Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending April 29, 1978
TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
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1 | SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001) | ||||||
2 | EVEN NOW | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164) | ||||||
3 | LONDON TOWN | 8 | 20 | -- | 3 | |
Wings (Capitol SW-11777) | ||||||
4 | RUNNING ON EMPTY | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113) | ||||||
5 | POINT OF KNOW RETURN | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | |
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929) | ||||||
6 | THE STRANGER | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | |
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987) | ||||||
7 | EARTH | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-2515) | ||||||
8 | SLOWHAND | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030) | ||||||
9 | WEEKEND IN L.A. | 9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
George Benson (WB 2WB 3139) | ||||||
10 | AJA | 10 | 9 | 7 | 29 | |
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006) | ||||||
11 | SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR | 15 | 26 | 48 | 4 | |
Jimmy Buffett (ABC AA-1046) | ||||||
12 | FRENCH KISS | 11 | 12 | 14 | 29 | |
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663) | ||||||
13 | BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | |
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149) | ||||||
14 | FEELS SO GOOD | 19 | 24 | 28 | 25 | |
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658) | ||||||
15 | EXCITABLE BOY | 18 | 23 | 27 | 10 | |
Warren Zevon (Asylum 6E-118) | ||||||
16 | THE GRAND ILLUSION | 14 | 13 | 12 | 40 | |
Styx (A&M SP-4637) | ||||||
17 | CHAMPAGNE JAM | 21 | 28 | 49 | 5 | |
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6134) | ||||||
18 | RUMOURS | 17 | 17 | 16 | 62 | |
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010) | ||||||
19 | NEWS OF THE WORLD | 16 | 10 | 10 | 23 | |
Queen (Elektra 6E-112) | ||||||
20 | WAITING FOR COLUMBUS | 13 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
Little Feat (WB 2BS 3140) | ||||||
21 | VAN HALEN | 26 | 31 | 37 | 8 | |
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075) | ||||||
22 | FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE | 22 | 16 | 13 | 24 | |
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092) | ||||||
23 | ALL 'N' ALL | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 | |
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905) | ||||||
24 | STREET PLAYER | 24 | 15 | 15 | 12 | |
Rufus (ABC AA-1049) | ||||||
25 | INFINITY | 25 | 27 | 29 | 12 | |
Journey (Columbia JC 34912) | ||||||
26 | BRING IT BACK ALIVE | 27 | 32 | 50 | 5 | |
Outlaws (Arista AL 8300) | ||||||
27 | DOUBLE FUN | 31 | 36 | 45 | 5 | |
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9476) | ||||||
28 | AND THEN THERE WERE THREE | 34 | 47 | -- | 3 | |
Genesis (Atlantic SD 19173) | ||||||
29 | FLOWING RIVERS | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | |
Andy Gibb (RSO PS-1-3019) | ||||||
30 | WARMER COMMUNICATIONS | 35 | 40 | 53 | 5 | |
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 19162) | ||||||
31 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE | 42 | 56 | 75 | 5 | |
Johnny Mathis (Columbia JC 35259) | ||||||
32 | HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE | 30 | 22 | 18 | 48 | |
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901) | ||||||
33 | EMOTION | 28 | 30 | 34 | 7 | |
Samantha Sang (Private Stock PS 7009) | ||||||
34 | DOUBLE LIVE GONZO | 29 | 18 | 19 | 12 | |
Ted Nugent (Epic KE2 35069) | ||||||
35 | RAYDIO | 37 | 38 | 39 | 10 | |
Raydio (Arista AB 4163) | ||||||
36 | SHOWDOWN | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Isley Brothers (T-Neck JZ 34930) | ||||||
37 | SIMPLE DREAMS | 36 | 25 | 21 | 33 | |
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104) | ||||||
38 | BOOTSY? PLAYER OF THE YEAR | 38 | 35 | 22 | 9 | |
Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BSK 3093) | ||||||
39 | OUT OF THE BLUE | 41 | 42 | 44 | 23 | |
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2) | ||||||
40 | BAT OUT OF HELL | 43 | 45 | 47 | 20 | |
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974) | ||||||
41 | HER GREATEST HITS | 50 | 61 | 72 | 5 | |
Carole King (Ode JE 34967) | ||||||
42 | STREET SURVIVORS | 39 | 29 | 26 | 26 | |
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029) | ||||||
43 | FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME | 40 | 41 | 41 | 19 | |
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084) | ||||||
44 | THE ALBUM | 33 | 33 | 35 | 10 | |
ABBA (Atlantic SD 19164) | ||||||
45 | EDDIE MONEY | 48 | 53 | 40 | 15 | |
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909) | ||||||
46 | EASTER | 57 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
Patti Smith Group (Arista AB 4171) | ||||||
47 | THANKFUL | 44 | 39 | 24 | 20 | |
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708) | ||||||
48 | STARGARD | 32 | 34 | 36 | 8 | |
Stargard (MCA 2321) | ||||||
49 | TEN YEARS OF GOLD | 47 | 46 | 30 | 11 | |
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H) | ||||||
50 | DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? | 52 | 55 | 58 | 14 | |
Peter Brown (Drive 104) | ||||||
51 | WAYLON & WILLIE | 46 | 43 | 23 | 12 | |
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (RCA AFL1-2686) | ||||||
52 | LIVE | 45 | 37 | 38 | 48 | |
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500) | ||||||
