Thursday September 4, 1975
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 30, 1975



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1 THE HEAT IS ON 3 4 5 11
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33536)
2 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY 1 1 2 13
Elton John (MCA 2142)
3 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS 2 2 1 11
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1039)
4 RED OCTOPUS 4 8 9 7
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BFL1-099)
5 GREATEST HITS 5 6 7 9
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519)
6 VENUS AND MARS 8 9 6 12
Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419)
7 WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS 9 10 10 10
War (United Artists EA 441-G)
8 BETWEEN THE LINES 11 13 16 14
Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494)
9 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 10 5 3 11
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
10 HONEY 26 42 -- 3  
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1038)
11 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 12 11 11 25
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
12 FANDANGO 14 16 17 16
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
13 THE BASEMENT TAPES 13 14 19 6
Bob Dylan & The Band (Columbia C2 33682)
14 CUT THE CAKE 7 3 4 10
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18140)
15 GORILLA 6 7 8 14
James Taylor (WB BS 2866)
16 MAIN COURSE 22 26 29 11
Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807)
17 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 16 17 18 19
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
18 PICK OF THE LITTER 43 66 84 4  
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18141)
19 DAWN'S GREATEST HITS 21 27 30 9
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Arista AL 4045)
20 HORIZON 20 19 14 10
Carpenters (A&M SP-4530)
21 MELISSA 25 30 33 19
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031)
22 STILLS 15 12 12 9
Stephen Stills (Columbia PC 33575)
23 FLEETWOOD MAC 39 63 76 4  
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
24 OUTLAWS 35 72 99 4  
Outlaws (Arista AL 4042)
25 NON-STOP 34 43 71 5
B.T. Express (Roadshow RS 41001)
26 AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY 30 36 39 8
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-114148)
27 AMBROSIA 31 35 38 8
Ambrosia (20th Century T-434)
28 HEAD OVER HEELS 29 32 35 7
Poco (ABC ABCD 890)
29 STEPPIN' 32 37 41 11
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTSD 6021)
30 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW 28 29 32 28
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
31 GOOD VIBRATIONS 36 40 44 6
Beach Boys (WB MS 2223)
32 YOUNG AMERICANS 37 41 66 19
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
33 AIN'T NO 'BOUT A DOUBT IT 50 57 69 4  
Graham Central Station (WB BS 2876)
34 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND 53 76 -- 3  
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 603)
35 RIDE A ROCK HORSE 47 52 67 5  
Roger Daltrey (MCA 2147)
36 DIAMONDS & RUST 23 24 25 15  
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
37 JAWS 48 69 92 4  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2087)
38 IS IT SOMETHING I SAID? 78 -- -- 2  
Richard Pryor (WB MS 2227)
39 CAUGHT IN THE ACT 42 45 40 18
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
40 CHOCOLATE CHIP 24 21 21 11  
Isaac Hayes (Soul ABCD 874)
41 THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 17 15 15 17  
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
42 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 44 46 58 42
Elton John (MCA 2128)
43 TOMMY 27 25 26 23  
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
44 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS 46 47 51 17
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
45 MADE IN THE SHADE 18 18 13 11  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79102)
46 ENDLESS SUMMER 54 61 68 29
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
47 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT 19 20 22 7  
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2221)
48 ONE SIZE FITS ALL 33 33 34 7  
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention (Discreet DS 2216)
49 MELLOW MADNESS -- -- -- 1  
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4526)
50 MOVING VIOLATION 45 50 50 11
Jackson 5 (Motown M6-829S1)
51 DISCO BABY 38 31 24 17  
Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006)
52 SABOTAGE 95 -- -- 2  
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2822)
53 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE 40 22 23 15  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
54 RHINESTONE COWBOY 97 -- -- 2  
Glen Campbell (Capitol 11430)
55 STAMPEDE 52 34 28 16
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835)
56 METAMORPHOSIS 41 23 20 11  
Rolling Stones (London ANA-1)
57 BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER 58 53 54 25
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
58 SURVIVAL 49 28 27 18
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150)
59 THE HIT MAN 68 79 80 6
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6-338S1)
60 IT'S MY PLEASURE 61 64 70 5
Billy Preston (A&M SP-4532)
61 RETURN TO FANTASY 66 68 74 5
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2869)
62 DREAMING MY DREAMS 65 70 77 5
Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1062)
63 COMING DOWN YOUR WAY 59 44 45 12
Three Dog Night (ABC ABCD 888)
64 WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES 77 77 -- 3  
Esther Phillips With Joe Beck (Kudu KU-23S1)
65 SPIRIT OF AMERICA 56 38 31 18
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
66 ON THE BORDER 75 84 93 42
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
67 TO BE TRUE 55 51 52 23  
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
68 MR. MAGIC 51 48 42 24  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
69 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 64 58 59 92
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
70 BACK TO EARTH 73 75 79 5
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R6 548S1)
71 THE CHICAGO THEME 72 74 78 6
Hubert Laws (CTI 6058S1)
72 I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART 76 81 87 22
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612)
73 MANHATTAN TRANSFER 63 65 64 16
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
74 JUDITH 57 60 53 21  
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
75 DESPERADO 91 91 -- 31  
Eagles (Asylum SD-5068)
76 IN THE CITY 85 95 -- 3
Tavares (Capitol ST-11316)
77 THIS TIME WE MEAN IT 88 99 -- 3  
REO Speedwagon (Epic PE 33338)
78 LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE 82 86 88 5
Funkadelic (Westbound W 215)
79 FROM MIGHTY OAKS 87 98 -- 3
Ray Thomas (Threshold THS 16)
80 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 81 73 73 26
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200)
81 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 83 88 89 20
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
82 NASHVILLE 92 -- -- 2
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 893)
83 NATTY DREAD 90 100 -- 3
Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island ILPS 9281)
84 EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME 74 54 57 8
Charlie Rich (Epic PE 33455)
85 A QUIET STORM 84 82 49 18
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
86 FREE HAND 99 -- -- 2  
Gentle Giant (Capitol AST-11428)
87 HEARTS 70 67 37 22  
America (WB BS 2852)
88 TWO LANE HIGHWAY 67 59 63 13  
Pure Prairie League (RCA APL1-0933)
89 PROCOL'S NINTH -- -- -- 1  
Procol Harum (Chrysalis CHR 1080)
90 WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE 60 39 36 24  
Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130)
91 CHAIN REACTION -- -- -- 1  
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTSD 6022)
92 BLIND BABY 80 75 71 9  
New Birth (Buddah BDS 5636)
93 ADVENTURES IN PARADISE 62 49 46 14  
Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454)
94 RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW -- -- -- 1  
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Polydor PD 6049)
95 SPARTACUS 69 62 60 10  
Triumvirat (Capitol ST-11392)
96 BARRY MANILOW I -- -- -- 1  
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4007)
97 STORM AT SUN-UP -- -- -- 1  
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4533)
98 SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE -- -- -- 1  
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 2016)
99 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 89 90 93 97
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
100 DESOLATION BLVD. -- -- -- 1  
Sweet (Capitol ST-11395)

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:

   • "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" by Robert Palmer (# 71)
   • "Closeup" by Frankie Valli (# 79)
   • "An Evening With John Denver" by John Denver (# 86)
   • "Strange Universe" by Mahogany Rush (# 93)
   • "Power In The Music" by Guess Who (# 94)
   • "Burnin' Thing" by Mac Davis (# 96)
   • "Chicago VIII" by Chicago (# 98)
   • "Heart Like A Wheel" by Linda Ronstadt (#100)

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