Wednesday April 5, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 1, 1978



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1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1 1 1 18
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
2 THE STRANGER 2 2 2 24
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
3 SLOWHAND 3 3 6 18
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
4 EVEN NOW 6 7 15 7
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
5 RUNNING ON EMPTY 4 4 4 14
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
6 AJA 5 5 5 25
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
7 WEEKEND IN L.A. 9 11 13 9
George Benson (WB 2WB 3139)
8 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 8 8 8 24
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
9 NEWS OF THE WORLD 7 6 3 19
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
10 THE GRAND ILLUSION 10 9 7 36
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
11 EARTH 20 33 -- 3
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-2515)
12 BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT 14 18 23 12
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149)
13 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 13 14 12 20
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
14 RUMOURS 12 13 9 58
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
15 DOUBLE LIVE GONZO 11 10 10 8
Ted Nugent (Epic KE2 35069)
16 STREET PLAYER 19 23 28 8
Rufus (ABC AA-1049)
17 FRENCH KISS 21 21 22 25
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
18 SIMPLE DREAMS 17 16 16 29
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
19 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 22 27 32 44
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
20 ALL 'N' ALL 16 15 14 18
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
21 WAYLON & WILLIE 18 19 20 8
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (RCA AFL1-2686)
22 WAITING FOR COLUMBUS 29 39 58 5
Little Feat (WB 2BS 3140)
23 BOOTSY? PLAYER OF THE YEAR 28 35 40 5
Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BSK 3093)
24 WATERMARK 15 12 11 9
Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 34975)
25 THANKFUL 26 28 29 16
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
26 STREET SURVIVORS 23 17 18 22
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
27 ENDLESS WIRE 25 25 26 10
Gordon Lightfoot (WB BSK 3149)
28 LONGER FUSE 24 20 17 11
Dan Hill (20th Century T-547)
29 FLOWING RIVERS 35 42 50 23
Andy Gibb (RSO PS-1-3019)
30 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 32 38 44 7
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
31 INFINITY 34 36 38 8
Journey (Columbia JC 34912)
32 FEELS SO GOOD 36 41 48 21
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
33 MY AIM IS TRUE 33 34 36 18
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
34 EXCITABLE BOY 41 51 66 6
Warren Zevon (Asylum 6E-118)
35 OUT OF THE BLUE 31 22 19 19
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
36 GOLDEN TIME OF DAY 27 29 34 9
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11710)
37 THE ALBUM 40 46 54 6
ABBA (Atlantic SD 19164)
38 QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN 30 31 35 10
Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3141)
39 LIVE 43 47 49 44
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
40 EMOTION 52 73 -- 3  
Samantha Sang (Private Stock PS 7009)
41 RAYDIO 46 49 53 6
Raydio (Arista AB 4163)
42 EDDIE MONEY 48 55 64 11
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
43 VAN HALEN 53 65 83 4
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
44 FOREIGNER 47 40 37 52
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
45 FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME 45 24 21 15
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084)
46 STARGARD 59 77 93 4  
Stargard (MCA 2321)
47 ALIVE II 39 32 27 20
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
48 CATS ON THE COAST 42 45 47 10
Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0198)
49 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 38 30 25 14  
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500)
50 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 44 37 33 19
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
51 BAT OUT OF HELL 55 58 62 16
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
52 LIVE AT THE BIJOU 37 26 24 14  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ)
53 TOO HOT TO HANDLE 56 57 60 31
Heatwave (Epic PE 34761)
54 SHAUN CASSIDY 49 44 39 39
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
55 BOOK OF DREAMS 54 53 46 45
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
56 LIVE! 51 50 41 21
Commodores (Motown M9-894A2)
57 DOUBLE FUN -- -- -- 1  
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9476)
58 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT 50 43 30 18
Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729)
59 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 58 54 45 19
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
60 ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO 73 86 100 4  
Andrew Gold (Asylum 6E-116)
61 DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? 63 66 69 10
Peter Brown (Drive 104)
62 RAINBOW SEEKER 67 78 90 4
Joe Sample (ABC AA-1050)
63 CHAMPAGNE JAM -- -- -- 1  
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6134)
64 WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL 68 71 71 11
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036)
65 PLAYER 61 56 42 16
Player (RSO RS-1-3026)
66 THE STORY OF STAR WARS 66 64 55 16
Narration (20th Century T-550)
67 CHIC 64 61 51 12
Chic (Atlantic SD 5202)
68 BRING IT BACK ALIVE -- -- -- 1  
Outlaws (Arista AL 8300)
69 NIGHT FLIGHT 81 96 -- 3  
Yvonne Elliman (RSO RS-1-3018)
70 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 71 72 78 67
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
71 LITTLE CRIMINALS 57 48 31 23  
Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079)
72 HEAD EAST 84 -- -- 2  
Head East (A&M SP 4680)
73 WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM -- LIVE 77 82 97 4
Tubes (A&M SP-6003)
74 PLASTIC LETTERS 80 92 -- 3
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1166)
75 BORN LATE 75 69 63 20
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
76 HEAVEN HELP THE FOOL 72 62 67 6
Bob Weir (Arista AB 4155)
77 WARMER COMMUNICATIONS -- -- -- 1  
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 19162)
78 PUTTING IT STRAIGHT 78 68 68 9
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6121)
79 LET'S DO IT AGAIN 90 -- -- 2  
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6126)
80 STAR WARS 69 67 59 42  
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541)
81 SINGER OF SONGS / TELLER OF TALES 87 99 -- 3
Paul Davis (Bang BLP-410)
82 ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE 60 63 65 47  
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616)
83 WATCH 88 93 -- 3
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (WB BSK 3157)
84 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 82 79 76 23
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
85 ONCE UPON A DREAM 79 76 61 8
Enchantment (Roadshow LA 811-G)
86 BOSTON 83 81 82 80
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
87 GREATEST HITS, ETC. 65 60 57 19  
Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032)
88 DRAW THE LINE 76 70 52 15  
Aerosmith (Columbia JC 34856)
89 HER GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Carole King (Ode JE 34967)
90 THE PATH 95 -- -- 2
Ralph McDonald (Marlin TK 2210)
91 DRASTIC PLASTIC -- -- -- 1  
Be-Bop Deluxe (Harvest SW-11750)
92 THEIR GREATEST HITS 92 94 95 100
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
93 REACHING FOR THE SKY 96 100 -- 3
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11729)
94 LEIF GARRETT 89 89 80 13
Leif Garrett (Atlantic SD 19152)
95 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia JC 35259)
96 THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN 98 -- -- 2
Santa Esmeralda (Casablanca NBLP 7088)
97 ELVIS IN CONCERT 94 87 70 24
Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587)
98 THE RUTLES -- -- -- 1  
Rutles (WB HS 3151)
99 GREATEST HITS 86 84 79 22  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028)
100 ZUBIN MEHTA CONDUCTS SUITES FROM STAR WARS & CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 100 -- -- 2
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:

   • "Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (# 62)
   • "Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela" by Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela (# 70)
   • "Galaxy" by War (# 74)
   • "Once Upon A Time" by Donna Summer (# 85)
   • "Karla Bonoff" by Karla Bonoff (# 91)
   • "Aliens" by Horslips (# 93)
   • "Shout!" by B.T. Express (# 97)
   • "Let's Get Small" by Steve Martin (# 99)

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