| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 31, 1977 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. BSK 3010) | 1 | 45 | |
| 2 | SIMPLE DREAMS Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 6E-104) | 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | ALL ’N ALL Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia JC 34905) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | FOOT LOOSE & FANCY FREE Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. BSK 3092) | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | OUT OF THE BLUE Electric Light Orchestra (Jet/United Artists JT-LA823-L2) | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | ALIVE II Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7076-2) | 8 | 7 | |
| 7 | ELVIS IN CONCERT Elvis Presley (RCA APL2-2587) | 5 | 11 | |
| 8 | LIVE! Commodores (Motown M9-894A2) | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | NEWS OF THE WORLD Queen (Elektra 6E-112) | 13 | 6 | |
| 10 | BORN LATE Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BSK 3126) | 14 | 7 | |
| 11 | AJA Steely Dan (ABC AB-1006) | 10 | 12 | |
| 12 | SHAUN CASSIDY Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BS 3067) | 12 | 29 | |
| 13 | I’M GLAD YOU’RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT Neil Diamond (Columbia JC 34990) | 19 | 6 | |
| 14 | DOWN TWO THEN LEFT Boz Scaggs (Columbia JC 34729) | 17 | 5 | |
| 15 | STREET SURVIVORS Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA MCA-3029) | 7 | 9 | |
| 16 | POINT OF KNOW RETURN Kansas (Kirshner JZ 34929) | 11 | 11 | |
| 17 | THE STRANGER Billy Joel (Columbia JC 34987) | 18 | 13 | |
| 18 | LET’S GET SMALL Steve Martin (Warner Bros. BSK 3090) | 16 | 14 | |
| 19 | FRENCH KISS Bob Welch (Capitol ST 11663) | 15 | 14 | |
| 20 | THE GRAND ILLUSION Styx (A&M SP-4637) | 23 | 23 | |
| 21 | GREATEST HITS, ETC. Paul Simon (Columbia JC 35032) | 27 | 6 | |
| 22 | LITTLE CRIMINALS Randy Newman (Warner Bros. BSK 3079) | 22 | 12 | |
| 23 | SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Original Soundtrack / Bee Gees, et al. (RSO RS-2-4001) | 32 | 5 | |
| 24 | OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN’S GREATEST HITS Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-3028) | 24 | 9 | |
| 25 | SLOWHAND Eric Clapton (RSO RS-1-3030) | 28 | 5 | |
| 26 | ONCE UPON A TIME... Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7078) | 30 | 7 | |
| 27 | STAR WARS Original Soundtrack / London Symphony Orchestra (20th Century 2T-541) | 25 | 30 | |
| 28 | LOVE SONGS Beatles (Capitol SKBL-11711) | 29 | 9 | |
| 29 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Debby Boone (Warner/Curb BS 3118) | 20 | 10 | |
| 30 | TURNIN’ ON High Inergy (Gordy G6-978S1) | 35 | 10 | |
| 31 | DRAW THE LINE Aerosmith (Columbia JC 34856) | 58 | 2 | |
| 32 | I WANT TO LIVE John Denver (RCA Victor AFL1-2521) | 37 | 6 | |
| 33 | FOREIGNER Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | 33 | 41 | |
| 34 | IN FULL BLOOM Rose Royce (Whitfield WH 3074) | 26 | 20 | |
| 35 | BOOK OF DREAMS Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630) | 36 | 32 | |
| 36 | RUNNING ON EMPTY Jackson Browne (Asylum 6E-113) | — | 1 | |
| 37 | MOONFLOWER Santana (Columbia 34914) | 21 | 10 | |
| 38 | GALAXY War (MCA MCA-3030) | 48 | 5 | |
