| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 20, 1975 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | CHICAGO IX / CHICAGO’S GREATEST HITS Chicago (Columbia PC 33900) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | ROCK OF THE WESTIES Elton John (MCA MCA-2163) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | RED OCTOPUS Jefferson Starship (Grunt BFL1-0999) | 5 | 24 | |
| 4 | WINDSONG John Denver (RCA Victor APL1-1183) | 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | HISTORY – AMERICA’S GREATEST HITS America (Warner Bros. BS 2894) | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 | THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1051) | 7 | 3 | |
| 7 | STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Paul Simon (Columbia PC 33540) | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | GRATITUDE Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PG 33694) | 9 | 3 | |
| 9 | K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND K.C. & Sunshine Band (T.K. T.K.-603) | 11 | 21 | |
| 10 | SEALS & CROFTS’ GREATEST HITS Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2886) | 12 | 7 | |
| 11 | BREAKAWAY Art Garfunkel (Columbia PC 33700) | 8 | 9 | |
| 12 | ONE OF THESE NIGHTS Eagles (Asylum 7E-1039) | 10 | 27 | |
| 13 | TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4060) | 14 | 8 | |
| 14 | ALIVE! Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7020-798) | 16 | 11 | |
| 15 | FAMILY REUNION O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 33807) | 23 | 4 | |
| 16 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS John Denver (RCA Victor APL1-1201) | 20 | 7 | |
| 17 | SAVE ME Silver Convention (Midland Int’l BKL1-1129) | 15 | 19 | |
| 18 | WIND ON THE WATER David Crosby & Graham Nash (ABC ABCD-902) | 13 | 11 | |
| 19 | LAZY AFTERNOON Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 33815) | 19 | 8 | |
| 20 | WISH YOU WERE HERE Pink Floyd (Columbia PC 33453) | 26 | 13 | |
| 21 | FACE THE MUSIC Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA546-G) | 17 | 9 | |
| 22 | THE WHO BY NUMBERS The Who (MCA MCA-2161) | 18 | 9 | |
| 23 | FEELS SO GOOD Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU-24 S1) | 24 | 7 | |
| 24 | HELEN REDDY’S GREATEST HITS Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11467) | 36 | 3 | |
| 25 | NUMBERS Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4555) | 41 | 3 | |
| 26 | BARRY WHITE’S GREATEST HITS Barry White (20th Century T-493) | 29 | 7 | |
| 27 | THE BEST OF CARLY SIMON Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1048) | 33 | 3 | |
| 28 | ZUMA Neil Young with Crazy Horse (Reprise MS 2242) | 34 | 4 | |
| 29 | THE HUNGRY YEARS Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA PIG-2157) | 22 | 12 | |
| 30 | FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2225) | 30 | 21 | |
| 31 | MAHOGANY Original Soundtrack / Diana Ross (Motown M6-858S1) | 45 | 7 | |
| 32 | JOURNEY TO LOVE Stanley Clarke (Nemperor NE 433) | 32 | 8 | |
| 33 | BAY CITY ROLLERS Bay City Rollers (Arista AL 4049) | 38 | 14 | |
| 34 | HONEY Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1038) | 35 | 19 | |
| 35 | HOUSE PARTY Temptations (Gordy G6-973S1) | 40 | 5 | |
| 36 | 2ND ANNIVERSARY Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5639) | 31 | 10 | |
