Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending February 18, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001) | ||||||
| 2 | NEWS OF THE WORLD | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Queen (Elektra 6E-112) | ||||||
| 3 | RUMOURS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 52 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010) | ||||||
| 4 | THE STRANGER | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987) | ||||||
| 5 | RUNNING ON EMPTY | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113) | ||||||
| 6 | FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092) | ||||||
| 7 | ALL 'N' ALL | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905) | ||||||
| 8 | THE GRAND ILLUSION | 9 | 11 | 13 | 30 | |
| Styx (A&M SP-4637) | ||||||
| 9 | SIMPLE DREAMS | 8 | 9 | 7 | 23 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104) | ||||||
| 10 | DRAW THE LINE | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia JC 34856) | ||||||
| 11 | AJA | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006) | ||||||
| 12 | ALIVE II | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2) | ||||||
| 13 | SLOWHAND | 16 | 17 | 18 | 12 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030) | ||||||
| 14 | OUT OF THE BLUE | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2) | ||||||
| 15 | POINT OF KNOW RETURN | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |
| Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929) | ||||||
| 16 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | 17 | 18 | 20 | 8 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500) | ||||||
| 17 | I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900) | ||||||
| 18 | WATERMARK | 31 | 72 | -- | 3 |  |
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 34975) | ||||||
| 19 | DOWN TWO THEN LEFT | 20 | 21 | 19 | 12 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729) | ||||||
| 20 | FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME | 24 | 27 | 32 | 9 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084) | ||||||
| 21 | STREET SURVIVORS | 21 | 23 | 24 | 16 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029) | ||||||
| 22 | GALAXY | 23 | 24 | 26 | 12 | |
| War (MCA 3030) | ||||||
| 23 | LITTLE CRIMINALS | 26 | 28 | 29 | 17 | |
| Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079) | ||||||
| 24 | LONGER FUSE | 27 | 29 | 37 | 5 | |
| Dan Hill (20th Century T-547) | ||||||
| 25 | FRENCH KISS | 25 | 26 | 27 | 19 | |
| Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663) | ||||||
| 26 | BORN LATE | 11 | 8 | 5 | 14 |  |
| Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126) | ||||||
| 27 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN | 19 | 20 | 22 | 13 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544) | ||||||
| 28 | WEEKEND IN L.A. | 39 | 58 | -- | 3 | |
| George Benson (WB 2WB 3139) | ||||||
| 29 | SHAUN CASSIDY | 22 | 22 | 21 | 33 | |
| Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067) | ||||||
| 30 | LIVE AT THE BIJOU | 35 | 43 | 52 | 8 | |
| Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ) | ||||||
| 31 | THANKFUL | 32 | 33 | 34 | 10 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708) | ||||||
| 32 | PLAYER | 29 | 30 | 33 | 10 | |
| Player (RSO RS-1-3026) | ||||||
| 33 | GREATEST HITS, ETC. | 28 | 25 | 25 | 13 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032) | ||||||
| 34 | WAYLON & WILLIE | 57 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (RCA AFL1-2686) | ||||||
| 35 | FOREIGNER | 33 | 31 | 31 | 46 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | ||||||
| 36 | BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT | 41 | 54 | 68 | 6 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149) | ||||||
| 37 | LIVE! | 36 | 36 | 28 | 15 | |
| Commodores (Motown M9-894A2) | ||||||
| 38 | DOUBLE LIVE GONZO | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic KE2 35069) | ||||||
| 39 | ENDLESS WIRE | 48 | 67 | 85 | 4 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (WB BSK 3149) | ||||||
| 40 | MY AIM IS TRUE | 42 | 45 | 48 | 12 | |
| Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037) | ||||||
| 41 | CHIC | 43 | 53 | 63 | 6 | |
| Chic (Atlantic SD 5202) | ||||||
| 42 | BOOK OF DREAMS | 34 | 35 | 36 | 39 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630) | ||||||
| 43 | MENAGERIE | 45 | 50 | 58 | 7 | |
| Bill Withers (Columbia JC 34903) | ||||||
| 44 | DON JUAN'S RECKLESS DAUGHTER | 44 | 32 | 23 | 8 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum BB 701) | ||||||
| 45 | ELVIS IN CONCERT | 40 | 34 | 30 | 18 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587) | ||||||
| 46 | STREET PLAYER | 68 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rufus (ABC AA-1049) | ||||||
| 47 | STAR WARS | 47 | 44 | 40 | 36 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541) | ||||||
| 48 | HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE | 54 | 61 | 69 | 38 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901) | ||||||
| 49 | LEIF GARRETT | 38 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| Leif Garrett (Atlantic SD 19152) | ||||||
| 50 | WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL | 52 | 63 | 77 | 5 | |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036) | ||||||
| 51 | DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD | 37 | 38 | 39 | 10 | |
| Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca NBLP 7080) | ||||||
| 52 | THE STORY OF STAR WARS | 30 | 16 | 16 | 10 | |
| Narration (20th Century T-550) | ||||||
| 53 | QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN | 66 | 81 | 97 | 4 | |
| Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3141) | ||||||
| 54 | LIVE | 55 | 56 | 57 | 38 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500) | ||||||
| 55 | GOLDEN TIME OF DAY | 69 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11710) | ||||||
| 56 | CATS ON THE COAST | 65 | 76 | 99 | 4 | |
| Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0198) | ||||||
| 57 | SECRETS | 58 | 60 | 64 | 14 | |
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180) | ||||||
| 58 | ENCOUNTERS OF EVERY KIND | 62 | 65 | 75 | 5 | |
| Meco (Millenium MNLP 8004) | ||||||
| 59 | ONCE UPON A TIME | 46 | 37 | 35 | 14 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2) | ||||||
| 60 | LET'S GET SMALL | 56 | 49 | 51 | 21 | |
| Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090) | ||||||
| 61 | GREATEST HITS | 49 | 46 | 42 | 16 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028) | ||||||
| 62 | LOOKING BACK | 51 | 39 | 41 | 9 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Motown M-804 LP3) | ||||||
| 63 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE | 60 | 52 | 49 | 17 | |
| Debby Boone (WB BS-3118) | ||||||
| 64 | I WANT TO LIVE | 53 | 41 | 38 | 13 | |
| John Denver (RCA APL1-2521) | ||||||
| 65 | JT | 50 | 51 | 54 | 33 | |
| James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811) | ||||||
| 66 | FLYING HIGH ON YOUR LOVE | 63 | 55 | 55 | 11 | |
| Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1181) | ||||||
| 67 | GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II | 67 | 62 | 65 | 19 | |
| Elton John (MCA 3027) | ||||||
| 68 | ODYSSEY | 70 | 70 | 61 | 16 | |
| Odyssey (RCA APL1-2477) | ||||||
| 69 | INFINITY | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Journey (Columbia JC 34912) | ||||||
| 70 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA | 72 | 66 | 60 | 61 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | ||||||
| 71 | TOO HOT TO HANDLE | 74 | 75 | 76 | 25 | |
| Heatwave (Epic PE 34761) | ||||||
| 72 | FEELS SO GOOD | 84 | 89 | 94 | 15 | |
| Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658) | ||||||
| 73 | REACH FOR IT | 61 | 48 | 43 | 14 | |
| George Duke (Epic JE 34883) | ||||||
| 74 | BAT OUT OF HELL | 75 | 77 | 80 | 10 | |
| Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974) | ||||||
| 75 | PUTTING IT STRAIGHT | 85 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6121) | ||||||
| 76 | BROKEN BLOSSOM | 59 | 47 | 50 | 8 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 19151) | ||||||
| 77 | DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? | 82 | 87 | 91 | 4 | |
| Peter Brown (Drive 104) | ||||||
| 78 | WINDOW OF A CHILD | 79 | 82 | 87 | 4 | |
| Seawind (CTI 7-5007) | ||||||
| 79 | IN FULL BLOOM | 71 | 57 | 53 | 26 | |
| Rose Royce (WB WH-3074) | ||||||
| 80 | ONCE UPON A DREAM | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Enchantment (Roadshow LA 811-G) | ||||||
| 81 | I, ROBOT | 83 | 84 | 88 | 33 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002) | ||||||
| 82 | MOODY BLUE | 80 | 79 | 72 | 30 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA AFL1-2428) | ||||||
| 83 | TEN YEARS OF GOLD | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H) | ||||||
| 84 | ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE | 95 | 81 | 75 | 41 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616) | ||||||
| 85 | GREATEST HITS | 64 | 42 | 44 | 10 | |
| Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4158) | ||||||
| 86 | EDDIE MONEY | 90 | 93 | 95 | 5 | |
| Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909) | ||||||
| 87 | WINNING COMBINATION | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor PD-1-6127) | ||||||
| 88 | BOSTON | 91 | 92 | 92 | 74 | |
| Boston (Epic EPC 81611) | ||||||
| 89 | EVEN NOW | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164) | ||||||
| 90 | BRICK | 92 | 94 | 96 | 21 | |
| Brick (Bang BLP-409) | ||||||
| 91 | LOVE SONGS | 76 | 69 | 45 | 16 | |
| Beatles (Capitol SKBL-11711) | ||||||
| 92 | DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND MEETS KING PENETT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA AFL1-2402) | ||||||
| 93 | FEELIN' BITCHY | 78 | 68 | 56 | 18 | |
| Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6715) | ||||||
| 94 | OPEN FIRE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Montrose (WB BSK 3134) | ||||||
| 95 | KARLA BONOFF | 99 | 100 | 98 | 16 | |
| Karla Bonoff (Columbia PC 34152) | ||||||
| 96 | TURNIN' ON | 73 | 59 | 46 | 14 | |
| High Inergy (Gordy G6-978S1) | ||||||
| 97 | BROKEN HEART | 97 | 74 | 62 | 15 | |
| Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1150) | ||||||
| 98 | TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Shelter SRL 52006) | ||||||
| 99 | THEIR GREATEST HITS | 100 | 97 | 98 | 94 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | ||||||
| 100 | MOONFLOWER | 87 | 71 | 70 | 16 | |
| Santana (Columbia C2-34914) | ||||||
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:
• "Works, Volume 2" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (# 77)
• "Foghat Live" by Foghat (# 86)
• "Action" by Blackbyrds (# 89)
• "Mr. Mean" by Ohio Players (# 94)
• "Heads" by Bob James (# 96)