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)