Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending April 25, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | ||||||
| 2 | HEY JUDE | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Beatles (Apple SW-385) | ||||||
| 3 | DEJA VU | 3 | 3 | 25 | 5 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | ||||||
| 4 | SANTANA | 4 | 5 | 4 | 33 | |
| Santana (Columbia CS 9781) | ||||||
| 5 | MORRISON HOTEL | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| Doors (Elektra EKS-75007) | ||||||
| 6 | CHICAGO II | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | |
| Chicago (Columbia CS 9962) | ||||||
| 7 | ABBEY ROAD | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | |
| Beatles (Apple SO-383) | ||||||
| 8 | LED ZEPPELIN II | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236) | ||||||
| 9 | EASY RIDER | 9 | 10 | 9 | 34 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063) | ||||||
| 10 | AMERICAN WOMAN | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266) | ||||||
| 11 | BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) | 15 | 18 | 14 | 22 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227) | ||||||
| 12 | FRIJID PINK | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033) | ||||||
| 13 | HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943) | ||||||
| 14 | DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700) | ||||||
| 15 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580) | ||||||
| 16 | WILLY AND THE POORBOYS | 12 | 12 | 10 | 20 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397) | ||||||
| 17 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK | 21 | 47 | 84 | 4 | |
| Temptations (Gordy S-947) | ||||||
| 18 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY | 24 | 30 | 54 | 7 | |
| Norman Greenbaum (Reprise RS 6365) | ||||||
| 19 | LIVE | 39 | 53 | -- | 3 |  |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075) | ||||||
| 20 | LADIES OF THE CANYON | 35 | 78 | 89 | 4 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376) | ||||||
| 21 | TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS | 17 | 15 | 12 | 25 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031) | ||||||
| 22 | JOE COCKER! | 19 | 22 | 16 | 25 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224) | ||||||
| 23 | HAIR | 23 | 23 | 24 | 93 | |
| Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150) | ||||||
| 24 | SWEET BABY JAMES | 26 | 26 | 27 | 8 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 1843) | ||||||
| 25 | EMPTY ROOMS | 27 | 33 | 35 | 7 | |
| John Mayall (Polydor 24-4010) | ||||||
| 26 | GET READY | 22 | 25 | 28 | 25 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507) | ||||||
| 27 | GRAND FUNK | 25 | 21 | 23 | 14 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406) | ||||||
| 28 | HERE COMES BOBBY | 36 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028) | ||||||
| 29 | ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 |  |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030) | ||||||
| 30 | GREATEST HITS | 30 | 32 | 41 | 6 | |
| Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4245) | ||||||
| 31 | CLIMBING! | 34 | 45 | 50 | 7 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 4501) | ||||||
| 32 | JOHN B. SEBASTIAN | 42 | 65 | 82 | 5 | |
| John Sebastian (Reprise RS 6379) | ||||||
| 33 | LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 16 | |
| Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362) | ||||||
| 34 | LET IT BLEED | 29 | 20 | 22 | 21 | |
| Rolling Stones (London NPS-4) | ||||||
| 35 | THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU | 28 | 19 | 20 | 11 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248) | ||||||
| 36 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS | 37 | 29 | 34 | 68 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720) | ||||||
| 37 | THE AGE OF AQUARIUS | 32 | 35 | 33 | 49 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005) | ||||||
| 38 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA | 33 | 42 | 46 | 96 | |
| Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | ||||||
| 39 | ONE DAY AT A TIME | 40 | 40 | 42 | 8 | |
| Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 79310) | ||||||
| 40 | CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM | 31 | 28 | 26 | 23 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068) | ||||||
| 41 | HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER | 43 | 50 | 60 | 6 | |
| Hollies (Epic BN 26538) | ||||||
| 42 | TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS | 41 | 31 | 29 | 15 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389) | ||||||
| 43 | CRICKLEWOOD GREEN | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ten Years After (Deram DES 18038) | ||||||
| 44 | REAL FRIENDS | 49 | 68 | 78 | 4 | |
| Friends Of Distinction (RCA LSP 4313) | ||||||
| 45 | ARIZONA | 45 | 34 | 38 | 8 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia CS 9986) | ||||||
| 46 | THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010) | ||||||
| 47 | CLOSING THE GAP | 53 | 60 | 64 | 24 | |
| Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646) | ||||||
| 48 | THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS | 51 | 55 | 62 | 10 | |
| Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000) | ||||||
| 49 | THE BAND | 44 | 39 | 39 | 29 | |
| The Band (Capitol STAO-132) | ||||||
| 50 | GREATEST HITS | 38 | 27 | 21 | 10 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia KCS 9968) | ||||||
| 51 | JUST PLAIN CHARLEY | 50 | 43 | 40 | 8 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4290) | ||||||
