Thursday May 5, 1977
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 30, 1977



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1 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 1 1 1 19
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
2 RUMOURS 2 2 2 10
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
3 A STAR IS BORN 3 3 3 20
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 34403)
4 BOSTON 4 4 5 32
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
5 LEFTOVERTURE 5 6 7 25
Kansas (Kirschner PZ 34224)
6 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 6 7 6 29
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2)
7 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 7 5 4 37
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090)
8 NIGHT MOVES 8 9 9 24
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557)
9 UNPREDICTABLE 9 11 12 9
Natalie Cole (Capitol SD-11600)
10 SONGS FROM THE WOOD 11 12 13 9
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1132)
11 MARVIN GAYE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM 24 50 84 4  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T7-352R2)
12 A ROCK & ROLL ALTERNATIVE 13 19 24 16
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6080)
13 WORKS, VOLUME 1 15 21 59 4
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SC 2-7000)
14 ANIMALS 10 8 8 11
Pink Floyd (Columbia JC 34474)
15 BURNIN' SKY 16 18 23 6
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8500)
16 GO FOR YOUR GUNS 29 51 92 4  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck FZ 34432)
17 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 17 16 16 49
Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497)
18 LOVE AT THE GREEK 12 10 10 10
Neil Diamond (Columbia KC2-34404)
19 A NEW WORLD RECORD 20 20 19 26
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 679)
20 SILK DEGREES 22 24 27 58
Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920)
21 ROCKY 26 54 73 4
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA 693-G)
22 JEFF BECK WITH THE JAN HAMMER GROUP LIVE 23 26 39 5
Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group (Epic PE 34433)
23 YEAR OF THE CAT 14 13 11 29
Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022)
24 COMMODORES 38 56 79 4  
Commodores (Motown M7-884R1)
25 IN FLIGHT 19 15 15 12
George Benson (WB BSK 2983)
26 CAROLINA DREAMS 27 29 31 10
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPK 0180)
27 BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US 28 30 33 35
Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467)
28 ASK RUFUS 18 14 14 13
Rufus (ABC 975)
29 GREATEST HITS 21 17 17 20
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092)
30 WINGS OVER AMERICA 25 22 20 19
Wings (Capitol SWCO-11593)
31 SLEEPWALKER 30 25 26 10
Kinks (Arista AL 4106)
32 DAVID SOUL 34 37 41 11
David Soul (Private Stock PS 2019)
33 AHH, THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY 33 33 34 11
Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BS 2972)
34 TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING 36 39 42 57
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4060)
35 CHANGES IN LATITUDE -- CHANGES IN ATTITUDE 35 34 30 11
Jimmy Buffett (ABC AB-990)
36 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 32 27 21 66
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703)
37 ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT 39 40 43 14
Thelma Houston (Motown T6-34551)
38 BEST OF THE DOOBIES 31 23 22 24
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2978)
39 THEIR GREATEST HITS 41 41 38 61
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
40 THE PRETENDER 37 31 25 23
Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079)
41 HEAVY WEATHER 46 52 77 4
Weather Report (Columbia PC 34418)
42 ROCK AND ROLL OVER 44 38 35 24
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037)
43 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 40 28 18 9
John Denver (RCA CPL1-2195)
44 KLAATU 51 67 95 4
Klaatu (Capitol ST-11542)
45 HARBOR 42 32 28 8
America (WB BSK 3017)
46 WIND AND WUTHERING 43 35 32 15
Genesis (Atlantic SD 36-144)
47 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 47 46 47 52
Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005)
48 ARRIVAL 45 43 45 13
ABBA (Atlantic SD 18207)
49 SEA LEVEL 50 53 55 8
Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0178)
50 PETER GABRIEL 52 55 58 7
Peter Gabriel (Atco SD 36-147)
51 ENDLESS FLIGHT 67 77 89 16  
Leo Sayer (WB BS 2962)
52 FOREIGNER 62 79 100 4
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
53 SOUTHERN NIGHTS 57 62 70 5
Glen Campbell (Capitol SO-11601)
54 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 53 44 40 80
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
55 COME IN FROM THE RAIN 79 -- -- 2  
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4700)
56 REO LIVE 56 58 61 6
REO Speedwagon (Epic PEG 34494)
57 ISLANDS 59 64 71 5
The Band (Capitol SW 11602)
58 TEDDY PENDERGRASS 64 71 78 5
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 34390)
59 ROOTS 48 36 29 10  
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4626)
60 CAR WASH 49 48 51 23  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-6000)
61 TEJAS 55 45 37 16
ZZ Top (London PS 680)
62 MUSICMAGIC 65 70 97 4
Return To Forever (Columbia PC 34682)
63 BREEZIN' 66 65 67 53
George Benson (WB BS 2919)
64 A DAY AT THE RACES 54 42 36 16
Queen (Elektra 6E-101)
65 JENNIFER WARNES 73 80 88 5
Jennifer Warnes (Arista 4062)
66 SONGWRITER 69 72 74 6
Justin Hayward (Deram 18073)
67 ANGEL 76 86 -- 3
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3701)
68 LOVE ON THE WING 70 75 86 4
Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 3033)
69 YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW 75 82 99 4
Spinners (Atlantic SD2 19100)
70 A PLACE IN THE SUN 71 74 80 6
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4625)
71 BARRY MANILOW II 68 68 72 29
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016)
72 FREEWAYS 72 73 76 6
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-3700)
73 I CAME TO DANCE 74 78 75 5
Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-4628)
74 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 58 47 44 42  
Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938)
75 AN EVENING WITH DIANA ROSS 61 57 49 11  
Diana Ross (Motown M7-877R2)
76 FLEETWOOD MAC 77 69 62 91
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
77 SWEET FORGIVENESS -- -- -- 1  
Bonnie Raitt (WB BS 2990)
78 AFTER THE LOVIN' 63 59 54 21  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic PE 34381)
79 LOVE YOU 94 -- -- 2  
Beach Boys (WB MSK 2258)
80 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 60 49 46 15  
Bread (Elektra 7E-1094)
81 CONQUISTADOR 87 -- -- 2
Maynard Ferguson (Columbia PC 34457)
82 CHILDREN OF THE WORLD 80 66 60 32
Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003)
83 RATED EXTRAORDINAIRE 83 87 91 5
Johnnie Taylor (Columbia PC 34401)
84 DESTROYER 89 90 68 42
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025)
85 4 90 99 -- 3
Bob James (CTI 7074)
86 EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS -- -- -- 1  
Supertramp (A&M SP-4634)
87 THIS IS NIECY 85 83 85 20
Deniece Williams (Columbia PC 34242)
88 ELECTRIFIED FUNK 91 -- -- 2
Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34462)
89 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS 81 61 48 13
Mary McGregor (Ariola America SMAS 850015)
90 SONG OF JOY 86 84 57 59
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570)
91 STAY IN LOVE 92 95 96 5
Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 34191)
92 UNMISTAKABLY LOU -- -- -- 1  
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 34488)
93 ALIVE 95 93 81 71
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020)
94 SLAVE -- -- -- 1  
Slave (Columbia SD 9914)
95 DISCO INFERNO 96 96 83 10
Trammps (Atlantic SD 18211)
96 IT FEELS SO GOOD 93 91 93 5
Manhattans (Columbia PC 34450)
97 ELEGANT GYPSY -- -- -- 1  
Al DiMeola (Columbia PC 33461)
98 GREATEST HITS 88 88 56 22
James Taylor (WB BS 2979)
99 SWEET BEGINNINGS -- -- -- 1  
Marlena Shaw (Columbia PZ 34458)
100 A REAL MOTHER FOR YA -- -- -- 1  
Johnny "Guitar" Watson (DJM DJLPA-7)

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:

   • "Novella" by Renaissance (# 78)
   • "Festival" by Santana (# 82)
   • "On Earth As It Is In Heaven" by Angel (# 84)
   • "Low" by David Bowie (# 97)
   • "Rocks" by Aerosmith (# 98)
   • "The Roaring Silence" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band (# 99)
   • "Amnesia" by Poucette-Dart Band (#100)

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