Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TAPESTRY	1	1	1	20
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
2	MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON	2	2	3	17
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
3	RAM	8	5	5	13
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
4	STICKY FINGERS	3	4	2	17
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
5	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	7	6	4	42
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
6	THE CARPENTERS	4	3	6	13
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
7	B, S & T 4	5	7	12	8
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
8	AQUALUNG	11	11	9	16
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
9	TARKUS	10	13	11	9
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
10	STEPHEN STILLS 2	6	8	10	7
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
11	WHO'S NEXT	20	47	--	3
Who (Decca DL 79182)
12	EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY	9	9	7	11
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
13	4 WAY STREET	12	15	13	19
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
14	THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST	14	20	46	5
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
15	WHAT'S GOING ON	15	10	8	10
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
16	THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I	19	25	30	6
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
17	L.A. WOMAN	21	12	21	17
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
18	EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR	48	--	--	2
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
19	POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES	18	17	17	15
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
20	TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN	13	18	19	30
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
21	ONE WORLD	23	28	31	7
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
22	BLUE	17	14	15	9
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
23	LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST	16	16	14	13
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
24	SONGS FOR BEGINNERS	22	19	16	11
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
25	LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE	29	22	23	14
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
26	SURVIVAL	24	23	20	18
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
27	UP TO DATE	31	30	25	22
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
28	INDIAN RESERVATION	28	29	28	10
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
29	CHASE	25	26	27	16
Chase (Epic E 30472)
30	SHAFT	59	88	--	3
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
31	CARLY SIMON	26	27	24	19
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
32	WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET	33	36	43	7
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
33	BURT BACHARACH	27	21	18	11
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
34	NATURALLY	32	31	35	37
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
35	11-17-70	30	24	22	15
Elton John (UNI 93105)
36	HOMEMADE	34	34	32	9
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
37	GOLDEN BISCUITS	37	33	26	28
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
38	THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO	40	39	40	21
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
39	OSIBISA	35	35	39	8
Osibisa (Decca DL 75285)
40	HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS	36	32	29	13
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DSX 50103)
41	BYRDMANIAX	42	44	49	7
Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)
42	MAYBE TOMORROW	38	37	33	18
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
43	SKY'S THE LIMIT	39	43	37	16
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
44	PARANOID	52	46	41	29
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
45	CHICAGO III	47	49	56	31
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
46	V	49	50	55	13
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
47	SURRENDER	50	54	60	5
Diana Ross (Motown MS 723)
48	JUST AS I AM	51	57	77	7
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
49	THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM	54	51	48	8
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
50	I'M JUST ME	57	62	81	4
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4560)
51	EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER	41	42	38	30
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)
52	VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL	45	45	47	13
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 726)
53	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE	--	--	--	1
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
54	CURTIS/LIVE!	46	58	51	14
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
55	THIRDS	56	59	53	20
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
56	IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN	44	40	44	10
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 731)
57	RECORDED LIVE	53	41	36	11
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP 4550)
58	A SPACE IN TIME	--	--	--	1
Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801)
59	ABRAXAS	65	66	61	48
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
60	CONTACT	55	56	59	8
Freda Payne (Invictus SMAS 7307)
61	SUMMERTIME	64	70	73	5
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4314)
62	CLOSE TO YOU	69	67	63	49
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
63	LOVE IT TO DEATH	60	61	52	23
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
64	LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS	43	38	34	11
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4530)
65	MR. BIG STUFF	70	82	--	3
Jean Knight (Stax STS 2045)
66	SWEET BABY JAMES	63	60	54	78
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
67	TOM JONES SINGS SHE'S A LADY	58	48	45	16
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046)
68	SO LONG BANNATYNE	80	--	--	2
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4574)
69	CHAPTER 2	62	69	75	44
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
70	WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE	--	--	--	1
Tom Clay (Mowest 103-L)
71	GREATEST HITS	67	65	67	43
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
72	THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH	85	97	--	3
Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955)
73	RELICS	61	53	58	5
Pink Floyd (Capitol SW 759)
74	YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND	89	--	--	2
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797)
75	FRIENDS AND LOVE	77	78	79	10
Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800)
76	WRITER	76	77	74	13
Carole King (Ode SP 77006)
77	SINFONIAS	71	68	62	10
Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802)
78	PEARL	66	52	42	31
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
79	FIREBALL	--	--	--	1
Deep Purple (Harvest SHVL-793)
80	DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU	86	87	87	6
Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS 74094)
81	SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE	68	55	50	13
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037)
82	GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS)	72	64	66	28
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
83	ROCK ON	83	86	90	15
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301)
84	I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM	88	96	100	4
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST 762)
85	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM	73	72	64	45
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
86	CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY	--	--	--	1
Chicago (Columbia GP 8)
87	THE LAST TIME I SAW HER	91	98	--	3
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 733)
88	BROKEN BARRICADES	78	76	71	17
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294)
89	GODSPELL	--	--	--	1
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
90	I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN	81	80	69	10
Ray Price (Columbia C 30510)
91	VIKKI CARR'S LOVE STORY	98	--	--	2
Vikki Carr (Columbia C 30662)
92	YOU'RE MY MAN	82	84	83	5
Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30793)
93	RAINBOW FUNK	100	--	--	2
Junior Walker & The All Stars (Soul SS 732)
94	HANGING IN THERE	87	74	68	20
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 324)
95	LOVE STORY	92	73	65	34
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002)
96	SOMETHING ELSE	99	--	--	2
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6797)
97	C'MON EVERYBODY	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2518)
98	PAUL AND	--	--	--	1
Paul Stookey (WB WS 1912)
99	LIVE ALBUM	95	94	93	40
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
100	HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN	97	100	--	3
Fortunes (Capitol ST 809)

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:

   • "When You're Hot, You're Hot" by Jerry Reed (# 74)
   • "Mandrill" by Mandrill (# 75)
   • "Tumbleweed Connection" by Elton John (# 79)
   • "War, War, War" by Country Joe McDonald (# 84)
   • "Help Me Make It Through The Night" by Jim Nabors (# 90)
   • "Mary" by Mary Travers (# 93)
   • "Where I'm Coming From" by Stevie Wonder (# 94)
   • "Manna" by Bread (# 96)