| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 21, 1968 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE BEATLES Beatles (Apple SWBO-101) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | CHEAP THRILLS Big Brother & Holding Company (Columbia KCS 9700) | 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 103) | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | STEPPENWOLF THE SECOND Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50037) | 5 | 13 | |
| 5 | FOOL ON THE HILL Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SPX 4160) | 7 | 5 | |
| 6 | FELICIANO! Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LPM 3957 / LSP 3957) | 6 | 26 | |
| 7 | ELECTRIC LADYLAND Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise 2RS 6307) | 4 | 11 | |
| 8 | BEGGARS BANQUET Rolling Stones (London PS 539) | 35 | 3 | |
| 9 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | 9 | 25 | |
| 10 | TIME PEACE: THE RASCALS’ GREATEST HITS Rascals (Atlantic SD 8190) | 11 | 25 | |
| 11 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2809) | 8 | 19 | |
| 12 | LIVING THE BLUES Canned Heat (Liberty LST-27200) | 14 | 5 | |
| 13 | WHEELS OF FIRE Cream (Atco SD 2-700) | 12 | 25 | |
| 14 | WILDFLOWERS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012) | 20 | 38 | |
| 15 | INCREDIBLE Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 9715) | 16 | 8 | |
| 16 | SOULED Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-4045) | 26 | 5 | |
| 17 | ARETHA IN PARIS Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8207) | 19 | 6 | |
| 18 | CROWN OF CREATION Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP 4058) | 22 | 17 | |
| 19 | FUNNY GIRL Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220) | 15 | 15 | |
| 20 | BOBBIE GENTRY & GLEN CAMPBELL Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2928) | 18 | 12 | |
| 21 | BOOKENDS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9529) | 17 | 36 | |
| 22 | THE HURDY GURDY MAN Donovan (Epic BN 26420) | 23 | 10 | |
| 23 | 200 M.P.H. Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1757) | 25 | 10 | |
| 24 | TRAFFIC Traffic (United Artists UAS 6676) | 29 | 5 | |
| 25 | DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES JOIN THE TEMPTATIONS Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 679) | 39 | 4 | |
| 26 | THE YARD WENT ON FOREVER Richard Harris (Dunhill DS-50042) | 21 | 8 | |
| 27 | THE TIME HAS COME Chambers Brothers (Columbia CL 2722 / CS 9522) | 13 | 48 | |
| 28 | HARPER VALLEY P.T. A. Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation PLP 1) | 10 | 12 | |
| 29 | SHINE ON BRIGHTLY Procol Harum (A&M SP 4151) | 30 | 12 | |
| 30 | WAITING FOR THE SUN Doors (Elektra EKS-74024) | 27 | 21 | |
| 31 | A NEW TIME – A NEW DAY Chambers Brothers (Columbia CS 9671) | 34 | 10 | |
| 32 | LATE AGAIN Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1751) | 24 | 15 | |
| 33 | A MAN WITHOUT LOVE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71022) | 31 | 19 | |
| 34 | ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261) | 36 | 71 | |
| 35 | THE GRADUATE Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180) | 33 | 42 | |
| 36 | STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill D-50029 / DS-50029) | 32 | 43 | |
| 37 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 38 | 23 | |
| 38 | ROAD SONG Wes Montgomery (A&M SP 3012) | 41 | 6 | |
| 39 | SUPER SESSION Mike Bloomfield–Al Kooper–Steve Stills (Columbia CS 9701) | 28 | 17 | |
| 40 | MAGIC BUS The Who (Decca DL 75064) | 40 | 10 | |
| 41 | THE ARCHIES Archies (Calendar KES-101) | 42 | 12 | |
| 42 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851) | 44 | 51 | |
| 43 | THE TURTLES PRESENT THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS Turtles (White Whale WWS 7118) | 46 | 7 | |
| 44 | GOLDEN GRASS Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50047) | 54 | 4 | |
| 45 | SAILOR Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST 2984) | 37 | 9 | |
| 46 | VANILLA FUDGE Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224) | 51 | 68 | |
| 47 | SPECIAL OCCASION Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TS 290) | 53 | 13 | |
