Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	AMERICAN PIE	1	1	1	14
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
2	THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH	2	2	2	7
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
3	MUSIC	3	3	3	12
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
4	HOT ROCKS 1964-1971	4	4	5	8
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
5	LED ZEPPELIN IV	5	5	4	14
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
6	PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION	6	7	20	6
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286)
7	TEASER AND THE FIRECAT	7	6	8	20
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
8	A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE	8	8	7	11
Faces (WB BS 2574)
9	JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS	11	11	14	10
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
10	BABY I'M A WANT YOU	23	43	69	4
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
11	FRAGILE	15	25	35	6
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
12	PAUL SIMON	38	--	--	2
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
13	MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER	10	10	11	14
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
14	NILSSON SCHMILSSON	26	39	49	10
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
15	CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL	9	9	6	16
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
16	THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS	20	22	26	12
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
17	CHEECH & CHONG	17	20	25	12
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
18	STRAIGHT UP	19	26	28	9
Badfinger (Apple SW-3387)
19	PHASE III	25	29	39	5
Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796)
20	KILLER	14	14	13	12
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
21	E. PLURIBUS FUNK	12	13	10	13
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853)
22	THE STYLISTICS	21	21	23	11
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
23	SOLID ROCK	40	51	65	5
Temptations (Gordy GS 901)
24	LET'S STAY TOGETHER	44	76	--	3
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
25	GATHER ME	16	15	12	18
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001)
26	WILD LIFE	13	12	9	10
Wings (Apple SW 3386)
27	TAPESTRY	18	16	18	46
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
28	RARE EARTH IN CONCERT	24	27	33	9
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D)
29	CHERISH	47	67	--	3
David Cassidy (Bell 6070)
30	WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET	42	55	67	5
Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018)
31	SUMMER OF '42	33	32	22	11
Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105)
32	GOT TO BE THERE	46	58	--	3
Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L)
33	SANTANA III	28	19	17	20
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
34	YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK	64	--	--	2
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213)
35	ALL DAY MUSIC	36	37	42	14
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
36	JAMMING WITH EDWARD	52	69	--	3
Various Artists (Rolling Stones COC 39100)
37	BLACK MOSES	22	18	15	12
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
38	BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II	27	17	16	12
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
39	GARCIA	49	61	95	4
Jerry Garcia (WB BS 2582)
40	ANTICIPATION	31	33	34	13
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
41	QUIET FIRE	30	30	29	13
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
42	THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON	29	24	21	16
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986)
43	STONES	32	34	32	16
Neil Diamond (MCA MAPS 5376)
44	ELECTRIC WARRIOR	68	79	90	4
T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466)
45	HARMONY	35	35	36	20
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
46	ALL IN THE FAMILY	37	23	19	16
TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD 7210)
47	EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY	45	31	24	37
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
48	DIONNE	50	65	79	4
Dionne Warwick (WB BS 2585)
49	FIDDLER ON THE ROOF	48	49	44	19
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
50	INNER CITY BLUES	53	57	60	5
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 03)
51	THE CARPENTERS	55	45	50	39
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
52	AMERICA	87	--	--	2
America (WB BS 2576)
53	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	34	36	31	68
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
54	SHAFT	39	41	37	29
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
55	FLOWERS OF EVIL	41	38	30	12
Mountain (Windfall 5501)
56	MY BOY	43	42	46	10
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSX 50116)
57	REVOLUTION OF THE MIND	51	40	41	10
James Brown (Polydor PD 3003)
58	WEIRD SCENES INSIDE THE GOLD MINE	70	83	--	3
Doors (Elektra 8E-6001)
59	WE'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING	54	44	48	9
New Seekers (Elektra EKS-74115)
60	MALO	85	97	--	3
Malo (WB BS 2584)
61	JONATHAN EDWARDS	56	28	27	13
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn SD 8021)
62	WOMAN'S LOVE RIGHTS	65	68	73	5
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 708)
63	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE	57	63	70	27
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
64	TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY	60	62	62	18
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4797)
65	IMAGINE	59	48	38	23
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
66	EVOLUTION	61	52	43	10
Dennis Coffey (Sussex SXBS 7004)
67	TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN	73	74	66	56
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
68	GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE	69	54	59	10
Laura Nyro (Columbia KC 30987)
69	ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK LIVE AT THE RIVIERA, LAS VEGAS	58	47	40	9
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71051)
70	MEATY, BEATY, BIG & BOUNCY	62	53	47	16
Who (Decca DL 79184)
71	A CLOCKWORK ORANGE	75	89	--	3
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573)
72	COMMUNICATION	63	59	64	7
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 346-G)
73	MASS (ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING)	67	46	45	10
Leonard Bernstein (Columbia M2 31008)
74	STANDING OVATION	74	64	68	7
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 736L)
75	CHER	79	72	54	21
Cher (Kapp KS-3649)
76	WOYAYA	92	--	--	2
Osibisa (Decca DL 75327)
77	THOUGHTS OF MOVIN' ON	80	84	87	4
Lighthouse (Evolution 3010)
78	MARK-ALMOND II	81	95	99	4
Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS 32)
79	DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER	83	96	--	3
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5220)
80	SUNFIGHTER	72	60	56	11
Paul Kantner & Grace Slick (Grunt FTR 1002)
81	AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU	71	56	58	14
Al Green (Hi SHL 32062)
82	ELVIS NOW	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4671)
83	OZONE	84	90	88	8
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017)
84	ISLANDS	90	--	--	2
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 7212)
85	MESSAGE FROM A DRUM	95	--	--	2
Redbone (Epic KE 30815)
86	SOULFUL TAPESTRY	76	73	75	5
Honey Cone (Hot Wax HA 707)
87	MUSWELL HILLBILLIES	66	50	51	10
Kinks (RCA LSP 4644)
88	I'VE BEEN HERE ALL THE TIME	82	87	92	4
Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2201)
89	THE YES ALBUM	77	75	72	15
Yes (Atlantic SD 8283)
90	I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING	--	--	--	1
Ray Conniff & The Singers (Columbia KC 31220)
91	VERY YOUNG AND EARLY SONGS	86	88	93	5
Cat Stevens (Deram DES 18061)
92	CHARLEY PRIDE SINGS HEART SONGS	91	82	77	11
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4617)
93	ASYLUM CHOIR II	78	70	53	11
Leon Russell & Marc Benno (Shelter SW 8910)
94	EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR	98	94	84	28
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
95	WHO'S NEXT	93	81	78	29
Who (Decca DL 79182)
96	FACE TO FACE WITH THE TRUTH	--	--	--	1
Undisputed Truth (Gordy G959L)
97	BIG SCREEN -- LITTLE SCREEN	100	--	--	2
Henry Mancini (RCA LSP 4630)
98	PAPA JOHN CREACH	99	--	--	2
Papa John Creach (Grunt FTR 1003)
99	DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE	88	86	81	5
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8300)
100	YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT	--	--	--	1
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound WB 2013)

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designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "I'd Like to Teach The World To Sing" by Hillside Singers (# 89)
   • "Live" by Sonny & Cher (# 94)
   • "Tupelo Honey" by Van Morrison (# 96)
   • "Aerie" by John Denver (# 97)