| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1968 |
| TOP 100 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 28, 1968, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | DISRAELI GEARS – Cream (Atco) |
| 2 | THE GRADUATE – Original Soundtrack/Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) |
| 3 | ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise) |
| 4 | BOOKENDS – Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) |
| 5 | LOOK AROUND – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M) |
| 6 | PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME – Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) |
| 7 | LADY SOUL – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 8 | THE BEAT OF THE BRASS – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M) |
| 9 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR – The Beatles (Capitol) |
| 10 | BLOOMING HITS – Paul Mauriat (Philips) |
| 11 | HONEY – Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists) |
| 12 | WHEELS OF FIRE – Cream (Atco) |
| 13 | DR. ZHIVAGO – Original Soundtrack (MGM) |
| 14 | TIME PEACE/THE RASCALS’ GREATEST HITS (Atlantic) |
| 15 | THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY – Original Soundtrack (United Artists) |
| 16 | AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise) |
| 17 | ARETHA NOW – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) |
| 18 | TO RUSSELL, MY BROTHER, WHOM I SLEPT WITH – Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.–7 Arts) |
| 19 | HERB ALPERT’S NINTH – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M) |
| 20 | REALIZATION – Johnny Rivers (Imperial) |
| 21 | A TRAMP SHINING – Richard Harris (Dunhill) |
| 22 | STEPPENWOLF (Dunhill) |
| 23 | JOHN WESLEY HARDING – Bob Dylan (Columbia) |
| 24 | WAITING FOR THE SUN – The Doors (Elektra) |
| 25 | FELICIANO! – Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor) |
| 26 | SOUNDS OF SILENCE – Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) |
| 27 | THE BIRDS, THE BEES & THE MONKEES – The Monkees (Colgems) |
| 28 | THE LETTERMEN!!!...AND “LIVE!” (Capitol) |
| 29 | GREATEST HITS – Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown) |
| 30 | I WISH IT WOULD RAIN – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 31 | PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN & JONES LTD. – The Monkees (Colgems) |
| 32 | CAMELOT – Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–7 Arts) |
| 33 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC – Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor) |
| 34 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA – Iron Butterfly (Atco) |
| 35 | SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND – The Beatles (Capitol) |
| 36 | THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS – The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill) |
| 37 | THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST – The Rolling Stones (London) |
| 38 | THE TURTLES’ GOLDEN HITS (White Whale) |
| 39 | JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON (Columbia) |
| 40 | BIRTHDAY – The Association (Warner Bros.–7 Arts)
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| *41 | VANILLA FUDGE (Atco) |
| 42 | HISTORY OF OTIS REDDING (Volt) |
| 43 | GOD BLESS TINY TIM (Reprise) |
| 44 | CHEAP THRILLS – Big Brother & The Holding Company (Columbia) |
| 45 | BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 46 | WHO WILL ANSWER? AND OTHER SONGS OF OUR TIME – Ed Ames (RCA Victor) |
| 47 | THE DOCK OF THE BAY – Otis Redding (Volt) |
| 48 | THE UNICORN – The Irish Rovers (Decca) |
| 49 | MUSIC FROM “A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS” & “FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE” & “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY” – Hugo Montenegro (RCA Victor) |
| 50 | DIONNE WARWICK’S GOLDEN HITS, PART ONE (Scepter) |
| 51 | YOUNG GIRL – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia) |
| 52 | VALLEY OF THE DOLLS – Dionne Warwick (Scepter) |
| 53 | THE DOORS (Elektra) |
| 54 | BONNIE AND CLYDE – Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros.–7 Arts) |
| 55 | HONEY – Andy Williams (Columbia) |
| 56 | FAREWELL TO THE FIRST GOLDEN ERA – The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill) |
| 57 | ONCE UPON A DREAM – The Rascals (Atlantic) |
| 58 | THE MASON WILLIAMS PHONOGRAPH RECORD (Warner Bros.–7 Arts) |
| 59 | WILD IN THE STREETS – Original Soundtrack (Tower) |
| 60 | JUNGLE BOOK – Original Soundtrack (Buena Vista) |
| 61 | VALLEY OF THE DOLLS – Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox) |
| 62 | GREATEST HITS – The Four Tops (Motown) |
| 63 | THE LAST WALTZ – Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot) |
| 64 | RENAISSANCE – Vanilla Fudge (Atco) |
| 65 | GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD – The Lettermen (Capitol) |
| 66 | DEAN MARTIN’S GREATEST HITS! VOL. 1 (Reprise) |
| 67 | VINCEBUS ERUPTUM – Blue Cheer (Philips) |
| 68 | THE PROMISE OF A FUTURE – Hugh Masekela (Uni) |
| 69 | LOVE IS BLUE – Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
| 70 | THE BEAT GOES ON – Vanilla Fudge (Atco) |
| 71 | IN A MELLOW MOOD – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 72 | A DAY IN THE LIFE – Wes Montgomery (A&M) |
| 73 | ALICE’S RESTAURANT – Arlo Guthrie (Reprise) |
| 74 | CROWN OF CREATION – Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor) |
| 75 | DOCTOR DOLITTLE – Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox) |
| 76 | IT MUST BE HIM – Vikki Carr (Liberty) |
| 77 | IDEA – The Bee Gees (Atco) |
| 78 | WHEN THE SNOW IS ON THE ROSES – Ed Ames (RCA Victor) |
| 79 | THE TIME HAS COME – The Chambers Brothers (Columbia) |
| 80 | LOVE, ANDY – Andy Williams (Columbia) |
| 81 | GENTLE ON MY MIND – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 82 | HORIZONTAL – The Bee Gees (Atco) |
| 83 | STRANGE DAYS – The Doors (Elektra)
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| *84 | VANILLA FUDGE (Atco) |
| 85 | WOW – Moby Grape (Columbia) |
| 86 | DONOVAN IN CONCERT (Epic) |
| 87 | A LONG TIME COMIN’ – The Electric Flag (Columbia) |
| 88 | MAURIAT MAGIC – Paul Mauriat (Philips) |
| 89 | A NEW PLACE IN THE SUN – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 90 | REFLECTIONS – Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown) |
| 91 | A GIFT FROM A FLOWER TO A GARDEN – Donovan (Epic) |
| 92 | ELVIS’ GOLDEN RECORDS, VOLUME 4 – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 93 | A MAN WITHOUT LOVE – Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot) |
| 94 | HEY, LITTLE ONE – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 95 | AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER’S – Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor) |
| 96 | LAST TIME AROUND – Buffalo Springfield (Atco) |
| 97 | FEVER ZONE – Tom Jones (Parrot) |
| 98 | WILD HONEY – The Beach Boys (Capitol) |
| 99 | MUSIC FROM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – Lalo Schifrin (Dot)
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| 100 | INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS – The Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni) |
