| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 18, 1968 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label Mono / Stereo) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | BOOKENDS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9529) | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | THE GRADUATE Original Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia OS 3180) | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAL 4172 / UAS 5172) | 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | THE BIRDS, THE BEES & THE MONKEES Monkees (Colgems COM-109 / COS-109) | 13 | 3 | |
| 5 | THE BEAT OF THE BRASS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4146) | 9 | 3 | |
| 6 | HONEY Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6642) | 8 | 6 | |
| 7 | MUSIC INSPIRED BY “BONNIE AND CLYDE” Charles Strouse (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1742) | 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2563 / CS 9363) | 4 | 37 | |
| 9 | DISRAELI GEARS Cream (Atco 33-232 / SD 33-232) | 6 | 25 | |
| 10 | BIRTHDAY Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1733) | 11 | 4 | |
| 11 | TO RUSSELL, MY BROTHER, WHOM I SLEPT WITH Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1734) | 10 | 8 | |
| 12 | BLOOMING HITS Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHM 200-248 / PHS 600-248) | 5 | 20 | |
| 13 | LOOK AROUND Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SP 4137) | 14 | 12 | |
| 14 | LADY SOUL Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 8176 / SD 8176) | 12 | 14 | |
| 15 | VALLEY OF THE DOLLS Dionne Warwick (Scepter SRM-568 / SPS-568) | 15 | 12 | |
| 16 | MUSIC FROM “A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS” & “FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE” & “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY” Hugo Montenegro & Orchestra (RCA Victor LMP 3927 / LSP 3927) | 27 | 13 | |
| 17 | GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD Lettermen (Capitol ST 2865) | 19 | 8 | |
| 18 | WHO WILL ANSWER? (And Other Songs Of Our Time) Ed Ames (RCA Victor LPM 3961 / LSP 3961) | 17 | 15 | |
| 19 | THE UNICORN Irish Rovers (Decca DL 4951 / DL 74951) | 21 | 7 | |
| 20 | WOW Moby Grape (Columbia CS 9613) | 40 | 4 | |
| 21 | ONCE UPON A DREAM Rascals (Atlantic 8169 / SD 8169) | 18 | 12 | |
| 22 | REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS 665) | 32 | 5 | |
| 23 | A LONG TIME COMIN’ Electric Flag (Columbia CS 9597) | 25 | 7 | |
| 24 | ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise R-6261 / RS-6261) | 20 | 40 | |
| 25 | THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding (Volt S 419) | 16 | 10 | |
| 26 | LOVE IS BLUE Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9637) | 28 | 8 | |
| 27 | AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise RS 6281) | 22 | 15 | |
| 28 | VINCEBUS ERUPTUM Blue Cheer (Philips PHM 200-264 / PHS 600-264) | 24 | 12 | |
| 29 | THE LETTERMEN!!!...AND “LIVE!” Lettermen (Capitol T 2758 / ST 2758) | 23 | 22 | |
| 30 | THE JUNGLE BOOK Original Soundtrack (Disneyland ST-3948 / STER-3948) | 26 | 18 | |
| 31 | THE BEAT GOES ON Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-237 / SD 33-237) | 34 | 12 | |
| 32 | SOUNDS OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2469 / CS 9269) | 33 | 40 | |
| 33 | LOVE IS BLUE Claudine Longet (A&M SP 4142) | 37 | 8 | |
| 34 | ROTARY CONNECTION Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept LP 312 / LPS 312) | 31 | 12 | |
| 35 | ELVIS’ GOLD RECORDS – VOLUME 4 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 3921 / LSP 3921) | 38 | 12 | |
| 36 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Beatles (Capitol MAL 2853 / SMAS 2853) | 29 | 22 | |
| 37 | JOHN WESLEY HARDING Bob Dylan (Columbia CL 2804 / CS 9604) | 35 | 18 | |
| 38 | HEY, LITTLE ONE Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2878) | 39 | 7 | |
| 39 | I CAN’T STAND MYSELF WHEN YOU TOUCH ME James Brown (King 1030) | 30 | 9 | |
| 40 | DOCTOR DOLITTLE Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox DTCS 5101) | 41 | 35 | |
| 41 | VALLEY OF THE DOLLS Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox S-4196) | 36 | 17 | |
| 42 | HISTORY OF OTIS REDDING Otis Redding (Volt 418 / S 418) | 42 | 24 | |
| 43 | A PORTRAIT OF RAY Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCS-625) | 56 | 6 | |