| 39 | WORKS (Volume 2) Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 19147) | 47 | 5 | |
| 40 | SOMETHING TO LOVE L.T. D. (A&M SP-4646) | 34 | 23 | |
| 41 | HERE YOU COME AGAIN Dolly Parton (RCA Victor APL1-2544) | 51 | 10 | |
| 42 | REACH FOR IT George Duke (Epic JE 34883) | 49 | 10 | |
| 43 | DON JUAN’S RECKLESS DAUGHTER Joni Mitchell (Asylum BB-701) | — | 1 | |
| 44 | WE MUST BELIEVE IN MAGIC Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA771-G) | 42 | 23 | |
| 45 | SECONDS OUT Genesis (Atlantic SD 2-9002) | 45 | 5 | |
| 46 | LIVE Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500) | 38 | 31 | |
| 47 | ELTON JOHN’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II Elton John (MCA MCA-3027) | 31 | 12 | |
| 48 | ANYTIME... ANYWHERE Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616) | 40 | 41 | |
| 49 | DECADE Neil Young (Reprise 3RS 2257) | 50 | 7 | |
| 50 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | 41 | 54 | |
| 51 | ODYSSEY Odyssey (RCA Victor APL1-2204) | 52 | 13 | |
| 52 | BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE Barry White (20th Century T-543) | 39 | 17 | |
| 53 | JT James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811) | 55 | 26 | |
| 54 | THANKFUL Natalie Cole (Capitol SW-11708) | 65 | 4 | |
| 55 | FEELIN’ BITCHY Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6715) | 59 | 17 | |
| 56 | BROKEN HEART Babys (Chrysalis CHR 1150) | 56 | 12 | |
| 57 | GREATEST HITS Bay City Rollers (Arista AB 4158) | 69 | 6 | |
| 58 | FLYING HIGH ON YOUR LOVE Bar-Kays (Mercury SRM-1-1181) | 67 | 7 | |
| 59 | MY AIM IS TRUE Elvis Costello (Columbia JC 35037) | 62 | 6 | |
| 60 | THE STORY OF STAR WARS Roscoe Lee Browne (Nar.) / London Symphony Orchestra (20th Century T-550) | 75 | 4 | |
| 61 | A PAUPER IN PARADISE Gino Vannelli (A&M SP-4664) | 64 | 8 | |
| 62 | DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gomez (Casablanca NBLP 7080) | 72 | 7 | |
| 63 | GREATEST HITS Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | 66 | 55 | |
| 64 | CHICAGO XI Chicago (Columbia JC 34860) | 43 | 14 | |
| 65 | CAPTAIN & TENNILLE’S GREATEST HTS Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4667) | 77 | 5 | |
| 66 | MOODY BLUE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor AFL1-2428) | 70 | 25 | |
| 67 | FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7084) | 86 | 3 | |
| 68 | PLAYER Player (RSO RS-1-3026) | 78 | 9 | |
| 69 | I ROBOT Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002) | 68 | 26 | |
| 70 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION III Brass Construction (United Artists UA-LA775-H) | 74 | 7 | |
| 71 | SECRETS Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180) | 73 | 17 | |
| 72 | HEADS Bob James (Tappan Zee/Columbia JC 34896) | 82 | 7 | |
| 73 | SHOW SOME EMOTION Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4663) | 44 | 11 | |
| 74 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Original Soundtrack (Arista AL 9500) | — | 1 | |
| 75 | HEROES David Bowie (RCA Victor AFL1-2522) | 46 | 8 | |
| 76 | FEELS SO GOOD Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4658) | 79 | 11 | |
| 77 | FOGHAT LIVE Foghat (Bearsville BRK 6971) | 53 | 17 | |
| 78 | ACTION Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9535) | 71 | 14 | |
