Friday November 17, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending November 11, 1978



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1 GREASE 1 1 1 26
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
2 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 2 2 4 6
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
3 LIVE AND MORE 3 5 7 8
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
4 52ND STREET 10 21 -- 3
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
5 DOUBLE VISION 6 6 6 19
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
6 DON'T LOOK BACK 5 4 2 11
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
7 PIECES OF EIGHT 7 8 13 7
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
8 SOME GIRLS 8 9 9 21
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
9 DOG & BUTTERFLY 9 11 15 7
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
10 WHO ARE YOU 4 3 3 10
Who (MCA 3050)
11 HOT STREETS 12 15 35 5
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
12 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 11 7 5 10
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
13 TORMATO 13 14 39 5
Yes (Atlantic SD 19202)
14 TIME PASSAGES 18 22 27 7
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
15 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE 15 17 20 7
Funkadelic (WB BSK 3209)
16 THE STRANGER 16 12 12 56
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
17 COMES A TIME 20 25 47 4
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
18 NIGHTWATCH 14 10 8 18
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587)
19 STRANGER IN TOWN 17 13 11 25
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
20 BROTHER TO BROTHER 24 28 33 6
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
21 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA 19 19 21 9
Ashford & Simpson (WB BSK 3219)
22 CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ 23 24 26 8
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6700)
23 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 22 20 19 50
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
24 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY 56 -- -- 2  
Steve Martin (WB HS 3238)
25 ALONG THE RED LEDGE 26 27 28 9
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-2804)
26 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 30 34 40 8
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743)
27 MIXED EMOTIONS 21 16 10 11
Exile (WB BSK 3205)
28 BURSTING OUT 33 45 76 5
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CH2-1201)
29 WORLDS AWAY 29 29 18 22
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
30 A SINGLE MAN 45 -- -- 2  
Elton John (MCA 3065)
31 LIFE BEYOND L.A. 36 42 51 12
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3135)
32 SKYNRYD'S FIRST AND. . . LAST 27 23 25 8
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3047)
33 STEP II 35 36 37 11
Sylvester (Fantasy F-9556)
34 SWITCH 40 48 59 7
Switch (Gordy G7-980R1)
35 CRUISIN' 51 66 -- 3  
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
36 BAT OUT OF HELL 34 33 23 48
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
37 NATURAL HIGH 25 18 16 25  
Commodores (Motown M7-902R1)
38 CITY NIGHTS 43 50 60 6
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis CHR 1202)
39 THE MAN 55 72 -- 3  
Barry White (20th Century T-571)
40 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES AGAIN 31 31 24 9
Rose Royce (WB WHK 3227)
41 A TASTE OF HONEY 32 30 22 20
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol ST-11754)
42 WAVELENGTH 50 64 87 4
Van Morrison (WB BSK 3212)
43 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 28 26 14 15  
Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4100)
44 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING 47 49 52 7
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35563)
45 MR. GONE 49 57 69 5
Weather Report (ABC JC 35358)
46 REED SEED 59 73 99 4  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown MT-910R1)
47 ACE FREHLEY 60 68 80 5  
Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121)
48 GENE SIMMONS 53 60 74 5
Gene Simmons (Casablanca NBLP 7120)
49 SLEEPER CATCHER 38 32 17 21  
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
50 THE CARS 42 38 32 18
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
51 CITY TO CITY 41 35 30 27
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 840-G)
52 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE 39 40 41 16  
Betty Wright (Alston 4408)
53 BISH 37 37 38 8  
Stephen Bishop (ABC AA 1082)
54 INNER SECRETS 77 -- -- 2  
Santana (Columbia FC 35600)
55 GET OFF 46 41 29 16
Foxy (Dash 30005)
56 CHAKA 94 -- -- 2  
Chaka Khan (WB BSK 3245)
57 THE WIZ 68 81 94 4  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-14000)
58 COME GET IT! 44 39 31 20  
Rick James (Gordy G7-981R1)
59 BLAM 48 44 36 15  
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4714)
60 I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY 64 77 98 4
Waylon Jennings (RCA AFL1-2979)
61 MACHO MAN 58 58 53 29
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
62 SHADOW DANCING 57 47 42 22
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
63 ELAN 88 -- -- 2  
Firefall (Atlantic SD 19183)
64 BLOODY TOURISTS 75 86 -- 3  
10cc (Polydor PD-1-6161)
65 PAUL STANLEY 67 71 83 5
Paul Stanley (Casablanca NBLP 7123)
66 LUXURY YOU CAN AFFORD 66 69 73 7
Joe Cocker (Asylum 6E-145)
67 STAGE 72 89 -- 3
David Bowie (RCA CPL2-2913)
68 PETER CRISS 71 82 91 4
Peter Criss (Casablanca NBLP 7122)
69 WEEKEND WARRIORS 97 -- -- 2  
Ted Nugent (Epic FE 35551)
70 AJA 54 43 34 57  
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
71 RUNNING ON EMPTY 63 52 50 46
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
72 DANGER ZONE 52 56 61 8  
Player (RSO RS-1-3036)
73 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 76 76 78 9
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
74 SECRETS 79 83 93 4
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Arista AB 4189)
75 KEEP ON JUMPIN' 84 94 -- 3
Musique (Prelude PRI 12158)
76 SUMMERTIME GROOVE 80 84 88 7
Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury SRM-1-3728)
77 VAN HALEN 65 62 62 36  
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
78 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 61 51 43 21  
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35095)
79 THE GRAND ILLUSION 73 74 77 67
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
80 ALL FLY HOME 90 -- -- 2
Al Jarreau (WB BSK 3229)
81 GREATEST HITS 98 -- -- 2  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPN 0214)
82 TOGETHERNESS 70 53 45 21  
LTD (A&M SP-4705)
83 COSMIC MESSENGER 62 46 46 10  
Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19189)
84 EVEN NOW 78 54 44 39
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
85 LIVE BOOTLEG -- -- -- 1  
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 2 35564)
86 STARDUST 87 90 92 23
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305)
87 NEVER SAY DIE 92 -- -- 2
Black Sabbath (WB BSK 3186)
88 TAKE IT ON UP 89 91 96 4
Pockets (Columbia JC 35480)
89 ROSS 100 -- -- 2  
Diana Ross (Motown M7-907R1)
90 THE WIZARD OF OZ 93 98 -- 3
Meco (Millenium MNLP 8009)
91 CHANGE OF HEART -- -- -- 1  
Eric Carmen (Arista AB 4184)
92 FLAME -- -- -- 1  
Ronnie Laws (United Artists LA 881-H)
93 RUMOURS 82 75 72 90  
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
94 FEELS SO GOOD 69 55 49 53  
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
95 IN THE NIGHT TIME 74 63 58 17  
Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5712)
96 UNDER WRAPS 83 61 55 14  
Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BSK 3222)
97 CARAVAN TO MIDNIGHT 85 67 54 11  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1189)
98 ALICIA BRIDGES -- -- -- 1  
Alicia Bridges (Polydor PD-1-6158)
99 WHEN I DREAM 81 65 67 18  
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 858-H)
100 WAR OF THE WORLDS 99 96 85 9
Various Artists (Columbia PC2-35290)

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:

   • "Heartbreaker" by Dolly Parton (# 86)
   • "You Send Me" by Roy Ayers (# 91)
   • "Before The Rain" by Lee Oskar (# 95)
   • "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" by Bruce Springsteen (# 96)

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