Billboard 200

Week of May 20, 1978

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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Saturday Night Fever

Soundtrack

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/UMe

Billboard 200

Week of May 20, 1978

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Saturday Night Fever
  Soundtrack
- 1
- 1
- 39
- - 1
  - 1
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- London Town
  Wings
- 2
- 2
- 6
- - 2
  - 2
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

3
- Slowhand
  Eric Clapton
- 3
- 2
- 26
- - 3
  - 2
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

4
- Feels So Good
  Chuck Mangione
- 7
- 4
- 30
- - 7
  - 4
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

5
- Earth
  Jefferson Starship
- 5
- 5
- 10
- - 5
  - 5
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

6
- Running On Empty
  Jackson Browne
- 6
- 3
- 20
- - 6
  - 3
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

7
- Point Of Know Return
  Kansas
- 4
- 4
- 32
- - 4
  - 4
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

8
- Excitable Boy
  Warren Zevon
- 8
- 8
- 13
- - 8
  - 8
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

9
- Champagne Jam
  The Atlanta Rhythm Section
- 10
- 9
- 8
- - 10
  - 9
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

10
- Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
  Jimmy Buffett
- 11
- 10
- 7
- - 11
  - 10
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

11
- Showdown
  The Isley Brothers
- 13
- 11
- 5
- - 13
  - 11
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck/Unknown

12
- The Stranger
  Billy Joel
- 9
- 2
- 33
- - 9
  - 2
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

13
- You Light Up My Life
  Johnny Mathis
- 15
- 13
- 8
- - 15
  - 13
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

14
- Weekend In L.a.
  George Benson
- 12
- 5
- 15
- - 12
  - 5
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

15
- Central Heating
  Heatwave
- 18
- 15
- 5
- - 18
  - 15
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

16
- Even Now
  Barry Manilow
- 14
- 3
- 13
- - 14
  - 3
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

17
- Fm
  Soundtrack
- 24
- 17
- 3
- - 24
  - 17
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

18
- And Then There Were Three
  Genesis
- 20
- 18
- 6
- - 20
  - 18
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

19
- Van Halen
  Van Halen
- 21
- 19
- 11
- - 21
  - 19
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond

20
- Fantasy Love Affair
  Peter Brown
- 22
- 20
- 19
- - 22
  - 20
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Drive/Unknown

21
- Magazine
  Heart
- 23
- 21
- 5
- - 23
  - 21
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mushroom/Unknown

22
- Aja
  Steely Dan
- 16
- 3
- 32
- - 16
  - 3
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/MCA/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

23
- The Grand Illusion
  Styx
- 19
- 6
- 43
- - 19
  - 6
  - 43

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

24
- Heavy Horses: New Shoes Edition
  Jethro Tull
- 27
- 24
- 4
- - 27
  - 24
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Parlophone/Rhino

25
- Blue Lights In The Basement
  Roberta Flack
- 17
- 8
- 20
- - 17
  - 8
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

26
- Infinity
  Journey
- 25
- 21
- 15
- - 25
  - 21
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

27
- French Kiss
  Bob Welch
- 26
- 12
- 33
- - 26
  - 12
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

28
- Boys In The Trees
  Carly Simon
- 35
- 28
- 5
- - 35
  - 28
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

29
- Waiting For Columbus
  Little Feat
- 29
- 18
- 11
- - 29
  - 18
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

30
- This Years Model
  Elvis Costello
- 33
- 30
- 6
- - 33
  - 30
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

31
- American Hot Wax
  Soundtrack
- 32
- 31
- 7
- - 32
  - 31
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

32
- So Full Of Love
  The O'Jays
- 38
- 32
- 4
- - 38
  - 32
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

33
- Bat Out Of Hell
  Meat Loaf
- 37
- 33
- 30
- - 37
  - 33
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cleveland International/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

34
- Street Player
  Rufus And Chaka Khan
- 30
- 14
- 15
- - 30
  - 14
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

35
- Foot Loose + Fancy Free
  Rod Stewart
- 34
- 2
- 26
- - 34
  - 2
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

36
- Thankful
  Natalie Cole
- 36
- 16
- 24
- - 36
  - 16
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

37
- Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome
  Parliament
- 31
- 13
- 22
- - 31
  - 13
  - 22

38
- Warmer Communications
  Average White Band
- 28
- 28
- 8
- - 28
  - 28
  - 8

39
- The Last Waltz (Soundtrack)
  The Band
- 46
- 39
- 4
- - 46
  - 39
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

40
- Thank God It's Friday
  Soundtrack
- 74
- 40
- 2
- - 74
  - 40
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

41
- Bootsy? Player Of The Year
  Bootsy's Rubber Band
- 40
- 16
- 13
- - 40
  - 16
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

42
- Rumours
  Fleetwood Mac
- 42
- 1
- 65
- - 42
  - 1
  - 65

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Rhino

Billboard 200

Week of May 20, 1978

Billboard 200

Saturday Night Fever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Saturday Night Fever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London Town

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slowhand

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Feels So Good

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Earth

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Running On Empty

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Point Of Know Return

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Excitable Boy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Champagne Jam

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Son Of A Son Of A Sailor

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Showdown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Stranger

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Light Up My Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Weekend In L.a.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Central Heating

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Even Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fm

Imprint/Promotion Label:

And Then There Were Three

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Van Halen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy Love Affair

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Magazine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aja

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Grand Illusion

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heavy Horses: New Shoes Edition

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Lights In The Basement

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Infinity

Imprint/Promotion Label:

French Kiss

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boys In The Trees

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Waiting For Columbus

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Years Model

Imprint/Promotion Label:

American Hot Wax

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So Full Of Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bat Out Of Hell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Street Player

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Foot Loose + Fancy Free

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Thankful

Imprint/Promotion Label: