| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 2, 1977 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. BSK 3010) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | 3 | 15 | |
| 3 | A STAR IS BORN Original Soundtrack / Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson (Columbia JS 34403) | 2 | 17 | |
| 4 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4090) | 6 | 33 | |
| 5 | BOSTON Boston (Epic PE 34188) | 4 | 30 | |
| 6 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) | 7 | 25 | |
| 7 | LOVE AT THE GREEK Neil Diamond (Columbia KC2 34404) | 8 | 6 | |
| 8 | LEFTOVERTURE Kansas (Kirshner JZ 34224) | 9 | 22 | |
| 9 | ANIMALS Pink Floyd (Columbia JC 34474) | 5 | 7 | |
| 10 | NIGHT MOVES Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) | 10 | 22 | |
| 11 | YEAR OF THE CAT Al Stewart (Janus JXS-7022) | 12 | 26 | |
| 12 | IN FLIGHT George Benson (Warner Bros. BSK 2983) | 11 | 8 | |
| 13 | ASK RUFUS Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC AB-975) | 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | UNPREDICTABLE Natalie Cole (Capitol SO-11600) | 16 | 5 | |
| 15 | SONGS FROM THE WOOD Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1132) | 17 | 5 | |
| 16 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) | 14 | 45 | |
| 17 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-2195) | 18 | 5 | |
| 18 | GREATEST HITS Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | 15 | 16 | |
| 19 | A NEW WORLD RECORD Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists/Jet UA-LA679-G) | 19 | 22 | |
| 20 | WINGS OVER AMERICA Wings (Capitol SWCO-11593) | 20 | 15 | |
| 21 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | 22 | 62 | |
| 22 | ROOTS Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4626) | 24 | 6 | |
| 23 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2978) | 21 | 20 | |
| 24 | ROCK AND ROLL OVER Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037) | 25 | 20 | |
| 25 | WIND & WUTHERING Genesis (Atco SD 36-144) | 23 | 11 | |
| 26 | THE PRETENDER Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079) | 29 | 19 | |
| 27 | A DAY AT THE RACES Queen (Elektra 6E-101) | 28 | 12 | |
| 28 | SLEEPWALKER Kinks (Arista AL 4106) | 31 | 6 | |
| 29 | A ROCK AND ROLL ALTERNATIVE Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6080) | 36 | 14 | |
| 30 | HARBOR America (Warner Bros. BSK 3017) | 33 | 4 | |
| 31 | CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES Jimmy Buffett (ABC AB-990) | 32 | 8 | |
| 32 | SILK DEGREES Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | 34 | 56 | |
| 33 | AHH...THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros. BS 2972) | 35 | 9 | |
| 34 | CAROLINA DREAMS Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPK 0180) | 37 | 6 | |
| 35 | TEJAS Z Z Top (London PS 680) | 27 | 12 | |
| 36 | BURNIN’ SKY Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8500) | 67 | 2 | |
| 37 | BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor APL1-1467) | 41 | 32 | |
| 38 | THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | 38 | 57 | |
| 39 | TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS Mary MacGregor (Ariola America SMAS-50015) | 30 | 13 | |
| 40 | LOW David Bowie (RCA Victor CPL1-2030) | 26 | 10 | |
| 41 | TOYS IN THE ATTIC Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) | 39 | 102 | |
| 42 | A NIGHT ON THE TOWN Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. BS 2938) | 45 | 38 | |
| 43 | THE ROARING SILENCE Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Warner Bros. BS 2965) | 40 | 29 | |
| 44 | LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Bread (Elektra 7E-1094) | 43 | 11 | |
| 45 | ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT Thelma Houston (Tamla T6-345S1) | 48 | 16 | |
| 46 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE Heart (Mushroom MRS-5005) | 47 | 52 | |
| 47 | TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4060) | 54 | 71 | |
| 48 | ARRIVAL Abba (Atlantic SD 18207) | 51 | 11 | |
| 49 | DAVID SOUL David Soul (Private Stock PS 2019) | 60 | 13 | |
