Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	ABRAXAS	2	11	28	5
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
2	COSMO'S FACTORY	1	1	1	15
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
3	THIRD ALBUM	6	8	15	6
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
4	SWEET BABY JAMES	5	6	8	35
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
5	LED ZEPPELIN III	13	--	--	2
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201)
6	CLOSE TO YOU	8	12	17	6
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
7	A QUESTION OF BALANCE	3	4	6	8
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
8	GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT	10	27	55	4
Rolling Stones (London NPS-5)
9	WOODSTOCK	7	3	3	24
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
10	MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN	4	2	2	10
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
11	AFTER THE GOLD RUSH	9	7	10	8
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
12	GOLD	11	5	5	11
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
13	CHICAGO II	12	13	4	39
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
14	STAGE FRIGHT	14	10	7	9
The Band (Capitol SW-425)
15	TOMMY	17	14	13	52
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
16	DEJA VU	16	15	14	32
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
17	FIRE AND WATER	22	26	30	8
Free (A&M SP-4268)
18	HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL	18	20	25	6
Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029)
19	GREATEST HITS II	20	21	34	6
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
20	CLOSER TO HOME	23	16	9	18
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
21	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III	21	17	12	16
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
22	SUGARLOAF	24	34	37	10
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
23	LIVE AT LEEDS	19	18	16	24
Who (Decca DL 79175)
24	JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE	27	22	20	17
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
25	STILL WATERS RUN DEEP	28	38	49	25
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
26	ECOLOGY	26	19	21	17
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
27	DIANA ROSS	15	9	11	17
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
28	SHARE THE LAND	39	70	--	3
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
29	JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN	29	29	18	16
James Gang (ABC S-711)
30	ON THE WATERS	31	30	19	13
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
31	ELTON JOHN	41	52	58	5
Elton John (UNI 73090)
32	(UNTITLED)	40	53	62	4
Byrds (Columbia G 30127)
33	THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM	37	51	64	4
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493)
34	SPIRIT IN THE DARK	30	23	23	8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265)
35	JAMES TAYLOR	48	56	60	6
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
36	CHAPTER 2	33	37	40	7
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
37	LEFTOVER WINE	25	25	27	7
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066)
38	THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD	34	31	24	14
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
39	WAR AND PEACE	32	24	26	9
Edwin Starr (Gordy GS 948)
40	SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED	35	32	29	10
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 304)
41	ERIC CLAPTON	38	35	32	15
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
42	JUST FOR LOVE	42	39	33	11
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498)
43	U.S.A. UNION	54	65	--	3
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022)
44	BAND OF GYPSYS	49	69	74	26
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
45	ABC	50	57	44	23
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709)
46	THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT	53	41	48	29
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
47	WITH LOVE, BOBBY	58	--	--	2
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032)
48	ABSOLUTELY LIVE	36	28	22	13
Doors (Elektra EKS-9002)
49	METAMORPHOSIS	51	33	31	9
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-339)
50	GET READY	52	40	46	52
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
51	MUNGO	55	55	57	9
Mungo Jerry (Janus JXS 7000)
52	SEX MACHINE	57	82	88	4
James Brown (King KS 71115)
53	BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES	64	79	--	3
Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368)
54	SNOWBIRD	60	72	82	5
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
55	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM	77	--	--	2
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
56	THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER	43	47	53	21
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552)
57	LET IT BE	46	48	35	24
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
58	GREATEST HITS	59	64	70	6
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219)
59	NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS	62	68	79	4
Supremes (Motown MS 720)
60	CURTIS	71	84	--	3
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
61	DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS	63	63	59	9
Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30102)
62	SHILO	66	71	67	9
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
63	LOOKING IN	70	88	--	3
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042)
64	THE LAST POETS	47	46	36	15
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
65	CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM	61	61	68	15
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
66	FUTURE BLUES	68	74	77	6
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002)
67	WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU	67	66	71	8
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia C 30223)
68	INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS	82	--	--	2
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 713)
69	TO DELANEY FROM BONNIE	72	77	90	6
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-341)
70	GYPSY	75	89	--	3
Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031)
71	WASHINGTON COUNTY	--	--	--	1
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6411)
72	ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1	73	36	38	11
Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401)
73	SELF PORTRAIT	79	45	42	19
Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050)
74	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	81	59	66	38
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
75	THE BEGATTING OF THE PRESIDENT	45	42	43	9
Orson Welles (Mediarts 41-2)
76	HOT TUNA	44	43	47	15
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353)
77	CACTUS	65	67	63	15
Cactus (Atco SD 33-340)
78	IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON	56	49	39	9
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8266)
79	TELL IT ALL BROTHER	89	--	--	2
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6412)
80	BLACK SABBATH	92	100	95	6
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
81	MORE GOLDEN GRASS	87	--	--	2
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50087)
82	EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE	94	97	94	12
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
83	MCCARTNEY	85	60	45	27
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
84	CLOSE TO YOU	69	73	80	5
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30210)
85	WORKINGMAN'S DEAD	93	58	65	19
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869)
86	FOR THE GOOD TIMES	--	--	--	1
Ray Price (Columbia C 30106)
87	BLUE	90	96	--	3
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4717)
88	THE DELFONICS	80	83	81	11
Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1153)
89	GREATEST HITS	83	90	89	19
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042)
90	PATCHES	97	91	78	5
Clarence Carter (Atlantic SD 8267)
91	SILVERBIRD	78	78	73	7
Mark Lindsay (Columbia C 30111)
92	DEFROSTED	98	--	--	2
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71041)
93	BAND OF GOLD	74	76	83	12
Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301)
94	BARREL	100	62	56	13
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249)
95	IT AIN'T EASY	76	44	51	28
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
96	THEM CHANGES	95	95	76	17
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280)
97	GULA MATARI	--	--	98	6
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3030)
98	ALONE TOGETHER	91	54	50	18
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19)
99	IF	84	75	75	6
If (Capitol ST 539)
100	FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS	88	50	41	26
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)

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:

   • "Susan Sings Sesame Street Songs" by Susan (# 86)
   • "Live At London's Talk Of The Town" by Temptations (# 96)
   • "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" by Dean Martin (# 99)