| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 28, 1977 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. BSK 3010) | 2 | 14 | |
| 2 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | 1 | 23 | |
| 3 | MARVIN GAYE LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM Marvin Gaye (Tamla T7-352R2) | 4 | 9 | |
| 4 | BOSTON Boston (Epic PE 34188) | 3 | 38 | |
| 5 | THE BEATLES AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL Beatles (Capitol SMAS-11638) | 19 | 2 | |
| 6 | GO FOR YOUR GUNS Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 34432) | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | ROCKY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA693-G) | 9 | 13 | |
| 8 | A STAR IS BORN Original Soundtrack / Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson (Columbia JS 34403) | 5 | 25 | |
| 9 | COMMODORES Commodores (Motown M7-884R1) | 11 | 9 | |
| 10 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) | 6 | 33 | |
| 11 | LEFTOVERTURE Kansas (Kirshner JZ 34224) | 8 | 30 | |
| 12 | SILK DEGREES Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | 13 | 64 | |
| 13 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4090) | 10 | 41 | |
| 14 | NIGHT MOVES Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) | 12 | 30 | |
| 15 | ENDLESS FLIGHT Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. BS 2962) | 18 | 28 | |
| 16 | A ROCK AND ROLL ALTERNATIVE Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6080) | 14 | 22 | |
| 17 | WORKS (Volume 1) Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 2-7000) | 15 | 8 | |
| 18 | BOOK OF DREAMS Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630) | — | 1 | |
| 19 | ANIMALS Pink Floyd (Columbia JC 34474) | 20 | 15 | |
| 20 | FOREIGNER Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | 27 | 10 | |
| 21 | UNPREDICTABLE Natalie Cole (Capitol SO-11600) | 16 | 13 | |
| 22 | SONGS FROM THE WOOD Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1132) | 17 | 13 | |
| 23 | CAROLINA DREAMS Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPK 0180) | 24 | 14 | |
| 24 | COME IN FROM THE RAIN Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4700) | 25 | 6 | |
| 25 | CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES Jimmy Buffett (ABC AB-990) | 28 | 16 | |
| 26 | SWEET FORGIVENESS Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. BS 2990) | 30 | 6 | |
| 27 | EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS... Supertramp (A&M SP-4634) | 31 | 6 | |
| 28 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) | 22 | 53 | |
| 29 | BURNIN’ SKY Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8500) | 21 | 10 | |
| 30 | A NEW WORLD RECORD Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists/Jet UA-LA679-G) | 23 | 30 | |
| 31 | THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | 33 | 65 | |
| 32 | LET IT FLOW Dave Mason (Columbia PC 34680) | 38 | 5 | |
| 33 | HEAVY WEATHER Weather Report (Columbia PC 34418) | 32 | 10 | |
| 34 | YEAR OF THE CAT Al Stewart (Janus JXS-7022) | 26 | 34 | |
| 35 | TEDDY PENDERGRASS Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34390) | 40 | 11 | |
| 36 | DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN Dickey Betts & Great Southern (Arista AL 4123) | 41 | 6 | |
