CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 1, 1969
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LWWKS
  1THE BEATLES
  Beatles (Apple SWBO-101)		  1  9
  2TCB
  Original TV Soundtrack / Diana Ross & Supremes with Temptations (Motown MS 682)		  2  6
  3WICHITA LINEMAN
  Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 103)		  3 13
  4THE ASSOCIATION’S GREATEST HITS
  Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1767)		  6  7
  5FOOL ON THE HILL
  Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SPX 4160)		  4 11
  6BEGGARS BANQUET
  Rolling Stones (London PS 539)		  5  9
  7DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES JOIN THE TEMPTATIONS
  Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 679)		  7 10
  8ELVIS (TV Special)
  Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM-4088)		  8  7
  9IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA
  Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)		 15 31
 10WILDFLOWERS
  Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012)		  9 44
 11STEPPENWOLF THE SECOND
  Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50037)		 11 19
 12CHEAP THRILLS
  Big Brother & Holding Company (Columbia KCS 9700)		 10 23
 13GENTLE ON MY MIND
  Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2809)		 12 25
 14CYCLES
  Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1027)		 17  7
 15LOVE CHILD
  Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-670)		 13  9
 16TIME PEACE: THE RASCALS’ GREATEST HITS
  Rascals (Atlantic SD 8190)		 16 31
 17FUNNY GIRL
  Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220)		 22 21
 18LIVING THE BLUES
  Canned Heat (Liberty LST-27200)		 19 11
 19WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES
  Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74033)		 21  8
 20ELECTRIC LADYLAND
  Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise 2RS 6307)		 14 17
 21HAIR
  Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150)		 24 29
 22SOULFUL STRUT
  Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick BL 754144)		 32  5
 23THE GRADUATE
  Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180)		 25 48
 24GENTLE ON MY MIND
  Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6330)		 27  7
 25PROMISES, PROMISES
  Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 571)		 20  8
 26SOULED
  Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-4045)		 18 11
 27HEAD
  Original Soundtrack / Monkees (Colgems COSO-5008)		 29  7
 28PETULA CLARK’S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1
  Petula Clark (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1765)		 30  6
 29IN THE GROOVE
  Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS 285)		 23 12
 30WHEELS OF FIRE
  Cream (Atco SD 2-700)		 26 31
 31TRAFFIC
  Traffic (United Artists UAS 6676)		 28 11
 32200 M.P.H.
  Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1757)		 31 16
 33GOLDEN GRASS
  Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50047)		 36 10
 34BOOKENDS
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9529)		 33 42
 35FELICIANO!
  Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LPM 3957 / LSP 3957)		 34 32
 36I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME
  Bobby Vinton (Epic BN 26437)		 37  6
 37BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
  Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)		 49  4
 38ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?
  Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261)		 35 77
 39ARETHA IN PARIS
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8207)		 38 12
 40LIVE AT THE COPA
  Temptations (Gordy GS 938)		 42  5
 41EDIZIONE D’ORO (Gold Edition)
  4 Seasons (Philips PHS 2-6501)		 43  8
 42ORIGINAL VOICE TRACKS FROM HIS GREATEST MOVIES
  W.C. Fields (Decca DL 79164)		 71  6
 43INCREDIBLE
  Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 9715)		 39 14
 44WONDERWALL MUSIC
  George Harrison (Apple ST 3350)		 46  5
 45A MAN WITHOUT LOVE
  Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71022)		 45 25
 46SUPER HITS
  Box Tops (Bell 6025)		 44 10
 47CROWN OF CREATION
  Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP 4058)		 40 23
 48LATE AGAIN
  Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1751)		 41 21
 49RARE PRECIOUS & BEAUTIFUL
  Bee Gees (Atco SP 33-264)		 48 12
 50CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS
  Mothers Of Invention (Verve V6-5055X)		 54  8
 51FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE
  Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 291)		 61  4
 52THOSE WERE THE DAYS
  Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9705)		 56 10
 53WAITING FOR THE SUN
  Doors (Elektra EKS-74024)		 59 27
 54HELP YOURSELF
  Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71025)		 66  4
 55ONLY FOR LOVERS
  Roger Williams (Kapp KS-3565)		 67  9
 56THE HURDY GURDY MAN
  Donovan (Epic BN 26420)		 47 16
 57STEPPENWOLF
  Steppenwolf (Dunhill D-50029 / DS-50029)		 57 49
 58BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX
  Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851)		 58 57
 59BOBBIE GENTRY & GLEN CAMPBELL
  Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2928)		 50 18
 60ANY DAY NOW
  Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-79306/7)		 88  3
 61THE ARCHIES
  Archies (Calendar KES-101)		 63 18
 62THE YARD WENT ON FOREVER
  Richard Harris (Dunhill DS-50042)		 51 14
 63VANILLA FUDGE
  Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224)		 55 74
 64SHINE ON BRIGHTLY
  Procol Harum (A&M SP 4151)		 53 18
 65THE SOFT MACHINE
  Soft Machine (Probe CPLP 4500)		 65  9
 66THE TIME HAS COME
  Chambers Brothers (Columbia CL 2722 / CS 9522)		 52 54
 67CAMELOT
  Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts BS 1712)		 75 49
 68BOOK OF TALIESYN
  Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton T-107)		 69  5
 69TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME
  Vogues (Reprise RS 6314)		 70 22
 70I’VE GOTTA BE ME
  Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise RS 6324)		 73  7
 71OLIVER!
  Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501)		 72 10
 72DISRAELI GEARS
  Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232)		 60 62
 73SUPER SESSION
  Mike Bloomfield–Al Kooper–Steve Stills (Columbia CS 9701)		 62 23
 74A NEW TIME – A NEW DAY
  Chambers Brothers (Columbia CS 9671)		 64 16
 75CRIMSON & CLOVER
  Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette SR 42023)		 81  2
 76ARETHA NOW
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8186)		 68 31
 77PROMISES, PROMISES
  Original Broadway Cast (United Artists UAS 9902)		 83  4
 78RICHARD P. HAVENS, 1983
  Richie Havens (Verve Forecast FTS-3047-2)		 82  3
 79DION
  Dion (Laurie SLP 2047)		 74  7
 80PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER
  Lettermen (Capitol ST 147)		 84 10
 81LITTLE ARROWS
  Leapy Lee (Decca DL 75076)		 86  8
 82CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
  Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5188)		 85  9
 83SPECIAL OCCASION
  Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TS 290)		 76 19
 84COLOURS
  Claudine Longet (A&M SP 4163)		 89  3
 85THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER
  Spirit (Ode Z12 44014)		 90  2
 86THE LIVE ADVENTURES OF MIKE BLOOMFIELD AND AL KOOPER
  Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper (Columbia KGP 6)		100  2
 87THE BEST OF THE COWSILLS
  Cowsills (MGM SE 4597)		 94  2
 88IT’S TRUE! IT’S TRUE!
  Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1770)		 —  1
 89BAYOU COUNTRY
  Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387)		 96  2
 90RAMBLIN’ GAMBLIN’ MAN
  Bob Seger System (Capitol ST 172)		 92  2
 91CANDY
  Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCS-OC-9)		 98  2
 92THE ICE MAN COMETH
  Jerry Butler (Mercury SR-61198)		 93  2
 93INTROSPECT
  Joe South (Capitol ST 108)		 95  2
 94PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2563 / CS 9363)		 87 74
 95THE DOORS
  Doors (Elektra EKL-4007 / EKS-74007)		 91101
 962001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
  Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST)		 97 31
 97HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED
  O.C. Smith (Columbia CS 9680)		 80 32
 98HARPER VALLEY P.T. A.
  Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation PLP 1)		 77 18
 99FINIAN’S RAINBOW
  Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts BS 2550)		 78 18
100MAMAS AND PAPAS / SOUL TRAIN
  Classics IV (Imperial LP-12047)		 79  6
101THREE DOG NIGHT
  Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50048)		105 10
102THIS IS MY COUNTRY
  Impressions (Curtom CRS 8001)		104 10
103LOVE IS
  Eric Burdon & Animals (MGM SE-4591-2)		101  5
104IN MY LIFE
  Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-7320)		102 30
105WHO’S MAKING LOVE
  Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS-2005)		108  3
106ROAD SONG
  Wes Montgomery (A&M SP 3012)		 99 12
107IDEA
  Bee Gees (Atco SP 33-253)		103 24
108IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD
  Moody Blues (Deram DES 18017)		106 22
109ZORBA
  Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SO 118)		110  3
110JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON
  Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639)		112 33
111THE MASON WILLIAMS EAR SHOW
  Mason Williams (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1766)		107  7
112WEST SIDE STORY
  Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks OL 5670; OS 2070)		109164
113DR. ZHIVAGO
  Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST)		111152
114STAR!
  Original Soundtrack /Julie Andrews (20th Century-Fox DTCS 5102)		118 18
115TRUTH
  Jeff Beck (Epic BN 26413)		128 25
116BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT
  Canned Heat (Liberty LRP-3541 / LST-7541)		113 32
117WILD IN THE STREETS
  Original Soundtrack (Tower SKAO 5099)		114 33
118SAILOR
  Steve Miller Band (Capitol ST 2984)		117 15
119ED AMES SINGS THE HITS OF BROADWAY AND HOLLYWOOD
  Ed Ames (RCA Victor LSP 4079)		121 12
120THOSE WERE THE DAYS
  Exotic Guitars (Ranwood RLP 8040)		115 10
121SOUNDS OF SILENCE
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CS 9269)		123 75
122GET IT ON
  Pacific Gas & Electric (Power P 701)		116  9
123A THORN IN MRS. ROSE’S SIDE
  Biff Rose (Tetragrammaton T-103)		119  4
124IN PERSON AT THE WHISKY A GO GO
  Otis Redding (Atco SD 33-265)		120 11
125THE BEAT OF THE BRASS
  Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4146)		125 40
126SUPREMES GREATEST HITS
  Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663)		131 72
127A HAPPENING IN CENTRAL PARK
  Barbra Streisand (Columbia CS 9710)		124 18
128THE SUPER HITS, VOL. 3
  Various Artists (Atlantic SD 8203)		130 10
129SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE
  Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton T-102)		126 22
130HOLD ME TIGHT
  Johnny Nash (JAD JS 1207)		122 10
131COLOR BLIND
  Glitterhouse (DynoVoice DY 31905)		127  7
132JUST SOME OF THOSE SONGS, MRS. ROBINSON
  King Richard’s Fluegel Knights (MTA MTS 5011)		129  7
133GIRL WATCHER
  O’Kaysions (ABC ABCS-664)		133 14
134THE SOUND OF MUSIC
  Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005)		136204
135LADY SOUL
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 8176 / SD 8176)		134 51
136THE LOOK OF LOVE
  Midnight String Quartet (Viva V-36015)		137 23
137THE TURTLES PRESENT THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS
  Turtles (White Whale WWS 7118)		135 13
138ELECTRIC MUD
  Muddy Waters (Cadet Concept LPS-314)		138 16
139THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
  Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Track SD 8198)		139 21
140YOU COULD BE BORN AGAIN
  Free Design (Project 3 PR 5031)		140  5
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