| 44 | DR. ZHIVAGO Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST) | 43 | 115 | |
| 45 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX Glen Campbell (Capitol T 2851 / ST 2851) | 44 | 20 | |
| 46 | NANCY & LEE Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (Reprise RS 6273) | 51 | 7 | |
| 47 | CAMELOT Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts B 1712 / BS 1712) | 45 | 29 | |
| 48 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005) | 47 | 167 | |
| 49 | LOVE RHAPSODIES Midnight String Quartet (Viva V-36013) | 50 | 10 | |
| 50 | WOMAN, WOMAN Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia CL 2812 / CS 9612) | 46 | 16 | |
| 51 | VANILLA FUDGE Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224 / SD 33-224) | 53 | 37 | |
| 52 | SUPREMES GREATEST HITS Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MT-2-663 / MS-2-663) | 54 | 35 | |
| 53 | THE ELECTRIFYING EDDIE HARRIS Eddie Harris (Atlantic SD 1495) | 57 | 7 | |
| 54 | SIMON SAYS 1910 Fruitgum Company (Buddah BDS 5010) | 48 | 6 | |
| 55 | STEVIE WONDER’S GREATEST HITS Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS-282) | 65 | 4 | |
| 56 | DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND Wes Montgomery (A&M SP 3006) | 58 | 4 | |
| 57 | HORIZONTAL Bee Gees (Atco 33-233 / SD 33-233) | 52 | 16 | |
| 58 | LOVE IS BLUE Al Martino (Capitol ST 2908) | 63 | 6 | |
| 59 | ULTIMATE SPINACH Ultimate Spinach (MGM SE-4518) | 61 | 13 | |
| 60 | HERB ALPERT’S NINTH Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 134 / SP 4134) | 59 | 23 | |
| 61 | SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TM 280 / TS 280) | 49 | 14 | |
| 62 | FORTUOSITY Mills Brothers (Dot DLP 25,809) | 69 | 7 | |
| 63 | IF YOU EVER LEAVE ME Jack Jones (RCA Victor LSP-3969) | 60 | 8 | |
| 64 | WE’RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY Mothers Of Invention (Verve V6-5045) | 55 | 12 | |
| 65 | VIKKI! Vikki Carr (Liberty LST-7548) | 62 | 10 | |
| 66 | WE’RE A WINNER Impressions (ABC ABCS-635) | 68 | 14 | |
| 67 | CRY LIKE A BABY Box Tops (Bell 6017) | 71 | 4 | |
| 68 | LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury SR 61161) | 85 | 4 | |
| 69 | CHILD IS FATHER TO THE MAN Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9619) | 73 | 6 | |
| 70 | SUNDAY SAX Boots Randolph (Monument MLP 18092 / SLP 18092) | 64 | 11 | |
| 71 | LOVE IS BLUE Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Ranwood RLP 8003) | 78 | 9 | |
| 72 | A TRAMP SHINING Richard Harris (Dunhill DS-50032) | 88 | 4 | |
| 73 | SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Beatles (Capitol MAS 2653 / SMAS 2653) | 66 | 49 | |
| 74 | THE DOORS Doors (Elektra EKL-4007 / EKS-74007) | 75 | 64 | |
| 75 | LOVE THAT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca DL 74986) | 80 | 6 | |
| 76 | STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill D-50029 / DS-50029) | 82 | 12 | |
| 77 | I WISH IT WOULD RAIN Temptations (Gordy GS 927) | — | 1 | |
| 78 | LOVE IS ALL AROUND Troggs (Fontana SRF 67576) | 89 | 2 | |
| 79 | IT MUST BE HIM Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia CL 2795 / CS 9595) | 67 | 16 | |
| 80 | GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP FEATURING YOUNG GIRL Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 9664) | — | 1 | |
| 81 | THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill DS-50031) | — | 1 | |
| 82 | HEAVY Iron Butterfly (Atco 33-227 / SD 33-227) | 87 | 14 | |
| 83 | GOD BLESS TINY TIM Tiny Tim (Reprise RS 6292) | 102 | 7 | |
| 84 | THE DELTA SWEETE Bobbie Gentry (Capitol T 2842 / ST 2842) | 72 | 10 | |
| 85 | MAN OF LA MANCHA Original Broadway Cast (Kapp KRL-4505 / KRS-5505) | 79 | 121 | |
| 86 | TIGHTEN UP Archie Bell & Drells (Atlantic SC 8181) | — | 1 | |
| 87 | THE TWAIN SHALL MEET Eric Burdon & Animals (MGM SE-4537) | 86 | 8 | |
| 88 | I WONDER WHAT SHE’S DOING TONITE Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart (A&M SP 4143) | 81 | 5 | |
| 89 | TODAY MY WAY Patti Page (Columbia CL 2761 / CS 9561) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | SOAL COAXING (Ame Caline) Raymond Lefevre & Orchestra (4 Corners Of The World FCS-4244) | 92 | 7 | |
| 91 | DANCE TO THE MUSIC Sly & Family Stone (Epic LN 24371 / BN 26371) | 95 | 4 | |
| 92 | MUSIC FROM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE Lalo Schifrin (Dot DLP 25,831) | 70 | 23 | |
| 93 | THERE IS Dells (Cadet LP-804 / LPS-804) | — | 1 | |
