Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending January 15, 1977
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | ||||||
| 2 | WINGS OVER AMERICA | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Wings (Capitol SWCO-11593) | ||||||
| 3 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) | ||||||
| 4 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE | 4 | 3 | 4 | 51 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | ||||||
| 5 | BOSTON | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
| Boston (Epic EPC 81611) | ||||||
| 6 | GREATEST HITS | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | ||||||
| 7 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2978) | ||||||
| 8 | A NIGHT ON THE TOWN | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
| Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938) | ||||||
| 9 | THE PRETENDER | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079) | ||||||
| 10 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) | ||||||
| 11 | ROCK AND ROLL OVER | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037) | ||||||
| 12 | HEJIRA | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1087) | ||||||
| 13 | A NEW WORLD RECORD | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 679) | ||||||
| 14 | GREATEST HITS | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2979) | ||||||
| 15 | 33 1/3 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 6 | |
| George Harrison (Dark Horse DH 3005) | ||||||
| 16 | THEIR GREATEST HITS | 17 | 19 | 21 | 46 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | ||||||
| 17 | BLUE MOVES | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-11004) | ||||||
| 18 | CAR WASH | 21 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-6000) | ||||||
| 19 | SONG OF JOY | 19 | 20 | 22 | 44 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) | ||||||
| 20 | CHICAGO X | 18 | 18 | 19 | 29 | |
| Chicago (Columbia PC 34200) | ||||||
| 21 | A STAR IS BORN | 36 | 54 | 63 | 5 |  |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 34403) | ||||||
| 22 | CHILDREN OF THE WORLD | 23 | 23 | 24 | 17 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003) | ||||||
| 23 | YEAR OF THE CAT | 25 | 25 | 27 | 14 | |
| Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022) | ||||||
| 24 | SPIRIT | 20 | 17 | 12 | 14 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 34241) | ||||||
| 25 | THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME | 22 | 21 | 17 | 11 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2-201) | ||||||
| 26 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE | 28 | 28 | 25 | 37 | |
| Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005) | ||||||
| 27 | ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-6001) | ||||||
| 28 | SILK DEGREES | 26 | 26 | 23 | 43 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | ||||||
| 29 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 27 | 27 | 26 | 76 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) | ||||||
| 30 | SPIRIT | 30 | 32 | 34 | 21 | |
| John Denver (RCA APL2-1694) | ||||||
| 31 | SUMMERTIME DREAM | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246) | ||||||
| 32 | THE BEST OF GEORGE HARRISON | 29 | 30 | 31 | 8 | |
| George Harrison (Capitol ST-11578) | ||||||
| 33 | BURTON CUMMINGS | 35 | 36 | 38 | 10 | |
| Burton Cummings (Portrait PR 34261) | ||||||
| 34 | DAZZ | 42 | 48 | 54 | 7 | |
| Brick (Bang 408) | ||||||
| 35 | A DAY AT THE RACES | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Queen (Elektra 6E-101) | ||||||
| 36 | DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND | 38 | 38 | 41 | 21 | |
| Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA APL1-1504) | ||||||
| 37 | AFTER THE LOVIN' | 40 | 44 | 50 | 6 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic PE 34381) | ||||||
| 38 | LEFTOVERTURE | 39 | 41 | 43 | 10 | |
| Kansas (Kirschner PZ 34224) | ||||||
| 39 | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU | 44 | 49 | 56 | 22 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090) | ||||||
| 40 | NADIA'S THEME | 37 | 39 | 45 | 8 | |
| Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M SP-3412) | ||||||
| 41 | NIGHT MOVES | 47 | 52 | 57 | 9 | |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) | ||||||
| 42 | DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' | 34 | 34 | 35 | 11 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2223) | ||||||
| 43 | I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME | 45 | 46 | 49 | 11 | |
| Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC ABCD 952) | ||||||
| 44 | THE BEST OF FRIENDS | 46 | 51 | 59 | 6 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia PC 34388) | ||||||
| 45 | FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE | 41 | 37 | 37 | 12 | |
| Donna Summer (Oasis NBLP 7038) | ||||||
| 46 | CERTIFIED LIVE | 32 | 33 | 33 | 8 |  |
| Dave Mason (Columbia PG 34174) | ||||||
| 47 | NIGHT SHIFT | 43 | 40 | 40 | 8 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville BR 6962) | ||||||
| 48 | IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW | 33 | 31 | 30 | 11 | |
| Phoebe Snow (Columbia PC 34387) | ||||||
| 49 | DESTROYER | 52 | 59 | 75 | 27 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) | ||||||
| 50 | FREE FOR ALL | 49 | 42 | 42 | 17 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic PE 34121) | ||||||
| 51 | BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US | 50 | 50 | 47 | 20 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467) | ||||||
| 52 | HASTEN DOWN THE WIND | 48 | 35 | 32 | 21 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1072) | ||||||
