Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 31, 1977
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUMOURS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010) | ||||||
| 2 | SIMPLE DREAMS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104) | ||||||
| 3 | ALL 'N' ALL | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905) | ||||||
| 4 | FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
| Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092) | ||||||
| 5 | OUT OF THE BLUE | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2) | ||||||
| 6 | ALIVE II | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2) | ||||||
| 7 | ELVIS IN CONCERT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587) | ||||||
| 8 | LIVE! | 9 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |
| Commodores (Motown M9-894A2) | ||||||
| 9 | NEWS OF THE WORLD | 13 | 20 | 25 | 6 | |
| Queen (Elektra 6E-112) | ||||||
| 10 | BORN LATE | 14 | 18 | 24 | 7 | |
| Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126) | ||||||
| 11 | AJA | 10 | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006) | ||||||
| 12 | SHAUN CASSIDY | 12 | 10 | 8 | 26 | |
| Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067) | ||||||
| 13 | I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT | 19 | 25 | 33 | 6 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900) | ||||||
| 14 | DOWN TWO THEN LEFT | 17 | 21 | 27 | 5 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729) | ||||||
| 15 | STREET SURVIVORS | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029) | ||||||
| 16 | POINT OF KNOW RETURN | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929) | ||||||
| 17 | THE STRANGER | 18 | 19 | 20 | 11 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987) | ||||||
| 18 | LET'S GET SMALL | 16 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
| Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090) | ||||||
| 19 | FRENCH KISS | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12 | |
| Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663) | ||||||
| 20 | THE GRAND ILLUSION | 23 | 27 | 31 | 23 | |
| Styx (A&M SP-4637) | ||||||
| 21 | GREATEST HITS, ETC. | 27 | 38 | 52 | 6 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032) | ||||||
| 22 | LITTLE CRIMINALS | 22 | 22 | 23 | 10 | |
| Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079) | ||||||
| 23 | SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER | 32 | 40 | 49 | 5 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001) | ||||||
| 24 | GREATEST HITS | 24 | 24 | 26 | 9 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028) | ||||||
| 25 | SLOWHAND | 28 | 32 | 39 | 5 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030) | ||||||
| 26 | ONCE UPON A TIME | 30 | 35 | 43 | 7 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2) | ||||||
| 27 | STAR WARS | 25 | 23 | 15 | 29 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541) | ||||||
| 28 | LOVE SONGS | 29 | 30 | 32 | 9 | |
| Beatles (Capitol SKBL-11711) | ||||||
| 29 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | |
| Debby Boone (WB BS-3118) | ||||||
| 30 | TURNIN' ON | 35 | 41 | 50 | 7 | |
| High Inergy (Gordy G6-978S1) | ||||||
| 31 | DRAW THE LINE | 58 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Aerosmith (Columbia JC 34856) | ||||||
| 32 | I WANT TO LIVE | 37 | 43 | 54 | 6 | |
| John Denver (RCA APL1-2521) | ||||||
| 33 | FOREIGNER | 33 | 29 | 18 | 39 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | ||||||
| 34 | IN FULL BLOOM | 26 | 28 | 28 | 19 | |
| Rose Royce (WB WH-3074) | ||||||
| 35 | BOOK OF DREAMS | 36 | 37 | 40 | 32 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630) | ||||||
| 36 | RUNNING ON EMPTY | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113) | ||||||
| 37 | MOONFLOWER | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9 |  |
| Santana (Columbia C2-34914) | ||||||
| 38 | GALAXY | 48 | 58 | 69 | 5 | |
| War (MCA 3030) | ||||||
| 39 | WORKS, VOLUME 2 | 47 | 57 | 70 | 5 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19147) | ||||||
| 40 | SOMETHING TO LOVE | 34 | 36 | 37 | 21 | |
| LTD (A&M SP-4646) | ||||||
| 41 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN | 51 | 60 | 71 | 6 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544) | ||||||
| 42 | REACH FOR IT | 49 | 56 | 62 | 7 | |
| George Duke (Epic JE 34883) | ||||||
| 43 | DON JUAN'S RECKLESS DAUGHTER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum BB 701) | ||||||
| 44 | WE MUST BELIEVE IN MAGIC | 42 | 26 | 22 | 13 | |
| Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 771-G) | ||||||
| 45 | SECONDS OUT | 45 | 49 | 59 | 5 | |
| Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-9002) | ||||||
| 46 | LIVE | 38 | 39 | 44 | 31 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500) | ||||||
| 47 | GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II | 31 | 17 | 6 | 12 | |
| Elton John (MCA 3027) | ||||||
| 48 | ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE | 40 | 33 | 30 | 35 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616) | ||||||
| 49 | DECADE | 50 | 53 | 58 | 7 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 3RS 2257) | ||||||
| 50 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA | 41 | 42 | 42 | 54 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | ||||||
| 51 | ODYSSEY | 52 | 54 | 57 | 9 | |
| Odyssey (RCA APL1-2477) | ||||||
| 52 | BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE | 39 | 31 | 19 | 16 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-543) | ||||||