| 50 | CAR WASH Original Soundtrack / Rose Royce (MCA MCA2-6000) | 46 | 28 | |
| 51 | AN EVENING WITH DIANA ROSS Diana Ross (Motown M7-877R2) | 55 | 8 | |
| 52 | AFTER THE LOVIN’ Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic/MAM PE 34381) | 49 | 20 | |
| 53 | LUXURY LINER Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. BS 2998) | 44 | 11 | |
| 54 | JAMES TAYLOR’S GREATEST HITS James Taylor (Warner Bros. BS 2979) | 50 | 18 | |
| 55 | FESTIVAL Santana (Columbia PC 34423) | 42 | 11 | |
| 56 | SONG OF JOY Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) | 56 | 55 | |
| 57 | CHILDREN OF THE WORLD Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3003) | 57 | 28 | |
| 58 | SEA LEVEL Sea Level (Capricorn CP 0178) | 61 | 6 | |
| 59 | SPIRIT Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 34241) | 59 | 25 | |
| 60 | PERSON TO PERSON Average White Band (Atlantic SD 2-1002) | 53 | 11 | |
| 61 | THIRTY-THREE & ⅓ George Harrison (Dark Horse DH 3005) | 58 | 17 | |
| 62 | NOVELLA Renaissance (Sire SA 7526) | 63 | 9 | |
| 63 | PETER GABRIEL Peter Gabriel (Atco SD 36-147) | 69 | 5 | |
| 64 | FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2225) | 65 | 88 | |
| 65 | THE LIGHT OF SMILES Gary Wright (Warner Bros. BS 2951) | 52 | 11 | |
| 66 | DESTROYER Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) | 64 | 47 | |
| 67 | GREATEST HITS Abba (Atlantic SD 18189) | 70 | 28 | |
| 68 | ALIVE! Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020-798) | 66 | 78 | |
| 69 | LIVE – YOU GET WHAT YOU PLAY FOR REO Speedwagon (Epic PEG 34494) | 89 | 4 | |
| 70 | DISCO INFERNO Trammps (Atlantic SD 18211) | 72 | 11 | |
| 71 | BREEZIN’ George Benson (Warner Bros. BS 2919) | 74 | 52 | |
| 72 | THIS IS NIECY Deniece Williams (Columbia PC 34242) | 62 | 27 | |
| 73 | ROCKS Aerosmith (Columbia PC 34165) | 71 | 45 | |
| 74 | DOUBLE TIME Leon Redbone (Warner Bros. BS 2971) | 68 | 11 | |
| 75 | DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-2223) | 73 | 22 | |
| 76 | A SECRET PLACE Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU-32 S1) | 76 | 13 | |
| 77 | CHICAGO X Chicago (Columbia PC 34200) | 79 | 40 | |
| 78 | I CAME TO DANCE Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-4628) | 101 | 3 | |
| 79 | NEXT Journey (Columbia PC 34311) | 75 | 8 | |
| 80 | SONGWRITER Justin Hayward (Deram DES 18073) | 85 | 4 | |
| 81 | FREEWAYS Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-3700) | 87 | 4 | |
| 82 | ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA MCA2-6001) | 77 | 27 | |
| 83 | BARRY MANILOW II Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4016) | 102 | 46 | |
| 84 | JEFF BECK WITH THE JAN HAMMER GROUP LIVE Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer Group (Epic PE 34433) | — | 1 | |
| 85 | TEDDY PENDERGRASS Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34390) | 105 | 3 | |
| 86 | A PLACE IN THE SUN Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4625) | 92 | 6 | |
| 87 | GOOD HIGH Brick (Bang BLP-408) | 78 | 22 | |
| 88 | SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell (Capitol SO-11601) | 124 | 3 | |
| 89 | A MAN AND A WOMAN Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick (HBS/ABC AB-996/2) | 88 | 7 | |
| 90 | SAY YOU’LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW Tom Jones (Epic PE 34468) | 95 | 5 | |
| 91 | ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN Angel (Casablanca NBLP 7043) | 108 | 6 | |
| 92 | ISLANDS The Band (Capitol SO-11602) | — | 1 | |
| 93 | ENDLESS SUMMER Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB-11307) | 80 | 98 | |
| 94 | JENNIFER WARNES Jennifer Warnes (Arista AL 4062) | 110 | 6 | |
| 95 | THE JACKSONS Jacksons (Epic/Philadelphia Int’l PE 34229) | 81 | 19 | |
| 96 | IMAGINARY VOYAGE Jean-Luc Ponty (Atlantic SD 18195) | 93 | 19 | |
| 97 | IT FEELS SO GOOD Manhattans (Columbia PC 34450) | 113 | 5 | |
| 98 | RA Utopia (Bearsville BR 6965) | 84 | 6 | |
| 99 | RATED EXTRAORDINAIRE Johnnie Taylor (Columbia PC 34401) | 115 | 4 | |
| 100 | STAY IN LOVE Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 34191) | 117 | 3 | |
| 101 | HEAVY WEATHER Weather Report (Columbia PC 34418) | 161 | 2 | |
