Sunday March 19, 1978
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending March 18, 1978



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1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1 1 1 16
Original Film Soundtrack (RSO RS 4001)
2 THE STRANGER 2 2 2 22
Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987)
3 SLOWHAND 6 7 10 16
Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030)
4 RUNNING ON EMPTY 4 4 4 12
Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113)
5 AJA 5 6 9 23
Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006)
6 NEWS OF THE WORLD 3 3 3 17
Queen (Elektra 6E-112)
7 EVEN NOW 15 28 43 5
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4164)
8 POINT OF KNOW RETURN 8 10 12 22
Kansas (Kirschner JZ 34929)
9 THE GRAND ILLUSION 7 8 8 34
Styx (A&M SP-4637)
10 DOUBLE LIVE GONZO 10 13 16 6
Ted Nugent (Epic KE2 35069)
11 WEEKEND IN L.A. 13 16 23 7
George Benson (WB 2WB 3139)
12 WATERMARK 11 12 14 7
Art Garfunkel (Columbia JC 34975)
13 RUMOURS 9 5 5 56
Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010)
14 FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE 12 11 6 18
Rod Stewart (WB BSK 3092)
15 ALL 'N' ALL 14 9 7 16
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905)
16 SIMPLE DREAMS 16 14 11 27
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104)
17 STREET SURVIVORS 18 19 20 20
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 3029)
18 BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT 23 27 31 10
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149)
19 WAYLON & WILLIE 20 25 28 6
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (RCA AFL1-2686)
20 LONGER FUSE 17 17 21 9
Dan Hill (20th Century T-547)
21 FRENCH KISS 22 23 24 23
Bob Welch (Capitol ST-11663)
22 OUT OF THE BLUE 19 15 13 17
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet JTLA-823-L2)
23 STREET PLAYER 28 32 37 6
Rufus (ABC AA-1049)
24 FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME 21 18 19 13
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084)
25 ENDLESS WIRE 26 30 34 8
Gordon Lightfoot (WB BSK 3149)
26 LIVE AT THE BIJOU 24 24 25 12
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637-MZ)
27 HERE AT LAST. . . BEE GEES. . . LIVE 32 37 41 42
Bee Gees (RSO RS2-3901)
28 THANKFUL 29 29 30 14
Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708)
29 GOLDEN TIME OF DAY 34 41 46 7
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11710)
30 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 25 20 15 12
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500)
31 QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN 35 40 45 8
Emmylou Harris (WB BSK 3141)
32 ALIVE II 27 21 17 18
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2)
33 EARTH -- -- -- 1  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BXL1-2515)
34 MY AIM IS TRUE 36 36 38 16
Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037)
35 BOOTSY? PLAYER OF THE YEAR 40 59 -- 3
Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BSK 3093)
36 INFINITY 38 44 52 6
Journey (Columbia JC 34912)
37 I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT 33 31 26 17
Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34900)
38 TEN YEARS OF GOLD 44 54 66 5
Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA 835-H)
39 WAITING FOR COLUMBUS 58 78 -- 3  
Little Feat (WB 2BS 3140)
40 FOREIGNER 37 35 36 50
Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215)
41 FEELS SO GOOD 48 55 63 19
Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658)
42 FLOWING RIVERS 50 62 76 21
Andy Gibb (RSO PS-1-3019)
43 DOWN TWO THEN LEFT 30 26 18 16  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729)
44 SHAUN CASSIDY 39 34 32 37
Shaun Cassidy (WB BS 3067)
45 CATS ON THE COAST 47 50 53 8
Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0198)
46 THE ALBUM 54 68 87 4
ABBA (Atlantic SD 19164)
47 LIVE 49 52 54 42
Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500)
48 LITTLE CRIMINALS 31 22 22 21  
Randy Newman (WB BSK 3079)
49 RAYDIO 53 66 81 4
Raydio (Arista AB 4163)
50 LIVE! 41 39 39 19
Commodores (Motown M9-894A2)
51 EXCITABLE BOY 66 81 95 4  
Warren Zevon (Asylum 6E-118)
