CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1975*
POS-ALBUM-ARTIST-LABEL-PEAK MONTH
1 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS-ELTON JOHN-MCA
2 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & BROWN DIRT COWBOY-ELTON JOHN-MCA
3 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD-EARTH,WIND & FIRE-Columbia
4 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW-OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN-MCA
5 ROCK OF THE WESTIES-ELTON JOHN-MCA
6 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS-EAGLES-Asylum
7 AVERAGE WHITE BAND-AVERAGE WHITE BAND-Atlantic
8 WINDSONG-John Denver-RCA
9 NOT FRAGILE-Bachman Turner Overdrive-Mercury
10 RED OCTOPUS-Jefferson Starship-RCA
11 Back Home Again-John Denver-RCA
12 Physical Graffiti-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic
13 Tommy-Original Soundtrack Recording-Polydor
14 Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd-Columbia
15 War Child-Jethro Tull-Chrysalis
16 Fire-Ohio Players-Mercury
17 The Heat Is On-Isley Brothers-T-Neck
18 Chicago VIII-Chicago-Columbia
19 Heart Like A Wheel-Linda Ronstadt-Capitol
20 Welcome To My Nightmare-Alice Cooper-Warner Brothers
21 Love Will Keep Us Together-Captain & Tennille-A&M
22 Phoebe Snow-Phoebe Snow-Shelter
23 Fandango-ZZ Top-London
24 Serenade-Neil Diamond-Columbia
25 Photographs & Memories His Greatest Hits-Jim Croce-ABC
26 Toys In The Attic-Aerosmith-Columbia
27 An Evening With John Denver-RCA
28 Prisoner In Disguise-Linda Rondstasdt-Asylum
29 Blood On The Tracks-Bob Dylan-Columbia
30 Venus & Mars-Paul McCartney & Wings-Capitol
31 Born To Run-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia
32 A Song For You-Temptations-Gordy
33 Still Crazy After All These Years-Paul Simon-Columbia
34 Hearts-America-Warner Brothers
35 Miles Of Aisles-Joni Mitchell-Asylum
36 Verities & Balderdash-Harry Chapin-Elektra
37 John Denver'S Greatest Hits-John Denver-RCA
38 Why Can't We Be Friends?-War-United Artists
39 Gorilla-James Taylor-Warner Brothers
40 Young Americans-David Bowie-RCA
41 Free & Easy-Helen-Reddy-Capitol
42 Honey-Ohio Players-Mercury
43 Between The Lines-Janis Ian-Columbia
44 It's Only Rock & Roll-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones
45 Blow By Blow-Jeff Beck-Epic
46 Straight Shooter-Bad Company-Swan Song
47 Can't Get Enough-Barry White-20th Century
48 Four Wheel Drive-Bachman Turner Overdrive-Mercury
49 Cat Stevens Greatest Hits-Cat Stevens-A&M
50 Mother Lode-Loggins & Messina-Columbia
51 Perfect Angel-Minnie Riperton-Epic
52 K.C. & Sunshine Band-K.C. & Sunshine Band-T.K.
53 Mister Magic-Grover Washington Jr.-Kudu
54 Survival-O'Jays-Philadelphia International
55 Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album-Cheech & Chong-Ode
56 Stampede-Doobie Brothers-Warner Brothers
57 Cut The Cake-Average White Band-Atlantic
58 Diamonds & Rust-Joan Baez-A&M
59 The Who By Numbers-Who-MCA
60 Wind On The Water-Crosby & Nash-Atlantic
61 Sheer Heart Attack-Queen-Elektra
62 To Be True-Hold Melvin & The Blue Notes-Philadelphia International
63 Wrap Around Joy-Carole King-Ode
64 Caribou-Elton John-MCA
65 Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)-BT Express-Scepter
66 Autobahn-Kraftwerk-Vertigo
67 Barry Manilow II-Barry Manilow-Arista
68 Breakaway-Art Garfunkel-Columbia
69 Dark Horse-George Harrison-Dark Horse
70 Walls And Bridges-John Lennon-Apple
71 This Is The Moody Blues-Moody Blues-Threshold
72 Clearly Love-Olivia Newton-John-MCA
73 Spirit Of America-Beach Boys-Capitol
74 Goodnight Vienna-Ringo Starr-Apple
75 Rufusized-Rufus & Chaka Khan-ABC
76 Before The Next Teardrop Falls-Freddy Fender-ABC/Dot
77 Pick Of The Latter-Spinners-Atlantic
78 Relayer-Yes-Atlantic
79-Bad Company-Bad Company-Swan Song
80 Fulfillingness' First Finale-Stevie Wonder-Tamla
81 Blue Jays-Justin Hayward & John Lodge-Threshold
82 New & Improved-Spinners-Atlantic
83 All The Girls Beware-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol
84 For Earth Below-Robin Trower-Chrysalis
85 Al Green Explores Your Mind-Al Green
86 Horizon-Carpenters-A&M
87 Nightbirds-La Belle-Epic
88 Eldorado-Electric Light Orchestra-United Artists
89 Extra Texture-George Harrison
90 Late For The Sky-Jackson Browne-Asylum
91 Anka-Paul Anka-United Artists
92 Flying Start-Blackbyrds-Fantasy
93 So What-Joe Walsh
94 Judith-Judy Collins-Elektra
95 Sun Goddess-Ramsey Lewis-Columbia
96 Made In The Shade-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones
97 Waitress In A Donut Shop-Maria Muldaur-Reprise
98 Disco Baby-Van McCoy-Avco
99 Tony Orlando & Dawn's Greatest Hits-Tony Orlando & Dawn-Arista
100 Rock & Roll-John Lennon-Apple
*As published in the December 27th,1975 issue of Cash Box Magazine.