Tuesday December 14, 1976
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 11, 1976



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1 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 1 1 1 9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2)
2 BOSTON 2 3 5 12
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
3 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 4 7 9 22
Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938)
4 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 5 5 6 46
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703)
5 THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME 3 2 2 6
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2-201)
6 SPIRIT 7 6 3 9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 34241)
7 THE PRETENDER 9 47 -- 3
Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079)
8 BLUE MOVES 6 4 4 5
Elton John (MCA 2-11004)
9 BEST OF THE DOOBIES 13 23 67 4
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2978)
10 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 8 8 7 29
Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497)
11 A NEW WORLD RECORD 12 14 18 6
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 679)
12 ROCK AND ROLL OVER 22 59 93 4
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037)
13 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 11 10 10 32
Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005)
14 ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD 10 9 8 11
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-6001)
15 SILK DEGREES 15 12 11 38
Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920)
16 CHICAGO X 14 11 12 24
Chicago (Columbia PC 34200)
17 THEIR GREATEST HITS 18 17 17 41
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
18 CHILDREN OF THE WORLD 16 13 13 12
Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003)
19 FLEETWOOD MAC 17 15 14 71
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
20 SUMMERTIME DREAM 19 19 21 25
Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246)
21 NO REASON TO CRY 20 18 19 9
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3004)
22 HASTEN DOWN THE WIND 21 20 16 16
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1072)
23 LONG MAY YOU RUN 23 16 15 11
Stills-Young Band (WB MS 2253)
24 YEAR OF THE CAT 27 29 31 9
Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022)
25 THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN 25 27 29 10
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7034)
26 PART 3 26 28 30 8
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 605)
27 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER 29 30 32 14
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 89517)
28 SONG OF JOY 32 35 39 39
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570)
29 SPITFIRE 24 21 20 22
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372)
30 AGENTS OF FORTUNE 31 31 27 25
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164)
31 IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW 34 41 49 6
Phoebe Snow (Columbia PC 34387)
32 HOT ON THE TRACKS 28 24 25 22
Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1)
33 GREATEST HITS 92 -- -- 2  
James Taylor (WB BS 2979)
34 FREE FOR ALL 30 22 22 12
Ted Nugent (Epic PE 34121)
35 SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE 37 40 43 7
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9420)
36 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 33 25 26 14
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock PS 2015)
37 BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US 36 32 28 15
Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467)
38 SPIRIT 42 42 38 16
John Denver (RCA APL2-1694)
39 FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE 44 49 54 7
Donna Summer (Oasis NBLP 7038)
40 CERTIFIED LIVE 49 73 -- 3
Dave Mason (Columbia PG 34174)
41 THE BEST OF GEORGE HARRISON 71 98 -- 3  
George Harrison (Capitol ST-11578)
42 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' 48 54 62 6
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2223)
43 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND 39 38 40 16
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA APL1-1504)
44 CAR WASH 66 82 -- 3  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-6000)
45 BEST OF LEON 38 34 36 8
Leon Russell (Shelter SRL 52004)
46 GOLD 51 71 90 4
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1122)
47 NIGHT SHIFT 54 76 -- 3
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6962)
48 LONG MISTY DAYS 35 26 23 10  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1107)
49 BURTON CUMMINGS 59 69 78 5
Burton Cummings (Portrait PR 34261)
50 LEFTOVERTURE 55 61 76 5
Kansas (Kirschner PZ 34224)
51 FIREFALL 45 44 42 30
Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174)
52 ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE 40 39 41 8  
Rush (Mercury SRM-2-7058)
53 ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL 53 55 59 22
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896)
54 GULF WINDS 57 63 69 5
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4603)
55 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 41 36 34 17  
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090)
56 NADIA'S THEME 78 99 -- 3  
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M SP-3412)
57 HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS 47 45 45 20
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181)
58 ZOOT ALLURES 72 85 -- 3  
Frank Zappa (WB BS 2970)
59 GREATEST HITS 62 64 68 11
ABBA (Atlantic SD 18189)
60 I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME 69 78 84 6
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC ABCD 952)
61 GREATEST HITS 43 37 33 15  
War (United Artists UA-LA 648-G)
62 HEJIRA -- -- -- 1  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1087)
63 JOHNNY THE FOX 65 67 74 5
Thin Lizzy (Mercury SRM-1-1119)
64 MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC 46 46 35 12  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 34245)
65 BREEZIN' 50 51 47 33  
George Benson (WB BS 2919)
66 ROCKS 58 48 46 29
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165)
67 NIGHT MOVES 74 80 87 4
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557)
68 BRASS CONSTRUCTION II 76 -- -- 2
Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 677-G)
69 BICENTENNIAL NIGGER 52 43 37 10  
Richard Pryor (WB BS 2960)
70 ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE 61 52 48 13
Hall & Oates (Atlantic SD 7269)
71 DAZZ 98 -- -- 2  
Brick (Bang 408)
72 FLOWERS 75 79 83 9
Emotions (Columbia PC 34163)
73 AFTER THE LOVIN' -- -- -- 1  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic PE 34381)
74 TECHNICAL ECSTACY 60 53 55 7  
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2969)
75 33 1/3 -- -- -- 1  
George Harrison (Dark Horse DH 3005)
76 RADIO ETHIOPIA 81 -- -- 2
Patti Smith Group (Arista AL 4097)
77 HOMETOWN BOY MAKES GOOD 83 -- -- 2
Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0176)
78 BEAUTIFUL NOISE 64 57 51 24  
Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965)
79 ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II -- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 89 -- -- 2
Various Artists (20th Century 2T-522)
80 GREATEST HITS 77 75 70 55
Chicago (Columbia PC 33900)
81 BAREFOOT BALLET 68 58 50 13  
John Klemmer (ABC AA-950)
82 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 85 88 91 74
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
83 LOVE TO THE WORLD 84 87 89 14
LTD (A&M SP-4589)
84 WILD CHERRY 63 50 44 20  
Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34195)
85 I HEARD THAT 67 60 53 11  
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3705)
86 HARD RAIN 56 33 24 11  
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 34349)
87 ON THE ROAD TO KINGDOM COME 70 68 72 7  
Harry Chapin (Elektra 7E-1082)
88 ROCK AND ROLL HEART 90 96 -- 3
Lou Reed (Arista AL 4100)
89 DEDICATION 79 62 57 12
Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4093)
90 LITTLE RIVER BAND 94 100 -- 3
Little River Band (Capitol ST-11512)
91 DESTROYER 90 77 75 22
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025)
92 ALL THINGS IN TIME 82 66 58 25
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 33957)
93 WIPE THE WINDOWS, CHECK THE OIL, DOLLAR GAS -- -- -- 1  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 2CX 0177)
94 DANCE 99 -- -- 2
Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-1924)
95 TED NUGENT 87 81 71 41
Ted Nugent (Epic PE 33692)
96 DIANA ROSS' GREATEST HITS 80 65 60 19  
Diana Ross (Motown M6 869S1)
97 THE BEST OF FRIENDS -- -- -- 1  
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PC 34388)
98 HELP IS ON THE WAY -- -- -- 1  
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4095)
99 HIGH LONESOME -- -- -- 1  
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic PE 34377)
100 RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE 73 56 56 8  
Ringo Starr (Atlantic SD 18193)

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:

   • "The Gist Of The Gemini" by Gino Vanelli (# 86)
   • "Waking And Dreaming" by Orleans (# 88)
   • "Troubadour" by J.J. Cale (# 91)
   • "Crystal Ball" by Styx (# 93)
   • "Soul Searching" by Average White Band (# 95)
   • "The Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright (# 96)
   • "School Days" by Stanley Clarke (# 97)
   • "Somewhere I've Never Travelled" by Ambrosia (#100)

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