Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 10, 1977
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLE DREAMS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104) | ||||||
| 2 | RUMOURS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010) | ||||||
| 3 | AJA | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006) | ||||||
| 4 | ELVIS IN CONCERT | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587) | ||||||
| 5 | STREET SURVIVORS | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029) | ||||||
| 6 | GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | |
| Elton John (MCA 3027) | ||||||
| 7 | POINT OF KNOW RETURN | 8 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929) | ||||||
| 8 | SHAUN CASSIDY | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | |
| Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067) | ||||||
| 9 | FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE | 14 | 26 | 46 | 4 | |
| Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092) | ||||||
| 10 | ALL 'N' ALL | 19 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905) | ||||||
| 11 | LET'S GET SMALL | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090) | ||||||
| 12 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE | 12 | 16 | 25 | 7 | |
| Debby Boone (WB BS-3118) | ||||||
| 13 | OUT OF THE BLUE | 17 | 29 | -- | 3 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2) | ||||||
| 14 | MOONFLOWER | 16 | 20 | 27 | 6 | |
| Santana (Columbia C2-34914) | ||||||
| 15 | STAR WARS | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541) | ||||||
| 16 | LIVE! | 20 | 35 | 49 | 5 | |
| Commodores (Motown M9-894A2) | ||||||
| 17 | FRENCH KISS | 18 | 19 | 24 | 9 | |
| Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663) | ||||||
| 18 | FOREIGNER | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | ||||||
| 19 | BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-543) | ||||||
| 20 | THE STRANGER | 22 | 23 | 29 | 8 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987) | ||||||
| 21 | ALIVE II | 37 | 59 | 78 | 4 | ![]() |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2) | ||||||
| 22 | WE MUST BELIEVE IN MAGIC | 24 | 28 | 35 | 10 | |
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 771-G) | ||||||
| 23 | LITTLE CRIMINALS | 28 | 36 | 44 | 7 | |
| Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079) | ||||||
| 24 | BORN LATE | 30 | 44 | 62 | 4 | |
| Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126) | ||||||
| 25 | NEWS OF THE WORLD | 32 | 42 | -- | 3 | |
| Queen (Elektra 6E-112) | ||||||
| 26 | GREATEST HITS | 31 | 34 | 42 | 6 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028) | ||||||
| 27 | DOWN TWO THEN LEFT | 33 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729) | ||||||
| 28 | IN FULL BLOOM | 25 | 17 | 15 | 16 | |
| Rose Royce (WB WH-3074) | ||||||
| 29 | CHICAGO XI | 15 | 4 | 3 | 11 | ![]() |
| Chicago (Columbia JC 34860) | ||||||
| 30 | ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE | 21 | 14 | 12 | 32 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616) | ||||||
| 31 | THE GRAND ILLUSION | 34 | 33 | 38 | 20 | |
| Styx (A&M SP-4637) | ||||||
| 32 | LOVE SONGS | 23 | 24 | 31 | 6 | |
| Beatles (Capitol SKBL-11711) | ||||||
| 33 | I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT | 47 | 66 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900) | ||||||
| 34 | TOO HOT TO HANDLE | 26 | 15 | 13 | 15 | |
| Heatwave (Epic PE 34761) | ||||||
| 35 | LITTLE QUEEN | 38 | 37 | 36 | 29 | |
| Heart (Portrait JR 34799) | ||||||
| 36 | BABY IT'S ME | 36 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M7-890R1) | ||||||
| 37 | SOMETHING TO LOVE | 39 | 40 | 40 | 18 | |
| LTD (A&M SP-4646) | ||||||
| 38 | JT | 35 | 31 | 34 | 23 | |
| James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811) | ||||||
| 39 | SLOWHAND | 50 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030) | ||||||
| 40 | BOOK OF DREAMS | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | ![]() |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630) | ||||||
| 41 | FOGHAT LIVE | 27 | 22 | 17 | 14 | ![]() |
| Foghat (Bearsville BRK 6971) | ||||||
| 42 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA | 45 | 49 | 50 | 51 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | ||||||
| 43 | ONCE UPON A TIME | 54 | 80 | 95 | 4 | ![]() |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2) | ||||||
| 44 | LIVE | 49 | 53 | 55 | 28 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500) | ||||||
| 45 | BOSTON | 40 | 41 | 43 | 64 | |
| Boston (Epic EPC 81611) | ||||||
| 46 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE | 43 | 48 | 57 | 6 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AB-4158) | ||||||
| 47 | BRICK | 44 | 25 | 23 | 12 | |
| Brick (Bang BLP-409) | ||||||
| 48 | SHOW SOME EMOTION | 48 | 51 | 60 | 6 | |
| Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4663) | ||||||
| 49 | SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER | 63 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001) | ||||||
| 50 | TURNIN' ON | 60 | 70 | 85 | 4 | |
| High Inergy (Gordy G6-978S1) | ||||||
| 51 | HEROES | 56 | 67 | 81 | 4 | |
| David Bowie (RCA AFL1-2522) | ||||||
| 52 | GREATEST HITS, ETC. | 66 | 87 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032) | ||||||
| 53 | PASSAGE | 55 | 58 | 63 | 7 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4703) | ||||||
| 54 | I WANT TO LIVE | 64 | 74 | -- | 3 | |
| John Denver (RCA APL1-2521) | ||||||
| 55 | LET IT FLOW | 57 | 61 | 67 | 30 | |
| Dave Mason (Columbia PC 34680) | ||||||
| 56 | BROKEN HEART | 59 | 64 | 76 | 5 | |
| Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1150) | ||||||
| 57 | ODYSSEY | 46 | 50 | 58 | 6 | ![]() |
| Odyssey (RCA APL1-2477) | ||||||
| 58 | DECADE | 62 | 72 | 86 | 4 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 3RS 2257) | ||||||
| 59 | SECONDS OUT | 72 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-9002) | ||||||
| 60 | LOVE YOU LIVE | 41 | 18 | 8 | 10 | ![]() |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COG 2-9001) | ||||||
| 61 | I, ROBOT | 51 | 27 | 19 | 23 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002) | ||||||
| 62 | REACH FOR IT | 69 | 81 | 92 | 4 | |
| George Duke (Epic JE 34883) | ||||||
| 63 | HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE | 65 | 63 | 53 | 28 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901) | ||||||
| 64 | SPECTRES | 42 | 46 | 59 | 5 | ![]() |
| Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35019) | ||||||
| 65 | ACTION | 53 | 47 | 47 | 8 | ![]() |
| Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9535) | ||||||
| 66 | LIVIN' ON THE FAULT LINE | 52 | 43 | 26 | 14 | ![]() |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3045) | ||||||
| 67 | MOODY BLUE | 61 | 56 | 20 | 20 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA AFL1-2428) | ||||||
| 68 | FEELIN' BITCHY | 71 | 76 | 91 | 8 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6715) | ||||||
| 69 | GALAXY | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| War (MCA 3030) | ||||||
| 70 | WORKS, VOLUME 2 | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19147) | ||||||
| 71 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN | 77 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544) | ||||||
| 72 | GREATEST HITS | 76 | 79 | 83 | 47 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | ||||||
| 73 | KARLA BONOFF | 68 | 52 | 56 | 9 | |
| Karla Bonoff (Columbia PC 34152) | ||||||
| 74 | LIVE | 74 | 78 | 90 | 4 | |
| Crosby & Nash (ABC AA-1042) | ||||||
| 75 | IN CITY DREAMS | 67 | 39 | 33 | 11 | |
| Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1148) | ||||||
| 76 | A PAUPER IN PARADISE | 82 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4664) | ||||||
| 77 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 73 | 73 | 70 | 123 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) | ||||||
| 78 | I'M IN YOU | 70 | 65 | 54 | 25 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M SP-4704) | ||||||
| 79 | LUNA SEA | 58 | 45 | 45 | 18 | ![]() |
| Firefall (Atlantic SD 19101) | ||||||
| 80 | COME GO WITH US | 80 | 84 | 88 | 5 | |
| Pockets (Columbia PC 34879) | ||||||
| 81 | SECRETS | 85 | 88 | 99 | 4 | |
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180) | ||||||
| 82 | SILK DEGREES | 83 | 83 | 84 | 90 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | ||||||
| 83 | STAR WARS AND OTHER GALACTIC FUNK | 78 | 38 | 30 | 16 | |
| Meco (Millenium MNLP) | ||||||
| 84 | FEELS SO GOOD | 79 | 69 | 74 | 5 | |
| Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658) | ||||||
| 85 | MY AIM IS TRUE | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037) | ||||||
| 86 | NIGHT AFTER NIGHT | 88 | 75 | 79 | 6 | |
| Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-3707) | ||||||
| 87 | CSN | 87 | 32 | 28 | 23 | |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19104) | ||||||
| 88 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE | 90 | 90 | 80 | 81 | |
| Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005) | ||||||
| 89 | STREISAND SUPERMAN | 75 | 77 | 72 | 24 | ![]() |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia JC 34830) | ||||||
| 90 | SONG BIRD | 93 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Deniece Williams (Columbia JC 34911) | ||||||
| 91 | FLYING HIGH ON YOUR LOVE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1181) | ||||||
| 92 | ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS, VOL I | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-2765) | ||||||
| 93 | THEIR GREATEST HITS | 99 | -- | 71 | 84 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | ||||||
| 94 | WELCOME TO MY WORLD | 96 | 99 | 93 | 9 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-2274) | ||||||
| 95 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION III | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 755-H) | ||||||
| 96 | CAT SCRATCH FEVER | 86 | 54 | 21 | 26 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic JE 34700) | ||||||
| 97 | COMMODORES | 94 | 95 | 37 | 36 | |
| Commodores (Motown M7-884R1) | ||||||
| 98 | OXYGENE | 89 | 89 | 94 | 5 | |
| Jean-Michel Jarre (Polydor PD-1-6112) | ||||||
| 99 | RUBY, RUBY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gato Barbieri (A&M SP-4655) | ||||||
| 100 | HEADS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bob James (Columbia JC 34896) | ||||||
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:
• "Finale" by Loggins And Messina (# 91)
• "Part 3" by KC & The Sunshine Band (# 92)
• "Rough Mix" by Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane (# 97)
• "Going For The One" by Yes (#100)


