Cashbox Top Albums Week Ending July 24, 1976 TWLW2WK3WKWKS 1 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 1 2 2 26 Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) 2 AT THE SPEED OF SOUND 3 1 1 16 Wings (Capitol SW-11525) 3 FLEETWOOD MAC 2 3 4 51 Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) 4 ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC 4 7 16 5 Beatles (Capitol SKBO-11537) 5 BREEZIN' 5 6 6 13 George Benson (WB BS 2919) 6 THEIR GREATEST HITS 6 5 5 21 Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) 7 CHICAGO X 8 18 42 4 Chicago (Columbia PC 34200) 8 BEAUTIFUL NOISE 9 21 47 4 Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965) 9 SPITFIRE 43 -- -- 2 Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372) 10 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 10 11 13 9 Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) 11 ROCKS 7 4 3 9 Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165) 12 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD 11 9 10 9 Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33809) 13 CHANGESONEBOWIE 14 15 17 7 David Bowie (RCA APL1-1732) 14 BLACK AND BLUE 13 10 8 12 Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79104) 15 THE DREAM WEAVER 16 17 18 33 Gary Wright (WB BS 2868) 16 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 15 13 12 31 Queen (Elektra 7E-1053) 17 WIRED 19 24 36 5 Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33849) 18 LOOK OUT FOR NUMBER ONE 17 16 14 18 Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4567) 19 CONTRADICTION 20 22 25 7 Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1088) 20 NATALIE 21 19 20 8 Natalie Cole (Capitol ST-11517) 21 SILK DEGREES 22 23 21 18 Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) 22 IN THE POCKET 32 51 82 4 James Taylor (WB BS 2912) 23 ANOTHER PASSENGER 26 39 59 5 Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1064) 24 DIANA ROSS 23 20 15 22 Diana Ross (Motown M6-861S1) 25 HERE AND THERE 12 8 7 11 Elton John (MCA 2197) 26 RASTAMAN VIBRATION 18 12 11 12 Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island ILPS 9383) 27 TOO OLD TO ROCK 'N' ROLL -- TOO YOUNG TO DIE 25 25 19 8 Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1111) 28 TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS 28 27 22 16 Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2899) 29 GET CLOSER 30 30 31 13 Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2907) 30 OLé ELO 42 63 89 4 Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 630-G) 31 SPARKLE 38 50 69 5 Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 18176) 32 THE ROYAL SCAM 29 29 24 10 Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 931) 33 I WANT YOU 27 28 23 17 Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-342S1) 34 LONG HARD RIDE 40 49 63 5 Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPN 0170) 35 JAILBREAK 37 40 45 11 Thin Lizzy (Mercury SRM-1-1081) 36 STARLAND VOCAL BAND 39 44 53 6 Starland Vocal Band (Windsong BHL1-1351) 37 PRESENCE 24 14 9 15 Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 8416) 38 MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION 35 34 32 19 Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7022) 39 A KIND OF A HUSH 55 76 93 4 Carpenters (A&M SP-4581) 40 HISTORY -- AMERICA'S GREATEST HITS 33 31 27 36 America (WB BS 2894) 41 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 45 46 48 12 Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005) 42 15 BIG ONES 87 -- -- 2 Beach Boys (WB MS 2251) 43 HIDEAWAY 31 26 26 13 America (WB BS 2932) 44 SONG OF JOY 34 32 28 19 Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) 45 TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING 41 33 30 39 Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4060) 46 AMIGOS 36 36 29 15 Santana (Columbia PC 33576) 47 SUMMERTIME DREAM 52 59 79 5 Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246) 48 SADDLE TRAMP 44 35 35 10 Charlie Daniels Band (Epic PE 34150) 49 THOSE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS 50 53 55 8 Crusaders (Blue Thumb STSD 6024) 50 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 47 47 50 17 Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1144) 51 FIREFALL 53 57 57 10 Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174) 52 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 91 -- -- 2 Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938) 53 WEDDING ALBUM 46 42 41 12 Leon & Mary Russell (Paradise PA 2943) 54 ERIC CARMEN 51 48 49 34 Eric Carmen (Arista AL 4057) 55 MANHATTANS 57 60 61 9 Manhattans (Columbia PC 33820) 56 ALL THINGS IN TIME 64 72 83 5 Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 33957) 57 JOHN TRAVOLTA 61 66 72 7 John Travolta (RCA BKL1-1563) 58 FEVER 60 65 71 6 Ronnie Laws (Blue Note BNLA 628-G) 59 SOUL SEARCHING 99 -- -- 2 Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18179) 60 STEAL YOUR FACE 71 85 98 4 Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-LA 620-J2) 61 STEPPIN' OUT 49 45 46 13 Neil Sedaka (Rocket PIG 2195) 62 SLEEPING BEAUTY 70 89 -- 3 Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77040) 63 DESTROYER 48 37 33 17 Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) 64 LEE OSKAR 54 52 51 12 Lee Oskar (United Artists UA-LA 594-G) 65 AGENTS OF FORTUNE 65 68 75 5 Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164) 66 ALIVE 59 43 43 42 Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020) 67 WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE 95 -- -- 2 Crosby & Nash (ABC ABCD 956) 68 MIRROR 73 82 92 4 Graham Central Station (WB BS 2937) 69 BRASS CONSTRUCTION 56 38 37 23 Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 545-G) 70 GREATEST HITS 72 64 60 35 Chicago (Columbia PC 33900) 71 ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL 97 -- -- 2 Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896) 72 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 62 54 38 58 Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505) 73 FROM ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD., MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 67 71 81 5 Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-1506) 74 LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL 74 78 86 6 Renaissance (Sire SASY 3902-2) 75 HOT ON THE TRACKS 98 -- -- 2 Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1) 76 DONNY & MARIE -- TV SHOW SONGS 66 61 56 13 Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor PD-1-6-68) 77 COME ON OVER 68 56 40 19 Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2186) 78 RAINBOW RISING 80 83 85 6 Rainbow (Oyster OY-1-1601) 79 SKY HIGH 84 91 -- 3 Tavares (Capitol ST-11533) 80 COLLECTOR'S ITEM 83 90 -- 3 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 34232) 81 TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION 78 80 68 8 Alan Parsons Project (20th Century T-508) 82 EARGASM 58 41 34 20 Johnnie Taylor (Columbia PC 33951) 83 STRETCHING OUT IN BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND 76 70 70 10 Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BS 2920) 84 LOVE TRILOGY 63 62 54 16 Donna Summer (Oasis OC-5004) 85 MISTY BLUE 86 88 96 4 Dorothy Moore (Malaco TK 6351) 86 LIVE BULLET 82 84 73 11 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SKBB-11523) 87 RUN WITH THE PACK 69 58 44 24 Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8415) 88 ENERGY TO BURN 77 69 66 7 B.T. Express (Columbia PC 34178) 89 TED NUGENT 81 81 84 21 Ted Nugent (Epic PE 33692) 90 THREE 100 -- -- 2 Bob James (CTI 6063) 91 IT'S A GOOD NIGHT FOR SINGING -- -- -- 1 Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 2202) 92 RED TAPE 93 94 97 4 Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6060) 93 HARD WORK -- -- -- 1 John Handy (ABC ASD 9314) 94 ROSE OF CIMARRON 94 95 94 6 Poco (ABC ABCD 964) 95 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 85 87 88 89 Elton John (MCA 2128) 96 SILVER CONVENTION 75 55 39 15 Silver Convention (Midland Intl. BKL1-1369) 97 GOOD KING BAD -- -- -- 1 George Benson (CTI 6062) 98 STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS 89 75 65 40 Paul Simon (Columbia PC 33540) 99 MAIN COURSE 90 77 62 52 Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807) 100 TURNSTILES 92 92 95 4 Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
designates a album that was up more than 10 spots this week designates a album that was down more than 10 spots this week
designates a album that entered the chart this week Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
• "Struttin' My Stuff" by Elvin Bishop (# 79) • "The Outlaws" by Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, Tompall Glaser (# 88) • "Illegal Stills" by Stephen Stills (# 96)
