Cashbox Top Albums Week Ending April 16, 1977 TWLW2WK3WKWKS 1 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 1 2 3 17 Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) 2 RUMOURS 2 1 1 8 Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010) 3 A STAR IS BORN 3 3 2 18 Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 34403) 4 BOSTON 5 5 4 30 Boston (Epic EPC 81611) 5 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 4 4 6 35 Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090) 6 LEFTOVERTURE 7 8 9 23 Kansas (Kirschner PZ 34224) 7 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 6 6 7 27 Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) 8 ANIMALS 8 9 5 9 Pink Floyd (Columbia JC 34474) 9 NIGHT MOVES 9 10 10 22 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) 10 LOVE AT THE GREEK 10 7 8 8 Neil Diamond (Columbia KC2-34404) 11 UNPREDICTABLE 12 14 16 7 Natalie Cole (Capitol SD-11600) 12 SONGS FROM THE WOOD 13 15 17 7 Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1132) 13 YEAR OF THE CAT 11 11 12 27 Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022) 14 ASK RUFUS 14 13 13 11 Rufus (ABC 975) 15 IN FLIGHT 15 12 11 10 George Benson (WB BSK 2983) 16 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 16 16 14 47 Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) 17 GREATEST HITS 17 18 15 18 Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) 18 BURNIN' SKY 23 36 67 4 Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8500) 19 A ROCK & ROLL ALTERNATIVE 24 29 36 14 Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6080) 20 A NEW WORLD RECORD 19 19 19 24 Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 679) 21 WORKS, VOLUME 1 59 -- -- 2 Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SC 2-7000) 22 WINGS OVER AMERICA 20 20 20 17 Wings (Capitol SWCO-11593) 23 BEST OF THE DOOBIES 22 23 21 22 Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2978) 24 SILK DEGREES 27 32 34 56 Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) 25 SLEEPWALKER 26 28 31 8 Kinks (Arista AL 4106) 26 JEFF BECK WITH THE JAN HAMMER GROUP LIVE 39 84 -- 3 Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group (Epic PE 34433) 27 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 21 21 22 64 Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) 28 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 18 17 18 7 John Denver (RCA CPL1-2195) 29 CAROLINA DREAMS 31 34 37 8 Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPK 0180) 30 BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US 33 37 41 33 Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467) 31 THE PRETENDER 25 26 29 21 Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079) 32 HARBOR 28 30 33 6 America (WB BSK 3017) 33 AHH, THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY 34 33 35 9 Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BS 2972) 34 CHANGES IN LATITUDE -- CHANGES IN ATTITUDE 30 31 32 9 Jimmy Buffett (ABC AB-990) 35 WIND AND WUTHERING 32 25 23 13 Genesis (Atlantic SD 36-144) 36 ROOTS 29 22 24 8 Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4626) 37 DAVID SOUL 41 49 60 9 David Soul (Private Stock PS 2019) 38 ROCK AND ROLL OVER 35 24 25 22 Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037) 39 TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING 42 47 54 55 Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4060) 40 ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT 43 45 48 12 Thelma Houston (Motown T6-34551) 41 THEIR GREATEST HITS 38 38 38 59 Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) 42 A DAY AT THE RACES 36 27 28 14 Queen (Elektra 6E-101) 43 ARRIVAL 45 48 51 11 ABBA (Atlantic SD 18207) 44 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 40 41 39 78 Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) 45 TEJAS 37 35 27 14 ZZ Top (London PS 680) 46 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 47 46 47 50 Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005) 47 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 44 42 45 40 Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938) 