| 53 | JT | 55 | 46 | 38 | 26 | |
| James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811) | ||||||
| 54 | THANKFUL | 65 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708) | ||||||
| 55 | FEELIN' BITCHY | 56 | 63 | 68 | 11 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6715) | ||||||
| 56 | BROKEN HEART | 59 | 51 | 56 | 8 | |
| Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1150) | ||||||
| 57 | GREATEST HITS | 69 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4158) | ||||||
| 58 | FLYING HIGH ON YOUR LOVE | 67 | 80 | 91 | 4 | |
| Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1181) | ||||||
| 59 | MY AIM IS TRUE | 62 | 73 | 85 | 5 | |
| Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037) | ||||||
| 60 | THE STORY OF STAR WARS | 75 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Narration (20th Century T-550) | ||||||
| 61 | A PAUPER IN PARADISE | 64 | 70 | 76 | 6 | |
| Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4664) | ||||||
| 62 | DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD | 72 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca NBLP 7080) | ||||||
| 63 | GREATEST HITS | 66 | 68 | 72 | 50 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | ||||||
| 64 | CHICAGO XI | 43 | 34 | 29 | 14 | |
| Chicago (Columbia JC 34860) | ||||||
| 65 | GREATEST HITS | 77 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4667) | ||||||
| 66 | MOODY BLUE | 70 | 72 | 67 | 23 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA AFL1-2428) | ||||||
| 67 | FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084) | ||||||
| 68 | PLAYER | 78 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Player (RSO RS-1-3026) | ||||||
| 69 | I, ROBOT | 68 | 62 | 61 | 26 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002) | ||||||
| 70 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION III | 74 | 84 | 95 | 4 | |
| Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 755-H) | ||||||
| 71 | SECRETS | 73 | 77 | 81 | 7 | |
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180) | ||||||
| 72 | HEADS | 82 | 94 | 100 | 4 | |
| Bob James (Columbia JC 34896) | ||||||
| 73 | SHOW SOME EMOTION | 44 | 47 | 48 | 9 | |
| Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4663) | ||||||
| 74 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500) | ||||||
| 75 | HEROES | 46 | 48 | 51 | 7 | |
| David Bowie (RCA AFL1-2522) | ||||||
| 76 | FEELS SO GOOD | 79 | 81 | 84 | 8 | |
| Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658) | ||||||
| 77 | FOGHAT LIVE | 53 | 44 | 41 | 17 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville BRK 6971) | ||||||
| 78 | ACTION | 71 | 65 | 65 | 11 | |
| Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9535) | ||||||
| 79 | LOOKING BACK | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Motown M-804 LP3) | ||||||
| 80 | THEIR GREATEST HITS | 83 | 87 | 93 | 87 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | ||||||
| 81 | BABY IT'S ME | 63 | 59 | 36 | 13 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M7-890R1) | ||||||
| 82 | BOSTON | 54 | 50 | 45 | 67 | |
| Boston (Epic EPC 81611) | ||||||
| 83 | TOO HOT TO HANDLE | 60 | 45 | 34 | 18 | |
| Heatwave (Epic PE 34761) | ||||||
| 84 | I'M IN YOU | 76 | 78 | 78 | 28 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M SP-4704) | ||||||
| 85 | HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE | 57 | 61 | 63 | 31 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901) | ||||||
| 86 | ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS, VOL I | 89 | 91 | 92 | 5 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-2765) | ||||||
| 87 | BROKEN BLOSSOM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 19151) | ||||||
| 88 | BAT OUT OF HELL | 91 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974) | ||||||
| 89 | BRICK | 80 | 64 | 47 | 15 | |
| Brick (Bang BLP-409) | ||||||
| 90 | LET IT FLOW | 61 | 55 | 55 | 33 | |
| Dave Mason (Columbia PC 34680) | ||||||
| 91 | NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE COME THE SEX PISTOLS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sex Pistols (WB BSK 3147) | ||||||
| 92 | AMERICA LIVE | 94 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| America (WB BSK 3136) | ||||||
| 93 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 81 | 83 | 77 | 126 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) | ||||||
| 94 | THE BEST OF ZZ TOP | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| ZZ Top (London PS 706) | ||||||
| 95 | LIVE AT THE BIJOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ) | ||||||
| 96 | COME GO WITH US | 88 | 82 | 80 | 8 | |
| Pockets (Columbia PC 34879) | ||||||
| 97 | KARLA BONOFF | 84 | 76 | 73 | 12 | |
| Karla Bonoff (Columbia PC 34152) | ||||||
| 98 | LIVE AND LET LIVE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| 10cc (Mercury SRM-2-8600) | ||||||
| 99 | SPECTRES | 98 | 69 | 64 | 8 | |
| Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35019) | ||||||
| 100 | RICK DANKO | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rick Danko (Arista AB 4141) | ||||||
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:
• "Dreamboat Annie" by Heart (# 85)
• "Passage" by Carpenters (# 87)
• "Silk Degrees" by Boz Scaggs (# 90)
• "You Light Up My Life" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 92)
• "In City Dreams" by Robin Trower (# 93)
• "CSN" by Crosby, Stills & Nash (# 95)
• "Ruby, Ruby" by Gato Barbieri (# 97)
• "Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk" by Meco (# 99)
• "Oxygene" by Jean-Michel Jarre (#100)