| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 16, 1968 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label Mono / Stereo) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | BLOOMING HITS Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHM 200-248 / PHS 600-248) | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | JOHN WESLEY HARDING Bob Dylan (Columbia CL 2804 / CS 9604) | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Beatles (Capitol MAL 2853 / SMAS 2853) | 4 | 13 | |
| 4 | AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise RS 6281) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | LADY SOUL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 8176 / SD 8176) | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | VALLEY OF THE DOLLS Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox S-4196) | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | DISRAELI GEARS Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232) | 5 | 16 | |
| 8 | THE LETTERMEN!!!...AND “LIVE!” Lettermen (Capitol T 2758 / ST 2758) | 6 | 13 | |
| 9 | HORIZONTAL Bee Gees (Atco 33-233 / SD 33-233) | 8 | 7 | |
| 10 | HERB ALPERT’S NINTH Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 134 / SP 4134) | 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | ONCE UPON A DREAM Rascals (Atlantic 8169 / SD 8169) | 24 | 3 | |
| 12 | DR. ZHIVAGO Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST) | 14 | 106 | |
| 13 | HISTORY OF OTIS REDDING Otis Redding (Volt 418 / S 418) | 17 | 15 | |
| 14 | THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST Rolling Stones (London NP-2 / NPS-2) | 11 | 14 | |
| 15 | TURTLES’ GOLDEN HITS Turtles (White Whale WW 115 / WWS 7115) | 12 | 19 | |
| 16 | SUPREMES GREATEST HITS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663) | 13 | 26 | |
| 17 | ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261) | 20 | 31 | |
| 18 | THE BEAT GOES ON Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-237 / SD 33-237) | 35 | 3 | |
| 19 | VALLEY OF THE DOLLS Dionne Warwick (Scepter SRM-568 / SPS-568) | 70 | 3 | |
| 20 | SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Beatles (Capitol MAS 2653 / SMAS 2653) | 16 | 40 | |
| 21 | SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TM 280 / TS 280) | 29 | 5 | |
| 22 | PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN & JONES LTD. Monkees (Colgems COM-104 / COS-104) | 15 | 18 | |
| 23 | THE JUNGLE BOOK Original Soundtrack (Disneyland ST-3948 / STER-3948) | 42 | 9 | |
| 24 | THE LAST WALTZ Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PA 61015 / PAS 71015) | 18 | 16 | |
| 25 | THE GRADUATE Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180) | 79 | 2 | |
| 26 | DIONNE WARWICK’S GOLDEN HITS – PART ONE Dionne Warwick (Scepter SRM-565 / SPS-565) | 19 | 19 | |
| 27 | PORTRAITS Buckinghams (Columbia CL 2798 / CS 9598) | 25 | 8 | |
| 28 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005) | 22 | 158 | |
| 29 | FAREWELL TO THE FIRST GOLDEN ERA Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill D-50025 / DS-50025) | 21 | 21 | |
| 30 | ALICE’S RESTAURANT Arlo Guthrie (Reprise R-6267 / RS-6267) | 27 | 19 | |
| 31 | WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE ROSES Ed Ames (RCA Victor LPM 3913 / LSP 3913) | 23 | 14 | |
| 32 | CAMELOT Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. B 1712 / BS 1712) | 33 | 20 | |
