| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 10, 1977 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. BSK 3010) | 1 | 29 | |
| 2 | CSN Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 19104) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | STAR WARS Original Soundtrack / London Symphony Orchestra (20th Century 2T-541) | 4 | 14 | |
| 4 | JT James Taylor (Columbia JC 34811) | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | MOODY BLUE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor AFL1-2428) | 10 | 9 | |
| 6 | REJOICE Emotions (Columbia PC 34762) | 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | GOING FOR THE ONE Yes (Atlantic SD 19106) | 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | STREISAND SUPERMAN Barbra Streisand (Columbia JC 34830) | 5 | 11 | |
| 9 | ANYTIME... ANYWHERE Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4616) | 11 | 25 | |
| 10 | I’M IN YOU Peter Frampton (A&M SP-4704) | 8 | 12 | |
| 11 | FOREIGNER Foreigner (Atlantic SD 18215) | 13 | 25 | |
| 12 | SHAUN CASSIDY Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb BS 3067) | 24 | 13 | |
| 13 | THE FLOATERS Floaters (ABC AB-1030) | 14 | 12 | |
| 14 | RIGHT ON TIME Brothers Johnson (A&M SP-4644) | 15 | 17 | |
| 15 | STEVE WINWOOD Steve Winwood (Island ILPS 9494) | 17 | 9 | |
| 16 | I ROBOT Alan Parsons Project (Arista AL 7002) | 19 | 10 | |
| 17 | AMERICAN STARS ’N BARS Neil Young (Reprise MSK 2261) | 16 | 11 | |
| 18 | EXODUS Bob Marley & Wailers (Island ILPS 9498) | 12 | 14 | |
| 19 | CAT SCRATCH FEVER Ted Nugent (Epic JE 34700) | 9 | 13 | |
| 20 | HERE AT LAST... BEE GEES... LIVE Bee Gees (RSO RS-2-3901) | 21 | 15 | |
| 21 | A PLACE IN THE SUN Pablo Cruise (A&M SP-4625) | 20 | 29 | |
| 22 | COMMODORES Commodores (Motown M7-884R1) | 18 | 24 | |
| 23 | TERRAPIN STATION Grateful Dead (Arista AL 7001) | 32 | 5 | |
| 24 | LITTLE QUEEN Heart (Portrait JR 34799) | 23 | 16 | |
| 25 | EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS... Supertramp (A&M SP-4634) | 25 | 21 | |
| 26 | SIMPLE THINGS Carole King (Avatar/Capitol SMAS-11667) | 26 | 6 | |
| 27 | THE GRAND ILLUSION Styx (A&M SP-4637) | 34 | 7 | |
| 28 | PLATINUM JAZZ War (Blue Note BN-LA690-J2) | 28 | 8 | |
| 29 | A NEW WORLD RECORD Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists/Jet UA-LA679-G) | 30 | 45 | |
| 30 | IT’S A GAME Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 7004) | 31 | 8 | |
| 31 | LUNA SEA Firefall (Atlantic SD 19101) | 38 | 5 | |
| 32 | LIGHTS OUT UFO (Chrysalis CHR-1127) | 35 | 14 | |
| 33 | MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-2280) | 33 | 10 | |
| 34 | NETHER LANDS Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic PE 34185) | 27 | 15 | |
| 35 | BOOK OF DREAMS Steve Miller Band (Capitol SO-11630) | 29 | 16 | |
| 36 | LOVE GUN Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7057) | 22 | 10 | |
| 37 | DIAMANTINA COCKTAIL Little River Band (Harvest SW-11645) | 37 | 12 | |
| 38 | CELEBRATE ME HOME Kenny Loggins (Columbia PC 34655) | 36 | 20 | |
| 39 | ONE OF THE BOYS Roger Daltrey (MCA MCA-2271) | 42 | 10 | |
| 40 | LIVE Barry Manilow (Arista AL 8500) | 40 | 15 | |
| 41 | A REAL MOTHER FOR YA Johnny Guitar Watson (DJM DJLPA-7) | 41 | 22 | |
| 42 | FLOWING RIVERS Andy Gibb (RSO RS-1-3019) | 52 | 13 | |
| 43 | BENNY AND US Average White Band & Ben E. King (Atlantic SD 19105) | 43 | 8 | |
| 44 | OL’ WAYLON Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor APL1-2317) | 39 | 18 | |
| 45 | STAR WARS AND OTHER GALACTIC FUNK Meco (Millennium MNLP 8001) | 68 | 7 | |
| 46 | BOSTON Boston (Epic JE 34188) | 46 | 53 | |
| 47 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA Eagles (Asylum 7E-1084) | 45 | 38 | |
| 48 | I REMEMBER YESTERDAY Donna Summer (Casablanca NBLP 7056) | 50 | 15 | |
| 49 | SOMETHING TO LOVE L.T. D. (A&M SP-4646) | 64 | 7 | |
| 50 | LIVIN’ ON THE FAULT LINE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BSK 3045) | — | 1 | |
| 51 | FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2225) | 49 | 111 | |
| 52 | IZITSO Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4702) | 44 | 17 | |
| 53 | NEW YORK, NEW YORK Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA750-L2) | 53 | 10 | |
| 54 | CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES Jimmy Buffett (ABC AB-990) | 48 | 31 | |
| 55 | IN FULL BLOOM Rose Royce (Whitfield WH 3074) | 70 | 4 | |
| 56 | GO FOR YOUR GUNS Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 34432) | 47 | 23 | |
| 57 | ROCKY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA693-G) | 51 | 28 | |
| 58 | LOOK TO THE RAINBOW Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 2BZ 3052) | 61 | 13 | |
| 59 | RAISIN’ HELL Elvin Bishop (Capricorn 2CP 0185) | 69 | 4 | |
| 60 | SO EARLY IN THE SPRING, THE FIRST 15 YEARS Judy Collins (Elektra 8E-6002) | 62 | 6 | |
| 61 | SWEET FORGIVENESS Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. BS 2990) | 58 | 21 | |
| 62 | SILK DEGREES Boz Scaggs (Columbia PC 33920) | 59 | 79 | |
| 63 | CAROLINA DREAMS Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CPK 0180) | 55 | 29 | |
| 64 | CARELESS Stephen Bishop (ABC ABCD-954) | 80 | 27 | |
| 65 | LIVE! IN THE AIR AGE Be Bop Deluxe (Harvest SKB-11666) | 75 | 5 | |
| 66 | A STAR IS BORN Original Soundtrack / Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson (Columbia JS 34403) | 56 | 40 | |
| 67 | NIGHT MOVES Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol ST-11557) | 57 | 45 | |
| 68 | THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 Eagles (Asylum 7E-1052) | 65 | 80 | |
| 69 | FREE AS THE WIND Crusaders (ABC/Blue Thumb BT-6029) | 60 | 14 | |
| 70 | PART 3 KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 605) | 73 | 47 | |
| 71 | SLAVE Slave (Cotillion SD 9914) | 63 | 25 | |
| 72 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE Heart (Mushroom MRS-5005) | 66 | 75 | |
| 73 | MONKEY ISLAND Geils (Atlantic SD 19103) | 71 | 11 | |
| 74 | MARVIN GAYE LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM Marvin Gaye (Tamla T7-352R2) | 54 | 24 | |
| 75 | TOO HOT TO HANDLE Heatwave (Epic PE 34761) | 100 | 7 | |
| 76 | LEFTOVERTURE Kansas (Kirshner JZ 34224) | 67 | 45 | |
| 77 | TEDDY PENDERGRASS Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34390) | 72 | 26 | |
