Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 23, 1978
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARBRA STREISAND'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 5 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia FC 35679) | ||||||
| 2 | 52ND STREET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia PC 38984) | ||||||
| 3 | A WILD AND CRAZY GUY | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Steve Martin (WB HS 3238) | ||||||
| 4 | GREATEST HITS | 6 | 16 | 50 | 4 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista A2L 8601) | ||||||
| 5 | GREASE | 5 | 6 | 5 | 32 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS-2-4002) | ||||||
| 6 | LIVE AND MORE | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7119) | ||||||
| 7 | BACKLESS | 8 | 17 | 32 | 5 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3039) | ||||||
| 8 | DOUBLE VISION | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic SD 19999) | ||||||
| 9 | JAZZ | 11 | 20 | 37 | 4 | |
| Queen (Elektra 6E-166) | ||||||
| 10 | LIVE BOOTLEG | 10 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 2 35564) | ||||||
| 11 | C'EST CHIC | 15 | 32 | 68 | 4 | |
| Chic (Atlantic SD 19209) | ||||||
| 12 | LIVING IN THE U.S.A. | 9 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-155) | ||||||
| 13 | THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. 1 | 16 | 27 | 45 | 4 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC FC 35647) | ||||||
| 14 | SOME GIRLS | 12 | 11 | 8 | 27 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 39108) | ||||||
| 15 | PIECES OF EIGHT | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| Styx (A&M SP-4724) | ||||||
| 16 | WEEKEND WARRIORS | 13 | 14 | 16 | 8 | |
| Ted Nugent (Epic FE 35551) | ||||||
| 17 | CRUISIN' | 18 | 19 | 20 | 9 | |
| Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7118) | ||||||
| 18 | GREATEST HITS | 19 | 21 | 25 | 6 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC AK-11707/2) | ||||||
| 19 | YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS | 68 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia FC 35625) | ||||||
| 20 | TOTO | 25 | 35 | 49 | 6 | |
| Toto (Columbia JC 35317) | ||||||
| 21 | ELAN | 22 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| Firefall (Atlantic SD 19183) | ||||||
| 22 | TWO FOR THE SHOW | 23 | 25 | 30 | 6 | |
| Kansas (Kirschner PZ2 35660) | ||||||
| 23 | BROTHER TO BROTHER | 21 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4722) | ||||||
| 24 | GREATEST HITS, 1974-1978 | 30 | 59 | 86 | 4 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SOO-11872) | ||||||
| 25 | CHAKA | 20 | 18 | 19 | 8 | |
| Chaka Khan (WB BSK 3245) | ||||||
| 26 | TIME PASSAGES | 17 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
| Al Stewart (Arista AB 4190) | ||||||
| 27 | ACE FREHLEY | 29 | 30 | 31 | 11 | |
| Ace Frehley (Casablanca NBLP 7121) | ||||||
| 28 | WINGS' GREATEST | 43 | 62 | -- | 3 | |
| Wings (Capitol SOO-11905) | ||||||
| 29 | GREATEST HITS | 34 | 49 | 64 | 5 | |
| Commodores (Motown M7-912R1) | ||||||
| 30 | GENE SIMMONS | 32 | 33 | 34 | 11 | |
| Gene Simmons (Casablanca NBLP 7120) | ||||||
| 31 | DOG & BUTTERFLY | 36 | 34 | 24 | 13 | |
| Heart (Portrait FR 35555) | ||||||
| 32 | BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3261) | ||||||
| 33 | THE STRANGER | 26 | 24 | 21 | 62 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987) | ||||||
| 34 | HEMISPHERES | 39 | 45 | 54 | 6 | |
| Rush (Mercury SRM-1-3743) | ||||||
| 35 | GREATEST HITS | 37 | 44 | 51 | 8 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPN 0214) | ||||||
| 36 | A SINGLE MAN | 24 | 13 | 14 | 8 |  |
| Elton John (MCA 3065) | ||||||
| 37 | MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR | 78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7125) | ||||||
| 38 | COMES A TIME | 28 | 22 | 12 | 10 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2266) | ||||||
| 39 | STRANGER IN TOWN | 40 | 39 | 36 | 31 | |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SW-11698) | ||||||
| 40 | SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER | 45 | 46 | 40 | 56 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001) | ||||||
| 41 | SHAKEDOWN STREET | 52 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Grateful Dead (Arista AB 4198) | ||||||
| 42 | DON'T LOOK BACK | 27 | 15 | 9 | 17 | |
| Boston (Epic FE 35050) | ||||||
| 43 | TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS | 33 | 28 | 17 | 16 | |
| Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg (Epic JE 35339) | ||||||
| 44 | TOTALLY HOT | 55 | 67 | 92 | 4 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3067) | ||||||
| 45 | BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Blues Brothers (Atlantic SD 19217) | ||||||
| 46 | HOT STREETS | 31 | 29 | 15 | 11 | |
| Chicago (Columbia FC 35512) | ||||||
| 47 | ALICIA BRIDGES | 50 | 53 | 61 | 7 | |
| Alicia Bridges (Polydor PD-1-6158) | ||||||
| 48 | PAUL STANLEY | 49 | 50 | 53 | 11 | |
| Paul Stanley (Casablanca NBLP 7123) | ||||||
| 49 | THE MAN | 41 | 38 | 23 | 9 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-571) | ||||||
| 50 | FEEL THE NEED | 58 | 70 | 96 | 4 | |
| Leif Garrett (Scotti Bros. SB 7100) | ||||||
| 51 | WAVELENGTH | 35 | 26 | 28 | 10 | |
| Van Morrison (WB BSK 3212) | ||||||
| 52 | MINUTE BY MINUTE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BSK 3193) | ||||||
| 53 | WHO ARE YOU | 42 | 31 | 13 | 16 | |
| Who (MCA 3050) | ||||||
