Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending May 7, 1977
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | ||||||
| 2 | RUMOURS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010) | ||||||
| 3 | A STAR IS BORN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 34403) | ||||||
| 4 | BOSTON | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | |
| Boston (Epic EPC 81611) | ||||||
| 5 | LEFTOVERTURE | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | |
| Kansas (Kirschner PZ 34224) | ||||||
| 6 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) | ||||||
| 7 | MARVIN GAYE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM | 11 | 24 | 50 | 5 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T7-352R2) | ||||||
| 8 | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU | 7 | 7 | 5 | 38 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090) | ||||||
| 9 | NIGHT MOVES | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) | ||||||
| 10 | GO FOR YOUR GUNS | 16 | 29 | 51 | 5 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck FZ 34432) | ||||||
| 11 | A ROCK & ROLL ALTERNATIVE | 12 | 13 | 19 | 17 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6080) | ||||||
| 12 | WORKS, VOLUME 1 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 5 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SC 2-7000) | ||||||
| 13 | ROCKY | 21 | 26 | 54 | 5 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA 693-G) | ||||||
| 14 | UNPREDICTABLE | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol SD-11600) | ||||||
| 15 | SONGS FROM THE WOOD | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1132) | ||||||
| 16 | BURNIN' SKY | 15 | 16 | 18 | 7 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8500) | ||||||
| 17 | COMMODORES | 24 | 38 | 56 | 5 | |
| Commodores (Motown M7-884R1) | ||||||
| 18 | SILK DEGREES | 20 | 22 | 24 | 59 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | ||||||
| 19 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE | 17 | 17 | 16 | 50 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) | ||||||
| 20 | ANIMALS | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |
| Pink Floyd (Columbia JC 34474) | ||||||
| 21 | A NEW WORLD RECORD | 19 | 20 | 20 | 27 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 679) | ||||||
| 22 | YEAR OF THE CAT | 23 | 14 | 13 | 30 | |
| Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022) | ||||||
| 23 | JEFF BECK WITH THE JAN HAMMER GROUP LIVE | 22 | 23 | 26 | 6 | |
| Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group (Epic PE 34433) | ||||||
| 24 | LOVE AT THE GREEK | 18 | 12 | 10 | 11 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia KC2-34404) | ||||||
| 25 | CAROLINA DREAMS | 26 | 27 | 29 | 11 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPK 0180) | ||||||
| 26 | BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US | 27 | 28 | 30 | 36 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467) | ||||||
| 27 | GREATEST HITS | 29 | 21 | 17 | 21 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | ||||||
| 28 | ASK RUFUS | 28 | 18 | 14 | 14 | |
| Rufus (ABC 975) | ||||||
| 29 | IN FLIGHT | 25 | 19 | 15 | 13 | |
| George Benson (WB BSK 2983) | ||||||
| 30 | WINGS OVER AMERICA | 30 | 25 | 22 | 20 | |
| Wings (Capitol SWCO-11593) | ||||||
| 31 | DAVID SOUL | 32 | 34 | 37 | 12 | |
| David Soul (Private Stock PS 2019) | ||||||
| 32 | ENDLESS FLIGHT | 51 | 67 | 77 | 17 |  |
| Leo Sayer (WB BS 2962) | ||||||
| 33 | CHANGES IN LATITUDE -- CHANGES IN ATTITUDE | 35 | 35 | 34 | 12 | |
| Jimmy Buffett (ABC AB-990) | ||||||
| 34 | SLEEPWALKER | 31 | 30 | 25 | 11 | |
| Kinks (Arista AL 4106) | ||||||
| 35 | ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT | 37 | 39 | 40 | 15 | |
| Thelma Houston (Motown T6-34551) | ||||||
| 36 | THEIR GREATEST HITS | 39 | 41 | 41 | 62 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | ||||||
| 37 | HEAVY WEATHER | 41 | 46 | 52 | 5 | |
| Weather Report (Columbia PC 34418) | ||||||
| 38 | COME IN FROM THE RAIN | 55 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4700) | ||||||
| 39 | KLAATU | 44 | 51 | 67 | 5 | |
| Klaatu (Capitol ST-11542) | ||||||
| 40 | AHH, THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY | 33 | 33 | 33 | 12 | |
| Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BS 2972) | ||||||
| 41 | TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING | 34 | 36 | 39 | 58 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4060) | ||||||
| 42 | ROCK AND ROLL OVER | 42 | 44 | 38 | 25 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037) | ||||||
| 43 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE | 36 | 32 | 27 | 67 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | ||||||
| 44 | FOREIGNER | 52 | 62 | 79 | 5 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | ||||||
| 45 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES | 38 | 31 | 23 | 25 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2978) | ||||||
| 46 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 | 43 | 40 | 28 | 10 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-2195) | ||||||
| 47 | THE PRETENDER | 40 | 37 | 31 | 24 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079) | ||||||
| 48 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE | 47 | 47 | 46 | 53 | |
| Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005) | ||||||
| 49 | PETER GABRIEL | 50 | 52 | 55 | 8 | |
| Peter Gabriel (Atco SD 36-147) | ||||||
| 50 | SOUTHERN NIGHTS | 53 | 57 | 62 | 6 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol SO-11601) | ||||||
