Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	AMERICAN PIE	6	9	13	8
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
2	MUSIC	1	2	3	6
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
3	CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL	2	1	2	10
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
4	ALL IN THE FAMILY	5	7	9	10
TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD 7210)
5	THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH	--	--	--	1
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
6	WILD LIFE	8	10	20	4
Wings (Apple SW 3386)
7	LED ZEPPELIN IV	3	3	1	8
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
8	E. PLURIBUS FUNK	4	4	5	7
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853)
9	BLACK MOSES	9	6	8	6
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
10	THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON	7	5	4	10
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986)
11	TEASER AND THE FIRECAT	10	8	7	14
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
12	BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II	13	17	22	6
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
13	SANTANA III	11	11	6	14
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
14	GATHER ME	16	18	23	12
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001)
15	KILLER	22	30	37	6
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
16	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	17	20	19	62
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
17	A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE	21	26	31	5
Faces (WB BS 2574)
18	SHAFT	12	12	10	23
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
19	TAPESTRY	14	13	14	40
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
20	MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER	15	16	17	8
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
21	QUIET FIRE	24	27	30	7
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
22	THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS	23	24	28	6
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
23	IMAGINE	19	15	12	17
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
24	SUMMER OF '42	32	45	64	5
Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105)
25	EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY	18	14	11	31
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
26	FLOWERS OF EVIL	36	40	47	6
Mountain (Windfall 5501)
27	MEATY, BEATY, BIG & BOUNCY	20	23	18	10
Who (Decca DL 79184)
28	HOT ROCKS 1964-1971	56	--	--	2
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
29	ROCKIN' THE FILLMORE	31	33	27	12
Humble Pie (A&M SP-3506)
30	FIDDLER ON THE ROOF	34	37	38	13
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
31	DESIDERATA	35	44	55	5
Les Crane (WB BS 2570)
32	JONATHAN EDWARDS	44	50	59	7
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn SD 8021)
33	THE CARPENTERS	29	28	26	33
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
34	ANTICIPATION	38	46	49	7
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
35	STONES	27	21	15	10
Neil Diamond (MCA MAPS 5376)
36	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE	26	29	25	21
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
37	JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS	61	79	91	4
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
38	AERIE	39	39	40	9
John Denver (RCA LSP 4607)
39	EVOLUTION	51	61	84	4
Dennis Coffey (Sussex SXBS 7004)
40	LOSING THEIR HEADS	43	47	57	7
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 326)
41	HARMONY	25	22	16	14
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
42	THE STYLISTICS	53	63	76	5
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
43	ROOTS	41	38	36	11
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8009)
44	TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY	28	25	21	12
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4797)
45	SUMMER OF '42	50	53	56	16
Original Film Soundtrack (WB WS 1925)
46	CHEECH & CHONG	63	74	79	6
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
47	MASS (ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING)	58	69	81	4
Leonard Bernstein (Columbia M2 31008)
48	LIVING	48	51	62	6
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75014)
49	ALL DAY MUSIC	55	57	61	8
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
50	STRAIGHT UP	60	77	--	3
Badfinger (Apple SW-3387)
51	CHER	30	31	29	15
Cher (Kapp KS-3649)
52	CHARLEY PRIDE SINGS HEART SONGS	46	49	54	5
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4617)
53	THE YES ALBUM	47	48	51	9
Yes (Atlantic SD 8283)
54	WHO'S NEXT	33	36	33	23
Who (Decca DL 79182)
55	ASYLUM CHOIR II	57	60	78	5
Leon Russell & Marc Benno (Shelter SW 8910)
56	SUNFIGHTER	59	65	75	5
Paul Kantner & Grace Slick (Grunt FTR 1002)
57	THE DIONNE WARWICK STORY	54	41	39	13
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 2-596)
58	UP TO DATE	52	54	60	42
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
59	TUPELO HONEY	49	55	42	12
Van Morrison (WB WS 1950)
60	MUSWELL HILLBILLIES	71	82	87	4
Kinks (RCA LSP 4644)
61	SESAME STREET 2	42	43	52	5
Original TV Cast Recording (WB BS 2569)
62	GOING BACK TO INDIANA (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK)	37	34	32	14
Jackson 5 (Motown M 742L)
63	ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK LIVE AT THE RIVIERA, LAS VEGAS	74	87	--	3
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71051)
64	RARE EARTH IN CONCERT	77	90	--	3
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D)
65	EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR	40	42	45	22
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
66	REVOLUTION OF THE MIND	70	83	95	4
James Brown (Polydor PD 3003)
67	LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE	62	56	46	10
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71049/50)
68	AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU	67	67	74	8
Al Green (Hi SHL 32062)
69	GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE	73	85	97	4
Laura Nyro (Columbia KC 30987)
70	WE'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING	80	89	--	3
New Seekers (Elektra EKS-74115)
71	OTHER VOICES	45	35	35	11
Doors (Elektra EKS-75017)
72	LIVE	64	59	44	13
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS 3654)
73	LIVE	68	68	69	13
Fifth Dimension (Bell 8-9000)
74	TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN	76	71	58	50
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
75	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	--	--	--	1
Original Broadway Cast Recording (Decca DL 71503)
76	MY BOY	78	81	93	4
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSX 50116)
77	THE MORNING AFTER	65	58	50	9
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 8297)
78	AQUALUNG	72	76	66	36
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
79	SMACKWATER JACK	66	62	43	13
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3037)
80	CHOICE QUALITY STUFF / ANYTIME	79	80	85	4
It's A Beautiful Day (Columbia KC 30734)
81	RICHARD NIXON SUPERSTAR	86	91	--	3
David Frye (Buddah BDS 5097)
82	NILSSON SCHMILSSON	89	95	100	4
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
83	MASTER OF REALITY	81	72	67	20
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)
84	RAM	82	64	53	33
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
85	FARTHER ALONG	88	94	--	3
Byrds (Columbia KC 31050)
86	GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2	90	88	88	8
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T313L)
87	RUFF AND READY	69	52	34	12
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 30973)
88	WHAT'S GOING ON	85	73	71	30
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
89	BARK	83	66	48	18
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001)
90	ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS	84	78	73	17
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295)
91	PEOPLE LIKE US	75	70	63	11
Mamas & Papas (Dunhill DSX 50106)
92	LIVE EVIL	97	--	--	2
Miles Davis (Columbia G 30954)
93	BARBRA JOAN STREISAND	87	75	72	17
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792)
94	QUICKSILVER	91	93	83	6
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SW 819)
95	NATURAL MAN	95	97	92	12
Lou Rawls (MGM SE 4771)
96	STANDING OVATION	--	--	--	1
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 736L)
97	THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM	96	99	99	28
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
98	OZONE	99	--	--	2
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017)
99	GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE	94	92	70	19
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170)
100	COMMUNICATION	--	--	--	1
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 346-G)

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designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "I Got Lucky" by Elvis Presley (# 92)
   • "Rainbow Bridge (Soundtrack)" by Jimi Hendrix (# 93)
   • "Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon" by James Taylor (# 98)
   • "Easy Loving" by Freddie Hart (#100)