Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending August 14, 1976
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | ||||||
| 2 | SPITFIRE | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372) | ||||||
| 3 | AT THE SPEED OF SOUND | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
| Wings (Capitol SW-11525) | ||||||
| 4 | CHICAGO X | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| Chicago (Columbia PC 34200) | ||||||
| 5 | BEAUTIFUL NOISE | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965) | ||||||
| 6 | ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Beatles (Capitol SKBO-11537) | ||||||
| 7 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 7 | 7 | 3 | 54 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) | ||||||
| 8 | BREEZIN' | 8 | 8 | 5 | 16 | |
| George Benson (WB BS 2919) | ||||||
| 9 | ROCKS | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165) | ||||||
| 10 | THEIR GREATEST HITS | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | ||||||
| 11 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) | ||||||
| 12 | WIRED | 12 | 14 | 17 | 8 | |
| Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33849) | ||||||
| 13 | 15 BIG ONES | 16 | 23 | 42 | 5 | |
| Beach Boys (WB MS 2251) | ||||||
| 14 | THE DREAM WEAVER | 14 | 15 | 15 | 36 | |
| Gary Wright (WB BS 2868) | ||||||
| 15 | CHANGESONEBOWIE | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| David Bowie (RCA APL1-1732) | ||||||
| 16 | IN THE POCKET | 17 | 20 | 22 | 7 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2912) | ||||||
| 17 | SILK DEGREES | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | ||||||
| 18 | HARVEST FOR THE WORLD | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33809) | ||||||
| 19 | LOOK OUT FOR NUMBER ONE | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | |
| Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4567) | ||||||
| 20 | SPARKLE | 22 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 18176) | ||||||
| 21 | SOUL SEARCHING | 24 | 35 | 59 | 5 | |
| Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18179) | ||||||
| 22 | CONTRADICTION | 20 | 18 | 19 | 10 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1088) | ||||||
| 23 | A NIGHT AT THE OPERA | 23 | 16 | 16 | 34 | |
| Queen (Elektra 7E-1053) | ||||||
| 24 | OLé ELO | 25 | 27 | 30 | 7 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 630-G) | ||||||
| 25 | ANOTHER PASSENGER | 21 | 21 | 23 | 8 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1064) | ||||||
| 26 | A NIGHT ON THE TOWN | 30 | 37 | 52 | 5 | |
| Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938) | ||||||
| 27 | NATALIE | 26 | 24 | 20 | 11 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol ST-11517) | ||||||
| 28 | WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE | 33 | 46 | 67 | 5 | |
| Crosby & Nash (ABC ABCD 956) | ||||||
| 29 | A KIND OF A HUSH | 31 | 33 | 39 | 7 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4581) | ||||||
| 30 | STARLAND VOCAL BAND | 32 | 34 | 36 | 9 | |
| Starland Vocal Band (Windsong BHL1-1351) | ||||||
| 31 | ALL THINGS IN TIME | 37 | 42 | 56 | 8 | |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 33957) | ||||||
| 32 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE | 35 | 38 | 41 | 15 | |
| Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005) | ||||||
| 33 | HOT ON THE TRACKS | 43 | 58 | 75 | 5 | |
| Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1) | ||||||
| 34 | GET CLOSER | 28 | 29 | 29 | 16 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2907) | ||||||
| 35 | WILD CHERRY | 55 | 85 | -- | 3 |  |
| Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34195) | ||||||
| 36 | LONG HARD RIDE | 29 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPN 0170) | ||||||
| 37 | BLACK AND BLUE | 27 | 22 | 14 | 15 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79104) | ||||||
| 38 | ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL | 45 | 51 | 71 | 5 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896) | ||||||
| 39 | THE ROYAL SCAM | 34 | 36 | 32 | 13 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 931) | ||||||
| 40 | HERE AND THERE | 39 | 28 | 25 | 14 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2197) | ||||||
| 41 | STEAL YOUR FACE | 44 | 50 | 60 | 7 | |
| Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-LA 620-J2) | ||||||
| 42 | SUMMERTIME DREAM | 42 | 44 | 47 | 8 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246) | ||||||
| 43 | DIANA ROSS | 36 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M6-861S1) | ||||||
| 44 | TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS | 40 | 32 | 28 | 19 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2899) | ||||||
| 45 | JAILBREAK | 41 | 39 | 35 | 14 | |
| Thin Lizzy (Mercury SRM-1-1081) | ||||||
| 46 | RASTAMAN VIBRATION | 38 | 30 | 26 | 15 | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island ILPS 9383) | ||||||
| 47 | FIREFALL | 48 | 49 | 51 | 13 | |
| Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174) | ||||||
| 48 | JOHN TRAVOLTA | 49 | 52 | 57 | 10 | |
| John Travolta (RCA BKL1-1563) | ||||||
| 49 | HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS | 69 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181) | ||||||
| 50 | MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION | 46 | 41 | 38 | 22 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7022) | ||||||
| 51 | MANHATTANS | 54 | 55 | 55 | 12 | |
| Manhattans (Columbia PC 33820) | ||||||
| 52 | DIANA ROSS' GREATEST HITS | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M6 869S1) | ||||||