| 48 | BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT Canned Heat (Liberty LRP-3541 / LST-7541) | 43 | 26 | |
| 49 | 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST) | 55 | 25 | |
| 50 | LOVE CHILD Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-670) | 60 | 3 | |
| 51 | THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Track SD 8198) | 45 | 15 | |
| 52 | A HAPPENING IN CENTRAL PARK Barbra Streisand (Columbia CS 9710) | 48 | 12 | |
| 53 | RARE PRECIOUS & BEAUTIFUL Bee Gees (Atco SP 33-264) | 63 | 6 | |
| 54 | WILD IN THE STREETS Original Soundtrack (Tower SKAO 5099) | 47 | 27 | |
| 55 | TRUTH Jeff Beck (Epic BN 26413) | 52 | 19 | |
| 56 | FINIAN’S RAINBOW Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts BS 2550) | 58 | 12 | |
| 57 | IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD Moody Blues (Deram DES 18017) | 50 | 16 | |
| 58 | ARETHA NOW Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8186) | 57 | 25 | |
| 59 | ELECTRIC MUD Muddy Waters (Cadet Concept LPS-314) | 49 | 10 | |
| 60 | YOU’RE ALL I NEED Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla TS 284) | 59 | 14 | |
| 61 | DISRAELI GEARS Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232) | 66 | 56 | |
| 62 | CHRISTMAS ALBUM Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4166) | 81 | 2 | |
| 63 | ARLO Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6299) | 56 | 11 | |
| 64 | HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED O.C. Smith (Columbia CS 9680) | 61 | 26 | |
| 65 | IN THE GROOVE Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS 285) | 69 | 6 | |
| 66 | THE BEAT OF THE BRASS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4146) | 71 | 34 | |
| 67 | PROMISES, PROMISES Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 571) | 77 | 2 | |
| 68 | THE DOORS Doors (Elektra EKL-4007 / EKS-74007) | 67 | 95 | |
| 69 | IN PERSON AT THE WHISKY A GO GO Otis Redding (Atco SD 33-265) | 72 | 5 | |
| 70 | ED AMES SINGS THE HITS OF BROADWAY AND HOLLYWOOD Ed Ames (RCA Victor LSP 4079) | 73 | 6 | |
| 71 | STAR! Original Soundtrack /Julie Andrews (20th Century-Fox DTCS 5102) | 70 | 12 | |
| 72 | IDEA Bee Gees (Atco SP 33-253) | 64 | 18 | |
| 73 | ELVIS (TV Special) Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM-4088) | — | 1 | |
| 74 | TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME Vogues (Reprise RS 6314) | 62 | 16 | |
| 75 | EDIZIONE D’ORO (Gold Edition) 4 Seasons (Philips PHS 2-6501) | 85 | 2 | |
| 76 | THE SOFT MACHINE Soft Machine (Probe CPLP 4500) | 82 | 3 | |
| 77 | WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74033) | 89 | 2 | |
| 78 | HEAD Original Soundtrack / Monkees (Colgems COSO-5008) | — | 1 | |
| 79 | GIRL WATCHER O’Kaysions (ABC ABCS-664) | 79 | 8 | |
| 80 | THE ASSOCIATION’S GREATEST HITS Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1767) | — | 1 | |
| 81 | SUPER HITS Box Tops (Bell 6025) | 88 | 4 | |
| 82 | CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS Mothers Of Invention (Verve V6-5055X) | 93 | 2 | |
| 83 | THOSE WERE THE DAYS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9705) | 87 | 4 | |
| 84 | DION Dion (Laurie SLP 2047) | — | 1 | |
| 85 | MANTOVANI...MEMORIES Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 542) | 68 | 9 | |
| 86 | OLIVER! Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501) | 86 | 4 | |
| 87 | LIVE AT THE APOLLO VOLUME 2 James Brown & Famous Flames (King KS-12-1022) | 65 | 11 | |
| 88 | HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash (JAD JS 1207) | 98 | 4 | |
| 89 | GET IT ON Pacific Gas & Electric (Power P 701) | 90 | 3 | |
| 90 | IN MY LIFE Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-7320) | 84 | 24 | |
| 91 | THE SUPER HITS, VOL. 3 Various Artists (Atlantic SD 8203) | 95 | 4 | |
| 92 | CYCLES Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1027) | — | 1 | |
| 93 | ONLY FOR LOVERS Roger Williams (Kapp KS-3565) | 96 | 3 | |
| 94 | REALIZATION Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-12372) | 75 | 28 | |
| 95 | WEST SIDE STORY Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks OL 5670; OS 2070) | 97 | 158 | |
