| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 6, 1968 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label Mono / Stereo) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Beatles (Capitol MAL 2853 / SMAS 2853) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN & JONES LTD. Monkees (Colgems COM-104 / COS-104) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST Rolling Stones (London NP-2 / NPS-2) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | HERB ALPERT’S NINTH Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 134 / SP 4134) | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | SUPREMES GREATEST HITS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663) | 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | DR. ZHIVAGO Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST) | 7 | 96 | |
| 7 | SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Beatles (Capitol MAS 2653 / SMAS 2653) | 6 | 30 | |
| 8 | STRANGE DAYS Doors (Elektra EKL-4014 / EKS-74014) | 9 | 11 | |
| 9 | FAREWELL TO THE FIRST GOLDEN ERA Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill D-50025 / DS-50025) | 8 | 11 | |
| 10 | DISRAELI GEARS Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232) | 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005) | 12 | 148 | |
| 12 | TURTLES’ GOLDEN HITS Turtles (White Whale WW 115 / WWS 7115) | 13 | 9 | |
| 13 | SIMPLY STREISAND Barbra Streisand (Columbia CL 2682 / CS 9482) | 11 | 11 | |
| 14 | LOVE, ANDY Andy Williams (Columbia CL 2766 / CS 9566) | 15 | 9 | |
| 15 | INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni 3014 / 73014) | 14 | 11 | |
| 16 | DIONNE WARWICK’S GOLDEN HITS – PART ONE Dionne Warwick (Scepter SRM-565 / SPS-565) | 16 | 9 | |
| 17 | AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER’S Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LOP 1511 / LSO 1511) | 23 | 4 | |
| 18 | VANILLA FUDGE Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224) | 17 | 18 | |
| 19 | ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261) | 19 | 21 | |
| 20 | IT MUST BE HIM Vikki Carr (Liberty LRP-3533 / LST-7533) | 18 | 11 | |
| 21 | THE DOORS Doors (Elektra EKL-4007 / EKS-74007) | 21 | 45 | |
| 22 | THE COWSILLS Cowsills (MGM E-4498 / SE-4498) | 22 | 12 | |
| 23 | FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS Four Tops (Motown MT-662 / MS-662) | 20 | 16 | |
| 24 | A DAY IN THE LIFE Wes Montgomery (A&M LP 2001 / SP 3001) | 25 | 15 | |
| 25 | BEE GEES’ 1ST Bee Gees (Atco 33-223 / SD 33-223) | 24 | 20 | |
| 26 | TO SIR, WITH LOVE Original Soundtrack (Fontana MGF 27569 / SRF 67569) | 26 | 18 | |
| 27 | RELEASE ME Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PA 61012 / PAS 71012) | 29 | 32 | |
| 28 | CAMELOT Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. B 1712 / BS 1712) | 30 | 10 | |
| 29 | GROOVIN’ Young Rascals (Atlantic 8148 / SD 8148) | 27 | 22 | |
| 30 | THE LAST WALTZ Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PA 61015 / PAS 71015) | 31 | 6 | |
| 31 | IN A MELLOW MOOD Temptations (Gordy GLP-924 / GLPS-924) | 39 | 4 | |
| 32 | ALICE’S RESTAURANT Arlo Guthrie (Reprise R-6267 / RS-6267) | 38 | 9 | |
| 33 | WILD HONEY Beach Boys (Capitol T 2859 / ST 2859) | 45 | 3 | |
| 34 | ARETHA ARRIVES Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 8150 / SD 8150) | 28 | 21 | |
| 35 | BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AGAIN Buffalo Springfield (Atco 33-226 / SD 33-226) | 33 | 9 | |