53 | HEAD EAST | 56 | 62 | 68 | 6 | |
Head East (A&M SP 4680) | ||||||
54 | LET'S DO IT AGAIN | 58 | 63 | 67 | 6 | |
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6126) | ||||||
55 | NIGHT FLIGHT | 55 | 59 | 63 | 7 | |
Yvonne Elliman (RSO RS-1-3018) | ||||||
56 | THE RUTLES | 60 | 70 | 82 | 5 | |
Rutles (WB HS 3151) | ||||||
57 | MAGAZINE | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Heart (Mushroom MRS-5008) | ||||||
58 | BORN LATE | 61 | 66 | 71 | 24 | |
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126) | ||||||
59 | PLASTIC LETTERS | 59 | 65 | 69 | 7 | |
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1166) | ||||||
60 | CENTRAL HEATING | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Heatwave (Epic JE 35260) | ||||||
61 | ALIVE II | 53 | 51 | 51 | 24 | |
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2) | ||||||
62 | FOREIGNER | 51 | 49 | 43 | 56 | |
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | ||||||
63 | SOME THINGS DON'T COME EASY | 67 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 76006) | ||||||
64 | THIS YEAR'S MODEL | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35531) | ||||||
65 | SHAUN CASSIDY | 64 | 58 | 56 | 43 | |
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067) | ||||||
66 | WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL | 54 | 57 | 59 | 15 | |
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036) | ||||||
67 | ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO | 49 | 52 | 55 | 8 | |
Andrew Gold (Asylum 6E-116) | ||||||
68 | HEAVY HORSES | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1175) | ||||||
69 | CHIC | 62 | 64 | 65 | 16 | |
Chic (Atlantic SD 5202) | ||||||
70 | ZAPPA IN NEW YORK | 74 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
Frank Zappa (Discreet 2D 2290) | ||||||
71 | GOLDEN TIME OF DAY | 66 | 50 | 33 | 13 | |
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11710) | ||||||
72 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA | 65 | 60 | 66 | 71 | |
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | ||||||
73 | DRASTIC PLASTIC | 63 | 67 | 78 | 5 | |
Be-Bop Deluxe (Harvest SW-11750) | ||||||
74 | BOYS IN THE TREES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Carly Simon (Elektra 6E-128) | ||||||
75 | SINGER OF SONGS / TELLER OF TALES | 75 | 76 | 79 | 7 | |
Paul Davis (Bang BLP-410) | ||||||
76 | AMERICAN HOT WAX | 88 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
Original Film Soundtrack (A&M SP-6500) | ||||||
77 | ENDLESS WIRE | 70 | 48 | 32 | 14 | |
Gordon Lightfoot (WB BSK 3149) | ||||||
78 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN | 81 | 83 | 83 | 23 | |
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544) | ||||||
79 | LINES | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Charlie (Janus JXS-7036) | ||||||
80 | VOYAGER | 83 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
Dexter Wansel (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 34985) | ||||||
81 | THE LAST WALTZ | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Original Film Soundtrack (WB 3WS 3146) | ||||||
82 | A SONG FOR ALL SEASONS | 87 | 92 | 97 | 4 | |
Renaissance (Sire SRK 6049) | ||||||
83 | WATERMARK | 68 | 44 | 31 | 13 | |
Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 34975) | ||||||
84 | BOOK OF DREAMS | 71 | 68 | 61 | 49 | |
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630) | ||||||
85 | RAINBOW SEEKER | 72 | 72 | 60 | 8 | |
Joe Sample (ABC AA-1050) | ||||||
86 | BURCHFIELD NINES | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
Michael Franks (WB BSK 3167) | ||||||
87 | WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM -- LIVE | 79 | 74 | 70 | 8 | |
Tubes (A&M SP-6003) | ||||||
88 | MACHO MAN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096) | ||||||
89 | REACHING FOR THE SKY | 84 | 86 | 89 | 7 | |
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11729) | ||||||
90 | YOU CAN TUNE A PIANO, BUT YOU CAN'T TUNA FISH | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
REO Speedwagon (Epic JE 35082) | ||||||
91 | BOSTON | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | |
Boston (Epic EPC 81611) | ||||||
92 | DOUBLE DOSE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Hot Tuna (Grunt CYL2-2545) | ||||||
93 | THE PATH | 93 | 97 | 100 | 6 | |
Ralph McDonald (Marlin TK 2210) | ||||||
94 | WEST SIDE HIGHWAY | 94 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9548) | ||||||
95 | LIVE AT THE BIJOU | 78 | 75 | 52 | 18 | |
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ) | ||||||
96 | LONGER FUSE | 69 | 54 | 42 | 15 | |
Dan Hill (20th Century T-547) | ||||||
97 | SAY IT WITH SILENCE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
Hubert Laws (Columbia JC 35022) | ||||||
98 | THEIR GREATEST HITS | 92 | 90 | 90 | 104 | |
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | ||||||
99 | I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT | 76 | 71 | 62 | 23 | |
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900) | ||||||
100 | RIDING HIGH | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
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:
• "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 73)
• "Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town" by Emmylou Harris (# 80)
• "My Aim Is True" by Elvis Costello (# 82)
• "Heaven Help The Fool" by Bob Weir (# 85)
• "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (# 96)
• "Player" by Player (# 97)
• "Easter Island" by Kris Kristofferson (# 98)