Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending May 31, 1975
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280) | ||||||
| 2 | CHICAGO VIII | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Chicago (Columbia PC 33100) | ||||||
| 3 | TOMMY | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Polydor PD2-9502) | ||||||
| 4 | STRAIGHT SHOOTER | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413) | ||||||
| 5 | PHYSICAL GRAFFITI | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2200) | ||||||
| 6 | HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133) | ||||||
| 7 | BLOW BY BLOW | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409) | ||||||
| 8 | WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130) | ||||||
| 9 | HEARTS | 12 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| America (WB BS 2852) | ||||||
| 10 | PLAYING POSSUM | 14 | 23 | 32 | 5 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1033) | ||||||
| 11 | A SONG FOR YOU | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | |
| Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1) | ||||||
| 12 | STAMPEDE | 28 | 58 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2835) | ||||||
| 13 | NOTHIN' FANCY | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 2137) | ||||||
| 14 | AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL2-0764) | ||||||
| 15 | KATY LIED | 15 | 18 | 21 | 9 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC ABCD 846) | ||||||
| 16 | JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU | 17 | 24 | 30 | 8 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-466) | ||||||
| 17 | BLUE JAYS | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| Justin Hayward & John Lodge (Threshold THS 14) | ||||||
| 18 | THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE | 16 | 17 | 22 | 7 | |
| Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4515) | ||||||
| 19 | FUNNY LADY | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Arista AL 9004) | ||||||
| 20 | SPIRIT OF AMERICA | 22 | 35 | 56 | 5 | |
| Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11384) | ||||||
| 21 | TOYS IN THE ATTIC | 23 | 27 | 40 | 6 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) | ||||||
| 22 | SURVIVAL | 26 | 28 | 37 | 5 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 33150) | ||||||
| 23 | FIVE-A-SIDE | 25 | 26 | 29 | 10 | |
| Ace (Anchor 2001) | ||||||
| 24 | TO BE TRUE | 21 | 22 | 23 | 10 | |
| Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 3314) | ||||||
| 25 | MR. MAGIC | 29 | 39 | 42 | 11 | |
| Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20) | ||||||
| 26 | JUDITH | 27 | 30 | 36 | 8 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032) | ||||||
| 27 | FOUR WHEEL DRIVE | 62 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027) | ||||||
| 28 | BLUE SKY NIGHT THUNDER | 31 | 36 | 41 | 12 | |
| Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290) | ||||||
| 29 | FRAMPTON | 30 | 33 | 39 | 8 | |
| Peter Frampton (A&M SP-5412) | ||||||
| 30 | HE DON'T LOVE YOU | 36 | 48 | 60 | 6 | |
| Tony Orlando & Dawn (Elektra 7E-1034) | ||||||
| 31 | SHEER HEART ATTACK | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | ![]() |
| Queen (Elektra E-1026) | ||||||
| 32 | ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS | 38 | 41 | 31 | 29 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2128) | ||||||
| 33 | FEELINGS | 35 | 37 | 43 | 9 | |
| Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA 367-G) | ||||||
| 34 | FANDANGO | 57 | 86 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| ZZ Top (London PS 656) | ||||||
| 35 | JUST A BOY | 33 | 34 | 35 | 13 | |
| Leo Sayer (Chrysalis BS 2836) | ||||||
| 36 | DRAMATICS JACKPOT | 37 | 42 | 46 | 9 | |
| Dramatics (ABC ABCD 867) | ||||||
| 37 | WILL O' THE WISP | 41 | 47 | 51 | 6 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2138) | ||||||
| 38 | TOM CAT | 40 | 44 | 48 | 9 | |
| Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode SP 77029) | ||||||
| 39 | AUTOBAHN | 34 | 10 | 8 | 14 | |
| Kraftwerk (Vertigo VEL 2003) | ||||||
| 40 | FLYING START | 32 | 32 | 33 | 22 | |
| Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9472) | ||||||
| 41 | BUSTIN' OUT | 39 | 45 | 49 | 11 | |
| Pure Prairie League (RCA LSP-4769) | ||||||
| 42 | AVERAGE WHITE BAND | 47 | 40 | 34 | 32 | |
| Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308) | ||||||
| 43 | THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD | 20 | 20 | 24 | 9 | ![]() |
| Eric Clapton (Atlantic SO 4806) | ||||||
| 44 | I'LL PLAY FOR YOU | 24 | 25 | 27 | 9 | ![]() |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2848) | ||||||
| 45 | TOMMY | 48 | 52 | 59 | 7 | |
| Who (Polydor PD 2-9502) | ||||||
| 46 | MY WAY | 49 | 53 | 61 | 7 | |
| Major Harris (Atlantic SD 18119) | ||||||
| 47 | DISCOTHEQUE | 51 | 54 | 66 | 5 | |
| Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1670) | ||||||
| 48 | STEPPING INTO TOMORROW | 42 | 43 | 44 | 10 | |
| Donald Byrd (Blue Note BNLA 3686) | ||||||
| 49 | DRESSED TO KILL | 52 | 56 | 69 | 5 | |
| Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7016) | ||||||
| 50 | CLOSEUP | 45 | 46 | 47 | 9 | |
| Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2000) | ||||||
| 51 | IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES | 55 | 60 | 70 | 21 | |
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-3654) | ||||||
| 52 | CRASH LANDING | 46 | 16 | 13 | 10 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (WB MS 2204) | ||||||
