| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 16, 1977 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. BSK 3010) | 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | I’M IN YOU Peter Frampton (A&M SP-4704) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | LIVE Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500) | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | BOOK OF DREAMS Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630) | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | COMMODORES Commodores (Motown M7-884R1) | 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | CSN Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19104) | 29 | 2 | |
| 7 | STREISAND SUPERMAN Barbra Streisand (Columbia JC 34830) | 22 | 3 | |
| 8 | HERE AT LAST... BEE GEES... LIVE Bee Gees (RSO RS-2-3901) | 9 | 7 | |
| 9 | LOVE GUN Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7057) | 18 | 2 | |
| 10 | LITTLE QUEEN Heart (Portrait JR 34799) | 6 | 8 | |
| 11 | IZITSO Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4702) | 7 | 9 | |
| 12 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | 8 | 30 | |
| 13 | MARVIN GAYE LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM Marvin Gaye (Tamla T7-352R2) | 10 | 16 | |
| 14 | CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES Jimmy Buffett (ABC AB-990) | 15 | 23 | |
| 15 | NETHER LANDS Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic PE 34185) | 17 | 7 | |
| 16 | FOREIGNER Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | 11 | 17 | |
| 17 | RIGHT ON TIME Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4644) | 13 | 9 | |
| 18 | ROCKY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA693-G) | 12 | 20 | |
| 19 | CAT SCRATCH FEVER Ted Nugent (Epic JE 34700) | 23 | 5 | |
| 20 | EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS... Supertramp (A&M SP-4634) | 19 | 13 | |
| 21 | STAR WARS Original Soundtrack / London Symphony Orchestra (20th Century 2T-541) | 26 | 6 | |
| 22 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) | 14 | 40 | |
| 23 | BOSTON Boston (Epic PE 34188) | 16 | 45 | |
| 24 | EXODUS Bob Marley & Wailers (Island ILPS 9498) | 27 | 6 | |
| 25 | CAUGHT LIVE +5 Moody Blues (London 2PS 690/1) | 25 | 6 | |
| 26 | OL’ WAYLON Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor APL1-2317) | 21 | 10 | |
| 27 | GO FOR YOUR GUNS Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 34432) | 20 | 15 | |
| 28 | CELEBRATE ME HOME Kenny Loggins (Columbia PC 34655) | 30 | 12 | |
| 29 | JT James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811) | 65 | 2 | |
| 30 | CAROLINA DREAMS Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPK 0180) | 31 | 21 | |
| 31 | REJOICE Emotions (Columbia PC 34762) | 41 | 4 | |
| 32 | A STAR IS BORN Original Soundtrack / Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson (Columbia JS 34403) | 32 | 32 | |
| 33 | AMERICAN STARS ’N BARS Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2261) | 42 | 3 | |
| 34 | SILK DEGREES Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | 28 | 71 | |
| 35 | TEDDY PENDERGRASS Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34390) | 33 | 18 | |
| 36 | I REMEMBER YESTERDAY Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7056) | 39 | 7 | |