| 102 | ENDLESS FLIGHT Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. BS 2962) | 106 | 20 | |
| 103 | ROCKY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA693-G) | 129 | 5 | |
| 104 | DEEP IN MY SOUL Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-350S1) | 107 | 8 | |
| 105 | CALIENTE! Gato Barbieri (A&M SP-4597) | 90 | 25 | |
| 106 | REACHING FOR THE WORLD Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (ABC AB-969) | 83 | 9 | |
| 107 | LIVE BULLET Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SKBB-11523) | 91 | 49 | |
| 108 | I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN TIME Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC ABCD-952) | 100 | 29 | |
| 109 | UNFINISHED BUSINESS Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9518) | 86 | 19 | |
| 110 | THE KENNY RANKIN ALBUM Kenny Rankin (Little David LD 1013) | 121 | 5 | |
| 111 | SLEEPING GYPSY Michael Franks (Warner Bros. BS 3004) | 94 | 7 | |
| 112 | HIS 12 GREATEST HITS Neil Diamond (MCA MCA-2106) | 119 | 24 | |
| 113 | MIRACLE ROW Janis Ian (Columbia PC 34440) | 82 | 10 | |
| 114 | AMNESIA Pousette-Dart Band (Capitol SW-11068) | 127 | 5 | |
| 115 | FLIGHT LOG Jefferson Airplane (Grunt CYL2-1255) | 96 | 9 | |
| 116 | BLUE MOVES Elton John (MCA/Rocket MCA2-11004) | 97 | 21 | |
| 117 | FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7038) | 99 | 23 | |
| 118 | METHOD TO THE MADNESS Undisputed Truth (Whitfield WH 2967) | 109 | 11 | |
| 119 | COMMODORES Commodores (Motown M7-884R1) | — | 1 | |
| 120 | NIGHT SHIFT Foghat (Bearsville BR 6962) | 111 | 20 | |
| 121 | LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3405) | 103 | 95 | |
| 122 | HEJIRA Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1087) | 98 | 17 | |
| 123 | YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW Spinners (Atlantic SD 19100) | — | 1 | |
| 124 | BEE GEES GOLD VOL. 1 Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3006) | 116 | 21 | |
| 125 | DR. BUZZARD’S ORIGINAL “SAVANNAH” BAND Dr. Buzzard’s Original “Savannah” Band (RCA Victor APL1-1504) | 104 | 35 | |
| 126 | SPIRIT John Denver (RCA Victor APL1-1694) | 118 | 32 | |
| 127 | JEAN CARN Jean Carn (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34394) | 132 | 7 | |
| 128 | BEAUTIFUL NOISE Neil Diamond (Columbia PC 33965) | 131 | 40 | |
| 129 | FOREIGNER Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | 169 | 2 | |
| 130 | JOY RIDE Dramatics (ABC ABCD-955) | 125 | 23 | |
| 131 | THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME Original Soundtrack / Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2-201) | 114 | 22 | |
| 132 | NADIA’S THEME (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. / Various Artists (A&M SP-3412) | 112 | 22 | |
| 133 | SHOW ME TO THE STAGE Henry Gross (Lifesong LS 6010) | 136 | 5 | |
| 134 | ELECTRIFIED FUNK Wild Cherry (Epic/Sweet City PE 34462) | 155 | 2 | |
| 135 | JOAN ARMATRADING Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4588) | 123 | 26 | |
| 136 | FOUNTAINS OF LIGHT Starcastle (Epic PE 34375) | 122 | 10 | |
| 137 | LOVE ON THE WING Jesse Colin Young (Warner Bros. BS 3033) | — | 1 | |
| 138 | CHICAGO IX / CHICAGO’S GREATEST HITS Chicago (Columbia PC 33900) | 133 | 71 | |
| 139 | HISTORY – AMERICA’S GREATEST HITS America (Warner Bros. BS 2894) | 138 | 72 | |
| 140 | MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11607) | 151 | 7 | |
| 141 | CARICATURES Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA633-G) | 146 | 8 | |
| 142 | OCTOBERON Barclay James Harvest (MCA MCA-2234) | 144 | 10 | |
| 143 | MARVIN GAYE LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM Marvin Gaye (Tamla T7-352R2) | — | 1 | |
| 144 | SAMMY HAGAR Sammy Hagar (Capitol ST-11599) | 148 | 9 | |
| 145 | KLAATU Klaatu (Capitol ST-11542) | — | 1 | |
| 146 | CAN’T LET YOU GO John Travolta (Midland Int’l BKL1-2211) | 150 | 4 | |
| 147 | BARRY MANILOW I Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4007)) | 165 | 42 | |
| 148 | MY SPANISH HEART Chick Corea (Polydor PD-2-9003) | 120 | 14 | |
| 149 | SWEET BEGINNINGS Marlena Shaw (Columbia PC 34458) | 172 | 3 | |
