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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 25, 1970



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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)

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