| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 26, 1969 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 1 | 54 | |
| 2 | ROMEO & JULIET Original Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2993) | 3 | 18 | |
| 3 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720) | 2 | 29 | |
| 4 | THIS IS TOM JONES Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71028) | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-92005) | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | TOMMY The Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | 5 | 9 | |
| 7 | CROSBY, STILLS & NASH Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229) | 8 | 6 | |
| 8 | A WARM SHADE OF IVORY Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP-4140) | 7 | 12 | |
| 9 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | 9 | 56 | |
| 10 | FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4155) | 11 | 8 | |
| 11 | FELICIANO / 10 TO 23 Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-4185) | 17 | 6 | |
| 12 | WARM Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4190) | 16 | 5 | |
| 13 | NASHVILLE SKYLINE Bob Dylan (Columbia KCS 9825) | 10 | 14 | |
| 14 | BAYOU COUNTRY Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387) | 13 | 27 | |
| 15 | JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827) | 23 | 4 | |
| 16 | PETER, PAUL AND MOMMY Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1785) | 12 | 7 | |
| 17 | THREE DOG NIGHT Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50048) | 15 | 35 | |
| 18 | DONOVAN’S GREATEST HITS Donovan (Epic BXN 26439) | 14 | 24 | |
| 19 | CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY Chicago Transit Authority (Columbia GP 8) | 19 | 10 | |
| 20 | SUITABLE FOR FRAMING Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50058) | 20 | 5 | |
| 21 | LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216) | 18 | 24 | |
| 22 | HAWAII FIVE-O Ventures (Liberty LST-8061) | 21 | 12 | |
| 23 | TOM JONES LIVE! Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71014) | 24 | 36 | |
| 24 | BEST OF CREAM Cream (Atco SD 33-291) | 54 | 2 | |
| 25 | GALVESTON Glen Campbell (Capitol ST-210) | 22 | 17 | |
| 26 | A TOUCH OF GOLD Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-12427) | 30 | 5 | |
| 27 | HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71025) | 29 | 29 | |
| 28 | HAPPY HEART Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9844) | 25 | 11 | |
| 29 | STAND! Sly & Family Stone (Epic BN 26456) | 28 | 14 | |
| 30 | OLIVER! Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501) | 26 | 35 | |
| 31 | MY WAY Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1029) | 31 | 13 | |
| 32 | THE TOM JONES FEVER ZONE Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71019) | 37 | 46 | |
| 33 | LET THE SUNSHINE IN Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-689) | 33 | 7 | |
| 34 | CLOUDS Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6341) | 27 | 8 | |
| 35 | BECK-OLA Jeff Beck Group (Epic BN 26478) | 50 | 3 | |
| 36 | GRAZIN’ Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor LSP-4149) | 32 | 12 | |
| 37 | ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM Moody Blues (Deram DES 18025) | 35 | 8 | |
| 38 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4188) | 42 | 4 | |
| 39 | ARETHA’S GOLD Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8227) | 70 | 2 | |
| 40 | WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Joe Cocker (A&M SP-4182) | 41 | 10 | |
| 41 | BRAVE NEW WORLD Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO-184) | 46 | 4 | |
| 42 | MOOG – THE ELECTRIC ECLECTICS OF DICK HYMAN Dick Hyman (Command 938 S) | 40 | 18 | |
| 43 | SWITCHED-ON BACH Walter Carlos (with Benjamin Folkman) (Columbia Masterworks MS 7194) | 45 | 25 | |
| 44 | LAST EXIT Traffic (United Artists UAS 6702) | 34 | 10 | |
| 45 | CLOUD NINE Temptations (Gordy GLPS-939) | 38 | 21 | |
| 46 | THE ASSOCIATION’S GREATEST HITS Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1767) | 36 | 32 | |
| 47 | M.P.G. Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS 292) | 47 | 9 | |
