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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending March 14, 1970



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1 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 1 1 9 5
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
2 LED ZEPPELIN II 2 2 1 19
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
3 ABBEY ROAD 3 3 2 24
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
4 SANTANA 5 7 8 27
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
5 WILLY AND THE POORBOYS 4 4 3 14
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
6 EASY RIDER 11 11 17 28
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
7 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 6 6 7 13
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
8 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 8 5 4 19
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
9 MORRISON HOTEL 27 76 -- 3  
Doors (Elektra EKS-75007)
10 CHICAGO II 7 15 26 6
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
11 LET IT BLEED 10 8 6 15
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
12 HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH 14 17 29 6
Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943)
13 JOE COCKER! 9 9 10 19
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
14 HEY JUDE -- -- -- 1  
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
15 GRAND FUNK 13 13 15 8
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
16 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 15 10 5 17
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
17 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 18 12 12 11
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
18 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 22 20 19 16
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
19 DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 17 18 20 8
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700)
20 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 12 14 13 9
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389)
21 HAIR 19 23 23 87
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
22 AMERICAN WOMAN 24 25 35 7
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
23 FRIJID PINK 31 40 51 7
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033)
24 GREATEST HITS 29 38 68 4
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KCS 9968)
25 LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 20 22 18 10
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
26 THE BAND 16 19 14 23
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
27 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 21 16 11 62
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
28 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 25 24 21 39
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
29 THE SHOCKING BLUE 46 51 64 6  
Shocking Blue (Colossus CS 1000)
30 THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU 33 42 58 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248)
31 GREATEST HITS 23 26 22 12
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
32 TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN 26 21 16 11
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1)
33 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 28 33 40 43
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
34 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA 34 28 27 90
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
35 ALBUM 1700 32 27 24 18
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB WS 1700)
36 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE 35 34 33 17
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4223)
37 COLD BLOOD 40 50 60 8
Cold Blood (San Francisco 200)
38 SHADY GROVE 30 30 34 8
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SKAO 391)
39 COMPLETELY WELL 38 41 46 13
B.B. King (Bluesway BLS 6037)
40 STAND! 44 48 54 47
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
41 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 37 36 32 37
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827)
42 VOLUNTEERS 39 31 28 18
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4238)
43 I AM THE PRESIDENT 36 29 25 12
David Frye (Elektra EKS-75006)
44 MONSTER 41 37 30 17
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DS-50066)
45 SEE 42 32 31 11
Rascals (Atlantic SD 8246)
46 GREATEST HITS 55 60 74 4
Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979)
47 THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 45 35 36 13
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
48 IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING 43 43 37 14
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8245)
49 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING 54 49 57 38
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
50 OLIVER 47 52 56 68
Original Film Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501)
51 PUZZLE PEOPLE 48 39 42 22
Temptations (Gordy S-949)
52 TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME 52 46 44 15
Neil Diamond (UNI 73071)
53 BROOK BENTON TODAY 64 74 -- 3  
Brook Benton (Cotillion SD 9018)
54 ALICE'S RESTAURANT 51 44 43 23
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6267)
55 LITTLE WOMAN 49 45 38 19
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014)
56 BEST OF TRAFFIC 53 47 47 11
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5500)
57 HELLO DOLLY 57 64 48 19
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century DTCS 5103)
58 CLOSING THE GAP 65 72 72 18
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
59 GET READY 63 70 77 19
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
60 ONE DAY AT A TIME 71 -- -- 2  
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 79310)
61 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 59 58 45 35
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
62 ZEPHYR 68 68 70 13
Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510)
63 HOT BUTTERED SOUL 50 57 66 36  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 1001)
64 I LOVE YOU 76 86 -- 3  
Eddie Holman (ABC ABCS 701)
65 DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 58 56 41 10
Joe South (Capitol ST 392)
66 RICK NELSON IN CONCERT 70 81 -- 3
Rick Nelson (Decca DL 75162)
67 PAINT YOUR WAGON 62 59 52 20
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PMS 1001)
68 WAX MUSEUM 73 79 81 5
Jay & The Americans (United Artists UAS 6719)
69 JUST PLAIN CHARLEY 80 -- -- 2  
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4290)
70 THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS 74 78 83 4
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
71 FUNNY GIRL (SOUNDTRACK) 83 88 -- 3  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia BOS 3220)
72 A BRAND NEW ME 72 73 79 5
Dusty Springfield (Atlantic SD 8249)
73 SWEET BABY JAMES 84 -- -- 2  
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
74 STONEHENGE 79 85 96 6
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6001)
75 ARIZONA 85 -- -- 2
Mark Lindsay (Columbia CS 9986)
76 SWISS MOVEMENT 56 62 69 7  
Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1537)
77 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES' GREATEST HITS, VOL. 3 75 63 62 10
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 702)
78 GREEN RIVER 60 54 39 28  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8393)
79 AIN'T IT FUNKY NOW 81 89 93 4
James Brown (King KS 1092)
80 UMMAGUMMA 82 87 86 6
Pink Floyd (Harvest STBB 388)
81 MORE OF THE BEST OF BILL COSBY 87 -- -- 2
Bill Cosby (WB WS 1836)
82 TRACES / MEMORIES 67 69 75 6  
Lettermen (Capitol ST 390)
83 LIVE / DEAD 77 82 84 7
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1830)
84 DISINHAIRITED 88 98 100 4
Various Artists (RCA LSO 1163)
85 LED ZEPPELIN 86 67 49 57
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216)
86 NILSSON SINGS NEWMAN 93 95 -- 3
Nilsson (RCA LSP 4289)
87 EMPTY ROOMS -- -- -- 1  
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4010)
88 OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE 90 -- -- 2
Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 384)
89 CLIMBING! -- -- -- 1  
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
90 TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER 97 -- -- 2
Eydie Gorme (RCA LSP 4303)
91 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 98 91 87 44
Original Film Soundtrack (MGM S1E 13)
92 GREATEST HITS 95 -- -- 2
Phil Ochs (A&M SP-4253)
93 RARE, PRECIOUS & BEAUTIFUL, VOL. 2 -- -- -- 1  
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-321)
94 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE 89 93 95 4
Percy Faith (Columbia CS 9983)
95 SPIRIT IN THE SKY -- -- -- 1  
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise RS 6365)
96 Z 96 99 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia OS 3370)
97 TURNING POINT 91 97 99 27
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4004)
98 ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE 100 83 88 4
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5204)
99 DIARY OF A BAND -- -- -- 1  
John Mayall (London PS 570)
100 LORD SUTCH AND HEAVY FRIENDS -- -- -- 1  
Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends (Cotillion SD 9015)

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:

   • "Midnight Cowboy" by Ferrante & Teicher (# 61)
   • "R.B. Greaves" by R.B. Greaves (# 66)
   • "From Memphis To Vegas / From Vegas To Memphis" by Elvis Presley (# 69)
   • "Golden Greats, Vol. 1" by Dennis Yost & Classics IV (# 78)
   • "Steam" by Steam (# 92)
   • "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!" by Janis Joplin (# 94)
   • "Canned Heat Cookbook (The Best of Canned Heat)" by Canned Heat (# 99)

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