Thursday May 22, 1975
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 17, 1975



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1 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 3 3 5 10
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
2 CHICAGO VIII 1 1 1 6
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
3 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 2 2 2 11
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
4 TOMMY 5 7 13 8
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
5 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW 4 4 3 13
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
6 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 7 13 22 5
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
7 BLUE JAYS 9 10 11 8
Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold THS 14)
8 AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER 6 5 4 11
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
9 BLOW BY BLOW 11 16 31 6
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409)
10 AUTOBAHN 8 9 9 12
Kraftwerk (Vertigo VEL 2003)
11 WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE 14 15 17 9
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
12 A SONG FOR YOU 12 12 12 14
Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1)
13 NOTHIN' FANCY 15 19 36 6
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137)
14 HEARTS 18 22 25 7
America (WB BS 2852)
15 FUNNY LADY 10 11 14 8
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9004)
16 CRASH LANDING 13 6 7 8
Jimi Hendrix (WB MS 2204)
17 THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE 22 30 38 5
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4515)
18 KATY LIED 21 25 28 7
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 846)
19 SHEER HEART ATTACK 20 20 23 22
Queen (Elektra E-1026)
20 THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD 24 27 32 7
Eric Clapton (Atlantic SO 4806)
21 FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 17 17 19 8
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 18131)
22 TO BE TRUE 23 26 30 8
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
23 PLAYING POSSUM 32 87 -- 3
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1033)
24 JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU 30 38 46 6
Barry White (20th Century T-466)
25 I'LL PLAY FOR YOU 27 29 33 7
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2848)
26 FIVE-A-SIDE 29 33 39 8
Ace (Anchor 2001)
27 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 40 64 92 4  
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
28 SURVIVAL 37 67 -- 3
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
29 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS 26 24 20 16
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 33235)
30 JUDITH 36 41 52 6
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
31 YOUNG AMERICANS 16 8 8 9  
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
32 FLYING START 33 34 37 20
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9472)
33 FRAMPTON 39 43 61 6
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-5412)
34 JUST A BOY 35 35 40 11
Leo Sayer (Chrysalis BS 2836)
35 SPIRIT OF AMERICA 56 97 -- 3  
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
36 BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER 41 46 51 10
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
37 FEELINGS 43 47 54 7
Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 367-G)
38 SONGBIRD 38 39 42 8
Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2845)
39 MR. MAGIC 42 44 44 9
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
40 AVERAGE WHITE BAND 34 31 27 30
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308)
41 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 31 32 35 27
Elton John (MCA 2128)
42 DRAMATICS JACKPOT 46 53 66 7
Dramatics (ABC ABCD 867)
43 STEPPING INTO TOMORROW 44 45 50 8
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BNLA 3686)
44 TOM CAT 48 52 58 7
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode SP 77029)
45 BUSTIN' OUT 49 54 57 9
Pure Prairie League (RCA LSP-4769)
46 CLOSEUP 47 51 59 7
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
47 WILL O' THE WISP 51 65 88 4
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2138)
48 HE DON'T LOVE YOU 60 76 89 4  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 7E-1034)
49 ROCK 'N' ROLL 28 18 10 11  
John Lennon (Apple SK 3419)
50 FOR EARTH BELOW 19 14 6 12  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1073)
51 PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT 53 60 71 6
Average White Band (MCA 475)
52 TOMMY 59 62 77 5
Who (Polydor PD 2-9502)
53 MY WAY 61 69 84 5
Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119)
