Thursday February 23, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 18, 1978



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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)

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