Thursday September 28, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 23, 1978



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1 GREASE 1 1 1 19
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
2 DON'T LOOK BACK 2 5 7 4
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
3 SOME GIRLS 3 2 2 14
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
4 DOUBLE VISION 4 3 3 12
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
5 WHO ARE YOU 8 20 -- 3
Who (MCA 3050)
6 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 5 4 4 8
Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4100)
7 NATURAL HIGH 6 6 5 18
Commodores (Motown M7-902R1)
8 NIGHTWATCH 12 16 19 11
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587)
9 BLAM 9 12 16 8
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4714)
10 WORLDS AWAY 7 7 6 15
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
11 A TASTE OF HONEY 11 13 15 13
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol ST-11754)
12 STRANGER IN TOWN 13 9 8 18
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
13 SHADOW DANCING 10 8 9 15
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
14 THE STRANGER 14 14 14 49
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
15 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 16 15 12 43
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
16 UNDER WRAPS 17 21 23 7
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BSK 3222)
17 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 15 10 11 14
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35095)
18 CITY TO CITY 19 17 13 20
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 840-G)
19 COME GET IT! 20 19 18 13
Rick James (Gordy G7-981R1)
20 TOGETHERNESS 21 18 17 14
LTD (A&M SP-4705)
21 BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS. . . 18 11 10 17
Joe Walsh (Asylum 6E-141)
22 BAT OUT OF HELL 27 29 26 41
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
23 THE CARS 24 26 29 11
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
24 SLEEPER CATCHER 31 39 43 14
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
25 GET OFF 29 35 40 9
Foxy (Dash 30005)
26 SMOOTH TALK 23 25 27 15
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA APL1-2466)
27 DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN 22 22 20 15
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia JC 35318)
28 MIXED EMOTIONS 37 65 85 4
Exile (WB BSK 3205)
29 EVEN NOW 28 28 25 32
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
30 LOVE ME AGAIN 25 27 28 15
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4699)
31 AJA 33 33 31 50
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
32 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 58 97 -- 3  
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
33 IN THE NIGHT TIME 35 37 38 10
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5712)
34 SUNBEAM 40 47 52 7
Emotions (Columbia JC 35385)
35 RUNNING ON EMPTY 32 32 30 39
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
36 HEARTBREAKER 38 41 47 6
Dolly Parton (RCA AFL1-2797)
37 CARAVAN TO MIDNIGHT 43 58 79 4
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1189)
38 MACHO MAN 34 36 37 22
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
39 PYRAMID 30 23 21 13
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AB 4180)
40 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES AGAIN 64 -- -- 2  
Rose Royce (WB WHK 3227)
41 OCTAVE 26 24 22 13  
Moody Blues (London PS 708)
42 WHO DO YA (LOVE) 45 51 55 6
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 607)
43 STREET-LEGAL 36 30 24 12
Bob Dylan (Columbia JC 35453)
44 NOT SHY 52 60 72 6
Walter Egan (Columbia JC 35077)
45 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA 62 -- -- 2  
Ashford & Simpson (WB BSK 3219)
46 EDDIE MONEY 49 52 62 36
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
47 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE 50 53 53 9
Betty Wright (Alston 4408)
48 YOU SEND ME 55 63 76 5
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6159)
49 SOUNDS. . . AND STUFF LIKE THAT 44 40 33 14
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4685)
50 VAN HALEN 53 56 56 29
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
51 FEELS SO GOOD 48 42 35 46
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