| 48 | THE BEATLES Beatles (Apple SWBO-101) | 51 | 34 | |
| 49 | MEMPHIS UNDERGROUND Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1522) | 43 | 9 | |
| 50 | DAVID’S ALBUM Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-79308) | 39 | 8 | |
| 51 | BEST OF THE BEE GEES Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-292) | 89 | 2 | |
| 52 | FUNNY GIRL Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220) | 44 | 46 | |
| 53 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Vikki Carr (Liberty LST-7604) | 48 | 18 | |
| 54 | THE STREET GIVETH AND THE STREET TAKETH AWAY Cat Mother & All Night Newsboys (Polydor 24-4001) | 65 | 4 | |
| 55 | LET US GO INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD Edwin Hawkins Singers (Pavilion PBS 10001) | 55 | 13 | |
| 56 | MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED David Ruffin (Motown MS 685) | 62 | 4 | |
| 57 | A SALTY DOG Procol Harum (A&M SP-4179) | 58 | 12 | |
| 58 | EARLY STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50060) | 61 | 3 | |
| 59 | VINTON Bobby Vinton (Epic BN 26471) | 60 | 7 | |
| 60 | GITARZAN Ray Stevens (Monument SLP 18115) | 56 | 8 | |
| 61 | THE COWSILLS IN CONCERT Cowsills (MGM SE 4619) | 49 | 13 | |
| 62 | THE BUCKINGHAMS’ GREATEST HITS Buckinghams (Columbia CS 9812) | 57 | 10 | |
| 63 | WHEATFIELD SOUL Guess Who (RCA Victor LSP-4141) | 66 | 13 | |
| 64 | IT’S OUR THING Isley Brothers (T-Neck TNS 3001) | 59 | 12 | |
| 65 | HOT BUTTERED SOUL Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1001) | 77 | 4 | |
| 66 | TODAY Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAS 6704) | 53 | 9 | |
| 67 | ENGELBERT Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71026) | 52 | 20 | |
| 68 | THE ICE MAN COMETH Jerry Butler (Mercury SR-61198) | 63 | 27 | |
| 69 | GREATEST HITS Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul SS-718) | 82 | 3 | |
| 70 | SEATTLE Perry Como (RCA Victor LSP-4183) | 64 | 7 | |
| 71 | I HAVE DREAMED Lettermen (Capitol ST-202) | 67 | 16 | |
| 72 | FOUR TOPS NOW Four Tops (Motown MS 675) | 75 | 4 | |
| 73 | SMASH HITS Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2025) | — | 1 | |
| 74 | THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND Ed Ames (RCA Victor LSP-4172) | 72 | 4 | |
| 75 | 8:15 / 12:15 Bill Cosby (Tetragrammaton TD-5100) | 86 | 2 | |
| 76 | GREATEST HITS Monkees (Colgems COS-115) | 79 | 3 | |
| 77 | LOVE CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY Mercy (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1799) | 83 | 5 | |
| 78 | YESTERDAY, WHEN I WAS YOUNG Roy Clark (Dot DLP 25953) | 90 | 2 | |
| 79 | JOHNNY WINTER Johnny Winter (Columbia CS 9826) | 68 | 12 | |
| 80 | TRACES Classics IV (Imperial LP-12429) | 76 | 14 | |
| 81 | LIVE & WELL (Live At The Village Gate) B. B. King (BluesWay BLS-6031) | 84 | 5 | |
| 82 | THE CHOKIN’ KIND Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 SSS 15006) | 71 | 7 | |
| 83 | THE DELLS GREATEST HITS Dells (Cadet LPS-824) | 94 | 7 | |
| 84 | MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY Spiral Starecase (Columbia CS 9852) | 88 | 7 | |
| 85 | AT YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50053) | 74 | 20 | |
| 86 | THE SENSATIONAL CHARLEY PRIDE Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4153) | 80 | 6 | |
| 87 | SON OF A PREACHER MAN Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST-234) | 92 | 2 | |
| 88 | 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) Zager & Evans (RCA Victor LSP-4214) | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SOULFUL Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 573) | 69 | 18 | |
| 90 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198) | 93 | 2 | |
| 91 | HAPPY HEART Roger Williams (Kapp KS-3595) | 73 | 9 | |
| 92 | BUBBLE GUM, LEMONADE AND SOMETHING FOR MAMA Mama Cass (Dunhill DS-50055) | 100 | 2 | |
| 93 | QUENTIN’S THEME Charles Randolph Grean Sounde (Ranwood R 8055) | — | 1 | |
| 94 | GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71009) | 96 | 27 | |
| 95 | THE BOOKER T. SET Booker T. & MG’s (Stax STS-2009) | 99 | 2 | |
