Thursday December 9, 1976
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 4, 1976



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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)

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