Monday May 11, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 9, 1970



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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)

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