| 78 | BOATS AGAINST THE CURRENT Eric Carmen (Arista AB 4124) | 115 | 2 | |
| 79 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4090) | 77 | 56 | |
| 80 | FOREVER GOLD Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 34452) | 90 | 4 | |
| 81 | DAYTIME FRIENDS Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA754-G) | 99 | 4 | |
| 82 | FOGHAT LIVE Foghat (Bearsville BRK 6971) | — | 1 | |
| 83 | ENDLESS FLIGHT Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. BS 2962) | 83 | 43 | |
| 84 | THE SANFORD / TOWNSEND BAND Sanford/Townsend Band (Warner Bros. BS 2966) | 119 | 8 | |
| 85 | MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol ST-11607) | 87 | 30 | |
| 86 | LET’S CLEAN UP THE GHETTO Philadelphia International All-Stars (Philadelphia Int’l JZ 34659) | 89 | 7 | |
| 87 | UNMISTAKABLY YOU Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34488) | 88 | 23 | |
| 88 | THE TWO OF US Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (ABC AB-1026) | 93 | 4 | |
| 89 | BEFORE WE WERE SO RUDELY INTERRUPTED Original Animals (United Artists/Jet JT-LA790-H) | 114 | 4 | |
| 90 | LET IT FLOW Dave Mason (Columbia PC 34680) | 91 | 20 | |
| 91 | NATURAL PROGRESSIONS Bernie Leadon ● Michael Georgiades Band (Asylum 7E-1107) | 106 | 6 | |
| 92 | HURRY SUNDOWN Outlaws (Arista AL 4135) | 94 | 16 | |
| 93 | ROBERT GORDON WITH LINK WRAY Robert Gordon with Link Wray (Private Stock PS 2030) | 125 | 3 | |
| 94 | MORE STUFF Stuff (Warner Bros. BS 3061) | 85 | 8 | |
| 95 | NO SECOND CHANCE Charlie (Janus JXS-7032) | 95 | 18 | |
| 96 | GOIN’ PLACES Michael Henderson (Buddah BDS 5693) | 112 | 5 | |
| 97 | B. J. THOMAS B. J. Thomas (MCA MCA-2286) | 124 | 3 | |
| 98 | THE TIM WEISBERG BAND Tim Weisberg Band (Unted Artists UA-LA773-G) | 107 | 7 | |
| 99 | SHOW TIME Ry Cooder (Warner Bros. BS 3059) | 113 | 3 | |
| 100 | NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES Johnny Winter (Blue Sky PZ 34813) | 98 | 8 | |
| 101 | ON STAGE Rainbow (Oyster/Polydor OY-2-1801) | 86 | 9 | |
| 102 | WORKS (Volume 1) Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Atlantic SD 2-7000) | 82 | 23 | |
| 103 | LIFELINE Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor PD-1-6108) | 103 | 11 | |
| 104 | LIVE – YOU GET WHAT YOU PLAY FOR REO Speedwagon (Epic PEG 34494) | 104 | 27 | |
| 105 | GREATEST HITS Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1092) | 74 | 39 | |
| 106 | BLOWIN’ AWAY Joan Baez (Portrait PR 34697) | 76 | 12 | |
| 107 | LIFESTYLE (Living & Loving) John Klemmer (ABC AB-1007) | 78 | 13 | |
| 108 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla T13-340C2) | 79 | 48 | |
| 109 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! Peter Frampton (A&M SP-3703) | 81 | 85 | |
| 110 | LACE AND WHISKEY Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BSK 3027) | 84 | 17 | |
| 111 | TO LEFTY FROM WILLIE Willie Nelson (Columbia/Lone Star KC 34695) | 92 | 10 | |
| 112 | DEVIL’S GUN C.J. & Co. (Westbound WB 301) | 97 | 14 | |
| 113 | ROCK N’ ROLL AGAIN New Commander Cody Band (Arista AL 4125) | 117 | 3 | |
| 114 | KNNILLSSONN Harry Nilsson (RCA Victor APL1-2276) | 116 | 6 | |
| 115 | LAKE Lake (Columbia PC 34763) | 130 | 7 | |
