Wednesday March 8, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending March 4, 1978



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1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1 1 1 14
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
2 THE STRANGER 2 4 6 20
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
3 NEWS OF THE WORLD 3 2 2 15
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
4 RUNNING ON EMPTY 4 5 5 10
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
5 RUMOURS 5 3 3 54
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
6 AJA 9 11 13 21
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
7 SLOWHAND 10 13 16 14
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
8 THE GRAND ILLUSION 8 8 9 32
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
9 ALL 'N' ALL 7 7 7 14
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
10 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 12 15 15 20
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
11 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 6 6 4 16
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
12 WATERMARK 14 18 31 5
Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 34975)
13 DOUBLE LIVE GONZO 16 38 81 4
Ted Nugent (Epic KE2 35069)
14 SIMPLE DREAMS 11 9 8 25
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
15 OUT OF THE BLUE 13 14 14 15
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
16 WEEKEND IN L.A. 23 28 39 5
George Benson (WB 2WB 3139)
17 LONGER FUSE 21 24 27 7
Dan Hill (20th Century T-547)
18 FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME 19 20 24 11
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084)
19 STREET SURVIVORS 20 21 21 18
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
20 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 15 16 17 10
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500)
21 ALIVE II 17 12 12 16
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
22 LITTLE CRIMINALS 22 23 26 19
Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079)
23 FRENCH KISS 24 25 25 21
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
24 LIVE AT THE BIJOU 25 30 35 10
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ)
25 WAYLON & WILLIE 28 34 57 4
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (RCA AFL1-2686)
26 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT 18 19 20 14
Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729)
27 BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT 31 36 41 8
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149)
28 EVEN NOW 43 89 -- 3  
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
29 THANKFUL 30 31 32 12
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
30 ENDLESS WIRE 34 39 48 6
Gordon Lightfoot (WB BSK 3149)
31 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 26 17 18 15
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
32 STREET PLAYER 37 46 68 4
Rufus (ABC AA-1049)
33 GALAXY 27 22 23 14
War (MCA 3030)
34 SHAUN CASSIDY 32 29 22 35
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
35 FOREIGNER 36 35 33 48
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
36 MY AIM IS TRUE 38 40 42 14
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
37 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 41 48 54 40
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
38 PLAYER 35 32 29 12
Player (RSO RS-1-3026)
39 LIVE! 39 37 36 17
Commodores (Motown M9-894A2)
40 QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN 45 53 66 6
Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3141)
41 GOLDEN TIME OF DAY 46 55 69 5
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11710)
42 DRAW THE LINE 29 10 10 11  
Aerosmith (Columbia JC 34856)
43 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 33 27 19 15
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
44 INFINITY 52 69 88 4
Journey (Columbia JC 34912)
45 CHIC 40 41 43 8
Chic (Atlantic SD 5202)
46 BOOK OF DREAMS 47 42 34 41
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
47 GREATEST HITS, ETC. 44 33 28 15
Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032)
48 BORN LATE 42 26 11 16
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
49 STAR WARS 48 47 47 38
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541)
50 CATS ON THE COAST 53 56 65 6
Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0198)
51 ELVIS IN CONCERT 50 45 40 20
Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587)
52 LIVE 54 54 55 40
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
53 ENCOUNTERS OF EVERY KIND 56 58 62 7
Meco (Millenium MNLP 8004)
54 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 66 83 -- 3  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
55 FEELS SO GOOD 63 72 84 17
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
56 MENAGERIE 51 43 45 9
Bill Withers (Columbia JC 34903)
57 WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL 57 50 52 7
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036)
58 THE STORY OF STAR WARS 58 52 30 12
Narration (20th Century T-550)
59 BOOTSY? PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- -- -- 1  
Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BSK 3093)
60 ONCE UPON A TIME 59 59 46 16
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2)
61 DON JUAN'S RECKLESS DAUGHTER 49 44 44 10  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum BB 701)
62 FLOWING RIVERS 76 71 64 19  
Andy Gibb (RSO PS-1-3019)
63 TOO HOT TO HANDLE 67 71 74 27
Heatwave (Epic PE 34761)
64 ONCE UPON A DREAM 68 80 93 4
Enchantment (Roadshow LA 811-G)
65 BAT OUT OF HELL 69 74 75 12
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
66 RAYDIO 81 -- -- 2  
Raydio (Arista AB 4163)
67 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND MEETS KING PENETT 79 92 -- 3  
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA AFL1-2402)
68 THE ALBUM 87 -- -- 2  
ABBA (Atlantic SD 19164)
69 PUTTING IT STRAIGHT 70 75 85 5
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6121)
70 ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE 73 84 95 43
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616)
71 HEAVEN HELP THE FOOL 84 -- -- 2  
Bob Weir (Arista AB 4155)
72 DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? 71 77 82 6
Peter Brown (Drive 104)
73 EDDIE MONEY 80 86 90 7
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
74 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 65 63 60 19
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
75 LEIF GARRETT 60 49 38 9  
Leif Garrett (Atlantic SD 19152)
76 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 72 70 72 63
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
77 GREATEST HITS 61 61 49 18  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028)
78 WAITING FOR COLUMBUS -- -- -- 1  
Little Feat (WB 2BS 3140)
79 ODYSSEY 64 68 70 18  
Odyssey (RCA APL1-2477)
80 DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 62 51 37 12  
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca NBLP 7080)
81 EXCITABLE BOY 95 -- -- 2  
Warren Zevon (Asylum 6E-118)
82 SECRETS 55 57 58 16  
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180)
83 BOSTON 85 88 91 76
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
84 BRICK 88 90 92 23
Brick (Bang BLP-409)
85 GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 74 67 67 21  
Elton John (MCA 3027)
86 LET'S GET SMALL 78 60 56 23
Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090)
87 KARLA BONOFF 90 95 99 18
Karla Bonoff (Columbia PC 34152)
88 WHITE HOT 91 -- -- 2
Angel (Casablanca NBLP 7085)
89 HERB ALPERT & HUGH MASEKELA -- -- -- 1  
Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela (Horizon SP-728)
90 MOODY BLUE 86 82 80 32
Elvis Presley (RCA AFL1-2428)
91 JT 77 65 50 35  
James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811)
92 I WANT TO LIVE 75 64 53 15  
John Denver (RCA APL1-2521)
93 NEW HORIZON 96 -- -- 2
Isaac Hayes (Polydor PD-1-6120)
94 WINNING COMBINATION 83 87 98 4  
Donny & Marie Osmond (Polydor PD-1-6127)
95 I, ROBOT 82 81 83 35  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002)
96 THEIR GREATEST HITS 98 99 100 96
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
97 IN FULL BLOOM 92 79 71 28
Rose Royce (WB WH-3074)
98 SHOUT! -- -- -- 1  
B.T. Express (Roadshow JC 35078)
99 OPEN FIRE 89 94 -- 3
Montrose (WB BSK 3134)
100 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS 94 98 -- 3
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Shelter SRL 52006)

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:

   • "Looking Back" by Stevie Wonder (# 93)
   • "Greatest Hits" by Bay City Rollers (# 97)
   • "Manorisms" by Wet Willie (# 99)
   • "Flying High On Your Love" by Bar-Kays (#100)

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