Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending May 16, 1970

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	MCCARTNEY	4	28	--	3
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
2	DEJA VU	1	1	3	8
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
3	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	2	2	1	14
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
4	HEY JUDE	3	3	2	10
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
5	CHICAGO II	5	4	6	15
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
6	AMERICAN WOMAN	6	9	10	16
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
7	MORRISON HOTEL	8	5	5	12
Doors (Elektra EKS-75007)
8	BAND OF GYPSYS	16	22	64	4
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
9	HERE COMES BOBBY	9	13	28	6
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028)
10	SANTANA	10	6	4	36
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
11	LIVE	7	18	19	6
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075)
12	IT AIN'T EASY	19	29	79	4
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
13	EASY RIDER	11	10	9	37
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
14	PSYCHEDELIC SHACK	17	19	17	7
Temptations (Gordy S-947)
15	TOM	25	38	--	3
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037)
16	BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK)	15	11	11	25
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
17	DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5	20	15	14	17
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700)
18	THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT	26	39	46	5
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
19	ABBEY ROAD	13	7	7	33
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
20	CRICKLEWOOD GREEN	23	31	43	5
Ten Years After (Deram DES 18038)
21	LED ZEPPELIN II	12	8	8	28
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
22	HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH	21	14	13	15
Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943)
23	CLIMBING!	24	27	31	10
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
24	LIVE CREAM	34	44	87	4
Cream (Atco SD 33-328)
25	RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD	14	12	15	20
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
26	FRIJID PINK	27	16	12	16
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033)
27	LADIES OF THE CANYON	18	20	20	7
Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376)
28	BENEFIT	60	85	92	4
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400)
29	ON TOUR WITH ERIC CLAPTON	28	34	58	5
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-326)
30	SPIRIT IN THE SKY	22	17	18	10
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise RS 6365)
31	SOMETHING'S BURNING	31	40	68	6
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6385)
32	WILLY AND THE POORBOYS	29	21	16	23
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
33	JOHN B. SEBASTIAN	30	30	32	8
John Sebastian (Reprise RS 6379)
34	JOE COCKER!	32	26	22	28
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
35	GET READY	33	35	26	28
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
36	I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN	58	71	--	3
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581)
37	THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS	44	46	48	13
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
38	TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS	35	23	21	28
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
39	HAIR	38	25	23	96
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
40	GRAND FUNK	43	36	27	17
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
41	RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD	42	49	60	8
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 1005)
42	EMPTY ROOMS	36	24	25	10
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4010)
43	SWEET BABY JAMES	37	33	24	11
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
44	IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA	40	41	38	99
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
45	LET IT BLEED	45	47	34	24
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
46	ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK	41	32	29	22
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
47	GREATEST HITS	39	37	30	9
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4245)
48	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS	46	48	36	71
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
49	FAREWELL	63	76	--	3
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 2-702)
50	REAL FRIENDS	49	53	44	7
Friends Of Distinction (RCA LSP 4313)
51	FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS	82	--	--	2
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
52	THE AGE OF AQUARIUS	47	42	37	52
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
53	CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM	48	51	40	26
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
54	LIVE	79	--	--	2
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-318)
55	THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU	54	50	35	14
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248)
56	JUST PLAIN CHARLEY	55	57	51	11
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4290)
57	LEON RUSSELL	51	59	66	6
Leon Russell (Shelter 1001)
58	MOONDANCE	59	63	70	6
Van Morrison (WB WS 1835)
59	MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC	62	54	56	9
Badfinger (Apple ST-3364)
60	THE BAND	50	58	49	32
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
61	ARIZONA	56	55	45	11
Mark Lindsay (Columbia CS 9986)
62	PORTRAIT	73	86	--	3
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045)
63	LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969	52	45	33	19
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
64	LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY	77	--	--	2
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4662)
65	HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER	53	43	41	9
Hollies (Epic BN 26538)
66	SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY	81	--	--	2
Ringo Starr (Apple SW 3365)
67	TRAVELIN'	57	61	59	9
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42044)
68	Z	61	69	73	12
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia OS 3370)
69	OH HAPPY DAY	84	--	--	2
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 443)
70	AIR FORCE	--	--	--	1
Ginger Baker's Air Force (Atco SD 2-703)
71	CLOSING THE GAP	69	62	47	27
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
72	CROSBY, STILLS & NASH	64	72	67	48
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
73	GREATEST HITS	66	60	54	13
Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979)
74	WE WENT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TOGETHER	75	78	82	5
Jaggerz (Kama Sutra KSBS 2017)
75	ONE DAY AT A TIME	65	52	39	11
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 79310)
76	TOM RUSH	83	80	84	4
Tom Rush (Columbia CS 9972)
77	RAW SIENNA	68	70	77	5
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71036)
78	BROOK BENTON TODAY	72	79	69	12
Brook Benton (Cotillion SD 9018)
79	FIRST STEP	80	83	85	6
Small Faces (WB WS 1851)
80	CUCUMBER CASTLE	--	--	--	1
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-327)
81	BLACK GOLD	78	84	88	7
Nina Simone (RCA LSP 4248)
82	GREATEST HITS	86	88	91	5
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 723)
83	THE ROD STEWART ALBUM	94	95	97	4
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61237)
84	LET'S BE FRIENDS	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2408)
85	EVERYBODY'S OUT OF TOWN	--	--	--	1
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 582)
86	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	93	93	--	3
Ray Conniff & The Singers (Columbia S 64020)
87	AMBERGRIS	90	97	--	3
Ambergris (Paramount PA 5014)
88	CANDLES IN THE RAIN	--	--	--	1
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060)
89	STAND!	74	68	52	56
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
90	TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS	67	56	42	18
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 389)
91	WATERTOWN	87	87	89	6
Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 1031)
92	WALKING IN SPACE	95	90	94	6
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3023)
93	AIRPORT	--	--	--	1
Original Film Soundtrack (Decca DL 39173)
94	GREATEST HITS	85	67	55	21
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
95	MIDNIGHT COWBOY	97	94	100	44
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
96	THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS	100	99	96	22
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
97	FUNNY GIRL (SOUNDTRACK)	92	66	53	12
Barbra Streisand (Columbia BOS 3220)
98	COME TOGETHER	98	96	95	4
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7637)
99	STILL WATERS RUN DEEP	--	--	--	1
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
100	FUNKADELIC	--	--	--	1
Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2000)

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:

   • "Suitable For Framing" by Three Dog Night (# 70)
   • "Greatest Hits" by Barbra Streisand (# 71)
   • "Collage" by Raiders (# 76)
   • "Mantovani Today" by Mantovani (# 88)
   • "Zabriskie Point" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 89)
   • "Cold Blood" by Cold Blood (# 91)
   • "To Our Children's Children's Children" by Moody Blues (# 96)
   • "Rick Nelson In Concert" by Rick Nelson (# 99)