| 36 | TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu (Epic LN 24339 / BN 26339) | 34 | 8 | |
| 37 | FRESH CREAM Cream (Atco 33-206 / SD 33-206) | 41 | 35 | |
| 38 | INSIGHT OUT Association (Warner Bros. W 1696 / WS 1696) | 32 | 26 | |
| 39 | THE BYRDS’ GREATEST HITS Byrds (Columbia CL 2716 / CS 9516) | 35 | 19 | |
| 40 | CLAMBAKE Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 3893 / LSP 3893) | 49 | 6 | |
| 41 | UP, UP AND AWAY Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 2726 / CS 9526) | 51 | 5 | |
| 42 | ALL MITCH RYDER HITS Mitch Ryder (New Voice NV 2004 / NVS 2004) | 36 | 14 | |
| 43 | DOCTOR DOLITTLE Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox DTCS 5101) | 48 | 16 | |
| 44 | SNOOPY AND HIS FRIENDS THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN Royal Guardsmen (Laurie LLP 2042 / SLP 2042) | 60 | 4 | |
| 45 | THE LETTER / NEON RAINBOW Box Tops (Bell 6011 / 6011-S) | 37 | 9 | |
| 46 | THE BEST OF WILSON PICKETT Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 8151 / SD 8151) | 42 | 9 | |
| 47 | A GIFT FROM A FLOWER TO A GARDEN Donovan (Epic L2N 6071 / B2N 171) | 68 | 3 | |
| 48 | GONE WITH THE WIND Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-10 ST / 1SE-10 ST) | 43 | 13 | |
| 49 | ALBUM 1700 Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. W 1700 / WS 1700) | 44 | 21 | |
| 50 | WITH LOVE CHER Cher (Imperial LP-9358 / LPS-12358) | 52 | 9 | |
| 51 | RAY CONNIFF’S HAWAIIAN ALBUM Ray Conniff Singers (Columbia CL 2747 / CS 9547) | 46 | 13 | |
| 52 | GREATEST HITS Temptations (Gordy G 919 / S 919) | 50 | 57 | |
| 53 | THE WINDOWS OF THE WORLD Dionne Warwick (Scepter SRM-563 / SPS-563) | 53 | 17 | |
| 54 | MANTOVANI / HOLLYWOOD Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3516 / PS 516) | 47 | 18 | |
| 55 | I-FEEL-LIKE-I’M-FIXIN’-TO-DIE Country Joe & The Fish (Vanguard VRS-9266 / VSD-79266) | 64 | 5 | |
| 56 | ODE TO BILLIE JOE Bobbie Gentry (Capitol T 2830 / ST 2830) | 56 | 18 | |
| 57 | TURN THE WORLD AROUND Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor LPM 3869 / LSP 3869) | 54 | 13 | |
| 58 | PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Bobby Vinton (Epic LN 24341 / BN 26341) | 71 | 5 | |
| 59 | THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN Pink Floyd (Tower T 5093 / ST 5093) | 61 | 9 | |
| 60 | COWBOYS & COLORED PEOPLE Flip Wilson (Atlantic 8149 / SD-8149) | 66 | 4 | |
| 61 | WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE ROSES Ed Ames (RCA Victor LPM 3913 / LSP 3913) | 74 | 4 | |
| 62 | AT THE MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL Ravi Shankar (World Pacific WP-1442 / WPS-21442) | 62 | 9 | |
| 63 | A MAN AND A WOMAN (Un Homme Et Une Femme) Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAL 4147 / UAS 5147) | 55 | 60 | |
| 64 | FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (And Other Motion Picture Themes) Leroy Holmes & Orchestra (United Artists UAL 3608 / UAS 6608) | 65 | 16 | |
| 65 | SOUNDS LIKE Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 124 / SP 4124) | 57 | 33 | |
| 66 | ...FOR ALL THE SEASONS OF YOUR MIND Janis Ian (Verve Forecast FT-3024 / FTS-3024) | 77 | 4 | |
| 67 | HISTORY OF OTIS REDDING Otis Redding (Volt 418 / S 418) | 78 | 5 | |
| 68 | MAN OF LA MANCHA Original Broadway Cast (Kapp KRL-4505 / KRS-5505) | 70 | 102 | |
| 69 | PATA PATA Miriam Makeba (Reprise R 6274 / RS 6274) | 75 | 5 | |