| 94 | GREATEST HITS Temptations (Gordy G 919 / S 919) | 97 | 76 | |
| 95 | DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012) | 98 | 6 | |
| 96 | A DAY IN THE LIFE Wes Montgomery (A&M LP 2001 / SP 3001) | 99 | 34 | |
| 97 | THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE Georgie Fame (Epic LN 24368 / BN 26368) | 91 | 3 | |
| 98 | GEORGE M! Original Broadway Cast /Joel Grey (Columbia Masterworks KOS 3200) | — | 1 | |
| 99 | THE EYES OF THE BEACON STREET UNION Beacon Street Union (MGM SE-4517) | 90 | 12 | |
| 100 | LUMPY GRAVY Frank Zappa /Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (Verve V-8741 / V6-8741) | — | 1 | |
| 101 | THE TIME HAS COME Chambers Brothers (Columbia CL 2722 / CS 9522) | 105 | 17 | |
| 102 | SPIRIT Spirit (Ode Z12 44004) | 110 | 5 | |
| 103 | THE CIRCLE GAME Tom Rush (Elektra EKS-74018) | 104 | 3 | |
| 104 | GOLDEN RAINBOW Original Broadway Cast / Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme (Calendar KOM 1001 / KOS 1001) | 103 | 5 | |
| 105 | ORPHEUS Orpheus (MGM E-4524 / SE-4524) | 101 | 12 | |
| 106 | PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN & JONES LTD. Monkees (Colgems COM-104 / COS-104) | 74 | 27 | |
| 107 | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA United States Of America (Columbia CS 9614) | 119 | 6 | |
| 108 | MR. FANTASY Traffic (United Artists UAL 3651 / UAS 6651) | 114 | 9 | |
| 109 | FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS Four Tops (Motown MT-662 / MS-662) | 77 | 35 | |
| 110 | JIMMY SMITH’S GREATEST HITS Jimmy Smith (Blue Note BST 89901) | 94 | 3 | |
| 111 | FRESH CREAM Cream (Atco 33-206 / SD 33-206) | 107 | 54 | |
| 112 | YOU CAN’T BEAT PEOPLE UP AND HAVE THEM SAY I LOVE YOU Murray Roman (Tetragrammaton 101) | 115 | 6 | |
| 113 | KNIGHTS ON BROADWAY King Richard’s Fluegel Knights (MTA MTS 5008) | 113 | 6 | |
| 114 | ALICE’S RESTAURANT Arlo Guthrie (Reprise R-6267 / RS-6267) | 83 | 28 | |
| 115 | THE LAST WALTZ Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PA 61015 / PAS 71015) | 109 | 25 | |
| 116 | THE MANTOVANI TOUCH Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3526 / PS 526) | 108 | 16 | |
| 117 | THE SEA San Sebastian Strings (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1670) | 129 | 36 | |
| 118 | GROOVIN’ WITH THE SOULFUL STRINGS Soulful Strings (Cadet LP-796 / LPS-796) | 96 | 27 | |
| 119 | JUST TODAY Bobby Vee (Liberty LST-7554) | 112 | 7 | |
| 120 | THE FIRST EDITION First Edition (Reprise RS 6276) | 106 | 17 | |
| 121 | TURTLES’ GOLDEN HITS Turtles (White Whale WW 115 / WWS 7115) | 100 | 28 | |
| 122 | FRANCIS A & EDWARD K Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington (Reprise FS 1024) | 111 | 15 | |
| 123 | TO EACH HIS OWN Frankie Laine (ABC ABCS-628) | 118 | 8 | |
| 124 | THE SKY San Sebastian Strings (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1720) | 122 | 13 | |
| 125 | FEELIN’ GOOD Lou Rawls (Capitol T 2864 / ST 2864) | 93 | 10 | |
| 126 | THE RESURRECTION OF PIGBOY CRABSHAW Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra EKL-4015 / EKS 74015) | 116 | 20 | |
| 127 | TELL MAMA Etta James (Cadet LP-802 / LPS-802) | 125 | 9 | |
| 128 | THERE ARE BUT FOUR SMALL FACES Small Faces (Immediate Z12 52002) | 123 | 11 | |
| 129 | UP POPS RAMSEY LEWIS Ramsey Lewis (Cadet LP-799 / LPS-799) | 120 | 12 | |
| 130 | IT MUST BE HIM Vikki Carr (Liberty LRP-3533 / LST-7533) | 121 | 30 | |
| 131 | REACH OUT Burt Bacharach (A&M LP 131 / SP 4131) | 132 | 31 | |
| 132 | PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Bobby Vinton (Epic LN 24341 / BN 26341) | 126 | 24 | |
| 133 | FAREWELL TO THE FIRST GOLDEN ERA Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill D-50025 / DS-50025) | 130 | 30 | |
| 134 | THE BEST OF WES MONTGOMERY Wes Montgomery (Verve V-8714 / V6-8714) | 140 | 20 | |
| 135 | BEE GEES’ 1ST Bee Gees (Atco 33-223 / SD 33-223) | 134 | 39 | |
| 136 | THE DRIFTERS’ GOLDEN HITS Drifters (Atlantic 8153 / SD 8153) | 138 | 14 | |
| 137 | BOTTLE OF WINE Fireballs Featuring Jimmy Gilmer (Atco SD 33-239) | 139 | 8 | |
| 138 | TOM JONES LIVE! Tom Jones (Parrot PA 61014 / PAS 71014) | 135 | 17 | |
| 139 | WILDFLOWERS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012) | 133 | 22 | |
| 140 | SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN Leonard Cohen (Columbia CL 2733 / CS 9533) | 131 | 14 | |
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