| 54 | ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE | 44 | 37 | 29 | 13 | |
| Funkadelic (WB BSK 3209) | ||||||
| 55 | PETER CRISS | 56 | 57 | 59 | 10 | |
| Peter Criss (Casablanca NBLP 7122) | ||||||
| 56 | YOU HAD TO BE THERE | 38 | 40 | 46 | 6 | |
| Jimmy Buffett (ABC AK-1008/2) | ||||||
| 57 | SHADOW DANCING | 60 | 64 | 67 | 28 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3034) | ||||||
| 58 | WILLIE AND FAMILY LIVE | 71 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Willie Nelson (Columbia KC2 35642) | ||||||
| 59 | SECRETS | 59 | 61 | 63 | 10 | |
| Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Arista AB 4189) | ||||||
| 60 | THE CARS | 57 | 54 | 47 | 24 | |
| Cars (Elektra 6E-135) | ||||||
| 61 | LOVE BEACH | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19255) | ||||||
| 62 | CHERYL LYNN | 73 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Cheryl Lynn (Columbia JC 35486) | ||||||
| 63 | PLAYIN' TO WIN | 66 | 75 | 89 | 4 | |
| Outlaws (Arista AR 4205) | ||||||
| 64 | REED SEED | 51 | 47 | 35 | 10 | |
| Grover Washington, Jr. (Motown MT-910R1) | ||||||
| 65 | CROSSWINDS | 83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11875) | ||||||
| 66 | BAT OUT OF HELL | 63 | 60 | 55 | 54 | |
| Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974) | ||||||
| 67 | IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA | 62 | 52 | 48 | 15 | |
| Ashford & Simpson (WB BSK 3219) | ||||||
| 68 | BURSTING OUT | 48 | 43 | 39 | 11 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CH2-1201) | ||||||
| 69 | TO THE LIMIT | 72 | 77 | 82 | 5 | |
| Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4732) | ||||||
| 70 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS | 81 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Fantasy LOR-1) | ||||||
| 71 | LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY | 47 | 36 | 26 | 14 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol SW-11743) | ||||||
| 72 | SWITCH | 69 | 63 | 42 | 13 | |
| Switch (Gordy G7-980R1) | ||||||
| 73 | FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE | 77 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Polydor PD-1-6164) | ||||||
| 74 | LIFE BEYOND L.A. | 46 | 41 | 38 | 18 | |
| Ambrosia (WB BSK 3135) | ||||||
| 75 | BACK TO THE BARS | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BRX 6986) | ||||||
| 76 | FLAME | 54 | 58 | 62 | 7 | |
| Ronnie Laws (United Artists LA 881-H) | ||||||
| 77 | NIGHTWATCH | 61 | 48 | 43 | 24 | |
| Kenny Loggins (Columbia JC 33587) | ||||||
| 78 | ROSE ROYCE STRIKES AGAIN | 65 | 65 | 57 | 15 | |
| Rose Royce (WB WHK 3227) | ||||||
| 79 | INNER SECRETS | 53 | 42 | 33 | 8 | |
| Santana (Columbia FC 35600) | ||||||
| 80 | WORLDS AWAY | 64 | 51 | 44 | 28 | |
| Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4697) | ||||||
| 81 | NICOLETTE | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Nicolette Larson (WB BSK 3243) | ||||||
| 82 | LOU RAWLS LIVE | 86 | 89 | 94 | 5 | |
| Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. PZ2-35517) | ||||||
| 83 | PROFILE / BEST OF EMMYLOU HARRIS | 87 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3258) | ||||||
| 84 | BACK TO EARTH | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4735) | ||||||
| 85 | TOUCHDOWN | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bob James (Columbia JC 35594) | ||||||
| 86 | CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ | 74 | 68 | 60 | 14 | |
| Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-6700) | ||||||
| 87 | TORMATO | 67 | 55 | 41 | 11 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 19202) | ||||||
| 88 | SANCTUARY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| J. Geils Band (EMI America SO-17006) | ||||||
| 89 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION IV | 91 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 916-H) | ||||||
| 90 | MACHO MAN | 79 | 66 | 56 | 35 | |
| Village People (Casablanca NBLP 7096) | ||||||
| 91 | EVEN NOW | 94 | 96 | 99 | 45 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164) | ||||||
| 92 | LEGEND | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Poco (ABC AA-1099) | ||||||
| 93 | MOVE IT ON OVER | 96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| George Thorogood (Rounder 3024) | ||||||
| 94 | TNT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tanya Tucker (MCA 3066) | ||||||
| 95 | MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD | 76 | 79 | 75 | 15 | |
| Talking Heads (Sire SRK 6058) | ||||||
| 96 | CITY NIGHTS | 80 | 71 | 65 | 12 | |
| Nick Gilder (Chrysalis CHR 1202) | ||||||
| 97 | CHANSON | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chanson (Arista SW 50039) | ||||||
| 98 | PLEASURE & PAIN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dr. Hook (Capitol SW-11859) | ||||||
| 99 | RUNNING ON EMPTY | 82 | 73 | 69 | 52 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113) | ||||||
| 100 | FROM THE INSIDE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BSK 3263) | ||||||
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:
• "Keep On Jumpin'" by Musique (# 70)
• "Funk Or Walk" by Brides Of Funkenstein (# 75)
• "I've Always Been Crazy" by Waylon Jennings (# 84)
• "Mr. Gone" by Weather Report (# 85)
• "The Wiz" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 88)
• "All Fly Home" by Al Jarreau (# 89)
• "Van Halen" by Van Halen (# 93)
• "Stardust" by Willie Nelson (# 97)
• "Step II" by Sylvester (# 99)
• "Bloody Tourists" by 10cc (#100)