Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending April 23, 1977
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | ||||||
| 2 | RUMOURS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB BSK 3010) | ||||||
| 3 | A STAR IS BORN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia JS 34403) | ||||||
| 4 | BOSTON | 4 | 5 | 5 | 31 | |
| Boston (Epic EPC 81611) | ||||||
| 5 | LEFTOVERTURE | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | |
| Kansas (Kirschner PZ 34224) | ||||||
| 6 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) | ||||||
| 7 | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4090) | ||||||
| 8 | NIGHT MOVES | 9 | 9 | 10 | 23 | |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) | ||||||
| 9 | UNPREDICTABLE | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| Natalie Cole (Capitol SD-11600) | ||||||
| 10 | ANIMALS | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Pink Floyd (Columbia JC 34474) | ||||||
| 11 | SONGS FROM THE WOOD | 12 | 13 | 15 | 8 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1132) | ||||||
| 12 | LOVE AT THE GREEK | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia KC2-34404) | ||||||
| 13 | A ROCK & ROLL ALTERNATIVE | 19 | 24 | 29 | 15 | |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6080) | ||||||
| 14 | YEAR OF THE CAT | 13 | 11 | 11 | 28 | |
| Al Stewart (Janus JSX 7022) | ||||||
| 15 | WORKS, VOLUME 1 | 21 | 59 | -- | 3 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SC 2-7000) | ||||||
| 16 | BURNIN' SKY | 18 | 23 | 36 | 5 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8500) | ||||||
| 17 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) | ||||||
| 18 | ASK RUFUS | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
| Rufus (ABC 975) | ||||||
| 19 | IN FLIGHT | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |
| George Benson (WB BSK 2983) | ||||||
| 20 | A NEW WORLD RECORD | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 679) | ||||||
| 21 | GREATEST HITS | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | ||||||
| 22 | SILK DEGREES | 24 | 27 | 32 | 57 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | ||||||
| 23 | JEFF BECK WITH THE JAN HAMMER GROUP LIVE | 26 | 39 | 84 | 4 | |
| Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group (Epic PE 34433) | ||||||
| 24 | MARVIN GAYE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM | 50 | 84 | -- | 3 |  |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T7-352R2) | ||||||
| 25 | WINGS OVER AMERICA | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
| Wings (Capitol SWCO-11593) | ||||||
| 26 | ROCKY | 54 | 73 | -- | 3 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA 693-G) | ||||||
| 27 | CAROLINA DREAMS | 29 | 31 | 34 | 9 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPK 0180) | ||||||
| 28 | BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US | 30 | 33 | 37 | 34 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA APL1-1467) | ||||||
| 29 | GO FOR YOUR GUNS | 51 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck FZ 34432) | ||||||
| 30 | SLEEPWALKER | 25 | 26 | 28 | 9 | |
| Kinks (Arista AL 4106) | ||||||
| 31 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2978) | ||||||
| 32 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE | 27 | 21 | 21 | 65 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | ||||||
| 33 | AHH, THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY | 33 | 34 | 33 | 10 | |
| Bootsy's Rubber Band (WB BS 2972) | ||||||
| 34 | DAVID SOUL | 37 | 41 | 49 | 10 | |
| David Soul (Private Stock PS 2019) | ||||||
| 35 | CHANGES IN LATITUDE -- CHANGES IN ATTITUDE | 34 | 30 | 31 | 10 | |
| Jimmy Buffett (ABC AB-990) | ||||||
| 36 | TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING | 39 | 42 | 47 | 56 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4060) | ||||||
| 37 | THE PRETENDER | 31 | 25 | 26 | 22 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079) | ||||||
| 38 | COMMODORES | 56 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Commodores (Motown M7-884R1) | ||||||
| 39 | ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT | 40 | 43 | 45 | 13 | |
| Thelma Houston (Motown T6-34551) | ||||||
| 40 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 8 |  |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-2195) | ||||||
| 41 | THEIR GREATEST HITS | 41 | 38 | 38 | 60 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | ||||||
| 42 | HARBOR | 32 | 28 | 30 | 7 | |
| America (WB BSK 3017) | ||||||
| 43 | WIND AND WUTHERING | 35 | 32 | 25 | 14 | |
| Genesis (Atlantic SD 36-144) | ||||||
| 44 | ROCK AND ROLL OVER | 38 | 35 | 24 | 23 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037) | ||||||
| 45 | ARRIVAL | 43 | 45 | 48 | 12 | |
| ABBA (Atlantic SD 18207) | ||||||
| 46 | HEAVY WEATHER | 52 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Weather Report (Columbia PC 34418) | ||||||
| 47 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE | 46 | 47 | 46 | 51 | |
| Heart (Mushroom MRS 5005) | ||||||
| 48 | ROOTS | 36 | 29 | 22 | 9 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4626) | ||||||
| 49 | CAR WASH | 48 | 51 | 50 | 22 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-6000) | ||||||
| 50 | SEA LEVEL | 53 | 55 | 58 | 7 | |
| Sea Level (Capricorn CPN 0178) | ||||||
| 51 | KLAATU | 67 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Klaatu (Capitol ST-11542) | ||||||