| 33 | A DAY IN THE LIFE Wes Montgomery (A&M LP 2001 / SP 3001) | 36 | 25 | |
| 34 | PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2563 / CS 9363) | 85 | 28 | |
| 35 | IN A MELLOW MOOD Temptations (Gordy GLP-924 / GLPS-924) | 34 | 14 | |
| 36 | VANILLA FUDGE Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224) | 28 | 28 | |
| 37 | WHO WILL ANSWER? (And Other Songs Of Our Time) Ed Ames (RCA Victor LPM 3961 / LSP 3961) | 47 | 6 | |
| 38 | WOMAN, WOMAN Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia CL 2812 / CS 9612) | 40 | 7 | |
| 39 | MUSIC FROM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE Lalo Schifrin (Dot DLP 25,831) | 46 | 14 | |
| 40 | THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAL 4172 / UAS 5172) | 56 | 7 | |
| 41 | THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS Byrds (Columbia CL 2775 / CS 9575) | 31 | 8 | |
| 42 | LOOK AROUND Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SP 4137) | 68 | 3 | |
| 43 | FRANCIS A & EDWARD K Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington (Reprise FS 1024) | 43 | 6 | |
| 44 | LOVE, ANDY Andy Williams (Columbia CL 2766 / CS 9566) | 30 | 19 | |
| 45 | FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS Four Tops (Motown MT-662 / MS-662) | 32 | 26 | |
| 46 | IT MUST BE HIM Vikki Carr (Liberty LRP-3533 / LST-7533) | 37 | 21 | |
| 47 | A GIFT FROM A FLOWER TO A GARDEN Donovan (Epic L2N 6071 / B2N 171) | 41 | 13 | |
| 48 | WILDFLOWERS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012) | 38 | 13 | |
| 49 | THE WHO SELL OUT The Who (Decca DL 4950 / DL 74950) | 26 | 12 | |
| 50 | HOORAY FOR THE SALVATION ARMY BAND! Bill Cosby (Warner Bros. WS 1728) | 51 | 5 | |
| 51 | DOCTOR DOLITTLE Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox DTCS 5101) | 45 | 26 | |
| 52 | IT MUST BE HIM Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia CL 2795 / CS 9595) | 58 | 7 | |
| 53 | PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Bobby Vinton (Epic LN 24341 / BN 26341) | 39 | 15 | |
| 54 | GROOVIN’ WITH THE SOULFUL STRINGS Soulful Strings (Cadet LP-796 / LPS-796) | 48 | 18 | |
| 55 | I’M IN LOVE Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 8175 / SD 8175) | 57 | 5 | |
| 56 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851) | 52 | 11 | |
| 57 | STRANGE DAYS Doors (Elektra EKL-4014 / EKS-74014) | 44 | 21 | |
| 58 | AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER’S Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LOP 1511 / LSO 1511) | 49 | 14 | |
| 59 | GREEN TAMBOURINE Lemon Pipers (Buddah BDM 1009 / BDS 3009) | 61 | 6 | |
| 60 | MOVIN’ WITH NANCY Nancy Sinatra (Reprise R 6277 / RS 6277) | 55 | 11 | |
| 61 | LIVE AND LIVELY Joe Tex (Atlantic 8156 / SD 8156) | 62 | 5 | |
| 62 | MAN OF LA MANCHA Original Broadway Cast (Kapp KRL-4505 / KRS-5505) | 60 | 112 | |
| 63 | JUDY IN DISGUISE WITH GLASSES [formerly AGNES ENGLISH] John Fred & Playboy Band (Paula LP 2197 / LPS 2197) | 59 | 10 | |
| 64 | SIMPLY STREISAND Barbra Streisand (Columbia CL 2682 / CS 9482) | 64 | 21 | |
| 65 | WILD HONEY Beach Boys (Capitol T 2859 / ST 2859) | 50 | 13 | |
| 66 | HEAVY Iron Butterfly (Atco 33-227 / SD 33-227) | 67 | 5 | |
| 67 | THE RESURRECTION OF PIGBOY CRABSHAW Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra EKL-4015 / EKS 74015) | 71 | 11 | |
| 68 | ELVIS’ GOLD RECORDS – VOLUME 4 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 3921 / LSP 3921) | 75 | 3 | |