| 79 | LOOKING BACK Stevie Wonder (Motown M-804LP3) | 96 | 2 | |
| 80 | THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | 83 | 96 | |
| 81 | BABY IT’S ME Diana Ross (Motown M7-890R1) | 63 | 13 | |
| 82 | BOSTON Boston (Epic JE 34188) | 54 | 69 | |
| 83 | TOO HOT TO HANDLE Heatwave (Epic PE 34761) | 60 | 23 | |
| 84 | I’M IN YOU Peter Frampton (A&M SP-4704) | 76 | 28 | |
| 85 | HERE AT LAST... BEE GEES... LIVE Bee Gees (RSO RS-2-3901) | 57 | 31 | |
| 86 | ELVIS’ GOLDEN RECORDS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-1707) | 89 | 39 | |
| 87 | BROKEN BLOSSOM Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 19151) | 104 | 4 | |
| 88 | BAT OUT OF HELL Meat Loaf (Epic/Cleveland Int’l PE 34974) | 91 | 9 | |
| 89 | BRICK Brick (Bang BLP-409) | 80 | 18 | |
| 90 | LET IT FLOW Dave Mason (Columbia PC 34680) | 61 | 36 | |
| 91 | NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE’S THE SEX PISTOLS Sex Pistols (Warner Bros./Virgin BSK 3147) | 102 | 5 | |
| 92 | AMERICA LIVE America (Warner Bros. BSK 3136) | 94 | 6 | |
| 93 | FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2225) | 81 | 127 | |
| 94 | THE BEST OF Z Z TOP Z Z Top (London PS 706) | 105 | 5 | |
| 95 | LIVE AT THE BIJOU Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX-3637M2) | 116 | 3 | |
| 96 | COME GO WITH US Pockets (Columbia PC 34879) | 88 | 13 | |
| 97 | KARLA BONOFF Karla Bonoff (Columbia PC 34672) | 84 | 15 | |
| 98 | LIVE AND LET LIVE 10cc (Mercury SRM-2-8600) | 109 | 2 | |
| 99 | SPECTRES Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia JC 35019) | 98 | 9 | |
| 100 | RICK DANKO Rick Danko (Arista AB 4141) | 107 | 3 | |
| 101 | SEND IT Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. BS 3088) | 101 | 13 | |
| 102 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2978) | 103 | 59 | |
| 103 | MENAGERIE Bill Withers (Columbia JC 34903) | 113 | 8 | |
| 104 | PASSAGE Carpenters (A&M SP-4703) | 87 | 12 | |
| 105 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE Heart (Mushroom MRS-5005) | 85 | 91 | |
| 106 | RUBY, RUBY Gato Barbieri (A&M SP-4655) | 97 | 10 | |
| 107 | SILK DEGREES Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | 90 | 95 | |
| 108 | EDDIE MONEY Eddie Money (Columbia PC 34909) | 114 | 9 | |
| 109 | FUNK BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM DJLPA-714) | 125 | 4 | |
| 110 | TRUE TO LIFE Ray Charles (Atlantic/Crossover SD 19142) | 112 | 9 | |
| 111 | SUNSHINE Emotions (Stax STX-4100) | 122 | 4 | |
| 112 | LEIF GARRETT Leif Garrett (Atlantic SD 19152) | 127 | 2 | |
| 113 | STAR WARS AND OTHER GALACTIC FUNK Meco (Millennium MNLP 8001) | 99 | 23 | |
| 114 | GOIN’ BANANAS Side Effect (Fantasy F-9537) | 119 | 4 | |
| 115 | EXPECT NO MERCY Nazareth (A&M SP-4666) | 115 | 7 | |
| 116 | MR. MEAN Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3707) | 139 | 3 | |
| 117 | TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Shelter/ABC SRL 52006) | 120 | 15 | |
| 118 | OXYGENE Jean Michel Jarre (Polydor PD-1-6112) | 100 | 14 | |
| 119 | LUNA SEA Firefall (Atlantic SD 19101) | 110 | 21 | |
| 120 | COMMODORES Commodores (Motown M7-884R1) | 118 | 40 | |
| 121 | BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 19149) | 135 | 2 | |
| 122 | CSN Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19104) | 95 | 26 | |
