| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 13, 1975 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | RED OCTOPUS Jefferson Starship (Grunt BFL1-0999) | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY Elton John (MCA MCA-2142) | 1 | 15 | |
| 3 | ONE OF THESE NIGHTS Eagles (Asylum 7E-1039) | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | GREATEST HITS Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4519) | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | BETWEEN THE LINES Janis Ian (Columbia PC 33394) | 6 | 26 | |
| 6 | HONEY Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-1038) | 8 | 5 | |
| 7 | THE HEAT IS ON Isley Brothers (T-Neck PZ 33536) | 4 | 14 | |
| 8 | WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS? War (United Artists UA-LA441-G) | 7 | 12 | |
| 9 | FANDANGO! Z Z Top (London PS 656) | 10 | 18 | |
| 10 | PICK OF THE LITTER Spinners (Atlantic SD 18141) | 16 | 7 | |
| 11 | THAT’S THE WAY OF THE WORLD Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia PC 33280) | 12 | 27 | |
| 12 | GORILLA James Taylor (Warner Bros. BS 2866) | 13 | 16 | |
| 13 | MAIN COURSE Bee Gees (RSO SO 4807) | 14 | 15 | |
| 14 | LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER Captain & Tennille (A&M SP-3405) | 9 | 14 | |
| 15 | ...IS IT SOMETHING I SAID? Richard Pryor (Warner Bros. MS 2227) | 33 | 5 | |
| 16 | FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2225) | 18 | 7 | |
| 17 | OUTLAWS Outlaws (Arista AL 4042) | 20 | 7 | |
| 18 | MELISSA Melissa Manchester (Arista AL 4031) | 19 | 30 | |
| 19 | NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11418) | 22 | 10 | |
| 20 | K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND K.C. & Sunshine Band (T.K. T.K.-603) | 31 | 7 | |
| 21 | AIN’T NO ’BOUT-A-DOUBT IT Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. BS 2876) | 26 | 7 | |
| 22 | NON-STOP B.T. Express (Roadshow RS 41001) | 23 | 7 | |
| 23 | AMBROSIA Ambrosia (20th Century T-434) | 24 | 21 | |
| 24 | TOYS IN THE ATTIC Aerosmith (Columbia PC 33479) | 25 | 21 | |
| 25 | JAWS Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA-2087) | 27 | 8 | |
| 26 | YOUNG AMERICANS David Bowie (RCA Victor APL1-0998) | 29 | 26 | |
| 27 | STEPPIN’ Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb BTSD-6021) | 28 | 14 | |
| 28 | SABOTAGE Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. BS 2822) | 34 | 4 | |
| 29 | RIDE A ROCK HORSE Roger Daltrey (MCA MCA-2147) | 32 | 7 | |
| 30 | THE BASEMENT TAPES Bob Dylan & The Band (Columbia C2 33682) | 17 | 8 | |
| 31 | BORN TO RUN Bruce Springsteen (Columbia PC 33795) | — | 1 | |
| 32 | ATLANTIC CROSSING Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. BS 2875) | 58 | 2 | |
| 33 | MELLOW MADNESS Quincy Jones (A&M SP-4526) | 39 | 5 | |
| 34 | BLUES FOR ALLAH Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-LA494-G) | 87 | 2 | |
| 35 | DIAMONDS & RUST Joan Baez (A&M SP-4527) | 36 | 18 | |
| 36 | SO FINE Loggins & Messina (Columbia PC 33810) | — | 1 | |
| 37 | VENUS AND MARS Wings (Capitol SMAS-11419) | 11 | 14 | |
| 38 | ENDLESS SUMMER Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB-11307) | 40 | 35 | |
| 39 | CUT THE CAKE Average White Band (Atlantic SD 18140) | 15 | 12 | |