| 37 | TIME LOVES A HERO Little Feat (Warner Bros. BS 3015) | 49 | 3 | |
| 38 | GREATEST HITS Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | 29 | 24 | |
| 39 | IN FLIGHT George Benson (Warner Bros. BSK 2983) | 39 | 16 | |
| 40 | ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT Thelma Houston (Tamla T6-345S1) | 35 | 24 | |
| 41 | ASK RUFUS Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC AB-975) | 37 | 17 | |
| 42 | IZITSO Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4702) | 79 | 2 | |
| 43 | TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4060) | 45 | 79 | |
| 44 | RIGHT ON TIME Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4644) | 75 | 2 | |
| 45 | DECEPTIVE BENDS 10cc (Mercury SRM-1-3702) | 54 | 3 | |
| 46 | PARLIAMENT LIVE / P. FUNK EARTH TOUR Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7053) | 96 | 2 | |
| 47 | ANGEL Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3701) | 48 | 9 | |
| 48 | JEFF BECK WITH THE JAN HAMMER GROUP LIVE Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer Group (Epic PE 34433) | 34 | 9 | |
| 49 | OL’ WAYLON Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor APL1-2317) | 69 | 3 | |
| 50 | BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor APL1-1467) | 36 | 40 | |
| 51 | ROCK AND ROLL OVER Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037) | 46 | 28 | |
| 52 | LOVE AT THE GREEK Neil Diamond (Columbia KC2 34404) | 50 | 14 | |
| 53 | WINGS OVER AMERICA Wings (Capitol SWCO-11593) | 44 | 23 | |
| 54 | AHH...THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY Bootsy’s Rubber Band (Warner Bros. BS 2972) | 43 | 17 | |
| 55 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2978) | 47 | 28 | |
| 56 | A REAL MOTHER FOR YA Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM DJLPA-7) | 64 | 7 | |
| 57 | CONQUISTADOR Maynard Ferguson (Columbia PC 34457) | 62 | 9 | |
| 58 | KLAATU Klaatu (Capitol ST-11542) | 42 | 9 | |
| 59 | LIVE – YOU GET WHAT YOU PLAY FOR REO Speedwagon (Epic PEG 34494) | 53 | 12 | |
| 60 | SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell (Capitol SO-11601) | 60 | 11 | |
| 61 | CELEBRATE ME HOME Kenny Loggins (Columbia PC 34655) | 72 | 5 | |
| 62 | A PLACE IN THE SUN Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4625) | 65 | 14 | |
| 63 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-2195) | 57 | 13 | |
| 64 | PETER GABRIEL Peter Gabriel (Atco SD 36-147) | 56 | 13 | |
| 65 | A PERIOD OF TRANSITION Van Morrison (Warner Bros. BS 2987) | 73 | 4 | |
| 66 | FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2225) | 70 | 96 | |
| 67 | SLAVE Slave (Cotillion SD 9914) | 71 | 10 | |
| 68 | CAR WASH Original Soundtrack / Rose Royce (MCA MCA2-6000) | 66 | 36 | |
| 69 | GOLD PLATED Climax Blues Band (Sire SASD 7523) | 77 | 17 | |
| 70 | PART 3 KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 605) | 76 | 32 | |
| 71 | ELEGANT GYPSY Al Di Meola (Columbia PC 33461) | 74 | 6 | |
| 72 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | 55 | 70 | |
| 73 | JENNIFER WARNES Jennifer Warnes (Arista AL 4062) | 58 | 14 | |
| 74 | DAVID SOUL David Soul (Private Stock PS 2019) | 51 | 21 | |
| 75 | SLEEPWALKER Kinks (Arista AL 4106) | 52 | 14 | |
| 76 | MUSICMAGIC Return To Forever (Columbia PC 34682) | 59 | 9 | |