| 53 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION II | 55 | 56 | 58 | 7 | |
| Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 677-G) | ||||||
| 54 | SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE! | 69 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| The Not Ready For Prime Time Players (Arista 4107) | ||||||
| 55 | ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL | 56 | 58 | 55 | 27 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896) | ||||||
| 56 | ROCKS | 62 | 65 | 68 | 34 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165) | ||||||
| 57 | ZOOT ALLURES | 59 | 60 | 53 | 8 | |
| Frank Zappa (WB BS 2970) | ||||||
| 58 | AGENTS OF FORTUNE | 57 | 57 | 52 | 30 | |
| Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164) | ||||||
| 59 | HOT ON THE TRACKS | 54 | 45 | 44 | 27 | |
| Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1) | ||||||
| 60 | THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN | 60 | 53 | 46 | 15 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7034) | ||||||
| 61 | ALIVE | 64 | 71 | 83 | 56 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020) | ||||||
| 62 | UNFINISHED BUSINESS | 65 | 68 | 73 | 5 | |
| Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9518) | ||||||
| 63 | PART 3 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 13 | |
| KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 605) | ||||||
| 64 | FLOWERS | 66 | 66 | 67 | 14 | |
| Emotions (Columbia PC 34163) | ||||||
| 65 | LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER | 67 | 70 | 74 | 79 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505) | ||||||
| 66 | NIGHTS ARE FOREVER | 53 | 47 | 39 | 19 | |
| England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 89517) | ||||||
| 67 | NO REASON TO CRY | 51 | 43 | 36 | 14 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3004) | ||||||
| 68 | GOLD | 58 | 55 | 51 | 9 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1122) | ||||||
| 69 | TEJAS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| ZZ Top (London PS 680) | ||||||
| 70 | ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II -- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK | 63 | 63 | 66 | 7 | |
| Various Artists (20th Century 2T-522) | ||||||
| 71 | NEW SEASON | 77 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor PD-1-6083) | ||||||
| 72 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN | 68 | 64 | 61 | 19 | |
| Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock PS 2015) | ||||||
| 73 | GREATEST HITS | 70 | 67 | 64 | 16 | |
| ABBA (Atlantic SD 18189) | ||||||
| 74 | HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS | 73 | 74 | 69 | 25 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181) | ||||||
| 75 | ENDLESS FLIGHT | 76 | 78 | 82 | 5 | |
| Leo Sayer (WB BS 2962) | ||||||
| 76 | LONG MAY YOU RUN | 72 | 69 | 62 | 16 | |
| Stills-Young Band (WB MS 2253) | ||||||
| 77 | WAYLON LIVE | 84 | 91 | 98 | 4 | |
| Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1108) | ||||||
| 78 | TOYS IN THE ATTIC | 85 | 94 | 73 | 65 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) | ||||||
| 79 | GREATEST HITS | 75 | 72 | 70 | 20 | |
| War (United Artists UA-LA 648-G) | ||||||
| 80 | WIPE THE WINDOWS, CHECK THE OIL, DOLLAR GAS | 78 | 79 | 80 | 6 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 2CX 0177) | ||||||
| 81 | GULF WINDS | 79 | 81 | 78 | 10 | |
| Joan Baez (A&M SP-4603) | ||||||
| 82 | THE ROARING SILENCE | 89 | 95 | 99 | 7 | |
| Manfred Mann's Earth Band (WB BS 2965) | ||||||
| 83 | THIS IS NIECY | 88 | 92 | 93 | 5 | |
| Deniece Williams (Columbia PC 34242) | ||||||
| 84 | THE JACKSONS | 86 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Jacksons (Epic PE 34229) | ||||||
| 85 | BREEZIN' | 81 | 80 | 79 | 38 | |
| George Benson (WB BS 2919) | ||||||
| 86 | GREATEST HITS | 82 | 82 | 81 | 60 | |
| Chicago (Columbia PC 33900) | ||||||
| 87 | FIREFALL | 74 | 73 | 65 | 35 | |
| Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174) | ||||||
| 88 | SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE | 71 | 61 | 48 | 12 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9420) | ||||||
| 89 | LITTLE RIVER BAND | 92 | 85 | 87 | 8 | |
| Little River Band (Capitol ST-11512) | ||||||
| 90 | HIGH LONESOME | 91 | 84 | 86 | 6 | |
| Charlie Daniels Band (Epic PE 34377) | ||||||
| 91 | ENDLESS SUMMER | 94 | 98 | 95 | 53 | |
| Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307) | ||||||
| 92 | TOO HOT TO STOP | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1099) | ||||||
| 93 | GOLD / VOLUME ONE | 93 | 93 | 96 | 5 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3006) | ||||||
| 94 | MAIN SQUEEZE | 95 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4612) | ||||||
| 95 | BEAUTIFUL NOISE | 90 | 88 | 89 | 29 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965) | ||||||
| 96 | BEST OF LEON | 80 | 76 | 76 | 13 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SRL 52004) | ||||||
| 97 | SUDAN VILLAGE | 83 | 87 | 91 | 5 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2976) | ||||||
| 98 | MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC | 87 | 83 | 77 | 17 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 34245) | ||||||
| 99 | A ROCK & ROLL ALTERNATIVE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6080) | ||||||
| 100 | TROUBADOUR | 98 | 100 | 100 | 14 | |
| J.J. Cale (Shelter SRL 52002) | ||||||
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:
• "Spitfire" by Jefferson Starship (# 97)
• "Barefoot Ballet" by John Klemmer (# 99)
• "Long Misty Days" by Robin Trower (#100)