Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TAPESTRY	1	1	1	18
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
2	MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON	3	4	6	15
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
3	THE CARPENTERS	6	6	4	11
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
4	STICKY FINGERS	2	2	2	15
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
5	RAM	5	5	5	11
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
6	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	4	3	3	40
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
7	B, S & T 4	12	14	17	6
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
8	STEPHEN STILLS 2	10	12	16	5
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
9	EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY	7	8	11	9
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
10	WHAT'S GOING ON	8	9	12	8
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
11	AQUALUNG	9	7	7	14
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
12	L.A. WOMAN	21	25	35	15
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
13	TARKUS	11	11	13	7
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
14	BLUE	15	15	19	7
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
15	4 WAY STREET	13	16	9	17
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
16	LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST	14	13	8	11
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
17	POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES	17	19	21	13
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
18	TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN	19	22	24	28
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
19	SONGS FOR BEGINNERS	16	10	10	9
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
20	THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST	46	84	--	3
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
21	BURT BACHARACH	18	17	15	9
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
22	LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE	23	24	27	12
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
23	SURVIVAL	20	23	22	16
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
24	11-17-70	22	18	14	13
Elton John (UNI 93105)
25	THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I	30	64	89	4
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
26	CHASE	27	21	18	14
Chase (Epic E 30472)
27	CARLY SIMON	24	20	20	17
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
28	ONE WORLD	31	33	44	5
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
29	INDIAN RESERVATION	28	31	32	8
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
30	UP TO DATE	25	27	28	20
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
31	NATURALLY	35	39	37	35
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
32	HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS	29	29	31	11
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DSX 50103)
33	GOLDEN BISCUITS	26	28	25	26
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
34	HOMEMADE	32	26	26	7
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
35	OSIBISA	39	43	55	6
Osibisa (Decca DL 75285)
36	WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET	43	48	70	5
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
37	MAYBE TOMORROW	33	37	40	16
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
38	LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS	34	30	23	9
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4530)
39	THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO	40	34	29	19
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
40	IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN	44	45	48	8
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 731)
41	RECORDED LIVE	36	32	33	9
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP 4550)
42	EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER	38	42	45	28
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)
43	SKY'S THE LIMIT	37	35	30	14
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
44	BYRDMANIAX	49	85	92	5
Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)
45	VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL	47	47	43	11
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 726)
46	PARANOID	41	40	34	27
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
47	WHO'S NEXT	--	--	--	1
Who (Decca DL 79182)
48	TOM JONES SINGS SHE'S A LADY	45	36	36	14
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046)
49	CHICAGO III	56	49	46	29
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
50	V	55	56	59	11
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
51	THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM	48	54	64	6
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
52	PEARL	42	38	38	29
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
53	RELICS	58	76	--	3
Pink Floyd (Capitol SW 759)
54	SURRENDER	60	70	--	3
Diana Ross (Motown MS 723)
55	SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE	50	41	39	11
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037)
56	CONTACT	59	68	73	6
Freda Payne (Invictus SMAS 7307)
57	JUST AS I AM	77	88	93	5
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
58	CURTIS/LIVE!	51	44	41	12
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
59	THIRDS	53	53	51	18
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
60	SWEET BABY JAMES	54	50	42	76
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
61	LOVE IT TO DEATH	52	46	47	21
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
62	I'M JUST ME	81	--	--	2
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4560)
63	WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT	57	51	49	12
Jerry Reed (RCA LSP 4506)
64	GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS)	66	61	60	26
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
65	GREATEST HITS	67	63	61	41
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
66	ABRAXAS	61	55	53	46
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
67	CLOSE TO YOU	63	52	50	47
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
68	SINFONIAS	62	62	65	8
Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802)
69	CHAPTER 2	75	72	74	42
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
70	SUMMERTIME	73	79	--	3
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4314)
71	MANDRILL	70	58	54	17
Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050)
72	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM	64	60	62	43
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
73	LOVE STORY	65	57	52	32
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002)
74	HANGING IN THERE	68	59	56	18
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 324)
75	MARY	82	74	77	21
Mary Travers (WB WS 1907)
76	BROKEN BARRICADES	71	66	57	15
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294)
77	WRITER	74	75	72	11
Carole King (Ode SP 77006)
78	FRIENDS AND LOVE	79	81	82	8
Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800)
79	TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION	76	73	66	31
Elton John (UNI 73096)
80	I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN	69	65	68	8
Ray Price (Columbia C 30510)
81	WAR, WAR, WAR	86	--	--	2
Country Joe McDonald (Vanguard VSD-79315)
82	MR. BIG STUFF	--	--	--	1
Jean Knight (Stax STS 2045)
83	LOVE STORY	72	67	63	26
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497)
84	YOU'RE MY MAN	83	89	--	3
Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30793)
85	ALARM CLOCK	80	71	67	27
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005)
86	ROCK ON	90	91	90	13
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301)
87	DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU	87	90	94	4
Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS 74094)
88	SHAFT	--	--	--	1
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
89	TOUCH	78	78	78	7
Supremes (Motown MS 737)
90	MAN IN BLACK	85	80	71	6
Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30550)
91	HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT	98	--	--	2
Jim Nabors (Columbia C 30810)
92	PEACEFUL WORLD	88	82	76	11
Rascals (Columbia G 30462)
93	WHERE I'M COMING FROM	89	83	81	8
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 308)
94	LIVE ALBUM	93	87	87	38
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
95	LIVE JOHNNY WINTER AND	91	96	80	21
Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30475)
96	I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM	100	--	--	2
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST 762)
97	THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH	--	--	--	1
Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955)
98	THE LAST TIME I SAW HER	--	--	--	1
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 733)
99	MANNA	97	98	85	22
Bread (Elektra EKS-74086)
100	HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN	--	--	--	1
Fortunes (Capitol ST 809)

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:

   • "This Is A Recording" by Lily Tomlin (# 84)
   • "Put Your Hand In The Hand" by Ocean (# 92)
   • "Message To The People" by Buddy Miles (# 94)
   • "Woodstock Two" by Various Artists (# 95)
   • "I Think Of You" by Perry Como (# 96)
   • "Second Movement" by Eddie Harris & Les McCann (# 99)