| 77 | TOYS IN THE ATTIC Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) | 61 | 110 | |
| 78 | LACE AND WHISKEY Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BSK 3027) | 117 | 2 | |
| 79 | SONGS OF KRISTOFFERSON Kris Kristofferson (Columbia PZ 34687) | 95 | 4 | |
| 80 | VIOLATION Starz (Capitol SW-11617) | 84 | 8 | |
| 81 | ANYTIME... ANYWHERE Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616) | 85 | 10 | |
| 82 | ROUGH DIAMOND Rough Diamond (Island ILPS 9490) | 89 | 4 | |
| 83 | INDIAN SUMMER Poco (ABC AB-989) | 107 | 3 | |
| 84 | A RETROSPECTIVE Linda Ronstadt (Capitol SKBB-11629) | 103 | 3 | |
| 85 | SWEET BEGINNINGS Marlena Shaw (Columbia PC 34458) | 87 | 11 | |
| 86 | LOVE STORM Tavares (Capitol STAO-11628) | 94 | 5 | |
| 87 | NOW DO U WANTA DANCE Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. BS 3041) | 91 | 6 | |
| 88 | WELCOME TO MY WORLD Elvis Presley (RCA Victor APL1-2274) | 92 | 6 | |
| 89 | LITTLE QUEEN Heart (Portrait JR 34799) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | FRIENDS AND STRANGERS Ronnie Laws (Blue Note BN-LA730-H) | 105 | 4 | |
| 91 | DESTROYER Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) | 80 | 55 | |
| 92 | THIS TIME IT’S FOR REAL Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes (Epic PE 34668) | 99 | 6 | |
| 93 | MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11607) | 98 | 15 | |
| 94 | UNMISTAKABLY YOU Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34488) | 78 | 8 | |
| 95 | KENNY ROGERS Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA689-G) | 119 | 5 | |
| 96 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE Heart (Mushroom MRS-5005) | 67 | 60 | |
| 97 | ARRIVAL Abba (Atlantic SD 18207) | 68 | 19 | |
| 98 | ROMANTIC JOURNEY Norman Connors (Buddah BDS 5682) | 86 | 8 | |
| 99 | WHAT YOU NEED Side Effect (Fantasy F-9513) | 112 | 9 | |
| 100 | LOVE YOU Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise MSK 2258) | 63 | 6 | |
| 101 | AMNESIA Pousette-Dart Band (Capitol SW-11068) | 101 | 13 | |
| 102 | DOWDY FERRY ROAD England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 76000) | 102 | 7 | |
| 103 | ALIVE! Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020-798) | 93 | 86 | |
| 104 | SONGWRITER Justin Hayward (Deram DES 18073) | 100 | 12 | |
| 105 | BARRY MANILOW II Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4016) | 111 | 54 | |
| 106 | A MAN MUST CARRY ON Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA MCA2-6003) | 164 | 2 | |
| 107 | IT FEELS SO GOOD Manhattans (Columbia PC 34450) | 109 | 13 | |
| 108 | STILL TOGETHER Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5689) | 118 | 7 | |
| 109 | BJ4 Bob James (CTI CTI 7074) | 110 | 8 | |
| 110 | TOUCAN DO IT TOO Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC AB-1005) | 116 | 7 | |
| 111 | COMING BACK FOR MORE William Bell (Mercury SRM-1-1146) | 97 | 8 | |
| 112 | THE PRETENDER Jackson Browne (Asylum 7E-1079) | 90 | 27 | |
| 113 | BREEZIN’ George Benson (Warner Bros. BS 2919) | 108 | 60 | |
| 114 | YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW Spinners (Atlantic SD 19100) | 82 | 9 | |
| 115 | SEA LEVEL Sea Level (Capricorn CP 0178) | 81 | 14 | |
| 116 | DREAMS, DREAMS, DREAMS Chilliwack (Mushroom MRS-5006) | 120 | 11 | |
