Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending August 16, 1975
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2142) | ||||||
| 2 | ONE OF THESE NIGHTS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1039) | ||||||
| 3 | CUT THE CAKE | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18140) | ||||||
| 4 | THE HEAT IS ON | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33536) | ||||||
| 5 | LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505) | ||||||
| 6 | GREATEST HITS | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519) | ||||||
| 7 | GORILLA | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2866) | ||||||
| 8 | RED OCTOPUS | 9 | 21 | 34 | 5 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt BFL1-099) | ||||||
| 9 | VENUS AND MARS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419) | ||||||
| 10 | WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS | 10 | 15 | 19 | 8 | |
| War (United Artists EA 441-G) | ||||||
| 11 | THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD | 11 | 8 | 8 | 23 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280) | ||||||
| 12 | STILLS | 12 | 14 | 18 | 7 | |
| Stephen Stills (Columbia PC 33575) | ||||||
| 13 | BETWEEN THE LINES | 16 | 24 | 28 | 12 | |
| Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494) | ||||||
| 14 | THE BASEMENT TAPES | 19 | 22 | 76 | 4 | |
| Bob Dylan & The Band (Columbia C2 33682) | ||||||
| 15 | THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK | 15 | 18 | 21 | 15 | |
| 10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029) | ||||||
| 16 | FANDANGO | 17 | 19 | 20 | 14 | |
| ZZ Top (London PS 656) | ||||||
| 17 | TOYS IN THE ATTIC | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) | ||||||
| 18 | MADE IN THE SHADE | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79102) | ||||||
| 19 | HORIZON | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4530) | ||||||
| 20 | TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT | 22 | 25 | 30 | 5 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise MS 2221) | ||||||
| 21 | CHOCOLATE CHIP | 21 | 23 | 26 | 9 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Soul ABCD 874) | ||||||
| 22 | FOUR WHEEL DRIVE | 23 | 13 | 9 | 13 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027) | ||||||
| 23 | METAMORPHOSIS | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 | |
| Rolling Stones (London ANA-1) | ||||||
| 24 | DIAMONDS & RUST | 25 | 17 | 17 | 13 | |
| Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527) | ||||||
| 25 | TOMMY | 26 | 27 | 15 | 21 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502) | ||||||
| 26 | MAIN COURSE | 29 | 35 | 41 | 9 | |
| Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807) | ||||||
| 27 | DAWN'S GREATEST HITS | 30 | 37 | 42 | 7 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Arista AL 4045) | ||||||
| 28 | SURVIVAL | 27 | 26 | 23 | 16 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150) | ||||||
| 29 | HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW | 32 | 38 | 52 | 26 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133) | ||||||
| 30 | MELISSA | 33 | 42 | 47 | 17 | |
| Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031) | ||||||
| 31 | DISCO BABY | 24 | 12 | 10 | 15 | |
| Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006) | ||||||
| 32 | HEAD OVER HEELS | 35 | 40 | 53 | 5 | |
| Poco (ABC ABCD 890) | ||||||
| 33 | ONE SIZE FITS ALL | 34 | 39 | 51 | 5 | |
| Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention (Discreet DS 2216) | ||||||
| 34 | STAMPEDE | 28 | 29 | 14 | 14 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835) | ||||||
| 35 | AMBROSIA | 38 | 44 | 68 | 6 | |
| Ambrosia (20th Century T-434) | ||||||
| 36 | AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY | 39 | 46 | 54 | 6 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-114148) | ||||||
| 37 | STEPPIN' | 41 | 50 | 56 | 9 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTSD 6021) | ||||||
| 38 | SPIRIT OF AMERICA | 31 | 28 | 29 | 16 | |
| Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384) | ||||||
| 39 | WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE | 36 | 31 | 25 | 22 | |
| Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130) | ||||||
| 40 | GOOD VIBRATIONS | 44 | 56 | 75 | 4 | |
| Beach Boys (WB MS 2223) | ||||||
| 41 | YOUNG AMERICANS | 66 | 75 | 88 | 17 |  |
| David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998) | ||||||
| 42 | HONEY | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1038) | ||||||
| 43 | NON-STOP | 71 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| B.T. Express (Roadshow RS 41001) | ||||||
| 44 | COMING DOWN YOUR WAY | 45 | 47 | 48 | 10 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC ABCD 888) | ||||||
| 45 | CAUGHT IN THE ACT | 40 | 36 | 36 | 16 | |
| Commodores (Motown M6-820S1) | ||||||
| 46 | ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS | 58 | 58 | 60 | 40 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2128) | ||||||
| 47 | BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS | 51 | 53 | 35 | 15 | |
| Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020) | ||||||
| 48 | MR. MAGIC | 42 | 33 | 31 | 22 | |
| Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20) | ||||||
| 49 | ADVENTURES IN PARADISE | 46 | 30 | 24 | 12 | |
| Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454) | ||||||
| 50 | MOVING VIOLATION | 50 | 52 | 59 | 9 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M6-829S1) | ||||||
| 51 | TO BE TRUE | 52 | 51 | 39 | 21 | |
| Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314) | ||||||
| 52 | RIDE A ROCK HORSE | 67 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Roger Daltrey (MCA 2147) | ||||||
| 53 | BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER | 54 | 55 | 38 | 23 | |
| Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290) | ||||||
| 54 | EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME | 57 | 64 | 71 | 6 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic PE 33455) | ||||||
| 55 | BLOW BY BLOW | 48 | 41 | 43 | 19 | |
| Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409) | ||||||
| 56 | CLOSEUP | 56 | 59 | 62 | 20 | |
| Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000) | ||||||
| 57 | AIN'T NO 'BOUT A DOUBT IT | 69 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Graham Central Station (WB BS 2876) | ||||||
| 58 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 59 | 54 | 57 | 90 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 59 | TWO LANE HIGHWAY | 63 | 63 | 32 | 11 | |
| Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-0933) | ||||||
| 60 | JUDITH | 53 | 49 | 49 | 19 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032) | ||||||
| 61 | ENDLESS SUMMER | 68 | 72 | 74 | 27 | |
| Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307) | ||||||
| 62 | SPARTACUS | 60 | 60 | 64 | 8 | |
| Triumvirat (Capitol ST-11392) | ||||||
| 63 | FLEETWOOD MAC | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225) | ||||||
| 64 | IT'S MY PLEASURE | 70 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M SP-4532) | ||||||
| 65 | MANHATTAN TRANSFER | 64 | 66 | 63 | 14 | |
| Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133) | ||||||
| 66 | PICK OF THE LITTER | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD 18141) | ||||||
| 67 | HEARTS | 37 | 32 | 27 | 20 |  |
| America (WB BS 2852) | ||||||
| 68 | RETURN TO FANTASY | 74 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Uriah Heep (WB BS 2869) | ||||||
| 69 | JAWS | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2087) | ||||||
| 70 | DREAMING MY DREAMS | 77 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1062) | ||||||
| 71 | SNEAKIN' SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY | 72 | 68 | 70 | 7 | |
| Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9294) | ||||||
| 72 | OUTLAWS | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Outlaws (Arista AL 4042) | ||||||
| 73 | PHYSICAL GRAFFITI | 73 | 77 | 79 | 24 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200) | ||||||
| 74 | THE CHICAGO THEME | 78 | 87 | 95 | 4 | |
| Hubert Laws (CTI 6058S1) | ||||||
| 75 | BACK TO EARTH | 79 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth R6 548S1) | ||||||
| 76 | KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 603) | ||||||
| 77 | WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Esther Phillips With Joe Beck (Kudu KU-23S1) | ||||||
| 78 | CHICAGO VIII | 43 | 34 | 33 | 19 | |
| Chicago (Columbia PC 33100) | ||||||
| 79 | THE HIT MAN | 80 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6-338S1) | ||||||
| 80 | UNIVERSAL LOVE | 47 | 43 | 45 | 9 | |
| MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33158) | ||||||
| 81 | I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART | 87 | 99 | 94 | 20 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612) | ||||||
| 82 | A QUIET STORM | 49 | 45 | 46 | 16 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1) | ||||||
| 83 | HEART LIKE A WHEEL | 82 | 83 | 87 | 36 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358) | ||||||
| 84 | ON THE BORDER | 93 | 83 | 41 | 40 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004) | ||||||
| 85 | BURNIN' THING | 55 | 48 | 50 | 7 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia PC 33551) | ||||||
| 86 | LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE | 88 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Funkadelic (Westbound W 215) | ||||||
| 87 | AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER | 81 | 70 | 66 | 24 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764) | ||||||
| 88 | STRAIGHT SHOOTER | 89 | 76 | 78 | 18 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413) | ||||||
| 89 | TODAY | 61 | 57 | 40 | 11 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-1039) | ||||||
| 90 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 93 | 94 | 98 | 95 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 91 | DESPERADO | -- | -- | -- | 29 | |
| Eagles (Asylum SD 5068) | ||||||
| 92 | THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS | 62 | 61 | 37 | 15 | |
| Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855) | ||||||
| 93 | FUNNY LADY | 100 | -- | -- | 16 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9004) | ||||||
| 94 | STRANGE UNIVERSE | 98 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Mahogany Rush (20th Century T-482) | ||||||
| 95 | IN THE CITY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tavares (Capitol ST-11316) | ||||||
| 96 | TROUBLE IN PARADISE | 65 | 65 | 61 | 9 | |
| Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1036) | ||||||
| 97 | POWER IN THE MUSIC | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Guess Who (RCA APL1-0995) | ||||||
| 98 | FROM MIGHTY OAKS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ray Thomas (Threshold THS 16) | ||||||
| 99 | THIS TIME WE MEAN IT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic PE 33338) | ||||||
| 100 | NATTY DREAD | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island ILPS 9281) | ||||||
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:
• "Blind Baby" by New Birth (# 75)
• "Jasmine Nightdreams" by Edgar Winter Group (# 83)
• "Tale Spinnin'" by Weather Report (# 85)
• "Shabazz" by Billy Cobham (# 86)
• "Back Home Again" by John Denver (# 90)
• "Juke Joint Jump" by Elvin Bishop (# 91)
• "A Song For You" by Temptations (# 94)
• "Thank You Baby" by Stylistics (# 95)
• "Expansions" by Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes (# 96)
• "Matching Tie & Handkerchief" by Monty Python (# 97)