| 37 | NIGHT MOVES Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) | 35 | 37 | |
| 38 | THE BEATLES AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL Beatles (Capitol SMAS-11638) | 24 | 9 | |
| 39 | A REAL MOTHER FOR YA Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM DJLPA-7) | 37 | 14 | |
| 40 | FREE AS THE WIND Crusaders (ABC/Blue Thumb BT-6029) | 45 | 6 | |
| 41 | ANIMALS Pink Floyd (Columbia JC 34474) | 40 | 22 | |
| 42 | A PLACE IN THE SUN Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4625) | 44 | 21 | |
| 43 | TRAVELIN’ AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34684) | 34 | 8 | |
| 44 | PARLIAMENT LIVE / P. FUNK EARTH TOUR Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7053) | 36 | 9 | |
| 45 | THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | 47 | 72 | |
| 46 | ENDLESS FLIGHT Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. BS 2962) | 38 | 35 | |
| 47 | LEFTOVERTURE Kansas (Kirshner JZ 34224) | 49 | 37 | |
| 48 | A MAN MUST CARRY ON Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA MCA2-6003) | 48 | 9 | |
| 49 | ANYTIME... ANYWHERE Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616) | 57 | 17 | |
| 50 | FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2225) | 53 | 103 | |
| 51 | HURRY SUNDOWN Outlaws (Arista AL 4135) | 43 | 8 | |
| 52 | SLAVE Slave (Cotillion SD 9914) | 55 | 17 | |
| 53 | LACE AND WHISKEY Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BSK 3027) | 51 | 9 | |
| 54 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4090) | 58 | 48 | |
| 55 | SWEET FORGIVENESS Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. BS 2990) | 46 | 13 | |
| 56 | WORKS (Volume 1) Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 2-7000) | 50 | 15 | |
| 57 | A NEW WORLD RECORD Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists/Jet UA-LA679-G) | 59 | 37 | |
| 58 | IN FLIGHT George Benson (Warner Bros. BSK 2983) | 54 | 23 | |
| 59 | GREATEST HITS Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | 60 | 31 | |
| 60 | TIME LOVES A HERO Little Feat (Warner Bros. BS 3015) | 52 | 10 | |
| 61 | SHAUN CASSIDY Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BS 3067) | 79 | 5 | |
| 62 | SWEET PASSION Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 19102) | 66 | 6 | |
| 63 | THE FLOATERS Floaters (ABC AB-1030) | 73 | 4 | |
| 64 | LIVE – YOU GET WHAT YOU PLAY FOR REO Speedwagon (Epic PEG 34494) | 67 | 19 | |
| 65 | KENNY ROGERS Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA689-G) | 64 | 12 | |
| 66 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2978) | 68 | 35 | |
| 67 | CONQUISTADOR Maynard Ferguson (Columbia PC 34457) | 56 | 16 | |
| 68 | A ROCK AND ROLL ALTERNATIVE Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD-1-6080) | 61 | 29 | |
| 69 | I ROBOT Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002) | 90 | 2 | |
| 70 | LIGHTS OUT UFO (Chrysalis CHR-1127) | 75 | 6 | |
| 71 | LET IT FLOW Dave Mason (Columbia PC 34680) | 62 | 12 | |
| 72 | GOLD PLATED Climax Blues Band (Sire SASD 7523) | 63 | 24 | |
| 73 | PLAYIN’ UP A STORM Gregg Allman Band (Capricorn CP 0181) | 76 | 6 | |
| 74 | TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4060) | 77 | 86 | |
| 75 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE Heart (Mushroom MRS-5005) | 81 | 67 | |
