| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 12, 1969 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 1 | 39 | |
| 2 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720) | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | BALL Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-280) | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | SWITCHED-ON BACH Walter Carlos (with Benjamin Folkman) (Columbia Masterworks MS 7194) | 8 | 10 | |
| 5 | HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71025) | 6 | 14 | |
| 6 | DONOVAN’S GREATEST HITS Donovan (Epic BXN 26439) | 9 | 9 | |
| 7 | WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 103) | 4 | 23 | |
| 8 | CLOUD NINE Temptations (Gordy GLPS-939) | 16 | 6 | |
| 9 | THE ASSOCIATION’S GREATEST HITS Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1767) | 5 | 17 | |
| 10 | BAYOU COUNTRY Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387) | 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | GOODBYE Cream (Atco SD 7001) | 7 | 9 | |
| 12 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | 11 | 41 | |
| 13 | AT YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50053) | 14 | 5 | |
| 14 | ENGELBERT Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71026) | 15 | 5 | |
| 15 | LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216) | 13 | 9 | |
| 16 | GALVESTON Glen Campbell (Capitol ST-210) | 48 | 2 | |
| 17 | THE BEATLES Beatles (Apple SWBO-101) | 12 | 19 | |
| 18 | FREEDOM SUITE Rascals (Atlantic SD 2-901) | 22 | 4 | |
| 19 | NEAR THE BEGINNING Vanilla Fudge (Atco SD 33-278) | 19 | 7 | |
| 20 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2809) | 21 | 35 | |
| 21 | BLESS ITS POINTED LITTLE HEAD Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP-4133) | 20 | 7 | |
| 22 | CRIMSON & CLOVER Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette SR 42023) | 23 | 12 | |
| 23 | YELLOW SUBMARINE Original Soundtrack / Beatles (Apple SW 153) | 17 | 10 | |
| 24 | “THEMES” LIKE OLD TIMES Original Radio Themes (Viva V-36018) | 26 | 9 | |
| 25 | TCB Original TV Soundtrack / Diana Ross & Supremes with Temptations (Motown MS 682) | 18 | 16 | |
| 26 | ORIGINAL VOICE TRACKS FROM HIS GREATEST MOVIES W.C. Fields (Decca DL 79164) | 28 | 16 | |
| 27 | ODESSA Bee Gees (Atco SP 2-702) | 24 | 7 | |
| 28 | TILL Vogues (Reprise RS 6326) | 31 | 8 | |
| 29 | SOUL ’69 Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8212) | 27 | 10 | |
| 30 | FUNNY GIRL Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220) | 32 | 31 | |
| 31 | ELVIS (TV Special) Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM-4088) | 25 | 17 | |
| 32 | THE LIVE ADVENTURES OF MIKE BLOOMFIELD AND AL KOOPER Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper (Columbia KGP 6) | 29 | 12 | |
| 33 | WILDFLOWERS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012) | 38 | 54 | |
| 34 | POST CARD Mary Hopkin (Apple ST 3351) | 39 | 4 | |
| 35 | SOULFUL Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 573) | 46 | 3 | |
| 36 | SANDS OF TIME Jay & Americans (United Artists UAS 6671) | 50 | 5 | |
| 37 | THREE DOG NIGHT Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50048) | 42 | 20 | |
| 38 | PROMISES, PROMISES Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 571) | 30 | 18 | |
| 39 | I’VE GOTTA BE ME Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise RS 6324) | 41 | 17 | |
| 40 | GOLDEN GRASS Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50047) | 45 | 20 | |
| 41 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6330) | 34 | 17 | |
| 42 | FOOL ON THE HILL Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SPX 4160) | 33 | 21 | |
| 43 | OLIVER! Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501) | 47 | 20 | |
| 44 | STEPPENWOLF THE SECOND Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50037) | 35 | 29 | |
| 45 | THE GRADUATE Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180) | 40 | 58 | |
| 46 | TOM JONES LIVE! Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71014) | 72 | 21 | |
| 47 | WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74033) | 43 | 18 | |
