Saturday January 21, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 21, 1978



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1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 9 17 23 8
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
2 RUMOURS 1 1 1 48
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
3 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 3 3 4 10
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
4 NEWS OF THE WORLD 7 8 9 9
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
5 OUT OF THE BLUE 5 5 5 9
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
6 BORN LATE 6 7 10 10
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
7 ALL 'N' ALL 4 4 3 8
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
8 SIMPLE DREAMS 2 2 2 19
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
9 ALIVE II 8 6 6 10
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
10 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 10 11 13 9
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
11 RUNNING ON EMPTY 16 23 36 4
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
12 THE STRANGER 14 16 17 14
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
13 DRAW THE LINE 15 21 31 5
Aerosmith (Columbia JC 34856)
14 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT 11 12 14 8
Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729)
15 AJA 12 10 11 15
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
16 THE GRAND ILLUSION 17 18 20 26
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
17 SHAUN CASSIDY 13 14 12 29
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
18 THE STORY OF STAR WARS 25 44 60 6
Narration (20th Century T-550)
19 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 20 20 16 14
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
20 SLOWHAND 22 24 25 8
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
21 LIVE! 21 9 8 11
Commodores (Motown M9-894A2)
22 GREATEST HITS, ETC. 18 19 21 9
Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032)
23 DON JUAN'S RECKLESS DAUGHTER 28 34 43 4
Joni Mitchell (Asylum BB 701)
24 STREET SURVIVORS 19 15 15 12
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
25 FRENCH KISS 26 26 19 15
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
26 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 30 35 41 9
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
27 ELVIS IN CONCERT 23 13 7 14
Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587)
28 GALAXY 32 36 38 8
War (MCA 3030)
29 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 42 59 74 4  
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500)
30 LITTLE CRIMINALS 31 27 22 13
Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079)
31 ONCE UPON A TIME 24 25 26 10
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2)
32 FOREIGNER 34 32 33 42
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
33 REACH FOR IT 35 40 42 10
George Duke (Epic JE 34883)
34 I WANT TO LIVE 29 30 32 9
John Denver (RCA APL1-2521)
35 TURNIN' ON 27 28 30 10
High Inergy (Gordy G6-978S1)
36 BOOK OF DREAMS 38 39 35 35
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
37 STAR WARS 33 31 27 32
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541)
38 THANKFUL 43 50 54 6
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
39 LET'S GET SMALL 37 22 18 17
Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090)
40 FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME 47 62 67 5
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084)
41 PLAYER 52 64 68 6  
Player (RSO RS-1-3026)
42 GREATEST HITS 41 38 24 12
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028)
43 DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 50 58 62 6
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca NBLP 7080)
44 WORKS, VOLUME 2 36 37 39 8
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19147)
45 LOVE SONGS 39 33 28 12
Beatles (Capitol SKBL-11711)
46 LOOKING BACK 57 73 79 5  
Stevie Wonder (Motown M-804 LP3)
47 GREATEST HITS 49 53 57 6
Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4158)
48 IN FULL BLOOM 45 41 34 22
Rose Royce (WB WH-3074)
49 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 40 29 29 13
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
50 FLYING HIGH ON YOUR LOVE 51 55 58 7
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1181)
51 LIVE 44 45 46 34
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
52 FEELIN' BITCHY 53 54 55 14
Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6715)
53 LONGER FUSE -- -- -- 1  
Dan Hill (20th Century T-547)
54 MY AIM IS TRUE 56 57 59 8
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
55 JT 54 52 53 29
James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811)
56 DECADE 46 47 49 10
Neil Young (Reprise 3RS 2257)
57 LEIF GARRETT 73 95 -- 3  
Leif Garrett (Atlantic SD 19152)
58 GREATEST HITS 58 60 65 6
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4667)
59 BROKEN BLOSSOM 70 81 87 4  
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 19151)
60 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 48 49 50 57  
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
61 ODYSSEY 61 51 51 12
Odyssey (RCA APL1-2477)
62 BROKEN HEART 63 63 56 11
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1150)
63 GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 55 48 47 15
Elton John (MCA 3027)
64 LIVE AT THE BIJOU 76 90 95 4  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ)
65 MOONFLOWER 64 42 37 12
Santana (Columbia C2-34914)
66 HEADS 65 68 72 7
Bob James (Columbia JC 34896)
67 SOMETHING TO LOVE 62 56 40 24
LTD (A&M SP-4646)
68 WE MUST BELIEVE IN MAGIC 59 43 44 16
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 771-G)
69 SECRETS 71 72 71 10
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180)
70 BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE 66 65 52 19
Barry White (20th Century T-543)
71 MENAGERIE 84 97 -- 3  
Bill Withers (Columbia JC 34903)
72 A PAUPER IN PARADISE 72 67 61 9
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4664)
73 MOODY BLUE 67 69 66 26
Elvis Presley (RCA AFL1-2428)
74 SECONDS OUT 75 61 45 8
Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-9002)
75 ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE 60 46 48 38  
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616)
76 CHIC 94 -- -- 2  
Chic (Atlantic SD 5202)
77 TOO HOT TO HANDLE 79 82 83 21
Heatwave (Epic PE 34761)
78 NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE COME THE SEX PISTOLS 81 86 91 4
Sex Pistols (WB BSK 3147)
79 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 83 85 85 34
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
80 ACTION 82 78 78 14
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9535)
81 GREATEST HITS 68 66 63 53  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092)
82 I, ROBOT 69 71 69 29  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002)
83 THE BEST OF ZZ TOP 85 89 94 4
ZZ Top (London PS 706)
84 BAT OUT OF HELL 87 87 88 6
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
85 BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT 99 -- -- 2  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149)
86 ENCOUNTERS OF EVERY KIND -- -- -- 1  
Meco (Millenium MNLP 8004)
87 MR. MEAN 92 -- -- 2
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3707)
88 BOSTON 80 80 82 70
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
89 WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL -- -- -- 1  
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036)
90 FOGHAT LIVE 74 76 77 20  
Foghat (Bearsville BRK 6971)
91 FEELS SO GOOD 78 75 76 11  
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
92 THEIR GREATEST HITS 77 79 80 90  
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
93 I'M IN YOU 86 84 84 31
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-4704)
94 CHICAGO XI 88 70 64 17
Chicago (Columbia JC 34860)
95 SHOW SOME EMOTION 89 77 73 12
Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4663)
96 FUNK BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY 97 -- -- 2
Johnny "Guitar" Watson (DJM DJLPA-714)
97 THE BELLE ALBUM -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Hi HLP 6004)
98 EDDIE MONEY -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
99 BRICK 92 89 80 17
Brick (Bang BLP-409)
100 FLEETWOOD MAC 91 94 93 129
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)

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 And Let Live" by 10cc (# 90)
   • "Brass Construction III" by Brass Construction (# 93)
   • "Come Go With Us" by Pockets (# 95)
   • "Rick Danko" by Rick Danko (# 96)
   • "Best Of The Doobies" by Doobie Brothers (# 98)
   • "Heroes" by David Bowie (#100)

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