Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THIRD ALBUM	1	3	6	8
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
2	LED ZEPPELIN III	2	5	13	4
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201)
3	CLOSE TO YOU	3	6	8	8
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
4	ABRAXAS	4	1	2	7
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
5	SWEET BABY JAMES	5	4	5	37
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
6	GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT	7	8	10	6
Rolling Stones (London NPS-5)
7	COSMO'S FACTORY	6	2	1	17
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
8	AFTER THE GOLD RUSH	12	11	9	10
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
9	A QUESTION OF BALANCE	8	7	3	10
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
10	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM	23	55	77	4
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
11	SHARE THE LAND	22	28	39	5
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
12	WOODSTOCK	10	9	7	26
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
13	GOLD	9	12	11	13
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
14	CHICAGO II	14	13	12	41
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
15	TOMMY	13	15	17	54
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
16	WITH LOVE, BOBBY	19	47	58	4
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032)
17	ELTON JOHN	29	31	41	7
Elton John (UNI 73090)
18	MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN	11	10	4	12
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
19	FIRE AND WATER	15	17	22	10
Free (A&M SP-4268)
20	SUGARLOAF	21	22	24	12
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
21	DEJA VU	18	16	16	34
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
22	STAGE FRIGHT	20	14	14	11
The Band (Capitol SW-425)
23	CLOSER TO HOME	16	20	23	20
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
24	GREATEST HITS II	17	19	20	8
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
25	NEW MORNING	--	--	--	1
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290)
26	(UNTITLED)	30	32	40	6
Byrds (Columbia G 30127)
27	U.S.A. UNION	35	43	54	5
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022)
28	THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM	31	33	37	6
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493)
29	JAMES TAYLOR	33	35	48	8
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
30	I WHO HAVE NOTHING	59	--	--	2
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71039)
31	GREATEST HITS	46	--	--	2
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
32	JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE	26	24	27	19
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
33	LIVE AT LEEDS	28	23	19	26
Who (Decca DL 79175)
34	STILL WATERS RUN DEEP	32	25	28	27
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
35	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III	24	21	21	18
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
36	ECOLOGY	27	26	26	19
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
37	CHAPTER 2	34	36	33	9
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
38	BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES	43	53	64	5
Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368)
39	JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN	36	29	29	18
James Gang (ABC S-711)
40	CURTIS	51	60	71	5
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
41	BAND OF GYPSYS	42	44	49	28
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
42	THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT	47	46	53	31
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
43	INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS	54	68	82	4
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 713)
44	WASHINGTON COUNTY	57	71	--	3
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6411)
45	SNOWBIRD	48	54	60	7
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
46	SEX MACHINE	49	52	57	6
James Brown (King KS 71115)
47	SPIRIT IN THE DARK	40	34	30	10
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265)
48	LEFTOVER WINE	41	37	25	9
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066)
49	TELL IT ALL BROTHER	66	79	89	4
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6412)
50	NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS	55	59	62	6
Supremes (Motown MS 720)
51	HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL	25	18	18	8
Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029)
52	ON THE WATERS	38	30	31	15
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
53	THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW	--	--	--	1
Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30100)
54	SHILO	60	62	66	11
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
55	WAR AND PEACE	52	39	32	11
Edwin Starr (Gordy GS 948)
56	ERIC CLAPTON	53	41	38	17
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
57	STEPPENWOLF 7	--	--	--	1
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50090)
58	LOOKING IN	62	63	70	5
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042)
59	GREATEST HITS	56	58	59	8
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219)
60	BLACK SABBATH	70	80	92	8
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
61	THE LAST POETS	69	64	47	17
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
62	CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM	63	65	61	17
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
63	GYPSY	65	70	75	5
Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031)
64	JUST FOR LOVE	45	42	42	13
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498)
65	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	71	74	81	40
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
66	SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED	44	40	35	12
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 304)
67	FUTURE BLUES	72	66	68	8
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002)
68	ABC	50	45	50	25
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709)
69	FOR THE GOOD TIMES	81	86	--	3
Ray Price (Columbia C 30106)
70	MORE GOLDEN GRASS	75	81	87	4
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50087)
71	THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD	39	38	34	16
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
72	ALMOST IN LOVE	82	--	--	2
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2440)
73	CLOSE TO YOU	79	84	69	7
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30210)
74	KILN HOUSE	84	--	--	2
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise RS 6408)
75	ROCK FESTIVAL	88	--	--	2
Youngbloods (WB WS 1878)
76	DIANA ROSS	37	27	15	19
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
77	SILK PURSE	95	--	--	2
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST 407)
78	EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE	80	82	94	14
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
79	SOMETHING	--	--	--	1
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6765)
80	LET IT BE	58	57	46	26
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
81	ABSOLUTELY LIVE	64	48	36	15
Doors (Elektra EKS-9002)
82	A POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES	--	--	--	1
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla TS 306)
83	DEFROSTED	86	92	98	4
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71041)
84	BACK IN MEMPHIS	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4429)
85	TO DELANEY FROM BONNIE	73	69	72	8
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-341)
86	THE FIRST 10 YEARS	--	--	--	1
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 6560/1)
87	BLUE	83	87	90	5
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4717)
88	MCCARTNEY	96	83	85	29
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
89	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	--	--	--	1
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
90	PATCHES	85	90	97	7
Clarence Carter (Atlantic SD 8267)
91	CACTUS	74	77	65	17
Cactus (Atco SD 33-340)
92	DOWN HOME	100	--	--	2
Seals & Crofts (T.A. 5004)
93	GET READY	67	50	52	54
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
94	THEM CHANGES	93	96	95	19
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280)
95	WILSON PICKETT IN PHILADELPHIA	--	--	--	1
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8270)
96	METAMORPHOSIS	68	49	51	11
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-339)
97	FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS	97	100	88	28
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
98	ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1	87	72	73	13
Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401)
99	WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU	77	67	67	10
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia C 30223)
100	THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER	61	56	43	23
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552)

designates a album that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a album that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Mungo" by Mungo Jerry (# 76)
   • "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers" by Firesign Theatre (# 78)
   • "Self Portrait" by Bob Dylan (# 89)
   • "Hot Tuna" by Hot Tuna (# 90)
   • "The Delfonics" by Delfonics (# 91)
   • "The Begatting Of The President" by Orson Welles (# 92)
   • "Workingman's Dead" by Grateful Dead (# 94)
   • "Band Of Gold" by Freda Payne (# 98)
   • "Greatest Hits" by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (# 99)