Billboard 200

Week of December 3, 1977

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Simple Dreams

Linda Ronstadt

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

Tucson Music Hall to Be Renamed to Honor Linda Ronstadt

Billboard 200

Week of December 3, 1977

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Simple Dreams
  Linda Ronstadt
- 2
- 1
- 11
- - 2
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

2
- Rumours
  Fleetwood Mac
- 1
- 1
- 41
- - 1
  - 1
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

3
- Aja
  Steely Dan
- 3
- 3
- 8
- - 3
  - 3
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/MCA/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

4
- Commodores Live!
  Commodores
- 4
- 4
- 4
- - 4
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

5
- Foot Loose + Fancy Free
  Rod Stewart
- 31
- 5
- 2
- - 31
  - 5
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

6
- Street Survivors
  Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 6
- 6
- 5
- - 6
  - 6
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

7
- Point Of Know Return
  Kansas
- 8
- 7
- 8
- - 8
  - 7
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

8
- You Light Up My Life
  Debby Boone
- 11
- 8
- 6
- - 11
  - 8
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

9
- Rose Royce II/In Full Bloom
  Rose Royce
- 9
- 9
- 15
- - 9
  - 9
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Qwest

10
- Lets Get Small
  Steve Martin
- 10
- 10
- 9
- - 10
  - 10
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

11
- Moonflower
  Santana
- 13
- 11
- 5
- - 13
  - 11
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

12
- Out Of The Blue
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 18
- 12
- 2
- - 18
  - 12
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet/Unknown

13
- Barry White Sings For Someone You Love
  Barry White
- 14
- 8
- 12
- - 14
  - 8
  - 12

14
- We Must Believe In Magic
  Crystal Gayle
- 16
- 14
- 14
- - 16
  - 14
  - 14

15
- Alive Ii
  KISS
- 19
- 15
- 2
- - 19
  - 15
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- Foreigner
  Foreigner
- 7
- 4
- 37
- - 7
  - 4
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

17
- Elvis In Concert
  Elvis Presley
- 5
- 5
- 6
- - 5
  - 5
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

18
- Baby It's Me
  Diana Ross
- 20
- 18
- 9
- - 20
  - 18
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

19
- French Kiss
  Bob Welch
- 23
- 19
- 9
- - 23
  - 19
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

20
- Chicago XI
  Chicago
- 12
- 6
- 10
- - 12
  - 6
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

21
- Elton John's Greatest Hits, Volume II
  Elton John
- 22
- 21
- 7
- - 22
  - 21
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

22
- The Stranger
  Billy Joel
- 24
- 22
- 9
- - 24
  - 22
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

23
- Brick
  Brick
- 15
- 15
- 13
- - 15
  - 15
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang!/Unknown

24
- You Light Up My Life
  Soundtrack
- 17
- 17
- 6
- - 17
  - 17
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

25
- Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits
  Olivia Newton-John
- 27
- 25
- 4
- - 27
  - 25
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

26
- Love Songs
  The Beatles
- 30
- 26
- 4
- - 30
  - 26
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

27
- Too Hot To Handle
  Heatwave
- 28
- 11
- 18
- - 28
  - 11
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

28
- News Of The World
  Queen
- 59
- 28
- 2
- - 59
  - 28
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hollywood/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

29
- Little Criminals
  Randy Newman
- 33
- 29
- 7
- - 33
  - 29
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

30
- Born Late
  Shaun Cassidy
- 54
- 30
- 2
- - 54
  - 30
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

31
- The Grand Illusion
  Styx
- 91
- 26
- 19
- - 91
  - 26
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

32
- I Robot
  The Alan Parsons Project
- 32
- 9
- 21
- - 32
  - 9
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

33
- Something To Love
  LTD
- 37
- 33
- 17
- - 37
  - 33
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

34
- Rejoice
  The Emotions
- 38
- 7
- 24
- - 38
  - 7
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

35
- CSN
  Crosby, Stills & Nash
- 36
- 2
- 22
- - 36
  - 2
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

36
- Heroes
  David Bowie
- 39
- 36
- 4
- - 39
  - 36
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jones/Tintoretto/Parlophone/Rhino

37
- Reach For It
  George Duke
- 41
- 37
- 6
- - 41
  - 37
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

38
- Here You Come Again
  Dolly Parton
- 42
- 38
- 6
- - 42
  - 38
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

39
- Odyssey
  Odyssey
- 45
- 39
- 9
- - 45
  - 39
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

40
- Once Upon A Time
  Donna Summer
- 48
- 40
- 2
- - 48
  - 40
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

41
- Turnin' On
  High Inergy
- 46
- 41
- 5
- - 46
  - 41
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

42
- Saturday Night Fever
  Soundtrack
- 47
- 38
- 15
- - 47
  - 38
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

43
- Spectres
  Blue Oyster Cult
- 53
- 43
- 4
- - 53
  - 43
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

Billboard 200

Week of December 3, 1977

Billboard 200

Simple Dreams

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tucson Music Hall to Be Renamed to Honor Linda Ronstadt

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Simple Dreams

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rumours

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aja

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Commodores Live!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Foot Loose + Fancy Free

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Street Survivors

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Point Of Know Return

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Light Up My Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rose Royce II/In Full Bloom

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lets Get Small

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Moonflower

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Out Of The Blue

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Barry White Sings For Someone You Love

We Must Believe In Magic

Alive Ii

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Foreigner

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elvis In Concert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baby It's Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

French Kiss

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chicago XI

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elton John's Greatest Hits, Volume II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Stranger

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brick

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Light Up My Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Songs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Too Hot To Handle

Imprint/Promotion Label:

News Of The World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Little Criminals

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Born Late

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Grand Illusion

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Robot

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Something To Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rejoice

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CSN

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heroes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reach For It