Sunday August 17, 1975
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 16, 1975



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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)

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