Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY	1	2	1	12
Elton John (MCA 2142)
2	ONE OF THESE NIGHTS	2	1	2	10
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1039)
3	THE HEAT IS ON	4	5	6	10
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33536)
4	RED OCTOPUS	8	9	21	6
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BFL1-099)
5	GREATEST HITS	6	7	11	8
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519)
6	GORILLA	7	8	9	13
James Taylor (WB BS 2866)
7	CUT THE CAKE	3	4	5	9
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18140)
8	VENUS AND MARS	9	6	3	11
Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419)
9	WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS	10	10	15	9
War (United Artists EA 441-G)
10	LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER	5	3	4	10
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
11	BETWEEN THE LINES	13	16	24	13
Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494)
12	THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD	11	11	8	24
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
13	THE BASEMENT TAPES	14	19	22	5
Bob Dylan & The Band (Columbia C2 33682)
14	FANDANGO	16	17	19	15
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
15	STILLS	12	12	14	8
Stephen Stills (Columbia PC 33575)
16	TOYS IN THE ATTIC	17	18	20	18
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
17	THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK	15	15	18	16
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
18	MADE IN THE SHADE	18	13	7	10
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79102)
19	TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT	20	22	25	6
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2221)
20	HORIZON	19	14	10	9
Carpenters (A&M SP-4530)
21	DAWN'S GREATEST HITS	27	30	37	8
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Arista AL 4045)
22	MAIN COURSE	26	29	35	10
Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807)
23	DIAMONDS & RUST	24	25	17	14
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
24	CHOCOLATE CHIP	21	21	23	10
Isaac Hayes (Soul ABCD 874)
25	MELISSA	30	33	42	18
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031)
26	HONEY	42	--	--	2
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1038)
27	TOMMY	25	26	27	22
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
28	HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW	29	32	38	27
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
29	HEAD OVER HEELS	32	35	40	6
Poco (ABC ABCD 890)
30	AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY	36	39	46	7
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-114148)
31	AMBROSIA	35	38	44	7
Ambrosia (20th Century T-434)
32	STEPPIN'	37	41	50	10
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTSD 6021)
33	ONE SIZE FITS ALL	33	34	39	6
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention (Discreet DS 2216)
34	NON-STOP	43	71	97	4
B.T. Express (Roadshow RS 41001)
35	OUTLAWS	72	99	--	3
Outlaws (Arista AL 4042)
36	GOOD VIBRATIONS	40	44	56	5
Beach Boys (WB MS 2223)
37	YOUNG AMERICANS	41	66	75	18
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
38	DISCO BABY	31	24	12	16
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
39	FLEETWOOD MAC	63	76	--	3
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
40	FOUR WHEEL DRIVE	22	23	13	14
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
41	METAMORPHOSIS	23	20	16	10
Rolling Stones (London ANA-1)
42	CAUGHT IN THE ACT	45	40	36	17
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
43	PICK OF THE LITTER	66	84	--	3
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18141)
44	ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS	46	58	58	41
Elton John (MCA 2128)
45	MOVING VIOLATION	50	50	52	10
Jackson 5 (Motown M6-829S1)
46	BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS	47	51	53	16
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
47	RIDE A ROCK HORSE	52	67	95	4
Roger Daltrey (MCA 2147)
48	JAWS	69	92	--	3
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2087)
49	SURVIVAL	28	27	26	17
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
50	AIN'T NO 'BOUT A DOUBT IT	57	69	--	3
Graham Central Station (WB BS 2876)
51	MR. MAGIC	48	42	33	23
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
52	STAMPEDE	34	28	29	15
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
53	KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND	76	--	--	2
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 603)
54	ENDLESS SUMMER	61	68	72	28
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
55	TO BE TRUE	51	52	51	22
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
56	SPIRIT OF AMERICA	38	31	28	17
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
57	JUDITH	60	53	49	20
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
58	BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER	53	54	55	24
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
59	COMING DOWN YOUR WAY	44	45	47	11
Three Dog Night (ABC ABCD 888)
60	WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE	39	36	31	23
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
61	IT'S MY PLEASURE	64	70	79	4
Billy Preston (A&M SP-4532)
62	ADVENTURES IN PARADISE	49	46	30	13
Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454)
63	MANHATTAN TRANSFER	65	64	66	15
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
64	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	58	59	54	91
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
65	DREAMING MY DREAMS	70	77	86	4
Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1062)
66	RETURN TO FANTASY	68	74	81	4
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2869)
67	TWO LANE HIGHWAY	59	63	63	12
Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-0933)
68	THE HIT MAN	79	80	84	5
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6-338S1)
69	SPARTACUS	62	60	60	9
Triumvirat (Capitol ST-11392)
70	HEARTS	67	37	32	21
America (WB BS 2852)
71	SNEAKIN' SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY	71	72	68	8
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9294)
72	THE CHICAGO THEME	74	78	87	5
Hubert Laws (CTI 6058S1)
73	BACK TO EARTH	75	79	89	4
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R6 548S1)
74	EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME	54	57	64	7
Charlie Rich (Epic PE 33455)
75	ON THE BORDER	84	93	83	41
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
76	I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART	81	87	99	21
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612)
77	WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES	77	--	--	2
Esther Phillips With Joe Beck (Kudu KU-23S1)
78	IS IT SOMETHING I SAID?	--	--	--	1
Richard Pryor (WB MS 2227)
79	CLOSEUP	56	56	59	21
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
80	BLIND BABY	75	71	72	8
New Birth (Buddah BDS 5636)
81	PHYSICAL GRAFFITI	73	73	77	25
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
82	LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE	86	88	96	4
Funkadelic (Westbound W 215)
83	STRAIGHT SHOOTER	88	89	76	19
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
84	A QUIET STORM	82	49	45	17
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
85	IN THE CITY	95	--	--	2
Tavares (Capitol ST-11316)
86	AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER	87	81	70	25
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
87	FROM MIGHTY OAKS	98	--	--	2
Ray Thomas (Threshold THS 16)
88	THIS TIME WE MEAN IT	99	--	--	2
REO Speedwagon (Epic PE 33338)
89	THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	90	93	94	96
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
90	NATTY DREAD	100	--	--	2
Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island ILPS 9281)
91	DESPERADO	91	--	--	30
Eagles (Asylum SD-5068)
92	NASHVILLE	--	--	--	1
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 893)
93	STRANGE UNIVERSE	94	98	100	4
Mahogany Rush (20th Century T-482)
94	POWER IN THE MUSIC	97	--	--	2
Guess Who (RCA APL1-0995)
95	SABOTAGE	--	--	--	1
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2822)
96	BURNIN' THING	85	55	48	8
Mac Davis (Columbia PC 33551)
97	RHINESTONE COWBOY	--	--	--	1
Glen Campbell (Capitol 11430)
98	CHICAGO VIII	78	43	34	20
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
99	FREE HAND	--	--	--	1
Gentle Giant (Capitol AST-11428)
100	HEART LIKE A WHEEL	83	82	83	37
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)

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designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Blow By Blow" by Jeff Beck (# 55)
   • "Universal Love" by MFSB (# 80)
   • "Today" by Elvis Presley (# 89)
   • "Desperado" by Eagles (# 91)
   • "The Last Farewell & Other Hits" by Roger Whittaker (# 92)
   • "Funny Lady" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 93)
   • "Trouble In Paradise" by Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (# 96)