| 48 | KICK OUT THE JAMS MC5 (Elektra EKS-74042) | 44 | 7 | |
| 49 | CHEAP THRILLS Big Brother & Holding Company (Columbia KCS 9700) | 49 | 33 | |
| 50 | CYCLES Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1027) | 53 | 17 | |
| 51 | INSTANT REPLAY Monkees (Colgems COS-133) | 51 | 9 | |
| 52 | CAMELOT Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts BS 1712) | 36 | 59 | |
| 53 | BEGGARS BANQUET Rolling Stones (London PS 539) | 37 | 19 | |
| 54 | SOULFUL STRUT Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick BL 754144) | 52 | 15 | |
| 55 | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah BDS 5034) | 61 | 5 | |
| 56 | THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER Spirit (Ode Z12 44014) | 55 | 12 | |
| 57 | THIS WAS Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6336) | 56 | 7 | |
| 58 | IT’S TRUE! IT’S TRUE! Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1770) | 59 | 11 | |
| 59 | TIME PEACE: THE RASCALS’ GREATEST HITS Rascals (Atlantic SD 8190) | 57 | 41 | |
| 60 | THE ICE MAN COMETH Jerry Butler (Mercury SR-61198) | 66 | 12 | |
| 61 | DOING MY THING Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-292) | 64 | 8 | |
| 62 | WHEELS OF FIRE Cream (Atco SD 2-700) | 54 | 41 | |
| 63 | FELICIANO! Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LPM 3957 / LSP 3957) | 58 | 42 | |
| 64 | BOOKENDS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9529) | 60 | 52 | |
| 65 | I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Bobby Vinton (Epic BN 26437) | 63 | 16 | |
| 66 | RETROSPECTIVE – THE BEST OF BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD 33-283) | 68 | 7 | |
| 67 | BOBBIE GENTRY & GLEN CAMPBELL Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2928) | 73 | 28 | |
| 68 | DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES JOIN THE TEMPTATIONS Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 679) | 70 | 20 | |
| 69 | THE MANTOVANI SCENE Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 548) | 74 | 3 | |
| 70 | STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette (Epic BN 26451) | 76 | 6 | |
| 71 | HAPPY TRAILS Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 120) | 91 | 4 | |
| 72 | STONEDHENGE Ten Years After (Deram DES 18021) | 79 | 9 | |
| 73 | SWEET CHARITY Original Soundtrack (Decca DL 71502) | 86 | 5 | |
| 74 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE O.C. Smith (Columbia CS 9756) | 80 | 5 | |
| 75 | DEAR WORLD Original Broadway Cast /Angela Lansbury (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3260) | 82 | 3 | |
| 76 | 20 / 20 Beach Boys (Capitol SKAO 133) | 81 | 4 | |
| 77 | DIZZY Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS-683) | 89 | 2 | |
| 78 | BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP Foundations (Uni 73043) | 83 | 5 | |
| 79 | LAUGH-IN ’69 Original TV Cast (Reprise RS 6335) | 90 | 2 | |
| 80 | LOVIN’ THINGS Grass Roots (Dunhill DS-50052) | 98 | 4 | |
| 81 | THE TOM JONES FEVER ZONE Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71019) | 87 | 31 | |
| 82 | ROMEO & JULIET Original Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2993) | 84 | 3 | |
| 83 | EDIZIONE D’ORO (Gold Edition) 4 Seasons (Philips PHS 2-6501) | 65 | 18 | |
| 84 | I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia CS 9777) | 88 | 3 | |
| 85 | FIRST EDITION – ’69 First Edition (Reprise RS 6328) | 62 | 7 | |
| 86 | TILL Jerry Vale (Columbia CS 9757) | 69 | 8 | |
| 87 | BLUES FROM LAURAL CANYON John Mayall (London PS 545) | 101 | 5 | |
| 88 | THE HOLY LAND Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9726) | 95 | 4 | |
| 89 | A THORN IN MRS. ROSE’S SIDE Biff Rose (Tetragrammaton T-103) | 92 | 14 | |
| 90 | ODESSEY AND ORACLE Zombies (Date TES 4013) | 96 | 2 | |
| 91 | SONGS OF THE YOUNG WORLD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor LSP-4110) | 93 | 7 | |
| 92 | THE PROGRESSIVE BLUES EXPERIMENT Johnny Winter (Imperial LSP-12431) | — | 1 | |
| 93 | HARD ’N’ HEAVY (With Marshmallow) Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia CS 9753) | 100 | 2 | |
| 94 | ANY DAY NOW Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-79306/7) | 71 | 13 | |
