CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 7, 1968
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LWWKS
  1CHEAP THRILLS
  Big Brother & Holding Company (Columbia KCS 9700)		  2 15
  2WICHITA LINEMAN
  Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 103)		  7  5
  3ELECTRIC LADYLAND
  Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise 2RS 6307)		  1  9
  4STEPPENWOLF THE SECOND
  Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50037)		  3 11
  5FELICIANO!
  Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LPM 3957 / LSP 3957)		  4 24
  6TIME PEACE: THE RASCALS’ GREATEST HITS
  Rascals (Atlantic SD 8190)		  8 23
  7GENTLE ON MY MIND
  Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2809)		  5 17
  8IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA
  Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)		 12 23
  9WHEELS OF FIRE
  Cream (Atco SD 2-700)		 11 23
 10BOBBIE GENTRY & GLEN CAMPBELL
  Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2928)		 10 10
 11THE TIME HAS COME
  Chambers Brothers (Columbia CL 2722 / CS 9522)		  6 46
 12HARPER VALLEY P.T. A.
  Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation PLP 1)		  9 10
 13FOOL ON THE HILL
  Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SPX 4160)		 39  3
 14CROWN OF CREATION
  Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP 4058)		 14 15
 15FUNNY GIRL
  Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220)		 16 13
 16THE BEATLES
  Beatles (Apple SWBO-101)		 —  1
 17INCREDIBLE
  Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 9715)		 19  6
 18BOOKENDS
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9529)		 25 34
 19THE HURDY GURDY MAN
  Donovan (Epic BN 26420)		 18  8
 20SUPER SESSION
  Mike Bloomfield–Al Kooper–Steve Stills (Columbia CS 9701)		 22 15
 21LATE AGAIN
  Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1751)		 15 13
 22SAILOR
  Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST 2984)		 23  7
 23200 M.P.H.
  Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1757)		 17  8
 24THE YARD WENT ON FOREVER
  Richard Harris (Dunhill DS-50042)		 24  6
 25ARETHA IN PARIS
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8207)		 30  4
 26A NEW TIME – A NEW DAY
  Chambers Brothers (Columbia CS 9671)		 20  8
 27ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?
  Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261)		 26 69
 28WILDFLOWERS
  Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012)		 46 36
 29THE GRADUATE
  Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180)		 28 40
 30WAITING FOR THE SUN
  Doors (Elektra EKS-74024)		 13 19
 31THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
  Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Track SD 8198)		 21 13
 32SHINE ON BRIGHTLY
  Procol Harum (A&M SP 4151)		 34 10
 33WILD IN THE STREETS
  Original Soundtrack (Tower SKAO 5099)		 33 25
 34LIVING THE BLUES
  Canned Heat (Liberty LST-27200)		 58  3
 35STEPPENWOLF
  Steppenwolf (Dunhill D-50029 / DS-50029)		 27 41
 36A MAN WITHOUT LOVE
  Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71022)		 37 17
 37BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT
  Canned Heat (Liberty LRP-3541 / LST-7541)		 31 24
 38HAIR
  Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150)		 38 21
 39A HAPPENING IN CENTRAL PARK
  Barbra Streisand (Columbia CS 9710)		 29 10
 40MAGIC BUS
  The Who (Decca DL 75064)		 41  8
 41BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX
  Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851)		 44 49
 42ROAD SONG
  Wes Montgomery (A&M SP 3012)		 53  4
 43THE ARCHIES
  Archies (Calendar KES-101)		 47 10
 44SOULED
  Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-4045)		 63  3
 45THE TURTLES PRESENT THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS
  Turtles (White Whale WWS 7118)		 50  5
 46ARLO
  Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6299)		 40  9
 47TRUTH
  Jeff Beck (Epic BN 26413)		 43 17
 48VANILLA FUDGE
  Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224)		 32 66
 49ELECTRIC MUD
  Muddy Waters (Cadet Concept LPS-314)		 48  8
 502001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
  Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST)		 59 23
 51SPECIAL OCCASION
  Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TS 290)		 42 11
 52TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME
  Vogues (Reprise RS 6314)		 56 14
 53IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD
  Moody Blues (Deram DES 18017)		 57 14
 54DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES JOIN THE TEMPTATIONS
  Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 679)		 74  2
 55ARETHA NOW
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8186)		 36 23
 56HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED
  O.C. Smith (Columbia CS 9680)		 61 24
 57FINIAN’S RAINBOW
  Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts BS 2550)		 35 10
 58IDEA
  Bee Gees (Atco SP 33-253)		 45 16
 59LIVE AT THE APOLLO VOLUME 2
  James Brown & Famous Flames (King KS-12-1022)		 49  9
 60GOLDEN GRASS
  Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50047)		 71  2
 61YOU’RE ALL I NEED
  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla TS 284)		 68 12
 62CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
  Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8382)		 55 11
 63THE BEAT OF THE BRASS
  Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4146)		 69 32
 64TRAFFIC
  Traffic (United Artists UAS 6676)		 87  3
 65DISRAELI GEARS
  Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232)		 52 54
 66SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE
  Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton T-102)		 54 14
 67BEGGARS BANQUET
  Rolling Stones (London PS 539)		 —  1
 68THE DOORS
  Doors (Elektra EKL-4007 / EKS-74007)		 65 93
 69RARE PRECIOUS & BEAUTIFUL
  Bee Gees (Atco SP 33-264)		 88  4
 70MANTOVANI...MEMORIES
  Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 542)		 66  7
 71STAR!