| 70 | WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS ANYTHING GOES Soul Survivors (Crimson CR-502 / SRL-502) | 69 | 6 | |
| 71 | EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul SM 706 / SS 706) | 67 | 5 | |
| 72 | WITHOUT HER Jack Jones (RCA Victor LPM 3911 / LSP 3911) | 73 | 8 | |
| 73 | HUGH MASEKELA IS ALIVE AND WELL AT THE WHISKEY Hugh Masekela (Uni 3015 / 73015) | 93 | 2 | |
| 74 | THE VOICE OF SCOTT McKENZIE Scott McKenzie (Ode Z12 44001 / Z12 44002) | 76 | 7 | |
| 75 | MUSIC FROM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE Lalo Schifrin (Dot DLP 25,831) | 87 | 4 | |
| 76 | HEADQUARTERS Monkees (Colgems COM-103 / COS-103) | 59 | 32 | |
| 77 | ALLIGATOR BOOGALOO Lou Donaldson (Blue Note BLP 4263 / BLPS 84263) | 81 | 13 | |
| 78 | GET THAT FEELING Jimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight (Capitol T 2856 / ST 2856) | 82 | 3 | |
| 79 | THE WHO SELL OUT The Who (Decca DL 4950 / DL 74950) | 92 | 2 | |
| 80 | EYDIE GORME’S GREATEST HITS Eydie Gorme (Columbia CL 2764 / CS 9564) | 79 | 8 | |
| 81 | THE BEST OF SONNY & CHER Sonny & Cher (Atco 33-219 / SD 33-219) | 83 | 23 | |
| 82 | FLOWERS Rolling Stones (London LL 3509 / PS 509) | 63 | 25 | |
| 83 | MASS IN F MINOR Electric Prunes (Reprise R 6275 / RS 6275) | 101 | 3 | |
| 84 | THE MAGIC GARDEN 5th Dimension (Soul City SCM-91001 / SCS-92001) | 88 | 4 | |
| 85 | ENCORE! MORE OF THE CONCERT SOUND OF HENRY MANCINI Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LPM 3887 / LSP 3887) | 90 | 7 | |
| 86 | $1,000,000.00 WEEKEND Ventures (Liberty LRP-2054 / LST-8054) | 95 | 2 | |
| 87 | THE LOOK OF LOVE Claudine Longet (A&M LP 129 / SP 4129) | 85 | 15 | |
| 88 | ANYTHING GOES Harpers Bizarre (Warner Bros. W 1716 / WS 1716) | 86 | 8 | |
| 89 | MARY IN THE MORNING Al Martino (Capitol T 2780 / ST 2780) | 89 | 14 | |
| 90 | MOVIN’ WITH NANCY Nancy Sinatra (Reprise R 6277 / RS 6277) | — | 1 | |
| 91 | PLEASURES OF THE HARBOR Phil Ochs (A&M LP 133 / SP 4133) | 98 | 7 | |
| 92 | THE LETTERMEN!!!...AND “LIVE!” Lettermen (Capitol T 2758 / ST 2758) | 135 | 3 | |
| 93 | FOWL PLAY Julius Wechter & Baja Marimba Band (A&M 136 / SP 4136) | 97 | 3 | |
| 94 | THE FLYING NUN Sally Field (Colgems COM-106 / COS-106) | 105 | 5 | |
| 95 | DANCING IN THE STREET Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet LP-794 / LPS-794) | 94 | 13 | |
| 96 | REACH OUT Burt Bacharach (A&M LP 131 / SP 4131) | 100 | 12 | |
| 97 | THE TEMPTATIONS WITH A LOT O’ SOUL Temptations (Gordy G-922 / S-922) | 99 | 23 | |
| 98 | THE CANDYMEN Candymen (ABC ABC-616 / ABCS-616) | 107 | 7 | |
| 99 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851) | — | 1 | |
| 100 | WILDFLOWERS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012) | 134 | 3 | |
| 101 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE ITALIAN TO LIKE PAT COOPER Pat Cooper (United Artists UAL 3600 / UAS 6600) | 102 | 2 | |
| 102 | EVERGREEN VOL. 2 Stone Poneys (Capitol T 2763 / ST 2763) | 109 | 6 | |
| 103 | WELCOME TO MY WORLD Dean Martin (Reprise R-6250 / RS-6250) | 80 | 21 | |
| 104 | REVENGE Bill Cosby (Warner Bros. W 1691 / WS 1691) | 103 | 36 | |
| 105 | SOUL MEN Sam & Dave (Stax 725 / S 725) | 72 | 9 | |
| 106 | SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES MAKE IT HAPPEN Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla T-276 / S-276) | 84 | 16 | |
| 107 | THE LOOK OF LOVE Dusty Springfield (Philips PHM 200-256 / PHS 600-256) | 104 | 6 | |