52 HEAVEN TONIGHT 42 43 45 16
Cheap Trick (Epic JE 35312)
53 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR 39 31 32 8  
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia JC 35435)
54 ALONG THE RED LEDGE 76 -- -- 2  
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-2804)
55 SONGBIRD 46 38 34 16
Barbra Streisand (Columbia JC 35373)
56 IMAGES 54 46 39 11
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BA 6030)
57 OBSESSION 41 44 46 8  
UFO (Chrysalis CHR 1182)
58 TOBY BEAU 47 34 36 11  
Toby Beau (RCA AFL1-2772)
59 STEP II 68 80 90 4
Sylvester (Fantasy F-9556)
60 THE CONCEPT 60 64 75 5
Slave (Columbia SD 5206)
61 BOYS IN THE TREES 51 45 41 22
Carly Simon (Elektra 6E-128)
62 THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY 59 49 42 20
Original Film Soundtrack (Casablanca NBLP 7099)
63 COSMIC MESSENGER 71 94 -- 3
Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19189)
64 MISFITS 57 59 60 16
Kinks (Arista AB 4167)
65 LOVESHINE 63 50 44 14
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3725)
66 WHEN I DREAM 56 57 58 11
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 858-H)
67 LIVE AND MORE -- -- -- 1  
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
68 LIFE BEYOND L.A. 73 78 89 5
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3135)
69 FM 65 61 49 21
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-12000)
70 DAVID GILMOUR 61 55 51 12
David Gilmour (Columbia JC 35388)
71 SKYNRYD'S FIRST AND. . . LAST -- -- -- 1  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3047)
72 INFINITY 72 69 61 33
Journey (Columbia JC 34912)
73 FIRED UP 'N' KICKIN' 78 89 -- 3
Fatback (Spring 6718)
74 SHAUN CASSIDY 74 76 78 64
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
75 RUMOURS 75 74 66 83
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
76 GET IT OUT'CHA SYSTEM 66 54 48 9
Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6719)
77 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 88 -- -- 2  
Beatles (Capitol SMAS-2653)
78 ALL 'N' ALL 81 82 84 43
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
79 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BENNY SANTINI? 84 98 -- 3
Chris Rea (United Artists UA-LA 879-H)
80 20 GOLDEN GREATS 82 85 87 7
Buddy Holly & The Crickets (MCA 3040)
81 SO FULL OF LOVE 69 66 57 21  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35355)
82 NATALIE. . . LIVE! 77 67 59 11
Natalie Cole (Capitol SKBL-11709)
83 CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ -- -- -- 1  
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6700)
84 THE ALBUM 80 75 65 31
ABBA (Atlantic SD 19164)
85 CHAMPAGNE JAM 70 62 54 26  
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6134)
86 BISH -- -- -- 1  
Stephen Bishop (ABC AA 1082)
87 LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT 67 48 50 8  
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 903-H)
88 THE GRAND ILLUSION 89 92 93 60
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
89 LEO SAYER 79 79 82 6
Leo Sayer (WB BSK 3200)
90 JAZZ-AY-LAY-DEE 94 100 -- 3
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3730)
91 FRIENDS 91 95 100 4
Chick Corea (Polydor PD-1-6160)
92 WAR OF THE WORLDS 96 -- -- 2
Various Artists (Columbia PC2-35290)
93 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 98 -- -- 2
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
94 DANGER ZONE -- -- -- 1  
Player (RSO RS-1-3036)
95 URBAN DESIRE 99 -- -- 2
Genya Ravan (20th Century T-562)
96 YOU'RE GONNA GET IT! 83 72 67 16  
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Shelter DA-52029)
97 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY -- -- -- 1  
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743)
98 PETER GABRIEL 85 68 63 10  
Peter Gabriel (Atco SD 19181)
99 THICK AS THIEVES -- -- -- 1  
Trooper (MCA 2377)
100 LONDON TOWN 87 77 71 24  
Wings (Capitol SW-11777)

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:

   • "Mariposa de Cro" by Dave Mason (# 86)
   • "Sunlight" by Herbie Hancock (# 90)
   • "The Michael Johnson Album" by Michael Johnson (# 92)
   • "California Jam II" by Various Artists (# 93)
   • "Ten Years Of Gold" by Kenny Rogers (# 95)
   • "Slowhand" by Eric Clapton (# 97)
   • "Double Platinum" by Kiss (#100)

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