Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 18, 1976
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) | ||||||
| 2 | BOSTON | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Boston (Epic EPC 81611) | ||||||
| 3 | A NIGHT ON THE TOWN | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | |
| Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938) | ||||||
| 4 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE | 4 | 5 | 5 | 47 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | ||||||
| 5 | THE PRETENDER | 7 | 9 | 47 | 4 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079) | ||||||
| 6 | SPIRIT | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 34241) | ||||||
| 7 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES | 9 | 13 | 23 | 5 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2978) | ||||||
| 8 | BLUE MOVES | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-11004) | ||||||
| 9 | ROCK AND ROLL OVER | 12 | 22 | 59 | 5 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037) | ||||||
| 10 | A NEW WORLD RECORD | 11 | 12 | 14 | 7 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 679) | ||||||
| 11 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) | ||||||
| 12 | THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2-201) | ||||||
| 13 | ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-6001) | ||||||
| 14 | CHICAGO X | 16 | 14 | 11 | 25 | |
| Chicago (Columbia PC 34200) | ||||||
| 15 | HEJIRA | 62 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1087) | ||||||
| 16 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE | 13 | 11 | 10 | 33 | |
| Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005) | ||||||
| 17 | THEIR GREATEST HITS | 17 | 18 | 17 | 42 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | ||||||
| 18 | SILK DEGREES | 15 | 15 | 12 | 39 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | ||||||
| 19 | 33 1/3 | 75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| George Harrison (Dark Horse DH 3005) | ||||||
| 20 | CHILDREN OF THE WORLD | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003) | ||||||
| 21 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 19 | 17 | 15 | 72 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) | ||||||
| 22 | GREATEST HITS | 33 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2979) | ||||||
| 23 | YEAR OF THE CAT | 24 | 27 | 29 | 10 | |
| Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022) | ||||||
| 24 | SUMMERTIME DREAM | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246) | ||||||
| 25 | SONG OF JOY | 28 | 32 | 35 | 40 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) | ||||||
| 26 | HASTEN DOWN THE WIND | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1072) | ||||||
| 27 | NO REASON TO CRY | 21 | 20 | 18 | 10 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3004) | ||||||
| 28 | GREATEST HITS | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | ||||||
| 29 | IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW | 31 | 34 | 41 | 7 | |
| Phoebe Snow (Columbia PC 34387) | ||||||
| 30 | NIGHTS ARE FOREVER | 27 | 29 | 30 | 15 | |
| England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 89517) | ||||||
| 31 | THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN | 25 | 25 | 27 | 11 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7034) | ||||||
| 32 | CAR WASH | 44 | 66 | 82 | 4 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-6000) | ||||||
| 33 | HOT ON THE TRACKS | 32 | 28 | 24 | 23 | |
| Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1) | ||||||
| 34 | THE BEST OF GEORGE HARRISON | 41 | 71 | 98 | 4 | |
| George Harrison (Capitol ST-11578) | ||||||
| 35 | CERTIFIED LIVE | 40 | 49 | 73 | 4 | |
| Dave Mason (Columbia PG 34174) | ||||||
| 36 | SPIRIT | 38 | 42 | 42 | 17 | |
| John Denver (RCA APL2-1694) | ||||||
| 37 | FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE | 39 | 44 | 49 | 8 | |
| Donna Summer (Oasis NBLP 7038) | ||||||
| 38 | DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' | 42 | 48 | 54 | 7 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2223) | ||||||
| 39 | FREE FOR ALL | 34 | 30 | 22 | 13 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic PE 34121) | ||||||
| 40 | BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US | 37 | 36 | 32 | 16 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467) | ||||||
| 41 | DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND | 43 | 39 | 38 | 17 | |
| Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA APL1-1504) | ||||||
| 42 | BURTON CUMMINGS | 49 | 59 | 69 | 6 | |
| Burton Cummings (Portrait PR 34261) | ||||||
| 43 | NIGHT SHIFT | 47 | 54 | 76 | 4 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville BR 6962) | ||||||
| 44 | GOLD | 46 | 51 | 71 | 5 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1122) | ||||||
| 45 | LONG MAY YOU RUN | 23 | 23 | 16 | 12 |  |
| Stills-Young Band (WB MS 2253) | ||||||
| 46 | SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE | 35 | 37 | 40 | 8 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9420) | ||||||
| 47 | LEFTOVERTURE | 50 | 55 | 61 | 6 | |
| Kansas (Kirschner PZ 34224) | ||||||
| 48 | NADIA'S THEME | 56 | 78 | 99 | 4 | |
| Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M SP-3412) | ||||||
| 49 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN | 36 | 33 | 25 | 15 | |
| Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock PS 2015) | ||||||
| 50 | PART 3 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 9 | |
| KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 605) | ||||||
| 51 | AGENTS OF FORTUNE | 30 | 31 | 31 | 26 | |
| Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164) | ||||||
