Saturday April 4, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 4, 1970



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1 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 1 1 1 8
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
2 HEY JUDE 2 2 14 4
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
3 MORRISON HOTEL 4 5 9 6
Doors (Elektra EKS-75007)
4 SANTANA 3 4 4 30
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
5 ABBEY ROAD 5 6 3 27
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
6 LED ZEPPELIN II 6 3 2 22
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
7 CHICAGO II 8 9 10 9
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
8 FRIJID PINK 10 14 23 10
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033)
9 EASY RIDER 7 8 6 31
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
10 WILLY AND THE POORBOYS 11 7 5 17
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
11 HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH 9 10 12 9
Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943)
12 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 13 12 8 22
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
13 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 14 16 17 14
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
14 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 16 17 18 19
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
15 AMERICAN WOMAN 19 22 22 10
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
16 JOE COCKER! 15 15 13 22
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
17 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 12 11 7 16
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
18 LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 18 21 25 13
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
19 DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 21 18 19 11
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700)
20 THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU 28 29 30 8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248)
21 GREATEST HITS 22 23 24 7
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KCS 9968)
22 LET IT BLEED 17 13 11 18
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
23 GRAND FUNK 20 20 15 11
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
24 HAIR 24 26 21 90
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
25 DEJA VU 49 -- -- 2  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
26 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 23 19 16 20
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
27 SWEET BABY JAMES 37 47 73 5
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
28 GET READY 38 49 59 22
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
29 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 25 24 20 12
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389)
30 GREATEST HITS 33 37 46 7
Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979)
31 STAND! 35 39 40 50
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
32 THE SHOCKING BLUE 27 28 29 9
Shocking Blue (Colossus CS 1000)
33 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 30 33 33 46
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
34 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 29 25 27 65
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
35 EMPTY ROOMS 46 61 87 4  
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4010)
36 GREATEST HITS 34 32 31 15
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
37 COLD BLOOD 39 36 37 11
Cold Blood (San Francisco 200)
38 ARIZONA 41 51 75 5
Mark Lindsay (Columbia CS 9986)
39 THE BAND 26 27 26 26  
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
40 JUST PLAIN CHARLEY 44 55 69 5
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4290)
41 GREATEST HITS 65 79 -- 3  
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4245)
42 ONE DAY AT A TIME 52 53 60 5
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 79310)
43 ALBUM 1700 31 35 35 21  
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB WS 1700)
44 BROOK BENTON TODAY 45 48 53 6
Brook Benton (Cotillion SD 9018)
45 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE 40 38 36 20
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4223)
46 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA 32 30 34 93  
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
47 I LOVE YOU 47 52 64 6
Eddie Holman (ABC ABCS 701)
48 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING 51 44 49 41
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
49 HELLO DOLLY 50 54 57 22
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century DTCS 5103)
50 CLIMBING! 55 67 89 4
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
51 TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN 36 34 32 14  
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1)
52 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 43 31 28 42
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
53 TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME 48 50 52 18
Neil Diamond (UNI 73071)
54 SPIRIT IN THE SKY 71 82 95 4  
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise RS 6365)
55 SHADY GROVE 42 42 38 11  
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SKAO 391)
56 OLIVER 53 45 50 71
Original Film Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501)
57 COMPLETELY WELL 59 40 39 16
B.B. King (Bluesway BLS 6037)
58 ZEPHYR 60 63 62 16
Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510)
59 VOLUNTEERS 57 41 42 21
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4238)
60 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER 75 85 -- 3  
Hollies (Epic BN 26538)
61 FUNNY GIRL (SOUNDTRACK) 54 60 71 6
Barbra Streisand (Columbia BOS 3220)
62 THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS 66 68 70 7
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
63 LORD SUTCH AND HEAVY FRIENDS 74 84 100 4  
Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends (Cotillion SD 9015)
64 CLOSING THE GAP 56 56 58 21
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
65 RICK NELSON IN CONCERT 63 65 66 6
Rick Nelson (Decca DL 75162)
66 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 58 46 41 40
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827)
67 IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING 64 64 48 17
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8245)
68 STEVIE WONDER LIVE 80 -- -- 2  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 298)
69 THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 61 57 47 16
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
70 STONEHENGE 70 74 74 9
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6001)
71 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 72 70 61 38
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
72 MONSTER 62 43 44 20
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DS-50066)
73 LITTLE WOMAN 69 66 55 22
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014)
74 NILSSON SINGS NEWMAN 78 81 86 6
Nilsson (RCA LSP 4289)
75 MORE OF THE BEST OF BILL COSBY 77 75 81 5
Bill Cosby (WB WS 1836)
76 TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER 81 86 90 5
Eydie Gorme (RCA LSP 4303)
77 A BRAND NEW ME 67 69 72 8
Dusty Springfield (Atlantic SD 8249)
78 REAL FRIENDS -- -- -- 1  
Friends Of Distinction (RCA LSP 4313)
79 MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC 85 87 -- 3
Badfinger (Apple ST-3364)
80 TRAVELIN' 84 89 -- 3
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42044)
81 I AM THE PRESIDENT 68 58 43 15  
David Frye (Elektra EKS-75006)
82 JOHN B. SEBASTIAN 96 -- -- 2  
John Sebastian (Reprise RS 6379)
83 PAINT YOUR WAGON 73 73 67 23
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PMS 1001)
84 PSYCHEDELIC SHACK -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy S-947)
85 COLLAGE 89 -- -- 2
Raiders (Columbia CS 9964)
86 CEREMONY -- -- -- 1  
Spooky Tooth & Pierre Henry (A&M SP-4225)
87 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 92 -- -- 2
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 1005)
88 DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES' GREATEST HITS, VOL. 3 82 78 77 13
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 702)
89 LADIES OF THE CANYON -- -- -- 1  
Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376)
90 Z 93 94 96 6
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia OS 3370)
91 LIKE IT IS, LIKE IT WAS 88 90 -- 3
Dells (Cadet LPS 837)
92 DISINHAIRITED 86 83 84 7
Various Artists (RCA LSO 1163)
93 RARE, PRECIOUS & BEAUTIFUL, VOL. 2 94 91 93 4
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-321)
94 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE 95 93 94 7
Percy Faith (Columbia CS 9983)
95 AIN'T IT FUNKY NOW 79 71 79 7  
James Brown (King KS 1092)
96 OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE 99 98 88 5
Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 384)
97 DON'T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME 87 76 65 13
Joe South (Capitol ST 392)
98 BLACK GOLD -- -- -- 1  
Nina Simone (RCA LSP 4248)
99 HOT BUTTERED SOUL 83 72 63 39  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 1001)
100 SEE 76 62 45 14  
Rascals (Atlantic SD 8246)

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:

   • "Wax Museum" by Jay & The Americans (# 90)
   • "Greatest Hits" by Phil Ochs (# 91)
   • "Swiss Movement" by Eddie Harris & Les McCann (# 97)
   • "Puzzle People" by Temptations (# 98)
   • "Ummagumma" by Pink Floyd (#100)

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