Thursday May 29, 1975
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 24, 1975



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1 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 1 3 3 11
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
2 CHICAGO VIII 2 1 1 7
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
3 TOMMY 4 5 7 9
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
4 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 3 2 2 12
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
5 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW 5 4 4 14
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
6 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 6 7 13 6
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
7 BLUE JAYS 7 9 10 9
Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold THS 14)
8 AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER 8 6 5 12
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
9 BLOW BY BLOW 9 11 16 7
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409)
10 WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE 11 14 15 10
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
11 A SONG FOR YOU 12 12 12 15
Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1)
12 HEARTS 14 18 22 8
America (WB BS 2852)
13 NOTHIN' FANCY 13 15 19 7
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137)
14 PLAYING POSSUM 23 32 87 4
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1033)
15 KATY LIED 18 21 25 8
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 846)
16 THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE 17 22 30 6
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4515)
17 JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU 24 30 38 7
Barry White (20th Century T-466)
18 FUNNY LADY 15 10 11 9
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9004)
19 SHEER HEART ATTACK 19 20 20 23
Queen (Elektra E-1026)
20 THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD 20 24 27 8
Eric Clapton (Atlantic SO 4806)
21 TO BE TRUE 22 23 26 9
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
22 SPIRIT OF AMERICA 35 56 97 4  
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
23 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 27 40 64 5
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
24 I'LL PLAY FOR YOU 25 27 29 8
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2848)
25 FIVE-A-SIDE 26 29 33 9
Ace (Anchor 2001)
26 SURVIVAL 28 37 67 4
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
27 JUDITH 30 36 41 7
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
28 STAMPEDE 58 -- -- 2  
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
29 MR. MAGIC 39 42 44 10
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
30 FRAMPTON 33 39 43 7
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-5412)
31 BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER 36 41 46 11
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
32 FLYING START 32 33 34 21
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9472)
33 JUST A BOY 34 35 35 12
Leo Sayer (Chrysalis BS 2836)
34 AUTOBAHN 10 8 9 13  
Kraftwerk (Vertigo VEL 2003)
35 FEELINGS 37 43 47 8
Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 367-G)
36 HE DON'T LOVE YOU 48 60 76 5  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 7E-1034)
37 DRAMATICS JACKPOT 42 46 53 8
Dramatics (ABC ABCD 867)
38 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 41 31 32 28
Elton John (MCA 2128)
39 BUSTIN' OUT 45 49 54 10
Pure Prairie League (RCA LSP-4769)
40 TOM CAT 44 48 52 8
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode SP 77029)
41 WILL O' THE WISP 47 51 65 5
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2138)
42 STEPPING INTO TOMORROW 43 44 45 9
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BNLA 3686)
43 SONGBIRD 38 38 39 9
Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2845)
44 FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 21 17 17 9  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 18131)
45 CLOSEUP 46 47 51 8
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
46 CRASH LANDING 16 13 6 9  
Jimi Hendrix (WB MS 2204)
47 AVERAGE WHITE BAND 40 34 31 31
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308)
48 TOMMY 52 59 62 6
Who (Polydor PD 2-9502)
49 MY WAY 53 61 69 6
Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119)
50 PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT 51 53 60 7
Average White Band (MCA 475)
51 DISCOTHEQUE 54 66 88 4
Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1670)
52 DRESSED TO KILL 56 69 82 4
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7016)
53 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS 29 26 24 17  
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 33235)
54 YOUNG AMERICANS 31 16 8 10  
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
55 IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES 60 70 80 20
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-3654)
56 CRIME OF THE CENTURY 57 62 66 11
Supertramp (A&M SP-3647)
57 FANDANGO 86 -- -- 2  
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
58 ROCK 'N' ROLL 49 28 18 12
John Lennon (Apple SK 3419)
59 AL GREEN'S GREATEST HITS 55 25 23 12
Al Green (London SHL 32089)
60 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS 67 84 -- 3
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
61 A QUIET STORM 70 83 91 4
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
62 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE -- -- -- 1  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
63 BACK HOME AGAIN 65 67 68 47
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
64 PERFECT ANGEL 59 50 21 31
Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561)
65 FOR EARTH BELOW 50 19 14 13  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1073)
66 THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS 82 100 -- 3  
Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855)
67 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 72 75 71 78
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
68 SONG FOR AMERICA 74 78 85 5
Kansas (Epic PZ 33385)
69 SUN GODDESS 63 45 42 18
Ramsey Lewis (Columbia PC 33194)
70 THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 78 90 -- 3
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
71 PHOEBE SNOW 62 58 37 29
Phoebe Snow (Shelter SR 2109)
72 MATCHING TIE & HANDKERCHIEF 76 87 -- 3
Monty Python (Arista AL 4039)
73 NIGHT BIRDS 69 54 56 18
Labelle (Epic KE 33075)
74 CAUGHT IN THE ACT 80 88 93 4
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
75 HEART LIKE A WHEEL 71 76 75 24
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
76 LET THERE BE MUSIC 77 80 81 5
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1029)
77 CHOCOLATE CITY 84 93 -- 3
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7014)
78 DISCO BABY 85 96 -- 3
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
79 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 75 68 59 49
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
80 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 89 -- -- 85
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
81 THE WIZ 92 -- -- 2  
Original Cast Recording (Atlantic SD 1837)
82 COMMON SENSE 93 -- -- 2  
John Prine (Atlantic SD 18127)
83 STREET RATS 91 -- -- 2
Humble Pie (A&M SP 4514)
84 MICKEY MOUSE -- -- -- 1  
Various Artists (Disneyland 1362)
85 MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI 79 82 83 5
Various Artists (MCA 2-8007)
86 TWO 94 -- -- 2
Bob James (CTI 6057)
87 ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE 95 -- -- 2
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0644)
88 AMERICA'S CHOICE 97 -- -- 2
Hot Tuna (RCA BFL1-0820)
89 MANHATTAN TRANSFER 99 -- -- 2
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
90 IAN HUNTER 100 -- -- 2
Ian Hunter (Columbia PC 33480)
91 DIAMONDS & RUST -- -- -- 1  
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
92 THE BEST OF THE STYLISTICS 83 79 73 11
Stylistics (Avco AV-69005)
93 SUPERNATURAL -- -- -- 1  
Ben E. King (Atlantic SD 18132)
94 IN THE POCKET -- -- -- 1  
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9478)
95 BARRY MANILOW II 87 72 74 24
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4016)
96 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 100 -- -- 2
Headhunters (Arista AL 4038)
97 COLD ON THE SHOULDER 66 52 28 13  
Gordon Lightfoot (WB MS 2206)
98 SOAP OPERA -- -- -- 1  
Kinks (RCA LPL1-5081)
99 JANIS -- -- -- 1  
Janis Joplin (Columbia PG 33345)
100 LED ZEPPELIN IV 98 81 78 56
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)

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:

   • "Lou Reed Live" by Lou Reed (# 61)
   • "Kool & The Gang Greatest Hits" by Kool & The Gang (# 64)
   • "Yesterdays" by Yes (# 68)
   • "Switch" by Golden Earring (# 73)
   • "Fly By Night" by Rush (# 81)
   • "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees" by Blue Oyster Cult (# 88)
   • "Modern Times" by Al Stewart (# 90)
   • "Belle Of The Ball" by Richard Torrance (# 96)

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