| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 8, 1969 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE BEATLES Beatles (Apple SWBO-101) | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | THE ASSOCIATION’S GREATEST HITS Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1767) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | YELLOW SUBMARINE Original Soundtrack / Beatles (Apple SW 153) | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | TCB Original TV Soundtrack / Diana Ross & Supremes with Temptations (Motown MS 682) | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 103) | 5 | 18 | |
| 6 | BALL Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-280) | 7 | 5 | |
| 7 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720) | 6 | 9 | |
| 8 | CRIMSON & CLOVER Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette SR 42023) | 10 | 7 | |
| 9 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | 8 | 36 | |
| 10 | GOODBYE Cream (Atco SD 7001) | 12 | 4 | |
| 11 | ELVIS (TV Special) Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM-4088) | 9 | 12 | |
| 12 | FOOL ON THE HILL Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SPX 4160) | 11 | 16 | |
| 13 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 14 | 34 | |
| 14 | BEGGARS BANQUET Rolling Stones (London PS 539) | 13 | 14 | |
| 15 | SOUL ’69 Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8212) | 18 | 5 | |
| 16 | HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71025) | 19 | 9 | |
| 17 | DONOVAN’S GREATEST HITS Donovan (Epic BXN 26439) | 21 | 4 | |
| 18 | ORIGINAL VOICE TRACKS FROM HIS GREATEST MOVIES W.C. Fields (Decca DL 79164) | 22 | 11 | |
| 19 | SOULFUL STRUT Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick BL 754144) | 15 | 10 | |
| 20 | THE LIVE ADVENTURES OF MIKE BLOOMFIELD AND AL KOOPER Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper (Columbia KGP 6) | 25 | 7 | |
| 21 | WILDFLOWERS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012) | 16 | 49 | |
| 22 | SWITCHED-ON BACH Walter Carlos (with Benjamin Folkman) (Columbia Masterworks MS 7194) | 35 | 5 | |
| 23 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2809) | 17 | 30 | |
| 24 | LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216) | 34 | 4 | |
| 25 | NEAR THE BEGINNING Vanilla Fudge (Atco SD 33-278) | 45 | 2 | |
| 26 | STEPPENWOLF THE SECOND Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50037) | 20 | 24 | |
| 27 | CHEAP THRILLS Big Brother & Holding Company (Columbia KCS 9700) | 23 | 28 | |
| 28 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6330) | 24 | 12 | |
| 29 | DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES JOIN THE TEMPTATIONS Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 679) | 26 | 15 | |
| 30 | BAYOU COUNTRY Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387) | 48 | 7 | |
| 31 | CYCLES Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1027) | 27 | 12 | |
| 32 | PROMISES, PROMISES Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 571) | 28 | 13 | |
| 33 | TIME PEACE: THE RASCALS’ GREATEST HITS Rascals (Atlantic SD 8190) | 29 | 36 | |
| 34 | BLESS ITS POINTED LITTLE HEAD Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP-4133) | 58 | 2 | |
| 35 | I’VE GOTTA BE ME Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise RS 6324) | 30 | 12 | |
| 36 | THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER Spirit (Ode Z12 44014) | 42 | 7 | |
| 37 | FUNNY GIRL Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220) | 33 | 26 | |
| 38 | WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74033) | 32 | 13 | |
| 39 | CAMELOT Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts BS 1712) | 41 | 54 | |
| 40 | THE GRADUATE Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180) | 37 | 53 | |
| 41 | ANY DAY NOW Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-79306/7) | 40 | 8 | |
| 42 | GOLDEN GRASS Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50047) | 36 | 15 | |
| 43 | I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Bobby Vinton (Epic BN 26437) | 31 | 11 | |
