CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 21, 1968
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LWWKS
  1THE BEATLES
  Beatles (Apple SWBO-101)
  1  3
  2CHEAP THRILLS
  Big Brother & Holding Company (Columbia KCS 9700)
  2 17
  3WICHITA LINEMAN
  Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 103)
  3  7
  4STEPPENWOLF THE SECOND
  Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50037)
  5 13
  5FOOL ON THE HILL
  Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SPX 4160)
  7  5
  6FELICIANO!
  Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LPM 3957 / LSP 3957)
  6 26
  7ELECTRIC LADYLAND
  Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise 2RS 6307)
  4 11
  8BEGGARS BANQUET
  Rolling Stones (London PS 539)
 35  3
  9IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA
  Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
  9 25
 10TIME PEACE: THE RASCALS’ GREATEST HITS
  Rascals (Atlantic SD 8190)
 11 25
 11GENTLE ON MY MIND
  Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2809)
  8 19
 12LIVING THE BLUES
  Canned Heat (Liberty LST-27200)
 14  5
 13WHEELS OF FIRE
  Cream (Atco SD 2-700)
 12 25
 14WILDFLOWERS
  Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012)
 20 38
 15INCREDIBLE
  Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 9715)
 16  8
 16SOULED
  Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-4045)
 26  5
 17ARETHA IN PARIS
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8207)
 19  6
 18CROWN OF CREATION
  Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP 4058)
 22 17
 19FUNNY GIRL
  Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220)
 15 15
 20BOBBIE GENTRY & GLEN CAMPBELL
  Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2928)
 18 12
 21BOOKENDS
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9529)
 17 36
 22THE HURDY GURDY MAN
  Donovan (Epic BN 26420)
 23 10
 23200 M.P.H.
  Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1757)
 25 10
 24TRAFFIC
  Traffic (United Artists UAS 6676)
 29  5
 25DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES JOIN THE TEMPTATIONS
  Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 679)
 39  4
 26THE YARD WENT ON FOREVER
  Richard Harris (Dunhill DS-50042)
 21  8
 27THE TIME HAS COME
  Chambers Brothers (Columbia CL 2722 / CS 9522)
 13 48
 28HARPER VALLEY P.T. A.
  Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation PLP 1)
 10 12
 29SHINE ON BRIGHTLY
  Procol Harum (A&M SP 4151)
 30 12
 30WAITING FOR THE SUN
  Doors (Elektra EKS-74024)
 27 21
 31A NEW TIME – A NEW DAY
  Chambers Brothers (Columbia CS 9671)
 34 10
 32LATE AGAIN
  Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1751)
 24 15
 33A MAN WITHOUT LOVE
  Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71022)
 31 19
 34ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?
  Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261)
 36 71
 35THE GRADUATE
  Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180)
 33 42
 36STEPPENWOLF
  Steppenwolf (Dunhill D-50029 / DS-50029)
 32 43
 37HAIR
  Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150)
 38 23
 38ROAD SONG
  Wes Montgomery (A&M SP 3012)
 41  6
 39SUPER SESSION
  Mike Bloomfield–Al Kooper–Steve Stills (Columbia CS 9701)
 28 17
 40MAGIC BUS
  The Who (Decca DL 75064)
 40 10
 41THE ARCHIES
  Archies (Calendar KES-101)
 42 12
 42BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX
  Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851)
 44 51
 43THE TURTLES PRESENT THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS
  Turtles (White Whale WWS 7118)
 46  7
 44GOLDEN GRASS
  Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50047)
 54  4
 45SAILOR
  Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST 2984)
 37  9
 46VANILLA FUDGE
  Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224)
 51 68
 47SPECIAL OCCASION
  Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TS 290)
 53 13
 48BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT
  Canned Heat (Liberty LRP-3541 / LST-7541)
 43 26
 492001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
  Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST)
 55 25
 50LOVE CHILD
  Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-670)
 60  3
 51THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
  Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Track SD 8198)
 45 15
 52A HAPPENING IN CENTRAL PARK
  Barbra Streisand (Columbia CS 9710)
 48 12
 53RARE PRECIOUS & BEAUTIFUL
  Bee Gees (Atco SP 33-264)
 63  6
 54WILD IN THE STREETS
  Original Soundtrack (Tower SKAO 5099)
 47 27
 55TRUTH
  Jeff Beck (Epic BN 26413)
 52 19
 56FINIAN’S RAINBOW
  Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts BS 2550)
 58 12
 57IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD
  Moody Blues (Deram DES 18017)
 50 16
 58ARETHA NOW
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8186)
 57 25
 59ELECTRIC MUD
  Muddy Waters (Cadet Concept LPS-314)
 49 10
 60YOU’RE ALL I NEED
  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla TS 284)
 59 14
 61DISRAELI GEARS
  Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232)
 66 56
 62CHRISTMAS ALBUM
  Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4166)
 81  2
 63ARLO
  Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6299)
 56 11
 64HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED
  O.C. Smith (Columbia CS 9680)
 61 26
 65IN THE GROOVE
  Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS 285)
 69  6
 66THE BEAT OF THE BRASS
  Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4146)
 71 34
 67PROMISES, PROMISES
  Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 571)
 77  2
 68THE DOORS
  Doors (Elektra EKL-4007 / EKS-74007)
 67 95
 69IN PERSON AT THE WHISKY A GO GO
  Otis Redding (Atco SD 33-265)
 72  5
 70ED AMES SINGS THE HITS OF BROADWAY AND HOLLYWOOD
  Ed Ames (RCA Victor LSP 4079)
 73  6
 71STAR!
