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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending March 28, 1970



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1 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 1 1 1 7
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
2 HEY JUDE 2 14 -- 3
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
3 SANTANA 4 4 5 29
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
4 MORRISON HOTEL 5 9 27 5
Doors (Elektra EKS-75007)
5 ABBEY ROAD 6 3 3 26
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
6 LED ZEPPELIN II 3 2 2 21
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
7 EASY RIDER 8 6 11 30
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
8 CHICAGO II 9 10 7 8
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
9 HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH 10 12 14 8
Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943)
10 FRIJID PINK 14 23 31 9
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033)
11 WILLY AND THE POORBOYS 7 5 4 16
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
12 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 11 7 6 15
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
13 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 12 8 8 21
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
14 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 16 17 18 13
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
15 JOE COCKER! 15 13 9 21
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
16 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 17 18 22 18
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
17 LET IT BLEED 13 11 10 17
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
18 LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 21 25 20 12
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
19 AMERICAN WOMAN 22 22 24 9
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
20 GRAND FUNK 20 15 13 10
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
21 DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 18 19 17 10
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700)
22 GREATEST HITS 23 24 29 6
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KCS 9968)
23 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 19 16 15 19
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
24 HAIR 26 21 19 89
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
25 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 24 20 12 11
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389)
26 THE BAND 27 26 16 25
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
27 THE SHOCKING BLUE 28 29 46 8
Shocking Blue (Colossus CS 1000)
28 THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU 29 30 33 7
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248)
29 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 25 27 21 64
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
30 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 33 33 28 45
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
31 ALBUM 1700 35 35 32 20
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB WS 1700)
32 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA 30 34 34 92
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
33 GREATEST HITS 37 46 55 6
Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979)
34 GREATEST HITS 32 31 23 14
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
35 STAND! 39 40 44 49
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
36 TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN 34 32 26 13
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1)
37 SWEET BABY JAMES 47 73 84 4
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
38 GET READY 49 59 63 21  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
39 COLD BLOOD 36 37 40 10
Cold Blood (San Francisco 200)
40 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE 38 36 35 19
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4223)
41 ARIZONA 51 75 85 4
Mark Lindsay (Columbia CS 9986)
42 SHADY GROVE 42 38 30 10
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SKAO 391)
43 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 31 28 25 41  
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
44 JUST PLAIN CHARLEY 55 69 80 4  
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4290)
45 BROOK BENTON TODAY 48 53 64 5
Brook Benton (Cotillion SD 9018)
46 EMPTY ROOMS 61 87 -- 3  
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4010)
47 I LOVE YOU 52 64 76 5
Eddie Holman (ABC ABCS 701)
48 TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME 50 52 52 17
Neil Diamond (UNI 73071)
49 DEJA VU -- -- -- 1  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
50 HELLO DOLLY 54 57 57 21
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century DTCS 5103)
51 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING 44 49 54 40
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
52 ONE DAY AT A TIME 53 60 71 4
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 79310)
53 OLIVER 45 50 47 70
Original Film Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501)
54 FUNNY GIRL (SOUNDTRACK) 60 71 83 5
Barbra Streisand (Columbia BOS 3220)
55 CLIMBING! 67 89 -- 3  
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
56 CLOSING THE GAP 56 58 65 20
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
57 VOLUNTEERS 41 42 39 20  
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4238)
58 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 46 41 37 39  
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827)
59 COMPLETELY WELL 40 39 38 15  
B.B. King (Bluesway BLS 6037)
60 ZEPHYR 63 62 68 15
Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510)
61 THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 57 47 45 15
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
62 MONSTER 43 44 41 19  
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DS-50066)
63 RICK NELSON IN CONCERT 65 66 70 5
Rick Nelson (Decca DL 75162)
64 IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING 64 48 43 16
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8245)
65 GREATEST HITS 79 -- -- 2  
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4245)
66 THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS 68 70 74 6
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
67 A BRAND NEW ME 69 72 72 7
Dusty Springfield (Atlantic SD 8249)
68 I AM THE PRESIDENT 58 43 36 14
David Frye (Elektra EKS-75006)
69 LITTLE WOMAN 66 55 49 21
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014)
70 STONEHENGE 74 74 79 8
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6001)
71 SPIRIT IN THE SKY 82 95 -- 3  
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise RS 6365)
72 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 70 61 59 37
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
73 PAINT YOUR WAGON 73 67 62 22
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PMS 1001)
74 LORD SUTCH AND HEAVY FRIENDS 84 100 -- 3
Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends (Cotillion SD 9015)
75 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER 85 -- -- 2
Hollies (Epic BN 26538)
76 SEE 62 45 42 13  
Rascals (Atlantic SD 8246)
77 MORE OF THE BEST OF BILL COSBY 75 81 87 4
Bill Cosby (WB WS 1836)
78 NILSSON SINGS NEWMAN 81 86 93 5
Nilsson (RCA LSP 4289)
79 AIN'T IT FUNKY NOW 71 79 81 6
James Brown (King KS 1092)
80 STEVIE WONDER LIVE -- -- -- 1  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 298)
81 TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER 86 90 97 4
Eydie Gorme (RCA LSP 4303)
82 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES' GREATEST HITS, VOL. 3 78 77 75 12
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 702)
83 HOT BUTTERED SOUL 72 63 50 38  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 1001)
84 TRAVELIN' 89 -- -- 2
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42044)
85 MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC 87 -- -- 2
Badfinger (Apple ST-3364)
86 DISINHAIRITED 83 84 88 6
Various Artists (RCA LSO 1163)
87 DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 76 65 58 12  
Joe South (Capitol ST 392)
88 LIKE IT IS, LIKE IT WAS 90 -- -- 2
Dells (Cadet LPS 837)
89 COLLAGE -- -- -- 1  
Raiders (Columbia CS 9964)
90 WAX MUSEUM 77 68 73 7  
Jay & The Americans (United Artists UAS 6719)
91 GREATEST HITS 92 92 95 4
Phil Ochs (A&M SP-4253)
92 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 1005)
93 Z 94 96 96 5
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia OS 3370)
94 RARE, PRECIOUS & BEAUTIFUL, VOL. 2 91 93 -- 3
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-321)
95 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE 93 94 89 6
Percy Faith (Columbia CS 9983)
96 JOHN B. SEBASTIAN -- -- -- 1  
John Sebastian (Reprise RS 6379)
97 SWISS MOVEMENT 80 76 56 9  
Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1537)
98 PUZZLE PEOPLE 59 51 48 24  
Temptations (Gordy S-949)
99 OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE 98 88 90 4
Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 384)
100 UMMAGUMMA 97 80 82 8
Pink Floyd (Harvest STBB 388)

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:

   • "Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 88)
   • "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 95)
   • "Diary Of A Band" by John Mayall (# 96)
   • "Traces / Memories" by Lettermen (# 99)
   • "Turning Point" by John Mayall (#100)

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