| 123 | YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Original Soundtrack (Arista AB 4159) | 92 | 11 | |
| 124 | THE TRAMMPS III Trammps (Atlantic SD 19148) | 130 | 4 | |
| 125 | CHIC Chic (Atlantic SD 5202) | 138 | 3 | |
| 126 | NEVER LETTING GO Phoebe Snow (Columbia JC 34875) | 106 | 12 | |
| 127 | LITTLE QUEEN Heart (Portrait JR 34799) | 131 | 32 | |
| 128 | PATTI LaBELLE Patti LaBelle (Epic PE 34847) | 121 | 17 | |
| 129 | RAIN DANCES Camel (Manus JXS-7035) | 126 | 11 | |
| 130 | SONG BIRD Deniece Williams (Columbia JC 34911) | 132 | 8 | |
| 131 | IN CITY DREAMS Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR-1148) | 93 | 14 | |
| 132 | WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, YOU’VE HEARD IT ALL Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l JZ 35036) | 142 | 5 | |
| 133 | TOUCH AND GONE Gary Wright (Warner Bros. BSK 3137) | 136 | 5 | |
| 134 | SPINNERS/8 Spinners (Atlantic SD 19146) | 140 | 3 | |
| 135 | ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA MCA2-8011) | 137 | 39 | |
| 136 | CAT SCRATCH FEVER Ted Nugent (Epic JE 34700) | 134 | 29 | |
| 137 | THE BELLE ALBUM Al Green (Hi HLP 6004) | 172 | 2 | |
| 138 | THE JOY Toni Brown & Terry Garthwaite (Fantasy F-9538) | 144 | 10 | |
| 139 | LIVIN’ ON THE FAULT LINE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BSK 3045) | 111 | 17 | |
| 140 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) | 128 | 64 | |
| 141 | THE DEVIL IN ME Thelma Houston (Tamla T7-358R1) | 117 | 8 | |
| 142 | WINDOW OF A CHILD Seawind (CTI CTI 7-5007) | 158 | 2 | |
| 143 | TWILLEY DON’T MIND Dwight Twilley Band (Arista AB 4140) | 133 | 15 | |
| 144 | MANORISMS Wet Willie (Epic JE 34983) | 150 | 3 | |
| 145 | PART 3 KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 605) | 149 | 63 | |
| 146 | LOVE YOU LIVE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 2-9001) | 108 | 13 | |
| 147 | THE ALICE COOPER SHOW Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BSK 3138) | 129 | 5 | |
| 148 | ROUGH MIX Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane (MCA MCA-2295) | 124 | 13 | |
| 149 | HAVANA CANDY Patti Austin (CTI CTI 7-5006) | 154 | 7 | |
| 150 | LIVE Crosby/Nash (ABC AA-1042) | 123 | 7 | |
| 151 | WELCOME TO MY WORLD Elvis Presley (RCA Victor APL1-2274) | 146 | 27 | |
| 152 | THE OSMONDS GREATEST HITS Osmonds (Polydor/Kolob PD-2-9005) | 155 | 8 | |
| 153 | LEVON HELM AND THE RCO ALL-STARS Levon Helm & RCO All-Stars (ABC AA-1017) | 141 | 7 | |
| 154 | FINALE Loggins & Messina (Columbia JG 34167) | 151 | 9 | |
| 155 | LONGER FUSE Dan Hill (20th Century-Fox T-547) | 173 | 3 | |
| 156 | NIGHT AFTER NIGHT Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-3707) | 143 | 11 | |
| 157 | REJOICE Emotions (Columbia PC 34762) | 153 | 28 | |
| 158 | LIVE AT THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL Glen Campbell (Capitol SWBC-11707) | 176 | 4 | |
| 159 | OUTSIDE HELP Johnny Rivers (Big Tree/Soul City BT 76004) | 164 | 4 | |
| 160 | IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor APL1-2439) | 148 | 17 | |
| 161 | MERRY CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby (MCA MCA-15024) | 189 | 20 | |
| 162 | STREISAND SUPERMAN Barbra Streisand (Columbia JC 34830) | 152 | 27 | |
