Friday November 24, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending November 18, 1978



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1 52ND STREET 4 10 21 4
Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984)
2 LIVE AND MORE 3 3 5 9
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119)
3 GREASE 1 1 1 27
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002)
4 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 2 2 2 7
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155)
5 DOUBLE VISION 5 6 6 20
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999)
6 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY 24 56 -- 3  
Steve Martin (WB HS 3238)
7 DON'T LOOK BACK 6 5 4 12
Boston (Epic FE 35050)
8 SOME GIRLS 8 8 9 22
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108)
9 PIECES OF EIGHT 7 7 8 8
Styx (A&M SP-4724)
10 HOT STREETS 11 12 15 6
Chicago (Columbia FC 35512)
11 TIME PASSAGES 14 18 22 8
Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190)
12 WHO ARE YOU 10 4 3 11
Who (MCA 3050)
13 DOG & BUTTERFLY 9 9 11 8
Heart (Portrait FR 35555)
14 TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS 12 11 7 11
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339)
15 COMES A TIME 17 20 25 5
Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266)
16 THE STRANGER 16 16 12 57
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
17 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE 15 15 17 8
Funkadelic (WB BSK 3209)
18 BROTHER TO BROTHER 20 24 28 7
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722)
19 TORMATO 13 13 14 6
Yes (Atlantic SD 19202)
20 A SINGLE MAN 30 45 -- 3
Elton John (MCA 3065)
21 STRANGER IN TOWN 19 17 13 26
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698)
22 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 26 30 34 9
Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743)
23 NIGHTWATCH 18 14 10 19
Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587)
24 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA 21 19 19 10
Ashford & Simpson (WB BSK 3219)
25 CRUISIN' 35 51 66 4
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118)
26 BURSTING OUT 28 33 45 6
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CH2-1201)
27 LIFE BEYOND L.A. 31 36 42 13
Ambrosia (WB BSK 3135)
28 WEEKEND WARRIORS 69 97 -- 3  
Ted Nugent (Epic FE 35551)
29 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 23 22 20 51
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
30 THE MAN 39 55 72 4
Barry White (20th Century T-571)
31 STEP II 33 35 36 12
Sylvester (Fantasy F-9556)
32 SWITCH 34 40 48 8
Switch (Gordy G7-980R1)
33 CHAKA 56 94 -- 3  
Chaka Khan (WB BSK 3245)
34 CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ 22 23 24 9  
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6700)
35 MIXED EMOTIONS 27 21 16 12
Exile (WB BSK 3205)
36 CITY NIGHTS 38 43 50 7
Nick Gilder (Chrysalis CHR 1202)
37 WAVELENGTH 42 50 64 5
Van Morrison (WB BSK 3212)
38 WORLDS AWAY 29 29 29 23
Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697)
39 INNER SECRETS 54 77 -- 3  
Santana (Columbia FC 35600)
40 REED SEED 46 59 73 5
Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown MT-910R1)
41 BAT OUT OF HELL 36 34 33 49
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
42 ACE FREHLEY 47 60 68 6
Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121)
43 GENE SIMMONS 48 53 60 6
Gene Simmons (Casablanca NBLP 7120)
44 ALONG THE RED LEDGE 25 26 27 10  
Hall & Oates (RCA AFL1-2804)
45 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES AGAIN 40 31 31 10
Rose Royce (WB WHK 3227)
46 ELAN 63 88 -- 3  
Firefall (Atlantic SD 19183)
47 SKYNRYD'S FIRST AND. . . LAST 32 27 23 9  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3047)
48 THE CARS 50 42 38 19
Cars (Elektra 6E-135)
49 NATURAL HIGH 37 25 18 26  
Commodores (Motown M7-902R1)
50 THE WIZ 57 68 81 5
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-14000)
51 LIVE BOOTLEG 85 -- -- 2  
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 2 35564)
