Wednesday January 21, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 17, 1970



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1 ABBEY ROAD 1 1 1 16
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
2 LED ZEPPELIN II 2 2 2 11
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
3 LET IT BLEED 4 4 4 7
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
4 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 3 3 3 11
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
5 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 5 6 7 9
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
6 WILLY AND THE POORBOYS 6 8 13 6
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
7 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 7 5 5 54
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
8 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 12 22 49 5
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
9 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 9 10 9 31
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
10 VOLUNTEERS 10 9 8 10
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4238)
11 GREEN RIVER 8 7 6 20
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8393)
12 JOE COCKER! 13 13 14 11
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
13 FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS / FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS 11 11 11 9
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-6020)
14 THE BAND 15 12 10 15
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
15 EASY RIDER 17 16 17 20
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
16 PUZZLE PEOPLE 16 14 12 14
Temptations (Gordy S-949)
17 ALBUM 1700 18 19 22 10
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB WS 1700)
18 MONSTER 14 15 16 9
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DS-50066)
19 SANTANA 19 17 15 19
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
20 LITTLE WOMAN 21 36 33 11
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014)
21 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA 22 21 20 82
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
22 ALIVE ALIVE-O 24 34 44 6
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 6021)
23 HAIR 25 23 23 79
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
24 TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME 31 41 51 7
Neil Diamond (UNI 73071)
25 SEE 45 63 -- 3  
Rascals (Atlantic SD 8246)
26 HELLO DOLLY 29 31 32 11
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century DTCS 5103)
27 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 37 48 58 8
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
28 I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA! 20 18 18 16
Janis Joplin (Columbia KCS 9913)
29 LED ZEPPELIN 23 25 27 49
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216)
30 THE BRASS ARE COMIN' 27 24 24 9
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4228)
31 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 26 20 21 29
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827)
32 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 30 33 36 27
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
33 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 33 30 30 35
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
34 I AM THE PRESIDENT 56 69 80 4  
David Frye (Elektra EKS-75006)
35 A GROUP CALLED SMITH 28 26 19 22
Smith (ABC/Dunhill DS-50056)
36 LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND 35 40 45 8
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50067)
37 GET TOGETHER WITH ANDY WILLIAMS 32 27 28 11
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105)
38 HOT BUTTERED SOUL 36 37 34 28
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 1001)
39 DIONNE WARWICK'S GOLDEN HITS, PART TWO 41 42 38 12
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 577)
40 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE 43 29 31 9
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4223)
41 BLIND FAITH 34 32 26 24
Blind Faith (Atco SD 33-304)
42 PAINT YOUR WAGON 38 35 29 12
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PMS 1001)
43 LIVE 47 43 37 19
Glen Campbell (Capitol STOB 268)
44 ALICE'S RESTAURANT 39 28 25 15
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6267)
45 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING 42 38 41 30
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
46 THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 59 66 72 5  
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
47 THROUGH THE PAST DARKLY (BIG HITS, VOL. 2) 40 39 35 20
Rolling Stones (London NPS-3)
48 ROMEO AND JULIET 50 46 43 43
Original Film Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2998)
49 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 62 72 -- 3  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
50 BEST OF THE BEE GEES 48 47 46 27
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-292)
51 TRACY 49 54 50 8
Cuff Links (Decca DL 75160)
52 ON BROADWAY 44 44 39 8
Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 699)
53 IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING 51 56 63 6
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8245)
54 THIS IS TOM JONES 46 45 42 33
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71028)
55 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 60 65 69 7
Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 6725)
56 BAYOU COUNTRY 54 52 56 52
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387)
57 CLOSING THE GAP 63 64 66 10
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
58 ARTHUR 55 53 53 8
Kinks (Reprise RS 6366)
59 CREAM OF THE CROP 52 50 48 9
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 694)
60 TURNING POINT 57 51 47 19
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4004)
61 LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 85 -- -- 2  
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
62 GET READY 66 73 68 11
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
63 GREATEST HITS 74 84 94 4  
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
64 STAND UP 64 62 55 16
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6360)
65 NEW YORK TENDADERRY 53 49 40 12  
Laura Nyro (Columbia KCS 9737)
66 THE BALLAD OF EASY RIDER 76 87 -- 3
Byrds (Columbia CS 9942)
67 NASHVILLE SKYLINE 61 57 54 39
Bob Dylan (Columbia KSC 9825)
68 TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN 80 93 -- 3  
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1)
69 GOLDEN GREATS, VOL. 1 73 76 77 6
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial LP 16000)
70 IS THAT ALL THERE IS 71 71 75 5
Peggy Lee (Capricorn ST 386)
71 SECOND WINTER 70 61 60 8
Johnny Winter (Columbia KCS 9947)
72 CONSTRUCTION #1 75 74 70 6
Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor 24-4008)
73 CANNED HEAT COOKBOOK (THE BEST OF CANNED HEAT) 65 68 71 6
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11000)
74 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES' GREATEST HITS, VOL. 3 87 -- -- 2  
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 702)
75 THE BEST OF CREAM 67 58 57 27
Cream (Atco SD 33-291)
76 DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 89 -- -- 2  
Joe South (Capitol ST 392)
77 THE NEW GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP 69 60 65 8
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 9935)
78 YE-ME-LE 79 80 82 5
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M SP-4236)
79 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS -- -- -- 1  
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389)
80 COMPLETELY WELL 82 86 90 5
B.B. King (Bluesway BLS 6037)
81 ON TIME 72 67 61 14
Grand Funk Railroad (Tamla TS 295)
82 SPANKY'S GREATEST HITS 77 79 81 7
Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury SR 61227)
83 RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD 58 55 52 14  
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2142)
84 R.B. GREAVES -- -- -- 1  
R.B. Greaves (Atco SD 33-311)
85 STAND! 88 88 92 39
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
86 CROW MUSIC 90 83 83 10
Crow (Amaret ST 5002)
87 BEST OF TRAFFIC 93 98 -- 3
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5500)
88 YER' ALBUM 91 92 95 6
James Gang (Bluesway BLS 6034)
89 KOOPER SESSION -- -- -- 1  
Al Kooper (Columbia CS 9951)
90 ZEPHYR 94 95 98 5
Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510)
91 OLIVER 81 77 74 60
Original Film Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501)
92 THE SOFT PARADE 68 59 59 25  
Doors (Elektra EKS-75005)
93 TOMMY 84 78 73 34
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
94 YOUR SAVING GRACE 78 70 62 6  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 331)
95 MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC 92 90 88 5
Mama Cass (Dunhill DS 50071)
96 LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO & JULIET 86 81 78 20
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9909)
97 RECOLLECTIONS 83 82 76 19  
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74055)
98 JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON 96 91 87 20
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639)
99 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND 100 -- -- 2
Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 308)
100 JEAN 97 96 96 7
Lawrence Welk (Ranwood RLP 8060)

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:

   • "Together" by Supremes & Temptations (# 95)
   • "Fat Mattress" by Fat Mattress (# 98)
   • "A Head Rings Out" by Blodwyn Pig (# 99)

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