Cashbox Top Albums Week Ending January 15, 1977 TWLW2WK3WKWKS 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)
