Tuesday June 3, 1975
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 31, 1975



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1 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 1 1 3 12
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
2 CHICAGO VIII 2 2 1 8
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
3 TOMMY 3 4 5 10
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
4 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 6 6 7 7
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
5 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 4 3 2 13
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
6 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW 5 5 4 15
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
7 BLOW BY BLOW 9 9 11 8
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409)
8 WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE 10 11 14 11
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
9 HEARTS 12 14 18 9
America (WB BS 2852)
10 PLAYING POSSUM 14 23 32 5
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1033)
11 A SONG FOR YOU 11 12 12 16
Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1)
12 STAMPEDE 28 58 -- 3  
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
13 NOTHIN' FANCY 13 13 15 8
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137)
14 AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER 8 8 6 13
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
15 KATY LIED 15 18 21 9
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 846)
16 JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU 17 24 30 8
Barry White (20th Century T-466)
17 BLUE JAYS 7 7 9 10
Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold THS 14)
18 THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE 16 17 22 7
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4515)
19 FUNNY LADY 18 15 10 10
Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9004)
20 SPIRIT OF AMERICA 22 35 56 5
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
21 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 23 27 40 6
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
22 SURVIVAL 26 28 37 5
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
23 FIVE-A-SIDE 25 26 29 10
Ace (Anchor 2001)
24 TO BE TRUE 21 22 23 10
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
25 MR. MAGIC 29 39 42 11
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
26 JUDITH 27 30 36 8
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
27 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE 62 -- -- 2  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
28 BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER 31 36 41 12
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
29 FRAMPTON 30 33 39 8
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-5412)
30 HE DON'T LOVE YOU 36 48 60 6
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 7E-1034)
31 SHEER HEART ATTACK 19 19 20 24  
Queen (Elektra E-1026)
32 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 38 41 31 29
Elton John (MCA 2128)
33 FEELINGS 35 37 43 9
Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 367-G)
34 FANDANGO 57 86 -- 3  
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
35 JUST A BOY 33 34 35 13
Leo Sayer (Chrysalis BS 2836)
36 DRAMATICS JACKPOT 37 42 46 9
Dramatics (ABC ABCD 867)
37 WILL O' THE WISP 41 47 51 6
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2138)
38 TOM CAT 40 44 48 9
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode SP 77029)
39 AUTOBAHN 34 10 8 14
Kraftwerk (Vertigo VEL 2003)
40 FLYING START 32 32 33 22
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9472)
41 BUSTIN' OUT 39 45 49 11
Pure Prairie League (RCA LSP-4769)
42 AVERAGE WHITE BAND 47 40 34 32
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308)
43 THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD 20 20 24 9  
Eric Clapton (Atlantic SO 4806)
44 I'LL PLAY FOR YOU 24 25 27 9  
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2848)
45 TOMMY 48 52 59 7
Who (Polydor PD 2-9502)
46 MY WAY 49 53 61 7
Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119)
47 DISCOTHEQUE 51 54 66 5
Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1670)
48 STEPPING INTO TOMORROW 42 43 44 10
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BNLA 3686)
49 DRESSED TO KILL 52 56 69 5
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7016)
50 CLOSEUP 45 46 47 9
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
51 IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES 55 60 70 21
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-3654)
52 CRASH LANDING 46 16 13 10
Jimi Hendrix (WB MS 2204)
53 PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT 50 51 53 8
Average White Band (MCA 475)
54 CRIME OF THE CENTURY 56 57 62 12
Supertramp (A&M SP-3647)
55 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS 60 67 84 4
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
56 A QUIET STORM 61 70 83 5
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
57 THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS 66 82 100 4
Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855)
58 SONGBIRD 43 38 38 10  
Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2845)
59 YOUNG AMERICANS 54 31 16 11
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
60 FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 44 21 17 10  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 18131)
61 BACK HOME AGAIN 63 65 67 48
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
62 DIAMONDS & RUST 91 -- -- 2  
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
63 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 67 72 75 79
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
64 THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 70 78 90 4
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
65 SONG FOR AMERICA 68 74 78 6
Kansas (Epic PZ 33385)
66 CAUGHT IN THE ACT 74 80 88 5
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
67 MICKEY MOUSE 84 -- -- 2  
Various Artists (Disneyland 1362)
68 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS 53 29 26 18  
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 33235)
69 MATCHING TIE & HANDKERCHIEF 72 76 87 4
Monty Python (Arista AL 4039)
70 DISCO BABY 78 85 96 4
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
71 THE WIZ 81 92 -- 3
Original Cast Recording (Atlantic SD 1837)
72 SOAP OPERA 98 -- -- 2  
Kinks (RCA LPL1-5081)
73 LET THERE BE MUSIC 76 77 80 6
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1029)
74 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 80 89 -- 86
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
75 CHOCOLATE CITY 77 84 93 4
Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7014)
76 COMMON SENSE 82 93 -- 3
John Prine (Atlantic SD 18127)
77 SUN GODDESS 69 63 45 19
Ramsey Lewis (Columbia PC 33194)
78 ADVENTURES IN PARADISE -- -- -- 1  
Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454)
79 TWO 86 94 -- 3
Bob James (CTI 6057)
80 MANHATTAN TRANSFER 89 99 -- 3
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
81 STREET RATS 83 91 -- 3
Humble Pie (A&M SP 4514)
82 ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE 87 95 -- 3
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0644)
83 AMERICA'S CHOICE 88 97 -- 3
Hot Tuna (RCA BFL1-0820)
84 NIGHT BIRDS 73 69 54 19  
Labelle (Epic KE 33075)
85 IAN HUNTER 90 100 -- 3
Ian Hunter (Columbia PC 33480)
86 SUPERNATURAL 93 -- -- 2
Ben E. King (Atlantic SD 18132)
87 HEART LIKE A WHEEL 75 71 76 25  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
88 GORILLA -- -- -- 1  
James Taylor (WB BS 2866)
89 THE AURA WILL PREVAIL -- -- -- 1  
George Duke (BASF 25613)
90 IN THE POCKET 94 -- -- 2
Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9478)
91 JANIS 99 -- -- 2
Janis Joplin (Columbia PG 33345)
92 PERFECT ANGEL 64 59 50 32  
Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561)
93 BETWEEN THE LINES -- -- -- 1  
Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494)
94 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 96 100 -- 3
Headhunters (Arista AL 4038)
95 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION -- -- -- 1  
Tomita (RCA ARL1-0838)
96 AL GREEN'S GREATEST HITS 59 55 25 13  
Al Green (London SHL 32089)
97 ROCK 'N' ROLL 58 49 28 13  
John Lennon (Apple SK 3419)
98 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN 100 86 45 13
Charlie Daniels Band (Buddah KSBS 2603)
99 REUNION -- -- -- 1  
B.J. Thomas (ABC DP 858)
100 JUKE JOINT JUMP -- -- -- 1  
Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0151)

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:

   • "For Earth Below" by Robin Trower (# 65)
   • "Phoebe Snow" by Phoebe Snow (# 71)
   • "If You Love Me Let Me Know" by Olivia Newton-John (# 79)
   • "More American Graffiti" by Various Artists (# 85)
   • "The Best Of The Stylistics" by Stylistics (# 92)
   • "Barry Manilow II" by Barry Manilow (# 95)
   • "Cold On The Shoulder" by Gordon Lightfoot (# 97)
   • "Led Zeppelin IV" by Led Zeppelin (#100)

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