Friday March 31, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending March 25, 1978



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1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1 1 1 17
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
2 THE STRANGER 2 2 2 23
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
3 SLOWHAND 3 6 7 17
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
4 RUNNING ON EMPTY 4 4 4 13
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
5 AJA 5 5 6 24
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
6 EVEN NOW 7 15 28 6
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
7 NEWS OF THE WORLD 6 3 3 18
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
8 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 8 8 10 23
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
9 WEEKEND IN L.A. 11 13 16 8
George Benson (WB 2WB 3139)
10 THE GRAND ILLUSION 9 7 8 35
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
11 DOUBLE LIVE GONZO 10 10 13 7
Ted Nugent (Epic KE2 35069)
12 RUMOURS 13 9 5 57
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
13 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 14 12 11 19
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
14 BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT 18 23 27 11
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149)
15 WATERMARK 12 11 12 8
Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 34975)
16 ALL 'N' ALL 15 14 9 17
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
17 SIMPLE DREAMS 16 16 14 28
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
18 WAYLON & WILLIE 19 20 25 7
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (RCA AFL1-2686)
19 STREET PLAYER 23 28 32 7
Rufus (ABC AA-1049)
20 EARTH 33 -- -- 2  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-2515)
21 FRENCH KISS 21 22 23 24
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
22 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 27 32 37 43
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
23 STREET SURVIVORS 17 18 19 21
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
24 LONGER FUSE 20 17 17 10
Dan Hill (20th Century T-547)
25 ENDLESS WIRE 25 26 30 9
Gordon Lightfoot (WB BSK 3149)
26 THANKFUL 28 29 29 15
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
27 GOLDEN TIME OF DAY 29 34 41 8
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11710)
28 BOOTSY? PLAYER OF THE YEAR 35 40 59 4
Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BSK 3093)
29 WAITING FOR COLUMBUS 39 58 78 4
Little Feat (WB 2BS 3140)
30 QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN 31 35 40 9
Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3141)
31 OUT OF THE BLUE 22 19 15 18
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
32 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 38 44 54 6
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
33 MY AIM IS TRUE 34 36 36 17
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
34 INFINITY 36 38 44 7
Journey (Columbia JC 34912)
35 FLOWING RIVERS 42 50 62 22
Andy Gibb (RSO PS-1-3019)
36 FEELS SO GOOD 41 48 55 20
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
37 LIVE AT THE BIJOU 26 24 24 13  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ)
38 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 30 25 20 13
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500)
39 ALIVE II 32 27 21 19
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
40 THE ALBUM 46 54 68 5
ABBA (Atlantic SD 19164)
41 EXCITABLE BOY 51 66 81 5
Warren Zevon (Asylum 6E-118)
42 CATS ON THE COAST 45 47 50 9
Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0198)
43 LIVE 47 49 52 43
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
44 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 37 33 31 18
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
45 FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME 24 21 18 14  
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084)
46 RAYDIO 49 53 66 5
Raydio (Arista AB 4163)
47 FOREIGNER 40 37 35 51
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
48 EDDIE MONEY 55 64 73 10
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
49 SHAUN CASSIDY 44 39 34 38
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
50 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT 43 30 26 17
Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729)
51 LIVE! 50 41 39 20
Commodores (Motown M9-894A2)
52 EMOTION 73 -- -- 2  
Samantha Sang (Private Stock PS 7009)
53 VAN HALEN 65 83 -- 3  
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
54 BOOK OF DREAMS 53 46 46 44
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
55 BAT OUT OF HELL 58 62 65 15
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
56 TOO HOT TO HANDLE 57 60 63 30
Heatwave (Epic PE 34761)
57 LITTLE CRIMINALS 48 31 22 22
Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079)
58 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 54 45 43 18
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
59 STARGARD 77 93 -- 3  
Stargard (MCA 2321)
60 ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE 63 65 70 46
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616)
61 PLAYER 56 42 38 15
Player (RSO RS-1-3026)
62 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND MEETS KING PENETT 52 56 67 6
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA AFL1-2402)
63 DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? 66 69 72 9
Peter Brown (Drive 104)
64 CHIC 61 51 45 11
Chic (Atlantic SD 5202)
65 GREATEST HITS, ETC. 60 57 47 18
Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032)
66 THE STORY OF STAR WARS 64 55 58 15
Narration (20th Century T-550)
67 RAINBOW SEEKER 78 90 -- 3  
Joe Sample (ABC AA-1050)
68 WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL 71 71 57 10
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036)
69 STAR WARS 67 59 49 41
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541)
70 HERB ALPERT & HUGH MASEKELA 74 77 89 4
Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela (Horizon SP-728)
71 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 72 78 76 66
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
72 HEAVEN HELP THE FOOL 62 67 71 5
Bob Weir (Arista AB 4155)
73 ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO 86 100 -- 3  
Andrew Gold (Asylum 6E-116)
74 GALAXY 59 43 33 17  
War (MCA 3030)
75 BORN LATE 69 63 48 19
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
76 DRAW THE LINE 70 52 42 14
Aerosmith (Columbia JC 34856)
77 WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM -- LIVE 82 97 -- 3
Tubes (A&M SP-6003)
78 PUTTING IT STRAIGHT 68 68 69 8
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6121)
79 ONCE UPON A DREAM 76 61 64 7
Enchantment (Roadshow LA 811-G)
80 PLASTIC LETTERS 92 -- -- 2  
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1166)
81 NIGHT FLIGHT 96 -- -- 2  
Yvonne Elliman (RSO RS-1-3018)
82 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 79 76 74 22
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
83 BOSTON 81 82 83 79
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
84 HEAD EAST -- -- -- 1  
Head East (A&M SP 4680)
85 ONCE UPON A TIME 75 72 60 19
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2)
86 GREATEST HITS 84 79 77 21
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028)
87 SINGER OF SONGS / TELLER OF TALES 99 -- -- 2  
Paul Davis (Bang BLP-410)
88 WATCH 93 -- -- 2
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (WB BSK 3157)
89 LEIF GARRETT 89 80 75 12
Leif Garrett (Atlantic SD 19152)
90 LET'S DO IT AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6126)
91 KARLA BONOFF 83 85 87 21
Karla Bonoff (Columbia PC 34152)
92 THEIR GREATEST HITS 94 95 96 99
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
93 ALIENS 97 -- -- 2
Horslips (DJM DJLPA-16)
94 ELVIS IN CONCERT 87 70 51 23
Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587)
95 THE PATH -- -- -- 1  
Ralph McDonald (Marlin TK 2210)
96 REACHING FOR THE SKY 100 -- -- 2
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11729)
97 SHOUT! 80 84 98 4  
B.T. Express (Roadshow JC 35078)
98 THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN -- -- -- 1  
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca NBLP 7088)
99 LET'S GET SMALL 95 91 86 26
Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090)
100 ZUBIN MEHTA CONDUCTS SUITES FROM STAR WARS & CLOSE ENCOUNTERS -- -- -- 1  
L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra (London ZM 1001)

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:

   • "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" by Joni Mitchell (# 85)
   • "Menagerie" by Bill Withers (# 88)
   • "Encounters Of Every Kind" by Meco (# 90)
   • "Greatest Hits, Volume II" by Elton John (# 91)
   • "I Want To Live" by John Denver (# 98)

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