54 DISCOTHEQUE 66 88 -- 3  
Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1670)
55 AL GREEN'S GREATEST HITS 25 23 21 11  
Al Green (London SHL 32089)
56 DRESSED TO KILL 69 82 -- 3  
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7016)
57 CRIME OF THE CENTURY 62 66 69 10
Supertramp (A&M SP-3647)
58 STAMPEDE -- -- -- 1  
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
59 PERFECT ANGEL 50 21 16 30
Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561)
60 IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES 70 80 91 19
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-3654)
61 LOU REED LIVE 57 58 65 6
Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0999)
62 PHOEBE SNOW 58 37 24 28
Phoebe Snow (Shelter SR 2109)
63 SUN GODDESS 45 42 29 17  
Ramsey Lewis (Columbia PC 33194)
64 KOOL & THE GANG GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP-2015)
65 BACK HOME AGAIN 67 68 74 46
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
66 COLD ON THE SHOULDER 52 28 15 12  
Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2206)
67 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS 84 -- -- 2  
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
68 YESTERDAYS 55 36 18 10  
Yes (Atlantic SD 18103)
69 NIGHT BIRDS 54 56 41 17  
Labelle (Epic KE 33075)
70 A QUIET STORM 83 91 -- 3  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
71 HEART LIKE A WHEEL 76 75 55 23
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
72 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 75 71 78 77
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
73 SWITCH 63 55 56 6
Golden Earring (MCA 2139)
74 SONG FOR AMERICA 78 85 97 4
Kansas (Epic PZ 33385)
75 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 68 59 47 48
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
76 MATCHING TIE & HANDKERCHIEF 87 -- -- 2  
Monty Python (Arista AL 4039)
77 LET THERE BE MUSIC 80 81 90 4
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1029)
78 THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 90 -- -- 2  
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
79 MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI 82 83 94 4
Various Artists (MCA 2-8007)
80 CAUGHT IN THE ACT 88 93 -- 3
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
81 FLY BY NIGHT 74 79 85 6
Rush (Mercury SRM-1-1023)
82 THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS 100 -- -- 2  
Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855)
83 THE BEST OF THE STYLISTICS 79 73 75 10
Stylistics (Avco AV-69005)
84 CHOCOLATE CITY 93 -- -- 2
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7014)
85 DISCO BABY 96 -- -- 2  
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
86 FANDANGO -- -- -- 1  
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
87 BARRY MANILOW II 72 74 76 23  
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016)
88 ON YOUR FEET OR ON YOUR KNEES 86 63 49 9
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia PG 33371)
89 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON -- -- -- 84
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
90 MODERN TIMES 89 40 26 12
Al Stewart (Janus JXS 7012)
91 STREET RATS -- -- -- 1  
Humble Pie (A&M SP 4514)
92 THE WIZ -- -- -- 1  
Original Cast Recording (Atlantic SD 1837)
93 COMMON SENSE -- -- -- 1  
John Prine (Atlantic SD 18127)
94 TWO -- -- -- 1  
Bob James (CTI 6057)
95 ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE -- -- -- 1  
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0644)
96 BELLE OF THE BALL 71 72 73 7  
Richard Torrance (Eureka SR-2134)
97 AMERICA'S CHOICE -- -- -- 1  
Hot Tuna (RCA BFL1-0820)
98 LED ZEPPELIN IV 81 78 81 55  
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
99 MANHATTAN TRANSFER -- -- -- 1  
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
100 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST -- -- -- 1  
Headhunters (Arista AL 4038)
100 IAN HUNTER -- -- -- 1  
Ian Hunter (Columbia PC 33480)

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:

   • "Greatest Hits" by Kool & The Gang (# 64)
   • "Cicero Park" by Hot Chocolate (# 65)
   • "Pieces Of The Sky" by Emmylou Harris (# 73)
   • "Butt Of Course" by Jimmy Castor Bunch (# 77)
   • "Melissa" by Melissa Manchester (# 85)
   • "Plug Me Into Something" by Henry Gross (# 91)
   • "Really Rosie" by Carole King (# 92)
   • "Fire" by Ohio Players (# 94)
   • "The First Minute Of A New Day" by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (# 95)
   • "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" by Doobie Brothers (# 97)
   • "Rufusized" by Rufus (# 98)
   • "B.T. Express" by B.T. Express (# 99)

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