Wednesday October 27, 1976
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 23, 1976



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1 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 1 -- -- 2
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2)
2 SPIRIT 12 -- -- 2
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 34241)
3 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 2 1 1 39
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703)
4 SILK DEGREES 3 2 2 31
Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920)
5 HASTEN DOWN THE WIND 4 3 3 9
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1072)
6 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 7 10 12 22
Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497)
7 CHICAGO X 6 4 5 17
Chicago (Columbia PC 34200)
8 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 8 9 15 25
Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005)
9 HARD RAIN 9 15 59 4
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 34349)
10 FLEETWOOD MAC 5 5 7 64
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
11 SPITFIRE 10 8 8 15
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372)
12 GREATEST HITS 11 6 6 8
War (United Artists UA-LA 648-G)
13 CHILDREN OF THE WORLD 15 19 33 5
Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003)
14 BOSTON 19 28 39 5
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
15 ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD 24 44 89 4
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-6001)
16 WILD CHERRY 17 12 9 13
Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34195)
17 HOT ON THE TRACKS 16 16 16 15
Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1)
18 BREEZIN' 14 11 11 26
George Benson (WB BS 2919)
19 THEIR GREATEST HITS 18 14 13 34
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
20 SPIRIT 13 7 4 9
John Denver (RCA APL2-1694)
21 LONG MAY YOU RUN 28 45 98 4
Stills-Young Band (WB MS 2253)
22 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 23 27 31 7
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock PS 2015)
23 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 25 26 27 15
Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938)
24 FREE FOR ALL 26 32 49 5
Ted Nugent (Epic PE 34121)
25 BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US 22 20 22 8
Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467)
26 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 21 13 10 10
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090)
27 ROCKS 29 21 20 22
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165)
28 SUMMERTIME DREAM 30 33 35 18
Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246)
29 MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC 36 46 58 5
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 34245)
30 DIANA ROSS' GREATEST HITS 20 18 18 12
Diana Ross (Motown M6 869S1)
31 ALL THINGS IN TIME 27 17 17 18
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 33957)
32 LONG MISTY DAYS 51 92 -- 3  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1107)
33 AGENTS OF FORTUNE 33 36 38 18
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164)
34 BEAUTIFUL NOISE 34 25 19 17
Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965)
35 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER 35 37 40 7
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 89517)
36 WAKING AND DREAMING 31 34 37 9
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1070)
37 SOUL SEARCHING 32 23 21 15
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18179)
38 NO REASON TO CRY 84 -- -- 2  
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3004)
39 BICENTENNIAL NIGGER 54 69 -- 3  
Richard Pryor (WB BS 2960)
40 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND 41 43 47 9
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA APL1-1504)
41 SCHOOL DAYS 46 58 63 5
Stanley Clarke (Nemperor NE 439)
42 YOU ARE MY STARSHIP 40 41 45 12
Norman Connors (Buddah BDS 5655)
43 FIREFALL 42 42 43 23
Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174)
44 HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS 44 35 34 13
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181)
45 THE GIST OF THE GEMINI 39 24 25 10
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4596)
46 AT THE SPEED OF SOUND 37 22 14 29
Wings (Capitol SW-11525)
47 IN THE POCKET 43 31 28 17
James Taylor (WB BS 2912)
48 THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN 67 89 -- 3  