| 44 | LIVING THE BLUES Canned Heat (Liberty LST-27200) | 38 | 16 | |
| 45 | PETULA CLARK’S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 Petula Clark (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1765) | 43 | 11 | |
| 46 | ODESSA Bee Gees (Atco SP 2-702) | 56 | 2 | |
| 47 | WONDERWALL MUSIC George Harrison (Apple ST 3350) | 39 | 10 | |
| 48 | ELECTRIC LADYLAND Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise 2RS 6307) | 44 | 22 | |
| 49 | IT’S TRUE! IT’S TRUE! Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1770) | 50 | 6 | |
| 50 | BOOK OF TALIESYN Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton T-107) | 46 | 10 | |
| 51 | LOVE CHILD Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-670) | 47 | 14 | |
| 52 | EDIZIONE D’ORO (Gold Edition) 4 Seasons (Philips PHS 2-6501) | 49 | 13 | |
| 53 | HEAD Original Soundtrack / Monkees (Colgems COSO-5008) | 51 | 12 | |
| 54 | PROMISES, PROMISES Original Broadway Cast (United Artists UAS 9902) | 61 | 9 | |
| 55 | THIS WAS Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6336) | 67 | 2 | |
| 56 | WHEELS OF FIRE Cream (Atco SD 2-700) | 52 | 36 | |
| 57 | OLIVER! Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501) | 64 | 15 | |
| 58 | TRAFFIC Traffic (United Artists UAS 6676) | 53 | 16 | |
| 59 | I STAND ALONE Al Kooper (Columbia CS 9718) | 63 | 5 | |
| 60 | INSTANT REPLAY Monkees (Colgems COS-133) | 70 | 4 | |
| 61 | LIVE AT THE COPA Temptations (Gordy GS 938) | 59 | 10 | |
| 62 | CANDY Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCS-OC-9) | 60 | 7 | |
| 63 | “THEMES” LIKE OLD TIMES Original Radio Themes (Viva V-36018) | 73 | 4 | |
| 64 | RAMBLIN’ GAMBLIN’ MAN Bob Seger System (Capitol ST 172) | 68 | 7 | |
| 65 | FELICIANO! Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LPM 3957 / LSP 3957) | 65 | 37 | |
| 66 | SOULED Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-4045) | 57 | 16 | |
| 67 | KICK OUT THE JAMS MC5 (Elektra EKS-74042) | 87 | 2 | |
| 68 | TILL Vogues (Reprise RS 6326) | 78 | 3 | |
| 69 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 291) | 54 | 9 | |
| 70 | BOOKENDS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9529) | 55 | 47 | |
| 71 | ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261) | 62 | 82 | |
| 72 | DOING MY THING Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-292) | 74 | 3 | |
| 73 | SUPER HITS Box Tops (Bell 6025) | 66 | 15 | |
| 74 | FIRST EDITION – ’69 First Edition (Reprise RS 6328) | 84 | 2 | |
| 75 | CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5188) | 76 | 14 | |
| 76 | INTROSPECT Joe South (Capitol ST 108) | 71 | 7 | |
| 77 | RETROSPECTIVE – THE BEST OF BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD 33-283) | 81 | 2 | |
| 78 | THREE DOG NIGHT Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50048) | 79 | 15 | |
| 79 | CLOUD NINE Temptations (Gordy GLPS-939) | — | 1 | |
| 80 | LIVE Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TS 289) | 80 | 4 | |
| 81 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER Lettermen (Capitol ST 147) | 69 | 15 | |
| 82 | THE ELECTRIC FLAG (An American Music Band) Electric Flag (Columbia CS 9714) | 77 | 3 | |
| 83 | ONLY FOR LOVERS Roger Williams (Kapp KS-3565) | 72 | 14 | |
| 84 | A MAN WITHOUT LOVE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71022) | 75 | 30 | |
| 85 | TWO VIRGINS John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Tetragrammaton /Apple T-5001) | 82 | 5 | |
| 86 | THE ICE MAN COMETH Jerry Butler (Mercury SR-61198) | 85 | 7 | |
| 87 | SYNTHESIS Cryan Shames (Columbia CS 9719) | 92 | 5 | |
| 88 | GENUINE IMITATION LIFE GAZETTE 4 Seasons (Philips PHS 600-290) | 83 | 5 | |
| 89 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851) | 86 | 62 | |
| 90 | RICHARD P. HAVENS, 1983 Richie Havens (Verve Forecast FTS-3047-2) | 90 | 8 | |
| 91 | STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill D-50029 / DS-50029) | 88 | 54 | |
| 92 | BOBBIE GENTRY & GLEN CAMPBELL Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2928) | 91 | 23 | |
| 93 | STONE SOUL Mongo Santamaria (Columbia CS 9780) | 94 | 3 | |