| 76 | MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-2280) | 96 | 2 | |
| 77 | PART 3 KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 605) | 80 | 39 | |
| 78 | ROCK AND ROLL OVER Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037) | 78 | 35 | |
| 79 | BLOWIN’ AWAY Joan Baez (Portrait PR 34697) | 87 | 4 | |
| 80 | LIFESTYLE (Living & Loving) John Klemmer (ABC AB-1007) | 83 | 5 | |
| 81 | DIAMANTINA COCKTAIL Little River Band (Harvest SW-11645) | 88 | 4 | |
| 82 | STEVE WINWOOD Steve Winwood (Island ILPS 9494) | — | 1 | |
| 83 | ANNIE Original Cast (Columbia Masterworks JS 34712) | 84 | 5 | |
| 84 | WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? Andrew Gold (Asylum 7E-1086) | 85 | 15 | |
| 85 | LOOK TO THE RAINBOW Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 2BZ 3052) | 92 | 5 | |
| 86 | UNMISTAKABLY YOU Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34488) | 86 | 15 | |
| 87 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | 89 | 77 | |
| 88 | A SONG Neil Sedaka (Elektra 6E-102) | 82 | 7 | |
| 89 | RICHARD PRYOR’S GREATEST HITS Richard Pryor (Warner Bros. BSK 3057) | 99 | 5 | |
| 90 | DESTROYER Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) | 91 | 62 | |
| 91 | ONE OF THE BOYS Roger Daltrey (MCA MCA-2271) | 112 | 2 | |
| 92 | EAR CANDY Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11640) | 95 | 9 | |
| 93 | LIVE AT LAST Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 2-9000) | 74 | 8 | |
| 94 | MONKEY ISLAND Geils (Atlantic SD 19103) | 122 | 3 | |
| 95 | INDIAN SUMMER Poco (ABC AB-989) | 70 | 10 | |
| 96 | LIFELINE Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor PD-1-6108) | 109 | 3 | |
| 97 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) | 97 | 60 | |
| 98 | BURNIN’ SKY Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8500) | 69 | 17 | |
| 99 | HEAVY WEATHER Weather Report (Columbia PC 34418) | 71 | 17 | |
| 100 | DECEPTIVE BENDS 10cc (Mercury SRM-1-3702) | 72 | 10 | |
| 101 | LOADING ZONE Roy Buchanan (Atlantic SD 18219) | 102 | 7 | |
| 102 | FIREFALL Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174) | 103 | 56 | |
| 103 | MY OWN WAY TO ROCK Burton Cummings (Portrait PR 34698) | 115 | 3 | |
| 104 | MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11607) | 104 | 22 | |
| 105 | NEW YORK, NEW YORK Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA750-L2) | 136 | 2 | |
| 106 | COME IN FROM THE RAIN Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-4700) | 107 | 13 | |
| 107 | THELMA & JERRY Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler (Motown M6-887S1) | 117 | 5 | |
| 108 | ALIVE! Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020-798) | 108 | 93 | |
| 109 | MAKE LOVE TO THE MUSIC Leon & Mary Russell (Paradise PAK 3066) | 110 | 4 | |
| 110 | SONGS OF KRISTOFFERSON Kris Kristofferson (Columbia PZ 34687) | 93 | 11 | |
| 111 | SEASON OF LIGHTS... LAURA NYRO IN CONCERT Laura Nyro (Columbia PC 34786) | 121 | 3 | |
| 112 | A RETROSPECTIVE Linda Ronstadt (Capitol SKBB-11629) | 94 | 10 | |
| 113 | A PERIOD OF TRANSITION Van Morrison (Warner Bros. BS 2987) | 106 | 11 | |
| 114 | FRIENDS AND STRANGERS Ronnie Laws (Blue Note BN-LA730-H) | 98 | 11 | |
| 115 | NO SECOND CHANCE Charlie (Janus JXS-7032) | 123 | 10 | |
| 116 | UPTOWN FESTIVAL Shalamar (Soul Train BVL1-2289) | 101 | 10 | |
