Sunday February 22, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 21, 1970



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1 LED ZEPPELIN II 1 1 1 16
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
2 ABBEY ROAD 2 2 2 21
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
3 WILLY AND THE POORBOYS 3 4 5 11
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
4 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 4 3 3 16
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
5 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 6 6 6 14
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
6 LET IT BLEED 5 5 4 12
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
7 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 7 7 7 10
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
8 SANTANA 11 15 14 24
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
9 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 59 -- -- 2  
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
10 JOE COCKER! 9 9 9 16
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
11 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 8 8 8 59
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
12 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 12 13 16 8
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
13 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 14 28 42 6
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389)
14 THE BAND 13 12 17 20
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
15 GRAND FUNK 26 44 55 5  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
16 TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN 17 20 24 8
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1)
17 EASY RIDER 10 10 12 25
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
18 LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 20 23 29 7
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
19 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 19 21 22 13
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
20 DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 24 33 64 5
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700)
21 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 16 11 11 36
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
22 GREATEST HITS 23 32 34 9
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
23 HAIR 15 14 10 84
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
24 ALBUM 1700 21 19 15 15
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB WS 1700)
25 I AM THE PRESIDENT 18 16 18 9
David Frye (Elektra EKS-75006)
26 CHICAGO II 38 89 -- 3  
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
27 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA 28 22 23 87
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
28 VOLUNTEERS 22 17 13 15
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4238)
29 HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH 44 69 -- 3  
Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943)
30 MONSTER 25 27 32 14
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DS-50066)
31 SEE 27 18 19 8
Rascals (Atlantic SD 8246)
32 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 31 30 31 34
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827)
33 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE 56 36 33 14  
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4223)
34 SHADY GROVE 37 46 51 5
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SKAO 391)
35 AMERICAN WOMAN 40 67 80 4
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
36 THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 41 37 35 10
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
37 IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING 39 45 48 11
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8245)
38 LITTLE WOMAN 30 29 21 16
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014)
39 GREEN RIVER 29 24 20 25
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8393)
40 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 45 35 30 40
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
41 DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 42 42 49 7
Joe South (Capitol ST 392)
42 PUZZLE PEOPLE 35 34 25 19
Temptations (Gordy S-949)
43 ALICE'S RESTAURANT 43 49 54 20
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6267)
44 TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME 32 26 28 12  
Neil Diamond (UNI 73071)
45 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 34 31 27 32  
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
46 COMPLETELY WELL 46 50 58 10
B.B. King (Bluesway BLS 6037)
47 BEST OF TRAFFIC 51 65 79 8
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5500)
48 HELLO DOLLY 48 39 41 16
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century DTCS 5103)
49 LED ZEPPELIN 36 40 36 54  
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216)
50 R.B. GREAVES 50 56 61 6
R.B. Greaves (Atco SD 33-311)
51 FRIJID PINK 73 85 96 4  
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033)
52 PAINT YOUR WAGON 54 47 39 17
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PMS 1001)
53 FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS / FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS 33 25 26 14  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-6020)
54 STAND! 62 60 68 44
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
55 LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND 53 41 38 13
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50067)
56 OLIVER 58 64 71 65
Original Film Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501)
57 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING 65 58 44 35
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
58 THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU 72 -- -- 2  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248)
59 GOLDEN GREATS, VOL. 1 64 53 60 11
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial LP 16000)
60 COLD BLOOD 71 82 88 5  
Cold Blood (San Francisco 200)
61 I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA! 47 38 37 21  
Janis Joplin (Columbia KCS 9913)
62 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES' GREATEST HITS, VOL. 3 49 43 47 7  
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 702)
63 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 55 59 50 12
Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 6725)
64 THE SHOCKING BLUE 81 92 -- 3  
Shocking Blue (Colossus CS 1000)
65 ROMEO AND JULIET 52 57 46 48  
Original Film Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2998)
66 HOT BUTTERED SOUL 57 48 52 33
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 1001)
67 THE BRASS ARE COMIN' 60 51 40 14
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4228)
68 GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KCS 9968)
69 SWISS MOVEMENT 76 84 97 4
Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1537)
70 ZEPHYR 75 81 82 10
Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510)
71 THE BALLAD OF EASY RIDER 61 54 43 8
Byrds (Columbia CS 9942)
72 CLOSING THE GAP 67 71 70 15
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
73 THIS IS TOM JONES 68 66 59 38
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71028)
74 GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979)
75 TRACES / MEMORIES 86 97 -- 3  
Lettermen (Capitol ST 390)
76 DIONNE WARWICK'S GOLDEN HITS, PART TWO 63 52 53 17  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 577)
77 GET READY 78 80 84 16
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
78 STEAM 79 83 89 5
Steam (Mercury SR 61254)
79 A BRAND NEW ME 85 -- -- 2
Dusty Springfield (Atlantic SD 8249)
80 ALIVE ALIVE-O 66 55 45 11  
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 6021)
81 WAX MUSEUM 87 -- -- 2
Jay & The Americans (United Artists UAS 6719)
82 BEST OF THE BEE GEES 80 61 65 32
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-292)
83 THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS -- -- -- 1  
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
84 LIVE / DEAD 91 90 93 4
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1830)
85 KOOPER SESSION 83 77 83 6
Al Kooper (Columbia CS 9951)
86 UMMAGUMMA 89 96 -- 3
Pink Floyd (Harvest STBB 388)
87 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 90 98 94 41
Original Film Soundtrack (MGM S1E 13)
88 ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5204)
89 BAYOU COUNTRY 93 68 57 57
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387)
90 YE-ME-LE 70 72 78 10  
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M SP-4236)
91 THE BEST OF CREAM 99 93 91 32
Cream (Atco SD 33-291)
92 MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC 94 94 92 10
Mama Cass (Dunhill DS 50071)
93 AIN'T IT FUNKY NOW -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (King KS 1092)
94 IS THAT ALL THERE IS 69 70 67 10  
Peggy Lee (Capricorn ST 386)
95 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE -- -- -- 1  
Percy Faith (Columbia CS 9983)
96 STONEHENGE 95 99 -- 3
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6001)
97 BLIND FAITH 98 74 63 29
Blind Faith (Atco SD 33-304)
98 CANNED HEAT COOKBOOK (THE BEST OF CANNED HEAT) 97 100 73 9
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11000)
99 TURNING POINT 96 86 76 24
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4004)
100 DISINHAIRITED -- -- -- 1  
Various Artists (RCA LSO 1163)

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:

   • "Construction #1" by Ten Wheel Drive (# 74)
   • "Arthur" by Kinks (# 77)
   • "Yer' Album" by James Gang (# 82)
   • "Second Winter" by Johnny Winter (# 84)
   • "Crow Music" by Crow (# 88)
   • "Cream Of The Crop" by Diana Ross & The Supremes (# 92)
   • "Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet" by Johnny Mathis (#100)

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