Thursday September 18, 1975
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 13, 1975



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1 RED OCTOPUS 3 4 4 9
Jefferson Starship (Grunt BFL1-099)
2 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY 1 2 1 15
Elton John (MCA 2142)
3 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS 2 3 2 13
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1039)
4 GREATEST HITS 5 5 5 11
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519)
5 BETWEEN THE LINES 6 8 11 16
Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494)
6 HONEY 8 10 26 5
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1038)
7 THE HEAT IS ON 4 1 3 13
Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33536)
8 WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS 7 7 9 12
War (United Artists EA 441-G)
9 FANDANGO 10 12 14 18
ZZ Top (London PS 656)
10 PICK OF THE LITTER 16 18 43 6
Spinners (Atlantic SD 18141)
11 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 12 11 12 27
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280)
12 GORILLA 13 15 6 16
James Taylor (WB BS 2866)
13 MAIN COURSE 14 16 22 13
Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807)
14 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER 9 9 10 13
Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3505)
15 IS IT SOMETHING I SAID? 33 38 78 4  
Richard Pryor (WB MS 2227)
16 FLEETWOOD MAC 18 23 39 6
Fleetwood Mac (WB MS 2225)
17 OUTLAWS 20 24 35 6
Outlaws (Arista AL 4042)
18 MELISSA 19 21 25 21
Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031)
19 AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY 22 26 30 10
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-114148)
20 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND 31 34 53 5  
KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K. 603)
21 AIN'T NO 'BOUT A DOUBT IT 26 33 50 6
Graham Central Station (WB BS 2876)
22 NON-STOP 23 25 34 7
B.T. Express (Roadshow RS 41001)
23 AMBROSIA 24 27 31 10
Ambrosia (20th Century T-434)
24 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 25 17 16 21
Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479)
25 JAWS 27 37 48 6
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2087)
26 YOUNG AMERICANS 29 32 37 21
David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998)
27 STEPPIN' 28 29 32 13
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTSD 6021)
28 SABOTAGE 34 52 95 4
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2822)
29 RIDE A ROCK HORSE 32 35 47 7
Roger Daltrey (MCA 2147)
30 THE BASEMENT TAPES 17 13 13 8  
Bob Dylan & The Band (Columbia C2 33682)
31 BORN TO RUN -- -- -- 1  
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia PC 33795)
32 ATLANTIC CROSSING 58 -- -- 2  
Rod Stewart (WB BS 2875)
33 MELLOW MADNESS 39 49 -- 3
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4526)
34 BLUES FOR ALLAH 87 -- -- 2  
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-LA 494-G)
35 DIAMONDS & RUST 36 36 23 17
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527)
36 CUT THE CAKE 15 14 7 12  
Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18140)
37 VENUS AND MARS 11 6 8 14  
Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419)
38 ENDLESS SUMMER 40 46 54 31
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
39 SO FINE -- -- -- 1  
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PC 33810)
40 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS 42 44 46 19
Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020)
41 DAWN'S GREATEST HITS 21 19 21 11  
Tony Orlando & Dawn (Arista AL 4045)
42 RHINESTONE COWBOY 47 54 97 4
Glen Campbell (Capitol 11430)
43 GOOD VIBRATIONS 30 31 36 8  
Beach Boys (WB MS 2223)
44 HORIZON 35 20 20 12
Carpenters (A&M SP-4530)
45 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW 37 30 28 30
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133)
46 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 41 42 44 44
Elton John (MCA 2128)
47 SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE 61 98 -- 3  
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 2016)
48 WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES 54 64 77 5
Esther Phillips With Joe Beck (Kudu KU-23S1)
49 TOMMY 43 43 27 25
Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502)
50 CHAIN REACTION 77 91 -- 3  
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTSD 6022)
51 HEAD OVER HEELS 38 28 29 9  
Poco (ABC ABCD 890)
52 IN THE CITY 63 76 85 5  
