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)