Monday November 6, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending November 4, 1978



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1 GREASE 1 1 1 25
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
2 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 2 4 14 5
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
3 LIVE AND MORE 5 7 8 7
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
4 WHO ARE YOU 3 3 3 9
Who (MCA 3050)
5 DON'T LOOK BACK 4 2 2 10
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
6 DOUBLE VISION 6 6 4 18
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
7 PIECES OF EIGHT 8 13 16 6
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
8 SOME GIRLS 9 9 7 20
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
9 DOG & BUTTERFLY 11 15 19 6
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
10 52ND STREET 21 -- -- 2  
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
11 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 7 5 5 9
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
12 HOT STREETS 15 35 54 4
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
13 TORMATO 14 39 59 4
Yes (Atlantic SD 19202)
14 NIGHTWATCH 10 8 6 17
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587)
15 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE 17 20 26 6
Funkadelic (WB BSK 3209)
16 THE STRANGER 12 12 12 55
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
17 STRANGER IN TOWN 13 11 10 24
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
18 TIME PASSAGES 22 27 38 6
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
19 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA 19 21 22 8
Ashford & Simpson (WB BSK 3219)
20 COMES A TIME 25 47 -- 3
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
21 MIXED EMOTIONS 16 10 11 10
Exile (WB BSK 3205)
22 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 20 19 17 49
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
23 CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ 24 26 31 7
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6700)
24 BROTHER TO BROTHER 28 33 47 5
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
25 NATURAL HIGH 18 16 15 24
Commodores (Motown M7-902R1)
26 ALONG THE RED LEDGE 27 28 30 8
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-2804)
27 SKYNRYD'S FIRST AND. . . LAST 23 25 29 7
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3047)
28 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 26 14 9 14
Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4100)
29 WORLDS AWAY 29 18 13 21
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
30 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 34 40 50 7
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743)
31 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES AGAIN 31 24 25 8
Rose Royce (WB WHK 3227)
32 A TASTE OF HONEY 30 22 21 19
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol ST-11754)
33 BURSTING OUT 45 76 98 4  
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CH2-1201)
34 BAT OUT OF HELL 33 23 20 47
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
35 STEP II 36 37 40 10
Sylvester (Fantasy F-9556)
36 LIFE BEYOND L.A. 42 51 56 11
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3135)
37 BISH 37 38 42 7
Stephen Bishop (ABC AA 1082)
38 SLEEPER CATCHER 32 17 18 20
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
39 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE 40 41 41 15
Betty Wright (Alston 4408)
40 SWITCH 48 59 72 6
Switch (Gordy G7-980R1)
41 CITY TO CITY 35 30 23 26
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 840-G)
42 THE CARS 38 32 33 17
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
43 CITY NIGHTS 50 60 71 5
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis CHR 1202)
44 COME GET IT! 39 31 27 19
Rick James (Gordy G7-981R1)
45 A SINGLE MAN -- -- -- 1  
Elton John (MCA 3065)
46 GET OFF 41 29 24 15
Foxy (Dash 30005)
47 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING 49 52 60 6
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35563)
48 BLAM 44 36 28 14
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4714)
49 MR. GONE 57 69 90 4
Weather Report (ABC JC 35358)
50 WAVELENGTH 64 87 -- 3  
Van Morrison (WB BSK 3212)
51 CRUISIN' 66 -- -- 2  
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
