Monday May 5, 1975
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 3, 1975



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1 CHICAGO VIII 1 4 18 4
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
2 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 2 1 1 9
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
3 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 5 5 9 8
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
4 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW 3 2 2 11
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
5 AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER 4 3 3 9
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
6 CRASH LANDING 7 8 13 6
Jimi Hendrix (WB MS 2204)
7 TOMMY 13 18 24 6
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
8 YOUNG AMERICANS 8 9 10 7
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
9 AUTOBAHN 9 10 14 10
Kraftwerk (Vertigo VEL 2003)
10 BLUE JAYS 11 11 34 6
Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold THS 14)
11 FUNNY LADY 14 16 20 6
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9004)
12 A SONG FOR YOU 12 13 15 12
Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1)
13 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 22 41 -- 3
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
14 FOR EARTH BELOW 6 6 7 10
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1073)
15 WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE 17 17 19 7
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
16 BLOW BY BLOW 31 57 97 4  
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409)
17 FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 19 22 25 6
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 18131)
18 ROCK 'N' ROLL 10 7 6 9
John Lennon (Apple SK 3419)
19 NOTHIN' FANCY 36 40 65 4  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137)
20 SHEER HEART ATTACK 23 26 27 20
Queen (Elektra E-1026)
21 PERFECT ANGEL 16 14 4 28
Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561)
22 HEARTS 25 30 42 5
America (WB BS 2852)
23 AL GREEN'S GREATEST HITS 21 21 23 9
Al Green (London SHL 32089)
24 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS 20 15 5 14
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 33235)
25 KATY LIED 28 32 45 5
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 846)
26 TO BE TRUE 30 33 36 6
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
27 THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD 32 39 71 5
Eric Clapton (Atlantic SO 4806)
28 COLD ON THE SHOULDER 15 12 11 10  
Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2206)
29 I'LL PLAY FOR YOU 33 37 43 5
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2848)
30 THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE 38 43 -- 3
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4515)
31 AVERAGE WHITE BAND 27 24 16 28
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308)
32 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 35 36 31 25
Elton John (MCA 2128)
33 FIVE-A-SIDE 39 44 53 6
Ace (Anchor 2001)
34 FLYING START 37 38 39 18
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9472)
35 JUST A BOY 40 42 47 9
Leo Sayer (Chrysalis BS 2836)
36 YESTERDAYS 18 19 21 8  
Yes (Atlantic SD 18103)
37 PHOEBE SNOW 24 20 8 26  
Phoebe Snow (Shelter SR 2109)
38 JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU 46 52 68 4
Barry White (20th Century T-466)
39 SONGBIRD 42 48 63 6
Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2845)
40 MODERN TIMES 26 28 32 10  
Al Stewart (Janus JXS 7012)
41 JUDITH 52 62 89 4  
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
42 SUN GODDESS 29 25 17 15  
Ramsey Lewis (Columbia PC 33194)
43 FRAMPTON 61 74 94 4  
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-5412)
44 MR. MAGIC 44 47 52 7
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
45 STEPPING INTO TOMORROW 50 54 60 6
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BNLA 3686)
46 BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER 51 55 61 8
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
47 FEELINGS 54 60 81 5
Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 367-G)
48 GREATEST HITS 45 46 48 8
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DSR 9501)
49 PLUG ME INTO SOMETHING 48 49 50 8
Henry Gross (A&M SP 4502)
50 REALLY ROSIE 34 29 30 10  
Carole King (Ode SP 77027)
51 CLOSEUP 59 65 84 5
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
52 TOM CAT 58 64 76 5
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode SP 77029)
53 DRAMATICS JACKPOT 66 73 88 5  
Dramatics (ABC ABCD 867)
54 BUSTIN' OUT 57 63 72 7
Pure Prairie League (RCA LSP-4769)
55 SWITCH 56 61 90 4
Golden Earring (MCA 2139)
56 NIGHT BIRDS 41 23 12 15  
Labelle (Epic KE 33075)
57 THE FIRST MINUTE OF A NEW DAY 43 27 26 14  
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Arista 4030)
58 LOU REED LIVE 65 79 93 4
Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0999)
59 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 47 45 40 46  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
60 PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT 71 80 99 4  
Average White Band (MCA 475)
61 CICERO PARK 53 53 55 8
Hot Chocolate (Atlantic BT 89503)
62 TOMMY 77 93 -- 3  
Who (Polydor PD 2-9502)
63 ON YOUR FEET OR ON YOUR KNEES 49 51 56 7  
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PG 33371)
64 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 92 -- -- 2  
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
65 WILL O' THE WISP 88 -- -- 2  
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2138)
66 CRIME OF THE CENTURY 69 70 74 8
Supertramp (A&M SP-3647)
67 SURVIVAL -- -- -- 1  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
68 BACK HOME AGAIN 74 67 58 44
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
69 MY WAY 84 95 -- 3  
Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119)
70 PIECES OF THE SKY 70 72 80 5
Emmylou Harris (Reprise 2213)
71 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 78 81 66 75
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
72 BELLE OF THE BALL 73 76 85 5
Richard Torrance (Eureka SR-2134)
73 THE BEST OF THE STYLISTICS 75 66 70 8
Stylistics (Avco AV-69005)
74 BARRY MANILOW II 76 68 64 21
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016)
75 HEART LIKE A WHEEL 55 31 29 21  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
76 HE DON'T LOVE YOU 89 -- -- 2  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 7E-1034)
77 BUTT OF COURSE 80 84 87 5
Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic SD 18124)
78 LED ZEPPELIN IV 81 91 93 53
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
79 FLY BY NIGHT 85 90 98 4
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-1023)
80 IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES 91 -- -- 17  
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-3654)
81 LET THERE BE MUSIC 90 -- -- 2
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1029)
82 DRESSED TO KILL -- -- -- 1  
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7016)
83 MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI 94 -- -- 2  
Various Artists (MCA 2-8007)
84 WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS 79 77 22 38
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750)
85 SONG FOR AMERICA 97 -- -- 2  
Kansas (Epic PZ 33385)
86 MELISSA 63 58 59 7  
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031)
87 PLAYING POSSUM -- -- -- 1  
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1033)
88 DISCOTHEQUE -- -- -- 1  
Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1670)
89 DOWN TO EARTH 62 34 35 10  
Nektar (Passport PPSD 98005)
90 NO MYSTERY 64 35 37 8  
Chick Corea (Polydor PD-1-6512)
91 A QUIET STORM -- -- -- 1  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
92 I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN 60 56 57 21  
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-3633)
93 CAUGHT IN THE ACT -- -- -- 1  
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
94 VISIONS OF THE EMERALD BEYOND 67 69 73 6  
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia PC 33411)
95 B.T. EXPRESS 82 82 33 22  
B.T. Express (Scepter SPS 5117)
96 RUFUSIZED 86 78 28 17
Rufus (ABC ABCD 837)
97 SPIRIT OF AMERICA -- -- -- 1  
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
98 FIRE 95 85 38 24
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1013)
99 GHOSTS 68 59 51 8  
Strawbs (A&M SP-4506)
100 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD 72 50 44 14  
Mac Davis (Columbia PC 32927)

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:

   • "Propaganda" by Sparks (# 83)
   • "The Harder They Come" by Jimmy Cliff (# 87)
   • "On The Border" by Eagles (# 93)
   • "Eldorado" by Electric Light Orchestra (# 96)
   • "Fulfillingness' First Finale" by Stevie Wonder (# 98)
   • "Old And In The Way" by Old And In The Way (# 99)
   • "Houses Of The Holy" by Led Zeppelin (#100)

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