| 40 | BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot DOSD-2020) | 42 | 21 | |
| 41 | GREATEST HITS Tony Orlando & Dawn (Arista AL 4045) | 21 | 11 | |
| 42 | RHINESTONE COWBOY Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-11430) | 47 | 6 | |
| 43 | GOOD VIBRATIONS – BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise MS 2223) | 30 | 10 | |
| 44 | HORIZON Carpenters (A&M SP-4530) | 35 | 12 | |
| 45 | HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW Olivia Newton-John (MCA MCA-2133) | 37 | 30 | |
| 46 | ELTON JOHN’S GREATEST HITS Elton John (MCA MCA 2128) | 41 | 44 | |
| 47 | SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE Kool & Gang (De-Lite DEP-2016) | 61 | 4 | |
| 48 | WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES Esther Phillips w/Beck (Kudu KU-23 S1) | 54 | 7 | |
| 49 | TOMMY Original Soundtrack (Polydor PD 2-9502) | 43 | 26 | |
| 50 | CHAIN REACTION Crusaders (ABC/Blue Thumb BTSD-6022) | 77 | 4 | |
| 51 | HEAD OVER HEELS Poco (ABC ABCD-890) | 38 | 10 | |
| 52 | IN THE CITY Tavares (Capitol/Haven ST-11396) | 63 | 7 | |
| 53 | MADE IN THE SHADE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 79102) | 48 | 13 | |
| 54 | STILLS Stephen Stills (Columbia PC 33575) | 44 | 11 | |
| 55 | BLUE SKY – NIGHT THUNDER Michael Murphey (Epic KE 33290) | 55 | 29 | |
| 56 | ON THE BORDER Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004) | 57 | 56 | |
| 57 | E.C. WAS HERE Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4809) | 90 | 2 | |
| 58 | CHOCOLATE CHIP Isaac Hayes (HBS/ABC ABCD-874) | 46 | 13 | |
| 59 | THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic SD 18133) | 71 | 20 | |
| 60 | DESPERADO Eagles (Asylum SD 5068) | 64 | 39 | |
| 61 | DREAMING MY DREAMS Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor APL1-1062) | 62 | 10 | |
| 62 | THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 10cc (Mercury SRM-1-1029) | 45 | 24 | |
| 63 | JAMAICA SAY YOU WILL Joe Cocker (A&M SP-4529) | 91 | 3 | |
| 64 | THE CHICAGO THEME Hubert Laws (CTI CTI 6058 S1) | 68 | 12 | |
| 65 | FROM MIGHTY OAKS Ray Thomas (Threshold THS 16) | 70 | 6 | |
| 66 | RETURN TO FANTASY Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. BS 2869) | 60 | 8 | |
| 67 | CAUGHT IN THE ACT Commodores (Motown M6-820S1) | 49 | 26 | |
| 68 | CAUGHT IN THE ACT Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11445) | — | 1 | |
| 69 | RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW Blackmore’s Rainbow (Oyster/Polydor PD 6049) | 84 | 4 | |
| 70 | LET THERE BE MUSIC Orleans (Asylum 7E-1029) | 93 | 24 | |
| 71 | NASHVILLE Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (ABC ABCD-893) | 73 | 8 | |
| 72 | NATTY DREAD Bob Marley & Wailers (Island ILPS 9281) | 74 | 26 | |
| 73 | LET’S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE Funkadelic (Westbound W-215) | 76 | 8 | |
| 74 | THIS TIME WE MEAN IT REO Speedwagon (Epic PE 33338) | 75 | 7 | |
| 75 | BARRY MANILOW I Barry Manilow (Arista AL 4007)) | 86 | 17 | |
| 76 | SPIRIT OF AMERICA Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB-11384) | 69 | 20 | |
| 76* | PROCOL’S NINTH Procol Harum (Chrysalis CHR 1080) | 80 | 4 | |
| 77 | HEARTS America (Warner Bros. BS 2852) | 81 | 24 | |
| 78 | DESOLATION BOULEVARD Sweet (Capitol ST-11395) | 89 | 9 | |