| 150 | SUMMERTIME DREAM Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2246) | 126 | 41 | |
| 151 | LOVE IN C MINOR Cerrone (Cotillion SD 9913) | 159 | 6 | |
| 152 | SOMETHING MAGIC Procol Harum (Warner Bros. CHR 1130) | 164 | 2 | |
| 153 | HOT AUGUST NIGHT Neil Diamond (MCA 2-8000) | 157 | 38 | |
| 154 | ANGEL Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3701) | — | 1 | |
| 155 | CARELESS Stephen Bishop (ABC ABCD-954) | 128 | 18 | |
| 156 | HASTEN DOWN THE WIND Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1072) | 134 | 32 | |
| 157 | CONQUISTADOR Maynard Ferguson (Columbia PC 34457) | — | 1 | |
| 158 | MARQUEE MOON Television (Elektra 7E-1098) | 160 | 4 | |
| 159 | MUSICMAGIC Return To Forever (Columbia PC 34682) | — | 1 | |
| 160 | LET ’EM IN Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34389) | 167 | 7 | |
| 161 | ANYTIME... ANYWHERE Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616) | 183 | 2 | |
| 162 | NIGHTS ARE FOREVER England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 89517) | 137 | 33 | |
| 163 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0374) | 140 | 175 | |
| 164 | NBC’S SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Not Ready For Prime Time Players (Arista AL 4107) | 130 | 16 | |
| 165 | GETTIN’ LUCKY Head East (A&M SP-4624) | 177 | 2 | |
| 166 | STRATOSFEAR Tangerine Dream (Virgin PZ 34427) | 175 | 4 | |
| 167 | KENNY NOLAN Kenny Nolan (20th Century T-532) | 179 | 2 | |
| 168 | LOVE ME Yvonne Elliman (RSO RS-1-3018) | 170 | 4 | |
| 169 | JUST A STONE’S THROW AWAY Valerie Carter (Columbia PC 34155) | 176 | 6 | |
| 170 | THE GEESE AND THE GHOST Anthony Phillips (Passport PP-98020) | 174 | 5 | |
| 171 | GHOST WRITER Garland Jeffreys (A&M SP-4629) | 185 | 2 | |
| 172 | NO GOODBYES Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic SD 18213) | 173 | 3 | |
| 173 | SLAVE Slave (Cotillion SD 9914) | 182 | 2 | |
| 174 | PART 3 KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 605) | 143 | 24 | |
| 175 | SUITE FOR THE SINGLE GIRL Jerry Butler (Motown M6-878S1) | 180 | 2 | |
| 176 | KALYAN Kalyan (MCA MCA-2245) | 178 | 4 | |
| 177 | ELTON JOHN’S GREATEST HITS Elton John (MCA MCA 2128) | 154 | 125 | |
| 178 | THE ORIGINAL DISCO DUCK Rick Dees & Cast Of Idiots (RSO RS-1-3017) | 181 | 3 | |
| 179 | THE IDIOT Iggy Pop (RCA Victor APL1-2275) | — | 1 | |
| 180 | DREAMS, DREAMS, DREAMS Chilliwack (Mushroom MRS-5006) | 187 | 3 | |
| 181 | WHITE ROCK Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4614) | 141 | 6 | |
| 182 | FROM A RADIO ENGINE TO THE PHOTON WING Michael Nesmith (Pacific Arts ILPA 9486) | 186 | 2 | |
| 183 | NEW HARVEST... FIRST GATHERING Dolly Parton (RCA Victor APL1-2188) | 190 | 3 | |
| 184 | STRANGER IN THE CITY John Miles (London PS 682) | 171 | 6 | |
| 185 | LOVE CRAZY Miracles (Columbia PC 34460) | — | 1 | |
| 186 | THUNDERBYRD Roger McGuinn (Columbia PC 34656) | — | 1 | |
| 187 | NITE CITY Nite City (20th Century T-528) | 196 | 2 | |
| 188 | SHOUT IT OUT Patrice Rushen (Prestige P-10101) | 191 | 2 | |
| 189 | WATER BABIES Miles Davis (Columbia PC 34396) | — | 1 | |
| 190 | MOLKIE COLE Molkie Cole (Janus JXS-7031) | 193 | 2 | |
| 191 | VIBRATIONS Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor PD-1-6091) | 142 | 13 | |
| 192 | TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY Gene Clark (RSO RS-1-3011) | 195 | 2 | |
| 193 | PLAYING THE FOOL Gentle Giant (Capitol SKBB-11592) | 135 | 8 | |
| 194 | WAYLON LIVE Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor APL1-1108) | 139 | 16 | |
| 195 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 145 | 176 | |
| 196 | A HANDFUL OF BEAUTY Shakti With John McLaughlin (Columbia PC 34372) | — | 1 | |
| 197 | NOTHING WILL BE AS IT WAS...TOMORROW Flora Purim (Warner Bros. BS 2985) | 188 | 3 | |
| 198 | TOO HOT TO STOP Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1099) | 149 | 21 | |
| 199 | SOLID Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5662) | 162 | 19 | |
| 200 | LIFE IS MUSIC Ritchie Family (Marlin 2203) | — | 5 | |
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