| 53 | PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT | 50 | 51 | 53 | 8 | |
| Average White Band (MCA 475) | ||||||
| 54 | CRIME OF THE CENTURY | 56 | 57 | 62 | 12 | |
| Supertramp (A&M SP-3647) | ||||||
| 55 | BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS | 60 | 67 | 84 | 4 | |
| Freddy Fender (ABC DOSD 2020) | ||||||
| 56 | A QUIET STORM | 61 | 70 | 83 | 5 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1) | ||||||
| 57 | THE LAST FAREWELL & OTHER HITS | 66 | 82 | 100 | 4 | |
| Roger Whittaker (RCA APL1-0855) | ||||||
| 58 | SONGBIRD | 43 | 38 | 38 | 10 | ![]() |
| Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2845) | ||||||
| 59 | YOUNG AMERICANS | 54 | 31 | 16 | 11 | |
| David Bowie (RCA APL1-0998) | ||||||
| 60 | FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE | 44 | 21 | 17 | 10 | ![]() |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 18131) | ||||||
| 61 | BACK HOME AGAIN | 63 | 65 | 67 | 48 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548) | ||||||
| 62 | DIAMONDS & RUST | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527) | ||||||
| 63 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 67 | 72 | 75 | 79 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 64 | THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK | 70 | 78 | 90 | 4 | |
| 10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029) | ||||||
| 65 | SONG FOR AMERICA | 68 | 74 | 78 | 6 | |
| Kansas (Epic PZ 33385) | ||||||
| 66 | CAUGHT IN THE ACT | 74 | 80 | 88 | 5 | |
| Commodores (Motown M6-820S1) | ||||||
| 67 | MICKEY MOUSE | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Various Artists (Disneyland 1362) | ||||||
| 68 | BLOOD ON THE TRACKS | 53 | 29 | 26 | 18 | ![]() |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 33235) | ||||||
| 69 | MATCHING TIE & HANDKERCHIEF | 72 | 76 | 87 | 4 | |
| Monty Python (Arista AL 4039) | ||||||
| 70 | DISCO BABY | 78 | 85 | 96 | 4 | |
| Van McCoy (Avco AV 69006) | ||||||
| 71 | THE WIZ | 81 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Original Cast Recording (Atlantic SD 1837) | ||||||
| 72 | SOAP OPERA | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Kinks (RCA LPL1-5081) | ||||||
| 73 | LET THERE BE MUSIC | 76 | 77 | 80 | 6 | |
| Orleans (Asylum 7E-1029) | ||||||
| 74 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 80 | 89 | -- | 86 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 75 | CHOCOLATE CITY | 77 | 84 | 93 | 4 | |
| Parliament (Casablanca NBLP 7014) | ||||||
| 76 | COMMON SENSE | 82 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| John Prine (Atlantic SD 18127) | ||||||
| 77 | SUN GODDESS | 69 | 63 | 45 | 19 | |
| Ramsey Lewis (Columbia PC 33194) | ||||||
| 78 | ADVENTURES IN PARADISE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454) | ||||||
| 79 | TWO | 86 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Bob James (CTI 6057) | ||||||
| 80 | MANHATTAN TRANSFER | 89 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133) | ||||||
| 81 | STREET RATS | 83 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP 4514) | ||||||
| 82 | ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE | 87 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0644) | ||||||
| 83 | AMERICA'S CHOICE | 88 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Hot Tuna (RCA BFL1-0820) | ||||||
| 84 | NIGHT BIRDS | 73 | 69 | 54 | 19 | ![]() |
| Labelle (Epic KE 33075) | ||||||
| 85 | IAN HUNTER | 90 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Ian Hunter (Columbia PC 33480) | ||||||
| 86 | SUPERNATURAL | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ben E. King (Atlantic SD 18132) | ||||||
| 87 | HEART LIKE A WHEEL | 75 | 71 | 76 | 25 | ![]() |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358) | ||||||
| 88 | GORILLA | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2866) | ||||||
| 89 | THE AURA WILL PREVAIL | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| George Duke (BASF 25613) | ||||||
| 90 | IN THE POCKET | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9478) | ||||||
| 91 | JANIS | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia PG 33345) | ||||||
| 92 | PERFECT ANGEL | 64 | 59 | 50 | 32 | ![]() |
| Minnie Riperton (Epic KE 32561) | ||||||
| 93 | BETWEEN THE LINES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33494) | ||||||
| 94 | SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST | 96 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Headhunters (Arista AL 4038) | ||||||
| 95 | PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tomita (RCA ARL1-0838) | ||||||
| 96 | AL GREEN'S GREATEST HITS | 59 | 55 | 25 | 13 | ![]() |
| Al Green (London SHL 32089) | ||||||
| 97 | ROCK 'N' ROLL | 58 | 49 | 28 | 13 | ![]() |
| John Lennon (Apple SK 3419) | ||||||
| 98 | FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN | 100 | 86 | 45 | 13 | |
| Charlie Daniels Band (Buddah KSBS 2603) | ||||||
| 99 | REUNION | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| B.J. Thomas (ABC DP 858) | ||||||
| 100 | JUKE JOINT JUMP | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elvin Bishop (Capricorn CP 0151) | ||||||
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:
• "For Earth Below" by Robin Trower (# 65)
• "Phoebe Snow" by Phoebe Snow (# 71)
• "If You Love Me Let Me Know" by Olivia Newton-John (# 79)
• "More American Graffiti" by Various Artists (# 85)
• "The Best Of The Stylistics" by Stylistics (# 92)
• "Barry Manilow II" by Barry Manilow (# 95)
• "Cold On The Shoulder" by Gordon Lightfoot (# 97)
• "Led Zeppelin IV" by Led Zeppelin (#100)


