Saturday January 8, 1977
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 8, 1977



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1 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 2 5 -- 3
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
2 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 1 1 1 13
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2)
3 WINGS OVER AMERICA 4 6 -- 3
Wings (Capitol SWCO-11593)
4 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 3 4 4 50
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703)
5 BOSTON 5 2 2 16
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
6 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 6 3 3 26
Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938)
7 BEST OF THE DOOBIES 7 7 7 8
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2978)
8 GREATEST HITS 10 18 28 4
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092)
9 THE PRETENDER 8 8 5 7
Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079)
10 ROCK AND ROLL OVER 9 9 9 8
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037)
11 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 11 11 11 33
Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497)
12 HEJIRA 13 13 15 5
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1087)
13 A NEW WORLD RECORD 12 10 10 10
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 679)
14 GREATEST HITS 14 15 22 6
James Taylor (WB BS 2979)
15 33 1/3 15 16 19 5
George Harrison (Dark Horse DH 3005)
16 BLUE MOVES 16 14 8 9
Elton John (MCA 2-11004)
17 THEIR GREATEST HITS 19 21 17 45
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
18 CHICAGO X 18 19 14 28
Chicago (Columbia PC 34200)
19 SONG OF JOY 20 22 25 43
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570)
20 SPIRIT 17 12 6 13
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 34241)
21 CAR WASH 24 28 32 7
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-6000)
22 THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME 21 17 12 10
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2-201)
23 CHILDREN OF THE WORLD 23 24 20 16
Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003)
24 ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD 22 20 13 15
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-6001)
25 YEAR OF THE CAT 25 27 23 13
Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022)
26 SILK DEGREES 26 23 18 42
Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920)
27 FLEETWOOD MAC 27 26 21 75
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
28 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 28 25 16 36
Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005)
29 THE BEST OF GEORGE HARRISON 30 31 34 7
George Harrison (Capitol ST-11578)
30 SPIRIT 32 34 36 20
John Denver (RCA APL2-1694)
31 SUMMERTIME DREAM 29 29 24 29
Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246)
32 CERTIFIED LIVE 33 33 35 7
Dave Mason (Columbia PG 34174)
33 IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW 31 30 29 10
Phoebe Snow (Columbia PC 34387)
34 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' 34 35 38 10
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2223)
35 BURTON CUMMINGS 36 38 42 9
Burton Cummings (Portrait PR 34261)
36 A STAR IS BORN 54 63 76 4  
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 34403)
37 NADIA'S THEME 39 45 48 7
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M SP-3412)
38 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND 38 41 41 20
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA APL1-1504)
39 LEFTOVERTURE 41 43 47 9
Kansas (Kirschner PZ 34224)
40 AFTER THE LOVIN' 44 50 55 5
Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic PE 34381)
41 FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE 37 37 37 11
Donna Summer (Oasis NBLP 7038)
42 DAZZ 48 54 64 6
Brick (Bang 408)
43 NIGHT SHIFT 40 40 43 7
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6962)
44 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 49 56 58 21
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090)
45 I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME 46 49 53 10
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC ABCD 952)
46 THE BEST OF FRIENDS 51 59 73 5
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PC 34388)
47 NIGHT MOVES 52 57 62 8
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557)
48 HASTEN DOWN THE WIND 35 32 26 20  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1072)
49 FREE FOR ALL 42 42 39 16
Ted Nugent (Epic PE 34121)
50 BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US 50 47 40 19
Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467)
51 NO REASON TO CRY 43 36 27 13
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3004)
52 DESTROYER 59 75 83 26
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025)
53 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER 47 39 30 18
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 89517)
54 HOT ON THE TRACKS 45 44 33 26
Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1)
55 BRASS CONSTRUCTION II 56 58 61 6
Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 677-G)
56 ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL 58 55 57 26
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896)
57 AGENTS OF FORTUNE 57 52 51 29
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164)
58 GOLD 55 51 44 8
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1122)
59 ZOOT ALLURES 60 53 54 7
Frank Zappa (WB BS 2970)
60 THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN 53 46 31 14
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7034)
61 PART 3 62 60 50 12
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 605)
62 ROCKS 65 68 63 33
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165)
63 ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II -- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 63 66 71 6
Various Artists (20th Century 2T-522)
64 ALIVE 71 83 95 55
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020)
65 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 68 73 79 4
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9518)
66 FLOWERS 66 67 69 13
Emotions (Columbia PC 34163)
67 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 70 74 78 78
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
68 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 64 61 49 18
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock PS 2015)
69 SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE! -- -- -- 1  
The Not Ready For Prime Time Players (Arista 4107)
70 GREATEST HITS 67 64 59 15
ABBA (Atlantic SD 18189)
71 SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE 61 48 46 11
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9420)
72 LONG MAY YOU RUN 69 62 45 15
Stills-Young Band (WB MS 2253)
73 HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS 74 69 66 24
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181)
74 FIREFALL 73 65 56 34
Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174)
75 GREATEST HITS 72 70 65 19
War (United Artists UA-LA 648-G)
76 ENDLESS FLIGHT 78 82 86 4
Leo Sayer (WB BS 2962)
77 NEW SEASON 86 -- -- 2
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor PD-1-6083)
78 WIPE THE WINDOWS, CHECK THE OIL, DOLLAR GAS 79 80 84 5
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 2CX 0177)
79 GULF WINDS 81 78 75 9
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4603)
80 BEST OF LEON 76 76 60 12
Leon Russell (Shelter SRL 52004)
81 BREEZIN' 80 79 81 37
George Benson (WB BS 2919)
82 GREATEST HITS 82 81 80 59
Chicago (Columbia PC 33900)
83 SUDAN VILLAGE 87 91 97 4
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2976)
84 WAYLON LIVE 91 98 -- 3
Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1108)
85 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 94 73 69 64
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
86 THE JACKSONS 89 -- -- 2
Jacksons (Epic PE 34229)
87 MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC 83 77 77 16
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 34245)
88 THIS IS NIECY 92 93 96 4
Deniece Williams (Columbia PC 34242)
89 THE ROARING SILENCE 95 99 95 6
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (WB BS 2965)
90 BEAUTIFUL NOISE 88 89 82 28
Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965)
91 HIGH LONESOME 84 86 90 5
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic PE 34377)
92 LITTLE RIVER BAND 85 87 88 7
Little River Band (Capitol ST-11512)
93 GOLD / VOLUME ONE 93 96 99 4
Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3006)
94 ENDLESS SUMMER 98 95 94 52
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
95 MAIN SQUEEZE 97 -- -- 2
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4612)
96 TOO HOT TO STOP -- -- -- 1  
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1099)
97 SPITFIRE 75 72 52 26  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372)
98 TROUBADOUR 100 100 98 13
J.J. Cale (Shelter SRL 52002)
99 BAREFOOT BALLET 96 97 87 17
John Klemmer (ABC AA-950)
100 LONG MISTY DAYS 77 71 67 14  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1107)

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:

   • "Dedication" by Bay City Rollers (# 90)
   • "Open Sesame" by Kool & The Gang (# 99)

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