| 117 | ARE YOU SERIOUS??? Richard Pryor (Laff A 196) | 120 | 9 | |
| 118 | LIVE ’N’ KICKIN’ Kingfish (United Artists/Jet JT-LA732-G) | 100 | 10 | |
| 119 | TURN THIS MUTHA OUT Idris Muhammad (Kudu KU-34) | 127 | 7 | |
| 120 | SONGS FROM THE WOOD Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1132) | 105 | 20 | |
| 121 | LOVE STORM Tavares (Capitol STAO-11628) | 111 | 12 | |
| 122 | DETECTIVE Detective (Swan Song SS 8417) | 113 | 11 | |
| 123 | UNPREDICTABLE Natalie Cole (Capitol SO-11600) | 114 | 20 | |
| 124 | DEVIL’S GUN C.J. & Co. (Westbound WB 301) | 132 | 6 | |
| 125 | TOYS IN THE ATTIC Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) | 129 | 117 | |
| 126 | JOYOUS Pleasure (Fantasy F-9526) | 125 | 15 | |
| 127 | ARRIVAL Abba (Atlantic SD 18207) | 133 | 26 | |
| 128 | KIKI DEE Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA PIG-2257) | 128 | 11 | |
| 129 | YEAR OF THE CAT Al Stewart (Janus JXS-7022) | 116 | 41 | |
| 130 | ELEGANT GYPSY Al Di Meola (Columbia PC 33461) | 119 | 13 | |
| 131 | DREAMS, DREAMS, DREAMS Chilliwack (Mushroom MRS-5006) | 126 | 18 | |
| 132 | BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor APL1-1467) | 124 | 47 | |
| 133 | TO LEFTY FROM WILLIE Willie Nelson (Columbia/Lone Star KC 34695) | 149 | 2 | |
| 134 | LOVE AT THE GREEK Neil Diamond (Columbia KC2 34404) | 135 | 21 | |
| 135 | STORMIN’ Brainstorm (Tabu BQL1-2048) | 150 | 10 | |
| 136 | NOTHING BUT A BREEZE Jesse Winchester (Bearsville BR 6968) | 138 | 9 | |
| 137 | WILLIE / BEFORE HIS TIME Willie Nelson (RCA Victor APL1-2210) | 147 | 6 | |
| 138 | DOWDY FERRY ROAD England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree BT 76000) | 141 | 14 | |
| 139 | MOROCCAN ROLL Brand X (Passport PP-98022) | 139 | 10 | |
| 140 | MOODY BLUE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor AFL1-2428) | — | 1 | |
| 141 | MAKIN’ MAGIC Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6103) | 148 | 6 | |
| 142 | FLOWING RIVERS Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3019) | 155 | 5 | |
| 143 | LOVE NOTES Ramsey Lewis (Columbia PC 34696) | 144 | 9 | |
| 144 | A NIGHT ON THE TOWN Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. BS 2938) | 146 | 53 | |
| 145 | HOT Hot (Big Tree BT 89522) | 152 | 7 | |
| 146 | OUT OF THE MIST Illusion (Island ILPS-9489) | 153 | 7 | |
| 147 | BARRY MANILOW II Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4016) | 142 | 61 | |
| 148 | THIS TIME IT’S FOR REAL Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes (Epic PE 34668) | 131 | 13 | |
| 149 | WHAT YOU NEED Side Effect (Fantasy F-9513) | 137 | 16 | |
| 150 | DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN Dickey Betts & Great Southern (Arista AL 4123) | 118 | 13 | |
| 151 | ROMANTIC JOURNEY Norman Connors (Buddah BDS 5682) | 130 | 15 | |
| 152 | BREEZIN’ George Benson (Warner Bros. BS 2919) | 134 | 67 | |
| 153 | IT FEELS SO GOOD Manhattans (Columbia PC 34450) | 140 | 20 | |
| 154 | ANGEL Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-3701) | 159 | 16 | |
| 155 | REAR VIEW MIRROR Starland Vocal Band (Windsong BHL1-2239) | 158 | 6 | |
| 156 | STILL TOGETHER Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5689) | 154 | 14 | |
| 157 | FINGER PAINTINGS Earl Klugh (Blue Note BN-LA737-H) | 164 | 3 | |