  Original Soundtrack /Julie Andrews (20th Century-Fox DTCS 5102)		 73 10
 72LOVE CHILD
  Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-670)		 —  1
 73YESTERDAY’S DREAMS
  Four Tops (Motown MS-669)		 70 11
 74ED AMES SINGS THE HITS OF BROADWAY AND HOLLYWOOD
  Ed Ames (RCA Victor LSP 4079)		 78  4
 75CHER’S GOLDEN GREATS
  Cher (Imperial LSP-12406)		 81  4
 76PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2563 / CS 9363)		 80 66
 77I WISH IT WOULD RAIN
  Temptations (Gordy GS 927)		 84 30
 78GOLDEN ERA – VOLUME 2
  Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill DS-50038)		 72 11
 79IN PERSON AT THE WHISKY A GO GO
  Otis Redding (Atco SD 33-265)		 93  3
 80SOUNDS OF SILENCE
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2469 / CS 9269)		 76 69
 81GIRL WATCHER
  O’Kaysions (ABC ABCS-664)		 82  6
 82REALIZATION
  Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-12372)		 67 26
 83IN MY LIFE
  Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-7320)		 92 22
 84LIVE WIRE / BLUES POWER
  Albert King (Stax STS 2003)		 86  4
 85LOOK AROUND
  Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SP 4137)		 51 41
 86PREVAILING AIRS
  Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-280)		 89  6
 87THOSE WERE THE DAYS
  Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9705)		 94  2
 88THE SOFT MACHINE
  Soft Machine (Probe CPLP 4500)		 —  1
 89BARE WIRES
  John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (London PS 537)		 90 12
 90HOLD ME TIGHT
  Johnny Nash (JAD JS 1207)		 97  2
 91OLIVER!
  Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501)		 96  2
 92IN THE GROOVE
  Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS 285)		100  4
 93GET IT ON
  Pacific Gas & Electric (Power P 701)		 —  1
 94ONLY FOR LOVERS
  Roger Williams (Kapp KS-3565)		 —  1
 95CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
  Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5188)		 —  1
 96THREE DOG NIGHT
  Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50048)		 99  2
 97THE SUPER HITS, VOL. 3
  Various Artists (Atlantic SD 8203)		 98  2
 98WEST SIDE STORY
  Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks OL 5670; OS 2070)		 —156
 99THE SOUND OF BOOTS
  Boots Randolph (Monument SLP 18099)		 91 18
100SUPER HITS
  Box Tops (Bell 6025)		102  2
101VELVET GLOVES AND SPIT
  Neil Diamond (Uni 73030)		101  5
102THIS IS MY COUNTRY
  Impressions (Curtom CRS 8001)		103  2
103LADY SOUL
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 8176 / SD 8176)		104 43
104ALL HUNG UP
  Irish Rovers (Decca DL 75037)		106  4
105SUPREMES GREATEST HITS
  Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663)		 95 64
106DREAM A LITTLE DREAM
  Mama Cass (Dunhill DS-50043)		 60 10
107WORD PICTURES
  Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6657)		110 12
108PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER
  Lettermen (Capitol ST 147)		115  2
109FRANK SINATRA’S GREATEST HITS
  Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1025)		 75 16
110PITNEY SINGS BACHARACH
  Gene Pitney (Musicor MS 3161)		109  2
111DR. ZHIVAGO
  Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST)		108144
112ALADDIN
  Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept LPS-317)		114  7
113HONEY
  Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6642)		 85 35
114DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED
  Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012)		112 35
115HOLDING YOUR MIND
  John Gary (RCA Victor LSP 4075)		107  4
116MUSIC FROM BIG PINK
  The Band (Capitol SKAO 2955)		 64 17
117THE LOOK OF LOVE
  Midnight String Quartet (Viva V-36015)		118 15
118THE BEST OF THE IMPRESSIONS
  Impressions (ABC ABCS-654)		116 11
119THOSE WERE THE DAYS
  Exotic Guitars (Ranwood RLP 8040)		126  2
120STONED SOUL PICNIC
  5th Dimension (Soul City SCS 92002)		 77 17
121HEY, LITTLE ONE
  Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2878)		113 36
122BARBARELLA
  Original Soundtrack (DynoVoice DY 31908)		128  4
123LAST TIME AROUND
  Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD 33-256)		 79 19
124IN LOVE WITH YOU
  Al Hirt (RCA Victor LSP-4020)		127  3
125PAT PAULSEN FOR PRESIDENT
  Pat Paulsen (Rubicon River / Mercury SR 61179)		 83  8
126THE LORD’S PRAYER (And Other Sacred Songs)
  Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 9716)		 —  1
127SMOTHERS COMEDY BROTHERS HOUR
  Smothers Brothers (Mercury SR 61193)		119  7
128SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
  Max Frost & Troopers (Tower ST 5147)		120  3
129AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE
  Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise RS 6281)		122 44
130THE SOUND OF MUSIC
  Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005)		124196
131MOZART PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 17 & 21
  Geza Anda / Camerata Academica Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 783)		130 19
132HIGH ON MOUNT RUSHMORE
  Mount Rushmore (Dot DLP 25,898)		111  6
133HONEY
  Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9662)		131 28
134THE ELECTRIFYING EDDIE HARRIS
  Eddie Harris (Atlantic SD 1495)		135 36
135GREATEST HITS
  Temptations (Gordy G 919 / S 919)		134105
136‘LIVE’ AT LONDON’S TALK OF THE TOWN
  Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-676)		117 11
137MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
  Beatles (Capitol MAL 2853 / SMAS 2853)		133 51
138A NEW PLACE IN THE SUN
  Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2907)		132 26
139FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS
  Four Tops (Motown MT-662 / MS-662)		137 64
140PETULA
  Petula Clark (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1743)		125 16
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