Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TAPESTRY	1	1	1	17
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
2	STICKY FINGERS	2	2	4	14
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
3	MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON	4	6	6	14
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
4	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	3	3	2	39
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
5	RAM	5	5	5	10
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
6	THE CARPENTERS	6	4	3	10
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
7	EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY	8	11	13	8
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
8	WHAT'S GOING ON	9	12	14	7
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
9	AQUALUNG	7	7	7	13
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
10	STEPHEN STILLS 2	12	16	55	4
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
11	TARKUS	11	13	17	6
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
12	B, S & T 4	14	17	34	5
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
13	4 WAY STREET	16	9	9	16
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
14	LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST	13	8	8	10
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
15	BLUE	15	19	23	6
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
16	SONGS FOR BEGINNERS	10	10	12	8
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
17	POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES	19	21	22	12
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
18	BURT BACHARACH	17	15	16	8
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
19	TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN	22	24	25	27
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
20	SURVIVAL	23	22	10	15
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
21	L.A. WOMAN	25	35	31	14
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
22	11-17-70	18	14	11	12
Elton John (UNI 93105)
23	LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE	24	27	20	11
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
24	CARLY SIMON	20	20	21	16
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
25	UP TO DATE	27	28	15	19
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
26	GOLDEN BISCUITS	28	25	18	25
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
27	CHASE	21	18	19	13
Chase (Epic E 30472)
28	INDIAN RESERVATION	31	32	36	7
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
29	HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS	29	31	35	10
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DSX 50103)
30	THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I	64	89	--	3
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
31	ONE WORLD	33	44	57	4
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
32	HOMEMADE	26	26	30	6
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
33	MAYBE TOMORROW	37	40	39	15
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
34	LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS	30	23	24	8
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4530)
35	NATURALLY	39	37	33	34
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
36	RECORDED LIVE	32	33	34	8
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP 4550)
37	SKY'S THE LIMIT	35	30	26	13
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
38	EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER	42	45	46	27
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)
39	OSIBISA	43	55	70	5
Osibisa (Decca DL 75285)
40	THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO	34	29	28	18
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
41	PARANOID	40	34	40	26
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
42	PEARL	38	38	32	28
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
43	WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET	48	70	88	4
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
44	IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN	45	48	53	7
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 731)
45	TOM JONES SINGS SHE'S A LADY	36	36	27	13
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046)
46	THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST	84	--	--	2
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
47	VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL	47	43	44	10
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 726)
48	THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM	54	64	75	5
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
49	BYRDMANIAX	85	92	98	4
Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)
50	SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE	41	39	29	10
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037)
51	CURTIS/LIVE!	44	41	42	11
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
52	LOVE IT TO DEATH	46	47	49	20
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
53	THIRDS	53	51	38	17
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
54	SWEET BABY JAMES	50	42	43	75
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
55	V	56	59	61	10
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
56	CHICAGO III	49	46	47	28
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
57	WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT	51	49	50	11
Jerry Reed (RCA LSP 4506)
58	RELICS	76	--	--	2
Pink Floyd (Capitol SW 759)
59	CONTACT	68	73	77	5
Freda Payne (Invictus SMAS 7307)
60	SURRENDER	70	--	--	2
Diana Ross (Motown MS 723)
61	ABRAXAS	55	53	45	45
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
62	SINFONIAS	62	65	67	7
Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802)
63	CLOSE TO YOU	52	50	51	46
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
64	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM	60	62	62	42
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
65	LOVE STORY	57	52	41	31
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002)
66	GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS)	61	60	63	25
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
67	GREATEST HITS	63	61	64	40
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
68	HANGING IN THERE	59	56	54	17
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 324)
69	I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN	65	68	66	7
Ray Price (Columbia C 30510)
70	MANDRILL	58	54	48	16
Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050)
71	BROKEN BARRICADES	66	57	56	14
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294)
72	LOVE STORY	67	63	60	25
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497)
73	SUMMERTIME	79	--	--	2
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4314)
74	WRITER	75	72	79	10
Carole King (Ode SP 77006)
75	CHAPTER 2	72	74	80	41
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
76	TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION	73	66	71	30
Elton John (UNI 73096)
77	JUST AS I AM	88	93	99	4
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
78	TOUCH	78	78	81	6
Supremes (Motown MS 737)
79	FRIENDS AND LOVE	81	82	84	7
Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800)
80	ALARM CLOCK	71	67	65	26
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005)
81	I'M JUST ME	--	--	--	1
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4560)
82	MARY	74	77	73	20
Mary Travers (WB WS 1907)
83	YOU'RE MY MAN	89	--	--	2
Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30793)
84	THIS IS A RECORDING	77	69	58	20
Lily Tomlin (Polydor 24-4055)
85	MAN IN BLACK	80	71	72	5
Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30550)
86	WAR, WAR, WAR	--	--	--	1
Country Joe McDonald (Vanguard VSD-79315)
87	DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU	90	94	--	3
Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS 74094)
88	PEACEFUL WORLD	82	76	68	10
Rascals (Columbia G 30462)
89	WHERE I'M COMING FROM	83	81	83	7
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 308)
90	ROCK ON	91	90	92	12
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301)
91	LIVE JOHNNY WINTER AND	96	80	74	20
Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30475)
92	PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND	69	58	52	11
Ocean (Kama Sutra KSBS 2033)
93	LIVE ALBUM	87	87	91	37
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
94	MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE	95	88	82	17
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61334)
95	WOODSTOCK TWO	92	75	59	18
Various Artists (Cotillion SD 2-400)
96	I THINK OF YOU	93	96	95	5
Perry Como (RCA LSP 4539)
97	MANNA	98	85	89	21
Bread (Elektra EKS-74086)
98	HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT	--	--	--	1
Jim Nabors (Columbia C 30810)
99	SECOND MOVEMENT	97	95	94	7
Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1583)
100	I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM	--	--	--	1
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST 762)

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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:

   • "Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs" by Derek & The Dominos (# 86)
   • "Love's Lines, Angles & Rhymes" by Fifth Dimension (# 94)
   • "Donny Hathaway" by Donny Hathaway (# 99)
   • "The Cry Of Love" by Jimi Hendrix (#100)