| 37 | RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC ABCD-909) | 44 | 4 | |
| 38 | AN EVENING WITH WALLY LANDO FEATURING BILL SLASZO George Carlin (Little David LD 1008) | 39 | 8 | |
| 39 | GORD’S GOLD Gordon Lightfoot (Warner Bros. 2RS 2237) | 42 | 5 | |
| 40 | LET’S DO IT AGAIN Original Soundtrack / Staple Singers (Curtom CU 5005) | 43 | 10 | |
| 41 | SHAVED FISH John Lennon (Apple SW-3421) | 21 | 7 | |
| 42 | MOVIN’ ON Commodores (Motown M6-848S1) | 47 | 8 | |
| 43 | PRISONER IN DISGUISE Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 7E-1045) | 28 | 12 | |
| 44 | LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY Donna Summer (Oasis OCLP-5003) | 48 | 9 | |
| 45 | DESOLATION BOULEVARD Sweet (Capitol ST-11395) | 46 | 23 | |
| 46 | NORTHERN LIGHTS – SOUTHERN CROSS The Band (Capitol ST-11440) | 68 | 3 | |
| 47 | WAKE UP EVERYBODY Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 33808) | 54 | 3 | |
| 48 | CLEARLY LOVE Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-2148) | 25 | 12 | |
| 49 | BORN TO RUN Bruce Springsteen (Columbia PC 33795) | 27 | 15 | |
| 50 | BLAST FROM YOUR PAST Ringo Starr (Apple SW-3422) | 59 | 3 | |
| 51 | CITY OF ANGELS Miracles (Tamla T6-339S1) | 56 | 12 | |
| 52 | MIDNIGHT LIGHTNING Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2229) | 60 | 4 | |
| 53 | LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3405) | 57 | 28 | |
| 54 | INSEPARABLE Natalie Cole (Capitol ST-11429) | 37 | 17 | |
| 55 | FEELINGS Morris Albert (RCA Victor APL1-1018) | 53 | 19 | |
| 56 | ARE YOU READY FOR FREDDY Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot DOSD-2044) | 49 | 10 | |
| 57 | STORY Four Seasons (Private Stock PS 7000) | 99 | 4 | |
| 58 | WHO AM I David Ruffin (Motown M6-849S1) | 79 | 7 | |
| 59 | RED HEADED STRANGER Willie Nelson (Columbia KC 33482) | 50 | 16 | |
| 60 | THE LAST RECORD ALBUM Little Feat (Warner Bros. BS 2884) | 63 | 6 | |
| 61 | PLACES AND SPACES Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA549-G) | 62 | 7 | |
| 62 | SWANS AGAINST THE SUN Michael Murphey (Epic PE 33851) | 66 | 4 | |
| 63 | RHINESTONE COWBOY Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-11430) | 65 | 20 | |
| 64 | ELTON JOHN’S GREATEST HITS Elton John (MCA MCA 2128) | 58 | 58 | |
| 65 | SIREN Roxy Music (Atco SD 36-127) | 77 | 4 | |
| 66 | YOU Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 18151) | 76 | 7 | |
| 67 | COME TASTE THE BAND Deep Purple (Warner Bros. PR 2895) | 75 | 3 | |
| 68 | CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY Elton John (MCA MCA-2142) | 69 | 29 | |
| 69 | TOYS IN THE ATTIC Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) | 64 | 35 | |
| 70 | PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 33845) | 80 | 4 | |
| 71 | THE CAR OVER THE LAKE ALBUM Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-4549) | 71 | 8 | |
| 72 | THE HEAT IS ON Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33536) | 55 | 28 | |
| 73 | MAIN COURSE Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807) | 85 | 29 | |
| 74 | MAN-CHILD Herbie Hancock (Columbia PC 33812) | 73 | 11 | |
| 75 | HIGH ON YOU Sly Stone (Epic PE 33835) | 61 | 8 | |
| 76 | THE FACES I’VE BEEN Jim Croce (Lifesong LS 900) | 74 | 8 | |
| 77 | WHO LOVES YOU Four Seasons (Warner/Curb BS 2900) | 129 | 4 | |
| 78 | THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 2CP 0164) | 137 | 2 | |
