Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE HEAT IS ON	3	4	5	11
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33536)
2	CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY	1	1	2	13
Elton John (MCA 2142)
3	ONE OF THESE NIGHTS	2	2	1	11
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1039)
4	RED OCTOPUS	4	8	9	7
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BFL1-099)
5	GREATEST HITS	5	6	7	9
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519)
6	VENUS AND MARS	8	9	6	12
Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419)
7	WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS	9	10	10	10
War (United Artists EA 441-G)
8	BETWEEN THE LINES	11	13	16	14
Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494)
9	LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER	10	5	3	11
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
10	HONEY	26	42	--	3
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1038)
11	THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD	12	11	11	25
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
12	FANDANGO	14	16	17	16
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
13	THE BASEMENT TAPES	13	14	19	6
Bob Dylan & The Band (Columbia C2 33682)
14	CUT THE CAKE	7	3	4	10
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18140)
15	GORILLA	6	7	8	14
James Taylor (WB BS 2866)
16	MAIN COURSE	22	26	29	11
Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807)
17	TOYS IN THE ATTIC	16	17	18	19
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
18	PICK OF THE LITTER	43	66	84	4
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18141)
19	DAWN'S GREATEST HITS	21	27	30	9
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Arista AL 4045)
20	HORIZON	20	19	14	10
Carpenters (A&M SP-4530)
21	MELISSA	25	30	33	19
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031)
22	STILLS	15	12	12	9
Stephen Stills (Columbia PC 33575)
23	FLEETWOOD MAC	39	63	76	4
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
24	OUTLAWS	35	72	99	4
Outlaws (Arista AL 4042)
25	NON-STOP	34	43	71	5
B.T. Express (Roadshow RS 41001)
26	AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY	30	36	39	8
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-114148)
27	AMBROSIA	31	35	38	8
Ambrosia (20th Century T-434)
28	HEAD OVER HEELS	29	32	35	7
Poco (ABC ABCD 890)
29	STEPPIN'	32	37	41	11
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTSD 6021)
30	HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW	28	29	32	28
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
31	GOOD VIBRATIONS	36	40	44	6
Beach Boys (WB MS 2223)
32	YOUNG AMERICANS	37	41	66	19
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
33	AIN'T NO 'BOUT A DOUBT IT	50	57	69	4
Graham Central Station (WB BS 2876)
34	KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND	53	76	--	3
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 603)
35	RIDE A ROCK HORSE	47	52	67	5
Roger Daltrey (MCA 2147)
36	DIAMONDS & RUST	23	24	25	15
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
37	JAWS	48	69	92	4
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2087)
38	IS IT SOMETHING I SAID?	78	--	--	2
Richard Pryor (WB MS 2227)
39	CAUGHT IN THE ACT	42	45	40	18
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
40	CHOCOLATE CHIP	24	21	21	11
Isaac Hayes (Soul ABCD 874)
41	THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK	17	15	15	17
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
42	ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS	44	46	58	42
Elton John (MCA 2128)
43	TOMMY	27	25	26	23
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
44	BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS	46	47	51	17
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
45	MADE IN THE SHADE	18	18	13	11
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79102)
46	ENDLESS SUMMER	54	61	68	29
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
47	TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT	19	20	22	7
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2221)
48	ONE SIZE FITS ALL	33	33	34	7
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention (Discreet DS 2216)
49	MELLOW MADNESS	--	--	--	1
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4526)
50	MOVING VIOLATION	45	50	50	11
Jackson 5 (Motown M6-829S1)
51	DISCO BABY	38	31	24	17
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
52	SABOTAGE	95	--	--	2
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2822)
53	FOUR WHEEL DRIVE	40	22	23	15
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
54	RHINESTONE COWBOY	97	--	--	2
Glen Campbell (Capitol 11430)
55	STAMPEDE	52	34	28	16
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
56	METAMORPHOSIS	41	23	20	11
Rolling Stones (London ANA-1)
57	BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER	58	53	54	25
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
58	SURVIVAL	49	28	27	18
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
59	THE HIT MAN	68	79	80	6
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6-338S1)
60	IT'S MY PLEASURE	61	64	70	5
Billy Preston (A&M SP-4532)
61	RETURN TO FANTASY	66	68	74	5
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2869)
62	DREAMING MY DREAMS	65	70	77	5
Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1062)
63	COMING DOWN YOUR WAY	59	44	45	12
Three Dog Night (ABC ABCD 888)
64	WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES	77	77	--	3
Esther Phillips With Joe Beck (Kudu KU-23S1)
65	SPIRIT OF AMERICA	56	38	31	18
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
66	ON THE BORDER	75	84	93	42
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
67	TO BE TRUE	55	51	52	23
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
68	MR. MAGIC	51	48	42	24
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
69	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	64	58	59	92
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
70	BACK TO EARTH	73	75	79	5
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R6 548S1)
71	THE CHICAGO THEME	72	74	78	6
Hubert Laws (CTI 6058S1)
72	I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART	76	81	87	22
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612)
73	MANHATTAN TRANSFER	63	65	64	16
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
74	JUDITH	57	60	53	21
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
75	DESPERADO	91	91	--	31
Eagles (Asylum SD-5068)
76	IN THE CITY	85	95	--	3
Tavares (Capitol ST-11316)
77	THIS TIME WE MEAN IT	88	99	--	3
REO Speedwagon (Epic PE 33338)
78	LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE	82	86	88	5
Funkadelic (Westbound W 215)
79	FROM MIGHTY OAKS	87	98	--	3
Ray Thomas (Threshold THS 16)
80	PHYSICAL GRAFFITI	81	73	73	26
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
81	STRAIGHT SHOOTER	83	88	89	20
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
82	NASHVILLE	92	--	--	2
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 893)
83	NATTY DREAD	90	100	--	3
Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island ILPS 9281)
84	EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME	74	54	57	8
Charlie Rich (Epic PE 33455)
85	A QUIET STORM	84	82	49	18
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
86	FREE HAND	99	--	--	2
Gentle Giant (Capitol AST-11428)
87	HEARTS	70	67	37	22
America (WB BS 2852)
88	TWO LANE HIGHWAY	67	59	63	13
Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-0933)
89	PROCOL'S NINTH	--	--	--	1
Procol Harum (Chrysalis CHR 1080)
90	WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE	60	39	36	24
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
91	CHAIN REACTION	--	--	--	1
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTSD 6022)
92	BLIND BABY	80	75	71	9
New Birth (Buddah BDS 5636)
93	ADVENTURES IN PARADISE	62	49	46	14
Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454)
94	RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW	--	--	--	1
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Polydor PD 6049)
95	SPARTACUS	69	62	60	10
Triumvirat (Capitol ST-11392)
96	BARRY MANILOW I	--	--	--	1
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4007)
97	STORM AT SUN-UP	--	--	--	1
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4533)
98	SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE	--	--	--	1
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 2016)
99	THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	89	90	93	97
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
100	DESOLATION BLVD.	--	--	--	1
Sweet (Capitol ST-11395)

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Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" by Robert Palmer (# 71)
   • "Closeup" by Frankie Valli (# 79)
   • "An Evening With John Denver" by John Denver (# 86)
   • "Strange Universe" by Mahogany Rush (# 93)
   • "Power In The Music" by Guess Who (# 94)
   • "Burnin' Thing" by Mac Davis (# 96)
   • "Chicago VIII" by Chicago (# 98)
   • "Heart Like A Wheel" by Linda Ronstadt (#100)