Cashbox Top Albums Week Ending August 7, 1976 TWLW2WK3WKWKS 1 SPITFIRE 2 9 43 4 Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372) 2 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 1 1 1 28 Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) 3 AT THE SPEED OF SOUND 3 2 3 18 Wings (Capitol SW-11525) 4 CHICAGO X 5 7 8 6 Chicago (Columbia PC 34200) 5 BEAUTIFUL NOISE 6 8 9 6 Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965) 6 ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC 4 4 4 7 Beatles (Capitol SKBO-11537) 7 FLEETWOOD MAC 7 3 2 53 Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) 8 BREEZIN' 8 5 5 15 George Benson (WB BS 2919) 9 THEIR GREATEST HITS 9 6 6 23 Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) 10 ROCKS 10 11 7 11 Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165) 11 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 11 10 10 11 Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) 12 WIRED 14 17 19 7 Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33849) 13 CHANGESONEBOWIE 12 13 14 9 David Bowie (RCA APL1-1732) 14 THE DREAM WEAVER 15 15 16 35 Gary Wright (WB BS 2868) 15 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD 13 12 11 11 Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33809) 16 15 BIG ONES 23 42 87 4 Beach Boys (WB MS 2251) 17 IN THE POCKET 20 22 32 6 James Taylor (WB BS 2912) 18 SILK DEGREES 19 21 22 20 Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) 19 LOOK OUT FOR NUMBER ONE 17 18 17 20 Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4567) 20 CONTRADICTION 18 19 20 9 Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1088) 21 ANOTHER PASSENGER 21 23 26 7 Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1064) 22 SPARKLE 26 31 38 7 Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 18176) 23 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 16 16 15 33 Queen (Elektra 7E-1053) 24 SOUL SEARCHING 35 59 99 4 Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18179) 25 OLé ELO 27 30 42 6 Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 630-G) 26 NATALIE 24 20 21 10 Natalie Cole (Capitol ST-11517) 27 BLACK AND BLUE 22 14 13 14 Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79104) 28 GET CLOSER 29 29 30 15 Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2907) 29 LONG HARD RIDE 31 34 40 7 Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPN 0170) 30 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 37 52 91 4 Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938) 31 A KIND OF A HUSH 33 39 55 6 Carpenters (A&M SP-4581) 32 STARLAND VOCAL BAND 34 36 39 8 Starland Vocal Band (Windsong BHL1-1351) 33 WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE 46 67 95 4 Crosby & Nash (ABC ABCD 956) 34 THE ROYAL SCAM 36 32 29 12 Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 931) 35 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 38 41 45 14 Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005) 36 DIANA ROSS 25 24 23 24 Diana Ross (Motown M6-861S1) 37 ALL THINGS IN TIME 42 56 64 7 Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 33957) 38 RASTAMAN VIBRATION 30 26 18 14 Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island ILPS 9383) 39 HERE AND THERE 28 25 12 13 Elton John (MCA 2197) 40 TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS 32 28 28 18 Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2899) 41 JAILBREAK 39 35 37 13 Thin Lizzy (Mercury SRM-1-1081) 42 SUMMERTIME DREAM 44 47 52 7 Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246) 43 HOT ON THE TRACKS 58 75 98 4 Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1) 44 STEAL YOUR FACE 50 60 71 6 Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-LA 620-J2) 45 ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL 51 71 97 4 Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896) 46 MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION 41 38 35 21 Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7022) 47 I WANT YOU 43 33 27 19 Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-342S1) 48 FIREFALL 49 51 53 12 Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174) 49 JOHN TRAVOLTA 52 57 61 9 John Travolta (RCA BKL1-1563) 50 TOO OLD TO ROCK 'N' ROLL -- TOO YOUNG TO DIE 40 27 25 10 Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1111) 51 SONG OF JOY 48 44 34 21 Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) 52 PRESENCE 45 37 24 17 Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 8416) 53 SLEEPING BEAUTY 56 62 70 5 Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77040) 54 MANHATTANS 55 55 57 11 Manhattans (Columbia PC 33820) 55 WILD CHERRY 85 -- -- 2 Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34195) 56 HISTORY -- AMERICA'S GREATEST HITS 47 40 33 38 America (WB BS 2894) 57 HIDEAWAY 53 43 31 15 America (WB BS 2932) 58 THOSE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS 54 49 50 10 Crusaders (Blue Thumb STSD 6024) 59 MIRROR 64 68 73 6 Graham Central Station (WB BS 2937) 60 TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING 57 45 41 41 Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4060) 61 FEVER 59 58 60 8 Ronnie Laws (Blue Note BNLA 628-G) 62 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 62 50 47 19 Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1144) 63 WEDDING ALBUM 63 53 46 14 Leon & Mary Russell (Paradise PA 2943) 64 AGENTS OF FORTUNE 66 65 65 7 Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164) 65 ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY 77 -- -- 2 Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1816) 66 GREATEST HITS 68 70 72 37 Chicago (Columbia PC 33900) 67 OLIAS OF SUNHOLLOW 79 -- -- 2 Jon Anderson (Atlantic SD 18180) 68 SKY HIGH 72 79 84 5 Tavares (Capitol ST-11533) 69 HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS 95 -- -- 2 Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181) 70 ALIVE 69 66 59 44 Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020) 71 AMIGOS 60 46 36 17 Santana (Columbia PC 33576) 72 SADDLE TRAMP 61 48 44 12 Charlie Daniels Band (Epic PE 34150) 73 THREE 84 90 100 4 Bob James (CTI 6063) 74 ERIC CARMEN 65 54 51 36 Eric Carmen (Arista AL 4057) 75 DESTROYER 67 63 48 19 Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) 76 RAINBOW RISING 76 78 80 8 Rainbow (Oyster OY-1-1601) 77 COLLECTOR'S ITEM 78 80 83 5 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 34232) 78 STEPPIN' OUT 70 61 49 15 Neil Sedaka (Rocket PIG 2195) 79 DIANA ROSS' GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1 Diana Ross (Motown M6 869S1) 80 LEE OSKAR 71 64 54 14 Lee Oskar (United Artists UA-LA 594-G) 81 TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION 82 81 78 10 Alan Parsons Project (20th Century T-508) 82 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 73 72 62 60 Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505) 83 FROM ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD., MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 74 73 67 7 Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-1506) 84 IT'S A GOOD NIGHT FOR SINGING 87 91 -- 3 Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 2202) 85 I'M EASY 99 -- -- 2 Keith Carradine (Asylum 7E-1066) 86 LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL 75 74 74 8 Renaissance (Sire SASY 3902-2) 87 HARD WORK 89 93 -- 3 John Handy (ABC ASD 9314) 88 GOOD KING BAD 92 97 -- 3 George Benson (CTI 6062) 89 DONNY & MARIE -- TV SHOW SONGS 80 76 66 15 Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor PD-1-6-68) 90 TED NUGENT 88 89 81 23 Ted Nugent (Epic PE 33692) 91 COME ON OVER 83 77 68 21 Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2186) 92 RUN WITH THE PACK 86 87 69 26 Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8415) 93 MISTY BLUE 90 85 86 6 Dorothy Moore (Malaco TK 6351) 94 LOVE TRILOGY 97 84 63 18 Donna Summer (Oasis OC-5004) 95 LIVE BULLET 91 86 82 13 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SKBB-11523) 96 RED TAPE 93 92 93 6 Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6060) 97 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 100 95 85 91 Elton John (MCA 2128) 98 YOU ARE MY STARSHIP -- -- -- 1 Norman Connors (Buddah BDS 5655) 99 BRASS CONSTRUCTION 81 69 56 25 Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 545-G) 100 STRETCHING OUT IN BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND 94 83 76 12 Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BS 2920)
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:
• "Rose Of Cimarron" by Poco (# 96) • "Eargasm" by Johnnie Taylor (# 98)
