Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending May 2, 1970

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
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)