| 95 | I HAVE DREAMED Lettermen (Capitol ST-202) | — | 1 | |
| 96 | CANDY Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCS-OC-9) | 75 | 12 | |
| 97 | THE NASHVILLE BRASS PLAY THE NASHVILLE SOUND Nashville Brass (RCA Victor LSP-4059) | 97 | 7 | |
| 98 | LIVE AT THE COPA Temptations (Gordy GS 938) | 77 | 15 | |
| 99 | I STAND ALONE Al Kooper (Columbia CS 9718) | 78 | 10 | |
| 100 | ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261) | 99 | 87 | |
| 101 | PROMISES, PROMISES Original Broadway Cast (United Artists UAS 9902) | 102 | 14 | |
| 102 | MARIANNE FAITHFULL’S GREATEST HITS Marianne Faithfull (London PS 547) | — | 1 | |
| 103 | A TIME FOR LIVING, A TIME FOR HOPE Ed Ames (RCA Victor LSP-4128) | 104 | 7 | |
| 104 | MOTHER NATURE’S SON Ramsey Lewis (Cadet LPS-821) | 105 | 2 | |
| 105 | INTROSPECT Joe South (Capitol ST 108) | 118 | 12 | |
| 106 | MOOG – THE ELECTRIC ECLECTICS OF DICK HYMAN Dick Hyman (Command 938 S) | 107 | 3 | |
| 107 | I’M ALL YOURS – BABY Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCS-675) | 108 | 4 | |
| 108 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Vikki Carr (Liberty LST-7604) | 119 | 3 | |
| 109 | CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5188) | 106 | 19 | |
| 110 | SONGS FROM A ROOM Leonard Cohen (Columbia CS 9767) | — | 1 | |
| 111 | TRAFFIC Traffic (United Artists UAS 6676) | 103 | 21 | |
| 112 | HEY JUDE / HEY BING! Bing Crosby (Amos AAS-7001) | 112 | 4 | |
| 113 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 291) | 67 | 14 | |
| 114 | SUPER HITS Box Tops (Bell 6025) | 114 | 20 | |
| 115 | WHO’S MAKING LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS-2005) | 109 | 13 | |
| 116 | STONE SOUL Mongo Santamaria (Columbia CS 9780) | 94 | 8 | |
| 117 | MOTHERMANIA (The Best Of The Mothers) Mothers Of Invention (Verve V6-5068X) | 117 | 2 | |
| 118 | MOBY GRAPE ’69 Moby Grape (Columbia CS 9696) | 120 | 2 | |
| 119 | PETULA CLARK’S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 Petula Clark (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1765) | 110 | 16 | |
| 120 | DUSTY IN MEMPHIS Dusty Springfield (Atlantic SD 8214) | 115 | 7 | |
| 121 | SOUND OF SEXY SOUL Delfonics (Philly Groove PG-1151) | 124 | 7 | |
| 122 | GENUINE IMITATION LIFE GAZETTE 4 Seasons (Philips PHS 600-290) | 85 | 10 | |
| 123 | BOOK OF TALIESYN Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton T-107) | 111 | 15 | |
| 124 | WHAT IT WAS, WAS LOVE Steve & Eydie (RCA Victor LSP-4115) | 116 | 5 | |
| 125 | YEARBOOKS AND YESTERDAYS Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation PLP 2) | 113 | 5 | |
| 126 | VANILLA FUDGE Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224) | 126 | 84 | |
| 127 | THOSE WERE THE DAYS Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia CS 9762) | 121 | 5 | |
| 128 | IN PERSON Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4094) | 131 | 3 | |
| 129 | DISRAELI GEARS Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232) | 132 | 72 | |
| 130 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851) | 122 | 67 | |
| 131 | 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST) | 127 | 41 | |
| 132 | SUPREMES GREATEST HITS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663) | 128 | 82 | |
| 133 | SUPER SESSION Mike Bloomfield–Al Kooper–Steve Stills (Columbia CS 9701) | 130 | 33 | |
| 134 | SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD James Brown (King 5-1047) | 134 | 2 | |
| 135 | JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639) | 129 | 43 | |
| 136 | DR. ZHIVAGO Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST) | 133 | 162 | |
| 137 | PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2563 / CS 9363) | 139 | 84 | |
| 138 | LIVING THE BLUES Canned Heat (Liberty LST-27200) | 135 | 21 | |
| 139 | ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE B/W WITHOUT RHYME OR REASON Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury SR 61183) | 125 | 8 | |
| 140 | WAITING FOR THE SUN Doors (Elektra EKS-74024) | 136 | 37 | |
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