| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 21, 1968 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | WAITING FOR THE SUN Doors (Elektra EKS-74024) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | FELICIANO! Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LPM 3957 / LSP 3957) | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | TIME PEACE: THE RASCALS’ GREATEST HITS Rascals (Atlantic SD 8190) | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | WHEELS OF FIRE Cream (Atco SD 2-700) | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill D-50029 / DS-50029) | 4 | 30 | |
| 6 | CHEAP THRILLS Big Brother & Holding Company (Columbia KCS 9700) | 11 | 4 | |
| 7 | BOOKENDS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9529) | 6 | 23 | |
| 8 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | 9 | 12 | |
| 9 | ARETHA NOW Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8186) | 7 | 12 | |
| 10 | REALIZATION Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-12372) | 8 | 15 | |
| 11 | THE MASON WILLIAMS PHONOGRAPH RECORD Mason Williams (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1729) | 10 | 10 | |
| 12 | LOOK AROUND Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SP 4137) | 14 | 30 | |
| 13 | IDEA Bee Gees (Atco SP 33-253) | 13 | 5 | |
| 14 | DISRAELI GEARS Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232) | 15 | 43 | |
| 15 | THE GRADUATE Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180) | 12 | 29 | |
| 16 | ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261) | 17 | 58 | |
| 17 | THE BEAT OF THE BRASS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4146) | 16 | 21 | |
| 18 | CROWN OF CREATION Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP 4058) | 22 | 4 | |
| 19 | RENAISSANCE Vanilla Fudge (Atco SD 33-244) | 19 | 12 | |
| 20 | JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639) | 21 | 16 | |
| 21 | VANILLA FUDGE Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224) | 28 | 55 | |
| 22 | DONOVAN IN CONCERT Donovan (Epic BN 26386) | 20 | 10 | |
| 23 | WILD IN THE STREETS Original Soundtrack (Tower SKAO 5099) | 24 | 14 | |
| 24 | STONED SOUL PICNIC 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS 92002) | 25 | 6 | |
| 25 | THE DOORS Doors (Elektra EKL-4007 / EKS-74007) | 23 | 82 | |
| 26 | LAST TIME AROUND Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD 33-256) | 18 | 8 | |
| 27 | I WISH IT WOULD RAIN Temptations (Gordy GS 927) | 27 | 19 | |
| 28 | THE PROMISE OF A FUTURE Hugh Masekela (Uni 73028) | 29 | 15 | |
| 29 | THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill DS-50031) | 26 | 19 | |
| 30 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2809) | 69 | 6 | |
| 31 | A MAN WITHOUT LOVE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71022) | 33 | 6 | |
| 32 | PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2563 / CS 9363) | 32 | 55 | |
| 33 | HONEY Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6642) | 31 | 24 | |
| 34 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851) | 38 | 38 | |
| 35 | TRUTH Jeff Beck (Epic BN 26413) | 39 | 6 | |
| 36 | LADY SOUL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 8176 / SD 8176) | 30 | 32 | |
| 37 | A TRAMP SHINING Richard Harris (Dunhill DS-50032) | 34 | 22 | |
| 38 | HONEY Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9662) | 43 | 17 | |
| 39 | DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012) | 42 | 24 | |
| 40 | THE TIME HAS COME Chambers Brothers (Columbia CL 2722 / CS 9522) | 51 | 35 | |
| 41 | 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST) | 48 | 12 | |
| 42 | THE TOM JONES FEVER ZONE Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71019) | 44 | 17 | |
| 43 | SOUNDS OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2469 / CS 9269) | 50 | 58 | |
| 44 | GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP FEATURING YOUNG GIRL Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 9664) | 35 | 19 | |
| 45 | A NEW PLACE IN THE SUN Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2907) | 41 | 15 | |
| 46 | TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME Vogues (Reprise RS 6314) | 72 | 3 | |