| 52 | STAND! | 46 | 37 | 31 | 53 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456) | ||||||
| 53 | FUNNY GIRL (SOUNDTRACK) | 54 | 58 | 61 | 9 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia BOS 3220) | ||||||
| 54 | GREATEST HITS | 48 | 36 | 30 | 10 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979) | ||||||
| 55 | GREATEST HITS | 52 | 41 | 36 | 18 | |
| Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700) | ||||||
| 56 | MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC | 57 | 63 | 79 | 6 | |
| Badfinger (Apple ST-3364) | ||||||
| 57 | THE SHOCKING BLUE | 47 | 38 | 32 | 12 | |
| Shocking Blue (Colossus CS 1000) | ||||||
| 58 | ON TOUR WITH ERIC CLAPTON | 68 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-326) | ||||||
| 59 | TRAVELIN' | 60 | 66 | 80 | 6 | |
| Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42044) | ||||||
| 60 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD | 70 | 81 | 87 | 5 | |
| Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 1005) | ||||||
| 61 | STEVIE WONDER LIVE | 59 | 62 | 68 | 5 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 298) | ||||||
| 62 | TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME | 67 | 59 | 53 | 21 | |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 73071) | ||||||
| 63 | SUITABLE FOR FRAMING | 69 | 56 | 48 | 44 | |
| Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058) | ||||||
| 64 | BAND OF GYPSYS | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472) | ||||||
| 65 | LORD SUTCH AND HEAVY FRIENDS | 58 | 61 | 63 | 7 | |
| Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends (Cotillion SD 9015) | ||||||
| 66 | LEON RUSSELL | 79 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter 1001) | ||||||
| 67 | CROSBY, STILLS & NASH | 63 | 49 | 52 | 45 | |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229) | ||||||
| 68 | SOMETHING'S BURNING | 83 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6385) | ||||||
| 69 | BROOK BENTON TODAY | 62 | 46 | 44 | 9 | |
| Brook Benton (Cotillion SD 9018) | ||||||
| 70 | MOONDANCE | 82 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Van Morrison (WB WS 1835) | ||||||
| 71 | COMPLETELY WELL | 61 | 67 | 57 | 19 | |
| B.B. King (Bluesway BLS 6037) | ||||||
| 72 | TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN | 65 | 57 | 51 | 17 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1) | ||||||
| 73 | Z | 84 | 86 | 90 | 9 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia OS 3370) | ||||||
| 74 | A GATHERING OF FLOWERS | 75 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Mamas & Papas (Dunhill DSY 50073) | ||||||
| 75 | COLD BLOOD | 56 | 44 | 37 | 14 | |
| Cold Blood (San Francisco 200) | ||||||
| 76 | I LOVE YOU | 64 | 51 | 47 | 9 | |
| Eddie Holman (ABC ABCS 701) | ||||||
| 77 | RAW SIENNA | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71036) | ||||||
| 78 | RICK NELSON IN CONCERT | 78 | 77 | 65 | 9 | |
| Rick Nelson (Decca DL 75162) | ||||||
| 79 | IT AIN'T EASY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078) | ||||||
| 80 | VOLUNTEERS | 73 | 73 | 59 | 24 | |
| Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4238) | ||||||
| 81 | COLLAGE | 87 | 85 | 85 | 5 | |
| Raiders (Columbia CS 9964) | ||||||
| 82 | WE WENT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TOGETHER | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jaggerz (Kama Sutra KSBS 2017) | ||||||
| 83 | HELLO DOLLY | 66 | 52 | 49 | 25 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century DTCS 5103) | ||||||
| 84 | TOM RUSH | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tom Rush (Columbia CS 9972) | ||||||
| 85 | FIRST STEP | 92 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Small Faces (WB WS 1851) | ||||||
| 86 | LIKE IT IS, LIKE IT WAS | 89 | 91 | 91 | 6 | |
| Dells (Cadet LPS 837) | ||||||
| 87 | LIVE CREAM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Cream (Atco SD 33-328) | ||||||
| 88 | BLACK GOLD | 90 | 95 | 98 | 4 | |
| Nina Simone (RCA LSP 4248) | ||||||
| 89 | WATERTOWN | 96 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 1031) | ||||||
| 90 | ZEPHYR | 81 | 71 | 58 | 19 | |
| Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510) | ||||||
| 91 | GREATEST HITS | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 723) | ||||||
| 92 | BENEFIT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400) | ||||||
| 93 | ZABRISKIE POINT | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MGM SE 4668) | ||||||
| 94 | WALKING IN SPACE | 95 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3023) | ||||||
| 95 | COME TOGETHER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7637) | ||||||
| 96 | THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS | 72 | 72 | 69 | 19 | |
| Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040) | ||||||
| 97 | THE ROD STEWART ALBUM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61237) | ||||||
| 98 | MANTOVANI TODAY | 98 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Mantovani (London PS 572) | ||||||
| 99 | OLIVER | 74 | 64 | 56 | 74 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501) | ||||||
| 100 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY | 71 | 76 | 71 | 41 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198) | ||||||
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:
• "The Best Of Charley Pride" by Charley Pride (# 55)
• "Ceremony" by Spooky Tooth & Pierre Henry (# 77)
• "Nilsson Sings Newman" by Nilsson (# 85)
• "Leaving On A Jet Plane" by Percy Faith (# 86)
• "Hot Buttered Soul" by Isaac Hayes (# 97)
• "Okie From Muskogee" by Merle Haggard (# 99)
• "More Of The Best Of Bill Cosby" by Bill Cosby (#100)