Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
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)

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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)