| 117 | WIND & WUTHERING Genesis (Atco SD 36-144) | 83 | 19 | |
| 118 | DETECTIVE Detective (Swan Song SS 8417) | 128 | 4 | |
| 119 | UPTOWN FESTIVAL Shalamar (Soul Train BVL1-2289) | 149 | 3 | |
| 120 | I CAME TO DANCE Nils Lofgren (A&M SP-4628) | 88 | 11 | |
| 121 | A NIGHT ON THE TOWN Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. BS 2938) | 106 | 46 | |
| 122 | V.S.O.P. Herbie Hancock (Columbia PG 34688) | 127 | 5 | |
| 123 | THE ORIGINALS Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7032) | 126 | 22 | |
| 124 | TEJAS Z Z Top (London PS 680) | 104 | 20 | |
| 125 | HARBOR America (Warner Bros. BSK 3017) | 122 | 12 | |
| 126 | FUNDAMENTAL ROLL Walter Egan (Columbia PC 34679) | 138 | 6 | |
| 127 | SONG OF JOY Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4570) | 123 | 63 | |
| 128 | DISCO INFERNO Trammps (Atlantic SD 18211) | 129 | 19 | |
| 129 | TRAVELIN’ AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34684) | — | 1 | |
| 130 | GHOST WRITER Garland Jeffreys (A&M SP-4629) | 136 | 10 | |
| 131 | JOAN ARMATRADING Joan Armatrading (A&M SP-4588) | 137 | 34 | |
| 132 | SAY NO MORE Les Dudek (Columbia PC 34397) | 125 | 7 | |
| 133 | THIS IS THE WAY THAT I FEEL Marie Osmond (Polydor/Kolob PD-1-6099) | 135 | 4 | |
| 134 | ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN Angel (Casablanca NBLP 7043) | 115 | 14 | |
| 135 | THE KENNY RANKIN ALBUM Kenny Rankin (Little David LD 1013) | 121 | 13 | |
| 136 | THE IDIOT Iggy Pop (RCA Victor APL1-2275) | 131 | 9 | |
| 137 | LOVE ME Yvonne Elliman (RSO RS-1-3018) | 143 | 12 | |
| 138 | JOYOUS Pleasure (Fantasy F-9526) | 145 | 8 | |
| 139 | HURRY SUNDOWN Outlaws (Arista AL 4135) | — | 1 | |
| 140 | LIVE BULLET Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol SKBB-11523) | 140 | 57 | |
| 141 | ENDLESS SUMMER Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB-11307) | 144 | 106 | |
| 142 | STAY IN LOVE Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 34191) | 139 | 11 | |
| 143 | LIVE ’N’ KICKIN’ Kingfish (United Artists/Jet JT-LA732-G) | 155 | 3 | |
| 144 | LIVE AT LAST Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 2-9000) | — | 1 | |
| 145 | AFTER THE LOVIN’ Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic/MAM PE 34381) | 146 | 28 | |
| 146 | KENNY NOLAN Kenny Nolan (20th Century T-532) | 150 | 10 | |
| 147 | TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS Mary MacGregor (Ariola America SMAS-50015) | 134 | 21 | |
| 148 | ISLANDS The Band (Capitol SO-11602) | 113 | 9 | |
| 149 | LOVE ON THE WING Jesse Colin Young (Warner Bros. BS 3033) | 114 | 9 | |
| 150 | OFF THE RECORD Sweet (Capitol STAO-11636) | 157 | 4 | |
| 151 | EAR CANDY Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11640) | 167 | 2 | |
| 152 | SEAWIND Seawind (CTI CTI 5002) | 160 | 8 | |
| 153 | SNOWBLIND FRIEND Hoyt Axton (MCA MCA-2263) | 156 | 5 | |
| 154 | FIREFALL Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174) | 166 | 49 | |
| 155 | ELECTRIFIED FUNK Wild Cherry (Epic/Sweet City PE 34462) | 124 | 10 | |
| 156 | DON’T STOP THE MUSIC Brecker Brothers (Arista AL 4122) | 158 | 4 | |
| 157 | GINSENG WOMAN Eric Gale (Columbia PC 34421) | 159 | 8 | |
| 158 | THIS IS NIECY Deniece Williams (Columbia PC 34242) | 130 | 35 | |
