Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CLOSE TO YOU	2	2	1	13
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
2	SWEET BABY JAMES	3	4	3	42
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
3	ABRAXAS	1	3	4	12
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
4	LED ZEPPELIN III	4	1	2	9
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201)
5	GREATEST HITS	5	5	13	7
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
6	LIVE ALBUM	6	9	48	4
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
7	STEPHEN STILLS	11	19	51	4
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202)
8	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM	7	7	7	9
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
9	ALL THINGS MUST PASS	--	--	--	1
George Harrison (Apple STCH 639)
10	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	9	10	32	6
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
11	COSMO'S FACTORY	10	12	8	22
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
12	NEW MORNING	8	8	10	6
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290)
13	TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT	14	37	46	5
Neil Diamond (UNI 73092)
14	ELTON JOHN	13	14	14	12
Elton John (UNI 73090)
15	THIRD ALBUM	12	6	6	13
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
16	GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT	15	13	5	11
Rolling Stones (London NPS-5)
17	STEPPENWOLF 7	17	23	27	6
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50090)
18	WOODSTOCK	20	18	17	31
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
19	AFTER THE GOLD RUSH	18	11	9	15
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
20	SHARE THE LAND	16	15	16	10
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
21	GOLD	21	21	12	18
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
22	CHICAGO II	23	17	19	46
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
23	A QUESTION OF BALANCE	22	16	11	15
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
24	. . . TO BE CONTINUED	25	53	80	4
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014)
25	TOMMY	24	27	18	59
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
26	I WHO HAVE NOTHING	19	20	20	7
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71039)
27	WITH LOVE, BOBBY	26	25	15	9
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032)
28	CLOSER TO HOME	27	22	21	25
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
29	(UNTITLED)	31	26	23	11
Byrds (Columbia G 30127)
30	THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE	53	68	--	3
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4459)
31	WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES	51	71	86	4
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010)
32	MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN	28	24	22	17
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
33	BLACK SABBATH	36	40	44	13
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
34	NO DICE	39	51	77	4
Badfinger (Apple ST-3367)
35	WASHINGTON COUNTY	29	29	30	8
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6411)
36	INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS	33	32	34	9
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 713)
37	LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS	34	36	55	4
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
38	EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING	40	50	79	4
Diana Ross (Motown MS 724)
39	U.S.A. UNION	37	39	26	10
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022)
40	FOR THE GOOD TIMES	42	44	49	8
Ray Price (Columbia C 30106)
41	AMERICAN BEAUTY	58	70	--	3
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1893)
42	CURTIS	38	31	33	10
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
43	JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE	44	35	36	24
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
44	DEJA VU	30	28	24	39
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
45	EMITT RHODES	64	75	87	4
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill DS 50089)
46	CHRISTMAS ALBUM	71	--	--	2
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 713)
47	THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW	32	34	35	6
Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30100)
48	THAT'S THE WAY IT IS	65	78	--	3
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4445)
49	CHRISTMAS ALBUM	85	--	--	2
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1038)
50	BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE	68	--	--	2
Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship (RCA LSP-4448)
51	JAMES TAYLOR	35	30	28	13
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
52	WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER	60	79	90	5
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61313)
53	GREATEST HITS II	41	33	29	13
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
54	SUGARLOAF	50	43	38	17
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
55	NATURALLY	--	--	--	1
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
56	THE FIRST 10 YEARS	45	48	61	6
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 6560/1)
57	WATT	--	--	--	1
Ten Years After (Deram SMAS 93428)
58	ATOM HEART MOTHER	59	62	75	5
Pink Floyd (Harvest SKAO 382)
59	LIVE AT LEEDS	47	42	37	31
Who (Decca DL 79175)
60	THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM	43	38	25	11
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493)
61	13	--	--	--	1
Doors (Elektra EKS-74049)
62	SOMETHING	61	65	69	6
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6765)
63	NOW I'M A WOMAN	73	74	85	4
Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 541)
64	ALMOST IN LOVE	67	69	66	7
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2440)
65	LOOKING IN	70	52	53	10
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042)
66	LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART 1	87	--	--	2
Kinks (Reprise RS 6423)
67	PORTRAIT	88	--	--	17
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045)
68	IDLEWILD SOUTH	69	76	83	4
Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 342)
69	VERY DIONNE	83	--	--	2
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 587)
70	THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN	78	82	89	4
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown MS 717)
71	THE BLACK MAN'S BURDON	84	--	--	2
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4710-2)
72	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III	75	56	40	23
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
73	CANDIDA	80	90	97	4
Dawn (Bell 6052)
74	BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES	46	41	31	10
Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368)
75	THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD	81	86	100	21
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
76	CHUNGA'S REVENGE	82	85	88	4
Frank Zappa (Bizarre MS 2030)
77	NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS	48	45	45	11
Supremes (Motown MS 720)
78	GYPSY	63	58	58	10
Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031)
79	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	86	88	62	45
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
80	SNOWBIRD	54	55	54	12
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
81	WORKIN' TOGETHER	94	--	--	2
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7650)
82	KILN HOUSE	62	63	67	7
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise RS 6408)
83	HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR	--	--	--	1
Van Morrison (WB WS 1884)
84	BAND OF GYPSYS	77	57	43	33
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
85	CHAPTER 2	52	47	42	14
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
86	THE FLIP WILSON SHOW	--	--	--	1
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 2000)
87	FIRE AND WATER	55	46	39	15
Free (A&M SP-4268)
88	LIVE AT THE FILLMORE	93	--	--	2
Miles Davis (Columbia G 30038)
89	THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW	90	91	94	4
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105)
90	TELL IT ALL BROTHER	49	49	41	9
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6412)
91	GREATEST HITS	79	84	82	13
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219)
92	SHILO	56	59	60	16
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
93	JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN	66	54	47	23
James Gang (ABC S-711)
94	A POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES	57	60	65	6
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla TS 306)
95	BOBBY BLOOM	97	99	--	3
Bobby Bloom (L&R 1035)
96	STILL WATERS RUN DEEP	72	64	56	32
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
97	YELLOW RIVER	95	--	--	2
Christie (Epic E 30403)
98	DOWN HOME	89	87	84	7
Seals & Crofts (T.A. 5004)
99	BLOODROCK 2	92	100	--	3
Bloodrock (Capitol ST 491)
100	SECOND THOUGHTS	--	--	--	1
McKendree Spring (Decca DL 75230)

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:

   • "Spirit In The Dark" by Aretha Franklin (# 74)
   • "Leftover Wine" by Melanie (# 76)
   • "Future Blues" by Canned Heat (# 91)
   • "The Last Poets" by Last Poets (# 96)
   • "Ecology" by Rare Earth (# 98)
   • "Stage Fright" by The Band (# 99)
   • "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" by Neil Young (#100)