Billboard 200

Week of September 16, 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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Don't Look Back

Boston

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Lauren Hashian Forges a New Music Path, With Some Famous Family Ties

Billboard 200

Week of September 16, 1978

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Don't Look Back
  Boston
- 4
- 1
- 3
- - 4
  - 1
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

2
- Some Girls
  The Rolling Stones
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Republic/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

3
- Double Vision
  Foreigner
- 3
- 3
- 11
- - 3
  - 3
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

4
- Grease
  Soundtrack
- 1
- 1
- 18
- - 1
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

5
- Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
  Soundtrack
- 5
- 5
- 6
- - 5
  - 5
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

6
- Natural High
  Commodores
- 7
- 3
- 17
- - 7
  - 3
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

7
- Blam
  The Brothers Johnson
- 8
- 7
- 6
- - 8
  - 7
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

8
- Who Are You
  The Who
- 20
- 8
- 2
- - 20
  - 8
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

9
- A Taste Of Honey
  A Taste Of Honey
- 11
- 9
- 14
- - 11
  - 9
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

10
- The Stranger
  Billy Joel
- 10
- 2
- 50
- - 10
  - 2
  - 50

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

11
- Worlds Away
  Pablo Cruise
- 6
- 6
- 14
- - 6
  - 6
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

12
- Nightwatch
  Kenny Loggins
- 16
- 12
- 9
- - 16
  - 12
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

13
- Come Get It
  Rick James
- 14
- 13
- 13
- - 14
  - 13
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

14
- Bat Out Of Hell
  Meat Loaf
- 15
- 14
- 47
- - 15
  - 14
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cleveland International/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

15
- Saturday Night Fever
  Soundtrack
- 9
- 1
- 56
- - 9
  - 1
  - 56

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

16
- Smooth Talk
  Evelyn "Champagne" King
- 18
- 16
- 17
- - 18
  - 16
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

17
- Darkness On The Edge Of Town
  Bruce Springsteen
- 17
- 5
- 14
- - 17
  - 5
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

18
- Stranger In Town
  Bob Seger
- 12
- 4
- 17
- - 12
  - 4
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

19
- Togetherness
  LTD
- 21
- 19
- 14
- - 21
  - 19
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

20
- But Seriously Folks
  Joe Walsh
- 13
- 8
- 15
- - 13
  - 8
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

21
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  The Beatles
- 22
- 1
- 128
- - 22
  - 1
  - 128

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

22
- City To City
  Gerry Rafferty
- 23
- 1
- 20
- - 23
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI-USA/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Get Off
  Foxy
- 28
- 23
- 9
- - 28
  - 23
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dash/Unknown

24
- Macho Man
  Village People
- 24
- 24
- 26
- - 24
  - 24
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

25
- Aja
  Steely Dan
- 25
- 3
- 49
- - 25
  - 3
  - 49

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/MCA/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

26
- That's What Friends Are For
  Johnny Mathis And Deniece Williams
- 19
- 19
- 8
- - 19
  - 19
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

27
- Life Is A Song Worth Singing
  Teddy Pendergrass
- 26
- 11
- 12
- - 26
  - 11
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

28
- Sleeper Catcher
  Little River Band
- 32
- 28
- 14
- - 32
  - 28
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Harvest/Unknown

29
- Shadow Dancing
  Andy Gibb
- 29
- 7
- 14
- - 29
  - 7
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

30 NEW
NEW
- Live And More
  Donna Summer
- -
- 30
- 1
- - -
  - 30
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

31
- Natalie Live
  Natalie Cole
- 31
- 31
- 10
- - 31
  - 31
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

32
- Love Shine
  ConFunkShun
- 33
- 32
- 12
- - 33
  - 32
  - 12

33
- Under Raps
  Shaun Cassidy
- 35
- 33
- 5
- - 35
  - 33
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

34
- Images
  The Crusaders
- 34
- 34
- 10
- - 34
  - 34
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

35
- Songbird
  Barbra Streisand
- 36
- 12
- 14
- - 36
  - 12
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

36
- Who Do Ya Love
  KC And The Sunshine Band
- 38
- 36
- 5
- - 38
  - 36
  - 5

37
- Pyramid
  The Alan Parsons Project
- 37
- 26
- 12
- - 37
  - 26
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

38
- Betty Wright Live
  Betty Wright
- 39
- 38
- 14
- - 39
  - 38
  - 14

39
- Heartbreaker
  Dolly Parton
- 42
- 39
- 6
- - 42
  - 39
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

40
- Sunbeam
  The Emotions
- 40
- 40
- 4
- - 40
  - 40
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

41
- In The Night Time
  Michael Henderson
- 45
- 41
- 11
- - 45
  - 41
  - 11

42
- Obsession
  UFO
- 44
- 42
- 8
- - 44
  - 42
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

43
- Octave
  The Moody Blues
- 43
- 13
- 12
- - 43
  - 13
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/Unknown

Billboard 200

Week of September 16, 1978

Billboard 200

Don't Look Back

Lauren Hashian Forges a New Music Path, With Some Famous Family Ties

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Don't Look Back

Some Girls

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Double Vision

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grease

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Natural High

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blam

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Who Are You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Taste Of Honey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Stranger

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Worlds Away

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nightwatch

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Come Get It

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bat Out Of Hell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Saturday Night Fever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Smooth Talk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stranger In Town

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Togetherness

Imprint/Promotion Label:

But Seriously Folks

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Imprint/Promotion Label:

City To City

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Get Off

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Macho Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aja

Imprint/Promotion Label:

That's What Friends Are For

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Life Is A Song Worth Singing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sleeper Catcher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shadow Dancing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live And More

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Natalie Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Shine

Under Raps

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Images

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Songbird

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Who Do Ya Love

Pyramid

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Betty Wright Live