Sunday December 18, 1977
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 17, 1977



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1 RUMOURS 2 2 2 43
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
2 SIMPLE DREAMS 1 1 1 14
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
3 ELVIS IN CONCERT 4 4 5 9
Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587)
4 STREET SURVIVORS 5 7 12 7
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
5 ALL 'N' ALL 10 19 -- 3
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
6 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 9 14 26 5
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
7 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 7 8 10 9
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
8 OUT OF THE BLUE 13 17 29 4
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
9 AJA 3 3 3 10
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
10 SHAUN CASSIDY 8 5 6 24
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
11 LET'S GET SMALL 11 11 13 12
Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090)
12 LIVE! 16 20 35 6
Commodores (Motown M9-894A2)
13 ALIVE II 21 37 59 5
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
14 MOONFLOWER 14 16 20 7
Santana (Columbia C2-34914)
15 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 12 12 16 8
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
16 FRENCH KISS 17 18 19 10
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
17 GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 6 6 8 10  
Elton John (MCA 3027)
18 BORN LATE 24 30 44 5
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
19 THE STRANGER 20 22 23 9
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
20 NEWS OF THE WORLD 25 32 42 4
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
21 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT 27 33 -- 3
Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729)
22 LITTLE CRIMINALS 23 28 36 8
Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079)
23 STAR WARS 15 9 9 27
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541)
24 GREATEST HITS 26 31 34 7
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028)
25 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 33 47 66 4
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
26 WE MUST BELIEVE IN MAGIC 22 24 28 11
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 771-G)
27 THE GRAND ILLUSION 31 34 33 21
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
28 IN FULL BLOOM 28 25 17 17
Rose Royce (WB WH-3074)
29 FOREIGNER 18 10 7 37  
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
30 LOVE SONGS 32 23 24 7
Beatles (Capitol SKBL-11711)
31 BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE 19 13 11 14  
Barry White (20th Century T-543)
32 SLOWHAND 39 50 -- 3
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
33 ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE 30 21 14 33
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616)
34 CHICAGO XI 29 15 4 12
Chicago (Columbia JC 34860)
35 ONCE UPON A TIME 43 54 80 5
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2)
36 SOMETHING TO LOVE 37 39 40 19
LTD (A&M SP-4646)
37 BOOK OF DREAMS 40 29 30 30
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
38 GREATEST HITS, ETC. 52 66 87 4  
Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032)
39 LIVE 44 49 53 29
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
40 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 49 63 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
41 TURNIN' ON 50 60 70 5
High Inergy (Gordy G6-978S1)
42 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 42 45 49 52
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
43 I WANT TO LIVE 54 64 74 4  
John Denver (RCA APL1-2521)
44 FOGHAT LIVE 41 27 22 15
Foghat (Bearsville BRK 6971)
45 TOO HOT TO HANDLE 34 26 15 16  
Heatwave (Epic PE 34761)
46 JT 38 35 31 24
James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811)
47 SHOW SOME EMOTION 48 48 51 7
Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4663)
48 HEROES 51 56 67 5
David Bowie (RCA AFL1-2522)
49 SECONDS OUT 59 72 -- 3
Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-9002)
50 BOSTON 45 40 41 65
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
51 BROKEN HEART 56 59 64 6
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1150)
52 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 46 43 48 7
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AB-4158)
53 DECADE 58 62 72 5
Neil Young (Reprise 3RS 2257)
54 ODYSSEY 57 46 50 7
Odyssey (RCA APL1-2477)
55 LET IT FLOW 55 57 61 31
Dave Mason (Columbia PC 34680)
56 REACH FOR IT 62 69 81 5
George Duke (Epic JE 34883)
57 WORKS, VOLUME 2 70 81 -- 3  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19147)
58 GALAXY 69 84 -- 3  
War (MCA 3030)
59 BABY IT'S ME 36 36 21 11  
Diana Ross (Motown M7-890R1)
60 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 71 77 91 4  
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
61 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 63 65 63 29
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
62 I, ROBOT 61 51 27 24
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002)
63 FEELIN' BITCHY 68 71 76 9
Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6715)
64 BRICK 47 44 25 13  
Brick (Bang BLP-409)
65 ACTION 65 53 47 9
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9535)
66 PASSAGE 53 55 58 8  
Carpenters (A&M SP-4703)
67 LOVE YOU LIVE 60 41 18 11
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COG 2-9001)
68 GREATEST HITS 72 76 79 48
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092)
69 SPECTRES 64 42 46 6
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35019)
70 A PAUPER IN PARADISE 76 82 94 4
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4664)
71 LIVIN' ON THE FAULT LINE 66 52 43 15
Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3045)
72 MOODY BLUE 67 61 56 21
Elvis Presley (RCA AFL1-2428)
73 MY AIM IS TRUE 85 95 -- 3  
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
74 LITTLE QUEEN 35 38 37 30  
Heart (Portrait JR 34799)
75 IN CITY DREAMS 75 67 39 12
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1148)
76 KARLA BONOFF 73 68 52 10
Karla Bonoff (Columbia PC 34152)
77 SECRETS 81 85 88 5
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180)
78 I'M IN YOU 78 70 65 26
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-4704)
79 THANKFUL -- -- -- 1  
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
80 FLYING HIGH ON YOUR LOVE 91 -- -- 2  
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1181)
81 FEELS SO GOOD 84 79 69 6
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
82 COME GO WITH US 80 80 84 6
Pockets (Columbia PC 34879)
83 FLEETWOOD MAC 77 73 73 124
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
84 BRASS CONSTRUCTION III 95 -- -- 2  
Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 755-H)
85 DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD -- -- -- 1  
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca NBLP 7080)
86 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 88 90 90 82
Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005)
87 THEIR GREATEST HITS 93 99 -- 85
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
88 PLAYER -- -- -- 1  
Player (RSO RS-1-3026)
89 STAR WARS AND OTHER GALACTIC FUNK 83 78 38 17
Meco (Millenium MNLP)
90 GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4667)
91 ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS, VOL I 92 98 -- 3
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-2765)
92 GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4158)
93 SILK DEGREES 82 83 83 91  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920)
94 HEADS 100 -- -- 2
Bob James (Columbia JC 34896)
95 CSN 87 87 32 24
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19104)
96 BAT OUT OF HELL -- -- -- 1  
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
97 THE STORY OF STAR WARS -- -- -- 1  
Narration (20th Century T-550)
98 RUBY, RUBY 99 -- -- 2
Gato Barbieri (A&M SP-4655)
99 AMERICA LIVE -- -- -- 1  
America (WB BSK 3136)
100 OXYGENE 98 89 89 6
Jean-Michel Jarre (Polydor PD-1-6112)

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:

   • "Live" by Crosby & Nash (# 74)
   • "Luna Sea" by Firefall (# 79)
   • "Night After Night" by Nils Lofgren (# 86)
   • "Streisand Superman" by Barbra Streisand (# 89)
   • "Song Bird" by Deniece Williams (# 90)
   • "Welcome To My World" by Elvis Presley (# 94)
   • "Cat Scratch Fever" by Ted Nugent (# 96)
   • "Commodores" by Commodores (# 97)

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