Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY	1	1	1	6
Elton John (MCA 2142)
2	VENUS AND MARS	2	2	7	5
Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419)
3	ONE OF THESE NIGHTS	8	17	29	4
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1039)
4	FOUR WHEEL DRIVE	5	5	9	8
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
5	THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD	3	4	2	18
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
6	STAMPEDE	4	3	3	9
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
7	LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER	21	34	95	4
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
8	THE HEAT IS ON	14	18	50	4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33536)
9	FANDANGO	10	11	17	9
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
10	DISCO BABY	13	15	27	10
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
11	MADE IN THE SHADE	18	25	55	4
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79102)
12	SURVIVAL	12	13	13	11
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
13	HORIZON	17	23	--	3
Carpenters (A&M SP-4530)
14	METAMORPHOSIS	16	19	46	4
Rolling Stones (London ANA-1)
15	CHICAGO VIII	7	8	4	14
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
16	CUT THE CAKE	20	28	--	3
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18140)
17	GORILLA	19	20	37	7
James Taylor (WB BS 2866)
18	TOMMY	6	6	6	16
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
19	WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE	9	7	5	17
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
20	DIAMONDS & RUST	22	26	35	8
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
21	MR. MAGIC	15	16	18	17
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
22	SPIRIT OF AMERICA	11	10	11	11
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
23	BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER	23	21	22	18
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
24	ADVENTURES IN PARADISE	26	29	36	7
Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454)
25	HEARTS	27	9	8	15
America (WB BS 2852)
26	JUDITH	24	22	23	14
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
27	WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS	32	49	--	3
War (United Artists EA 441-G)
28	TOYS IN THE ATTIC	28	14	14	12
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
29	STRAIGHT SHOOTER	25	12	12	13
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
30	THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK	34	39	42	10
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
31	BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS	30	31	34	10
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
32	HE DON'T LOVE YOU	29	24	24	12
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 7E-1034)
33	TWO LANE HIGHWAY	38	46	56	6
Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-0933)
34	TO BE TRUE	35	30	31	16
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
35	THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS	36	36	39	10
Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855)
36	MY WAY	37	38	40	13
Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119)
37	CHOCOLATE CHIP	42	51	79	4
Isaac Hayes (Soul ABCD 874)
38	PLAYING POSSUM	31	32	15	11
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1033)
39	CAUGHT IN THE ACT	41	42	48	11
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
40	STILLS	65	--	--	2
Stephen Stills (Columbia PC 33575)
41	BLOW BY BLOW	43	41	10	14
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409)
42	TODAY	44	52	64	6
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-1039)
43	GREATEST HITS	79	--	--	2
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519)
44	A QUIET STORM	39	40	41	11
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
45	SOAP OPERA	45	48	53	8
Kinks (RCA LPL1-5081)
46	BETWEEN THE LINES	55	60	69	7
Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494)
47	MANHATTAN TRANSFER	48	50	54	9
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
48	PHONE CALL FROM GOD	50	53	60	6
Jerry Jordan (MCA 473)
49	PHYSICAL GRAFFITI	46	43	19	19
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
50	TALE SPINNIN'	51	59	67	6
Weather Report (Columbia PC 33417)
51	MATCHING TIE & HANDKERCHIEF	52	54	57	10
Monty Python (Arista AL 4039)
52	COMING DOWN YOUR WAY	56	66	76	5
Three Dog Night (ABC ABCD 888)
53	MICKEY MOUSE	47	47	52	8
Various Artists (Disneyland 1362)
54	UNIVERSAL LOVE	58	65	89	4
MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33158)
55	I'M JESSI COLTER	59	76	83	5
Jessi Colter (Capitol ST-11363)
56	ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS	57	58	28	35
Elton John (MCA 2128)
57	MELISSA	63	72	84	12
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031)
58	INITIATION	60	74	88	4
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville BR 6957)
59	MAIN COURSE	69	79	90	4
Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807)
60	AMERICA'S CHOICE	53	55	61	9
Hot Tuna (RCA BFL1-0820)
61	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	62	64	66	85
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
62	PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION	64	67	74	7
Tomita (RCA ARL1-0838)
63	BURNIN' THING	77	--	--	2
Mac Davis (Columbia PC 33551)
64	DAWN'S GREATEST HITS	74	--	--	2
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Arista AL 4045)
65	AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER	54	57	20	19
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
66	TROUBLE IN PARADISE	73	82	96	4
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1036)
67	A SONG FOR YOU	49	45	16	22
Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1)
68	EXPANSIONS	70	73	80	5
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes (Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934)
69	WILL O' THE WISP	40	35	32	12
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2138)
70	HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW	67	71	21	21
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
71	HEART LIKE A WHEEL	71	77	86	31
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
72	IN THE POCKET	61	63	68	8
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9478)
73	MOVING VIOLATION	80	87	97	4
Jackson 5 (Motown M6-829S1)
74	CLOSEUP	76	78	81	15
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
75	STEPPIN'	81	89	100	4
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTSD 6021)
76	DISCO TEX & HIS SEX-O-LETTES	78	85	93	4
Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea CHL 505)
77	JASMINE NIGHTDREAMS	83	93	--	3
Edgar Winter Group (Blue Sky PZ 33483)
78	BLIND BABY	84	94	--	3
New Birth (Buddah BDS 5636)
79	ENDLESS SUMMER	82	91	--	22
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
80	SPARTACUS	86	97	--	3
Triumvirat (Capitol ST-11392)
81	AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY	--	--	--	1
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-114148)
82	SHABAZZ	89	100	--	3
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 18139)
83	SNEAKIN' SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY	91	--	--	2
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9294)
84	THANK YOU BABY	93	--	--	2
Stylistics (Avco AV 69008)
85	TOM CAT	33	27	30	15
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode SP 77029)
86	NEW CITY	88	90	99	4
Blood Sweat & Tears (Columbia PC 33484)
87	CHOCOLATE CITY	66	62	65	10
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7014)
88	NOTHIN' FANCY	90	44	25	14
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137)
89	BACK HOME AGAIN	87	86	58	54
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
90	EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME	--	--	--	1
Charlie Rich (Epic PE 33455)
91	DYN-O-MITE	95	--	--	2
Jimmie Walker (Buddah BDS 5635)
92	AMBROSIA	--	--	--	1
Ambrosia (20th Century T-434)
93	JUKE JOINT JUMP	68	69	75	7
Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0151)
94	THE AURA WILL PREVAIL	72	68	70	7
George Duke (BASF 25613)
95	THE WIZ	97	83	51	9
Original Cast Recording (Atlantic SD 1837)
96	BRECKER BROTHERS	--	--	--	1
Brecker Brothers Band (Arista AL 4037)
97	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE AMERICA TODAY	--	--	--	1
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CU 5001)
98	DRESSED TO KILL	92	37	38	11
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7016)
99	TANYA TUCKER	100	81	82	6
Tanya Tucker (MCA 2141)
100	PILOT	--	--	--	1
Pilot (EMI ST-11368)

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designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Ian Hunter" by Ian Hunter (# 75)
   • "Discotheque" by Herbie Mann (# 85)
   • "The Dark Side Of The Moon" by Pink Floyd (# 94)
   • "Chase The Clouds Away" by Chuck Mangione (# 96)
   • "Supernatural" by Ben E. King (# 98)
   • "Rolling Down A Mountainside" by Main Ingredient (# 99)