| 79 | AL GREEN IS LOVE Al Green (Hi SHL 32092) | — | 1 | |
| 80 | FREE HAND Gentle Giant (Capitol ST-11428) | 82 | 6 | |
| 81 | SCHEHERAZADE AND OTHER STORIES Renaissance (Sire SASD-7510) | 111 | 4 | |
| 82 | A QUIET STORM Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-337S1) | 83 | 21 | |
| 83 | STRAIGHT SHOOTER Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8413) | 85 | 22 | |
| 84 | I FEEL A SONG Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5612) | 78 | 26 | |
| 85 | PHOENIX LaBelle (Epic PE 33579) | — | 1 | |
| 86 | BACK TO EARTH Rare Earth (Rare Earth R6-548S1) | 67 | 9 | |
| 87 | FOUR WHEEL DRIVE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1027) | 50 | 17 | |
| 88 | TO BE TRUE Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 33148) | 72 | 29 | |
| 89 | STORM AT SUNUP Gino Vannelli (A&M SP-4533) | 94 | 7 | |
| 90 | ONE SIZE FITS ALL Frank Zappa & Mothers Of Invention (DiscReet DS 2216) | 51 | 10 | |
| 91 | BOOGIE DOWN U.S.A. People’s Choice (TSOP KZ 33154) | 122 | 3 | |
| 92 | THE HIT MAN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T6-338S1) | 56 | 11 | |
| 93 | MOVING VIOLATION Jackson 5 (Motown M6-829S1) | 53 | 15 | |
| 94 | MISTER MAGIC Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 20 S1) | 65 | 28 | |
| 95 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0374) | 66 | 94 | |
| 96 | STILL CAUGHT UP Millie Jackson (Spring SPR-6708) | 99 | 9 | |
| 97 | EAGLES Eagles (Asylum SD 5054) | 101 | 44 | |
| 98 | FORCE IT UFO (Chrysalis CHR 1074) | 102 | 5 | |
| 99 | JUDITH Judy Collins (Elektra 7E-1032) | 79 | 23 | |
| 100 | WILL O’ THE WISP Leon Russell (Shelter SR-2136) | 110 | 21 | |
| 101 | FIRST CUCKOO Deodato (MCA MCA-491) | 116 | 3 | |
| 102 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT Neil Young (Reprise MS 2221) | 52 | 10 | |
| 103 | WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE Alice Cooper (Atlantic SD 18130) | 88 | 27 | |
| 104 | FEELINGS Morris Albert (RCA Victor APL1-1018) | 118 | 5 | |
| 105 | DISCO BABY Van McCoy & Soul City Symphony (Avco AV-69006-698) | 59 | 22 | |
| 106 | THE TUBES Tubes (A&M SP-4534) | 112 | 10 | |
| 107 | IT’S MY PLEASURE Billy Preston (A&M SP-4532) | 98 | 10 | |
| 108 | THE WILD, THE INNOCENT & THE E STREET SHUFFLE Bruce Springsteen (Columbia KC 32432) | 127 | 11 | |
| 109 | GET ON DOWN WITH BOBBY BLAND Bobby Bland (ABC ABCD-895) | 125 | 3 | |
| 110 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 106 | 107 | |
| 111 | MORE MILES PER GALLON Buddy Miles (Casablanca NBLP 7019) | 139 | 4 | |
| 112 | AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER John Denver (RCA Victor CPL2-0764) | 114 | 28 | |
| 113 | SAVE ME Silver Convention (Midland Int’l BKL1-1129) | 141 | 5 | |
| 114 | SEDAKA’S BACK Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA MCA-463) | 136 | 28 | |
| 115 | THE VERY BEST OF POCO Poco (Epic PEG 33537) | 100 | 9 | |
| 116 | GET DOWN Joe Simon (Spring SPR 6706) | 117 | 10 | |
| 117 | ELECTRONIC REALIZATIONS FOR ROCK ORCHESTRA Synergy (Passport PPSD 98009) | 120 | 13 | |
| 118 | STAMPEDE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. W 2835) | 92 | 18 | |
| 119 | GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, N.J. Bruce Springsteen (Columbia KC 31903) | 138 | 5 | |
