Saturday October 9, 1976
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 9, 1976



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1 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 1 1 1 37
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703)
2 SILK DEGREES 2 4 5 29
Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920)
3 HASTEN DOWN THE WIND 3 3 3 7
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1072)
4 CHICAGO X 5 6 6 15
Chicago (Columbia PC 34200)
5 FLEETWOOD MAC 7 5 4 62
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
6 GREATEST HITS 6 7 11 6
War (United Artists UA-LA 648-G)
7 SPIRIT 4 2 2 7
John Denver (RCA APL2-1694)
8 SPITFIRE 8 9 7 13
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372)
9 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 15 18 21 23
Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005)
10 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 12 13 14 20
Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497)
11 BREEZIN' 11 11 9 24
George Benson (WB BS 2919)
12 WILD CHERRY 9 10 10 11
Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34195)
13 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 10 8 8 8
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090)
14 THEIR GREATEST HITS 13 12 13 32
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
15 HARD RAIN 59 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 34349)
16 HOT ON THE TRACKS 16 17 18 13
Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1)
17 ALL THINGS IN TIME 17 16 16 16
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 33957)
18 DIANA ROSS' GREATEST HITS 18 19 20 10
Diana Ross (Motown M6 869S1)
19 CHILDREN OF THE WORLD 33 69 -- 3  
Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003)
20 BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US 22 25 29 6
Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467)
21 ROCKS 20 20 17 20
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165)
22 AT THE SPEED OF SOUND 14 15 15 27
Wings (Capitol SW-11525)
23 SOUL SEARCHING 21 21 19 13
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18179)
24 THE GIST OF THE GEMINI 25 27 30 8
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4596)
25 BEAUTIFUL NOISE 19 14 12 15
Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965)
26 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 27 28 26 13
Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938)
27 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 31 39 61 5
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock PS 2015)
28 BOSTON 39 67 -- 3  
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
29 BEST OF B.T.O. 24 24 25 9
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1101)
30 15 BIG ONES 23 22 22 13
Beach Boys (WB MS 2251)
31 IN THE POCKET 28 29 28 15
James Taylor (WB BS 2912)
32 FREE FOR ALL 49 89 -- 3  
Ted Nugent (Epic PE 34121)
33 SUMMERTIME DREAM 35 38 41 16
Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246)
34 WAKING AND DREAMING 37 42 51 7
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1070)
35 HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS 34 34 35 11
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181)
36 AGENTS OF FORTUNE 38 41 44 16
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164)
37 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER 40 44 53 5
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 89517)
38 WIRED 26 23 23 16  
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33849)
39 BREAD & ROSES 44 49 66 5
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1076)
40 GO 41 43 45 7
Michael Shrieve / Steve Winwood / Stomo Yamashta's (Island ILPS-9387)
41 YOU ARE MY STARSHIP 45 50 56 10
Norman Connors (Buddah BDS 5655)
42 FIREFALL 43 45 46 21
Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174)
43 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND 47 51 55 7
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA APL1-1504)
44 ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD 89 -- -- 2  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-6001)
45 LONG MAY YOU RUN 98 -- -- 2  
Stills-Young Band (WB MS 2253)
46 MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC 58 87 -- 3  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 34245)
47 WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE 29 26 24 13  
Crosby & Nash (ABC ABCD 956)
48 THE BEST OF THE BAND 51 59 69 5
The Band (Capitol ST-11553)
49 THE DREAM WEAVER 30 30 31 44  
Gary Wright (WB BS 2868)
