Saturday August 26, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 26, 1978



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1 GREASE 1 1 1 15
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
2 SOME GIRLS 2 2 2 10
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
3 DOUBLE VISION 3 3 3 8
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
4 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 5 9 19 4
Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4100)
5 NATURAL HIGH 4 4 4 14
Commodores (Motown M7-902R1)
6 WORLDS AWAY 7 7 9 11
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
7 STRANGER IN TOWN 6 6 7 14
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
8 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 8 5 6 39
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
9 SHADOW DANCING 9 8 5 11
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
10 BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS. . . 11 12 8 13
Joe Walsh (Asylum 6E-141)
11 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 14 15 16 10
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35095)
12 CITY TO CITY 12 10 10 16
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 840-G)
13 PYRAMID 13 14 18 9
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AB 4180)
14 STREET-LEGAL 10 11 11 8
Bob Dylan (Columbia JC 35453)
15 THE STRANGER 16 16 14 45
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
16 DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN 15 13 12 11
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia JC 35318)
17 TOGETHERNESS 19 20 21 10
LTD (A&M SP-4705)
18 A TASTE OF HONEY 21 25 29 9
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol ST-11754)
19 COME GET IT! 20 21 22 9
Rick James (Gordy G7-981R1)
20 OCTAVE 18 18 13 9
Moody Blues (London PS 708)
21 BLAM 25 32 73 4
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4714)
22 NIGHTWATCH 23 24 28 7
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587)
23 EVEN NOW 17 17 15 28
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
24 BAT OUT OF HELL 22 23 24 37
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
25 AJA 26 26 26 46
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
26 SOUNDS. . . AND STUFF LIKE THAT 24 19 20 10
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4685)
27 RUNNING ON EMPTY 29 30 31 35
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
28 SMOOTH TALK 30 31 33 11
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA APL1-2466)
29 LOVE ME AGAIN 34 36 37 11
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4699)
30 UNDER WRAPS 71 93 -- 3  
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BSK 3222)
31 SONGBIRD 28 22 17 12
Barbra Streisand (Columbia JC 35373)
32 FEELS SO GOOD 31 27 23 42
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
33 IMAGES 35 43 50 7
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BA 6030)
34 THE CARS 38 46 53 7
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
35 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR 41 51 75 4
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia JC 35435)
36 THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY 33 29 30 16
Original Film Soundtrack (Casablanca NBLP 7099)
37 TOBY BEAU 42 50 57 7
Toby Beau (RCA AFL1-2772)
38 MACHO MAN 40 42 44 18
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
39 BOYS IN THE TREES 39 38 32 18
Carly Simon (Elektra 6E-128)
40 LOVESHINE 27 28 34 10  
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3725)
41 IN THE NIGHT TIME 47 54 62 6
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5712)
42 NATALIE. . . LIVE! 32 34 39 7
Natalie Cole (Capitol SKBL-11709)
43 SO FULL OF LOVE 37 37 27 17
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35355)
44 MARIPOSA DE CRO 45 45 36 10
Dave Mason (Columbia JC 35285)
45 FM 43 41 40 17
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-12000)
46 DAVID GILMOUR 44 33 35 8
David Gilmour (Columbia JC 35388)
47 PETER GABRIEL 36 39 45 6  
Peter Gabriel (Atco SD 19181)
48 HEAVEN TONIGHT 50 52 52 12
Cheap Trick (Epic JE 35312)
49 GET OFF 58 69 83 5
Foxy (Dash 30005)
50 GET IT OUT'CHA SYSTEM 57 67 80 5
Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6719)