| 94 | STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette (Epic BN 26451) | — | 1 | |
| 95 | THE GOOD RATS Good Rats (Kapp KS-3580) | 93 | 3 | |
| 96 | TILL Jerry Vale (Columbia CS 9757) | 98 | 3 | |
| 97 | STONEDHENGE Ten Years After (Deram DES 18021) | 97 | 4 | |
| 98 | DUSTY IN MEMPHIS Dusty Springfield (Atlantic SD 8214) | 99 | 2 | |
| 99 | WAITING FOR THE SUN Doors (Elektra EKS-74024) | 100 | 32 | |
| 100 | SOUND OF SEXY SOUL Delfonics (Philly Groove PG-1151) | 104 | 2 | |
| 101 | 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST) | 102 | 36 | |
| 102 | WHO’S MAKING LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS-2005) | 96 | 8 | |
| 103 | THE ARCHIES Archies (Calendar KES-101) | 89 | 23 | |
| 104 | THE WORM Jimmy McGriff (Solid State SS 18045) | — | 1 | |
| 105 | ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE B/W WITHOUT RHYME OR REASON Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury SR 61183) | 95 | 3 | |
| 106 | A THORN IN MRS. ROSE’S SIDE Biff Rose (Tetragrammaton T-103) | 101 | 9 | |
| 107 | VANILLA FUDGE Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224) | 103 | 79 | |
| 108 | THIS IS MY COUNTRY Impressions (Curtom CRS 8001) | 105 | 15 | |
| 109 | THOSE WERE THE DAYS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9705) | 108 | 15 | |
| 110 | A TIME FOR LIVING, A TIME FOR HOPE Ed Ames (RCA Victor LSP-4128) | 106 | 2 | |
| 111 | THE BEST OF THE COWSILLS Cowsills (MGM SE 4597) | 107 | 7 | |
| 112 | COLOURS Claudine Longet (A&M SP 4163) | 109 | 8 | |
| 113 | THE NASHVILLE BRASS PLAY THE NASHVILLE SOUND Nashville Brass (RCA Victor LSP-4059) | 118 | 2 | |
| 114 | PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2563 / CS 9363) | 111 | 79 | |
| 115 | FINIAN’S RAINBOW Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts BS 2550) | 119 | 23 | |
| 116 | IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD Moody Blues (Deram DES 18017) | 114 | 27 | |
| 117 | ZORBA Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SO 118) | 110 | 8 | |
| 118 | LATE AGAIN Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1751) | 116 | 26 | |
| 119 | ENGLISH ROSE Fleetwood Mac (Epic BN 26446) | 112 | 5 | |
| 120 | SHINE ON BRIGHTLY Procol Harum (A&M SP 4151) | 120 | 23 | |
| 121 | SONGS OF THE YOUNG WORLD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor LSP-4110) | 113 | 2 | |
| 122 | THE DOORS Doors (Elektra EKL-4007 / EKS-74007) | 115 | 106 | |
| 123 | LITTLE ARROWS Leapy Lee (Decca DL 75076) | 117 | 13 | |
| 124 | SUPER SESSION Mike Bloomfield–Al Kooper–Steve Stills (Columbia CS 9701) | 125 | 28 | |
| 125 | CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS Mothers Of Invention (Verve V6-5055X) | 126 | 13 | |
| 126 | JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639) | 123 | 38 | |
| 127 | DISRAELI GEARS Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232) | 121 | 67 | |
| 128 | TRUTH Jeff Beck (Epic BN 26413) | 127 | 30 | |
| 129 | IN MY LIFE Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-7320) | 122 | 35 | |
| 130 | ARETHA NOW Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8186) | 124 | 36 | |
| 131 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005) | 137 | 209 | |
| 132 | YOU COULD BE BORN AGAIN Free Design (Project 3 PR 5031) | 128 | 10 | |
| 133 | IN THE GROOVE Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS 285) | 129 | 17 | |
| 134 | GET IT ON Pacific Gas & Electric (Power P 701) | 130 | 14 | |
| 135 | DR. ZHIVAGO Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST) | 131 | 157 | |
| 136 | THE BEAT OF THE BRASS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4146) | 133 | 45 | |
| 137 | HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED O.C. Smith (Columbia CS 9680) | 134 | 37 | |
| 138 | SUPREMES GREATEST HITS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663) | 135 | 77 | |
| 139 | SOUNDS OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CS 9269) | 138 | 80 | |
| 140 | HARPER VALLEY P.T. A. Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation PLP 1) | 140 | 23 | |
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