| 51 | SWEET FORGIVENESS | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bonnie Raitt (WB BS 2990) | ||||||
| 52 | TEDDY PENDERGRASS | 58 | 64 | 71 | 6 | |
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 34390) | ||||||
| 53 | SEA LEVEL | 49 | 50 | 53 | 9 | |
| Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0178) | ||||||
| 54 | REO LIVE | 56 | 56 | 58 | 7 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic PEG 34494) | ||||||
| 55 | EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Supertramp (A&M SP-4634) | ||||||
| 56 | ARRIVAL | 48 | 45 | 43 | 14 | |
| ABBA (Atlantic SD 18207) | ||||||
| 57 | TOYS IN THE ATTIC | 54 | 53 | 44 | 81 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) | ||||||
| 58 | WIND AND WUTHERING | 46 | 43 | 35 | 16 |  |
| Genesis (Atlantic SD 36-144) | ||||||
| 59 | ANGEL | 67 | 76 | 86 | 4 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3701) | ||||||
| 60 | MUSICMAGIC | 62 | 65 | 70 | 5 | |
| Return To Forever (Columbia PC 34682) | ||||||
| 61 | ISLANDS | 57 | 59 | 64 | 6 | |
| The Band (Capitol SW 11602) | ||||||
| 62 | JENNIFER WARNES | 65 | 73 | 80 | 6 | |
| Jennifer Warnes (Arista 4062) | ||||||
| 63 | DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Dickey Betts & Great Southern (Arista AL 4123) | ||||||
| 64 | HARBOR | 45 | 42 | 32 | 9 | |
| America (WB BSK 3017) | ||||||
| 65 | YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW | 69 | 75 | 82 | 5 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD2 19100) | ||||||
| 66 | SONGWRITER | 66 | 69 | 72 | 7 | |
| Justin Hayward (Deram 18073) | ||||||
| 67 | LOVE ON THE WING | 68 | 70 | 75 | 5 | |
| Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 3033) | ||||||
| 68 | A PLACE IN THE SUN | 70 | 71 | 74 | 7 | |
| Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4625) | ||||||
| 69 | CAR WASH | 60 | 49 | 48 | 24 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-6000) | ||||||
| 70 | BREEZIN' | 63 | 66 | 65 | 54 | |
| George Benson (WB BS 2919) | ||||||
| 71 | LOVE YOU | 79 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Beach Boys (WB MSK 2258) | ||||||
| 72 | I CAME TO DANCE | 73 | 74 | 78 | 6 | |
| Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-4628) | ||||||
| 73 | TEJAS | 61 | 55 | 45 | 17 | |
| ZZ Top (London PS 680) | ||||||
| 74 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 76 | 77 | 69 | 92 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) | ||||||
| 75 | CONQUISTADOR | 81 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Maynard Ferguson (Columbia PC 34457) | ||||||
| 76 | BARRY MANILOW II | 71 | 68 | 68 | 30 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016) | ||||||
| 77 | A NIGHT ON THE TOWN | 74 | 58 | 47 | 43 | |
| Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938) | ||||||
| 78 | ROOTS | 59 | 48 | 36 | 11 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4626) | ||||||
| 79 | FREEWAYS | 72 | 72 | 73 | 7 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-3700) | ||||||
| 80 | DESTROYER | 84 | 89 | 90 | 43 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) | ||||||
| 81 | LET IT FLOW | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dave Mason (Columbia PC 34680) | ||||||
| 82 | RATED EXTRAORDINAIRE | 83 | 83 | 87 | 6 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Columbia PC 34401) | ||||||
| 83 | 4 | 85 | 90 | 99 | 4 | |
| Bob James (CTI 7074) | ||||||
| 84 | UNMISTAKABLY LOU | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 34488) | ||||||
| 85 | SLAVE | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Slave (Columbia SD 9914) | ||||||
| 86 | ELECTRIFIED FUNK | 88 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34462) | ||||||
| 87 | ELEGANT GYPSY | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Al DiMeola (Columbia PC 33461) | ||||||
| 88 | STAY IN LOVE | 91 | 92 | 95 | 6 | |
| Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 34191) | ||||||
| 89 | A REAL MOTHER FOR YA | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny "Guitar" Watson (DJM DJLPA-7) | ||||||
| 90 | VIOLATION | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Starz (Capitol SW-11617) | ||||||
| 91 | ALIVE | 93 | 95 | 93 | 72 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020) | ||||||
| 92 | SWEET BEGINNINGS | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Marlena Shaw (Columbia PZ 34458) | ||||||
| 93 | ROMANTIC JOURNEY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Norman Connors (Buddah BDS 5682) | ||||||
| 94 | A DAY AT THE RACES | 64 | 54 | 42 | 17 | |
| Queen (Elektra 6E-101) | ||||||
| 95 | CHILDREN OF THE WORLD | 82 | 80 | 66 | 33 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003) | ||||||
| 96 | ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616) | ||||||
| 97 | SONG OF JOY | 90 | 86 | 84 | 60 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) | ||||||
| 98 | TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS | 89 | 81 | 61 | 14 | |
| Mary McGregor (Ariola America SMAS 850015) | ||||||
| 99 | AN EVENING WITH DIANA ROSS | 75 | 61 | 57 | 12 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M7-877R2) | ||||||
| 100 | THIS IS NIECY | 87 | 85 | 83 | 21 | |
| Deniece Williams (Columbia PC 34242) | ||||||
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:
• "After The Lovin'" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 78)
• "Lost Without Your Love" by Bread (# 80)
• "Disco Inferno" by Trammps (# 95)
• "It Feels So Good" by Manhattans (# 96)
• "Greatest Hits" by James Taylor (# 98)