Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 4, 1976
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) | ||||||
| 2 | BOSTON | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Boston (Epic EPC 81611) | ||||||
| 3 | THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2-201) | ||||||
| 4 | A NIGHT ON THE TOWN | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | |
| Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938) | ||||||
| 5 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE | 5 | 6 | 4 | 45 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | ||||||
| 6 | BLUE MOVES | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-11004) | ||||||
| 7 | SPIRIT | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 34241) | ||||||
| 8 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) | ||||||
| 9 | THE PRETENDER | 47 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079) | ||||||
| 10 | ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-6001) | ||||||
| 11 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE | 10 | 10 | 8 | 31 | |
| Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005) | ||||||
| 12 | A NEW WORLD RECORD | 14 | 18 | 35 | 5 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 679) | ||||||
| 13 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES | 23 | 67 | -- | 3 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2978) | ||||||
| 14 | CHICAGO X | 11 | 12 | 12 | 23 | |
| Chicago (Columbia PC 34200) | ||||||
| 15 | SILK DEGREES | 12 | 11 | 10 | 37 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | ||||||
| 16 | CHILDREN OF THE WORLD | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003) | ||||||
| 17 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 15 | 14 | 16 | 70 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) | ||||||
| 18 | THEIR GREATEST HITS | 17 | 17 | 19 | 40 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | ||||||
| 19 | SUMMERTIME DREAM | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246) | ||||||
| 20 | NO REASON TO CRY | 18 | 19 | 20 | 8 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3004) | ||||||
| 21 | HASTEN DOWN THE WIND | 20 | 16 | 13 | 15 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1072) | ||||||
| 22 | ROCK AND ROLL OVER | 59 | 93 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037) | ||||||
| 23 | LONG MAY YOU RUN | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | |
| Stills-Young Band (WB MS 2253) | ||||||
| 24 | SPITFIRE | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372) | ||||||
| 25 | THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN | 27 | 29 | 31 | 9 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7034) | ||||||
| 26 | PART 3 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 7 | |
| KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 605) | ||||||
| 27 | YEAR OF THE CAT | 29 | 31 | 39 | 8 | |
| Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022) | ||||||
| 28 | HOT ON THE TRACKS | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | |
| Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1) | ||||||
| 29 | NIGHTS ARE FOREVER | 30 | 32 | 30 | 13 | |
| England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 89517) | ||||||
| 30 | FREE FOR ALL | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic PE 34121) | ||||||
| 31 | AGENTS OF FORTUNE | 31 | 27 | 29 | 24 | |
| Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164) | ||||||
| 32 | SONG OF JOY | 35 | 39 | 42 | 38 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) | ||||||
| 33 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN | 25 | 26 | 25 | 13 | |
| Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock PS 2015) | ||||||
| 34 | IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW | 41 | 49 | 61 | 5 | |
| Phoebe Snow (Columbia PC 34387) | ||||||
| 35 | LONG MISTY DAYS | 26 | 23 | 22 | 9 | |
| Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1107) | ||||||
| 36 | BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US | 32 | 28 | 28 | 14 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467) | ||||||
| 37 | SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE | 40 | 43 | 48 | 6 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9420) | ||||||
| 38 | BEST OF LEON | 34 | 36 | 38 | 7 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SRL 52004) | ||||||
| 39 | DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND | 38 | 40 | 40 | 15 | |
| Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA APL1-1504) | ||||||
| 40 | ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE | 39 | 41 | 44 | 7 | |
| Rush (Mercury SRM-2-7058) | ||||||
| 41 | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU | 36 | 34 | 34 | 16 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090) | ||||||
| 42 | SPIRIT | 42 | 38 | 37 | 15 | |
| John Denver (RCA APL2-1694) | ||||||
| 43 | GREATEST HITS | 37 | 33 | 27 | 14 | |
| War (United Artists UA-LA 648-G) | ||||||
| 44 | FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE | 49 | 54 | 67 | 6 | |
| Donna Summer (Oasis NBLP 7038) | ||||||
| 45 | FIREFALL | 44 | 42 | 41 | 29 | |
| Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174) | ||||||
| 46 | MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC | 46 | 35 | 26 | 11 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 34245) | ||||||
| 47 | HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS | 45 | 45 | 43 | 19 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181) | ||||||
| 48 | DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' | 54 | 62 | 84 | 5 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2223) | ||||||
| 49 | CERTIFIED LIVE | 73 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Dave Mason (Columbia PG 34174) | ||||||
