Wednesday January 28, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 24, 1970



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1 ABBEY ROAD 1 1 1 17
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
2 LED ZEPPELIN II 2 2 2 12
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
3 LET IT BLEED 3 4 4 8
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
4 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 4 3 3 12
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
5 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 5 5 6 10
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
6 WILLY AND THE POORBOYS 6 6 8 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
7 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 8 12 22 6
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
8 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 7 7 5 55
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
9 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 9 9 10 32
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
10 JOE COCKER! 12 13 13 12
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
11 VOLUNTEERS 10 10 9 11
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4238)
12 EASY RIDER 15 17 16 21
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
13 HAIR 23 25 23 80
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
14 THE BAND 14 15 12 16
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
15 SANTANA 19 19 17 20
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
16 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 49 62 72 4  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
17 FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS / FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS 13 11 11 10
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-6020)
18 GREEN RIVER 11 8 7 21
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8393)
19 ALBUM 1700 17 18 19 11
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB WS 1700)
20 PUZZLE PEOPLE 16 16 14 15
Temptations (Gordy S-949)
21 SEE 25 45 63 4
Rascals (Atlantic SD 8246)
22 LITTLE WOMAN 20 21 36 12
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014)
23 I AM THE PRESIDENT 34 56 69 5  
David Frye (Elektra EKS-75006)
24 TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME 24 31 41 8
Neil Diamond (UNI 73071)
25 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 32 30 33 28
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
26 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 27 37 48 9
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
27 MONSTER 18 14 15 10
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DS-50066)
28 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA 21 22 21 83
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
29 I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA! 28 20 18 17
Janis Joplin (Columbia KCS 9913)
30 HELLO DOLLY 26 29 31 12
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century DTCS 5103)
31 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 33 33 30 36
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
32 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 31 26 20 30
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827)
33 ALIVE ALIVE-O 22 24 34 7  
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 6021)
34 LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND 36 35 40 9
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50067)
35 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE 40 43 29 10
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4223)
36 THE BRASS ARE COMIN' 30 27 24 10
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4228)
37 LED ZEPPELIN 29 23 25 50
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216)
38 GREATEST HITS 63 74 84 5  
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
39 PAINT YOUR WAGON 42 38 35 13
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PMS 1001)
40 THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 46 59 66 6
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
41 ROMEO AND JULIET 48 50 46 44
Original Film Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2998)
42 LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 61 85 -- 3  
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
43 HOT BUTTERED SOUL 38 36 37 29
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 1001)
44 THE BALLAD OF EASY RIDER 66 76 87 4  
Byrds (Columbia CS 9942)
45 TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN 68 80 93 4  
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1)
46 A GROUP CALLED SMITH 35 28 26 23  
Smith (ABC/Dunhill DS-50056)
47 DIONNE WARWICK'S GOLDEN HITS, PART TWO 39 41 42 13
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 577)
48 ALICE'S RESTAURANT 44 39 28 16
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6267)
49 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING 45 42 38 31
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
50 IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING 53 51 56 7
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8245)
51 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES' GREATEST HITS, VOL. 3 74 87 -- 3  
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 702)
52 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 55 60 65 8
Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 6725)
53 BLIND FAITH 41 34 32 25  
Blind Faith (Atco SD 33-304)
54 LIVE 43 47 43 20  
Glen Campbell (Capitol STOB 268)
55 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 79 -- -- 2  
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389)
56 CLOSING THE GAP 57 63 64 11
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
57 GET TOGETHER WITH ANDY WILLIAMS 37 32 27 12  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105)
58 BEST OF THE BEE GEES 50 48 47 28
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-292)
59 DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 76 89 -- 3  
Joe South (Capitol ST 392)
60 THROUGH THE PAST DARKLY (BIG HITS, VOL. 2) 47 40 39 21  
Rolling Stones (London NPS-3)
61 TRACY 51 49 54 9
Cuff Links (Decca DL 75160)
62 THIS IS TOM JONES 54 46 45 34
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71028)
63 GOLDEN GREATS, VOL. 1 69 73 76 7
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial LP 16000)
64 BAYOU COUNTRY 56 54 52 53
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387)
65 ARTHUR 58 55 53 9
Kinks (Reprise RS 6366)
66 ON BROADWAY 52 44 44 9  
Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 699)
67 TURNING POINT 60 57 51 20
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4004)
68 IS THAT ALL THERE IS 70 71 71 6
Peggy Lee (Capricorn ST 386)
69 COMPLETELY WELL 80 82 86 6  
B.B. King (Bluesway BLS 6037)
70 R.B. GREAVES 84 -- -- 2  
R.B. Greaves (Atco SD 33-311)
71 CREAM OF THE CROP 59 52 50 10  
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 694)
72 YE-ME-LE 78 79 80 6
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M SP-4236)
73 STAND! 85 88 88 40  
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
74 SECOND WINTER 71 70 61 9
Johnny Winter (Columbia KCS 9947)
75 GRAND FUNK -- -- -- 1  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
76 CONSTRUCTION #1 72 75 74 7
Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor 24-4008)
77 SHADY GROVE -- -- -- 1  
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SKAO 391)
78 STAND UP 64 64 62 17  
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6360)
79 DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 -- -- -- 1  
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700)
80 NEW YORK TENDADERRY 65 53 49 13  
Laura Nyro (Columbia KCS 9737)
81 SPANKY'S GREATEST HITS 82 77 79 8
Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury SR 61227)
82 CROW MUSIC 86 90 83 11
Crow (Amaret ST 5002)
83 KOOPER SESSION 89 -- -- 2
Al Kooper (Columbia CS 9951)
84 BEST OF TRAFFIC 87 93 98 4
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5500)
85 ZEPHYR 90 94 95 6
Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510)
86 OLIVER 91 81 77 61
Original Film Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501)
87 YER' ALBUM 88 91 92 7
James Gang (Bluesway BLS 6034)
88 GET READY 62 66 73 12  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
89 NASHVILLE SKYLINE 67 61 57 40  
Bob Dylan (Columbia KSC 9825)
90 YOUR SAVING GRACE 94 78 70 7
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 331)
91 MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC 95 92 90 6
Mama Cass (Dunhill DS 50071)
92 THE BEST OF CREAM 75 67 58 28  
Cream (Atco SD 33-291)
93 RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD 83 58 55 15
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2142)
94 THE NEW GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP 77 69 60 9  
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 9935)
95 STEAM -- -- -- 1  
Steam (Mercury SR 61254)
96 LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO & JULIET 96 86 81 21
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9909)
97 JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON 98 96 91 21
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639)
98 COLD BLOOD -- -- -- 1  
Cold Blood (San Francisco 200)
99 TOMMY 93 84 78 35
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
100 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY -- -- -- 37
Original Film Soundtrack (MGM S1E 13)

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:

   • "Canned Heat Cookbook (The Best of Canned Heat)" by Canned Heat (# 73)
   • "On Time" by Grand Funk Railroad (# 81)
   • "The Soft Parade" by Doors (# 92)
   • "Recollections" by Judy Collins (# 97)
   • "The Allman Brothers Band" by Allman Brothers Band (# 99)
   • "Jean" by Lawrence Welk (#100)

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