| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 6, 1968 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE BEAT OF THE BRASS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4146) | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | BOOKENDS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9529) | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | LOOK AROUND Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SP 4137) | 4 | 19 | |
| 4 | A TRAMP SHINING Richard Harris (Dunhill DS-50032) | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | THE GRADUATE Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180) | 3 | 18 | |
| 6 | THE BIRDS, THE BEES & THE MONKEES Monkees (Colgems COM-109 / COS-109) | 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | DISRAELI GEARS Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232) | 9 | 32 | |
| 8 | HONEY Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6642) | 7 | 13 | |
| 9 | GOD BLESS TINY TIM Tiny Tim (Reprise RS 6292) | 8 | 14 | |
| 10 | I WISH IT WOULD RAIN Temptations (Gordy GS 927) | 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2563 / CS 9363) | 11 | 44 | |
| 12 | THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill DS-50031) | 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | LADY SOUL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 8176 / SD 8176) | 14 | 21 | |
| 14 | THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAL 4172 / UAS 5172) | 13 | 23 | |
| 15 | ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261) | 17 | 47 | |
| 16 | GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP FEATURING YOUNG GIRL Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 9664) | 19 | 8 | |
| 17 | HONEY Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9662) | 22 | 6 | |
| 18 | BIRTHDAY Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1733) | 16 | 11 | |
| 19 | THE UNICORN Irish Rovers (Decca DL 4951 / DL 74951) | 21 | 14 | |
| 20 | 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) | 18 | 20 | |
| 21 | DEAN MARTIN’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 1 Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6301) | 27 | 7 | |
| 22 | MAURIAT MAGIC Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-270) | 30 | 4 | |
| 23 | TO RUSSELL, MY BROTHER, WHOM I SLEPT WITH Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1734) | 20 | 15 | |
| 24 | BLOOMING HITS Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHM 200-248 / PHS 600-248) | 23 | 27 | |
| 25 | HEY, LITTLE ONE Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2878) | 24 | 14 | |
| 26 | REALIZATION Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-12372) | 48 | 4 | |
| 27 | WOW Moby Grape (Columbia CS 9613) | 15 | 11 | |
| 28 | SOUNDS OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2469 / CS 9269) | 25 | 47 | |
| 29 | WHEELS OF FIRE Cream (Atco SD 2-700) | — | 1 | |
| 30 | HONEY Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia CS 9661) | 41 | 6 | |
| 31 | LOVE IS BLUE Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9637) | 26 | 15 | |
| 32 | AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise RS 6281) | 35 | 22 | |
| 33 | GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD Lettermen (Capitol ST 2865) | 31 | 15 | |
| 34 | REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS 665) | 28 | 12 | |
| 35 | A LONG TIME COMIN’ Electric Flag (Columbia CS 9597) | 32 | 14 | |
| 36 | THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding (Volt S 419) | 36 | 17 | |
| 37 | TIGHTEN UP Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic SC 8181) | 37 | 8 | |
| 38 | JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639) | 63 | 5 | |
| 39 | DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND Wes Montgomery (A&M SP 3006) | 40 | 11 | |
| 40 | THE PROMISE OF A FUTURE Hugh Masekela (Uni 73028) | 50 | 4 | |
| 41 | MUSIC INSPIRED BY “BONNIE AND CLYDE” Charles Strouse (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1742) | 29 | 15 | |
| 42 | STEVIE WONDER’S GREATEST HITS Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS-282) | 39 | 11 | |
| 43 | VALLEY OF THE DOLLS Dionne Warwick (Scepter SRM-568 / SPS-568) | 33 | 19 | |
| 44 | DR. ZHIVAGO Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST) | 42 | 122 | |
