Thursday May 28, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 23, 1970



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1 MCCARTNEY 1 4 28 4
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
2 DEJA VU 2 1 1 9
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
3 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 3 2 2 15
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
4 HEY JUDE 4 3 3 11
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
5 BAND OF GYPSYS 8 16 22 5
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
6 CHICAGO II 5 5 4 16
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
7 IT AIN'T EASY 12 19 29 5
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
8 HERE COMES BOBBY 9 9 13 7
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028)
9 TOM 15 25 38 4
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037)
10 AMERICAN WOMAN 6 6 9 17
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
11 LIVE CREAM 24 34 44 5  
Cream (Atco SD 33-328)
12 SANTANA 10 10 6 37
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
13 LIVE 11 7 18 7
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075)
14 MORRISON HOTEL 7 8 5 13
Doors (Elektra EKS-75007)
15 BENEFIT 28 60 85 5  
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400)
16 THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT 18 26 39 6
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
17 PSYCHEDELIC SHACK 14 17 19 8
Temptations (Gordy S-947)
18 EASY RIDER 13 11 10 38
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
19 CRICKLEWOOD GREEN 20 23 31 6
Ten Years After (Deram DES 18038)
20 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 16 15 11 26
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
21 LED ZEPPELIN II 21 12 8 29
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
22 ABBEY ROAD 19 13 7 34
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
23 CLIMBING! 23 24 27 11
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
24 HELLO, I'M JOHNNY CASH 22 21 14 16
Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943)
25 DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 17 20 15 18
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700)
26 LADIES OF THE CANYON 27 18 20 8
Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376)
27 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 36 58 71 4
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581)
28 SPIRIT IN THE SKY 30 22 17 11
Norman Greenbaum (Reprise RS 6365)
29 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 25 14 12 21
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
30 GET READY 35 33 35 29
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
31 JOHN B. SEBASTIAN 33 30 30 9
John Sebastian (Reprise RS 6379)
32 FRIJID PINK 26 27 16 17
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033)
33 THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS 37 44 46 14
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
34 SOMETHING'S BURNING 31 31 40 7
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6385)
35 HAIR 39 38 25 97
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
36 JOE COCKER! 34 32 26 29
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
37 ON TOUR WITH ERIC CLAPTON 29 28 34 6
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-326)
38 FAREWELL 49 63 76 4  
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 2-702)
39 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 41 42 49 9
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 1005)
40 PORTRAIT 62 73 86 4  
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045)
41 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY 66 81 -- 3  
Ringo Starr (Apple SW 3365)
42 FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS 51 82 -- 3
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
43 WILLY AND THE POORBOYS 32 29 21 24  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
44 LET IT BE -- -- -- 1  
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
45 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 38 35 23 29
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
46 LIVE 54 79 -- 3
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-318)
47 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 46 41 32 23
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
48 SWEET BABY JAMES 43 37 33 12
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
49 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 52 47 42 53
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
50 AIR FORCE 70 -- -- 2  
Ginger Baker's Air Force (Atco SD 2-703)
51 WOODSTOCK -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
52 GRAND FUNK 40 43 36 18  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
53 EMPTY ROOMS 42 36 24 11  
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4010)
54 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 48 46 48 72
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
55 JUST PLAIN CHARLEY 56 55 57 12
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4290)
56 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA 44 40 41 100  
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
57 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 53 48 51 27
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
58 LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY 64 77 -- 3
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4662)
59 OH HAPPY DAY 69 84 -- 3
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 443)
60 LET IT BLEED 45 45 47 25  
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
61 GREATEST HITS 47 39 37 10  
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4245)
62 Z 68 61 69 13
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia OS 3370)
63 REAL FRIENDS 50 49 53 8  
Friends Of Distinction (RCA LSP 4313)
64 LEON RUSSELL 57 51 59 7
Leon Russell (Shelter 1001)
65 THE BAND 60 50 58 33
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
66 MOONDANCE 58 59 63 7
Van Morrison (WB WS 1835)
67 LIVE AT LEEDS -- -- -- 1  
Who (Decca DL 79175)
68 THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU 55 54 50 15  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248)
69 CUCUMBER CASTLE 80 -- -- 2  
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-327)
70 MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC 59 62 54 10  
Badfinger (Apple ST-3364)
71 CLOSING THE GAP 71 69 62 28
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
72 FIRST STEP 79 80 83 7
Small Faces (WB WS 1851)
73 FIREWORKS -- -- -- 1  
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 4370)
74 TOM RUSH 76 83 80 5
Tom Rush (Columbia CS 9972)
75 CANDLES IN THE RAIN 88 -- -- 2  
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060)
76 LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 63 52 45 20  
Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3362)
77 EVERYBODY'S OUT OF TOWN 85 -- -- 2
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 582)
78 ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR" -- -- -- 1  
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663)
79 LET'S BE FRIENDS 84 -- -- 2
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2408)
80 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 86 93 93 4
Ray Conniff & The Singers (Columbia S 64020)
81 THE ROD STEWART ALBUM 83 94 95 5
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61237)
82 ARIZONA 61 56 55 12  
Mark Lindsay (Columbia CS 9986)
83 RAW SIENNA 77 68 70 6
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71036)
84 GREATEST HITS 82 86 88 6
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 723)
85 BLACK GOLD 81 78 84 8
Nina Simone (RCA LSP 4248)
86 AMBERGRIS 87 90 97 4
Ambergris (Paramount PA 5014)
87 ONE DAY AT A TIME 75 65 52 12  
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 79310)
88 GREATEST HITS 73 66 60 14  
Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979)
89 WE WENT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TOGETHER 74 75 78 6  
Jaggerz (Kama Sutra KSBS 2017)
90 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 72 64 72 49  
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
91 COME TOGETHER 98 98 96 5
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7637)
92 WALKING IN SPACE 92 95 90 7
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3023)
93 AIRPORT 93 -- -- 2
Original Film Soundtrack (Decca DL 39173)
94 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP 99 -- -- 2
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
95 STAND! 89 74 68 57
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
96 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 95 97 94 45
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
97 GREATEST HITS 94 85 67 22
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
98 FUNNY GIRL (SOUNDTRACK) 97 92 66 13
Barbra Streisand (Columbia BOS 3220)
99 FUNKADELIC 100 -- -- 2
Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2000)
100 THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 96 100 99 23
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:

   • "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by Hollies (# 65)
   • "Travelin'" by Tommy James & The Shondells (# 67)
   • "Brook Benton Today" by Brook Benton (# 78)
   • "Try A Little Kindness" by Glen Campbell (# 90)
   • "Watertown" by Frank Sinatra (# 91)

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