Friday December 9, 1977
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 3, 1977



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1 SIMPLE DREAMS 1 2 2 12
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
2 RUMOURS 2 1 1 41
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
3 AJA 3 4 5 8
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
4 ELVIS IN CONCERT 5 7 9 7
Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587)
5 SHAUN CASSIDY 6 5 4 22
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
6 GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 8 11 15 8
Elton John (MCA 3027)
7 STREET SURVIVORS 12 18 25 5
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
8 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 10 14 19 7
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
9 STAR WARS 9 9 10 25
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541)
10 FOREIGNER 7 6 6 35
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
11 LET'S GET SMALL 13 16 18 10
Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090)
12 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 16 25 36 6
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
13 BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE 11 10 11 12
Barry White (20th Century T-543)
14 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 26 46 -- 3  
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
15 CHICAGO XI 4 3 3 10  
Chicago (Columbia JC 34860)
16 MOONFLOWER 20 27 37 5
Santana (Columbia C2-34914)
17 OUT OF THE BLUE 29 -- -- 2  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
18 FRENCH KISS 19 24 33 8
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
19 ALL 'N' ALL -- -- -- 1  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
20 LIVE! 35 49 100 4  
Commodores (Motown M9-894A2)
21 ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE 14 12 13 31
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616)
22 THE STRANGER 23 29 38 7
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
23 LOVE SONGS 24 31 40 5
Beatles (Capitol SKBL-11711)
24 WE MUST BELIEVE IN MAGIC 28 35 45 9
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 771-G)
25 IN FULL BLOOM 17 15 16 15
Rose Royce (WB WH-3074)
26 TOO HOT TO HANDLE 15 13 14 14  
Heatwave (Epic PE 34761)
27 FOGHAT LIVE 22 17 17 13
Foghat (Bearsville BRK 6971)
28 LITTLE CRIMINALS 36 44 48 6
Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079)
29 BOOK OF DREAMS 30 32 35 28
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
30 BORN LATE 44 62 -- 3  
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
31 GREATEST HITS 34 42 53 5
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028)
32 NEWS OF THE WORLD 42 -- -- 2
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
33 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT -- -- -- 1  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729)
34 THE GRAND ILLUSION 33 38 39 19
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
35 JT 31 34 28 22
James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811)
36 BABY IT'S ME 21 22 23 9  
Diana Ross (Motown M7-890R1)
37 ALIVE II 59 78 -- 3  
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
38 LITTLE QUEEN 37 36 32 28
Heart (Portrait JR 34799)
39 SOMETHING TO LOVE 40 40 42 17
LTD (A&M SP-4646)
40 BOSTON 41 43 46 63
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
41 LOVE YOU LIVE 18 8 7 9  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COG 2-9001)
42 SPECTRES 46 59 78 4
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35019)
43 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 48 57 75 5
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AB-4158)
44 BRICK 25 23 24 11  
Brick (Bang BLP-409)
45 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 49 50 52 50
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
46 ODYSSEY 50 58 67 5
Odyssey (RCA APL1-2477)
47 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 66 -- -- 2  
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
48 SHOW SOME EMOTION 51 60 70 5
Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4663)
49 LIVE 53 55 55 27
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
50 SLOWHAND -- -- -- 1  
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
51 I, ROBOT 27 19 12 22  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002)
52 LIVIN' ON THE FAULT LINE 43 26 8 13
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3045)
53 ACTION 47 47 49 7
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9535)
54 ONCE UPON A TIME 80 95 -- 3  
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2)
55 PASSAGE 58 63 71 6
Carpenters (A&M SP-4703)
56 HEROES 67 81 -- 3  
David Bowie (RCA AFL1-2522)
57 LET IT FLOW 61 67 72 29
Dave Mason (Columbia PC 34680)
58 LUNA SEA 45 45 44 17  
Firefall (Atlantic SD 19101)
59 BROKEN HEART 64 76 88 4
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1150)
60 TURNIN' ON 70 85 -- 3
High Inergy (Gordy G6-978S1)
61 MOODY BLUE 56 20 20 19
Elvis Presley (RCA AFL1-2428)
62 DECADE 72 86 -- 3
Neil Young (Reprise 3RS 2257)
63 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
64 I WANT TO LIVE 74 -- -- 2
John Denver (RCA APL1-2521)
65 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 63 53 43 27
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
66 GREATEST HITS, ETC. 87 -- -- 2  
Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032)
67 IN CITY DREAMS 39 33 27 10  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1148)
68 KARLA BONOFF 52 56 60 8  
Karla Bonoff (Columbia PC 34152)
69 REACH FOR IT 81 92 -- 3  
George Duke (Epic JE 34883)
70 I'M IN YOU 65 54 50 24
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-4704)
71 FEELIN' BITCHY 76 91 -- 7
Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6715)
72 SECONDS OUT -- -- -- 1  
Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-9002)
73 FLEETWOOD MAC 73 70 63 122
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
74 LIVE 78 90 -- 3
Crosby & Nash (ABC AA-1042)
75 STREISAND SUPERMAN 77 72 68 23
Barbra Streisand (Columbia JC 34830)
76 GREATEST HITS 79 83 84 46
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092)
77 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 91 -- -- 2  
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
78 STAR WARS AND OTHER GALACTIC FUNK 38 30 26 15  
Meco (Millenium MNLP)
79 FEELS SO GOOD 69 74 89 4
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
80 COME GO WITH US 84 88 90 4
Pockets (Columbia PC 34879)
81 WORKS, VOLUME 2 -- -- -- 1  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19147)
82 A PAUPER IN PARADISE 94 -- -- 2  
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4664)
83 SILK DEGREES 83 84 74 89
Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920)
84 GALAXY -- -- -- 1  
War (MCA 3030)
85 SECRETS 88 99 -- 3
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180)
86 CAT SCRATCH FEVER 54 21 21 25  
Ted Nugent (Epic JE 34700)
87 CSN 32 28 30 22  
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19104)
88 NIGHT AFTER NIGHT 75 79 91 5  
Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-3707)
89 OXYGENE 89 94 98 4
Jean-Michel Jarre (Polydor PD-1-6112)
90 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 90 80 81 80
Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005)
91 FINALE 92 96 -- 3
Loggins And Messina (Columbia JG 34167)
92 PART 3 93 75 69 47
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 605)
93 SONG BIRD 100 -- -- 2
Deniece Williams (Columbia JC 34911)
94 COMMODORES 95 37 22 35
Commodores (Motown M7-884R1)
95 MY AIM IS TRUE -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
96 WELCOME TO MY WORLD 99 93 96 8
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-2274)
97 ROUGH MIX 71 69 73 6  
Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane (MCA 2295)
98 ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS, VOL I -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-2765)
99 THEIR GREATEST HITS -- 71 68 83
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
100 GOING FOR THE ONE 60 51 54 19  
Yes (Atlantic SD 19106)

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:

   • "Beauty On A Back Street" by Hall & Oates (# 55)
   • "A Place In The Sun" by Pablo Cruise (# 57)
   • "A Farewell To Kings" by Rush (# 62)
   • "Enigmatic Ocean" by Jean-Luc Ponty (# 68)
   • "Send It" by Ashford & Simpson (# 82)
   • "Goin' Places" by Jacksons (# 85)
   • "Robert Gordon With Link Wray" by Robert Gordon With Link Wray (# 86)
   • "Thunder In My Heart" by Leo Sayer (# 96)
   • "Stick To Me" by Graham Parker & The Rumour (# 97)
   • "Prism" by Prism (# 98)

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