| 45 | CRY LIKE A BABY Box Tops (Bell 6017) | 47 | 11 | |
| 46 | ARETHA NOW Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8186) | — | 1 | |
| 47 | WHO WILL ANSWER? (And Other Songs Of Our Time) Ed Ames (RCA Victor LPM 3961 / LSP 3961) | 34 | 22 | |
| 48 | THE TOM JONES FEVER ZONE Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71019) | 60 | 6 | |
| 49 | CAMELOT Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts B 1712 / BS 1712) | 38 | 36 | |
| 50 | THE DOORS Doors (Elektra EKL-4007 / EKS-74007) | 56 | 71 | |
| 51 | A NEW PLACE IN THE SUN Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2907) | 62 | 4 | |
| 52 | LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury SR 61161) | 54 | 11 | |
| 53 | THE ELECTRIFYING EDDIE HARRIS Eddie Harris (Atlantic SD 1495) | 46 | 14 | |
| 54 | STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill D-50029 / DS-50029) | 64 | 19 | |
| 55 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005) | 43 | 174 | |
| 56 | ONCE UPON A DREAM Rascals (Atlantic 8169 / SD 8169) | 45 | 19 | |
| 57 | A PORTRAIT OF RAY Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCS-625) | 44 | 13 | |
| 58 | HELLO DUMMY! Don Rickles (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1745) | 69 | 4 | |
| 59 | VINCEBUS ERUPTUM Blue Cheer (Philips PHM 200-264 / PHS 600-264) | 49 | 19 | |
| 60 | ROTARY CONNECTION Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept LP 312 / LPS 312) | 51 | 19 | |
| 61 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Beatles (Capitol MAL 2853 / SMAS 2853) | 57 | 29 | |
| 62 | THE JUNGLE BOOK Original Soundtrack (Disneyland ST-3948 / STER-3948) | 52 | 25 | |
| 63 | SUPREMES GREATEST HITS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663) | 53 | 42 | |
| 64 | DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012) | 75 | 13 | |
| 65 | TANGO Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 532) | 66 | 7 | |
| 66 | SPEEDWAY Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 3989 / LSP 3989) | 77 | 2 | |
| 67 | EASY Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 2909) | 67 | 6 | |
| 68 | CHILD IS FATHER TO THE MAN Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9619) | 70 | 13 | |
| 69 | THERE IS Dells (Cadet LP-804 / LPS-804) | 65 | 8 | |
| 70 | TIME PEACE: THE RASCALS’ GREATEST HITS Rascals (Atlantic SD 8190) | — | 1 | |
| 71 | GEORGE M! Original Broadway Cast /Joel Grey (Columbia Masterworks KOS 3200) | 55 | 8 | |
| 72 | LOVE IS BLUE Al Martino (Capitol ST 2908) | 58 | 13 | |
| 73 | FRIENDS Beach Boys (Capitol ST 2895) | 92 | 2 | |
| 74 | ELVIS’ GOLD RECORDS – VOLUME 4 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 3921 / LSP 3921) | 59 | 19 | |
| 75 | JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND Amboy Dukes (Mainstream S 6112) | 87 | 3 | |
| 76 | QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 2904) | 81 | 2 | |
| 77 | LOVE IS BLUE Claudine Longet (A&M SP 4142) | 72 | 15 | |
| 78 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851) | 68 | 27 | |
| 79 | RENAISSANCE Vanilla Fudge (Atco SD 33-244) | — | 1 | |
| 80 | LOVE IS ALL AROUND Troggs (Fontana SRF 67576) | 73 | 9 | |
| 81 | THE ROMANTIC WORLD OF EDDY ARNOLD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor LSP 4009) | 85 | 5 | |
| 82 | CHILDREN OF THE FUTURE Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKOA 2920) | 84 | 3 | |
| 83 | REACH OUT Burt Bacharach (A&M LP 131 / SP 4131) | 89 | 38 | |
| 84 | FORTUOSITY Mills Brothers (Dot DLP 25,809) | 71 | 14 | |
| 85 | FEELIN’ BLUESY Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul SS 707) | 76 | 6 | |
| 86 | VANILLA FUDGE Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224) | 88 | 44 | |
| 87 | SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TM 280 / TS 280) | 79 | 21 | |
| 88 | THE BLUES ALONE John Mayall (London PS 534) | 91 | 3 | |
| 89 | WEDNESDAY MORNING, 3 A.M. Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2249 / CS 9049) | 96 | 21 | |
| 90 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | — | 1 | |
| 91 | THE TWAIN SHALL MEET Eric Burdon & Animals (MGM SE-4537) | 94 | 15 | |
| 92 | YOU’RE GOOD FOR ME Lou Rawls (Capitol ST 2927) | 98 | 2 | |
| 93 | WILD IN THE STREETS Original Soundtrack (Tower SKAO 5099) | 97 | 3 | |
