Tuesday January 31, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 28, 1978



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1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1 9 17 9
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
2 RUMOURS 2 1 1 49
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
3 NEWS OF THE WORLD 4 7 8 10
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
4 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 3 3 3 11
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
5 BORN LATE 6 6 7 11
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
6 ALL 'N' ALL 7 4 4 9
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
7 SIMPLE DREAMS 8 2 2 20
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
8 RUNNING ON EMPTY 11 16 23 5
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
9 ALIVE II 9 8 6 11
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
10 THE STRANGER 12 14 16 15
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
11 DRAW THE LINE 13 15 21 6
Aerosmith (Columbia JC 34856)
12 OUT OF THE BLUE 5 5 5 10
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
13 THE GRAND ILLUSION 16 17 18 27
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
14 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 10 10 11 10
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
15 AJA 15 12 10 16
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
16 THE STORY OF STAR WARS 18 25 44 7
Narration (20th Century T-550)
17 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 19 20 20 15
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
18 SLOWHAND 20 22 24 9
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
19 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT 14 11 12 9
Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729)
20 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 29 42 59 5
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500)
21 SHAUN CASSIDY 17 13 14 30
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
22 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 26 30 35 10
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
23 DON JUAN'S RECKLESS DAUGHTER 23 28 34 5
Joni Mitchell (Asylum BB 701)
24 STREET SURVIVORS 24 19 15 13
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
25 GREATEST HITS, ETC. 22 18 19 10
Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032)
26 GALAXY 28 32 36 9
War (MCA 3030)
27 FRENCH KISS 25 26 26 16
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
28 LIVE! 21 21 9 12
Commodores (Motown M9-894A2)
29 LITTLE CRIMINALS 30 31 27 14
Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079)
30 ELVIS IN CONCERT 27 23 13 15
Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587)
31 FOREIGNER 32 34 32 43
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
32 FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME 40 47 62 6
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084)
33 PLAYER 41 52 64 7
Player (RSO RS-1-3026)
34 THANKFUL 38 43 50 7
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
35 ONCE UPON A TIME 31 24 25 11
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2)
36 BOOK OF DREAMS 36 38 39 36
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
37 LONGER FUSE 53 -- -- 2  
Dan Hill (20th Century T-547)
38 I WANT TO LIVE 34 29 30 10
John Denver (RCA APL1-2521)
39 DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 43 50 58 7
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca NBLP 7080)
40 STAR WARS 37 33 31 33
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541)
41 LOOKING BACK 46 57 73 6
Stevie Wonder (Motown M-804 LP3)
42 GREATEST HITS 42 41 38 13
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028)
43 REACH FOR IT 33 35 40 11
George Duke (Epic JE 34883)
44 GREATEST HITS 47 49 53 7
Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4158)
45 LOVE SONGS 45 39 33 13
Beatles (Capitol SKBL-11711)
46 TURNIN' ON 35 27 28 11  
High Inergy (Gordy G6-978S1)
47 LEIF GARRETT 57 73 95 4
Leif Garrett (Atlantic SD 19152)
48 MY AIM IS TRUE 54 56 57 9
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
49 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 49 40 29 14
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
50 BROKEN BLOSSOM 59 70 81 5
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 19151)
51 LET'S GET SMALL 39 37 22 18  
Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090)
52 LIVE AT THE BIJOU 64 76 90 5  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ)
53 IN FULL BLOOM 48 45 41 23
Rose Royce (WB WH-3074)
54 JT 55 54 52 30
James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811)
55 FLYING HIGH ON YOUR LOVE 50 51 55 8
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1181)
56 FEELIN' BITCHY 52 53 54 15
Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6715)
57 LIVE 51 44 45 35
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
58 MENAGERIE 71 84 97 4  
Bill Withers (Columbia JC 34903)
59 WORKS, VOLUME 2 44 36 37 9  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19147)
60 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 60 48 49 58
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
61 ODYSSEY 61 61 51 13
Odyssey (RCA APL1-2477)
62 BROKEN HEART 62 63 63 12
Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1150)
63 CHIC 76 94 -- 3  
Chic (Atlantic SD 5202)
64 SECRETS 69 71 72 11
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180)
65 GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 63 55 48 16
Elton John (MCA 3027)
66 DECADE 56 46 47 11
Neil Young (Reprise 3RS 2257)
67 SOMETHING TO LOVE 67 62 56 25
LTD (A&M SP-4646)
68 BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT 85 99 -- 3  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149)
69 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 79 83 85 35
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
70 MOONFLOWER 65 64 42 13
Santana (Columbia C2-34914)
71 GREATEST HITS 58 58 60 7  
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4667)
72 MOODY BLUE 73 67 69 27
Elvis Presley (RCA AFL1-2428)
73 NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE COME THE SEX PISTOLS 78 81 86 5
Sex Pistols (WB BSK 3147)
74 SECONDS OUT 74 75 61 9
Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-9002)
75 ENCOUNTERS OF EVERY KIND 86 -- -- 2  
Meco (Millenium MNLP 8004)
76 TOO HOT TO HANDLE 77 79 82 22
Heatwave (Epic PE 34761)
77 WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL 89 -- -- 2  
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036)
78 ACTION 80 82 78 15
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9535)
79 BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE 70 66 65 20
Barry White (20th Century T-543)
80 BAT OUT OF HELL 84 87 87 7
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
81 ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE 75 60 46 39
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616)
82 WE MUST BELIEVE IN MAGIC 68 59 43 17  
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 771-G)
83 MR. MEAN 87 92 -- 3
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3707)
84 GREATEST HITS 81 68 66 54
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092)
85 ENDLESS WIRE -- -- -- 1  
Gordon Lightfoot (WB BSK 3149)
86 HEADS 66 65 68 8  
Bob James (Columbia JC 34896)
87 WINDOW OF A CHILD -- -- -- 1  
Seawind (CTI 7-5007)
88 I, ROBOT 82 69 71 30
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002)
89 A PAUPER IN PARADISE 72 72 67 10  
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4664)
90 FOGHAT LIVE 90 74 76 21
Foghat (Bearsville BRK 6971)
91 DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? -- -- -- 1  
Peter Brown (Drive 104)
92 BOSTON 88 80 80 71
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
93 THE BELLE ALBUM 97 -- -- 2
Al Green (Hi HLP 6004)
94 FEELS SO GOOD 91 78 75 12
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
95 EDDIE MONEY 98 -- -- 2
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
96 BRICK 99 92 89 18
Brick (Bang BLP-409)
97 QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN -- -- -- 1  
Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3141)
98 THEIR GREATEST HITS 92 77 79 91
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
99 CATS ON THE COAST -- -- -- 1  
Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0198)
100 FLEETWOOD MAC 100 91 94 130
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:

   • "The Best Of ZZ Top" by ZZ Top (# 83)
   • "I'm In You" by Peter Frampton (# 93)
   • "Chicago XI" by Chicago (# 94)
   • "Show Some Emotion" by Joan Armatrading (# 95)
   • "Funk Beyond The Call Of Duty" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson (# 96)

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