| 79 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0374) | 82 | 108 | |
| 80 | SOLID SILVER Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST-11462) | 83 | 7 | |
| 81 | ERIC CARMEN Eric Carmen (Arista AL 4057) | 90 | 6 | |
| 82 | DIAMONDS & RUST Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527) | 84 | 32 | |
| 83 | FOOL FOR THE CITY Foghat (Bearsville BR 6959) | 78 | 12 | |
| 84 | FANDANGO! Z Z Top (London PS 656) | 87 | 32 | |
| 85 | TIMES OF YOUR LIFE Paul Anka (United Aritists UA-LA569-G) | 96 | 2 | |
| 86 | BLACK BEAR ROAD C.W. McCall (MGM M3G 5008) | 108 | 3 | |
| 87 | SPINNERS LIVE! Spinners (Atlantic SD 2-910) | 128 | 2 | |
| 88 | ANOTHER LIVE Todd Rundgren’s Utopia (Bearsville BR 6961) | 88 | 6 | |
| 89 | YELLOW FEVER Hot Tuna (Grunt BFL1-1238) | 92 | 6 | |
| 90 | CITY LIFE Blackbyrds (Fantasy F-9490) | 97 | 6 | |
| 91 | PICK OF THE LITTER Spinners (Atlantic SD 18141) | 51 | 21 | |
| 92 | SCHOOLBOYS IN DISGRACE Kinks (RCA Victor LPL1-5102) | 127 | 3 | |
| 93 | A FUNKY THIDE OF SINGS Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 18149) | 95 | 7 | |
| 94 | CAPTURED ANGEL Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic PE 33499) | 52 | 12 | |
| 95 | SEDAKA’S BACK Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA MCA-463) | 98 | 42 | |
| 96 | ATLANTIC CROSSING Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. BS 2875) | 72 | 16 | |
| 97 | SIMON & GARFUNKEL’S GREATEST HITS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia PC 31350) | 101 | 78 | |
| 98 | EXTRA TEXTURE (Read All About It) George Harrison (Apple SW-3420) | 67 | 11 | |
| 99 | MAKING MUSIC Bill Withers (Columbia PC 33704) | 102 | 7 | |
| 100 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE Ronnie Laws (Blue Note BN-LA452-G) | 70 | 14 | |
| 101 | THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133) | 103 | 34 | |
| 102 | YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL Stylistics (Avco AV-69010-698) | 109 | 8 | |
| 103 | FANCY DANCER Bobbi Humphrey (Blue Note BN-LA550-G) | 105 | 7 | |
| 104 | BACK HOME AGAIN John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0548) | 114 | 77 | |
| 105 | WILL O’ THE WISP Leon Russell (Shelter SR-2136) | 89 | 35 | |
| 106 | BETWEEN THE LINES Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33394) | 91 | 40 | |
| 107 | HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy F-9493) | 110 | 9 | |
| 108 | WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS? War (United Artists UA-LA441-G) | 81 | 26 | |
| 109 | FUNKY KINGSTON Toots & Maytals (Island ILPS 9330) | 86 | 11 | |
| 110 | MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1082) | 93 | 14 | |
| 111 | GREATEST HITS Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519) | 112 | 25 | |
| 112 | BELLAVIA Chuck Mangione (A&M SP-4557) | 122 | 5 | |
| 113 | ...IS IT SOMETHING I SAID? Richard Pryor (Warner Bros. MS 2227) | 118 | 19 | |
| 114 | DREAMING A DREAM Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite DEP 2017) | 115 | 11 | |
| 115 | AL GREEN IS LOVE Al Green (Hi SHL 32092) | 116 | 15 | |
| 116 | BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot DOSD-2020) | 120 | 35 | |
| 117 | CATCH A FIRE Bob Marley & Wailers (Island ILPS-9241) | 119 | 8 | |
| 118 | BARRY MANILOW I Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4007)) | 117 | 31 | |
| 119 | HOT CHOCOLATE Hot Chocolate (Big Tree BT 89512) | 132 | 6 | |
| 120 | OUR DAY WILL COME Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2006) | 152 | 3 | |
| 121 | CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS? Supertramp (A&M SP-4560) | 169 | 3 | |
| 122 | PARADISE WITH AN OCEAN VIEW Country Joe McDonald (Fantasy F-9495) | 124 | 9 | |
| 123 | HORSES Patti Smith (Arista AL 4066) | 134 | 3 | |
| 124 | MR. JAWS AND OTHER FABLES Dickie Goodman (Cash CR 6000) | 133 | 6 | |
| 125 | SEARCHIN’ FOR A RAINBOW Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0161) | 94 | 14 | |
| 126 | TOGETHER Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11433) | 154 | 3 | |
| 127 | NIGHTRIDER Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra KSBS 2607) | 100 | 13 | |
| 128 | DON’T IT FEEL GOOD Ramsey Lewis (Columbia PC 33800) | 104 | 12 | |
| 129 | THAT’S THE WAY OF THE WORLD Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280) | 130 | 41 | |
| 130 | ODE TO MY LADY Willie Hutch (Motown M6-838S1) | 121 | 16 | |
| 131 | FLAT AS A PANCAKE Head East (A&M SP-4537) | 123 | 17 | |
| 132 | THE THREE DEGREES LIVE Three Degrees (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 33840) | 141 | 2 | |
| 133 | PRESSURE DROP Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9372) | 143 | 6 | |
| 134 | GREATEST HITS Tony Orlando & Dawn (Arista AL 4045) | 138 | 25 | |
| 135 | FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO SOUTH CAROLINA Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Arista AL 4044) | 106 | 7 | |
| 136 | VISIONS OF A NEW WORLD Lonnie Liston Smith & Cosmic Echoes (Flying Dutchman BDL1-1196) | 107 | 11 | |
| 137 | SPLIT COCONUT Dave Mason (Columbia PC 33698) | 111 | 10 | |
| 138 | X-RATED Black Oak Arkansas (MCA MCA-2155) | 140 | 11 | |
| 139 | VENUS AND MARS Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419) | 145 | 28 | |
| 140 | DRAMA V Dramatics (ABC ABCD-916) | 142 | 7 | |
| 141 | A QUIET STORM Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1) | 136 | 35 | |
| 142 | INDISCREET Sparks (Island ILPS 9345) | 153 | 6 | |
| 143 | BA-FA Hudson Brothers (Rocket/MCA PIG-2169) | 151 | 3 | |
| 144 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 131 | 121 | |
| 145 | RIDE A ROCK HORSE Roger Daltrey (MCA MCA-2147) | 135 | 21 | |
| 146 | AROUND THE WORLD – LIVE IN CONCERT Osmonds (MGM/Kolob M3JB 5012) | 148 | 5 | |
| 147 | THE BAND PLAYS ON Back Street Crawler (Atco SD 36-125) | 161 | 6 | |
| 148 | GOLD Frankie Valli (Private Stock PS 2001) | 158 | 2 | |
| 149 | HUSTLE TO SURVIVE Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1679) | 150 | 5 | |
| 150 | MELLOW MADNESS Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4526) | 149 | 19 | |
| 151 | BEGINNINGS Steve Howe (Atlantic SD 18154) | — | 1 | |
| 152 | WHEN LOVE IS NEW Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l PZ 33843) | 156 | 2 | |
| 153 | CRUISIN’ Duke & Drivers (ABC ABCD-911) | 155 | 6 | |
| 154 | BREAKFAST SPECIAL Pete Wingfield (Island ILPS 9333) | 162 | 4 | |
| 155 | SUPERSOUND Jimmy Castor Bunch featuring Everything Man (Atlantic SD 18150) | 157 | 7 | |
| 156 | MASQUE Kansas (Kirshner PZ 33806) | 184 | 3 | |
| 157 | AGAINST THE GRAIN Rory Gallagher (Chrysalis CHR 1098) | 160 | 5 | |
| 158 | IT’S ONLY LOVE Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4531) | 178 | 2 | |