| 96 | LOOK AROUND Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SP 4137) | 76 | 43 | |
| 97 | CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5188) | 99 | 3 | |
| 98 | I’VE GOTTA BE ME Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise RS 6324) | — | 1 | |
| 99 | SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton T-102) | 78 | 16 | |
| 100 | SOUNDS OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2469 / CS 9269) | 83 | 71 | |
| 101 | THIS IS MY COUNTRY Impressions (Curtom CRS 8001) | 101 | 4 | |
| 102 | THREE DOG NIGHT Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50048) | 102 | 4 | |
| 103 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER Lettermen (Capitol ST 147) | 106 | 4 | |
| 104 | LITTLE ARROWS Leapy Lee (Decca DL 75076) | 107 | 2 | |
| 105 | THOSE WERE THE DAYS Exotic Guitars (Ranwood RLP 8040) | 108 | 4 | |
| 106 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6330) | — | 1 | |
| 107 | SUPREMES GREATEST HITS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663) | 109 | 66 | |
| 108 | JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639) | — | 27 | |
| 109 | VELVET GLOVES AND SPIT Neil Diamond (Uni 73030) | 103 | 7 | |
| 110 | THE MASON WILLIAMS EAR SHOW Mason Williams (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1766) | — | 1 | |
| 111 | LADY SOUL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 8176 / SD 8176) | 111 | 45 | |
| 112 | CHER’S GOLDEN GREATS Cher (Imperial LSP-12406) | 74 | 6 | |
| 113 | THE BEST OF THE IMPRESSIONS Impressions (ABC ABCS-654) | 115 | 13 | |
| 114 | BARE WIRES John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (London PS 537) | 92 | 14 | |
| 115 | PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2563 / CS 9363) | 104 | 68 | |
| 116 | YESTERDAY’S DREAMS Four Tops (Motown MS-669) | 80 | 13 | |
| 117 | HONEY Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6642) | 112 | 37 | |
| 118 | PREVAILING AIRS Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-280) | 91 | 8 | |
| 119 | THE LOOK OF LOVE Midnight String Quartet (Viva V-36015) | 118 | 17 | |
| 120 | SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME Max Frost & Troopers (Tower ST 5147) | 123 | 5 | |
| 121 | THE SOUND OF BOOTS Boots Randolph (Monument SLP 18099) | 100 | 20 | |
| 122 | DR. ZHIVAGO Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST) | 113 | 146 | |
| 123 | LIVE WIRE / BLUES POWER Albert King (Stax STS 2003) | 94 | 6 | |
| 124 | JUST SOME OF THOSE SONGS, MRS. ROBINSON King Richard’s Fluegel Knights (MTA MTS 5011) | — | 1 | |
| 125 | HONEY Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9662) | 131 | 30 | |
| 126 | GOLDEN ERA – VOLUME 2 Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill DS-50038) | 110 | 13 | |
| 127 | HEY, LITTLE ONE Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2878) | 121 | 38 | |
| 128 | IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Hirt (RCA Victor LSP-4020) | 124 | 5 | |
| 129 | COLOR BLIND Glitterhouse (DynoVoice DY 31905) | — | 1 | |
| 130 | AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise RS 6281) | 129 | 46 | |
| 131 | DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012) | 119 | 37 | |
| 132 | I WISH IT WOULD RAIN Temptations (Gordy GS 927) | 114 | 32 | |
| 133 | BARBARELLA Original Soundtrack (DynoVoice DY 31908) | 122 | 6 | |
| 134 | MOZART PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 17 & 21 Geza Anda / Camerata Academica Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 783) | 130 | 21 | |
| 135 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005) | 136 | 198 | |
| 136 | WORD PICTURES Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6657) | 120 | 14 | |
| 137 | GREATEST HITS Temptations (Gordy G 919 / S 919) | 137 | 107 | |
| 138 | THE ELECTRIFYING EDDIE HARRIS Eddie Harris (Atlantic SD 1495) | 139 | 38 | |
| 139 | THE LORD’S PRAYER (And Other Sacred Songs) Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 9716) | 132 | 3 | |
| 140 | CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8382) | 116 | 13 | |
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