Sunday October 15, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 14, 1978



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1 GREASE 1 1 1 22
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
2 DON'T LOOK BACK 2 2 2 7
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
3 WHO ARE YOU 3 3 5 6
Who (MCA 3050)
4 DOUBLE VISION 4 4 4 15
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
5 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 7 15 32 6
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
6 NIGHTWATCH 6 6 8 14
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587)
7 SOME GIRLS 5 5 3 17
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
8 LIVE AND MORE 12 26 67 4
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
9 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 8 7 6 11
Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4100)
10 STRANGER IN TOWN 11 12 12 21
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
11 MIXED EMOTIONS 15 19 28 7
Exile (WB BSK 3205)
12 THE STRANGER 13 13 14 52
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
13 WORLDS AWAY 10 10 10 18
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
14 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 32 -- -- 2  
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
15 NATURAL HIGH 9 8 7 21
Commodores (Motown M7-902R1)
16 PIECES OF EIGHT 23 42 -- 3
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
17 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 14 14 15 46
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
18 SLEEPER CATCHER 18 20 24 17
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
19 DOG & BUTTERFLY 29 66 -- 3
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
20 BAT OUT OF HELL 20 21 22 44
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
21 A TASTE OF HONEY 16 11 11 16
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol ST-11754)
22 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA 24 31 45 5
Ashford & Simpson (WB BSK 3219)
23 CITY TO CITY 17 17 18 23
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 840-G)
24 GET OFF 22 23 25 12
Foxy (Dash 30005)
25 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES AGAIN 26 30 40 5
Rose Royce (WB WHK 3227)
26 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE 39 75 -- 3  
Funkadelic (WB BSK 3209)
27 COME GET IT! 25 18 19 16
Rick James (Gordy G7-981R1)
28 BLAM 19 9 9 11
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4714)
29 SKYNRYD'S FIRST AND. . . LAST 36 52 71 4
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3047)
30 ALONG THE RED LEDGE 33 39 54 5
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-2804)
31 CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ 41 61 83 4
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6700)
32 SHADOW DANCING 21 16 13 18  
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
33 THE CARS 34 27 23 14
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
34 AJA 28 29 31 53
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
35 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 27 22 17 17
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35095)
36 TOGETHERNESS 30 24 20 17
LTD (A&M SP-4705)
37 CARAVAN TO MIDNIGHT 31 32 37 7
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1189)
38 TIME PASSAGES 56 100 -- 3  
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
39 EVEN NOW 37 34 29 35
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
40 STEP II 43 50 59 7
Sylvester (Fantasy F-9556)
41 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE 42 44 47 12
Betty Wright (Alston 4408)
42 BISH 49 70 86 4
Stephen Bishop (ABC AA 1082)
43 RUNNING ON EMPTY 40 37 35 42
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
44 UNDER WRAPS 35 25 16 10
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BSK 3222)
45 MACHO MAN 45 38 38 25
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
46 BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS. . . 38 28 21 20
Joe Walsh (Asylum 6E-141)
47 BROTHER TO BROTHER 63 -- -- 2  
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
48 HEARTBREAKER 48 46 36 9
Dolly Parton (RCA AFL1-2797)
49 COSMIC MESSENGER 51 55 63 6
Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19189)
50 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 59 76 97 4
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743)
51 FEELS SO GOOD 52 53 51 49
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
52 DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN 44 36 27 18
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia JC 35318)
53 SMOOTH TALK 47 35 26 18
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA APL1-2466)
54 HOT STREETS -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
55 IN THE NIGHT TIME 50 40 33 13
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5712)
56 LIFE BEYOND L.A. 60 63 68 8
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3135)
57 SUNBEAM 46 33 34 10  
Emotions (Columbia JC 35385)
58 VAN HALEN 53 47 50 32
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
59 TORMATO -- -- -- 1  
Yes (Atlantic SD 19202)
60 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING 71 94 -- 3  
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35563)
61 YOU SEND ME 55 45 48 8
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6159)
62 NOT SHY 54 41 44 9
Walter Egan (Columbia JC 35077)
63 PYRAMID 62 49 39 16
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AB 4180)
64 SOUNDS. . . AND STUFF LIKE THAT 61 57 49 17
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4685)
65 DANGER ZONE 73 83 94 4
Player (RSO RS-1-3036)
66 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 68 72 77 5
Beatles (Capitol SMAS-2653)
67 OCTAVE 58 48 41 16
Moody Blues (London PS 708)
68 IMAGES 64 58 56 14
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BA 6030)
69 WHEN I DREAM 69 67 66 14
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 858-H)
70 RUMOURS 72 73 75 86
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
71 CITY NIGHTS 86 -- -- 2  
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis CHR 1202)
72 SWITCH 82 95 -- 3
Switch (Gordy G7-980R1)
73 SONGBIRD 66 60 55 19
Barbra Streisand (Columbia JC 35373)
74 STREET-LEGAL 57 54 43 15  
Bob Dylan (Columbia JC 35453)
75 LOVESHINE 70 65 65 17
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3725)
76 LUXURY YOU CAN AFFORD 79 92 -- 3
Joe Cocker (Asylum 6E-145)
77 HEAVEN TONIGHT 67 59 52 19
Cheap Trick (Epic JE 35312)
78 WHO DO YA (LOVE) 65 51 42 9  
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 607)
79 EDDIE MONEY 74 56 46 39
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
80 THE GRAND ILLUSION 83 86 88 63
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
81 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 84 88 93 5
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
82 FIRED UP 'N' KICKIN' 80 71 73 6
Fatback (Spring 6718)
83 ATLANTIC STARR 94 -- -- 2  
Atlantic Starr (A&M SP-4711)
84 JAZZ-AY-LAY-DEE 88 89 90 6
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3730)
85 WAR OF THE WORLDS 87 90 92 5
Various Artists (Columbia PC2-35290)
86 SESAME STREET FEVER 90 -- -- 2
Muppets (Sesame Street CTW 79005)
87 SHAUN CASSIDY 85 81 74 67
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
88 ROBERTA FLACK 99 -- -- 2  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19186)
89 GENE SIMMONS -- -- -- 1  
Gene Simmons (Casablanca NBLP 7120)
90 MR. GONE -- -- -- 1  
Weather Report (ABC JC 35358)
91 SUMMERTIME GROOVE 93 97 -- 3
Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury SRM-1-3728)
92 PARALLEL LINES 97 -- -- 2
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
93 STARDUST 95 98 91 19
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305)
94 PAUL STANLEY -- -- -- 1  
Paul Stanley (Casablanca NBLP 7123)
95 BOYS IN THE TREES 76 68 61 25  
Carly Simon (Elektra 6E-128)
96 FM 78 77 69 24  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-12000)
97 ACE FREHLEY -- -- -- 1  
Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121)
98 BURSTING OUT -- -- -- 1  
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CH2-1201)
99 LOVE ME AGAIN 92 43 30 18
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4699)
100 OBSESSION 75 62 57 11  
UFO (Chrysalis CHR 1182)

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:

   • "That's What Friends Are For" by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (# 77)
   • "Thank God It's Friday" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 81)
   • "Whatever Happened To Benny Santini?" by Chris Rea (# 89)
   • "Infinity" by Journey (# 91)
   • "Misfits" by Kinks (# 96)
   • "Toby Beau" by Toby Beau (# 98)
   • "20 Golden Greats" by Buddy Holly & The Crickets (#100)

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