| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 17, 1969 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 1 | 44 | |
| 2 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720) | 2 | 19 | |
| 3 | GALVESTON Glen Campbell (Capitol ST-210) | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | NASHVILLE SKYLINE Bob Dylan (Columbia KCS 9825) | 6 | 4 | |
| 5 | DONOVAN’S GREATEST HITS Donovan (Epic BXN 26439) | 4 | 14 | |
| 6 | HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71025) | 5 | 19 | |
| 7 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | 9 | 46 | |
| 8 | ENGELBERT Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71026) | 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | CLOUD NINE Temptations (Gordy GLPS-939) | 7 | 11 | |
| 10 | ROMEO & JULIET Original Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2993) | 22 | 8 | |
| 11 | THE ASSOCIATION’S GREATEST HITS Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1767) | 12 | 22 | |
| 12 | SOULFUL Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 573) | 11 | 8 | |
| 13 | TOM JONES LIVE! Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71014) | 14 | 26 | |
| 14 | BAYOU COUNTRY Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387) | 17 | 17 | |
| 15 | LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216) | 16 | 14 | |
| 16 | SWITCHED-ON BACH Walter Carlos (with Benjamin Folkman) (Columbia Masterworks MS 7194) | 13 | 15 | |
| 17 | BALL Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-280) | 10 | 15 | |
| 18 | DIZZY Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS-683) | 18 | 7 | |
| 19 | MY WAY Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1029) | 34 | 3 | |
| 20 | AT YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50053) | 15 | 10 | |
| 21 | THREE DOG NIGHT Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50048) | 20 | 25 | |
| 22 | WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 103) | 19 | 28 | |
| 23 | STAND! Sly & Family Stone (Epic BN 26456) | 35 | 4 | |
| 24 | OLIVER! Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501) | 29 | 25 | |
| 25 | THE TOM JONES FEVER ZONE Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71019) | 27 | 36 | |
| 26 | POST CARD Mary Hopkin (Apple ST 3351) | 26 | 9 | |
| 27 | FUNNY GIRL Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220) | 23 | 36 | |
| 28 | GOODBYE Cream (Atco SD 7001) | 21 | 14 | |
| 29 | THE BEATLES Beatles (Apple SWBO-101) | 24 | 24 | |
| 30 | TILL Vogues (Reprise RS 6326) | 30 | 13 | |
| 31 | FREEDOM SUITE Rascals (Atlantic SD 2-901) | 25 | 9 | |
| 32 | TCB Original TV Soundtrack / Diana Ross & Supremes with Temptations (Motown MS 682) | 32 | 21 | |
| 33 | HAPPY TRAILS Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 120) | 33 | 9 | |
| 34 | THE ICE MAN COMETH Jerry Butler (Mercury SR-61198) | 36 | 17 | |
| 35 | “THEMES” LIKE OLD TIMES Original Radio Themes (Viva V-36018) | 38 | 14 | |
| 36 | CRIMSON & CLOVER Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette SR 42023) | 28 | 17 | |
| 37 | ORIGINAL VOICE TRACKS FROM HIS GREATEST MOVIES W.C. Fields (Decca DL 79164) | 40 | 21 | |
| 38 | NEAR THE BEGINNING Vanilla Fudge (Atco SD 33-278) | 39 | 12 | |
| 39 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2809) | 44 | 40 | |
| 40 | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah BDS 5034) | 41 | 10 | |
| 41 | HARD ’N’ HEAVY (With Marshmallow) Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia CS 9753) | 43 | 7 | |
| 42 | KICK OUT THE JAMS MC5 (Elektra EKS-74042) | 42 | 12 | |
| 43 | THE COWSILLS IN CONCERT Cowsills (MGM SE 4619) | 63 | 3 | |
| 44 | YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN Frankie Laine (ABC ABCS-682) | 48 | 5 | |
| 45 | MUSIC BY MASON WILLIAMS Mason Williams (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1788) | 49 | 4 | |
| 46 | LET US GO INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD Edwin Hawkins Singers (Pavilion PBS 10001) | 61 | 3 | |
| 47 | YELLOW SUBMARINE Original Soundtrack/Beatles (Apple SW 153) | 31 | 15 | |