| 47 | THERE IS Dells (Cadet LP-804 / LPS-804) | 40 | 19 | |
| 48 | DEAN MARTIN’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 1 Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6301) | 46 | 18 | |
| 49 | THE ELECTRIFYING EDDIE HARRIS Eddie Harris (Atlantic SD 1495) | 49 | 25 | |
| 50 | MUSIC FROM BIG PINK The Band (Capitol SKAO 2955) | 63 | 6 | |
| 51 | TO RUSSELL, MY BROTHER, WHOM I SLEPT WITH Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1734) | 56 | 26 | |
| 52 | HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED O.C. Smith (Columbia CS 9680) | 54 | 13 | |
| 53 | PETULA Petula Clark (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1743) | 59 | 5 | |
| 54 | IN MY OWN DREAM Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra EKS-74025) | 62 | 6 | |
| 55 | SUPER SESSION Mike Bloomfield–Al Kooper–Steve Stills (Columbia CS 9701) | 77 | 4 | |
| 56 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 58 | 10 | |
| 57 | LATE AGAIN Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1751) | 76 | 2 | |
| 58 | TOGETHER Country Joe & The Fish (Vanguard VSD-79277) | 36 | 10 | |
| 59 | SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO Byrds (Columbia CS 9670) | 60 | 5 | |
| 60 | JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND Amboy Dukes (Mainstream S 6112) | 37 | 14 | |
| 61 | BAPTISM Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-79275) | 45 | 9 | |
| 62 | MAURIAT MAGIC Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-270) | 47 | 15 | |
| 63 | QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 2904) | 53 | 13 | |
| 64 | HEY, LITTLE ONE Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2878) | 57 | 25 | |
| 65 | FRANK SINATRA’S GREATEST HITS Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1025) | 67 | 5 | |
| 66 | SPEEDWAY Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 3989 / LSP 3989) | 55 | 13 | |
| 67 | BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT Canned Heat (Liberty LRP-3541 / LST-7541) | 81 | 13 | |
| 68 | THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Track SD 8198) | 79 | 2 | |
| 69 | THE IMMORTAL OTIS REDDING Otis Redding (Atco SD 33-252) | 70 | 12 | |
| 70 | MAIDEN VOYAGE Ramsey Lewis (Cadet LPS 811) | 71 | 7 | |
| 71 | FUNNY GIRL Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220) | 75 | 2 | |
| 72 | SOMETHING HAPPENING Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia CS 9665) | 78 | 5 | |
| 73 | IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD Moody Blues (Deram DES 18017) | 80 | 3 | |
| 74 | EASY Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 2909) | 52 | 17 | |
| 75 | AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise RS 6281) | 61 | 33 | |
| 76 | SPECIAL REQUEST Lettermen (Capitol ST 2934) | 82 | 4 | |
| 77 | THE SOUND OF BOOTS Boots Randolph (Monument SLP 18099) | 74 | 7 | |
| 78 | STRANGE DAYS Doors (Elektra EKL-4014 / EKS-74014) | 73 | 34 | |
| 79 | DR. ZHIVAGO Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST) | 85 | 133 | |
| 80 | NON STOP Box Tops (Bell 6023) | 84 | 2 | |
| 81 | SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton T-102) | 92 | 3 | |
| 82 | SUPREMES GREATEST HITS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663) | 87 | 53 | |
| 83 | THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAL 4172 / UAS 5172) | 68 | 34 | |
| 84 | THE SECRET LIFE OF HARPERS BIZARRE Harpers Bizarre (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1739) | 88 | 2 | |
| 85 | NEIL DIAMOND’S GREATEST HITS Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219) | 90 | 9 | |
| 86 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005) | 93 | 185 | |
| 87 | CAPTAIN SAD AND HIS SHIP OF FOOLS Cowsills (MGM SE-4554) | 89 | 3 | |
| 88 | OUTSIDEINSIDE Blue Cheer (Philips PHS 600-278) | — | 1 | |
| 89 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla TS 284) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | SPIRIT Spirit (Ode Z12 44004) | 94 | 23 | |
| 91 | ROSEMARY’S BABY Original Soundtrack (Dot DLP 25,875) | 97 | 6 | |
| 92 | THE BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS, VOL. 3 Beach Boys (Capitol DKAO 2945) | — | 1 | |
| 93 | BEST OF NANCY WILSON Nancy Wilson (Capitol SKAO 2947) | 96 | 3 | |