51 SLEEPER CATCHER 54 56 58 10
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
52 INFINITY 46 47 48 29
Journey (Columbia JC 34912)
53 THE MICHAEL JOHNSON ALBUM 55 59 67 6
Michael Johnson (EMI America SW-17002)
54 OBSESSION 62 74 88 4
UFO (Chrysalis CHR 1182)
55 CHAMPAGNE JAM 56 58 59 22
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6134)
56 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE 59 62 71 5
Betty Wright (Alston 4408)
57 LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT 66 78 91 4
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 903-H)
58 VAN HALEN 60 61 63 25
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
59 THE ALBUM 51 48 42 27
ABBA (Atlantic SD 19164)
60 WHEN I DREAM 61 63 65 7
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 858-H)
61 YOU'RE GONNA GET IT! 49 40 41 12  
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Shelter DA-52029)
62 MISFITS 64 64 55 12
Kinks (Arista AB 4167)
63 HEARTBREAKER 85 -- -- 2  
Dolly Parton (RCA AFL1-2797)
64 SUNBEAM 79 92 -- 3  
Emotions (Columbia JC 35385)
65 LIVE AND DANGEROUS 53 53 56 6  
Thin Lizzy (WB 9 23986-1)
66 LONDON TOWN 52 44 38 20  
Wings (Capitol SW-11777)
67 EARTH 48 35 25 24  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-2515)
68 WHO DO YA (LOVE) 89 -- -- 2  
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 607)
69 DOUBLE PLATINUM 67 55 47 15
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7100-2)
70 RUMOURS 74 76 78 79
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
71 SUNLIGHT 72 72 76 6
Herbie Hancock (Columbia JC 34907)
72 CALIFORNIA JAM II 78 81 85 5
Various Artists (Columbia PC2-35389)
73 EDDIE MONEY 84 86 89 32  
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
74 SLOWHAND 65 57 49 39
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
75 CENTRAL HEATING 63 49 46 18  
Heatwave (Epic JE 35260)
76 AND THEN THERE WERE THREE 69 66 51 20
Genesis (Atlantic SD 19173)
77 IT'S A HEARTACHE 68 60 43 13
Bonnie Tyler (RCA AFL1-2821)
78 DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? 73 70 61 31
Peter Brown (Drive 104)
79 SHOWDOWN 70 65 54 19
Isley Brothers (T-Neck JZ 34930)
80 THANKFUL 75 75 77 37
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
81 STAY THE NIGHT 82 84 86 6
Jane Olivor (Columbia JC 35437)
82 SHAUN CASSIDY 87 89 87 60
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
83 NOT SHY 99 -- -- 2  
Walter Egan (Columbia JC 35077)
84 STARDUST 81 79 70 15
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305)
85 STONE BLUE 76 71 64 14
Foghat (Bearsville BRK 6977)
86 LEVEL HEADED 83 77 72 12
Sweet (Capitol SKAO-11744)
87 LEO SAYER 97 -- -- 2
Leo Sayer (WB BSK 3200)
88 ALL 'N' ALL 90 97 95 39
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
89 20 GOLDEN GREATS 92 95 -- 3
Buddy Holly & The Crickets (MCA 3040)
90 SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR 91 91 84 21
Jimmy Buffett (ABC AA-1046)
91 CABIN FEVER 94 100 -- 3
Michael Stanley Band (Arista AB 4182)
92 TOGETHER FOREVER 77 73 69 15  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPN 0205)
93 ALL NIGHT LONG -- -- -- 1  
Sammy Hagar (Capitol SMAS-11812)
94 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 80 68 60 22  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia JC 35259)
95 THE CONCEPT -- -- -- 1  
Slave (Columbia SD 5206)
96 WEEKEND IN L.A. 93 85 79 30
George Benson (WB 2WB 3139)
97 THE GRAND ILLUSION 98 94 87 56
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
98 YOU SEND ME -- -- -- 1  
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6159)
99 LIFE BEYOND L.A. -- -- -- 1  
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3135)
100 TEN YEARS OF GOLD -- 96 94 22
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)

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:

   • "If My Friends Could See Me Now" by Linda Clifford (# 86)
   • "Easter" by Patti Smith Group (# 88)
   • "Flowing Rivers" by Andy Gibb (# 95)
   • "Point Of Know Return" by Kansas (# 96)
   • "Louisiana's Le Roux" by Louisiana's Le Roux (# 98)
   • "You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish" by REO Speedwagon (#100)

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