| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1976 |
| TOP 100 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 25, 1976, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! – Peter Frampton (A&M) |
| 2 | THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 – The Eagles (Asylum) |
| 3 | FLEETWOOD MAC (Reprise) |
| 4 | SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 5 | HISTORY – AMERICA’S GREATEST HITS (Warner Bros.) |
| 6 | WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND (Capitol) |
| 7 | GRATITUDE – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 8 | BREEZIN’ – George Benson (Warner Bros.) |
| 9 | A NIGHT AT THE OPERA – Queen (Elektra) |
| 10 | THE DREAM WEAVER – Gary Wright (Warner Bros.) |
| 11 | SONG OF JOY – The Captain & Tennille (A&M) |
| 12 | ROCKS – Aerosmith (Columbia) |
| 13 | K.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND (T.K.) |
| 14 | SILK DEGREES – Boz Scaggs (Columbia) |
| 15 | SPIRIT – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 16 | CHICAGO X (Columbia) |
| 17 | FLY LIKE AN EAGLE – The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) |
| 18 | SPITFIRE – Jefferson Starship (Grunt) |
| 19 | BOSTON (Epic) |
| 20 | LOOK OUT FOR #1 – The Brothers Johnson (A&M) |
| 21 | THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME – Original Soundtrack / Led Zeppelin (Swan Song) |
| 22 | BLACK AND BLUE – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) |
| 23 | I WANT YOU – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 24 | DESIRE – Bob Dylan (Columbia) |
| 25 | DESTROYER – Kiss (Casablanca) |
| 26 | BEAUTIFUL NOISE – Neil Diamond (Columbia) |
| 27 | MAIN COURSE – The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 28 | HOT ON THE TRACKS – The Commodores (Motown) |
| 29 | A NIGHT ON THE TOWN – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) |
| 30 | MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION – Parliament (Casablanca) |
| 31 | TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING – Barry Manilow (Arista) |
| 32 | CHICAGO IX / CHICAGO’S GREATEST HITS (Columbia) |
| 33 | HASTEN DOWN THE WIND – Linda Ronstadt (Asylum) |
| 34 | DREAMBOAT ANNIE – Heart (Mushroom) |
| 35 | PRESENCE – Led Zeppelin (Swan Song) |
| 36 | GREATEST HITS – War (United Artists) |
| 37 | SPIRIT – John Denver (RCA) |
| 38 | RUN WITH THE PACK – Bad Company (Swan Song) |
| 39 | HARVEST FOR THE WORLD – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 40 | WILD CHERRY (Epic/Sweet City) |
| 41 | THE OUTLAWS – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, Tompall Glaser (RCA) |
| 42 | TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREETS – The Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.) |
| 43 | ROCK ’N’ ROLL MUSIC – The Beatles (Capitol) |
| 44 | BLUE MOVES – Elton John (MCA) |
| 45 | SPARKLE – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 46 | SOUL SEARCHING – The Average White Band (Atlantic) |
| 47 | HERE AND THERE – Elton John (MCA) |
| 48 | ONE MORE FROM THE ROAD – Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA) |
| 49 | BEST OF THE DOOBIES – The Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.) |
| 50 | NATALIE – Natalie Cole (Capitol) |
| 51 | ALL THINGS IN TIME – Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 52 | EARGASM – Johnnie Taylor (Columbia) |
| 53 | RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN (ABC) |
| 54 | DIANA ROSS’ GREATEST HITS (Motown) |
| 55 | THIS ONE’S FOR YOU – Barry Manilow (Arista) |
| 56 | 15 BIG ONES – The Beach Boys (Brother) |
| 57 | BRASS CONSTRUCTION (United Artists) |
| 58 | CHANGESONEBOWIE – David Bowie (RCA) |
| 59 | WAKE UP EVERYBODY – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 60 | ROCK AND ROLL OVER – Kiss (Casablanca) |
| 61 | HARD RAIN – Bob Dylan (Columbia) |
| 62 | CHILDREN OF THE WORLD – The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 63 | A NEW WORLD RECORD – The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists) |
| 64 | HIDEAWAY – America (Warner Bros.) |
| 65 | DIANA ROSS (Motown) |
| 66 | SUMMERTIME DREAM – Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise) |
| 67 | HELEN REDDY’S GREATEST HITS (Capitol) |
| 68 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY – Donna Summer (Oasis) |
| 69 | WIRED – Jeff Beck (Epic) |
| 70 | OLE ELO – The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists) |
| 71 | FAMILY REUNION – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 72 | PART 3 – KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.) |
| 73 | TED NUGENT (Epic) |
| 74 | COME ON OVER – Olivia Newton-John (MCA) |
| 75 | M.U. – THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL (Chrysalis) |
| 76 | ABANDONED LUNCHEONETTE – Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic) |
| 77 | THE BEST OF CARLY SIMON (Elektra) |
| 78 | THOROUGHBRED – Carole King (Ode) |
| 79 | STATION TO STATION – David Bowie (RCA) |
| 80 | AGENTS OF FORTUNE – Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia) |
| 81 | THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN – Parliament (Casablanca) |
| 82 | NUMBERS – Cat Stevens (A&M) |
| 83 | GET CLOSER – Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros.) |
| 84 | MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 85 | A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN – The Walter Murphy Band (Private Stock) |
| 86 | THE ROYAL SCAM – Steely Dan (ABC) |
| 87 | BEST OF B.T. O. (So Far) – Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury) |
| 88 | FREE-FOR-ALL – Ted Nugent (Epic) |
| 89 | HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS (Atlantic) |
| 90 | FIREFALL (Atlantic) |
| 91 | NIGHTS ARE FOREVER – England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree) |
| 92 | IN THE POCKET – James Taylor (Warner Bros.) |
| 93 | A LOVE TRILOGY – Donna Summer (Oasis) |
| 94 | THE MANHATTANS (Columbia) |
| 95 | STRUTTIN’ MY STUFF – Elvin Bishop (Capricorn) |
| 96 | GIMME BACK MY BULLETS – Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA) |
| 97 | BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) |
| 98 | SECOND CHILDHOOD – Phoebe Snow (Columbia) |
| 99 | SPINNERS LIVE! – The Spinners (Atlantic)
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| 100 | ALICE COOPER GOES TO HELL (Warner Bros.) |