Friday October 27, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 21, 1978



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1 GREASE 1 1 1 23
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
2 DON'T LOOK BACK 2 2 2 8
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
3 WHO ARE YOU 3 3 3 7
Who (MCA 3050)
4 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 14 32 -- 3
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
5 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 5 7 15 7
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
6 DOUBLE VISION 4 4 4 16
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
7 LIVE AND MORE 8 12 26 5
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
8 NIGHTWATCH 6 6 6 15
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587)
9 SOME GIRLS 7 5 5 18
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
10 MIXED EMOTIONS 11 15 19 8
Exile (WB BSK 3205)
11 STRANGER IN TOWN 10 11 12 22
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
12 THE STRANGER 12 13 13 53
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
13 PIECES OF EIGHT 16 23 42 4
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
14 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 9 8 7 12
Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4100)
15 DOG & BUTTERFLY 19 29 66 4
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
16 NATURAL HIGH 15 9 8 22
Commodores (Motown M7-902R1)
17 SLEEPER CATCHER 18 18 20 18
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
18 WORLDS AWAY 13 10 10 19
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
19 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 17 14 14 47
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
20 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE 26 39 75 4
Funkadelic (WB BSK 3209)
21 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA 22 24 31 6
Ashford & Simpson (WB BSK 3219)
22 A TASTE OF HONEY 21 16 11 17
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol ST-11754)
23 BAT OUT OF HELL 20 20 21 45
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
24 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES AGAIN 25 26 30 6
Rose Royce (WB WHK 3227)
25 SKYNRYD'S FIRST AND. . . LAST 29 36 52 5
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3047)
26 CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ 31 41 61 5
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6700)
27 TIME PASSAGES 38 56 100 4  
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
28 ALONG THE RED LEDGE 30 33 39 6
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-2804)
29 GET OFF 24 22 23 13
Foxy (Dash 30005)
30 CITY TO CITY 23 17 17 24
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 840-G)
31 COME GET IT! 27 25 18 17
Rick James (Gordy G7-981R1)
32 THE CARS 33 34 27 15
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
33 BROTHER TO BROTHER 47 63 -- 3  
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
34 AJA 34 28 29 54
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
35 HOT STREETS 54 -- -- 2  
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
36 BLAM 28 19 9 12
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4714)
37 STEP II 40 43 50 8
Sylvester (Fantasy F-9556)
38 BISH 42 49 70 5
Stephen Bishop (ABC AA 1082)
39 TORMATO 59 -- -- 2  
Yes (Atlantic SD 19202)
40 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 50 59 76 5
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743)
41 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE 41 42 44 13
Betty Wright (Alston 4408)
42 SHADOW DANCING 32 21 16 19
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
43 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 35 27 22 18
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35095)
44 EVEN NOW 39 37 34 36
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
45 TOGETHERNESS 36 30 24 18
LTD (A&M SP-4705)
46 COSMIC MESSENGER 49 51 55 7
Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19189)
47 COMES A TIME -- -- -- 1  
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
48 HEARTBREAKER 48 48 46 10
Dolly Parton (RCA AFL1-2797)
49 FEELS SO GOOD 51 52 53 50
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
50 RUNNING ON EMPTY 43 40 37 43
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
51 LIFE BEYOND L.A. 56 60 63 9
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3135)
52 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING 60 71 94 4
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35563)
53 MACHO MAN 45 45 38 26
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
54 CARAVAN TO MIDNIGHT 37 31 32 8  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1189)
55 UNDER WRAPS 44 35 25 11  
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BSK 3222)
56 DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN 52 44 36 19
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia JC 35318)
57 BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS. . . 46 38 28 21  
Joe Walsh (Asylum 6E-141)
58 IN THE NIGHT TIME 55 50 40 14
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5712)
59 SWITCH 72 82 95 4  
Switch (Gordy G7-980R1)
60 CITY NIGHTS 71 86 -- 3  
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis CHR 1202)
61 DANGER ZONE 65 73 83 5
Player (RSO RS-1-3036)
62 VAN HALEN 58 53 47 33
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
63 YOU SEND ME 61 55 45 9
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6159)
64 SMOOTH TALK 53 47 35 19  
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA APL1-2466)
65 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 66 68 72 6
Beatles (Capitol SMAS-2653)
66 SUNBEAM 57 46 33 11
Emotions (Columbia JC 35385)
67 WHEN I DREAM 69 69 67 15
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 858-H)
68 SOUNDS. . . AND STUFF LIKE THAT 64 61 57 18
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4685)
69 MR. GONE 90 -- -- 2  
Weather Report (ABC JC 35358)
70 PYRAMID 63 62 49 17
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AB 4180)
71 NOT SHY 62 54 41 10
Walter Egan (Columbia JC 35077)
72 RUMOURS 70 72 73 87
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
73 LUXURY YOU CAN AFFORD 76 79 92 4
Joe Cocker (Asylum 6E-145)
74 GENE SIMMONS 89 -- -- 2  
Gene Simmons (Casablanca NBLP 7120)
75 LOVESHINE 75 70 65 18
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3725)
76 BURSTING OUT 98 -- -- 2  
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CH2-1201)
77 THE GRAND ILLUSION 80 83 86 64
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
78 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 81 84 88 6
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
79 ATLANTIC STARR 83 94 -- 3
Atlantic Starr (A&M SP-4711)
80 ACE FREHLEY 97 -- -- 2  
Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121)
81 IMAGES 68 64 58 15  
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BA 6030)
82 SONGBIRD 73 66 60 20
Barbra Streisand (Columbia JC 35373)
83 PAUL STANLEY 94 -- -- 2  
Paul Stanley (Casablanca NBLP 7123)
84 ROBERTA FLACK 88 99 -- 3
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19186)
85 WAR OF THE WORLDS 85 87 90 6
Various Artists (Columbia PC2-35290)
86 OCTAVE 67 58 48 17  
Moody Blues (London PS 708)
87 WAVELENGTH -- -- -- 1  
Van Morrison (WB BSK 3212)
88 SUMMERTIME GROOVE 91 93 97 4
Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury SRM-1-3728)
89 STREET-LEGAL 74 57 54 16  
Bob Dylan (Columbia JC 35453)
90 PARALLEL LINES 92 97 -- 3
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
91 PETER CRISS -- -- -- 1  
Peter Criss (Casablanca NBLP 7122)
92 STARDUST 93 95 98 20
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305)
93 SECRETS -- -- -- 1  
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Arista AB 4189)
94 THE WIZ -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-14000)
95 SHAUN CASSIDY 87 85 81 68
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
96 TAKE IT ON UP -- -- -- 1  
Pockets (Columbia JC 35480)
97 JAZZ-AY-LAY-DEE 84 88 89 7  
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3730)
98 I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY -- -- -- 1  
Waylon Jennings (RCA AFL1-2979)
99 REED SEED -- -- -- 1  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown MT-910R1)
100 BEFORE THE RAIN -- -- -- 1  
Lee Oskar (Elektra 6E-150)

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:

   • "Heaven Tonight" by Cheap Trick (# 77)
   • "Who Do Ya (Love)" by KC & The Sunshine Band (# 78)
   • "Eddie Money" by Eddie Money (# 79)
   • "Fired Up 'N' Kickin'" by Fatback (# 82)
   • "Sesame Street Fever" by Muppets (# 86)
   • "Boys In The Trees" by Carly Simon (# 95)
   • "FM" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 96)
   • "Love Me Again" by Rita Coolidge (# 99)
   • "Obsession" by UFO (#100)

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