| 108 | THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS GREATEST HITS Righteous Brothers (Verve V-5020 / V6-5020 | 96 | 18 | |
| 109 | HELLO, DOLLY! New Broadway Cast / Pearl Bailey (RCA Victor LOC 1147 / LSO 1147) | 106 | 2 | |
| 110 | COLLAGE Noel Harrison (Reprise R 6263 / RS 6263) | 108 | 8 | |
| 111 | THE RESURRECTION OF PIGBOY CRABSHAW Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra EKS 74015) | — | 1 | |
| 112 | CLEAR LIGHT Clear Light (Elektra EKL-4011 / EKS-74011) | 112 | 6 | |
| 113 | WHIPPED CREAM AND OTHER DELIGHTS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 110 / SP 4110) | 110 | 140 | |
| 114 | THE WORLD WE KNEW Frank Sinatra (Reprise F-1022 / FS-1022) | 113 | 18 | |
| 115 | WHAT NOW MY LOVE Mitch Ryder (DynoVoice DY 1901 / DY 31901) | 116 | 5 | |
| 116 | THE SUPER HITS Various Artists (Atlantic Group 501 / SD 501) | 58 | 23 | |
| 117 | LET IT OUT Hombres (Verve Forecast FT-3036 / FTS-3036) | 122 | 8 | |
| 118 | RESPECT Jimmy Smith (Verve V-8705 / V6-8705) | 111 | 14 | |
| 119 | DOWN TO MIDDLE EARTH Hobbits (Decca DL 4920 / DL 74920) | 121 | 5 | |
| 120 | THE BEST OF WES MONTGOMERY Wes Montgomery (Verve V-8714 / V6-8714) | — | 1 | |
| 121 | HERE, WHERE THERE IS LOVE Dionne Warwick (Scepter SRM-555 / SPS-555) | 114 | 50 | |
| 122 | A KIND OF HUSH (Today’s Themes Of Love) John Davidson (Columbia CL 2734 / CS 9534) | 115 | 5 | |
| 123 | THESE ARE MY SONGS Petula Clark (Warner Bros. W 1698 / WS 1698) | 123 | 21 | |
| 124 | PSYCLE Happenings (B.T. Puppy BTP 1003 / BTPS 1003) | 117 | 6 | |
| 125 | BLOOMING HITS Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHM 200-248 / PHS 600-248) | — | 1 | |
| 126 | THERE MUST BE A WAY Jimmy Roselli (United Artists UAL 3611 / UAS 6611) | 118 | 13 | |
| 127 | GROOVIN’ WITH THE SOULFUL STRINGS Soulful Strings (Cadet LP-796 / LPS-796) | 119 | 8 | |
| 128 | BILL COSBY SINGS – “SILVER THROAT” Bill Cosby (Warner Bros. W 1709 / WS 1709) | 125 | 21 | |
| 129 | A LATIN LOVE-IN Tony Mottola (Project 3 PR 5010 / PR 5010 SD) | 127 | 15 | |
| 130 | GOLDEN GREATS Ventures (Liberty LRP-2053 / LST-8053) | 120 | 19 | |
| 131 | CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT John Gary (RCA Victor LOC 1139 / LSO 1139) | 124 | 16 | |
| 132 | SOMETHING SUPER! King Richard’s Fleugel Knights (MTA MTA 1005 / MTS 5005) | 128 | 7 | |
| 133 | COME BACK WHEN YOU GROW UP Bobby Vee & Strangers (Liberty LRP-3534 / LST-7534) | 133 | 15 | |
| 134 | EVERLASTING LOVE Robert Knight (Rising Sons RSM 7000 / RSS 17000) | 126 | 6 | |
| 135 | A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOC 1135 / LSO 1135) | 130 | 24 | |
| 136 | LISTEN Ray Charles (ABC ABC-595 / ABCS-595) | 136 | 26 | |
| 137 | SURREALISTIC PILLOW Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LPM 3766 / LSP 3766) | 131 | 46 | |
| 138 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LOC-1093 / LSO-1093) | 137 | 168 | |
| 139 | THAT’S MY KICK Erroll Garner (MGM E-4463 / SE-4463) | 140 | 6 | |
| 140 | SMILEY SMILE Beach Boys (Brother T 9001 / ST 9001) | 129 | 16 | |
| NOTE: During 1968, record labels began phasing out the release of mono versions of albums. Starting with ths week’s chart, albums that were listed on the original published charts with only a stereo number have just that number shown herein, whether or not a mono counterpart was released at the time. | ||||
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