Thursday November 2, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 28, 1978



TWLW2WK3WKWKS
1 GREASE 1 1 1 24
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
2 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 4 14 32 4
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
3 WHO ARE YOU 3 3 3 8
Who (MCA 3050)
4 DON'T LOOK BACK 2 2 2 9
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
5 LIVE AND MORE 7 8 12 6
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
6 DOUBLE VISION 6 4 4 17
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
7 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 5 5 7 8
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
8 PIECES OF EIGHT 13 16 23 5
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
9 SOME GIRLS 9 7 5 19
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
10 NIGHTWATCH 8 6 6 16
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587)
11 DOG & BUTTERFLY 15 19 29 5
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
12 THE STRANGER 12 12 13 54
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
13 STRANGER IN TOWN 11 10 11 23
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
14 TORMATO 39 59 -- 3  
Yes (Atlantic SD 19202)
15 HOT STREETS 35 54 -- 3  
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
16 MIXED EMOTIONS 10 11 15 9
Exile (WB BSK 3205)
17 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE 20 26 39 5
Funkadelic (WB BSK 3209)
18 NATURAL HIGH 16 15 9 23
Commodores (Motown M7-902R1)
19 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA 21 22 24 7
Ashford & Simpson (WB BSK 3219)
20 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 19 17 14 48
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
21 52ND STREET -- -- -- 1  
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
22 TIME PASSAGES 27 38 56 5
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
23 SKYNRYD'S FIRST AND. . . LAST 25 29 36 6
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3047)
24 CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ 26 31 41 6
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6700)
25 COMES A TIME 47 -- -- 2  
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
26 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 14 9 8 13  
Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4100)
27 ALONG THE RED LEDGE 28 30 33 7
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-2804)
28 BROTHER TO BROTHER 33 47 63 4
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
29 WORLDS AWAY 18 13 10 20  
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
30 A TASTE OF HONEY 22 21 16 18
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol ST-11754)
31 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES AGAIN 24 25 26 7
Rose Royce (WB WHK 3227)
32 SLEEPER CATCHER 17 18 18 19  
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
33 BAT OUT OF HELL 23 20 20 46
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
34 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 40 50 59 6
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743)
35 CITY TO CITY 30 23 17 25
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 840-G)
36 STEP II 37 40 43 9
Sylvester (Fantasy F-9556)
37 BISH 38 42 49 6
Stephen Bishop (ABC AA 1082)
38 THE CARS 32 33 34 16
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
39 COME GET IT! 31 27 25 18
Rick James (Gordy G7-981R1)
40 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE 41 41 42 14
Betty Wright (Alston 4408)
41 GET OFF 29 24 22 14  
Foxy (Dash 30005)
42 LIFE BEYOND L.A. 51 56 60 10
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3135)
43 AJA 34 34 28 55
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
44 BLAM 36 28 19 13
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4714)
45 BURSTING OUT 76 98 -- 3  
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CH2-1201)
46 COSMIC MESSENGER 46 49 51 8
Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19189)
47 SHADOW DANCING 42 32 21 20
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
48 SWITCH 59 72 82 5  
Switch (Gordy G7-980R1)
49 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING 52 60 71 5
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35563)
50 CITY NIGHTS 60 71 86 4
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis CHR 1202)
51 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 43 35 27 19
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35095)
52 RUNNING ON EMPTY 50 43 40 44
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
53 TOGETHERNESS 45 36 30 19
LTD (A&M SP-4705)
54 EVEN NOW 44 39 37 37
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
55 FEELS SO GOOD 49 51 52 51
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
56 DANGER ZONE 61 65 73 6
Player (RSO RS-1-3036)
57 MR. GONE 69 90 -- 3  
Weather Report (ABC JC 35358)
58 MACHO MAN 53 45 45 27
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
59 HEARTBREAKER 48 48 48 11  
Dolly Parton (RCA AFL1-2797)
60 GENE SIMMONS 74 89 -- 3  
Gene Simmons (Casablanca NBLP 7120)
61 UNDER WRAPS 55 44 35 12
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BSK 3222)
62 VAN HALEN 62 58 53 34
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
63 IN THE NIGHT TIME 58 55 50 15
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5712)
64 WAVELENGTH 87 -- -- 2  
Van Morrison (WB BSK 3212)
65 WHEN I DREAM 67 69 69 16
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 858-H)
66 CRUISIN' -- -- -- 1  
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
67 CARAVAN TO MIDNIGHT 54 37 31 9  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1189)
68 ACE FREHLEY 80 97 -- 3  
Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121)
69 LUXURY YOU CAN AFFORD 73 76 79 5
Joe Cocker (Asylum 6E-145)
70 YOU SEND ME 63 61 55 10
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6159)
71 PAUL STANLEY 83 94 -- 3  
Paul Stanley (Casablanca NBLP 7123)
72 THE MAN -- -- -- 1  
Barry White (20th Century T-571)
73 REED SEED 99 -- -- 2  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown MT-910R1)
74 THE GRAND ILLUSION 77 80 83 65
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
75 RUMOURS 72 70 72 88
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
76 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 78 81 84 7
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
77 I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY 98 -- -- 2  
Waylon Jennings (RCA AFL1-2979)
78 BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS. . . 57 46 38 22  
Joe Walsh (Asylum 6E-141)
79 DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN 56 52 44 20  
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia JC 35318)
80 ROBERTA FLACK 84 88 99 4
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19186)
81 THE WIZ 94 -- -- 2  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-14000)
82 PETER CRISS 91 -- -- 2
Peter Criss (Casablanca NBLP 7122)
83 SECRETS 93 -- -- 2
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Arista AB 4189)
84 SUMMERTIME GROOVE 88 91 93 5
Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury SRM-1-3728)
85 PYRAMID 70 63 62 18  
Alan Parsons Project (Arista AB 4180)
86 BLOODY TOURISTS -- -- -- 1  
10cc (Polydor PD-1-6161)
87 SUNBEAM 66 57 46 12  
Emotions (Columbia JC 35385)
88 PARALLEL LINES 90 92 97 4
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1192)
89 STAGE -- -- -- 1  
David Bowie (RCA CPL2-2913)
90 STARDUST 92 93 95 21
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305)
91 TAKE IT ON UP 96 -- -- 2
Pockets (Columbia JC 35480)
92 SMOOTH TALK 64 53 47 20  
Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA APL1-2466)
93 NOT SHY 71 62 54 11  
Walter Egan (Columbia JC 35077)
94 KEEP ON JUMPIN' -- -- -- 1  
Musique (Prelude PRI 12158)
95 LOVESHINE 75 75 70 19  
Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-3725)
96 WAR OF THE WORLDS 85 85 87 7  
Various Artists (Columbia PC2-35290)
97 BEFORE THE RAIN 100 -- -- 2
Lee Oskar (Elektra 6E-150)
98 THE WIZARD OF OZ -- -- -- 1  
Meco (Millenium MNLP 8009)
99 SOUNDS. . . AND STUFF LIKE THAT 68 64 61 19  
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4685)
100 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 65 66 68 7  
Beatles (Capitol SMAS-2653)

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:

   • "Atlantic Starr" by Atlantic Starr (# 79)
   • "Images" by Crusaders (# 81)
   • "Songbird" by Barbra Streisand (# 82)
   • "Octave" by Moody Blues (# 86)
   • "Street-Legal" by Bob Dylan (# 89)
   • "Shaun Cassidy" by Shaun Cassidy (# 95)
   • "Jazz-Ay-Lay-Dee" by Ohio Players (# 97)

  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us