52 A TASTE OF HONEY 41 32 30 21  
A Taste Of Honey (Capitol ST-11754)
53 BISH 53 37 37 9
Stephen Bishop (ABC AA 1082)
54 MR. GONE 45 49 57 6
Weather Report (ABC JC 35358)
55 I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY 60 64 77 5
Waylon Jennings (RCA AFL1-2979)
56 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING 44 47 49 8  
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35563)
57 GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Steely Dan (ABC AK-11707/2)
58 MACHO MAN 61 58 58 30
Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096)
59 BLOODY TOURISTS 64 75 86 4
10cc (Polydor PD-1-6161)
60 PAUL STANLEY 65 67 71 6
Paul Stanley (Casablanca NBLP 7123)
61 SLEEPER CATCHER 49 38 32 22  
Little River Band (Harvest SW-11783)
62 TWO FOR THE SHOW -- -- -- 1  
Kansas (Kirschner PZ2 35660)
63 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 43 28 26 16  
Various Artists (RSO RS-2-4100)
64 STAGE 67 72 89 4
David Bowie (RCA CPL2-2913)
65 PETER CRISS 68 71 82 5
Peter Criss (Casablanca NBLP 7122)
66 YOU HAD TO BE THERE -- -- -- 1  
Jimmy Buffett (ABC AK-1008/2)
67 KEEP ON JUMPIN' 75 84 94 4
Musique (Prelude PRI 12158)
68 SHADOW DANCING 62 57 47 23
Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034)
69 GREATEST HITS 81 98 -- 3  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPN 0214)
70 RUNNING ON EMPTY 71 63 52 47
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
71 SECRETS 74 79 83 5
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Arista AB 4189)
72 CITY TO CITY 51 41 35 28  
Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UA-LA 840-G)
73 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD 73 76 76 10
Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058)
74 SUMMERTIME GROOVE 76 80 84 8
Hamilton Bohannon (Mercury SRM-1-3728)
75 FLAME 92 -- -- 2  
Ronnie Laws (United Artists LA 881-H)
76 ALL FLY HOME 80 90 -- 3
Al Jarreau (WB BSK 3229)
77 VAN HALEN 77 65 62 37
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
78 GET OFF 55 46 41 17  
Foxy (Dash 30005)
79 ROSS 89 100 -- 3
Diana Ross (Motown M7-907R1)
80 BLAM 59 48 44 16  
Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4714)
81 THE GRAND ILLUSION 79 73 74 68
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
82 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE 52 39 40 17  
Betty Wright (Alston 4408)
83 NEVER SAY DIE 87 92 -- 3
Black Sabbath (WB BSK 3186)
84 ALICIA BRIDGES 98 -- -- 2  
Alicia Bridges (Polydor PD-1-6158)
85 STARDUST 86 87 90 24
Willie Nelson (Columbia JC 35305)
86 CHANGE OF HEART 91 -- -- 2
Eric Carmen (Arista AB 4184)
87 COME GET IT! 58 44 39 21  
Rick James (Gordy G7-981R1)
88 AJA 70 54 43 58  
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
89 EVEN NOW 84 78 54 40
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
90 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING 78 61 51 22  
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35095)
91 DANGER ZONE 72 52 56 9  
Player (RSO RS-1-3036)
92 LUXURY YOU CAN AFFORD 66 66 69 8  
Joe Cocker (Asylum 6E-145)
93 HEMISPHERES -- -- -- 1  
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-3743)
94 Q: ARE WE NOT MEN? A: WE ARE DEVO!!! -- -- -- 1  
Devo (WB BSK 3239)
95 RUMOURS 93 82 75 91
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
96 TOGETHERNESS 82 70 53 22  
LTD (A&M SP-4705)
97 WAR OF THE WORLDS 100 99 96 10
Various Artists (Columbia PC2-35290)
98 COSMIC MESSENGER 83 62 46 11  
Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 19189)
99 WHEN I DREAM 99 81 65 19
Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA 858-H)
100 TOTO -- -- -- 1  
Toto (Columbia JC 35317)

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:

   • "Take It On Up" by Pockets (# 88)
   • "The Wizard Of Oz" by Meco (# 90)
   • "Feels So Good" by Chuck Mangione (# 94)
   • "In The Night Time" by Michael Henderson (# 95)
   • "Under Wraps" by Shaun Cassidy (# 96)
   • "Caravan To Midnight" by Robin Trower (# 97)

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