU	86	61	67	25
Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1)
89	BACK TO EARTH	--	--	--	1
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R6 548S1)
90	JUKE JOINT JUMP	92	93	93	10
Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0151)
91	MY WAY	77	36	36	16
Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119)
92	NOTHIN' FANCY	93	95	88	17
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137)
93	I'M JESSI COLTER	81	52	55	8
Jessi Colter (Capitol ST-11363)
94	THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	98	94	56	93
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
95	RIDE A ROCK HORSE	--	--	--	1
Roger Daltrey (MCA 2147)
96	LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE	--	--	--	1
Funkadelic (Westbound W 215)
97	NON-STOP	--	--	--	1
B.T. Express (Roadshow RS 41001)
98	INTERNATIONAL	90	92	--	3
Three Degrees (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33162)
99	I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART	94	95	87	18
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612)
100	STRANGE UNIVERSE	--	--	--	1
Mahogany Rush (20th Century T-482)

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designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Initiation" by Todd Rundgren (# 69)
   • "Playing Possum" by Carly Simon (# 82)
   • "Brecker Brothers" by Brecker Brothers Band (# 85)
   • "Dyn-O-Mite" by Jimmie Walker (# 89)
   • "There's No Place Like America Today" by Curtis Mayfield (# 94)
   • "Pictures At An Exhibition" by Tomita (# 96)
   • "Soap Opera" by Kinks (# 97)
   • "Chocolate City" by Parliament (# 99)
   • "Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes" by Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes (#100)