Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending January 3, 1970

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	ABBEY ROAD	1	1	1	14
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
2	LED ZEPPELIN II	2	2	2	9
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
3	TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS	3	3	3	9
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
4	LET IT BLEED	4	4	14	5
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
5	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS	5	7	9	52
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
6	CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM	7	13	24	7
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
7	GREEN RIVER	6	5	4	18
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8393)
8	WILLY AND THE POORBOYS	13	19	40	4
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
9	VOLUNTEERS	8	9	8	8
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4238)
10	CROSBY, STILLS & NASH	9	8	11	29
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
11	FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS / FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS	11	11	12	7
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-6020)
12	THE BAND	10	10	5	13
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
13	JOE COCKER!	14	14	19	9
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
14	PUZZLE PEOPLE	12	6	6	12
Temptations (Gordy S-949)
15	MONSTER	16	17	25	7
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DS-50066)
16	EASY RIDER	17	18	18	18
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
17	SANTANA	15	12	15	17
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
18	I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA!	18	15	7	14
Janis Joplin (Columbia KCS 9913)
19	ALBUM 1700	22	21	35	8
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB WS 1700)
20	JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN	21	22	13	27
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827)
21	IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA	20	25	21	80
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
22	ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK	49	72	--	3
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
23	HAIR	23	23	17	77
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
24	THE BRASS ARE COMIN'	24	27	34	7
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4228)
25	LED ZEPPELIN	27	31	33	47
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216)
26	A GROUP CALLED SMITH	19	16	10	20
Smith (ABC/Dunhill DS-50056)
27	GET TOGETHER WITH ANDY WILLIAMS	28	28	22	9
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105)
28	ALICE'S RESTAURANT	25	20	16	13
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6267)
29	THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE	31	41	53	7
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4223)
30	THE AGE OF AQUARIUS	30	36	31	33
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
31	HELLO DOLLY	32	37	39	9
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century DTCS 5103)
32	BLIND FAITH	26	24	20	22
Blind Faith (Atco SD 33-304)
33	MIDNIGHT COWBOY	36	32	26	25
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
34	ALIVE ALIVE-O	44	54	65	4
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 6021)
35	PAINT YOUR WAGON	29	30	30	10
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PMS 1001)
36	LITTLE WOMAN	33	26	23	9
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014)
37	HOT BUTTERED SOUL	34	33	28	26
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 1001)
38	SUITABLE FOR FRAMING	41	42	46	28
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
39	THROUGH THE PAST DARKLY (BIG HITS, VOL. 2)	35	35	29	18
Rolling Stones (London NPS-3)
40	LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND	45	52	80	6
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50067)
41	TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME	51	64	69	5
Neil Diamond (UNI 73071)
42	DIONNE WARWICK'S GOLDEN HITS, PART TWO	38	39	41	10
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 577)
43	LIVE	37	34	32	17
Glen Campbell (Capitol STOB 268)
44	ON BROADWAY	39	38	49	6
Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 699)
45	THIS IS TOM JONES	42	40	45	31
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71028)
46	ROMEO AND JULIET	43	43	47	41
Original Film Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2998)
47	BEST OF THE BEE GEES	46	50	42	25
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-292)
48	BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK)	58	63	68	6
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
49	NEW YORK TENDADERRY	40	29	27	10
Laura Nyro (Columbia KCS 9737)
50	CREAM OF THE CROP	48	55	59	7
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 694)
51	TURNING POINT	47	49	50	17
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4004)
52	BAYOU COUNTRY	56	53	55	50
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387)
53	ARTHUR	53	56	60	6
Kinks (Reprise RS 6366)
54	TRACY	50	57	67	6
Cuff Links (Decca DL 75160)
55	RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD	52	44	37	12
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2142)
56	IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING	63	67	79	4
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8245)
57	NASHVILLE SKYLINE	54	48	54	37
Bob Dylan (Columbia KSC 9825)
58	THE BEST OF CREAM	57	46	43	25
Cream (Atco SD 33-291)
59	THE SOFT PARADE	59	51	57	23
Doors (Elektra EKS-75005)
60	THE NEW GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP	65	68	70	6
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 9935)
61	SECOND WINTER	60	62	73	6
Johnny Winter (Columbia KCS 9947)
62	STAND UP	55	45	38	14
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6360)
63	SEE	--	--	--	1
Rascals (Atlantic SD 8246)
64	CLOSING THE GAP	66	70	71	8
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
65	MIDNIGHT COWBOY	69	85	98	5
Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 6725)
66	THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS	72	88	--	3
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
67	ON TIME	61	47	36	12
Grand Funk Railroad (Tamla TS 295)
68	CANNED HEAT COOKBOOK (THE BEST OF CANNED HEAT)	71	74	88	4
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11000)
69	I AM THE PRESIDENT	80	--	--	2
David Frye (Elektra EKS-75006)
70	YOUR SAVING GRACE	62	65	82	4
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 331)
71	IS THAT ALL THERE IS	75	89	--	3
Peggy Lee (Capricorn ST 386)
72	RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD	--	--	--	1
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
73	GET READY	68	61	63	9
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
74	CONSTRUCTION #1	70	71	77	4
Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor 24-4008)
75	TOGETHER	64	59	44	11
Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 692)
76	GOLDEN GREATS, VOL. 1	77	81	86	4
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial LP 16000)
77	OLIVER	74	69	72	58
Original Film Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501)
78	TOMMY	73	66	51	32
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
79	SPANKY'S GREATEST HITS	81	83	89	5
Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury SR 61227)
80	YE-ME-LE	82	86	--	3
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M SP-4236)
81	LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO & JULIET	78	82	87	18
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9909)
82	RECOLLECTIONS	76	76	66	17
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74055)
83	CROW MUSIC	83	84	85	8
Crow (Amaret ST 5002)
84	GREATEST HITS	94	--	--	2
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
85	HURT SO BAD	79	79	56	19
Lettermen (Capitol ST 269)
86	COMPLETELY WELL	90	94	--	3
B.B. King (Bluesway BLS 6037)
87	THE BALLAD OF EASY RIDER	--	--	--	1
Byrds (Columbia CS 9942)
88	STAND!	92	58	62	37
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
89	PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART	86	80	58	11
Jackie DeShannon (Imperial LP 12442)
90	MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC	88	93	--	3
Mama Cass (Dunhill DS 50071)
91	JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON	87	91	93	18
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639)
92	YER' ALBUM	95	97	100	4
James Gang (Bluesway BLS 6034)
93	TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN	--	--	--	1
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1)
94	A HEAD RINGS OUT	93	77	81	10
Blodwyn Pig (A&M SP-4210)
95	ZEPHYR	98	100	--	3
Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510)
96	JEAN	96	99	97	5
Lawrence Welk (Ranwood RLP 8060)
97	FAT MATTRESS	84	73	61	9
Fat Mattress (Atco SD 33-309)
98	BEST OF TRAFFIC	--	--	--	1
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5500)
99	SMASH HITS	91	75	52	24
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2025)
100	THE MASKED MARAUDERS	89	95	--	3
Masked Marauders (Reprise/Deity 6378)

designates a album that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a album that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "The Association" by Association (# 67)
   • "Six Hours Past Sunset" by Henry Mancini (# 85)
   • "Donovan's Greatest Hits" by Donovan (# 97)
   • "Ice On Ice" by Jerry Butler (# 99)
   • "Laura Nyro" by Laura Nyro (#100)