Friday August 8, 1975
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 2, 1975



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1 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY 1 2 1 9
Elton John (MCA 2142)
2 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS 2 3 3 7
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1039)
3 VENUS AND MARS 3 1 2 8
Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419)
4 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 4 4 7 7
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
5 CUT THE CAKE 6 9 16 6
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18140)
6 THE HEAT IS ON 5 7 8 7
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33536)
7 MADE IN THE SHADE 7 8 11 7
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79102)
8 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 8 6 5 21
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
9 GORILLA 13 14 17 10
James Taylor (WB BS 2866)
10 HORIZON 11 11 13 6
Carpenters (A&M SP-4530)
11 GREATEST HITS 16 20 43 5
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519)
12 DISCO BABY 10 10 10 13
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
13 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE 9 5 4 11
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
14 STILLS 18 21 40 5
Stephen Stills (Columbia PC 33575)
15 WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS 19 24 27 6
War (United Artists EA 441-G)
16 METAMORPHOSIS 12 12 14 7
Rolling Stones (London ANA-1)
17 DIAMONDS & RUST 17 18 20 11
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
18 THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 21 26 30 13
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
19 FANDANGO 20 15 9 12
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
20 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 22 25 28 15
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
21 RED OCTOPUS 34 89 -- 3  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BFL1-099)
22 THE BASEMENT TAPES 76 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan & The Band (Columbia C2 33682)
23 CHOCOLATE CHIP 26 30 37 7
Isaac Hayes (Soul ABCD 874)
24 BETWEEN THE LINES 28 37 46 10
Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494)
25 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 30 55 -- 3
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2221)
26 SURVIVAL 23 16 12 14
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
27 TOMMY 15 17 18 19  
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
28 SPIRIT OF AMERICA 29 28 22 14
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
29 STAMPEDE 14 13 6 12  
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
30 ADVENTURES IN PARADISE 24 23 24 10
Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454)
31 WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE 25 22 19 20
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
32 HEARTS 27 29 25 18
America (WB BS 2852)
33 MR. MAGIC 31 27 21 20
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
34 CHICAGO VIII 33 19 15 17
Chicago (Columbia PC 33100)
35 MAIN COURSE 41 48 59 7
Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807)
36 CAUGHT IN THE ACT 36 38 39 14
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
37 DAWN'S GREATEST HITS 42 47 64 5
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Arista AL 4045)
38 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW 52 67 70 24  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
39 ONE SIZE FITS ALL 51 84 -- 3  
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention (Discreet DS 2216)
40 HEAD OVER HEELS 53 83 -- 3  
Poco (ABC ABCD 890)
41 BLOW BY BLOW 43 42 41 17
Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409)
42 MELISSA 47 51 57 15
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031)
43 UNIVERSAL LOVE 45 46 54 7
MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33158)
44 AMBROSIA 68 78 92 4  
Ambrosia (20th Century T-434)
45 A QUIET STORM 46 43 44 14
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
46 AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY 54 60 81 4
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-114148)
47 COMING DOWN YOUR WAY 48 49 52 8
Three Dog Night (ABC ABCD 888)
48 BURNIN' THING 50 56 63 5
Mac Davis (Columbia PC 33551)
49 JUDITH 49 39 26 17
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
50 STEPPIN' 56 63 75 7
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTSD 6021)
51 TO BE TRUE 39 34 34 19  
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
52 MOVING VIOLATION 59 65 73 7
Jackson 5 (Motown M6-829S1)
53 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS 35 33 31 13  
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
54 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 57 59 61 88
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
55 BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER 38 31 23 21  
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
56 GOOD VIBRATIONS 75 -- -- 2  
Beach Boys (WB MS 2223)
57 TODAY 40 40 42 9  
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-1039)
58 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 60 54 56 38
Elton John (MCA 2128)
59 CLOSEUP 62 66 74 18
Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000)
60 SPARTACUS 64 72 80 6
Triumvirat (Capitol ST-11392)
61 THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS 37 35 35 13  
Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855)
62 JASMINE NIGHTDREAMS 65 71 77 6
Edgar Winter Group (Blue Sky PZ 33483)
63 TWO LANE HIGHWAY 32 32 33 9  
Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-0933)
64 EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME 71 79 90 4
Charlie Rich (Epic PE 33455)
65 TROUBLE IN PARADISE 61 64 66 7
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1036)
66 MANHATTAN TRANSFER 63 58 47 12
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
67 TALE SPINNIN' 55 53 50 9  
Weather Report (Columbia PC 33417)
68 SNEAKIN' SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY 70 73 83 5
Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9294)
69 SHABAZZ 73 75 82 6
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 18139)
70 AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER 66 69 65 22
John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764)
71 BLIND BABY 72 74 78 6
New Birth (Buddah BDS 5636)
72 ENDLESS SUMMER 74 76 79 25
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
73 PHONE CALL FROM GOD 44 45 48 9  
Jerry Jordan (MCA 473)
74 EXPANSIONS 67 62 68 8
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes (Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934)
75 YOUNG AMERICANS 88 78 79 15  
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
76 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 78 41 29 16
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
77 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 79 82 49 22
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
78 THANK YOU BABY 80 81 84 5
Stylistics (Avco AV 69008)
79 IT'S MY PLEASURE -- -- -- 1  
Billy Preston (A&M SP-4532)
80 BACK HOME AGAIN 83 85 89 57
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
81 RETURN TO FANTASY -- -- -- 1  
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2869)
82 PILOT 84 91 100 4
Pilot (EMI ST-11368)
83 HEART LIKE A WHEEL 87 70 71 34
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358)
84 THE HIT MAN 91 -- -- 2
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6-338S1)
85 MATCHING TIE & HANDKERCHIEF 58 50 51 13  
Monty Python (Arista AL 4039)
86 DREAMING MY DREAMS -- -- -- 1  
Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1062)
87 THE CHICAGO THEME 95 -- -- 2
Hubert Laws (CTI 6058S1)
88 A SONG FOR YOU 86 61 67 25
Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1)
89 BACK TO EARTH -- -- -- 1  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R6 548S1)
90 JUKE JOINT JUMP 92 93 93 10
Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0151)
91 MY WAY 77 36 36 16  
Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119)
92 NOTHIN' FANCY 93 95 88 17
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137)
93 I'M JESSI COLTER 81 52 55 8  
Jessi Colter (Capitol ST-11363)
94 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 98 94 56 93
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
95 RIDE A ROCK HORSE -- -- -- 1  
Roger Daltrey (MCA 2147)
96 LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE -- -- -- 1  
Funkadelic (Westbound W 215)
97 NON-STOP -- -- -- 1  
B.T. Express (Roadshow RS 41001)
98 INTERNATIONAL 90 92 -- 3
Three Degrees (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33162)
99 I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART 94 95 87 18
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612)
100 STRANGE UNIVERSE -- -- -- 1  
Mahogany Rush (20th Century T-482)

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:

   • "Initiation" by Todd Rundgren (# 69)
   • "Playing Possum" by Carly Simon (# 82)
   • "Brecker Brothers" by Brecker Brothers Band (# 85)
   • "Dyn-O-Mite" by Jimmie Walker (# 89)
   • "There's No Place Like America Today" by Curtis Mayfield (# 94)
   • "Pictures At An Exhibition" by Tomita (# 96)
   • "Soap Opera" by Kinks (# 97)
   • "Chocolate City" by Parliament (# 99)
   • "Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes" by Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes (#100)

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