| 120 | DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor APL1-1144) | — | 1 | |
| 121 | A SONG FOR YOU Temptations (Gordy G6-969S1) | 124 | 33 | |
| 122 | FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA Victor APL1-1100) | 132 | 5 | |
| 123 | A CHORUS LINE Original Cast (Columbia Masterworks PS 33581) | 133 | 5 | |
| 124 | PHOEBE SNOW Phoebe Snow (Shelter SR 2109) | 128 | 53 | |
| 125 | STAMP ALBUM Climax Blues Band (Sire SASD-7507) | — | 1 | |
| 126 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | 130 | 68 | |
| 127 | MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS Monty Python (Pye 12116) | 134 | 8 | |
| 128 | PHYSICAL GRAFFITI Led Zeppelin (Swan Song SS 2-200) | 96 | 28 | |
| 129 | METAMORPHOSIS Rolling Stones (Abkco ANA-1) | 95 | 14 | |
| 130 | THE DREAM WEAVER Gary Wright (Warner Bros. BS 2868) | 143 | 5 | |
| 131 | SURVIVAL O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 33150) | 97 | 21 | |
| 132 | ODE TO MY LADY Willie Hutch (Motown M6-838S1) | 189 | 2 | |
| 133 | THE PROUD ONE Osmonds (MGM/Kolob M3G 4993) | 145 | 4 | |
| 134 | RED HEADED STRANGER Willie Nelson (Columbia KC 33482) | 178 | 2 | |
| 135 | ROCKIN’ CHAIR Gwen McCrae (Cat 2605) | 108 | 13 | |
| 136 | PUMP IRON! Alvin Lee (Columbia PC 33796) | 176 | 2 | |
| 137 | BLOW BY BLOW Jeff Beck (Epic PE 33409) | 121 | 23 | |
| 138 | CUNNING STUNTS Caravan (BTM BTM 5000) | 175 | 6 | |
| 139 | ON THE ROAD Traffic (Island ISLA-2) | 164 | 16 | |
| 140 | NEW LOVERS AND OLD FRIENDS Johnny Rivers (Epic PE 33681) | — | 1 | |
| 141 | SNEAKIN’ SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY Robert Palmer (Island ILPS 9294) | 135 | 17 | |
| 142 | RISING FOR THE MOON Fairport Convention (Island ILPS 9313) | 146 | 7 | |
| 143 | CLOSEUP Frankie Valli (Private Stock PST 2000) | 137 | 26 | |
| 144 | PURE PLEASURE Dynamic Superiors (Motown M6-841S1) | 148 | 7 | |
| 145 | DO YOU WONDER Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4539) | 159 | 2 | |
| 146 | BACK HOME AGAIN John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0548) | 154 | 63 | |
| 147 | ROLLERBALL Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA470-G) | 149 | 3 | |
| 148 | ACID QUEEN Tina Turner (United Artists UA-LA495-G) | — | 1 | |
| 149 | THANK YOU BABY Stylistics (Avco AV-69008-698) | 140 | 14 | |
| 150 | LIFE IS YOU Batdorf & Rodney (Arista AL 4041) | 129 | 12 | |
| 151 | HEART LIKE A WHEEL Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358) | 155 | 41 | |
| 152 | MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL Original Soundtrack / Monty Python (Arista AL 4050) | 162 | 3 | |
| 153 | CHICAGO VIII Chicago (Columbia PC 33100) | 142 | 23 | |
| 154 | FRAMPTON Peter Frampton (A&M SP-4512) | 156 | 25 | |
| 155 | MISTY Ray Stevens (Barnaby BR 6012) | 151 | 14 | |
| 156 | FUNNY LADY Original Soundtrack (Arista AL-9004) | 144 | 25 | |
| 157 | DOG DAYS Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor PD 6041) | 171 | 4 | |
| 158 | KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW Merry Clayton (Ode SP-77030) | — | 1 | |
| 159 | BEAUTIFUL LOSER Bob Seger (Capitol ST-11378) | 161 | 13 | |
| 160 | NIGHTINGALES AND BOMBERS Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Warner Bros. BS 2877) | — | 1 | |
| 161 | I’M JESSI COLTER Jessi Colter (Capitol ST-11363) | 153 | 20 | |