| 116 | SHAKE IT WELL Dramatics (ABC AB-1010) | 121 | 5 | |
| 117 | LIVE! TAKIN’ THE STAGE Pure Prairie League (RCA Victor CPL2-2404) | — | 1 | |
| 118 | STORMIN’ Brainstorm (Tabu BQL1-2048) | 108 | 18 | |
| 119 | THE SOUTH’S GREATEST HITS Various Artists (Capricorn CP 0187) | 123 | 6 | |
| 120 | MINK DeVILLE Mink DeVille (Capitol ST-11631) | 120 | 14 | |
| 121 | MAKIN’ MAGIC Pat Travers (Polydor PD-1-6103) | 109 | 14 | |
| 122 | THE BOOK OF INVASIONS (A Celtic Symphony) Horslips (DJM DJLPA-10) | 126 | 3 | |
| 123 | KENNY ROGERS Kenny Rogers (United Artists UA-LA689-G) | 111 | 20 | |
| 124 | ALIVE! Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020-798) | 127 | 100 | |
| 125 | PETER McCANN Peter McCann (20th Century T-544) | 133 | 8 | |
| 126 | ARRIVAL Abba (Atlantic SD 18207) | 128 | 34 | |
| 127 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2978) | 131 | 43 | |
| 128 | SWEET PASSION Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 19102) | 132 | 14 | |
| 129 | RAM JAM Ram Jam (Epic PE 34885) | 180 | 2 | |
| 130 | BARRY WHITE SINGS FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE Barry White (20th Century T-543) | — | 1 | |
| 131 | PLAYING TO AN AUDIENCE OF ONE David Soul (Private Stock PS 7001) | 150 | 2 | |
| 132 | LIVE Derringer (Blue Sky PZ 34848) | 135 | 9 | |
| 133 | OOPS! WRONG PLANET Utopia (Bearsville BR 6970) | — | 1 | |
| 134 | IN COLOR Cheap Trick (Epic PE 34884) | 160 | 2 | |
| 135 | MAX The Rumour (Mercury SRM-1-1174) | 149 | 5 | |
| 136 | SERGIO MENDES AND THE NEW BRASIL ’77 Sergio Mendes & New Brasil ’77 (Elektra 7E-1102) | 151 | 5 | |
| 137 | BLOW IT OUT Tom Scott (Epic/Ode PE 34966) | 165 | 2 | |
| 138 | THE GREATEST Original Soundtrack (Arista AL 7000) | 138 | 12 | |
| 139 | TIME LOVES A HERO Little Feat (Warner Bros. BS 3015) | 144 | 18 | |
| 140 | WE MUST BELIEVE IN MAGIC Crystal Gayle (United Artists UA-LA771-G) | 146 | 7 | |
| 141 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST-11497) | 140 | 68 | |
| 142 | A MAN MUST CARRY ON Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA MCA2-6003) | 142 | 17 | |
| 143 | DESTROYER Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7025) | 143 | 70 | |
| 144 | ANOTHER MOTHER FURTHER Mother’s Finest (Epic PE 34699) | 148 | 10 | |
| 145 | PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE Dennis Wilson (Caribou PZ 34354) | 173 | 2 | |
| 146 | SHIVER IN THE NIGHT Andy Pratt (Nemperor NE 443) | 166 | 5 | |
| 147 | BURNING FOR YOU Strawbs (Oyster/Polydor OY-1-1604) | 147 | 7 | |
| 148 | CHOOSING YOU Lenny Williams (ABC AB-1023) | 171 | 7 | |
| 149 | WELCOME TO MY WORLD Elvis Presley (RCA Victor APL1-2274) | 187 | 11 | |
| 150 | FIREFALL Firefall (Atlantic SD 18174) | 101 | 64 | |
| 151 | CAUGHT LIVE +5 Moody Blues (London 2PS 690/1) | 102 | 14 | |
| 152 | TRAVELIN’ AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 34684) | 105 | 16 | |
| 153 | OPEN UP YOUR LOVE Whispers (Soul Train BVL1-2270) | 158 | 10 | |
| 154 | NOTHING BUT A BREEZE Jesse Winchester (Bearsville BR 6968) | 154 | 17 | |
| 155 | MY OWN WAY TO ROCK Burton Cummings (Portrait PR 34698) | 155 | 11 | |
| 156 | IN FLIGHT George Benson (Warner Bros. BSK 2983) | 156 | 31 | |
