Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending May 9, 1970

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	DEJA VU	1	3	3	7
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
2	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	2	1	1	13
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
3	HEY JUDE	3	2	2	9
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
4	MCCARTNEY	28	--	--	2
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
5	CHICAGO II	4	6	7	14
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
6	AMERICAN WOMAN	9	10	10	15
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
7	LIVE	18	19	39	5
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075)
8	MORRISON HOTEL	5	5	5	11
Doors (Elektra EKS-75007)
9	HERE COMES BOBBY	13	28	36	5
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028)
10	SANTANA	6	4	4	35
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
11	EASY RIDER	10	9	9	36
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
12	LED ZEPPELIN II	8	8	6	27
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
13	ABBEY ROAD	7	7	8	32
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
14	RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD	12	15	16	19
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
15	BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK)	11	11	15	24
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
16	BAND OF GYPSYS	22	64	--	3
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
17	PSYCHEDELIC SHACK	19	17	21	6
Temptations (Gordy S-947)
18	LADIES OF THE CANYON	20	20	35	6
Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376)
19	IT AIN'T EASY	29	79	--	3
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
20	DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5	15	14	14	16
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700)
21	HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH	14	13	13	14
Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943)
22	SPIRIT IN THE SKY	17	18	24	9
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise RS 6365)
23	CRICKLEWOOD GREEN	31	43	76	4
Ten Years After (Deram DES 18038)
24	CLIMBING!	27	31	34	9
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
25	TOM	38	--	--	2
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037)
26	THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT	39	46	80	4
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
27	FRIJID PINK	16	12	11	15
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033)
28	ON TOUR WITH ERIC CLAPTON	34	58	68	4
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-326)
29	WILLY AND THE POORBOYS	21	16	12	22
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
30	JOHN B. SEBASTIAN	30	32	42	7
John Sebastian (Reprise RS 6379)
31	SOMETHING'S BURNING	40	68	83	5
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6385)
32	JOE COCKER!	26	22	19	27
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
33	GET READY	35	26	22	27
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
34	LIVE CREAM	44	87	--	3
Cream (Atco SD 33-328)
35	TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS	23	21	17	27
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
36	EMPTY ROOMS	24	25	27	9
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4010)
37	SWEET BABY JAMES	33	24	26	10
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
38	HAIR	25	23	23	95
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
39	GREATEST HITS	37	30	30	8
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4245)
40	IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA	41	38	33	98
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
41	ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK	32	29	18	21
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
42	RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD	49	60	70	7
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 1005)
43	GRAND FUNK	36	27	25	16
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
44	THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS	46	48	51	12
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
45	LET IT BLEED	47	34	29	23
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
46	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS	48	36	37	70
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
47	THE AGE OF AQUARIUS	42	37	32	51
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
48	CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM	51	40	31	25
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
49	REAL FRIENDS	53	44	49	6
Friends Of Distinction (RCA LSP 4313)
50	THE BAND	58	49	44	31
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
51	LEON RUSSELL	59	66	79	5
Leon Russell (Shelter 1001)
52	LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969	45	33	20	18
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
53	HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER	43	41	43	8
Hollies (Epic BN 26538)
54	THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU	50	35	28	13
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248)
55	JUST PLAIN CHARLEY	57	51	50	10
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4290)
56	ARIZONA	55	45	45	10
Mark Lindsay (Columbia CS 9986)
57	TRAVELIN'	61	59	60	8
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42044)
58	I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN	71	--	--	2
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581)
59	MOONDANCE	63	70	82	5
Van Morrison (WB WS 1835)
60	BENEFIT	85	92	--	3
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400)
61	Z	69	73	84	11
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia OS 3370)
62	MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC	54	56	57	8
Badfinger (Apple ST-3364)
63	FAREWELL	76	--	--	2
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 2-702)
64	CROSBY, STILLS & NASH	72	67	63	47
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
65	ONE DAY AT A TIME	52	39	40	10
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 79310)
66	GREATEST HITS	60	54	48	12
Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979)
67	TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS	56	42	41	17
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389)
68	RAW SIENNA	70	77	88	4
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71036)
69	CLOSING THE GAP	62	47	53	26
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
70	SUITABLE FOR FRAMING	64	63	69	46
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
71	GREATEST HITS	65	50	38	12
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KCS 9968)
72	BROOK BENTON TODAY	79	69	62	11
Brook Benton (Cotillion SD 9018)
73	PORTRAIT	86	--	--	2
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045)
74	STAND!	68	52	46	55
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
75	WE WENT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TOGETHER	78	82	93	4
Jaggerz (Kama Sutra KSBS 2017)
76	COLLAGE	75	81	87	7
Raiders (Columbia CS 9964)
77	LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY	--	--	--	1
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4662)
78	BLACK GOLD	84	88	90	6
Nina Simone (RCA LSP 4248)
79	LIVE	--	--	--	1
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-318)
80	FIRST STEP	83	85	92	5
Small Faces (WB WS 1851)
81	SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY	--	--	--	1
Ringo Starr (Apple SW 3365)
82	FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS	--	--	--	1
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
83	TOM RUSH	80	84	--	3
Tom Rush (Columbia CS 9972)
84	OH HAPPY DAY	--	--	--	1
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 443)
85	GREATEST HITS	67	55	52	20
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
86	GREATEST HITS	88	91	91	4
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 723)
87	WATERTOWN	87	89	96	5
Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 1031)
88	MANTOVANI TODAY	92	98	98	5
Mantovani (London PS 572)
89	ZABRISKIE POINT	91	93	94	4
Original Film Soundtrack (MGM SE 4668)
90	AMBERGRIS	97	--	--	2
Ambergris (Paramount PA 5014)
91	COLD BLOOD	89	75	56	16
Cold Blood (San Francisco 200)
92	FUNNY GIRL (SOUNDTRACK)	66	53	54	11
Barbra Streisand (Columbia BOS 3220)
93	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	93	--	--	2
Ray Conniff & The Singers (Columbia S 64020)
94	THE ROD STEWART ALBUM	95	97	--	3
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61237)
95	WALKING IN SPACE	90	94	95	5
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3023)
96	TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN	77	72	65	19
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1)
97	MIDNIGHT COWBOY	94	100	71	43
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
98	COME TOGETHER	96	95	--	3
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7637)
99	RICK NELSON IN CONCERT	98	78	78	11
Rick Nelson (Decca DL 75162)
100	THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS	99	96	72	21
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)

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:

   • "Stevie Wonder Live" by Stevie Wonder (# 73)
   • "Touching You. . . Touching Me" by Neil Diamond (# 74)
   • "The Shocking Blue" by Shocking Blue (# 81)
   • "Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends" by Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends (# 82)
   • "Like It Is, Like It Was" by Dells (#100)