48 CAR WASH 51 50 46 21 Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-6000) 49 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 46 44 43 13 Bread (Elektra 7E-1094) 50 MARVIN GAYE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM 84 -- -- 2 Marvin Gaye (Tamla T7-352R2) 51 GO FOR YOUR GUNS 92 -- -- 2 Isley Brothers (T-Neck FZ 34432) 52 HEAVY WEATHER 77 -- -- 2 Weather Report (Columbia PC 34418) 53 SEA LEVEL 55 58 61 6 Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0178) 54 ROCKY 73 -- -- 2 Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA 693-G) 55 PETER GABRIEL 58 63 69 5 Peter Gabriel (Atco SD 36-147) 56 COMMODORES 79 -- -- 2 Commodores (Motown M7-884R1) 57 AN EVENING WITH DIANA ROSS 49 51 55 9 Diana Ross (Motown M7-877R2) 58 REO LIVE 61 69 89 4 REO Speedwagon (Epic PEG 34494) 59 AFTER THE LOVIN' 54 52 49 19 Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic PE 34381) 60 FESTIVAL 52 55 42 13 Santana (Columbia PC 34423) 61 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS 48 39 30 11 Mary McGregor (Ariola America SMAS 850015) 62 SOUTHERN NIGHTS 70 88 -- 3 Glen Campbell (Capitol SO-11601) 63 NOVELLA 65 62 63 9 Renaissance (Sire SA 7526) 64 ISLANDS 71 92 -- 3 The Band (Capitol SW 11602) 65 BREEZIN' 67 71 74 51 George Benson (WB BS 2919) 66 CHILDREN OF THE WORLD 60 57 57 30 Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003) 67 KLAATU 95 -- -- 2 Klaatu (Capitol ST-11542) 68 BARRY MANILOW II 72 83 95 27 Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016) 69 FLEETWOOD MAC 62 64 65 89 Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) 70 MUSICMAGIC 97 -- -- 2 Return To Forever (Columbia PC 34682) 71 TEDDY PENDERGRASS 78 85 -- 3 Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 34390) 72 SONGWRITER 74 80 85 4 Justin Hayward (Deram 18073) 73 FREEWAYS 76 81 87 4 Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-3700) 74 A PLACE IN THE SUN 80 86 92 4 Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4625) 75 LOVE ON THE WING 86 -- -- 2 Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 3033) 76 LOW 50 40 26 12 David Bowie (RCA CPL1-2030) 77 ENDLESS FLIGHT 89 96 81 14 Leo Sayer (WB BS 2962) 78 I CAME TO DANCE 75 78 -- 3 Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-4628) 79 FOREIGNER 100 -- -- 2 Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) 80 JENNIFER WARNES 88 94 -- 3 Jennifer Warnes (Arista 4062) 81 THE ROARING SILENCE 53 43 40 20 Manfred Mann's Earth Band (WB BS 2965) 82 YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW 99 -- -- 2 Spinners (Atlantic SD2 19100) 83 THIS IS NIECY 85 72 62 18 Deniece Williams (Columbia PC 34242) 84 SONG OF JOY 57 56 56 57 Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) 85 ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN 87 91 -- 3 Angel (Casablanca NBLP 7043) 86 ANGEL -- -- -- 1 Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3701) 87 RATED EXTRAORDINAIRE 91 99 -- 3 Johnnie Taylor (Columbia PC 34401) 88 GREATEST HITS 56 54 50 20 James Taylor (WB BS 2979) 89 SPIRIT 64 59 59 27 Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 34241) 90 DESTROYER 68 66 64 40 Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) 91 IT FEELS SO GOOD 93 97 -- 3 Manhattans (Columbia PC 34450) 92 GREATEST HITS 69 67 70 29 ABBA (Atlantic SD 18189) 93 ALIVE 81 68 66 69 Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020) 94 PERSON TO PERSON 63 60 53 13 Average White Band (Atlantic SD2-1002) 95 STAY IN LOVE 96 100 -- 3 Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 34191) 96 DISCO INFERNO 83 70 72 8 Trammps (Atlantic SD 18211) 97 LUXURY LINER 66 53 44 12 Emmylou Harris (WB BS 2998) 98 ROCKS 94 73 71 47 Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165) 99 4 -- -- -- 1 Bob James (CTI 7074) 100 SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW 90 90 95 4 Tom Jones (Epic PE 34468)
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designates a album that entered the chart this week Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
• "33 1/3" by George Harrison (# 82) • "The Light Of Smiles" by Gary Wright (# 98)