| 159 | RADIO-ACTIVITY Kraftwerk (Capitol ST-11457) | 174 | 3 | |
| 160 | YOU GOTTA WASH YOUR ASS Redd Foxx (Atlantic SD 18157) | — | 1 | |
| 161 | JIGSAW Jigsaw (Chelsea CHL 509) | 173 | 2 | |
| 162 | THIRTEEN BLUE MAGIC LANE Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-120) | 163 | 13 | |
| 163 | NEW YORK CONNECTION Tom Scott (Ode SP-77033) | — | 1 | |
| 164 | WIRE FIRE Savoy Brown Featuring Kim Simmonds (London PS 659) | 166 | 8 | |
| 165 | FEELINGS Johnny Mathis (Columbia PC 33887) | 170 | 7 | |
| 166 | GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, N.J. Bruce Springsteen (Columbia KC 31903) | 168 | 19 | |
| 167 | THE DREAM WEAVER Gary Wright (Warner Bros. BS 2868) | 171 | 19 | |
| 168 | WHO’S TO BLESS AND WHO’S TO BLAME Kris Kristofferson (Monument PZ 33379) | 172 | 4 | |
| 169 | BONGO FURY Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart / Mothers (DiscReet DS 2234) | 147 | 8 | |
| 170 | LUCILLE TALKS BACK B. B.King (ABC ABCD-898) | 159 | 8 | |
| 171 | FALLIN’ IN LOVE Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Playboy PB 407) | 177 | 3 | |
| 172 | NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11418) | 175 | 24 | |
| 173 | INSIDE Kenny Rankin (Little David LD 1009) | 197 | 3 | |
| 174 | THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul SZS 5501) | 176 | 5 | |
| 175 | RATTLESNAKE Ohio Players (Westbound W-211) | — | 1 | |
| 176 | JOHN DENVER GIFT PAK John Denver (RCA Victor APL2-1263) | — | 1 | |
| 177 | NIGHTHAWKS AT THE DINER Tom Waits (Asylum 7E-2008) | 179 | 6 | |
| 178 | TED NUGENT Ted Nugent (Epic PE 33692) | 189 | 8 | |
| 179 | TIME FOR ANOTHER Ace (Anchor ANCL 2013) | — | 1 | |
| 180 | EQUINOX Styx (A&M SP-4559) | 182 | 3 | |
| 181 | TRACK OF THE CAT Dionne Warwick (Warner Bros. BS 2893) | 183 | 3 | |
| 182 | MELISSA Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031) | 164 | 44 | |
| 183 | FLEETWOOD MAC IN CHICAGO Fleetwood Mac (Sire SASH-3715/2) | 185 | 4 | |
| 184 | SHAME ON THE WORLD Main Ingredient (RCA Victor APL1-1003) | 186 | 3 | |
| 185 | HOLLYWOOD BE THY NAME Dr. John (United Artists UA-LA552-G) | 187 | 3 | |
| 186 | SOUTH SHORE COMMISSION South Shore Commission (Wand WDS 6100) | 188 | 2 | |
| 187 | SAFETY ZONE Bobby Womack (United Aritsts UA-LA544-G) | 198 | 4 | |
| 188 | PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEMORIES (His Greatest Hits) Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-835) | — | 29 | |
| 189 | HAIR OF THE DOG Nazareth (A&M SP-4511) | 191 | 11 | |
| 190 | GOOD, BAD BUT BEAUTIFUL Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA542-G) | 190 | 7 | |
| 191 | ANGEL Angel (Casablanca NBLP 7021) | 192 | 2 | |
| 192 | BLESS THIS HOUSE Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5651) | — | 1 | |
| 193 | TEASER Tommy Bolin (Nemperor NE436) | — | 1 | |
| 194 | THAT NIGGER’S CRAZY Richard Pryor (Reprise MS 2241) | 196 | 34 | |
| 195 | OWLCREEK INCIDENT Prelude (Pye 12120) | — | 1 | |
| 196 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 195 | 247 | |
| 197 | DAN HILL Dan Hill (20th Century T-500) | — | 1 | |
| 198 | HISTORY OF BRITISH ROCK, VOLUME THREE Various Artists (Sire SASH-3712/2) | 193 | 4 | |
| 199 | TOUCH John Klemmer (ABC ABCD-922) | 200 | 2 | |
| 200 | ALL AROUND MY HAT Steeleye Span (Chrysalis CHR 1091) | 194 | 3 | |
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