| 159 | LOVE NOTES Ramsey Lewis (Columbia PC 34696) | 174 | 2 | |
| 160 | SAY YOU’LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW Tom Jones (Epic PE 34468) | 141 | 13 | |
| 161 | NEW HARVEST... FIRST GATHERING Dolly Parton (RCA Victor APL1-2188) | 171 | 8 | |
| 162 | KIKI DEE Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA PIG-2257) | 175 | 4 | |
| 163 | CHILDREN OF THE WORLD Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3003) | 142 | 36 | |
| 164 | NOW Tubes (A&M SP-4632) | — | 1 | |
| 165 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 168 | 181 | |
| 166 | WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? Andrew Gold (Asylum 7E-1086) | 172 | 8 | |
| 167 | MOROCCAN ROLL Brand X (Passport PP-98022) | 177 | 3 | |
| 168 | JAMES TAYLOR’S GREATEST HITS James Taylor (Warner Bros. BS 2979) | 147 | 26 | |
| 169 | WORLD ANTHEM Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush (Columbia PC 34677) | 179 | 2 | |
| 170 | SHORT TRIP TO SPACE Tropea (Marlin 2204) | 173 | 5 | |
| 171 | LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3405) | 162 | 103 | |
| 172 | RATED EXTRAORDINAIRE Johnnie Taylor (Columbia PC 34401) | 132 | 12 | |
| 173 | FREEWAYS Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-3700) | 133 | 12 | |
| 174 | NATURAL AVENUE John Lodge (London PS 683) | 151 | 7 | |
| 175 | HOW’S TRICKS Jack Bruce Band (RSO RS-1-3021) | 180 | 3 | |
| 176 | NO SECOND CHANCE Charlie (Janus JXS-7032) | 184 | 3 | |
| 177 | ON THE ROAD George Carlin (Little David LD 1075) | 186 | 2 | |
| 178 | MAGIC T-Connection (Dash D-30004) | 182 | 4 | |
| 179 | LOVING IS WHY Sons Of Champlin (Ariola America ST-50017) | 188 | 4 | |
| 180 | MAD LOVE Golden Earring (MCA MCA-2254) | 181 | 3 | |
| 181 | THEY SAID IT COULDN’T BE DONE BUT WE DID IT Dells (Mercury SRM-1-1145) | — | 1 | |
| 182 | 38 SPECIAL 38 Special (A&M SP-4638) | 183 | 2 | |
| 183 | AFTER THE SHOW Bruce Foster (Millennium MNLP 8000) | — | 1 | |
| 184 | STRANGER IN THE CITY John Miles (London PS 682) | 185 | 12 | |
| 185 | NOTHING BUT A BREEZE Jesse Winchester (Bearsville BR 6968) | 194 | 2 | |
| 186 | ARE YOU SERIOUS??? Richard Pryor (Laff A 196) | 195 | 2 | |
| 187 | CELI BEE & THE BUZZY BUNCH Celi Bee & Buzzy Bunch (APA APA-77001) | 190 | 3 | |
| 188 | A BLOW FOR ME, A TOOT FOR YOU Fred Wesley & Horny Horns Featuring Maceo Parker (Atlantic SD 18214) | 191 | 3 | |
| 189 | DAWN EXPLOSION Captain Beyond (Warner Bros. BS 3047) | — | 1 | |
| 190 | AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME Mickey Thomas (MCA MCA-2256) | — | 1 | |
| 191 | DEAN FRIEDMAN Dean Friedman (Lifesong LS 6008) | 192 | 6 | |
| 192 | ELTON JOHN’S GREATEST HITS Elton John (MCA MCA 2128) | 193 | 133 | |
| 193 | PHANTAZIA Noel Pointer (Blue Note BN-LA736-H) | — | 1 | |
| 194 | GREATEST HITS Abba (Atlantic SD 18189) | 163 | 36 | |
| 195 | SHOTGUN Shotgun (ABC AB-979) | 197 | 2 | |
| 196 | LEFT COAST LIVE Wet Willie (Capricorn CP 0182) | — | 1 | |
| 197 | IT’S ALL BALCONES FAULT Balcones Fault (Cream CR-1004) | 199 | 2 | |
| 198 | STAGE PASS Michael Stanley Band (Epic PEG 34661) | 165 | 7 | |
| 199 | FESTIVAL Santana (Columbia PC 34423) | 154 | 19 | |
| 200 | PHYLLIS HYMAN Phyllis Hyman (Buddah BDS 5681) | 170 | 4 | |
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