| 48 | PORTRAIT OF PETULA Petula Clark (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1789) | 52 | 4 | |
| 49 | I’VE GOTTA BE ME Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise RS 6324) | 51 | 22 | |
| 50 | THE PROGRESSIVE BLUES EXPERIMENT Johnny Winter (Imperial LSP-12431) | 55 | 6 | |
| 51 | THE MANTOVANI SCENE Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 548) | 56 | 8 | |
| 52 | JOHNNY WINTER Johnny Winter (Columbia CS 9826) | 69 | 2 | |
| 53 | SANDS OF TIME Jay & Americans (United Artists UAS 6671) | 37 | 10 | |
| 54 | BLESS ITS POINTED LITTLE HEAD Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP-4133) | 45 | 12 | |
| 55 | CHEAP THRILLS Big Brother & Holding Company (Columbia KCS 9700) | 47 | 38 | |
| 56 | SONGS FROM A ROOM Leonard Cohen (Columbia CS 9767) | 59 | 6 | |
| 57 | FOOL ON THE HILL Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SPX 4160) | 46 | 26 | |
| 58 | HAWAII FIVE-O Ventures (Liberty LST-8061) | 70 | 2 | |
| 59 | TRACES Classics IV (Imperial LP-12429) | 66 | 4 | |
| 60 | SWEET CHARITY Original Soundtrack (Decca DL 71502) | 62 | 10 | |
| 61 | WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74033) | 65 | 23 | |
| 62 | ODESSEY AND ORACLE Zombies (Date TES 4013) | 67 | 7 | |
| 63 | CYCLES Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1027) | 50 | 22 | |
| 64 | HAPPY HEART Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9844) | — | 1 | |
| 65 | I HAVE DREAMED Lettermen (Capitol ST-202) | 76 | 6 | |
| 66 | PROMISES, PROMISES Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 571) | 68 | 23 | |
| 67 | A SALTY DOG Procol Harum (A&M SP-4179) | 77 | 2 | |
| 68 | IT’S OUR THING Isley Brothers (T-Neck TNS 3001) | 74 | 2 | |
| 69 | WHEATFIELD SOUL Guess Who (RCA Victor LSP-4141) | 82 | 3 | |
| 70 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Vikki Carr (Liberty LST-7604) | 80 | 8 | |
| 71 | HAPPY SAD Tim Buckley (Elektra EKS-74045) | 81 | 4 | |
| 72 | BLUES FROM LAURAL CANYON John Mayall (London PS 545) | 72 | 10 | |
| 73 | UNCLE MEAT Mothers Of Invention (Bizarre/Reprise 2MS 2024)) | 88 | 3 | |
| 74 | STONEDHENGE Ten Years After (Deram DES 18021) | 73 | 14 | |
| 75 | THE SOUL OF PAUL MAURIAT Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-299) | 79 | 4 | |
| 76 | ELVIS SINGS “FLAMING STAR” Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS-2304) | 78 | 5 | |
| 77 | GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71009) | 83 | 17 | |
| 78 | GOLDEN GRASS Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50047) | 57 | 25 | |
| 79 | SOUL ’69 Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8212) | 53 | 15 | |
| 80 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6330) | 60 | 22 | |
| 81 | LAUGH-IN ’69 Original TV Cast (Reprise RS 6335) | 54 | 7 | |
| 82 | ELVIS (TV Special) Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM-4088) | 71 | 22 | |
| 83 | WILDFLOWERS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012) | 58 | 59 | |
| 84 | ODESSA Bee Gees (Atco SP 2-702) | 64 | 12 | |
| 85 | SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD James Brown (King 5-1047) | 85 | 7 | |
| 86 | THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,937) | — | 1 | |
| 87 | GALVESTON Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Ranwood RLP 8049) | 92 | 4 | |
| 88 | SOULFUL STRUT Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick BL 754144) | 75 | 20 | |
| 89 | 25 MILES Edwin Starr (Gordy GLPS 940) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | NAZZ NAZZ Nazz (SGC SD 5002) | 93 | 2 | |
| 91 | 1776 Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3310) | 96 | 3 | |
| 92 | GOODBYE COLUMBUS Original Soundtrack /Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1786) | 99 | 2 | |
| 93 | TIME PEACE: THE RASCALS’ GREATEST HITS Rascals (Atlantic SD 8190) | 84 | 46 | |
| 94 | STEPPENWOLF THE SECOND Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50037) | 86 | 34 | |
| 95 | STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette (Epic BN 26451) | 90 | 11 | |
| 96 | GOODNIGHT MY LOVE Paul Anka (RCA Victor LSP-4142) | 98 | 3 | |