52 DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND MEETS KING PENETT 56 67 79 5
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA AFL1-2402)
53 BOOK OF DREAMS 46 46 47 43
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630)
54 HERE YOU COME AGAIN 45 43 33 17
Dolly Parton (RCA APL1-2544)
55 EDDIE MONEY 64 73 80 9
Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909)
56 PLAYER 42 38 35 14  
Player (RSO RS-1-3026)
57 TOO HOT TO HANDLE 60 63 67 29
Heatwave (Epic PE 34761)
58 BAT OUT OF HELL 62 65 69 14
Meat Loaf (Epic PE 34974)
59 GALAXY 43 33 27 16  
War (MCA 3030)
60 GREATEST HITS, ETC. 57 47 44 17
Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032)
61 CHIC 51 45 40 10
Chic (Atlantic SD 5202)
62 HEAVEN HELP THE FOOL 67 71 84 4
Bob Weir (Arista AB 4155)
63 ANYTIME. . . ANYWHERE 65 70 73 45
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616)
64 THE STORY OF STAR WARS 55 58 58 14
Narration (20th Century T-550)
65 VAN HALEN 83 -- -- 2  
Van Halen (WB BSK 3075)
66 DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME? 69 72 71 8
Peter Brown (Drive 104)
67 STAR WARS 59 49 48 40
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century 2T-541)
68 PUTTING IT STRAIGHT 68 69 70 7
Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6121)
69 BORN LATE 63 48 42 18
Shaun Cassidy (WB BSK 3126)
70 DRAW THE LINE 52 42 29 13  
Aerosmith (Columbia JC 34856)
71 WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL 71 57 57 9
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Intl. JZ 35036)
72 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 78 76 72 65
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084)
73 EMOTION -- -- -- 1  
Samantha Sang (Private Stock PS 7009)
74 HERB ALPERT & HUGH MASEKELA 77 89 -- 3
Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela (Horizon SP-728)
75 ONCE UPON A TIME 72 60 59 18
Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078-2)
76 ONCE UPON A DREAM 61 64 68 6  
Enchantment (Roadshow LA 811-G)
77 STARGARD 93 -- -- 2  
Stargard (MCA 2321)
78 RAINBOW SEEKER 90 -- -- 2  
Joe Sample (ABC AA-1050)
79 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 76 74 65 21
Debby Boone (WB BS-3118)
80 SHOUT! 84 98 -- 3
B.T. Express (Roadshow JC 35078)
81 BOSTON 82 83 85 78
Boston (Epic EPC 81611)
82 WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM -- LIVE 97 -- -- 2  
Tubes (A&M SP-6003)
83 KARLA BONOFF 85 87 90 20
Karla Bonoff (Columbia PC 34152)
84 GREATEST HITS 79 77 61 20
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 3028)
85 DON JUAN'S RECKLESS DAUGHTER 75 61 49 12
Joni Mitchell (Asylum BB 701)
86 ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO 100 -- -- 2  
Andrew Gold (Asylum 6E-116)
87 ELVIS IN CONCERT 70 51 50 22  
Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587)
88 MENAGERIE 73 56 51 11  
Bill Withers (Columbia JC 34903)
89 LEIF GARRETT 80 75 60 11
Leif Garrett (Atlantic SD 19152)
90 ENCOUNTERS OF EVERY KIND 74 53 56 9  
Meco (Millenium MNLP 8004)
91 GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 89 85 74 23
Elton John (MCA 3027)
92 PLASTIC LETTERS -- -- -- 1  
Blondie (Chrysalis CHR 1166)
93 WATCH -- -- -- 1  
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (WB BSK 3157)
94 THEIR GREATEST HITS 95 96 98 98
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052)
95 LET'S GET SMALL 91 86 78 25
Steve Martin (WB BSK 3090)
96 NIGHT FLIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Yvonne Elliman (RSO RS-1-3018)
97 ALIENS -- -- -- 1  
Horslips (DJM DJLPA-16)
98 I WANT TO LIVE 96 92 75 17
John Denver (RCA APL1-2521)
99 SINGER OF SONGS / TELLER OF TALES -- -- -- 1  
Paul Davis (Bang BLP-410)
100 REACHING FOR THE SKY -- -- -- 1  
Peabo Bryson (Capitol ST-11729)

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:

   • "Brick" by Brick (# 81)
   • "White Hot" by Angel (# 86)
   • "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Santa Esmeralda (# 87)
   • "Odyssey" by Odyssey (# 88)
   • "Secrets" by Con Funk Shun (# 92)
   • "JT" by James Taylor (# 94)
   • "We All Know Who We Are" by Cameo (# 98)
   • "Open Fire" by Montrose (# 99)

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