Monday October 9, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 7, 1978



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1 GREASE 1 1 1 21
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
2 DON'T LOOK BACK 2 2 2 6
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
3 WHO ARE YOU 3 5 8 5
Who (MCA 3050)
4 DOUBLE VISION 4 4 4 14
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
5 SOME GIRLS 5 3 3 16
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
6 NIGHTWATCH 6 8 12 13
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587)
7 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 15 32 58 5
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
8 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 7 6 5 10
Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4100)
9 NATURAL HIGH 8 7 6 20
Commodores (Motown M7-902R1)
10 WORLDS AWAY 10 10 7 17
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
11 STRANGER IN TOWN 12 12 13 20
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
12 LIVE AND MORE 26 67 -- 3  
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
13 THE STRANGER 13 14 14 51
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
14 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 14 15 16 45
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
15 MIXED EMOTIONS 19 28 37 6
Exile (WB BSK 3205)
16 A TASTE OF HONEY 11 11 11 15
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol ST-11754)
17 CITY TO CITY 17 18 19 22
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 840-G)
18 SLEEPER CATCHER 20 24 31 16
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
19 BLAM 9 9 9 10
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4714)
20 BAT OUT OF HELL 21 22 27 43
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
21 SHADOW DANCING 16 13 10 17
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
22 GET OFF 23 25 29 11
Foxy (Dash 30005)
23 PIECES OF EIGHT 42 -- -- 2  
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
24 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA 31 45 62 4
Ashford & Simpson (WB BSK 3219)
25 COME GET IT! 18 19 20 15
Rick James (Gordy G7-981R1)
26 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES AGAIN 30 40 64 4
Rose Royce (WB WHK 3227)
27 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 22 17 15 16
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35095)
28 AJA 29 31 33 52
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
29 DOG & BUTTERFLY 66 -- -- 2  
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
30 TOGETHERNESS 24 20 21 16
LTD (A&M SP-4705)
31 CARAVAN TO MIDNIGHT 32 37 43 6
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1189)
32 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. -- -- -- 1  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
33 ALONG THE RED LEDGE 39 54 76 4
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-2804)
34 THE CARS 27 23 24 13
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
35 UNDER WRAPS 25 16 17 9
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BSK 3222)
36 SKYNRYD'S FIRST AND. . . LAST 52 71 -- 3  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3047)
37 EVEN NOW 34 29 28 34
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
38 BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS. . . 28 21 18 19
Joe Walsh (Asylum 6E-141)
39 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE 75 -- -- 2  
Funkadelic (WB BSK 3209)
40 RUNNING ON EMPTY 37 35 32 41
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
41 CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ 61 83 -- 3  
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6700)
42 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE 44 47 50 11
Betty Wright (Alston 4408)
43 STEP II 50 59 68 6
Sylvester (Fantasy F-9556)
44 DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN 36 27 22 17
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia JC 35318)
45 MACHO MAN 38 38 34 24
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
46 SUNBEAM 33 34 40 9  
Emotions (Columbia JC 35385)
47 SMOOTH TALK 35 26 23 17  
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA APL1-2466)
48 HEARTBREAKER 46 36 38 8
Dolly Parton (RCA AFL1-2797)
49 BISH 70 86 -- 3  
Stephen Bishop (ABC AA 1082)
50 IN THE NIGHT TIME 40 33 35 12
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5712)
51 COSMIC MESSENGER 55 63 71 5
Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19189)
52 FEELS SO GOOD 53 51 48 48
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
53 VAN HALEN 47 50 53 31
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
54 NOT SHY 41 44 52 8  
Walter Egan (Columbia JC 35077)
55 YOU SEND ME 45 48 55 7
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6159)
56 TIME PASSAGES 100 -- -- 2  
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
57 STREET-LEGAL 54 43 36 14
Bob Dylan (Columbia JC 35453)
58 OCTAVE 48 41 26 15
Moody Blues (London PS 708)
59 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 76 97 -- 3  
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743)
60 LIFE BEYOND L.A. 63 68 73 7
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3135)
61 SOUNDS. . . AND STUFF LIKE THAT 57 49 44 16
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4685)
62 PYRAMID 49 39 30 15  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AB 4180)
63 BROTHER TO BROTHER -- -- -- 1  
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
64 IMAGES 58 56 54 13
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BA 6030)
65 WHO DO YA (LOVE) 51 42 45 8  
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 607)
66 SONGBIRD 60 55 46 18
Barbra Streisand (Columbia JC 35373)
67 HEAVEN TONIGHT 59 52 42 18
Cheap Trick (Epic JE 35312)
68 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 72 77 88 4
Beatles (Capitol SMAS-2653)
69 WHEN I DREAM 67 66 56 13
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 858-H)
70 LOVESHINE 65 65 63 16
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3725)
71 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING 94 -- -- 2  
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35563)
72 RUMOURS 73 75 75 85
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
73 DANGER ZONE 83 94 -- 3
Player (RSO RS-1-3036)
74 EDDIE MONEY 56 46 49 38  
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
75 OBSESSION 62 57 41 10  
UFO (Chrysalis CHR 1182)
76 BOYS IN THE TREES 68 61 51 24
Carly Simon (Elektra 6E-128)
77 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR 64 53 39 10  
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Columbia JC 35435)
78 FM 77 69 65 23
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-12000)
79 LUXURY YOU CAN AFFORD 92 -- -- 2  
Joe Cocker (Asylum 6E-145)
80 FIRED UP 'N' KICKIN' 71 73 78 5
Fatback (Spring 6718)
81 THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY 69 62 59 22  
Original Film Soundtrack (Casablanca NBLP 7099)
82 SWITCH 95 -- -- 2  
Switch (Gordy G7-980R1)
83 THE GRAND ILLUSION 86 88 89 62
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
84 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 88 93 98 4
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
85 SHAUN CASSIDY 81 74 74 66
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
86 CITY NIGHTS -- -- -- 1  
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis CHR 1202)
87 WAR OF THE WORLDS 90 92 96 4
Various Artists (Columbia PC2-35290)
88 JAZZ-AY-LAY-DEE 89 90 94 5
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3730)
89 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BENNY SANTINI? 74 79 84 5  
Chris Rea (United Artists UA-LA 879-H)
90 SESAME STREET FEVER -- -- -- 1  
Muppets (Sesame Street CTW 79005)
91 INFINITY 82 72 72 35
Journey (Columbia JC 34912)
92 LOVE ME AGAIN 43 30 25 17  
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4699)
93 SUMMERTIME GROOVE 97 -- -- 2
Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury SRM-1-3728)
94 ATLANTIC STARR -- -- -- 1  
Atlantic Starr (A&M SP-4711)
95 STARDUST 98 91 84 18
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305)
96 MISFITS 79 64 57 18  
Kinks (Arista AB 4167)
97 PARALLEL LINES -- -- -- 1  
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
98 TOBY BEAU 78 58 47 13  
Toby Beau (RCA AFL1-2772)
99 ROBERTA FLACK -- -- -- 1  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19186)
100 20 GOLDEN GREATS 80 80 82 9  
Buddy Holly & The Crickets (MCA 3040)

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:

   • "The Concept" by Slave (# 84)
   • "All 'N' All" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 85)
   • "Natalie. . . Live!" by Natalie Cole (# 87)
   • "The Album" by ABBA (# 91)
   • "Champagne Jam" by Atlanta Rhythm Section (# 93)
   • "Get It Out'cha System" by Millie Jackson (# 96)
   • "David Gilmour" by David Gilmour (# 99)

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