52 DANGER ZONE 56 61 65 7
Player (RSO RS-1-3036)
53 GENE SIMMONS 60 74 89 4
Gene Simmons (Casablanca NBLP 7120)
54 AJA 43 34 34 56  
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
55 THE MAN 72 -- -- 2  
Barry White (20th Century T-571)
56 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY -- -- -- 1  
Steve Martin (WB HS 3238)
57 SHADOW DANCING 47 42 32 21
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
58 MACHO MAN 58 53 45 28
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
59 REED SEED 73 99 -- 3  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown MT-910R1)
60 ACE FREHLEY 68 80 97 4
Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121)
61 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 51 43 35 20
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35095)
62 COSMIC MESSENGER 46 46 49 9  
Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19189)
63 RUNNING ON EMPTY 52 50 43 45  
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
64 I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY 77 98 -- 3  
Waylon Jennings (RCA AFL1-2979)
65 VAN HALEN 62 62 58 35
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
66 LUXURY YOU CAN AFFORD 69 73 76 6
Joe Cocker (Asylum 6E-145)
67 PAUL STANLEY 71 83 94 4
Paul Stanley (Casablanca NBLP 7123)
68 THE WIZ 81 94 -- 3  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-14000)
69 FEELS SO GOOD 55 49 51 52  
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
70 TOGETHERNESS 53 45 36 20  
LTD (A&M SP-4705)
71 PETER CRISS 82 91 -- 3  
Peter Criss (Casablanca NBLP 7122)
72 STAGE 89 -- -- 2  
David Bowie (RCA CPL2-2913)
73 THE GRAND ILLUSION 74 77 80 66
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
74 IN THE NIGHT TIME 63 58 55 16  
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5712)
75 BLOODY TOURISTS 86 -- -- 2  
10cc (Polydor PD-1-6161)
76 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 76 78 81 8
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
77 INNER SECRETS -- -- -- 1  
Santana (Columbia FC 35600)
78 EVEN NOW 54 44 39 38  
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
79 SECRETS 83 93 -- 3
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Arista AB 4189)
80 SUMMERTIME GROOVE 84 88 91 6
Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury SRM-1-3728)
81 WHEN I DREAM 65 67 69 17  
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 858-H)
82 RUMOURS 75 72 70 89
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
83 UNDER WRAPS 61 55 44 13  
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BSK 3222)
84 KEEP ON JUMPIN' 94 -- -- 2
Musique (Prelude PRI 12158)
85 CARAVAN TO MIDNIGHT 67 54 37 10  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1189)
86 HEARTBREAKER 59 48 48 12  
Dolly Parton (RCA AFL1-2797)
87 STARDUST 90 92 93 22
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305)
88 ELAN -- -- -- 1  
Firefall (Atlantic SD 19183)
89 TAKE IT ON UP 91 96 -- 3
Pockets (Columbia JC 35480)
90 ALL FLY HOME -- -- -- 1  
Al Jarreau (WB BSK 3229)
91 YOU SEND ME 70 63 61 11  
Roy Ayers (Polydor PD-1-6159)
92 NEVER SAY DIE -- -- -- 1  
Black Sabbath (WB BSK 3186)
93 THE WIZARD OF OZ 98 -- -- 2
Meco (Millenium MNLP 8009)
94 CHAKA -- -- -- 1  
Chaka Khan (WB BSK 3245)
95 BEFORE THE RAIN 97 100 -- 3
Lee Oskar (Elektra 6E-150)
96 DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN 79 56 52 21  
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia JC 35318)
97 WEEKEND WARRIORS -- -- -- 1  
Ted Nugent (Epic FE 35551)
98 GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPN 0214)
99 WAR OF THE WORLDS 96 85 85 8
Various Artists (Columbia PC2-35290)
100 ROSS -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (Motown M7-907R1)

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:

   • "But Seriously Folks. . ." by Joe Walsh (# 78)
   • "Roberta Flack" by Roberta Flack (# 80)
   • "Pyramid" by Alan Parsons Project (# 85)
   • "Sunbeam" by Emotions (# 87)
   • "Parallel Lines" by Blondie (# 88)
   • "Smooth Talk" by Evelyn "Champagne" King (# 92)
   • "Not Shy" by Walter Egan (# 93)
   • "Loveshine" by Con Funk Shun (# 95)
   • "Sounds. . . And Stuff Like That" by Quincy Jones (# 99)
   • "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by Beatles (#100)

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