| 163 | CHASING RAINBOWS Jane Olivor (Columbia PC 34917) | 145 | 12 | |
| 164 | REPEAT – THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL, VOL. II Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHK 1135) | 147 | 7 | |
| 165 | A PLACE IN THE SUN Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4625) | 157 | 45 | |
| 166 | LOVE GUN Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7057) | 169 | 26 | |
| 167 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | 160 | 101 | |
| 168 | NIGHT MOVES Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) | 162 | 61 | |
| 169 | BEAUTY ON A BACK STREET Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor AFL1-2300) | 161 | 16 | |
| 170 | WE ARE ONE Mandrill (Arista AB 4144) | 177 | 8 | |
| 171 | BING CROSBY’S GREATEST HITS Bing Crosby (MCA MCA-3031) | 184 | 4 | |
| 172 | THE HARDNESS OF THE WORLD Slave (Cotillion SD 5201) | 178 | 2 | |
| 173 | PUTTING IT STRAIGHT Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6121) | 179 | 3 | |
| 174 | ELVIS’ CHRISTMAS ALBUM Elvis Presley (Pickwick CAS-2428) | 180 | 25 | |
| 175 | PORTFOLIO Grace Jones (Island ILPS 9470) | 166 | 10 | |
| 176 | LILY TOMLIN ON STAGE Lily Tomlin (Arista AB 4142) | 181 | 4 | |
| 177 | EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS... Supertramp (A&M SP-4634) | 168 | 37 | |
| 178 | HEAR TO TEMPT YOU Temptations (Atlantic SD 19143) | 183 | 2 | |
| 179 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4090) | 182 | 72 | |
| 180 | MUSICAL CHAIRS Sammy Hagar (Capitol ST-11706) | 187 | 2 | |
| 181 | NEW VINTAGE Maynard Ferguson (Columbia JC 34971) | 167 | 6 | |
| 182 | ROCKET TO RUSSIA Ramones (Sire SR 6042) | 188 | 3 | |
| 183 | FLOWING RIVERS Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3019) | 159 | 29 | |
| 184 | BREEZIN’ George Benson (Warner Bros. BS 2919) | 186 | 78 | |
| 185 | DIAMANTINA COCKTAIL Little River Band (Harvest SW-11645) | 165 | 28 | |
| 186 | PETE’S DRAGON Original Soundtrack (Capitol SW-11704) | 196 | 2 | |
| 187 | HOW GREAT THOU ART Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP 3758) | 185 | 35 | |
| 188 | RECKLESS ABANDON David Bromberg Band (Fantasy F-9540) | 194 | 6 | |
| 189 | COCOMOTION El Coco (AVI AVL-6012) | 174 | 8 | |
| 190 | IN COLOR Cheap Trick (Epic PE 34884) | 191 | 18 | |
| 191 | TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD Ramsey Lewis (Columbia JC 35018) | — | 1 | |
| 192 | ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4776) | 192 | 35 | |
| 193 | ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor VPSX-6089) | 193 | 55 | |
| 194 | THUNDER IN MY HEART Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. BSK 3089) | 156 | 12 | |
| 195 | ELVIS’ GOLDEN RECORDS, VOL. 3 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-2765) | 198 | 35 | |
| 196 | A NEW WORLD RECORD Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists/Jet UA-LA679-G) | 199 | 61 | |
| 197 | THE BEST OF TAVARES Tavares (Capitol ST-11701) | 171 | 10 | |
| 198 | ENDLESS FLIGHT Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. BS 2962) | 197 | 59 | |
| 199 | CHRISTMAS JOLLIES Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul SZS-5507) | — | 6 | |
| 200 | CITADEL Starcastle (Epic PE 34935) | 200 | 9 | |
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