Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	AMERICAN PIE	1	1	1	13
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
2	THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH	2	2	2	6
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
3	MUSIC	3	3	3	11
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
4	HOT ROCKS 1964-1971	4	5	7	7
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
5	LED ZEPPELIN IV	5	4	5	13
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
6	PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION	7	20	38	5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286)
7	TEASER AND THE FIRECAT	6	8	6	19
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
8	A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE	8	7	11	10
Faces (WB BS 2574)
9	CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL	9	6	4	15
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
10	MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER	10	11	16	13
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
11	JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS	11	14	17	9
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
12	E. PLURIBUS FUNK	13	10	9	12
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853)
13	WILD LIFE	12	9	8	9
Wings (Apple SW 3386)
14	KILLER	14	13	13	11
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
15	FRAGILE	25	35	56	5
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
16	GATHER ME	15	12	14	17
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001)
17	CHEECH & CHONG	20	25	28	11
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
18	TAPESTRY	16	18	19	45
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
19	STRAIGHT UP	26	28	37	8
Badfinger (Apple SW-3387)
20	THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS	22	26	21	11
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
21	THE STYLISTICS	21	23	25	10
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
22	BLACK MOSES	18	15	10	11
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
23	BABY I'M A WANT YOU	43	69	--	3
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
24	RARE EARTH IN CONCERT	27	33	40	8
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D)
25	PHASE III	29	39	62	4
Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796)
26	NILSSON SCHMILSSON	39	49	66	9
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
27	BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II	17	16	12	11
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
28	SANTANA III	19	17	20	19
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
29	THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON	24	21	18	15
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986)
30	QUIET FIRE	30	29	22	12
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
31	ANTICIPATION	33	34	31	12
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
32	STONES	34	32	30	15
Neil Diamond (MCA MAPS 5376)
33	SUMMER OF '42	32	22	23	10
Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105)
34	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	36	31	27	67
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
35	HARMONY	35	36	32	19
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
36	ALL DAY MUSIC	37	42	49	13
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
37	ALL IN THE FAMILY	23	19	15	15
TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD 7210)
38	PAUL SIMON	--	--	--	1
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
39	SHAFT	41	37	33	28
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
40	SOLID ROCK	51	65	82	4
Temptations (Gordy GS 901)
41	FLOWERS OF EVIL	38	30	24	11
Mountain (Windfall 5501)
42	WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET	55	67	80	4
Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018)
43	MY BOY	42	46	58	9
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSX 50116)
44	LET'S STAY TOGETHER	76	--	--	2
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
45	EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY	31	24	26	36
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
46	GOT TO BE THERE	58	--	--	2
Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L)
47	CHERISH	67	--	--	2
David Cassidy (Bell 6070)
48	FIDDLER ON THE ROOF	49	44	36	18
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
49	GARCIA	61	95	--	3
Jerry Garcia (WB BS 2582)
50	DIONNE	65	79	--	3
Dionne Warwick (WB BS 2585)
51	REVOLUTION OF THE MIND	40	41	44	9
James Brown (Polydor PD 3003)
52	JAMMING WITH EDWARD	69	--	--	2
Various Artists (Rolling Stones COC 39100)
53	INNER CITY BLUES	57	60	71	4
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 03)
54	WE'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING	44	48	48	8
New Seekers (Elektra EKS-74115)
55	THE CARPENTERS	45	50	39	38
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
56	JONATHAN EDWARDS	28	27	29	12
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn SD 8021)
57	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE	63	70	53	26
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
58	ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK LIVE AT THE RIVIERA, LAS VEGAS	47	40	42	8
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71051)
59	IMAGINE	48	38	35	22
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
60	TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY	62	62	54	17
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4797)
61	EVOLUTION	52	43	34	9
Dennis Coffey (Sussex SXBS 7004)
62	MEATY, BEATY, BIG & BOUNCY	53	47	52	15
Who (Decca DL 79184)
63	COMMUNICATION	59	64	75	6
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 346-G)
64	YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK	--	--	--	1
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213)
65	WOMAN'S LOVE RIGHTS	68	73	86	4
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 708)
66	MUSWELL HILLBILLIES	50	51	55	9
Kinks (RCA LSP 4644)
67	MASS (ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING)	46	45	47	9
Leonard Bernstein (Columbia M2 31008)
68	ELECTRIC WARRIOR	79	90	--	3
T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466)
69	GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE	54	59	60	9
Laura Nyro (Columbia KC 30987)
70	WEIRD SCENES INSIDE THE GOLD MINE	83	--	--	2
Doors (Elektra 8E-6001)
71	AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU	56	58	64	13
Al Green (Hi SHL 32062)
72	SUNFIGHTER	60	56	61	10
Paul Kantner & Grace Slick (Grunt FTR 1002)
73	TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN	74	66	63	55
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
74	STANDING OVATION	64	68	73	6
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 736L)
75	A CLOCKWORK ORANGE	89	--	--	2
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573)
76	SOULFUL TAPESTRY	73	75	81	4
Honey Cone (Hot Wax HA 707)
77	THE YES ALBUM	75	72	76	14
Yes (Atlantic SD 8283)
78	ASYLUM CHOIR II	70	53	50	10
Leon Russell & Marc Benno (Shelter SW 8910)
79	CHER	72	54	41	20
Cher (Kapp KS-3649)
80	THOUGHTS OF MOVIN' ON	84	87	--	3
Lighthouse (Evolution 3010)
81	MARK-ALMOND II	95	99	--	3
Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS 32)
82	I'VE BEEN HERE ALL THE TIME	87	92	--	3
Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2201)
83	DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER	96	--	--	2
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5220)
84	OZONE	90	88	93	7
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017)
85	MALO	97	--	--	2
Malo (WB BS 2584)
86	VERY YOUNG AND EARLY SONGS	88	93	98	4
Cat Stevens (Deram DES 18061)
87	AMERICA	--	--	--	1
America (WB BS 2576)
88	DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE	86	81	88	4
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8300)
89	I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING	91	98	--	3
Hillside Singers (Metromedia 1051)
90	ISLANDS	--	--	--	1
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 7212)
91	CHARLEY PRIDE SINGS HEART SONGS	82	77	68	10
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4617)
92	WOYAYA	--	--	--	1
Osibisa (Decca DL 75327)
93	WHO'S NEXT	81	78	84	28
Who (Decca DL 79182)
94	LIVE	98	86	79	18
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS 3654)
95	MESSAGE FROM A DRUM	--	--	--	1
Redbone (Epic KE 30815)
96	TUPELO HONEY	80	76	78	17
Van Morrison (WB WS 1950)
97	AERIE	85	57	57	14
John Denver (RCA LSP 4607)
98	EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR	94	84	72	27
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
99	PAPA JOHN CREACH	--	--	--	1
Papa John Creach (Grunt FTR 1003)
100	BIG SCREEN -- LITTLE SCREEN	--	--	--	1
Henry Mancini (RCA LSP 4630)

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designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Living" by Judy Collins (# 66)
   • "Jesus Christ Superstar" by Original Broadway Cast Recording (# 71)
   • "Desiderata" by Les Crane (# 77)
   • "Rockin' The Fillmore" by Humble Pie (# 78)
   • "Losing Their Heads" by Hudson & Landry (# 92)
   • "The Morning After" by J. Geils Band (# 93)
   • "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull (# 99)
   • "Master Of Reality" by Black Sabbath (#100)