| 162 | FIRST IMPRESSIONS Impressions (Curtom CU 5003) | 158 | 7 | |
| 163 | TROOPER Trooper (MCA MCA-2149) | 165 | 4 | |
| 164 | THE BOY’S DOIN’ IT Hugh Masekela (Casablanca NBLP 7017) | 167 | 8 | |
| 165 | FEELINGS Paul Anka (United Artists UA-LA367-G) | 166 | 24 | |
| 166 | LIVE STOCK Roy Buchanan (Polydor PD 6048) | 172 | 2 | |
| 167 | HEART OF THE CITY Barrabas (Atco SD 36-118) | 174 | 7 | |
| 168 | THE BEST OF ISAAC HAYES Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-7510) | 169 | 5 | |
| 169 | RENAISSANCE Ray Charles (Crossover CR-9005) | 163 | 14 | |
| 170 | INSEPARABLE Natalie Cole (Capitol ST-11429) | 181 | 3 | |
| 171 | EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME (I Get High) Charlie Rich (Epic PE 33455) | 104 | 14 | |
| 172 | FLAT AS A PANCAKE Head East (A&M SP-4537) | 179 | 3 | |
| 173 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 168 | 122 | |
| 174 | COME GET TO THIS Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST-11386) | 170 | 10 | |
| 175 | JESSIE’S JIG AND OTHER FAVORITES Steve Goodman (Asylum 7E-1037) | 177 | 7 | |
| 176 | CHICAGO Original Cast (Arista AL 9005) | 184 | 5 | |
| 177 | FREE BEER Free Beer (Southwind SWS 6402) | 180 | 7 | |
| 178 | 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 BLOW YOUR WHISTLE Gary Toms Empire (P.I.P. PIP 6814) | 188 | 3 | |
| 179 | FOOLISH PLEASURES Heartsfield (Mercury SRM-1-1034) | 182 | 4 | |
| 180 | BLIND BABY New Birth (Buddah BDS 5636) | 105 | 18 | |
| 181 | STARS Janis Ian (Columbia KC 32857) | 196 | 3 | |
| 182 | LOW RENT RENDEZVOUS Ace Spectrum (Atlantic SD 18143) | 197 | 3 | |
| 183 | ADVENTURES IN PARADISE Minnie Riperton (Epic PE 33454) | 107 | 17 | |
| 184 | FOX Fox (Ariola America/GTO ST-50001) | 186 | 4 | |
| 185 | ALVIN STONE (The Birth And Death Of A Gangster) Fantastic Four (20th Century/Westbound W-201) | 185 | 7 | |
| 186 | I DON’T WANT TO BE A LONE RANGER Johnny “Guitar” Watson (Fantasy F-9484) | — | 1 | |
| 187 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 183 | 233 | |
| 188 | (There’s No Place Like) AMERICA TODAY Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CU 5001) | 191 | 15 | |
| 189 | MYSTERY TO ME Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. MS 2158) | — | 15 | |
| 190 | CRACKIN’ - I Crackin’ (Polydor PD-6044) | 192 | 5 | |
| 191 | EARTHBOUND 5th Dimension (ABC ABCD-897) | 193 | 3 | |
| 192 | NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN Fireballet (Passport PPSD-98010) | — | 1 | |
| 193 | SHA NA NOW Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra KSBS 2065) | 194 | 4 | |
| 194 | SMOKEY Smokey (MCA MCA-2152) | 195 | 2 | |
| 195 | AWB Average White Band (Atlantic SD 7308) | 198 | 52 | |
| 196 | NOT JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FOOT Jim Stafford (MGM M3G-4984) | 199 | 5 | |
| 197 | I’LL PLAY FOR YOU Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2848) | 187 | 24 | |
| 198 | BACK STREET CRAWLER Paul Kossoff (Island ILPS 9264) | — | 1 | |
| 199 | THE LAST FAREWELL AND OTHER HITS Roger Whittaker (RCA Victor APL1-0855) | 115 | 21 | |
| 200 | SPARTACUS Triumvirat (Capitol ST-11392) | 113 | 15 | |
| *On the original published chart, position #76 was listed twice. | ||||
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