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7034)
49 DEDICATION 55 63 76 5
Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4093)
50 BREAD & ROSES 38 39 44 7  
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1076)
51 SONG OF JOY 50 54 54 32
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570)
52 ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE 57 62 73 6
Hall & Oates (Atlantic SD 7269)
53 15 BIG ONES 45 30 23 15
Beach Boys (WB MS 2251)
54 BEST OF B.T.O. 47 29 24 11
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1101)
55 THE DREAM WEAVER 52 49 30 46
Gary Wright (WB BS 2868)
56 BAREFOOT BALLET 61 68 75 6
John Klemmer (ABC AA-950)
57 THE BEST OF THE BAND 53 48 51 7
The Band (Capitol ST-11553)
58 SECRETS 56 57 60 7
Herbie Hancock (Columbia PC 34280)
59 I HEARD THAT 74 86 96 4  
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3705)
60 THE TEMPTATIONS DO THE TEMPTATIONS 59 61 69 6
Temptations (Gordy G6-975S1)
61 SOMEWHERE I'VE NEVER TRAVELLED 62 65 68 5
Ambrosia (20th Century T-510)
62 BEST OF LEON -- -- -- 1  
Leon Russell (Shelter SRL 52004)
63 WIRED 48 38 26 18  
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33849)
64 AIN'T NOTHIN' STOPPIN' US NOW 65 67 71 5
Tower Of Power (Columbia PC 34302)
65 TED NUGENT 64 66 67 34
Ted Nugent (Epic PE 33692)
66 THE ORIGINALS 58 51 46 9
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7032)
67 PART 3 -- -- -- 1  
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 605)
68 AIN'T THAT A BITCH 70 71 74 7
Johnny "Guitar" Watson (DJM DJLPA-3)
69 YEAR OF THE CAT 92 -- -- 2  
Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022)
70 ARABIAN NIGHTS 72 75 77 10
Ritchie Family (Marlin 2201)
71 EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE 63 52 53 9
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6070)
72 GO 49 40 41 9  
Michael Shrieve / Steve Winwood / Stomo Yamashta's (Island ILPS-9387)
73 ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL 75 77 80 15
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896)
74 OLé ELO 60 50 32 17  
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 630-G)
75 ENDLESS SUMMER 71 64 61 45
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
76 GREATEST HITS 79 70 62 48
Chicago (Columbia PC 33900)
77 GREATEST HITS 87 97 -- 3
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-34851)
78 TROUBADOUR 82 90 -- 3
J.J. Cale (Shelter SRL 52002)
79 RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE -- -- -- 1  
Ringo Starr (Atlantic SD 18193)
80 GREATEST HITS 81 85 93 4
ABBA (Atlantic SD 18189)
81 JUMP ON IT 83 87 94 4
Montrose (WB BS 2963)
82 ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE -- -- -- 1  
Rush (Mercury SRM-2-7058)
83 NATALIE 77 60 55 21
Natalie Cole (Capitol ST-11517)
84 MEN FROM EARTH 88 -- -- 2
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-34601)
85 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 68 55 42 44  
Queen (Elektra 7E-1053)
86 AUTOMATIC MAN 90 99 -- 3
Automatic Man (Island ILPS 9397)
87 COMING OUT 76 79 85 5  
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18183)
88 LOVE TO THE WORLD 91 83 82 7
LTD (A&M SP-4589)
89 TALES OF KIDD FUNKADELIC 93 -- -- 2
Funkadelic (Westbound W 277)
90 PRIVATE EYES 94 -- -- 2
Tommy Bolin (Columbia PC 34329)
91 MODERN MUSIC -- -- -- 1  
Be-Bop Deluxe (Capitol ST-11575)
92 SKY HIGH 85 73 56 16
Tavares (Capitol ST-11533)
93 ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC 69 53 36 18  
Beatles (Capitol SKBO-11537)
94 FLOWERS 99 -- -- 2
Emotions (Columbia PC 34163)
95 HOW LATE'LL YA PLAY 'TIL -- -- -- 1  
David Bromberg (Fantasy F 79007)
96 CHAMELEON 86 88 92 5
Labelle (Epic PE 34189)
97 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 96 96 97 67
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
98 THE ROYAL SCAM 89 72 57 23
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 931)
99 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD 73 56 48 22  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33809)
100 WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE 66 47 29 15  
Crosby & Nash (ABC ABCD 956)

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:

   • "Look Out For Number One" by Brothers Johnson (# 78)
   • "The Monkees' Greatest Hits" by Monkees (# 80)
   • "Music, Music" by Helen Reddy (# 95)
   • "Get Closer" by Seals & Crofts (# 97)
   • "ChangesOneBowie" by David Bowie (# 98)
   • "History -- America's Greatest Hits" by America (#100)

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