| 96 | SWEET CHARITY Original Soundtrack (Decca DL 71502) | 78 | 20 | |
| 97 | ENOCH LIGHT AND THE BRASS MENAGERIE Enoch Light & Brass Menagerie (Project 3 PR 5036 SD) | 97 | 12 | |
| 98 | DARK SHADOWS Original TV Soundtrack / Robert Cobert Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-314) | — | 1 | |
| 99 | STREETNOISE Julie Driscoll / Brian Augar & Trinity (Atco SD 2-701) | 95 | 2 | |
| 100 | BALL Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-280) | 98 | 25 | |
| 101 | PICKIN’ UP THE PIECES Poco (Epic BN 26460) | 104 | 4 | |
| 102 | EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE Neil Young with Crazy Horse (Reprise RS 6349) | 102 | 3 | |
| 103 | THE ILLUSION The Illusion (Steed ST 37003) | 107 | 3 | |
| 104 | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah BDS 5034) | 103 | 20 | |
| 105 | DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton T-119) | 109 | 4 | |
| 106 | WITH LOVE Boots Randolph (Monument SLP 18111) | 85 | 12 | |
| 107 | PORTRAIT OF PETULA Petula Clark (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1789) | 101 | 14 | |
| 108 | WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 103) | 81 | 38 | |
| 109 | JOHN HARTFORD John Hartford (RCA Victor LSP-4156) | 105 | 6 | |
| 110 | JOHNNY ONE TIME Brenda Lee (Decca DL 75111) | 108 | 9 | |
| 111 | CHILDREN OF LIGHT Biff Rose (Tetragrammaton T-116) | 110 | 5 | |
| 112 | IN PERSON Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Minit LS-24018) | 115 | 7 | |
| 113 | A TREASURY OF GREAT CONTEMPORARY HITS Various Artists (Dunhill DS-50057) | 116 | 2 | |
| 114 | THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,937) | 87 | 11 | |
| 115 | GALVESTON Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Ranwood RLP 8049) | 106 | 14 | |
| 116 | 1776 Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3310) | 111 | 13 | |
| 117 | 25 MILES Edwin Starr (Gordy GLPS 940) | 91 | 11 | |
| 118 | GENTLE ON MY MIND Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2809) | 112 | 50 | |
| 119 | THE SOUL OF PAUL MAURIAT Paul Mauriat & Orchestra (Philips PHS 600-299) | 117 | 14 | |
| 120 | 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST) | 124 | 56 | |
| 121 | THE METERS Meters (Josie JOS 4010) | 118 | 7 | |
| 122 | THE MANTOVANI SCENE Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 548) | 122 | 18 | |
| 123 | POST CARD Mary Hopkin (Apple ST 3351) | 113 | 19 | |
| 124 | THE WAY IT WAS, THE WAY IT IS Lou Rawls (Capitol ST-215) | 126 | 8 | |
| 125 | BOBBIE GENTRY & GLEN CAMPBELL Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol ST 2928) | 128 | 43 | |
| 126 | THE ORIGINAL DELANEY & BONNIE – ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Elektra EKS-74039) | 131 | 6 | |
| 127 | TCB Original TV Soundtrack / Diana Ross & Supremes with Temptations (Motown MS 682) | 127 | 31 | |
| 128 | GOODBYE Cream (Atco SD 7001) | 114 | 24 | |
| 129 | MUSIC BY MASON WILLIAMS Mason Williams (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1788) | 120 | 14 | |
| 130 | GOODBYE COLUMBUS Original Soundtrack /Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1786) | 119 | 12 | |
| 131 | NEW! IMPROVED! BLUE CHEER Blue Cheer (Philips PHD 600-305) | 133 | 11 | |
| 132 | IT’S NOT UNUSUAL Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71004) | 134 | 28 | |
| 133 | WILDFLOWERS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74012) | 132 | 69 | |
| 134 | HARD ’N’ HEAVY (With Marshmallow) Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia CS 9753) | 129 | 17 | |
| 135 | PROMISES, PROMISES Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 571) | 137 | 33 | |
| 136 | BROTHER LOVE’S TRAVELLING SALVATION SHOW Neil Diamond (Uni 73047) | 136 | 7 | |
| 137 | THE PROGRESSIVE BLUES EXPERIMENT Johnny Winter (Imperial LSP-12431) | 125 | 16 | |
| 138 | MUSIC TO MOOG BY Gershon Kingsley (Audio Fidelity AFSD 6226) | 140 | 2 | |
| 139 | ELVIS SINGS “FLAMING STAR” Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS-2304) | 139 | 15 | |
| 140 | SONGS FROM A ROOM Leonard Cohen (Columbia CS 9767) | 135 | 16 | |
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