The Canadian Top 50 Albums, published in RPM, was a record chart that features albums in Canada. The first chart started on October 14, 1968, and the last issue was October 30, 2000.[1] There were seven number-one albums in 1968: the first was Wheels of Fire by Cream, and the last was The Beatles by The Beatles. Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland spent the most weeks at number-one, spending three weeks from November 18 to December 2. Wheels of Fire, Cheap Thrills by Big Brother and the Holding Company, and The Beatles all spent two weeks at number-one. Steppenwolf by Steppenwolf and Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell spent one week at number-one.
Albums
edit| Issue Date | Album | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 14 | Wheels of Fire | Cream | [2] |
| October 21 | Feliciano! | José Feliciano | [3] |
| October 28 | Cheap Thrills | Big Brother and the Holding Company | [4] |
| November 4 | [5] | ||
| November 11 | Steppenwolf | Steppenwolf | [6] |
| November 18 | Electric Ladyland | Jimi Hendrix | [7] |
| November 25 | [8] | ||
| December 2 | [9] | ||
| December 9 | Wichita Lineman | Glen Campbell | [10] |
| December 16 | The Beatles | The Beatles | [11] |
| December 23 | [12] |
References
edit- ^ Green, Richard (October 1, 2004). "The RPM Story". Library and Archives of Canada. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (7). October 14, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (8). October 21, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (9). October 21, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (10). November 2, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (11). November 11, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (12). November 18, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (13). November 25, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (14). December 2, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (15). December 9, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (16). December 16, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (17). December 23, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.