| 53 | SLEEPING BEAUTY | 53 | 56 | 62 | 6 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77040) | ||||||
| 54 | I WANT YOU | 47 | 43 | 33 | 20 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-342S1) | ||||||
| 55 | TOO OLD TO ROCK 'N' ROLL -- TOO YOUNG TO DIE | 50 | 40 | 27 | 11 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1111) | ||||||
| 56 | MIRROR | 59 | 64 | 68 | 7 | |
| Graham Central Station (WB BS 2937) | ||||||
| 57 | SONG OF JOY | 51 | 48 | 44 | 22 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) | ||||||
| 58 | PRESENCE | 52 | 45 | 37 | 18 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 8416) | ||||||
| 59 | HISTORY -- AMERICA'S GREATEST HITS | 56 | 47 | 40 | 39 | |
| America (WB BS 2894) | ||||||
| 60 | OLIAS OF SUNHOLLOW | 67 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Jon Anderson (Atlantic SD 18180) | ||||||
| 61 | AGENTS OF FORTUNE | 64 | 66 | 65 | 8 | |
| Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164) | ||||||
| 62 | ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY | 65 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1816) | ||||||
| 63 | FEVER | 61 | 59 | 58 | 9 | |
| Ronnie Laws (Blue Note BNLA 628-G) | ||||||
| 64 | GREATEST HITS | 66 | 68 | 70 | 38 | |
| Chicago (Columbia PC 33900) | ||||||
| 65 | THOSE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS | 58 | 54 | 49 | 11 | |
| Crusaders (Blue Thumb STSD 6024) | ||||||
| 66 | SKY HIGH | 68 | 72 | 79 | 6 | |
| Tavares (Capitol ST-11533) | ||||||
| 67 | THREE | 73 | 84 | 90 | 5 | |
| Bob James (CTI 6063) | ||||||
| 68 | HIDEAWAY | 57 | 53 | 43 | 16 |  |
| America (WB BS 2932) | ||||||
| 69 | ALIVE | 70 | 69 | 66 | 45 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020) | ||||||
| 70 | TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING | 60 | 57 | 45 | 42 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4060) | ||||||
| 71 | WEDDING ALBUM | 63 | 63 | 53 | 15 | |
| Leon & Mary Russell (Paradise PA 2943) | ||||||
| 72 | DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES | 62 | 62 | 50 | 20 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1144) | ||||||
| 73 | I'M EASY | 85 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Keith Carradine (Asylum 7E-1066) | ||||||
| 74 | SADDLE TRAMP | 72 | 61 | 48 | 13 | |
| Charlie Daniels Band (Epic PE 34150) | ||||||
| 75 | AMIGOS | 71 | 60 | 46 | 18 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 33576) | ||||||
| 76 | COLLECTOR'S ITEM | 77 | 78 | 80 | 6 | |
| Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 34232) | ||||||
| 77 | DESTROYER | 75 | 67 | 63 | 20 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) | ||||||
| 78 | RAINBOW RISING | 76 | 76 | 78 | 9 | |
| Rainbow (Oyster OY-1-1601) | ||||||
| 79 | ERIC CARMEN | 74 | 65 | 54 | 37 | |
| Eric Carmen (Arista AL 4057) | ||||||
| 80 | LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER | 82 | 73 | 72 | 61 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505) | ||||||
| 81 | STEPPIN' OUT | 78 | 70 | 61 | 16 | |
| Neil Sedaka (Rocket PIG 2195) | ||||||
| 82 | IT'S A GOOD NIGHT FOR SINGING | 84 | 87 | 91 | 4 | |
| Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 2202) | ||||||
| 83 | FROM ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD., MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE | 83 | 74 | 73 | 8 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-1506) | ||||||
| 84 | TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION | 81 | 82 | 81 | 11 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (20th Century T-508) | ||||||
| 85 | GOOD KING BAD | 88 | 92 | 97 | 4 | |
| George Benson (CTI 6062) | ||||||
| 86 | LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL | 86 | 75 | 74 | 9 | |
| Renaissance (Sire SASY 3902-2) | ||||||
| 87 | HARD WORK | 87 | 89 | 93 | 4 | |
| John Handy (ABC ASD 9314) | ||||||
| 88 | TED NUGENT | 90 | 88 | 89 | 24 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic PE 33692) | ||||||
| 89 | MUSIC, MUSIC | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11547) | ||||||
| 90 | DONNY & MARIE -- TV SHOW SONGS | 89 | 80 | 76 | 16 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor PD-1-6-68) | ||||||
| 91 | YOU ARE MY STARSHIP | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Norman Connors (Buddah BDS 5655) | ||||||
| 92 | LOVE TRILOGY | 94 | 97 | 84 | 19 | |
| Donna Summer (Oasis OC-5004) | ||||||
| 93 | LEE OSKAR | 80 | 71 | 64 | 15 | |
| Lee Oskar (United Artists UA-LA 594-G) | ||||||
| 94 | MISTY BLUE | 93 | 90 | 85 | 7 | |
| Dorothy Moore (Malaco TK 6351) | ||||||
| 95 | COME ON OVER | 91 | 83 | 77 | 22 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2186) | ||||||
| 96 | RED TAPE | 96 | 93 | 92 | 7 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6060) | ||||||
| 97 | BEST OF B.T.O. | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1101) | ||||||
| 98 | ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS | 97 | 100 | 95 | 92 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2128) | ||||||
| 99 | VIVA! ROXY MUSIC | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Roxy Music (Atco SD 36-139) | ||||||
| 100 | NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO | -- | -- | -- | 8 | |
| Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA APL1-1256) | ||||||
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:
• "Run With The Pack" by Bad Company (# 92)
• "Live Bullet" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (# 95)
• "Brass Construction" by Brass Construction (# 99)
• "Stretching Out In Bootsy's Rubber Band" by Bootsy's Rubber Band (#100)