| 52 | PETER GABRIEL | 55 | 58 | 63 | 6 | |
| Peter Gabriel (Atco SD 36-147) | ||||||
| 53 | TOYS IN THE ATTIC | 44 | 40 | 41 | 79 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) | ||||||
| 54 | A DAY AT THE RACES | 42 | 36 | 27 | 15 | |
| Queen (Elektra 6E-101) | ||||||
| 55 | TEJAS | 45 | 37 | 35 | 15 | |
| ZZ Top (London PS 680) | ||||||
| 56 | REO LIVE | 58 | 61 | 69 | 5 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic PEG 34494) | ||||||
| 57 | SOUTHERN NIGHTS | 62 | 70 | 88 | 4 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol SO-11601) | ||||||
| 58 | A NIGHT ON THE TOWN | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | |
| Rod Stewart (WB BS 2938) | ||||||
| 59 | ISLANDS | 64 | 71 | 92 | 4 | |
| The Band (Capitol SW 11602) | ||||||
| 60 | LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE | 49 | 46 | 44 | 14 | |
| Bread (Elektra 7E-1094) | ||||||
| 61 | AN EVENING WITH DIANA ROSS | 57 | 49 | 51 | 10 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M7-877R2) | ||||||
| 62 | FOREIGNER | 79 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | ||||||
| 63 | AFTER THE LOVIN' | 59 | 54 | 52 | 20 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic PE 34381) | ||||||
| 64 | TEDDY PENDERGRASS | 71 | 78 | 85 | 4 | |
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Intl. PZ 34390) | ||||||
| 65 | MUSICMAGIC | 70 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Return To Forever (Columbia PC 34682) | ||||||
| 66 | BREEZIN' | 65 | 67 | 71 | 52 | |
| George Benson (WB BS 2919) | ||||||
| 67 | ENDLESS FLIGHT | 77 | 89 | 96 | 15 | |
| Leo Sayer (WB BS 2962) | ||||||
| 68 | BARRY MANILOW II | 68 | 72 | 83 | 28 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016) | ||||||
| 69 | SONGWRITER | 72 | 74 | 80 | 5 | |
| Justin Hayward (Deram 18073) | ||||||
| 70 | LOVE ON THE WING | 75 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 3033) | ||||||
| 71 | A PLACE IN THE SUN | 74 | 80 | 86 | 5 | |
| Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4625) | ||||||
| 72 | FREEWAYS | 73 | 76 | 81 | 5 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-3700) | ||||||
| 73 | JENNIFER WARNES | 80 | 88 | 94 | 4 | |
| Jennifer Warnes (Arista 4062) | ||||||
| 74 | I CAME TO DANCE | 78 | 75 | 78 | 4 | |
| Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-4628) | ||||||
| 75 | YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW | 82 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD2 19100) | ||||||
| 76 | ANGEL | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3701) | ||||||
| 77 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 69 | 62 | 64 | 90 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) | ||||||
| 78 | NOVELLA | 63 | 65 | 62 | 10 | |
| Renaissance (Sire SA 7526) | ||||||
| 79 | COME IN FROM THE RAIN | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4700) | ||||||
| 80 | CHILDREN OF THE WORLD | 66 | 60 | 57 | 31 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO RS1-3003) | ||||||
| 81 | TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS | 61 | 48 | 39 | 12 | |
| Mary McGregor (Ariola America SMAS 850015) | ||||||
| 82 | FESTIVAL | 60 | 52 | 55 | 14 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 34423) | ||||||
| 83 | RATED EXTRAORDINAIRE | 87 | 91 | 99 | 4 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Columbia PC 34401) | ||||||
| 84 | ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN | 85 | 87 | 91 | 4 | |
| Angel (Casablanca NBLP 7043) | ||||||
| 85 | THIS IS NIECY | 83 | 85 | 72 | 19 | |
| Deniece Williams (Columbia PC 34242) | ||||||
| 86 | SONG OF JOY | 84 | 57 | 56 | 58 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) | ||||||
| 87 | CONQUISTADOR | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Maynard Ferguson (Columbia PC 34457) | ||||||
| 88 | GREATEST HITS | 88 | 56 | 54 | 21 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2979) | ||||||
| 89 | DESTROYER | 90 | 68 | 66 | 41 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) | ||||||
| 90 | 4 | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bob James (CTI 7074) | ||||||
| 91 | ELECTRIFIED FUNK | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Wild Cherry (Sweet City PE 34462) | ||||||
| 92 | STAY IN LOVE | 95 | 96 | 100 | 4 | |
| Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 34191) | ||||||
| 93 | IT FEELS SO GOOD | 91 | 93 | 97 | 4 | |
| Manhattans (Columbia PC 34450) | ||||||
| 94 | LOVE YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Beach Boys (WB MSK 2258) | ||||||
| 95 | ALIVE | 93 | 81 | 68 | 70 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020) | ||||||
| 96 | DISCO INFERNO | 96 | 83 | 70 | 9 | |
| Trammps (Atlantic SD 18211) | ||||||
| 97 | LOW | 76 | 50 | 40 | 13 | |
| David Bowie (RCA CPL1-2030) | ||||||
| 98 | ROCKS | 98 | 94 | 73 | 48 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165) | ||||||
| 99 | THE ROARING SILENCE | 81 | 53 | 43 | 21 | |
| Manfred Mann's Earth Band (WB BS 2965) | ||||||
| 100 | AMNESIA | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Poucette-Dart Band (Capitol SW-11068) | ||||||
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:
• "Spirit" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 89)
• "Greatest Hits" by ABBA (# 92)
• "Person To Person" by Average White Band (# 94)
• "Luxury Liner" by Emmylou Harris (# 97)
• "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" by Tom Jones (#100)