50 OLé ELO 32 33 33 15  
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 630-G)
51 THE ORIGINALS 46 40 42 7
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7032)
52 EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE 53 54 57 7
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6070)
53 ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC 36 31 27 16  
Beatles (Capitol SKBO-11537)
54 SONG OF JOY 54 56 47 30
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570)
55 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 42 35 34 42  
Queen (Elektra 7E-1053)
56 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD 48 32 32 20
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33809)
57 SECRETS 60 65 70 5
Herbie Hancock (Columbia PC 34280)
58 SCHOOL DAYS 63 72 -- 3
Stanley Clarke (Nemperor NE 439)
59 LOOK OUT FOR NUMBER ONE 50 37 37 29
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4567)
60 NATALIE 55 55 50 19
Natalie Cole (Capitol ST-11517)
61 THE TEMPTATIONS DO THE TEMPTATIONS 69 79 95 4
Temptations (Gordy G6-975S1)
62 ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE 73 82 91 4  
Hall & Oates (Atlantic SD 7269)
63 DEDICATION 76 91 -- 3  
Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4093)
64 ENDLESS SUMMER 61 62 65 43
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
65 SOMEWHERE I'VE NEVER TRAVELLED 68 76 -- 3
Ambrosia (20th Century T-510)
66 TED NUGENT 67 70 72 32
Ted Nugent (Epic PE 33692)
67 AIN'T NOTHIN' STOPPIN' US NOW 71 78 -- 3
Tower Of Power (Columbia PC 34302)
68 BAREFOOT BALLET 75 81 93 4
John Klemmer (ABC AA-950)
69 BICENTENNIAL NIGGER -- -- -- 1  
Richard Pryor (WB BS 2960)
70 GREATEST HITS 62 60 62 46
Chicago (Columbia PC 33900)
71 AIN'T THAT A BITCH 74 77 85 5
Johnny "Guitar" Watson (DJM DJLPA-3)
72 THE ROYAL SCAM 57 48 43 21  
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 931)
73 SKY HIGH 56 52 54 14  
Tavares (Capitol ST-11533)
74 MUSIC, MUSIC 52 36 36 9  
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11547)
75 ARABIAN NIGHTS 77 80 84 8
Ritchie Family (Marlin 2201)
76 GET CLOSER 66 53 39 24
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2907)
77 ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL 80 64 59 13
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896)
78 THE MONKEES' GREATEST HITS 72 75 78 6
Monkees (Arista 4089)
79 COMING OUT 85 93 -- 3
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18183)
80 CHANGESONEBOWIE 70 58 48 18
David Bowie (RCA APL1-1732)
81 CONTRADICTION 64 46 38 18  
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1088)
82 SPARKLE 65 47 40 16  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 18176)
83 LOVE TO THE WORLD 82 84 88 5
LTD (A&M SP-4589)
84 AMERICAN FLYER 83 86 89 5
American Flyer (United Artists UA-LA 650-G)
85 GREATEST HITS 93 -- -- 2
ABBA (Atlantic SD 18189)
86 I HEARD THAT 96 -- -- 2
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3705)
87 JUMP ON IT 94 -- -- 2
Montrose (WB BS 2963)
88 CHAMELEON 92 99 -- 3
Labelle (Epic PE 34189)
89 THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN -- -- -- 1  
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7034)
90 TROUBADOUR -- -- -- 1  
J.J. Cale (Shelter SRL 52002)
91 MANHATTANS 78 57 52 20  
Manhattans (Columbia PC 33820)
92 LONG MISTY DAYS -- -- -- 1  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1107)
93 THREE 87 73 71 13
Bob James (CTI 6063)
94 TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING 84 68 67 50
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4060)
95 HISTORY -- AMERICA'S GREATEST HITS 88 83 79 47
America (WB BS 2894)
96 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 97 -- -- 65
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
97 GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-34851)
98 I'M NEARLY FAMOUS -- -- -- 1  
Cliff Richard (Rocket PIG 2210)
99 AUTOMATIC MAN -- -- -- 1  
Automatic Man (Island ILPS 9397)
100 SINCERELY 99 95 96 5
Dwight Twilley Band (Shelter SR-52001)

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:

   • "Starland Vocal Band" by Starland Vocal Band (# 79)
   • "Here And There" by Elton John (# 81)
   • "Good Singin' Good Playin'" by Grand Funk Railroad (# 86)
   • "Takin' It To The Streets" by Doobie Brothers (# 90)
   • "Tales Of Mystery And Imagination" by Alan Parsons Project (# 91)
   • "Are You Ready For The Country" by Waylon Jennings (# 95)
   • "Elton John's Greatest Hits" by Elton John (#100)

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