| 94 | APOLOGIZE Ed Ames (RCA Victor LSP 4028) | 91 | 9 | |
| 95 | PAUL SIMON INTERPRETED Sound Symnposium (Dot DLP 25,871) | 95 | 6 | |
| 96 | BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY Big Brother & Holding Company (Mainstream S-6099) | — | 13 | |
| 97 | THE BEST OF AL MARTINO Al Martino (Capitol SKAO 2946) | 103 | 3 | |
| 98 | GREATEST HITS Temptations (Gordy G 919 / S 919) | 130 | 94 | |
| 99 | THE BEST OF LOU RAWLS Lou Rawls (Capitol SKAO 2948) | 98 | 2 | |
| 100 | FOR THE LOVE OF IVY Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCS-OC-7) | — | 1 | |
| 101 | 100% Bill Medley (MGM SE-4583) | 101 | 5 | |
| 102 | OPEN Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & Trinity (Atco SD 33-258) | 108 | 5 | |
| 103 | AERIAL BALLET Nilsson (RCA Victor LSP 3956) | 102 | 8 | |
| 104 | WORD PICTURES Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6657) | — | 1 | |
| 105 | MOZART PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 17 & 21 Geza Anda / Camerata Academica Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 783) | 106 | 8 | |
| 106 | SRC SRC (Capitol ST 2991) | — | 1 | |
| 107 | ELI AND THE THIRTEENTH CONFESSION Laura Nyro (Columbia CS 9626) | 105 | 3 | |
| 108 | GARY LEWIS NOW! Gary Lewis & Playboys (Liberty LST-7568) | 107 | 2 | |
| 109 | HONEY Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia CS 9661) | 65 | 17 | |
| 110 | BEHOLD AND SEE Ultimate Spinach (MGM SE-4570) | 104 | 3 | |
| 111 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING / THAT KIND OF WOMAN Merrilee Rush (Bell 6020) | — | 1 | |
| 112 | DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND Wes Montgomery (A&M SP 3006) | 100 | 22 | |
| 113 | THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA Frank Sinatra (Capitol DKAO 2950) | 115 | 3 | |
| 114 | PLUG ME IN Eddie Harris (Atlantic SD 1506) | 112 | 6 | |
| 115 | GOD BLESS TINY TIM Tiny Tim (Reprise RS 6292) | 64 | 25 | |
| 116 | WHERE IS LOVE? Jack Jones (RCA Victor LSP 4048) | 109 | 3 | |
| 117 | HANG ’EM HIGH Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5179) | 114 | 9 | |
| 118 | ANTHEM OF THE SUN Grateful Dead (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1749) | — | 1 | |
| 119 | WOMAN, WOMAN Robert Goulet (Columbia CS 9695) | 117 | 4 | |
| 120 | HELLO DUMMY! Don Rickles (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1745) | 119 | 15 | |
| 121 | FRESH CREAM Cream (Atco 33-206 / SD 33-206) | 124 | 72 | |
| 122 | THE BIRDS, THE BEES & THE MONKEES Monkees (Colgems COM-109 / COS-109) | 66 | 21 | |
| 123 | DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE Julius Wechter & Baja Marimba Band (A&M SP 4150) | 120 | 7 | |
| 124 | THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU Jerry Vale (Columbia CS 9694) | 118 | 9 | |
| 125 | THE HORSE Ventures (Liberty LST-8057) | 83 | 8 | |
| 126 | THE LOOK OF LOVE Midnight String Quartet (Viva V-36015) | 133 | 4 | |
| 127 | THE EXOTIC GUITARS Exotic Guitars (Ranwood RLP 8002) | 121 | 7 | |
| 128 | I LOVE YOU People (Capitol ST 2924) | 86 | 8 | |
| 129 | HANG ’EM HIGH Hugo Montenegro & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP 4022) | 126 | 9 | |
| 130 | FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS Four Tops (Motown MT-662 / MS-662) | 127 | 53 | |
| 131 | CHILDREN OF THE FUTURE Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKOA 2920) | 129 | 14 | |
| 132 | BARE WIRES John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (London PS 537) | — | 1 | |
| 133 | HEAVY Iron Butterfly (Atco 33-227 / SD 33-227) | 131 | 32 | |
| 134 | SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Beatles (Capitol MAS 2653 / SMAS 2653) | 135 | 67 | |
| 135 | REACH OUT Burt Bacharach (A&M LP 131 / SP 4131) | 134 | 49 | |
| 136 | UNDEAD Ten Years After (Deram DES 18016) | — | 1 | |
| 137 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Beatles (Capitol MAL 2853 / SMAS 2853) | 137 | 40 | |
| 138 | A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS Pink Floyd (Tower ST 5131) | — | 1 | |
| 139 | ASCENDING Orpheus (MGM SE 4569) | 111 | 4 | |
| 140 | LOVE IS BLUE Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9637) | 138 | 26 | |
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