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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 2, 1970



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1 DEJA VU 3 3 3 6
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
2 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 1 1 1 12
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
3 HEY JUDE 2 2 2 8
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
4 CHICAGO II 6 7 8 13
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
5 MORRISON HOTEL 5 5 4 10
Doors (Elektra EKS-75007)
6 SANTANA 4 4 5 34
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
7 ABBEY ROAD 7 8 6 31
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
8 LED ZEPPELIN II 8 6 7 26
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
9 AMERICAN WOMAN 10 10 13 14
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
10 EASY RIDER 9 9 10 35
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
11 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 11 15 18 23
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
12 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 15 16 14 18
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
13 HERE COMES BOBBY 28 36 70 4  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028)
14 HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH 13 13 11 13
Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943)
15 DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 14 14 17 15
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700)
16 FRIJID PINK 12 11 9 14
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033)
17 SPIRIT IN THE SKY 18 24 30 8
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise RS 6365)
18 LIVE 19 39 53 4
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075)
19 PSYCHEDELIC SHACK 17 21 47 5
Temptations (Gordy S-947)
20 LADIES OF THE CANYON 20 35 78 5
Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376)
21 WILLY AND THE POORBOYS 16 12 12 21
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
22 BAND OF GYPSYS 64 -- -- 2  
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
23 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 21 17 15 26
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
24 EMPTY ROOMS 25 27 33 8
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4010)
25 HAIR 23 23 23 94
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
26 JOE COCKER! 22 19 22 26
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
27 CLIMBING! 31 34 45 8
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
28 MCCARTNEY -- -- -- 1  
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
29 IT AIN'T EASY 79 -- -- 2  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
30 JOHN B. SEBASTIAN 32 42 65 6
John Sebastian (Reprise RS 6379)
31 CRICKLEWOOD GREEN 43 76 -- 3  
Ten Years After (Deram DES 18038)
32 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 29 18 16 20
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
33 SWEET BABY JAMES 24 26 26 9
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
34 ON TOUR WITH ERIC CLAPTON 58 68 -- 3  
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-326)
35 GET READY 26 22 25 26
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
36 GRAND FUNK 27 25 21 15
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
37 GREATEST HITS 30 30 32 7
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4245)
38 TOM -- -- -- 1  
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037)
39 THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT 46 80 -- 3
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
40 SOMETHING'S BURNING 68 83 89 4  
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6385)
41 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA 38 33 42 97
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
42 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 37 32 35 50
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
43 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER 41 43 50 7
Hollies (Epic BN 26538)
44 LIVE CREAM 87 -- -- 2  
Cream (Atco SD 33-328)
45 LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 33 20 24 17  
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
46 THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS 48 51 55 11
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
47 LET IT BLEED 34 29 20 22  
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
48 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 36 37 29 69  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
49 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 60 70 81 6  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 1005)
50 THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU 35 28 19 12  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248)
51 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 40 31 28 24  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
52 ONE DAY AT A TIME 39 40 40 9  
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 79310)
53 REAL FRIENDS 44 49 68 5
Friends Of Distinction (RCA LSP 4313)
54 MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC 56 57 63 7
Badfinger (Apple ST-3364)
55 ARIZONA 45 45 34 9
Mark Lindsay (Columbia CS 9986)
56 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS 42 41 31 16  
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389)
57 JUST PLAIN CHARLEY 51 50 43 9
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4290)
58 THE BAND 49 44 39 30
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
59 LEON RUSSELL 66 79 84 4
Leon Russell (Shelter 1001)
60 GREATEST HITS 54 48 36 11
Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979)
61 TRAVELIN' 59 60 66 7
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42044)
62 CLOSING THE GAP 47 53 60 25  
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
63 MOONDANCE 70 82 93 4
Van Morrison (WB WS 1835)
64 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING 63 69 56 45
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
65 GREATEST HITS 50 38 27 11  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KCS 9968)
66 FUNNY GIRL (SOUNDTRACK) 53 54 58 10  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia BOS 3220)
67 GREATEST HITS 55 52 41 19  
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
68 STAND! 52 46 37 54  
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
69 Z 73 84 86 10
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia OS 3370)
70 RAW SIENNA 77 88 -- 3
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71036)
71 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581)
72 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 67 63 49 46
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
73 STEVIE WONDER LIVE 61 59 62 6  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 298)
74 TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME 62 67 59 22  
Neil Diamond (UNI 73071)
75 COLLAGE 81 87 85 6
Raiders (Columbia CS 9964)
76 FAREWELL -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 2-702)
77 TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN 72 65 57 18
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1)
78 WE WENT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TOGETHER 82 93 -- 3
Jaggerz (Kama Sutra KSBS 2017)
79 BROOK BENTON TODAY 69 62 46 10
Brook Benton (Cotillion SD 9018)
80 TOM RUSH 84 -- -- 2
Tom Rush (Columbia CS 9972)
81 THE SHOCKING BLUE 57 47 38 13  
Shocking Blue (Colossus CS 1000)
82 LORD SUTCH AND HEAVY FRIENDS 65 58 61 8  
Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends (Cotillion SD 9015)
83 FIRST STEP 85 92 99 4
Small Faces (WB WS 1851)
84 BLACK GOLD 88 90 95 5
Nina Simone (RCA LSP 4248)
85 BENEFIT 92 -- -- 2
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400)
86 PORTRAIT -- -- -- 1  
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045)
87 WATERTOWN 89 96 98 4
Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 1031)
88 GREATEST HITS 91 91 -- 3
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 723)
89 COLD BLOOD 75 56 44 15  
Cold Blood (San Francisco 200)
90 WALKING IN SPACE 94 95 92 4
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3023)
91 ZABRISKIE POINT 93 94 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (MGM SE 4668)
92 MANTOVANI TODAY 98 98 100 4
Mantovani (London PS 572)
93 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER -- -- -- 1  
Ray Conniff & The Singers (Columbia S 64020)
94 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 100 71 76 42
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
95 THE ROD STEWART ALBUM 97 -- -- 2
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61237)
96 COME TOGETHER 95 -- -- 2
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7637)
97 AMBERGRIS -- -- -- 1  
Ambergris (Paramount PA 5014)
98 RICK NELSON IN CONCERT 78 78 77 10  
Rick Nelson (Decca DL 75162)
99 THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 96 72 72 20
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
100 LIKE IT IS, LIKE IT WAS 86 89 91 7  
Dells (Cadet LPS 837)

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:

   • "Completely Well" by B.B. King (# 71)
   • "A Gathering Of Flowers" by Mamas & Papas (# 74)
   • "I Love You" by Eddie Holman (# 76)
   • "Volunteers" by Jefferson Airplane (# 80)
   • "Hello Dolly" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 83)
   • "Zephyr" by Zephyr (# 90)
   • "Oliver" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 99)

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