| 52 | SPITFIRE | 29 | 24 | 21 | 23 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372) | ||||||
| 53 | I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME | 60 | 69 | 78 | 7 | |
| Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC ABCD 952) | ||||||
| 54 | ZOOT ALLURES | 58 | 72 | 85 | 4 | |
| Frank Zappa (WB BS 2970) | ||||||
| 55 | AFTER THE LOVIN' | 73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic PE 34381) | ||||||
| 56 | FIREFALL | 51 | 45 | 44 | 31 | |
| Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174) | ||||||
| 57 | ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL | 53 | 53 | 55 | 23 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896) | ||||||
| 58 | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU | 55 | 41 | 36 | 18 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090) | ||||||
| 59 | GREATEST HITS | 59 | 62 | 64 | 12 | |
| ABBA (Atlantic SD 18189) | ||||||
| 60 | BEST OF LEON | 45 | 38 | 34 | 9 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SRL 52004) | ||||||
| 61 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION II | 68 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 677-G) | ||||||
| 62 | NIGHT MOVES | 67 | 74 | 80 | 5 | |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) | ||||||
| 63 | ROCKS | 66 | 58 | 48 | 30 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165) | ||||||
| 64 | DAZZ | 71 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Brick (Bang 408) | ||||||
| 65 | GREATEST HITS | 61 | 43 | 37 | 16 | |
| War (United Artists UA-LA 648-G) | ||||||
| 66 | HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS | 57 | 47 | 45 | 21 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181) | ||||||
| 67 | LONG MISTY DAYS | 48 | 35 | 26 | 11 | |
| Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1107) | ||||||
| 68 | ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE | 52 | 40 | 39 | 9 | |
| Rush (Mercury SRM-2-7058) | ||||||
| 69 | FLOWERS | 72 | 75 | 79 | 10 | |
| Emotions (Columbia PC 34163) | ||||||
| 70 | JOHNNY THE FOX | 63 | 65 | 67 | 6 | |
| Thin Lizzy (Mercury SRM-1-1119) | ||||||
| 71 | ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II -- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK | 79 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Various Artists (20th Century 2T-522) | ||||||
| 72 | RADIO ETHIOPIA | 76 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Patti Smith Group (Arista AL 4097) | ||||||
| 73 | THE BEST OF FRIENDS | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia PC 34388) | ||||||
| 74 | HOMETOWN BOY MAKES GOOD | 77 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0176) | ||||||
| 75 | GULF WINDS | 54 | 57 | 63 | 6 | |
| Joan Baez (A&M SP-4603) | ||||||
| 76 | A STAR IS BORN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 34403) | ||||||
| 77 | MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC | 64 | 46 | 46 | 13 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 34245) | ||||||
| 78 | LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER | 82 | 85 | 88 | 75 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505) | ||||||
| 79 | UNFINISHED BUSINESS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9518) | ||||||
| 80 | GREATEST HITS | 80 | 77 | 75 | 56 | |
| Chicago (Columbia PC 33900) | ||||||
| 81 | BREEZIN' | 65 | 50 | 51 | 34 | |
| George Benson (WB BS 2919) | ||||||
| 82 | BEAUTIFUL NOISE | 78 | 64 | 57 | 25 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965) | ||||||
| 83 | DESTROYER | 91 | 90 | 77 | 23 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) | ||||||
| 84 | WIPE THE WINDOWS, CHECK THE OIL, DOLLAR GAS | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 2CX 0177) | ||||||
| 85 | ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE | 70 | 61 | 52 | 14 | |
| Hall & Oates (Atlantic SD 7269) | ||||||
| 86 | ENDLESS FLIGHT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Leo Sayer (WB BS 2962) | ||||||
| 87 | BAREFOOT BALLET | 81 | 68 | 58 | 14 | |
| John Klemmer (ABC AA-950) | ||||||
| 88 | LITTLE RIVER BAND | 90 | 94 | 100 | 4 | |
| Little River Band (Capitol ST-11512) | ||||||
| 89 | DEDICATION | 89 | 79 | 62 | 13 | |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4093) | ||||||
| 90 | HIGH LONESOME | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Charlie Daniels Band (Epic PE 34377) | ||||||
| 91 | LOVE TO THE WORLD | 83 | 84 | 87 | 15 | |
| LTD (A&M SP-4589) | ||||||
| 92 | WILD CHERRY | 84 | 63 | 50 | 21 | |
| Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34195) | ||||||
| 93 | DANCE | 94 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-1924) | ||||||
| 94 | HELP IS ON THE WAY | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4095) | ||||||
| 95 | ALIVE | 96 | 90 | 87 | 52 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020) | ||||||
| 96 | THIS IS NIECY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Deniece Williams (Columbia PC 34242) | ||||||
| 97 | SUDAN VILLAGE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2976) | ||||||
| 98 | TROUBADOUR | -- | 90 | 73 | 10 | |
| J.J. Cale (Shelter SRL 52002) | ||||||
| 99 | GOLD / VOLUME ONE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3006) | ||||||
| 100 | ROCK AND ROLL HEART | 88 | 90 | 96 | 4 | |
| Lou Reed (Arista AL 4100) | ||||||
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:
• "Bicentennial Nigger" by Richard Pryor (# 69)
• "Technical Ecstacy" by Black Sabbath (# 74)
• "I Heard That" by Quincy Jones (# 85)
• "Hard Rain" by Bob Dylan (# 86)
• "On The Road To Kingdom Come" by Harry Chapin (# 87)
• "All Things In Time" by Lou Rawls (# 92)
• "Ted Nugent" by Ted Nugent (# 95)
• "Diana Ross' Greatest Hits" by Diana Ross (# 96)
• "Ringo's Rotogravure" by Ringo Starr (#100)