Monday April 17, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 15, 1978



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1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1 1 1 20
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
2 EVEN NOW 2 4 6 9
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
3 SLOWHAND 3 3 3 20
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
4 THE STRANGER 4 2 2 26
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
5 RUNNING ON EMPTY 5 5 4 16
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
6 WEEKEND IN L.A. 6 7 9 11
George Benson (WB 2WB 3139)
7 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 8 8 8 26
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
8 EARTH 9 11 20 5
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-2515)
9 AJA 7 6 5 27
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
10 NEWS OF THE WORLD 10 9 7 21
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
11 BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT 11 12 14 14
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149)
12 FRENCH KISS 14 17 21 27
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
13 THE GRAND ILLUSION 12 10 10 38
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
14 WAITING FOR COLUMBUS 17 22 29 7
Little Feat (WB 2BS 3140)
15 STREET PLAYER 15 16 19 10
Rufus (ABC AA-1049)
16 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 13 13 13 22
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
17 RUMOURS 16 14 12 60
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
18 DOUBLE LIVE GONZO 19 15 11 10
Ted Nugent (Epic KE2 35069)
19 ALL 'N' ALL 20 20 16 20
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
20 LONDON TOWN -- -- -- 1  
Wings (Capitol SW-11777)
21 FLOWING RIVERS 25 29 35 25
Andy Gibb (RSO PS-1-3019)
22 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 18 19 22 46
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
23 EXCITABLE BOY 27 34 41 8
Warren Zevon (Asylum 6E-118)
24 FEELS SO GOOD 28 32 36 23
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
25 SIMPLE DREAMS 21 18 17 31
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
26 SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR 48 -- -- 2  
Jimmy Buffett (ABC AA-1046)
27 INFINITY 29 31 34 10
Journey (Columbia JC 34912)
28 CHAMPAGNE JAM 49 63 -- 3  
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6134)
29 STREET SURVIVORS 26 26 23 24
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
30 EMOTION 34 40 52 5
Samantha Sang (Private Stock PS 7009)
31 VAN HALEN 37 43 53 6
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
32 BRING IT BACK ALIVE 50 68 -- 3  
Outlaws (Arista AL 8300)
33 THE ALBUM 35 37 40 8
ABBA (Atlantic SD 19164)
34 STARGARD 36 46 59 6
Stargard (MCA 2321)
35 BOOTSY? PLAYER OF THE YEAR 22 23 28 7  
Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BSK 3093)
36 DOUBLE FUN 45 57 -- 3
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9476)
37 LIVE 38 39 43 46
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
38 RAYDIO 39 41 46 8
Raydio (Arista AB 4163)
39 THANKFUL 24 25 26 18  
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
40 WARMER COMMUNICATIONS 53 77 -- 3  
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 19162)
41 FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME 41 45 45 17
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084)
42 OUT OF THE BLUE 44 35 31 21
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
43 WAYLON & WILLIE 23 21 18 10  
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (RCA AFL1-2686)
44 WATERMARK 31 24 15 11  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 34975)
45 BAT OUT OF HELL 47 51 55 18
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
46 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 30 30 32 9  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
47 AND THEN THERE WERE THREE -- -- -- 1  
Genesis (Atlantic SD 19173)
48 ENDLESS WIRE 32 27 25 12  
Gordon Lightfoot (WB BSK 3149)
49 FOREIGNER 43 44 47 54
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
50 GOLDEN TIME OF DAY 33 36 27 11  
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11710)
51 ALIVE II 51 47 39 22
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
52 ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO 55 60 73 6
Andrew Gold (Asylum 6E-116)
53 EDDIE MONEY 40 42 48 13  
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
54 LONGER FUSE 42 28 24 13  
Dan Hill (20th Century T-547)
55 DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? 58 61 63 12
Peter Brown (Drive 104)
56 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 75 95 -- 3  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia JC 35259)
57 WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL 59 64 68 13
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036)
58 SHAUN CASSIDY 56 54 49 41
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
59 NIGHT FLIGHT 63 69 81 5
Yvonne Elliman (RSO RS-1-3018)
60 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 66 70 71 69
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
61 HER GREATEST HITS 72 89 -- 3  
Carole King (Ode JE 34967)
62 HEAD EAST 68 72 84 4
Head East (A&M SP 4680)
63 LET'S DO IT AGAIN 67 79 90 4
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6126)
64 CHIC 65 67 64 14
Chic (Atlantic SD 5202)
65 PLASTIC LETTERS 69 74 80 5
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1166)
66 BORN LATE 71 75 75 22
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
67 DRASTIC PLASTIC 78 91 -- 3  
Be-Bop Deluxe (Harvest SW-11750)
68 BOOK OF DREAMS 61 55 54 47
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
69 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 57 49 38 16  
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500)
70 THE RUTLES 82 98 -- 3  
Rutles (WB HS 3151)
71 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 62 50 44 21
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
72 RAINBOW SEEKER 60 62 67 6  
Joe Sample (ABC AA-1050)
73 EASTER -- -- -- 1  
Patti Smith Group (Arista AB 4171)
74 WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM -- LIVE 70 73 77 6
Tubes (A&M SP-6003)
75 LIVE AT THE BIJOU 52 52 37 16  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ)
76 SINGER OF SONGS / TELLER OF TALES 79 81 87 5
Paul Davis (Bang BLP-410)
77 QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN 54 38 30 12  
Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3141)
78 SOME THINGS DON'T COME EASY 88 -- -- 2
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 76006)
79 MY AIM IS TRUE 46 33 33 20  
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
80 WATCH 80 83 88 5
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (WB BSK 3157)
81 CATS ON THE COAST 64 48 42 12  
Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0198)
82 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT 76 58 50 20
Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729)
83 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 83 59 58 21
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
84 HEAVEN HELP THE FOOL 81 76 72 8
Bob Weir (Arista AB 4155)
85 ZAPPA IN NEW YORK -- -- -- 1  
Frank Zappa (Discreet 2D 2290)
86 REACHING FOR THE SKY 89 93 96 5
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11729)
87 THE STORY OF STAR WARS 85 66 66 18
Narration (20th Century T-550)
88 PLAYER 77 65 61 18  
Player (RSO RS-1-3026)
89 BOSTON 87 86 83 82
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
90 THEIR GREATEST HITS 90 92 92 102
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
91 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 84 84 82 25
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
92 A SONG FOR ALL SEASONS 97 -- -- 2
Renaissance (Sire SRK 6049)
93 TOO HOT TO HANDLE 74 53 56 33  
Heatwave (Epic PE 34761)
94 STAR WARS 91 80 69 44
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541)
95 LIVE! 73 56 51 23  
Commodores (Motown M9-894A2)
96 VOYAGER -- -- -- 1  
Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 34985)
97 THE PATH 100 90 95 4
Ralph McDonald (Marlin TK 2210)
98 DIAMANTINA COCKTAIL -- -- -- 19
Little River Band (Capitol SW-11645)
99 WEST SIDE HIGHWAY -- -- -- 1  
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9548)
100 AMERICAN HOT WAX -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (A&M SP-6500)

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:

   • "Once Upon A Dream" by Enchantment (# 86)
   • "The House Of The Rising Sun" by Santa Esmeralda (# 92)
   • "Draw The Line" by Aerosmith (# 93)
   • "Greatest Hits, Etc." by Paul Simon (# 94)
   • "Little Criminals" by Randy Newman (# 95)
   • "Thunder Island" by Jay Ferguson (# 96)
   • "Putting It Straight" by Pat Travers (# 98)
   • "Leif Garrett" by Leif Garrett (# 99)

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