| 69 | GREATEST HITS Temptations (Gordy G 919 / S 919) | 77 | 67 | |
| 70 | ULTIMATE SPINACH Ultimate Spinach (MGM SE-4518) | 72 | 4 | |
| 71 | BEND ME, SHAPE ME American Breed (Atca A-8003 / A-38003) | 69 | 6 | |
| 72 | VINCEBUS ERUPTUM Blue Cheer (Philips PHM 200-264 / PHS 600-264) | 91 | 3 | |
| 73 | THE DOORS Doors (Elektra EKL-4007 / EKS-74007) | 65 | 55 | |
| 74 | SUNDAY SAX Boots Randolph (Monument MLP 18092 / SLP 18092) | 81 | 2 | |
| 75 | THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding (Volt S 419) | — | 1 | |
| 76 | THE TIME HAS COME Chambers Brothers (Columbia CL 2722 / CS 9522) | 73 | 8 | |
| 77 | CRUSADE John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (London LL 3529 / PS 529) | 80 | 6 | |
| 78 | SOUNDS OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2469 / CS 9269) | — | 31 | |
| 79 | RELEASE ME Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PA 61012 / PAS 71012) | 74 | 42 | |
| 80 | $1,000,000.00 WEEKEND Ventures (Liberty LRP-2054 / LST-8054) | 76 | 12 | |
| 81 | WE’RE A WINNER Impressions (ABC ABCS-635) | 93 | 5 | |
| 82 | GOIN’ TO MEMPHIS Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia CL 2805 / CS 9605) | 84 | 4 | |
| 83 | ROTARY CONNECTION Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept LP 312 / LPS 312) | 94 | 3 | |
| 84 | UP POPS RAMSEY LEWIS Ramsey Lewis (Cadet LP-799 / LPS-799) | 82 | 3 | |
| 85 | THE MANTOVANI TOUCH Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3526 / PS 526) | 89 | 7 | |
| 86 | VIKKI! Vikki Carr (Liberty LST-7548) | — | 1 | |
| 87 | THE SKY San Sebastian Strings (Warner Bros. WS 1720) | 86 | 4 | |
| 88 | NOBODY BUT ME Human Beinz (Capitol T 2906 / ST 2906) | 100 | 2 | |
| 89 | THE DELTA SWEETE Bobbie Gentry (Capitol T 2842 / ST 2842) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN Leonard Cohen (Columbia CL 2733 / CS 9533) | 83 | 5 | |
| 91 | TOM JONES LIVE! Tom Jones (Parrot PA 61014 / PAS 71014) | 88 | 8 | |
| 92 | THERE ARE BUT FOUR SMALL FACES Small Faces (Immediate Z12 52002) | 97 | 2 | |
| 93 | THE FIRST EDITION First Edition (Reprise RS 6276) | 87 | 8 | |
| 94 | TENDERNESS JUNCTION Fugs (Reprise RS 6280) | — | 6 | |
| 95 | FEELIN’ GOOD Lou Rawls (Capitol T 2864 / ST 2864) | — | 1 | |
| 96 | STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill D-50029 / DS-50029) | 95 | 3 | |
| 97 | THE BITTER AND THE SWEET Glenn Yarbrough (RCA Victor LSP 3951) | — | 1 | |
| 98 | THE AMBOY DUKES Amboy Dukes (Mainstream 56104 / S-6104) | 96 | 9 | |
| 99 | THIS IS AL MARTINO Al Martino (Capitol T 2843 / ST 2843) | 99 | 2 | |
| 100 | LOVE RHAPSODIES Midnight String Quartet (Viva V-36013) | — | 1 | |
| 101 | THE OTHER MAN’S GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER Petula Clark (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1719) | 101 | 3 | |
| 102 | GLORY OF LOVE Herbie Mann (A&M LP 2003 / SP 3003) | 103 | 9 | |
| 103 | A SCRATCH IN THE SKY Cryan’ Shames (Columbia CL 2786 / CS 9586) | 104 | 9 | |
| 104 | MIRRORS (Reflections Of Today) Dick Hyman & Group (Command RS 924 SD) | 106 | 4 | |
| 105 | THE EYES OF THE BEACON STREET UNION Beacon Street Union (MGM SE-4517) | 112 | 3 | |
| 106 | BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT Canned Heat (Liberty LRP-3541 / LST-7541) | 116 | 4 | |
| 107 | FRESH CREAM Cream (Atco 33-206 / SD 33-206) | 78 | 45 | |
