Thursday October 21, 1976
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 16, 1976



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1 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2)
2 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 1 1 1 38
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703)
3 SILK DEGREES 2 2 4 30
Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920)
4 HASTEN DOWN THE WIND 3 3 3 8
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1072)
5 FLEETWOOD MAC 5 7 5 63
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
6 CHICAGO X 4 5 6 16
Chicago (Columbia PC 34200)
7 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 10 12 13 21
Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497)
8 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 9 15 18 24
Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005)
9 HARD RAIN 15 59 -- 3
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 34349)
10 SPITFIRE 8 8 9 14
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372)
11 GREATEST HITS 6 6 7 7
War (United Artists UA-LA 648-G)
12 SPIRIT -- -- -- 1  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 34241)
13 SPIRIT 7 4 2 8
John Denver (RCA APL2-1694)
14 BREEZIN' 11 11 11 25
George Benson (WB BS 2919)
15 CHILDREN OF THE WORLD 19 33 69 4
Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003)
16 HOT ON THE TRACKS 16 16 17 14
Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1)
17 WILD CHERRY 12 9 10 12
Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34195)
18 THEIR GREATEST HITS 14 13 12 33
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
19 BOSTON 28 39 67 4
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
20 DIANA ROSS' GREATEST HITS 18 18 19 11
Diana Ross (Motown M6 869S1)
21 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 13 10 8 9
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090)
22 BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US 20 22 25 7
Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467)
23 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 27 31 39 6
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock PS 2015)
24 ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD 44 89 -- 3  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-6001)
25 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 26 27 28 14
Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938)
26 FREE FOR ALL 32 49 89 4
Ted Nugent (Epic PE 34121)
27 ALL THINGS IN TIME 17 17 16 17
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 33957)
28 LONG MAY YOU RUN 45 98 -- 3  
Stills-Young Band (WB MS 2253)
29 ROCKS 21 20 20 21
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165)
30 SUMMERTIME DREAM 33 35 38 17
Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246)
31 WAKING AND DREAMING 34 37 42 8
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1070)
32 SOUL SEARCHING 23 21 21 14
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18179)
33 AGENTS OF FORTUNE 36 38 41 17
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164)
34 BEAUTIFUL NOISE 25 19 14 16
Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965)
35 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER 37 40 44 6
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 89517)
36 MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC 46 58 87 4
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 34245)
37 AT THE SPEED OF SOUND 22 14 15 28  
Wings (Capitol SW-11525)
38 BREAD & ROSES 39 44 49 6
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1076)
39 THE GIST OF THE GEMINI 24 25 27 9  
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4596)
40 YOU ARE MY STARSHIP 41 45 50 11
Norman Connors (Buddah BDS 5655)
41 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND 43 47 51 8
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA APL1-1504)
42 FIREFALL 42 43 45 22
Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174)
43 IN THE POCKET 31 28 29 16  
James Taylor (WB BS 2912)
44 HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS 35 34 34 12
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181)
45 15 BIG ONES 30 23 22 14  
Beach Boys (WB MS 2251)
46 SCHOOL DAYS 58 63 72 4  
Stanley Clarke (Nemperor NE 439)
47 BEST OF B.T.O. 29 24 24 10  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1101)
48 WIRED 38 26 23 17
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33849)
49 GO 40 41 43 8
Michael Shrieve / Steve Winwood / Stomo Yamashta's (Island ILPS-9387)