| 97 | A TIME FOR LIVING, A TIME FOR HOPE Ed Ames (RCA Victor LSP-4128) | 91 | 12 | |
| 98 | MOOG – THE ELECTRIC ECLECTICS OF DICK HYMAN Dick Hyman (Command 938 S) | 103 | 8 | |
| 99 | LOVIN’ THINGS Grass Roots (Dunhill DS-50052) | 87 | 9 | |
| 100 | CAMELOT Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts BS 1712) | 89 | 64 | |
| 101 | THE LIVE ADVENTURES OF MIKE BLOOMFIELD AND AL KOOPER Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper (Columbia KGP 6) | 94 | 17 | |
| 102 | BOBBIE GENTRY & GLEN CAMPBELL Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2928) | 101 | 33 | |
| 103 | ANY DAY NOW Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-79306/7) | 102 | 18 | |
| 104 | MENDOCINO Sir Douglas Quintet (Smash SRS 67115) | 105 | 2 | |
| 105 | A WARM SHADE OF IVORY Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP-4140) | 108 | 2 | |
| 106 | THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN Flying Burrito Bros. (A&M SP-4175) | 104 | 5 | |
| 107 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE O.C. Smith (Columbia CS 9756) | 100 | 10 | |
| 108 | DOING MY THING Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-292) | 106 | 13 | |
| 109 | WITH LOVE Boots Randolph (Monument SLP 18111) | 114 | 2 | |
| 110 | THE GRADUATE Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180) | 107 | 63 | |
| 111 | THE HOLY LAND Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9726) | 109 | 9 | |
| 112 | IT’S TRUE! IT’S TRUE! Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1770) | 95 | 16 | |
| 113 | GRAZIN’ Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor LSP-4149) | 118 | 2 | |
| 114 | TILL Jerry Vale (Columbia CS 9757) | 112 | 13 | |
| 115 | NEW! IMPROVED! BLUE CHEER Blue Cheer (Philips PHD 600-305) | — | 1 | |
| 116 | DEAR WORLD Original Broadway Cast /Angela Lansbury (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3260) | 110 | 8 | |
| 117 | ENOCH LIGHT AND THE BRASS MENAGERIE Enoch Light & Brass Menagerie (Project 3 PR 5036 SD) | 120 | 2 | |
| 118 | IT’S NOT UNUSUAL Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71004) | 123 | 18 | |
| 119 | THIS WAS Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6336) | 97 | 12 | |
| 120 | EXTENSIONS Mystic Moods Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-301) | 124 | 2 | |
| 121 | CANTERBURY TALES Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SW-229) | 116 | 5 | |
| 122 | NANCY Nancy Sinatra (Reprise RS 6333) | — | 1 | |
| 123 | IN PERSON Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4094) | 127 | 8 | |
| 124 | THE ILLINOIS SPEED PRESS Illinois Speed Press (Columbia CS 9792) | 128 | 2 | |
| 125 | I STAND ALONE Al Kooper (Columbia CS 9718) | 117 | 15 | |
| 126 | PROMISES, PROMISES Original Broadway Cast (United Artists UAS 9902) | 129 | 19 | |
| 127 | 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST) | 121 | 46 | |
| 128 | FELICIANO! Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LPM 3957 / LSP 3957) | 133 | 47 | |
| 129 | I’M ALL YOURS – BABY Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCS-675) | 130 | 9 | |
| 130 | GREAT MOMENTS IN RADIO Jack Benny & Frank Knight, Narration (Evolution 2001) | — | 1 | |
| 131 | OUTTA SEASON Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb BTS 5) | 132 | 4 | |
| 132 | ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN Youngbloods (RCA Victor LSP-4150) | — | 1 | |
| 133 | BOTH SIDES NOW Robert Goulet (Columbia CS 9763) | 136 | 3 | |
| 134 | TRAFFIC Traffic (United Artists UAS 6676) | 140 | 26 | |
| 135 | BOOKENDS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9529) | 115 | 57 | |
| 136 | I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Bobby Vinton (Epic BN 26437) | 125 | 21 | |
| 137 | THE NASHVILLE BRASS PLAY THE NASHVILLE SOUND Nashville Brass (RCA Victor LSP-4059) | 126 | 12 | |
| 138 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851) | 138 | 72 | |
| 139 | SUPREMES GREATEST HITS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663) | 139 | 87 | |
| 140 | INSTANT REPLAY Monkees (Colgems COS-133) | 113 | 14 | |
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