| 50 | BREEZIN' | 51 | 47 | 45 | 32 | |
| George Benson (WB BS 2919) | ||||||
| 51 | GOLD | 71 | 90 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1122) | ||||||
| 52 | BICENTENNIAL NIGGER | 43 | 37 | 33 | 9 | |
| Richard Pryor (WB BS 2960) | ||||||
| 53 | ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL | 55 | 59 | 63 | 21 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896) | ||||||
| 54 | NIGHT SHIFT | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Foghat (Bearsville BR 6962) | ||||||
| 55 | LEFTOVERTURE | 61 | 76 | 97 | 4 | |
| Kansas (Kirschner PZ 34224) | ||||||
| 56 | HARD RAIN | 33 | 24 | 17 | 10 | ![]() |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 34349) | ||||||
| 57 | GULF WINDS | 63 | 69 | 89 | 4 | |
| Joan Baez (A&M SP-4603) | ||||||
| 58 | ROCKS | 48 | 46 | 46 | 28 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165) | ||||||
| 59 | BURTON CUMMINGS | 69 | 78 | 99 | 4 | |
| Burton Cummings (Portrait PR 34261) | ||||||
| 60 | TECHNICAL ECSTACY | 53 | 55 | 59 | 6 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2969) | ||||||
| 61 | ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE | 52 | 48 | 49 | 12 | |
| Hall & Oates (Atlantic SD 7269) | ||||||
| 62 | GREATEST HITS | 64 | 68 | 72 | 10 | |
| ABBA (Atlantic SD 18189) | ||||||
| 63 | WILD CHERRY | 50 | 44 | 36 | 19 | ![]() |
| Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34195) | ||||||
| 64 | BEAUTIFUL NOISE | 57 | 51 | 53 | 23 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965) | ||||||
| 65 | JOHNNY THE FOX | 67 | 74 | 86 | 4 | |
| Thin Lizzy (Mercury SRM-1-1119) | ||||||
| 66 | CAR WASH | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-6000) | ||||||
| 67 | I HEARD THAT | 60 | 53 | 51 | 10 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3705) | ||||||
| 68 | BAREFOOT BALLET | 58 | 50 | 52 | 12 | |
| John Klemmer (ABC AA-950) | ||||||
| 69 | I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME | 78 | 84 | 92 | 5 | |
| Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC ABCD 952) | ||||||
| 70 | ON THE ROAD TO KINGDOM COME | 68 | 72 | 78 | 6 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra 7E-1082) | ||||||
| 71 | THE BEST OF GEORGE HARRISON | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| George Harrison (Capitol ST-11578) | ||||||
| 72 | ZOOT ALLURES | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Frank Zappa (WB BS 2970) | ||||||
| 73 | RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE | 56 | 56 | 58 | 7 | ![]() |
| Ringo Starr (Atlantic SD 18193) | ||||||
| 74 | NIGHT MOVES | 80 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) | ||||||
| 75 | FLOWERS | 79 | 83 | 88 | 8 | |
| Emotions (Columbia PC 34163) | ||||||
| 76 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION II | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 677-G) | ||||||
| 77 | GREATEST HITS | 75 | 70 | 70 | 54 | |
| Chicago (Columbia PC 33900) | ||||||
| 78 | NADIA'S THEME | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M SP-3412) | ||||||
| 79 | DEDICATION | 62 | 57 | 57 | 11 | ![]() |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4093) | ||||||
| 80 | DIANA ROSS' GREATEST HITS | 65 | 60 | 50 | 18 | ![]() |
| Diana Ross (Motown M6 869S1) | ||||||
| 81 | RADIO ETHIOPIA | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Patti Smith Group (Arista AL 4097) | ||||||
| 82 | ALL THINGS IN TIME | 66 | 58 | 55 | 24 | ![]() |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 33957) | ||||||
| 83 | HOMETOWN BOY MAKES GOOD | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0176) | ||||||
| 84 | LOVE TO THE WORLD | 87 | 89 | 81 | 13 | |
| LTD (A&M SP-4589) | ||||||
| 85 | LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER | 88 | 91 | 93 | 73 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505) | ||||||
| 86 | THE GIST OF THE GEMINI | 77 | 65 | 64 | 16 | |
| Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4596) | ||||||
| 87 | TED NUGENT | 81 | 71 | 66 | 40 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic PE 33692) | ||||||
| 88 | WAKING AND DREAMING | 72 | 61 | 56 | 15 | ![]() |
| Orleans (Asylum 7E-1070) | ||||||
| 89 | ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II -- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Various Artists (20th Century 2T-522) | ||||||
| 90 | ROCK AND ROLL HEART | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lou Reed (Arista AL 4100) | ||||||
| 91 | TROUBADOUR | 90 | 73 | 71 | 9 | |
| J.J. Cale (Shelter SRL 52002) | ||||||
| 92 | GREATEST HITS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2979) | ||||||
| 93 | CRYSTAL BALL | 93 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Styx (A&M SP-4604) | ||||||
| 94 | LITTLE RIVER BAND | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Little River Band (Capitol ST-11512) | ||||||
| 95 | SOUL SEARCHING | 74 | 64 | 60 | 21 | ![]() |
| Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18179) | ||||||
| 96 | THE DREAM WEAVER | 83 | 75 | 69 | 52 | ![]() |
| Gary Wright (WB BS 2868) | ||||||
| 97 | SCHOOL DAYS | 70 | 52 | 47 | 11 | ![]() |
| Stanley Clarke (Nemperor NE 439) | ||||||
| 98 | DAZZ | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brick (Bang 408) | ||||||
| 99 | DANCE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-1924) | ||||||
| 100 | SOMEWHERE I'VE NEVER TRAVELLED | 89 | 66 | 65 | 11 | ![]() |
| Ambrosia (20th Century T-510) | ||||||
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:
• "You Are My Starship" by Norman Connors (# 84)
• "Best Of B.T.O." by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (# 86)
• "At The Speed Of Sound" by Wings (# 91)
• "15 Big Ones" by Beach Boys (# 92)
• "Olé ELO" by Electric Light Orchestra (# 94)
• "Endless Summer" by Beach Boys (# 95)
• "Live!" by Bob Marley & The Wailers (# 97)


