Tuesday February 3, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 31, 1970



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1 LED ZEPPELIN II 2 2 2 13
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
2 ABBEY ROAD 1 1 1 18
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
3 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 4 4 3 13
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
4 LET IT BLEED 3 3 4 9
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
5 WILLY AND THE POORBOYS 6 6 6 8
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
6 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 5 5 5 11
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
7 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 7 8 12 7
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
8 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 8 7 7 56
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
9 JOE COCKER! 10 12 13 13
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
10 HAIR 13 23 25 81
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
11 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 9 9 9 33
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
12 EASY RIDER 12 15 17 22
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
13 VOLUNTEERS 11 10 10 12
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4238)
14 SANTANA 15 19 19 21
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
15 ALBUM 1700 19 17 18 12
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB WS 1700)
16 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 16 49 62 5
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
17 THE BAND 14 14 15 17
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
18 I AM THE PRESIDENT 23 34 56 6
David Frye (Elektra EKS-75006)
19 SEE 21 25 45 5
Rascals (Atlantic SD 8246)
20 GREEN RIVER 18 11 8 22
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8393)
21 LITTLE WOMAN 22 20 21 13
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014)
22 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 26 27 37 10
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
23 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA 28 21 22 84
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
24 TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN 45 68 80 5  
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1)
25 PUZZLE PEOPLE 20 16 16 16
Temptations (Gordy S-949)
26 FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS / FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS 17 13 11 11
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-6020)
27 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 25 32 30 29
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
28 TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME 24 24 31 9
Neil Diamond (UNI 73071)
29 LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 42 61 85 4  
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
30 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 31 33 33 37
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
31 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 32 31 26 31
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827)
32 MONSTER 27 18 14 11
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DS-50066)
33 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE 35 40 43 11
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4223)
34 GREATEST HITS 38 63 74 6
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
35 THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 40 46 59 7
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
36 LED ZEPPELIN 37 29 23 51
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216)
37 I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA! 29 28 20 18
Janis Joplin (Columbia KCS 9913)
38 LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND 34 36 35 10
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50067)
39 PAINT YOUR WAGON 39 42 38 14
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PMS 1001)
40 THE BRASS ARE COMIN' 36 30 27 11
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4228)
41 HELLO DOLLY 30 26 29 13  
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century DTCS 5103)
42 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 55 79 -- 3  
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389)
43 THE BALLAD OF EASY RIDER 44 66 76 5
Byrds (Columbia CS 9942)
44 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING 49 45 42 32
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
45 ALIVE ALIVE-O 33 22 24 8  
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 6021)
46 ROMEO AND JULIET 41 48 50 45
Original Film Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2998)
47 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES' GREATEST HITS, VOL. 3 51 74 87 4
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 702)
48 IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING 50 53 51 8
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8245)
49 DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 59 76 89 4
Joe South (Capitol ST 392)
50 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 52 55 60 9
Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 6725)
51 SHADY GROVE 77 -- -- 2  
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SKAO 391)
52 HOT BUTTERED SOUL 43 38 36 30
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 1001)
53 DIONNE WARWICK'S GOLDEN HITS, PART TWO 47 39 41 14
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 577)
54 ALICE'S RESTAURANT 48 44 39 17
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6267)
55 GRAND FUNK 75 -- -- 2  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
56 A GROUP CALLED SMITH 46 35 28 24
Smith (ABC/Dunhill DS-50056)
57 BAYOU COUNTRY 64 56 54 54
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387)
58 COMPLETELY WELL 69 80 82 7  
B.B. King (Bluesway BLS 6037)
59 THIS IS TOM JONES 62 54 46 35
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71028)
60 GOLDEN GREATS, VOL. 1 63 69 73 8
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial LP 16000)
61 R.B. GREAVES 70 84 -- 3
R.B. Greaves (Atco SD 33-311)
62 THROUGH THE PAST DARKLY (BIG HITS, VOL. 2) 60 47 40 22
Rolling Stones (London NPS-3)
63 BLIND FAITH 53 41 34 26
Blind Faith (Atco SD 33-304)
64 DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 79 -- -- 2  
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700)
65 BEST OF THE BEE GEES 58 50 48 29
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-292)
66 ARTHUR 65 58 55 10
Kinks (Reprise RS 6366)
67 IS THAT ALL THERE IS 68 70 71 7
Peggy Lee (Capricorn ST 386)
68 STAND! 73 85 88 41
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
69 SECOND WINTER 74 71 70 10
Johnny Winter (Columbia KCS 9947)
70 CLOSING THE GAP 56 57 63 12  
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
71 OLIVER 86 91 81 62  
Original Film Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501)
72 LIVE 54 43 47 21  
Glen Campbell (Capitol STOB 268)
73 GET TOGETHER WITH ANDY WILLIAMS 57 37 32 13  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105)
74 TRACY 61 51 49 10  
Cuff Links (Decca DL 75160)
75 CONSTRUCTION #1 76 72 75 8
Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor 24-4008)
76 TURNING POINT 67 60 57 21
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4004)
77 CREAM OF THE CROP 71 59 52 11
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 694)
78 YE-ME-LE 72 78 79 7
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M SP-4236)
79 BEST OF TRAFFIC 84 87 93 5
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5500)
80 AMERICAN WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
81 SPANKY'S GREATEST HITS 81 82 77 9
Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury SR 61227)
82 ZEPHYR 85 90 94 7
Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510)
83 KOOPER SESSION 83 89 -- 3
Al Kooper (Columbia CS 9951)
84 GET READY 88 62 66 13
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
85 YER' ALBUM 87 88 91 8
James Gang (Bluesway BLS 6034)
86 STAND UP 78 64 64 18
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6360)
87 YOUR SAVING GRACE 90 94 78 8
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 331)
88 COLD BLOOD 98 -- -- 2
Cold Blood (San Francisco 200)
89 STEAM 95 -- -- 2
Steam (Mercury SR 61254)
90 LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO & JULIET 96 96 86 22
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9909)
91 THE BEST OF CREAM 92 75 67 29
Cream (Atco SD 33-291)
92 MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC 91 95 92 7
Mama Cass (Dunhill DS 50071)
93 LIVE / DEAD -- -- -- 1  
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1830)
94 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 100 -- -- 38
Original Film Soundtrack (MGM S1E 13)
95 CROW MUSIC 82 86 90 12  
Crow (Amaret ST 5002)
96 FRIJID PINK -- -- -- 1  
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033)
97 SWISS MOVEMENT -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1537)
98 RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD 93 83 58 16
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2142)
99 JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON 97 98 96 22
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639)
100 TOMMY 99 93 84 36
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)

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:

   • "On Broadway" by Supremes & Temptations (# 66)
   • "New York Tendaderry" by Laura Nyro (# 80)
   • "Nashville Skyline" by Bob Dylan (# 89)
   • "The New Gary Puckett & The Union Gap" by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (# 94)

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