Thursday March 2, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 25, 1978



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1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1 1 1 13
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
2 THE STRANGER 4 6 7 19
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
3 NEWS OF THE WORLD 2 2 3 14
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
4 RUNNING ON EMPTY 5 5 6 9
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
5 RUMOURS 3 3 2 53
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
6 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 6 4 4 15
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
7 ALL 'N' ALL 7 7 5 13
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
8 THE GRAND ILLUSION 8 9 11 31
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
9 AJA 11 13 14 20
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
10 SLOWHAND 13 16 17 13
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
11 SIMPLE DREAMS 9 8 9 24
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
12 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 15 15 15 19
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
13 OUT OF THE BLUE 14 14 13 14
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
14 WATERMARK 18 31 72 4
Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 34975)
15 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 16 17 18 9
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500)
16 DOUBLE LIVE GONZO 38 81 -- 3  
Ted Nugent (Epic KE2 35069)
17 ALIVE II 12 12 12 15
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
18 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT 19 20 21 13
Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729)
19 FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME 20 24 27 10
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084)
20 STREET SURVIVORS 21 21 23 17
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
21 LONGER FUSE 24 27 29 6
Dan Hill (20th Century T-547)
22 LITTLE CRIMINALS 23 26 28 18
Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079)
23 WEEKEND IN L.A. 28 39 58 4
George Benson (WB 2WB 3139)
24 FRENCH KISS 25 25 26 20
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
25 LIVE AT THE BIJOU 30 35 43 9
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ)
26 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 17 18 19 14
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
27 GALAXY 22 23 24 13
War (MCA 3030)
28 WAYLON & WILLIE 34 57 -- 3
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (RCA AFL1-2686)
29 DRAW THE LINE 10 10 10 10  
Aerosmith (Columbia JC 34856)
30 THANKFUL 31 32 33 11
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
31 BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT 36 41 54 7
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149)
32 SHAUN CASSIDY 29 22 22 34
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
33 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 27 19 20 14
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
34 ENDLESS WIRE 39 48 67 5
Gordon Lightfoot (WB BSK 3149)
35 PLAYER 32 29 30 11
Player (RSO RS-1-3026)
36 FOREIGNER 35 33 31 47
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
37 STREET PLAYER 46 68 -- 3
Rufus (ABC AA-1049)
38 MY AIM IS TRUE 40 42 45 13
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
39 LIVE! 37 36 36 16
Commodores (Motown M9-894A2)
40 CHIC 41 43 53 7
Chic (Atlantic SD 5202)
41 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 48 54 61 39
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
42 BORN LATE 26 11 8 15  
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
43 EVEN NOW 89 -- -- 2  
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
44 GREATEST HITS, ETC. 33 28 25 14  
Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032)
45 QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN 53 66 81 5
Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3141)
46 GOLDEN TIME OF DAY 55 69 85 4
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11710)
47 BOOK OF DREAMS 42 34 35 40
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
48 STAR WARS 47 47 44 37
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541)
49 DON JUAN'S RECKLESS DAUGHTER 44 44 32 9
Joni Mitchell (Asylum BB 701)
50 ELVIS IN CONCERT 45 40 34 19
Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587)
51 MENAGERIE 43 45 50 8
Bill Withers (Columbia JC 34903)
52 INFINITY 69 88 -- 3  
Journey (Columbia JC 34912)
53 CATS ON THE COAST 56 65 76 5
Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0198)
54 LIVE 54 55 56 39
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
55 SECRETS 57 58 60 15
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180)
56 ENCOUNTERS OF EVERY KIND 58 62 65 6
Meco (Millenium MNLP 8004)
57 WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL 50 52 63 6
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036)
58 THE STORY OF STAR WARS 52 30 16 11
Narration (20th Century T-550)
59 ONCE UPON A TIME 59 46 37 15
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2)
60 LEIF GARRETT 49 38 40 8  
Leif Garrett (Atlantic SD 19152)
61 GREATEST HITS 61 49 46 17
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028)
62 DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 51 37 38 11  
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca NBLP 7080)
63 FEELS SO GOOD 72 84 89 16
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
64 ODYSSEY 68 70 70 17
Odyssey (RCA APL1-2477)
65 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 63 60 52 18
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
66 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 83 -- -- 2  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
67 TOO HOT TO HANDLE 71 74 75 26
Heatwave (Epic PE 34761)
68 ONCE UPON A DREAM 80 93 -- 3  
Enchantment (Roadshow LA 811-G)
69 BAT OUT OF HELL 74 75 77 11
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
70 PUTTING IT STRAIGHT 75 85 96 4
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6121)
71 DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? 77 82 87 5
Peter Brown (Drive 104)
72 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 70 72 66 62
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
73 ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE 84 95 81 42  
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616)
74 GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 67 67 62 20
Elton John (MCA 3027)
75 I WANT TO LIVE 64 53 41 14  
John Denver (RCA APL1-2521)
76 FLOWING RIVERS 71 64 40 18
Andy Gibb (RSO PS-1-3019)
77 JT 65 50 51 34  
James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811)
78 LET'S GET SMALL 60 56 49 22  
Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090)
79 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND MEETS KING PENETT 92 -- -- 2  
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA AFL1-2402)
80 EDDIE MONEY 86 90 93 6
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
81 RAYDIO -- -- -- 1  
Raydio (Arista AB 4163)
82 I, ROBOT 81 83 84 34
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002)
83 WINNING COMBINATION 87 98 -- 3
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor PD-1-6127)
84 HEAVEN HELP THE FOOL -- -- -- 1  
Bob Weir (Arista AB 4155)
85 BOSTON 88 91 92 75
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
86 MOODY BLUE 82 80 79 31
Elvis Presley (RCA AFL1-2428)
87 THE ALBUM -- -- -- 1  
ABBA (Atlantic SD 19164)
88 BRICK 90 92 94 22
Brick (Bang BLP-409)
89 OPEN FIRE 94 -- -- 2
Montrose (WB BSK 3134)
90 KARLA BONOFF 95 99 100 17
Karla Bonoff (Columbia PC 34152)
91 WHITE HOT -- -- -- 1  
Angel (Casablanca NBLP 7085)
92 IN FULL BLOOM 79 71 57 27  
Rose Royce (WB WH-3074)
93 LOOKING BACK 62 51 39 10  
Stevie Wonder (Motown M-804 LP3)
94 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS 98 -- -- 2
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Shelter SRL 52006)
95 EXCITABLE BOY -- -- -- 1  
Warren Zevon (Asylum 6E-118)
96 NEW HORIZON -- -- -- 1  
Isaac Hayes (Polydor PD-1-6120)
97 GREATEST HITS 85 64 42 11  
Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4158)
98 THEIR GREATEST HITS 99 100 97 95
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
99 MANORISMS -- -- -- 1  
Wet Willie (Epic JE 34983)
100 FLYING HIGH ON YOUR LOVE 66 63 55 12  
Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1181)

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:

   • "Reach For It" by George Duke (# 73)
   • "Broken Blossom" by Bette Midler (# 76)
   • "Window Of A Child" by Seawind (# 78)
   • "Love Songs" by Beatles (# 91)
   • "Feelin' Bitchy" by Millie Jackson (# 93)
   • "Turnin' On" by High Inergy (# 96)
   • "Broken Heart" by Babys (# 97)
   • "Moonflower" by Santana (#100)

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