| 157 | FRIENDS AND STRANGERS Ronnie Laws (Blue Note BN-LA730-H) | 157 | 19 | |
| 158 | DANCE BAND ON THE TITANIC Harry Chapin (Asylum 9E-301) | — | 1 | |
| 159 | CRIME OF THE CENTURY Supertramp (A&M SP-3647) | 159 | 34 | |
| 160 | BELIEVE Mass Production (Cotillion SD 9918) | — | 1 | |
| 161 | PARADISE BALLROOM Graeme Edge Band (London PS 686) | 161 | 11 | |
| 162 | CRAWLER Crawler (Epic PE 34900) | 178 | 2 | |
| 163 | THE SPY WHO LOVED ME Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA774-H) | 168 | 5 | |
| 164 | LUST FOR LIFE Iggy Pop (RCA Victor APL1-2488) | — | 1 | |
| 165 | PATTI LaBELLE Patti LaBelle (Epic PE 34847) | — | 1 | |
| 166 | CARDIAC ARREST Cameo (Chocolate City CCLP 2003) | 169 | 6 | |
| 167 | APPETIZERS Alan O’Day (Pacific PC 4300) | — | 1 | |
| 168 | LET THERE BE ROCK AC/DC (Atco SD 36-151) | 172 | 7 | |
| 169 | BRICK Brick (Bang BLP-409) | 189 | 2 | |
| 170 | SHOTGUN Shotgun (ABC AB-979) | 170 | 15 | |
| 171 | BYABLUE Keith Jarrett (ABC/Impulse AS-9331) | — | 1 | |
| 172 | LOADING ZONE Roy Buchanan (Atlantic SD 18219) | 96 | 15 | |
| 173 | DONOVAN Donovan (Arista AB 4143) | — | 1 | |
| 174 | KALAPANA III Kalapana (Abattoir KALA0004) | — | 1 | |
| 175 | FULL BLOOM Carol Douglas (Midland Int’l BKL1-2222) | 175 | 6 | |
| 176 | LISTEN Navarro (Avatar/Capitol ST-11670) | 176 | 5 | |
| 177 | NIGHTWINGS Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9534) | 190 | 2 | |
| 178 | MAC McANALLY Mac McAnally (Ariola America ST-50019) | 181 | 8 | |
| 179 | RAREARTH Rare Earth (Prodigal P6-10019S1) | 183 | 5 | |
| 180 | IV RATTUS NORVEGICUS Stranglers (A&M SP-4648) | 182 | 3 | |
| 181 | DUNE David Matthews (CTI CTI 7-5005) | 188 | 3 | |
| 182 | HOT Hot (Big Tree BT 89522) | 162 | 15 | |
| 183 | DOROTHY MOORE Dorothy Moore (Malaco MAL 6353) | 186 | 6 | |
| 184 | COME HELL OR WATERS HIGH Omaha Sheriff (RCA Victor APL1-2022) | 184 | 5 | |
| 185 | FREE FALL Dixie Dregs (Capricorn CP-0189) | 185 | 7 | |
| 186 | IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor APL1-2439) | — | 1 | |
| 187 | YOUNG MEN GONE WEST City Boy (Mercury SRM-1-1182) | — | 1 | |
| 188 | SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA-2099) | 193 | 3 | |
| 189 | TURN THIS MUTHA OUT Idris Muhammad (Kudu KU-34) | 153 | 15 | |
| 190 | DONALD CLARK OSMOND Donny Osmond (Polydor/Kolob PD-1-6109) | — | 1 | |
| 191 | SKY ISLANDS Caldera (Capitol ST-11658) | 197 | 2 | |
| 192 | HEAVY WEATHER Weather Report (Columbia PC 34418) | 164 | 25 | |
| 193 | MAGAZINE Heart (Mushroom MRS-5008) | — | 1 | |
| 194 | FREDDIE KING (1934-1976) Freddie King (RSO RS-1-3025) | 194 | 3 | |
| 195 | SMOOTH AS SILK Silk (Prelude PRL 12145) | 195 | 5 | |
| 196 | CLASSICS Paul Williams (A&M SP-4701) | 196 | 6 | |
| 197 | FEELIN’ BITCHY Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6715) | — | 1 | |
| 198 | ENDLESS SUMMER Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB-11307) | 198 | 121 | |
| 199 | ROCK AND ROLL OVER Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7037) | 199 | 43 | |
| 200 | SECRETS Con Funk Shun (Mercury SRM-1-1180) | — | 1 | |
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