50 SONG OF JOY 54 54 56 31
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570)
51 LONG MISTY DAYS 92 -- -- 2  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1107)
52 THE DREAM WEAVER 49 30 30 45
Gary Wright (WB BS 2868)
53 THE BEST OF THE BAND 48 51 59 6
The Band (Capitol ST-11553)
54 BICENTENNIAL NIGGER 69 -- -- 2  
Richard Pryor (WB BS 2960)
55 DEDICATION 63 76 91 4
Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4093)
56 SECRETS 57 60 65 6
Herbie Hancock (Columbia PC 34280)
57 ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE 62 73 82 5
Hall & Oates (Atlantic SD 7269)
58 THE ORIGINALS 51 46 40 8
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7032)
59 THE TEMPTATIONS DO THE TEMPTATIONS 61 69 79 5
Temptations (Gordy G6-975S1)
60 OLé ELO 50 32 33 16
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 630-G)
61 BAREFOOT BALLET 68 75 81 5
John Klemmer (ABC AA-950)
62 SOMEWHERE I'VE NEVER TRAVELLED 65 68 76 4
Ambrosia (20th Century T-510)
63 EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE 52 53 54 8  
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6070)
64 TED NUGENT 66 67 70 33
Ted Nugent (Epic PE 33692)
65 AIN'T NOTHIN' STOPPIN' US NOW 67 71 78 4
Tower Of Power (Columbia PC 34302)
66 WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE 47 29 26 14  
Crosby & Nash (ABC ABCD 956)
67 THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN 89 -- -- 2  
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7034)
68 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 55 42 35 43  
Queen (Elektra 7E-1053)
69 ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC 53 36 31 17  
Beatles (Capitol SKBO-11537)
70 AIN'T THAT A BITCH 71 74 77 6
Johnny "Guitar" Watson (DJM DJLPA-3)
71 ENDLESS SUMMER 64 61 62 44
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
72 ARABIAN NIGHTS 75 77 80 9
Ritchie Family (Marlin 2201)
73 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD 56 48 32 21  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33809)
74 I HEARD THAT 86 96 -- 3  
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3705)
75 ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL 77 80 64 14
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896)
76 COMING OUT 79 85 93 4
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18183)
77 NATALIE 60 55 55 20  
Natalie Cole (Capitol ST-11517)
78 LOOK OUT FOR NUMBER ONE 59 50 37 30  
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4567)
79 GREATEST HITS 70 62 60 47
Chicago (Columbia PC 33900)
80 THE MONKEES' GREATEST HITS 78 72 75 7
Monkees (Arista 4089)
81 GREATEST HITS 85 93 -- 3
ABBA (Atlantic SD 18189)
82 TROUBADOUR 90 -- -- 2
J.J. Cale (Shelter SRL 52002)
83 JUMP ON IT 87 94 -- 3
Montrose (WB BS 2963)
84 NO REASON TO CRY -- -- -- 1  
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3004)
85 SKY HIGH 73 56 52 15  
Tavares (Capitol ST-11533)
86 CHAMELEON 88 92 99 4
Labelle (Epic PE 34189)
87 GREATEST HITS 97 -- -- 2
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-34851)
88 MEN FROM EARTH -- -- -- 1  
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-34601)
89 THE ROYAL SCAM 72 57 48 22  
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 931)
90 AUTOMATIC MAN 99 -- -- 2
Automatic Man (Island ILPS 9397)
91 LOVE TO THE WORLD 83 82 84 6
LTD (A&M SP-4589)
92 YEAR OF THE CAT -- -- -- 1  
Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022)
93 TALES OF KIDD FUNKADELIC -- -- -- 1  
Funkadelic (Westbound W 277)
94 PRIVATE EYES -- -- -- 1  
Tommy Bolin (Columbia PC 34329)
95 MUSIC, MUSIC 74 52 36 10  
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11547)
96 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 96 97 -- 66
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
97 GET CLOSER 76 66 53 25  
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2907)
98 CHANGESONEBOWIE 80 70 58 19  
David Bowie (RCA APL1-1732)
99 FLOWERS -- -- -- 1  
Emotions (Columbia PC 34163)
100 HISTORY -- AMERICA'S GREATEST HITS 95 88 83 48
America (WB BS 2894)

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:

   • "Contradiction" by Ohio Players (# 81)
   • "Sparkle" by Aretha Franklin (# 82)
   • "American Flyer" by American Flyer (# 84)
   • "Manhattans" by Manhattans (# 91)
   • "Three" by Bob James (# 93)
   • "Tryin' To Get The Feeling" by Barry Manilow (# 94)
   • "I'm Nearly Famous" by Cliff Richard (# 98)
   • "Sincerely" by Dwight Twilley Band (#100)

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