| 94 | QUIETLY WILD Billy Vaughn (Dot DLP 25,857) | — | 1 | |
| 95 | THE SAVAGE SEVEN Original Soundtrack (Atco SD 33-245) | 95 | 2 | |
| 96 | THE TIME HAS COME Chambers Brothers (Columbia CL 2722 / CS 9522) | 122 | 24 | |
| 97 | THE IMMORTAL OTIS REDDING Otis Redding (Atco SD 33-252) | — | 1 | |
| 98 | 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST) | — | 1 | |
| 99 | HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED O.C. Smith (Columbia CS 9680) | 105 | 2 | |
| 100 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vinton (Epic BN 26382) | — | 1 | |
| 101 | MR. FANTASY Traffic (United Artists UAL 3651 / UAS 6651) | 103 | 16 | |
| 102 | LA-LA-MEANS I LOVE YOU Delfonics (Philly Groove PG-1150) | 99 | 3 | |
| 103 | JOHN WESLEY HARDING Bob Dylan (Columbia CL 2804 / CS 9604) | 61 | 25 | |
| 104 | JONI MITCHELL Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6293) | 93 | 5 | |
| 105 | FRESH CREAM Cream (Atco 33-206 / SD 33-206) | 101 | 61 | |
| 106 | HEAVY Iron Butterfly (Atco 33-227 / SD 33-227) | 78 | 21 | |
| 107 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Patti Page (Columbia CS 9666) | — | 1 | |
| 108 | SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Beatles (Capitol MAS 2653 / SMAS 2653) | 106 | 56 | |
| 109 | THE BEAT GOES ON Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-237 / SD 33-237) | 74 | 19 | |
| 110 | ANOTHER PLACE, ANOTHER TIME Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash SRS 67104) | — | 1 | |
| 111 | BACCHANAL Gabor Szabo (Skye SK-3) | 109 | 2 | |
| 112 | SPIRIT Spirit (Ode Z12 44004) | 114 | 12 | |
| 113 | STRANGE DAYS Doors (Elektra EKL-4014 / EKS-74014) | — | 23 | |
| 114 | YOU CAN’T BEAT PEOPLE UP AND HAVE THEM SAY I LOVE YOU Murray Roman (Tetragrammaton 101) | 110 | 13 | |
| 115 | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA United States Of America (Columbia CS 9614) | 107 | 13 | |
| 116 | WOMAN, WOMAN Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia CL 2812 / CS 9612) | 83 | 23 | |
| 117 | THE LOADING ZONE Loading Zone (RCA Victor LSP 3959) | — | 1 | |
| 118 | HERB ALPERT’S NINTH Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 134 / SP 4134) | 102 | 30 | |
| 119 | KISS ME GOODBYE Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 9620) | 100 | 3 | |
| 120 | LOVE THAT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca DL 74986) | 108 | 13 | |
| 121 | LOVE RHAPSODIES Midnight String Quartet (Viva V-36013) | 111 | 17 | |
| 122 | FELICIANO! Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LPM 3957 / LSP 3957) | 119 | 2 | |
| 123 | LUMPY GRAVY Frank Zappa /Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (Verve V-8741 / V6-8741) | 115 | 8 | |
| 124 | HISTORY OF OTIS REDDING Otis Redding (Volt 418 / S 418) | 80 | 31 | |
| 125 | I HEAR A RHAPSODY Jerry Vale (Columbia CS 9634) | 112 | 7 | |
| 126 | THE CIRCLE GAME Tom Rush (Elektra EKS-74018) | 118 | 10 | |
| 127 | ALICE’S RESTAURANT Arlo Guthrie (Reprise R-6267 / RS-6267) | 116 | 35 | |
| 128 | A DAY IN THE LIFE Wes Montgomery (A&M LP 2001 / SP 3001) | 128 | 41 | |
| 129 | WE’RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY Mothers Of Invention (Verve V6-5045) | 120 | 19 | |
| 130 | DOCTOR DOLITTLE Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox DTCS 5101) | 124 | 42 | |
| 131 | GREATEST HITS Temptations (Gordy G 919 / S 919) | 127 | 83 | |
| 132 | MAN OF LA MANCHA Original Broadway Cast (Kapp KRL-4505 / KRS-5505) | 126 | 128 | |
| 133 | YOU DEVIL YOU Flip Wilson (Atlantic SC 8179) | 90 | 6 | |
| 134 | FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS Four Tops (Motown MT-662 / MS-662) | 134 | 42 | |
| 135 | THE LETTERMEN!!!...AND “LIVE!” Lettermen (Capitol T 2758 / ST 2758) | 125 | 29 | |
| 136 | WILDFLOWERS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012) | 132 | 29 | |
| 137 | THE SEA San Sebastian Strings (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1670) | 135 | 43 | |
| 138 | I CAN’T STAND MYSELF WHEN YOU TOUCH ME James Brown (King 1030) | 82 | 16 | |
| 139 | NANCY & LEE Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (Reprise RS 6273) | 121 | 14 | |
| 140 | FLIGHTS OF FANTASY Ventures (Liberty LST-8055) | 86 | 6 | |
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