Wednesday December 29, 1976
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 25, 1976



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1 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 1 1 1 11
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2)
2 BOSTON 2 2 2 14
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
3 A NIGHT ON THE TOWN 3 3 4 24
Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938)
4 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 4 4 5 48
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703)
5 HOTEL CALIFORNIA -- -- -- 1  
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
6 WINGS OVER AMERICA -- -- -- 1  
Wings (Capitol SWCO-11593)
7 BEST OF THE DOOBIES 7 9 13 6
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2978)
8 THE PRETENDER 5 7 9 5
Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079)
9 ROCK AND ROLL OVER 9 12 22 6
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037)
10 A NEW WORLD RECORD 10 11 12 8
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 679)
11 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 11 10 8 31
Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497)
12 SPIRIT 6 6 7 11
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 34241)
13 HEJIRA 15 62 -- 3
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1087)
14 BLUE MOVES 8 8 6 7
Elton John (MCA 2-11004)
15 GREATEST HITS 22 33 92 4
James Taylor (WB BS 2979)
16 33 1/3 19 75 -- 3
George Harrison (Dark Horse DH 3005)
17 THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME 12 5 3 8
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2-201)
18 GREATEST HITS 28 -- -- 2
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092)
19 CHICAGO X 14 16 14 26
Chicago (Columbia PC 34200)
20 ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD 13 14 10 13
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2-6001)
21 THEIR GREATEST HITS 17 17 18 43
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
22 SONG OF JOY 25 28 32 41
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570)
23 SILK DEGREES 18 15 15 40
Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920)
24 CHILDREN OF THE WORLD 20 18 16 14
Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003)
25 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 16 13 11 34
Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005)
26 FLEETWOOD MAC 21 19 17 73
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
27 YEAR OF THE CAT 23 24 27 11
Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022)
28 CAR WASH 32 44 66 5
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-6000)
29 SUMMERTIME DREAM 24 20 19 27
Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2246)
30 IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW 29 31 34 8
Phoebe Snow (Columbia PC 34387)
31 THE BEST OF GEORGE HARRISON 34 41 71 5
George Harrison (Capitol ST-11578)
32 HASTEN DOWN THE WIND 26 22 21 18
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1072)
33 CERTIFIED LIVE 35 40 49 5
Dave Mason (Columbia PG 34174)
34 SPIRIT 36 38 42 18
John Denver (RCA APL2-1694)
35 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' 38 42 48 8
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2223)
36 NO REASON TO CRY 27 21 20 11
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3004)
37 FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE 37 39 44 9
Donna Summer (Oasis NBLP 7038)
38 BURTON CUMMINGS 42 49 59 7
Burton Cummings (Portrait PR 34261)
39 NIGHTS ARE FOREVER 30 27 29 16
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 89517)
40 NIGHT SHIFT 43 47 54 5
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6962)
41 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND 41 43 39 18
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA APL1-1504)
42 FREE FOR ALL 39 34 30 14
Ted Nugent (Epic PE 34121)
43 LEFTOVERTURE 47 50 55 7
Kansas (Kirschner PZ 34224)
44 HOT ON THE TRACKS 33 32 28 24  
Commodores (Motown M6-86ZS1)
45 NADIA'S THEME 48 56 78 5
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. (A&M SP-3412)
46 THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN 31 25 25 12  
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7034)
47 BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US 40 37 36 17
Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467)
48 SOME PEOPLE CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE 46 35 37 9
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9420)
49 I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME 53 60 69 8
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC ABCD 952)
50 AFTER THE LOVIN' 55 73 -- 3
Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic PE 34381)
51 GOLD 44 46 51 6
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1122)
52 AGENTS OF FORTUNE 51 30 31 27
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PC 34164)
53 ZOOT ALLURES 54 58 72 5
Frank Zappa (WB BS 2970)
54 DAZZ 64 71 98 4
Brick (Bang 408)
55 ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL 57 53 53 24
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2896)
56 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 58 55 41 19
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090)
57 NIGHT MOVES 62 67 74 6
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557)
58 BRASS CONSTRUCTION II 61 68 76 4
Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA 677-G)
59 THE BEST OF FRIENDS 73 97 -- 3  
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PC 34388)
60 PART 3 50 26 26 10
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 605)
61 A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 49 36 33 16  
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock PS 2015)
62 LONG MAY YOU RUN 45 23 23 13  
Stills-Young Band (WB MS 2253)
63 A STAR IS BORN 76 -- -- 2  
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 34403)
64 GREATEST HITS 59 59 62 13
ABBA (Atlantic SD 18189)
65 FIREFALL 56 51 45 32
Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174)
66 ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II -- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 71 79 89 4
Various Artists (20th Century 2T-522)
67 FLOWERS 69 72 75 11
Emotions (Columbia PC 34163)
68 ROCKS 63 66 58 31
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165)
69 HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS 66 57 47 22
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18181)
70 GREATEST HITS 65 61 43 17
War (United Artists UA-LA 648-G)
71 LONG MISTY DAYS 67 48 35 12
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1107)
72 SPITFIRE 52 29 24 24  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-4372)
73 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 79 -- -- 2
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9518)
74 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 78 82 85 76
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
75 DESTROYER 83 91 90 24
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025)
76 BEST OF LEON 60 45 38 10  
Leon Russell (Shelter SRL 52004)
77 MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC 77 64 46 14
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. FZ 34245)
78 GULF WINDS 75 54 57 7
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4603)
79 BREEZIN' 81 65 50 35
George Benson (WB BS 2919)
80 WIPE THE WINDOWS, CHECK THE OIL, DOLLAR GAS 84 93 -- 3
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 2CX 0177)
81 GREATEST HITS 80 80 77 57
Chicago (Columbia PC 33900)
82 ENDLESS FLIGHT 86 -- -- 2
Leo Sayer (WB BS 2962)
83 ALIVE 95 96 90 53  
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020)
84 ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE 68 52 40 10  
Rush (Mercury SRM-2-7058)
85 JOHNNY THE FOX 70 63 65 7  
Thin Lizzy (Mercury SRM-1-1119)
86 HIGH LONESOME 90 99 -- 3
Charlie Daniels Band (Epic PE 34377)
87 LITTLE RIVER BAND 88 90 94 5
Little River Band (Capitol ST-11512)
88 RADIO ETHIOPIA 72 76 81 4  
Patti Smith Group (Arista AL 4097)
89 BEAUTIFUL NOISE 82 78 64 26
Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965)
90 HOMETOWN BOY MAKES GOOD 74 77 83 4  
Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0176)
91 SUDAN VILLAGE 97 -- -- 2
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2976)
92 DEDICATION 89 89 79 14
Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4093)
93 THIS IS NIECY 96 -- -- 2
Deniece Williams (Columbia PC 34242)
94 WILD CHERRY 92 84 63 22
Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34195)
95 HELP IS ON THE WAY 94 98 -- 3
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4095)
96 GOLD / VOLUME ONE 99 -- -- 2
Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3006)
97 BAREFOOT BALLET 87 81 68 15
John Klemmer (ABC AA-950)
98 WAYLON LIVE -- -- -- 1  
Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1108)
99 THE ROARING SILENCE 95 96 98 4
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (WB BS 2965)
100 TROUBADOUR 98 -- 90 11
J.J. Cale (Shelter SRL 52002)

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:

   • "Abandoned Luncheonette" by Hall & Oates (# 85)
   • "Love To The World" by LTD (# 91)
   • "Dance" by Pure Prairie League (# 93)
   • "Rock And Roll Heart" by Lou Reed (#100)

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