| 158 | THE GREATEST Original Soundtrack (Arista AL 7000) | 162 | 4 | |
| 159 | CRIME OF THE CENTURY Supertramp (A&M SP-3647) | 167 | 26 | |
| 160 | MINK DeVILLE Mink DeVille (Capitol ST-11631) | 166 | 6 | |
| 161 | MAGIC JOURNEY Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul SZS-5515) | 176 | 4 | |
| 162 | PHANTAZIA Noel Pointer (Blue Note BN-LA736-H) | 165 | 8 | |
| 163 | THE DEEP Original Soundtrack (Casablanca NBLP 7060) | 173 | 3 | |
| 164 | ENDLESS SUMMER Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB-11307) | 169 | 113 | |
| 165 | SORCERER Original Soundtrack / Tangerine Dream (MCA MCA-2277) | 174 | 3 | |
| 166 | ON STAGE Rainbow (Oyster/Polydor OY-2-1801) | — | 1 | |
| 167 | AFTER THE SHOW Bruce Foster (Millennium MNLP 8000) | 168 | 8 | |
| 168 | STAIRCASE Keith Jarrett (ECM ECM-2-1090) | 171 | 3 | |
| 169 | LIVE Derringer (Blue Sky PZ 34848) | — | 1 | |
| 170 | SIN AFTER SIN Judas Priest (Columbia PC 34787) | 175 | 6 | |
| 171 | NOW DO U WANTA DANCE Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. BS 3041) | 143 | 13 | |
| 172 | CHILDREN OF THE WORLD Bee Gees (RSO RS-1-3003) | 170 | 43 | |
| 173 | GREATEST HITS Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519) | 180 | 50 | |
| 174 | ASK RUFUS Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC AB-975) | 145 | 24 | |
| 175 | VIOLATION Starz (Capitol SW-11617) | 156 | 15 | |
| 176 | PARADISE BALLROOM Graeme Edge Band (London PS 686) | 182 | 3 | |
| 177 | MR. LUCKY Fools Gold (Columbia PC 34828) | 183 | 2 | |
| 178 | LOVIN’ IN THE VALLEY OF THE MOON Norton Buffalo (Capitol ST-11625) | 184 | 2 | |
| 179 | ANOTHER MOTHER FURTHER Mother’s Finest (Epic PE 34699) | 187 | 2 | |
| 180 | LIVE! Lonnie Liston Smith (RCA Victor APL1-2433) | — | 1 | |
| 181 | HOT TRACKS Nazareth (A&M SP-4643) | — | 1 | |
| 182 | SINGIN’ Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4136) | — | 1 | |
| 183 | PHASE II Bohannon (Mercury SRM-1-1159) | 192 | 4 | |
| 184 | LIVE! AT THE STAR-CLUB IN HAMBURG, GERMANY; 1962 Beatles (Lingasong LS-2-7001) | — | 1 | |
| 185 | SHOTGUN Shotgun (ABC AB-979) | 186 | 7 | |
| 186 | TOO LATE TO CRY Widowmaker (United Artsts UA-LA723-G) | 188 | 6 | |
| 187 | RADIO-ACTIVITY Kraftwerk (Capitol ST-11457) | — | 10 | |
| 188 | ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART Dionne Warwick (Musicor MUS-2501) | 189 | 6 | |
| 189 | CAROLE BAYER SAGER Carole Bayer Sager (Elektra 7E-1100) | 191 | 4 | |
| 190 | AL GREEN’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II Al Green (Hi SHL 32105) | — | 1 | |
| 191 | OPEN UP YOUR LOVE Whispers (Soul Train BVL1-2270) | 193 | 2 | |
| 192 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | — | 165 | |
| 193 | BROWNSVILLE STATION Brownsville Station (Private Stock PS 2026) | 197 | 2 | |
| 194 | ADDRISI BROTHERS Addrisi Brothers (Buddah BDS 5694) | 195 | 2 | |
| 195 | MIDNIGHT LIGHT LeBlanc & Carr (Big Tree BT 89521) | — | 1 | |
| 196 | ELTON JOHN’S GREATEST HITS Elton John (MCA MCA 2128) | 185 | 140 | |
| 197 | LOVE AND KISSES Love And Kisses (Casablanca NBLP 7063) | — | 1 | |
| 198 | NEW DIRECTIONS Meters (Warner Bros. BS 3042) | 200 | 2 | |
| 199 | MANIFEST DESTINY Dictators (Elektra 7E-1109) | — | 1 | |
| 200 | SUPERTRIOS McCoy Tyner (Milestone M-55003) | — | 2 | |
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