| 108 | AL HIRT PLAYS BERT KAEMPFERT Al Hirt (RCA Victor LPM 3917 / LSP 3917) | 90 | 5 | |
| 109 | THE MAGIC GARDEN 5th Dimension (Soul City SCM-91001 / SCS-92001) | 107 | 14 | |
| 110 | HUGH MASEKELA IS ALIVE AND WELL AT THE WHISKEY Hugh Masekela (Uni 3015 / 73015) | 53 | 12 | |
| 111 | THE BEST OF WES MONTGOMERY Wes Montgomery (Verve V-8714 / V6-8714) | 98 | 11 | |
| 112 | SOMETHING ELSE Kinks (Reprise RS 6279) | 102 | 5 | |
| 113 | ORPHEUS Orpheus (MGM E-4524 / SE-4524) | 119 | 3 | |
| 114 | A TODAY KIND OF THING Four Freshmen (Liberty LRP-3542 / LST-7542) | 105 | 6 | |
| 115 | WE’RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY Mothers Of Invention (Verve V6-5045) | 124 | 3 | |
| 116 | SOMETHING SPECIAL! THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette R 25355 / SR 25355) | 108 | 7 | |
| 117 | SPOOKY Classics IV (Imperial LP-9371 / LP 12371) | 120 | 3 | |
| 118 | THE SEA San Sebastian Strings (Warner Bros. WS 1670) | 110 | 27 | |
| 119 | MUSIC FROM “A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS” & “FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE” & “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY” Hugo Montenegro & Orchestra (RCA Victor LMP 3927 / LSP 3927) | 122 | 4 | |
| 120 | REACH OUT Burt Bacharach (A&M LP 131 / SP 4131) | 111 | 22 | |
| 121 | THE DRIFTERS’ GOLDEN HITS Drifters (Atlantic 8153 / SD 8153) | 109 | 5 | |
| 122 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Count Basie & Mills Brothers (Dot DLP 3838 / DLP 25,838) | 113 | 5 | |
| 123 | MASS IN F MINOR Electric Prunes (Reprise R 6275 / RS 6275) | 118 | 13 | |
| 124 | WELCOME TO MY LOVE Nancy Wilson (Capitol T 2844 / ST 2844) | 117 | 8 | |
| 125 | THE EVERLOVIN’ WORLD OF EDDY ARNOLD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor LPM 3931 / LSP 3931) | 135 | 2 | |
| 126 | UP, UP AND AWAY Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 2726 / CS 9526) | 114 | 15 | |
| 127 | WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Donovan (Epic LN 24349 / BN 26349) | 92 | 10 | |
| 128 | GONE WITH THE WIND Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-10 ST / 1SE-10 ST) | 121 | 23 | |
| 129 | A MAN AND A WOMAN (Un Homme Et Une Femme) Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAL 4147 / UAS 5147) | 127 | 70 | |
| 130 | BEE GEES’ 1ST Bee Gees (Atco 33-223 / SD 33-223) | 129 | 30 | |
| 131 | SKIP A ROPE Henson Cargill (Monument MLP 18094 / SLP 18094) | 137 | 2 | |
| 132 | EVERYTHING PLAYING Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra KLP 8061 / KLPS 8061) | 54 | 10 | |
| 133 | THIS IS SOUL Various Artists (Atlantic 8170 / SD 8170) | 126 | 3 | |
| 134 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Tony Bennett (Columbia CL 2773 / CS 9573) | 130 | 7 | |
| 135 | CAMELOT Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOL 5620; KOS 2031) | 131 | 109 | |
| 136 | WELCOME TO MY WORLD Dean Martin (Reprise R-6250 / RS-6250) | 134 | 31 | |
| 137 | THE GREATEST HITS FROM ENGLAND, VOL. 2 Various Artists (Parrot PA 61017 / PAS 71017) | 139 | 2 | |
| 138 | HEADQUARTERS Monkees (Colgems COM-103 / COS-103) | 133 | 42 | |
| 139 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE ITALIAN TO LIKE PAT COOPER Pat Cooper (United Artists UAL 3600 / UAS 6600) | 138 | 12 | |
| 140 | THE BEST OF WILSON PICKETT Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 8151 / SD 8151) | 140 | 19 | |
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