  Original Soundtrack /Julie Andrews (20th Century-Fox DTCS 5102)
 70 12
 72IDEA
  Bee Gees (Atco SP 33-253)
 64 18
 73ELVIS (TV Special)
  Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM-4088)
 —  1
 74TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME
  Vogues (Reprise RS 6314)
 62 16
 75EDIZIONE D’ORO (Gold Edition)
  4 Seasons (Philips PHS 2-6501)
 85  2
 76THE SOFT MACHINE
  Soft Machine (Probe CPLP 4500)
 82  3
 77WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES
  Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74033)
 89  2
 78HEAD
  Original Soundtrack / Monkees (Colgems COSO-5008)
 —  1
 79GIRL WATCHER
  O’Kaysions (ABC ABCS-664)
 79  8
 80THE ASSOCIATION’S GREATEST HITS
  Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1767)
 —  1
 81SUPER HITS
  Box Tops (Bell 6025)
 88  4
 82CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS
  Mothers Of Invention (Verve V6-5055X)
 93  2
 83THOSE WERE THE DAYS
  Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9705)
 87  4
 84DION
  Dion (Laurie SLP 2047)
 —  1
 85MANTOVANI...MEMORIES
  Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 542)
 68  9
 86OLIVER!
  Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501)
 86  4
 87LIVE AT THE APOLLO VOLUME 2
  James Brown & Famous Flames (King KS-12-1022)
 65 11
 88HOLD ME TIGHT
  Johnny Nash (JAD JS 1207)
 98  4
 89GET IT ON
  Pacific Gas & Electric (Power P 701)
 90  3
 90IN MY LIFE
  Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-7320)
 84 24
 91THE SUPER HITS, VOL. 3
  Various Artists (Atlantic SD 8203)
 95  4
 92CYCLES
  Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1027)
 —  1
 93ONLY FOR LOVERS
  Roger Williams (Kapp KS-3565)
 96  3
 94REALIZATION
  Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-12372)
 75 28
 95WEST SIDE STORY
  Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks OL 5670; OS 2070)
 97158
 96LOOK AROUND
  Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SP 4137)
 76 43
 97CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
  Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5188)
 99  3
 98I’VE GOTTA BE ME
  Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise RS 6324)
 —  1
 99SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE
  Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton T-102)
 78 16
100SOUNDS OF SILENCE
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2469 / CS 9269)
 83 71
101THIS IS MY COUNTRY
  Impressions (Curtom CRS 8001)
101  4
102THREE DOG NIGHT
  Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50048)
102  4
103PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER
  Lettermen (Capitol ST 147)
106  4
104LITTLE ARROWS
  Leapy Lee (Decca DL 75076)
107  2
105THOSE WERE THE DAYS
  Exotic Guitars (Ranwood RLP 8040)
108  4
106GENTLE ON MY MIND
  Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6330)
 —  1
107SUPREMES GREATEST HITS
  Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663)
109 66
108JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON
  Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639)
 — 27
109VELVET GLOVES AND SPIT
  Neil Diamond (Uni 73030)
103  7
110THE MASON WILLIAMS EAR SHOW
  Mason Williams (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1766)
 —  1
111LADY SOUL
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 8176 / SD 8176)
111 45
112CHER’S GOLDEN GREATS
  Cher (Imperial LSP-12406)
 74  6
113THE BEST OF THE IMPRESSIONS
  Impressions (ABC ABCS-654)
115 13
114BARE WIRES
  John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (London PS 537)
 92 14
115PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2563 / CS 9363)
104 68
116YESTERDAY’S DREAMS
  Four Tops (Motown MS-669)
 80 13
117HONEY
  Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6642)
112 37
118PREVAILING AIRS
  Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-280)
 91  8
119THE LOOK OF LOVE
  Midnight String Quartet (Viva V-36015)
118 17
120SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
  Max Frost & Troopers (Tower ST 5147)
123  5
121THE SOUND OF BOOTS
  Boots Randolph (Monument SLP 18099)
100 20
122DR. ZHIVAGO
  Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST)
113146
123LIVE WIRE / BLUES POWER
  Albert King (Stax STS 2003)
 94  6
124JUST SOME OF THOSE SONGS, MRS. ROBINSON
  King Richard’s Fluegel Knights (MTA MTS 5011)
 —  1
125HONEY
  Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9662)
131 30
126GOLDEN ERA – VOLUME 2
  Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill DS-50038)
110 13
127HEY, LITTLE ONE
  Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2878)
121 38
128IN LOVE WITH YOU
  Al Hirt (RCA Victor LSP-4020)
124  5
129COLOR BLIND
  Glitterhouse (DynoVoice DY 31905)
 —  1
130AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE
  Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise RS 6281)
129 46
131DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED
  Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012)
119 37
132I WISH IT WOULD RAIN
  Temptations (Gordy GS 927)
114 32
133BARBARELLA
  Original Soundtrack (DynoVoice DY 31908)
122  6
134MOZART PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 17 & 21
  Geza Anda / Camerata Academica Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138 783)
130 21
135THE SOUND OF MUSIC
  Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005)
136198
136WORD PICTURES
  Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6657)
120 14
137GREATEST HITS
  Temptations (Gordy G 919 / S 919)
137107
138THE ELECTRIFYING EDDIE HARRIS
  Eddie Harris (Atlantic SD 1495)
139 38
139THE LORD’S PRAYER (And Other Sacred Songs)
  Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 9716)
132  3
140CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
  Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8382)
116 13
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