Tavares (Capitol ST-11316)
53 MADE IN THE SHADE 48 45 18 13
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79102)
54 STILLS 44 22 15 11
Stephen Stills (Columbia PC 33575)
55 BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER 55 57 58 27
Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290)
56 ON THE BORDER 57 66 75 44
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
57 E.C. WAS HERE 90 -- -- 2  
Eric Clapton (RSO SO-4809)
58 CHOCOLATE CHIP 46 40 24 13  
Isaac Hayes (Soul ABCD 874)
59 MANHATTAN TRANSFER 71 73 63 18  
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133)
60 DESPERADO 64 75 91 33
Eagles (Asylum SD-5068)
61 DREAMING MY DREAMS 62 62 65 7
Waylon Jennings (RCA APL1-1062)
62 THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 45 41 17 19  
10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029)
63 JAMAICA SAY YOU WILL 91 -- -- 2  
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-4529)
64 THE CHICAGO THEME 68 71 72 8
Hubert Laws (CTI 6058S1)
65 FROM MIGHTY OAKS 70 79 87 5
Ray Thomas (Threshold THS 16)
66 RETURN TO FANTASY 60 61 66 7
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2869)
67 CAUGHT IN THE ACT 49 39 42 20  
Commodores (Motown M6-820S1)
68 CAUGHT IN THE ACT -- -- -- 1  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol ST-11445)
69 RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW 84 94 -- 3  
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Polydor PD 6049)
70 LET THERE BE MUSIC 93 90 72 10  
Orleans (Asylum 7E-1029)
71 NASHVILLE 73 82 92 4
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 893)
72 NATTY DREAD 74 83 90 5
Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island ILPS 9281)
73 LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE 76 78 82 7
Funkadelic (Westbound W 215)
74 THIS TIME WE MEAN IT 75 77 88 5
REO Speedwagon (Epic PE 33338)
75 BARRY MANILOW I 86 96 -- 3  
Barry Manilow (Arista AB 4007)
76 PROCOL'S NINTH 80 89 -- 3
Procol Harum (Chrysalis CHR 1080)
76 SPIRIT OF AMERICA 69 65 56 20
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384)
77 HEARTS 81 87 70 24
America (WB BS 2852)
78 DESOLATION BLVD. 89 100 -- 3  
Sweet (Capitol ST-11395)
79 AL GREEN IS LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Hi SHL 32092)
80 FREE HAND 82 86 99 4
Gentle Giant (Capitol AST-11428)
81 SCHEHERAZADE & OTHER STORIES -- -- -- 1  
Renaissance (ABC SASD 7510)
82 A QUIET STORM 83 85 84 20
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1)
83 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 85 81 83 22
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413)
84 I FEEL A SONG IN MY HEART 78 72 76 24
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5612)
85 PHOENIX -- -- -- 1  
Labelle (Epic PE 33579)
86 BACK TO EARTH 67 70 73 7  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R6 548S1)
87 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE 50 53 40 17  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027)
88 TO BE TRUE 72 67 55 25  
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314)
89 STORM AT SUN-UP 94 97 -- 3
Gino Vanelli (A&M SP-4533)
90 ONE SIZE FITS ALL 51 48 33 9  
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention (Discreet DS 2216)
91 BOOGIE DOWN U.S.A. -- -- -- 1  
People's Choice (TSOP KZ 33154)
92 THE HIT MAN 56 59 68 8  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6-338S1)
93 MOVING VIOLATION 53 50 45 13  
Jackson 5 (Motown M6-829S1)
94 MR. MAGIC 65 68 51 26  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20)
95 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 66 69 64 94  
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
96 STILL CAUGHT UP 99 -- -- 2
Millie Jackson (Spring SP-1-6708)
97 THE EAGLES -- -- -- 27
Eagles (Asylum SD-5054)
98 FORCE IT -- -- -- 1  
UFO (Chrysalis CHR 1074)
99 JUDITH 79 74 57 23  
Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032)
100 WILL O' THE WISP 69 40 35 13  
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2138)

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:

   • "Tonight's The Night" by Neil Young (# 52)
   • "Disco Baby" by Van McCoy (# 59)
   • "Welcome To My Nightmare" by Alice Cooper (# 88)
   • "Stampede" by Doobie Brothers (# 92)
   • "Metamorphosis" by Rolling Stones (# 95)
   • "Physical Graffiti" by Led Zeppelin (# 96)
   • "Survival" by O'Jays (# 97)
   • "It's My Pleasure" by Billy Preston (# 98)
   • "The Very Best Of Poco" by Poco (#100)

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