Thursday April 27, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 22, 1978



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1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1 1 1 21
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
2 EVEN NOW 2 2 4 10
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
3 SLOWHAND 3 3 3 21
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
4 THE STRANGER 4 4 2 27
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
5 RUNNING ON EMPTY 5 5 5 17
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
6 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 7 8 8 27
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
7 EARTH 8 9 11 6
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-2515)
8 LONDON TOWN 20 -- -- 2  
Wings (Capitol SW-11777)
9 WEEKEND IN L.A. 6 6 7 12
George Benson (WB 2WB 3139)
10 AJA 9 7 6 28
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
11 FRENCH KISS 12 14 17 28
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
12 BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT 11 11 12 15
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149)
13 WAITING FOR COLUMBUS 14 17 22 8
Little Feat (WB 2BS 3140)
14 THE GRAND ILLUSION 13 12 10 39
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
15 SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR 26 48 -- 3  
Jimmy Buffett (ABC AA-1046)
16 NEWS OF THE WORLD 10 10 9 22
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
17 RUMOURS 17 16 14 61
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
18 EXCITABLE BOY 23 27 34 9
Warren Zevon (Asylum 6E-118)
19 FEELS SO GOOD 24 28 32 24
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
20 FLOWING RIVERS 21 25 29 26
Andy Gibb (RSO PS-1-3019)
21 CHAMPAGNE JAM 28 49 63 4
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6134)
22 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 16 13 13 23
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
23 ALL 'N' ALL 19 20 20 21
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
24 STREET PLAYER 15 15 16 11
Rufus (ABC AA-1049)
25 INFINITY 27 29 31 11
Journey (Columbia JC 34912)
26 VAN HALEN 31 37 43 7
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
27 BRING IT BACK ALIVE 32 50 68 4
Outlaws (Arista AL 8300)
28 EMOTION 30 34 40 6
Samantha Sang (Private Stock PS 7009)
29 DOUBLE LIVE GONZO 18 19 15 11  
Ted Nugent (Epic KE2 35069)
30 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 22 18 19 47
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
31 DOUBLE FUN 36 45 57 4
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9476)
32 STARGARD 34 36 46 7
Stargard (MCA 2321)
33 THE ALBUM 33 35 37 9
ABBA (Atlantic SD 19164)
34 AND THEN THERE WERE THREE 47 -- -- 2  
Genesis (Atlantic SD 19173)
35 WARMER COMMUNICATIONS 40 53 77 4
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 19162)
36 SIMPLE DREAMS 25 21 18 32  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
37 RAYDIO 38 39 41 9
Raydio (Arista AB 4163)
38 BOOTSY? PLAYER OF THE YEAR 35 22 23 8
Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BSK 3093)
39 STREET SURVIVORS 29 26 26 25
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
40 FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME 41 41 45 18
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084)
41 OUT OF THE BLUE 42 44 35 22
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
42 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 56 75 95 4  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia JC 35259)
43 BAT OUT OF HELL 45 47 51 19
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
44 THANKFUL 39 24 25 19
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
45 LIVE 37 38 39 47
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
46 WAYLON & WILLIE 43 23 21 11
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (RCA AFL1-2686)
47 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 46 30 30 10
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
48 EDDIE MONEY 53 40 42 14
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
49 ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO 52 55 60 7
Andrew Gold (Asylum 6E-116)
50 HER GREATEST HITS 61 72 89 4  
Carole King (Ode JE 34967)
51 FOREIGNER 49 43 44 55
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
52 DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? 55 58 61 13
Peter Brown (Drive 104)
53 ALIVE II 51 51 47 23
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
54 WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL 57 59 64 14
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036)
55 NIGHT FLIGHT 59 63 69 6
Yvonne Elliman (RSO RS-1-3018)
56 HEAD EAST 62 68 72 5
Head East (A&M SP 4680)
57 EASTER 73 -- -- 2  
Patti Smith Group (Arista AB 4171)
58 LET'S DO IT AGAIN 63 67 79 5
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6126)
59 PLASTIC LETTERS 65 69 74 6
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1166)
60 THE RUTLES 70 82 98 4
Rutles (WB HS 3151)
61 BORN LATE 66 71 75 23
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
62 CHIC 64 65 67 15
Chic (Atlantic SD 5202)
63 DRASTIC PLASTIC 67 78 91 4
Be-Bop Deluxe (Harvest SW-11750)
64 SHAUN CASSIDY 58 56 54 42
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
65 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 60 66 70 70
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
66 GOLDEN TIME OF DAY 50 33 36 12  
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11710)
67 SOME THINGS DON'T COME EASY 78 88 -- 3  
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 76006)
68 WATERMARK 44 31 24 12  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 34975)
69 LONGER FUSE 54 42 28 14  
Dan Hill (20th Century T-547)
70 ENDLESS WIRE 48 32 27 13  
Gordon Lightfoot (WB BSK 3149)
71 BOOK OF DREAMS 68 61 55 48
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
72 RAINBOW SEEKER 72 60 62 7
Joe Sample (ABC AA-1050)
73 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 69 57 49 17
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500)
74 ZAPPA IN NEW YORK 85 -- -- 2  
Frank Zappa (Discreet 2D 2290)
75 SINGER OF SONGS / TELLER OF TALES 76 79 81 6
Paul Davis (Bang BLP-410)
76 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 71 62 50 22
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
77 THIS YEAR'S MODEL -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35531)
78 LIVE AT THE BIJOU 75 52 52 17
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ)
79 WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM -- LIVE 74 70 73 7
Tubes (A&M SP-6003)
80 QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN 77 54 38 13
Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3141)
81 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 83 83 59 22
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
82 MY AIM IS TRUE 79 46 33 21
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
83 VOYAGER 96 -- -- 2  
Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 34985)
84 REACHING FOR THE SKY 86 89 93 6
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11729)
85 HEAVEN HELP THE FOOL 84 81 76 9
Bob Weir (Arista AB 4155)
86 MAGAZINE -- -- -- 1  
Heart (Mushroom MRS-5008)
87 A SONG FOR ALL SEASONS 92 97 -- 3
Renaissance (Sire SRK 6049)
88 AMERICAN HOT WAX 100 -- -- 2  
Original Film Soundtrack (A&M SP-6500)
89 BOSTON 89 87 86 83
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
90 BURCHFIELD NINES -- -- -- 1  
Michael Franks (WB BSK 3167)
91 LINES -- -- -- 1  
Charlie (Janus JXS-7036)
92 THEIR GREATEST HITS 90 90 92 103
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
93 THE PATH 97 100 90 5
Ralph McDonald (Marlin TK 2210)
94 WEST SIDE HIGHWAY 99 -- -- 2
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9548)
95 HEAVY HORSES -- -- -- 1  
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1175)
96 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 91 84 84 26
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
97 PLAYER 88 77 65 19
Player (RSO RS-1-3026)
98 EASTER ISLAND -- -- -- 1  
Kris Kristofferson (Monument JZ 35310)
99 SHOWDOWN -- -- -- 1  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck JZ 34930)
100 RIDING HIGH -- -- -- 1  
Faze-O (She SH 740)

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:

   • "Watch" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band (# 80)
   • "Cats On The Coast" by Sea Level (# 81)
   • "Down Two Then Left" by Boz Scaggs (# 82)
   • "The Story Of Star Wars" by Narration (# 87)
   • "Too Hot To Handle" by Heatwave (# 93)
   • "Star Wars" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 94)
   • "Live!" by Commodores (# 95)
   • "Diamantina Cocktail" by Little River Band (# 98)

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