Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending August 8, 1970

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III	3	7	13	4
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
2	WOODSTOCK	2	1	1	12
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
3	SELF PORTRAIT	1	3	5	7
Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050)
4	LET IT BE	4	2	2	12
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
5	LIVE AT LEEDS	6	6	4	12
Who (Decca DL 79175)
6	MCCARTNEY	5	4	3	15
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
7	COSMO'S FACTORY	11	23	--	3
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
8	CLOSER TO HOME	9	10	15	6
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
9	CHICAGO II	10	9	8	27
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
10	ABC	7	5	6	11
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709)
11	DEJA VU	8	8	7	20
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
12	JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE	19	25	36	5
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
13	FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS	12	14	11	14
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
14	ECOLOGY	14	17	64	5
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
15	OPEN ROAD	20	44	73	4
Donovan (Epic E 30125)
16	WE MADE IT HAPPEN	16	18	27	6
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71038)
17	THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER	13	12	14	9
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552)
18	ON STAGE - FEBRUARY, 1970	15	11	10	9
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4362)
19	CANDLES IN THE RAIN	17	13	9	13
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060)
20	IT AIN'T EASY	18	16	12	16
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
21	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	22	20	21	26
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
22	ERIC CLAPTON	23	29	--	3
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
23	GET READY	21	22	16	40
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
24	CLIMBING!	24	24	23	22
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
25	LIVE	26	21	19	18
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075)
26	WORKINGMAN'S DEAD	27	30	33	7
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869)
27	GASOLINE ALLEY	28	27	30	8
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624)
28	ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR"	31	32	39	12
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663)
29	DIANA ROSS	32	36	59	5
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
30	HOME	30	31	46	6
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4261)
31	AMERICAN WOMAN	33	15	18	28
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
32	BAND OF GYPSYS	25	19	17	16
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
33	ALONE TOGETHER	35	40	72	6
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19)
34	BENEFIT	36	37	25	16
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400)
35	THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT	29	26	20	17
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
36	LIVE	40	54	70	4
The Association (WB 2WS 1868)
37	MARRYING MAIDEN	34	35	51	6
It's A Beautiful Day (Columbia CS 1058)
38	TOM	39	33	24	15
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037)
39	JOE COCKER!	38	42	45	40
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
40	JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN	50	58	79	4
James Gang (ABC S-711)
41	SWEET BABY JAMES	45	43	49	23
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
42	STILL WATERS RUN DEEP	37	28	22	13
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
43	TOMMY	53	72	93	40
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
44	GREATEST HITS	43	45	47	7
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042)
45	BITCHES BREW	46	46	44	11
Miles Davis (Columbia GP 26)
46	THE JIM NABORS HOUR	48	49	53	6
Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 1020)
47	NUMBER 5	49	60	91	4
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 436)
48	ABSOLUTELY LIVE	--	--	--	1
Doors (Elektra EKS-9002)
49	EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL	44	48	50	8
Ray Stevens (Barnaby KZ 35005)
50	PSYCHEDELIC SHACK	47	41	37	19
Temptations (Gordy S-947)
51	POCO	41	34	40	9
Poco (Epic BN 26522)
52	BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK)	56	50	31	37
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
53	FIREWORKS	51	52	43	12
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 4370)
54	LADIES OF THE CANYON	42	38	41	19
Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376)
55	HOT TUNA	66	83	--	3
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353)
56	HAIR	59	53	38	108
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
57	THEM CHANGES	60	63	85	5
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280)
58	THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS	55	39	29	25
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
59	HEY JUDE	52	56	28	22
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
60	ARE YOU READY	61	66	82	5
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia CS 1017)
61	VEHICLE	63	69	80	6
Ides Of March (WB WS 1863)
62	LIVE CREAM	54	47	26	16
Cream (Atco SD 33-328)
63	CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM	70	85	--	3
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
64	GRAND FUNK	65	71	75	29
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
65	VIVA TIRADO	58	59	62	8
El Chicano (Kapp KS 3632)
66	THE POPPY FAMILY	64	70	77	7
Poppy Family (London PS 574)
67	THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD	78	--	--	2
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
68	THE LAST POETS	71	77	--	3
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
69	ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER	75	79	--	3
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia C 30086)
70	AIR FORCE	57	51	48	13
Ginger Baker's Air Force (Atco SD 2-703)
71	REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE	69	67	69	7
Marmalade (London PS 575)
72	I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN	67	55	54	15
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581)
73	DARLING LILI	79	81	--	3
Original Film Soundtrack (RCA LSPX 1000)
74	LIVE	62	65	35	14
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-318)
75	CACTUS	81	92	--	3
Cactus (Atco SD 33-340)
76	HERE COMES BOBBY	72	74	60	18
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028)
77	ON THE WATERS	--	--	--	1
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
78	RIGHT ON	68	57	32	11
Supremes (Motown MS 705)
79	GREATEST HITS	73	62	52	9
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M SP-4252)
80	THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS	82	88	--	3
Five Stairsteps (Buddah BDS 5061)
81	SANTANA	77	64	42	48
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
82	MEMPHIS	87	93	--	3
Petula Clark (WB WS 1862)
83	SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS	88	--	--	2
Susan (Scepter SPS 584)
84	THE WORLD OF JOHNNY CASH	74	73	55	11
Johnny Cash (Columbia GP 29)
85	SLIM SLO SLIDER	89	95	97	4
Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-16001)
86	RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD	76	61	34	32
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)
87	NORWOOD	90	89	95	4
Original Film Soundtrack (Capitol SW 475)
88	EASY RIDER	84	87	87	49
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
89	BARREL	--	--	--	1
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249)
90	ABBEY ROAD	85	76	61	45
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
91	THE FIGHTIN' SIDE OF ME	93	--	--	2
Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 451)
92	TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME	92	100	--	3
Tyrone Davis (Dakar SD 9027)
93	HELLO DARLIN'	95	91	98	4
Conway Twitty (Decca DL 75209)
94	MINUS-PLUS	96	82	76	5
Smith (Dunhill DS 50081)
95	OPEN	99	88	93	5
Blues Image (Atco SD 33-317)
96	WHAT LOVE HAS JOINED TOGETHER	94	99	96	9
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla TS 301)
97	BEFOUR	100	--	--	2
Brian Auger & Trinity (RCA LSP 4372)
98	CRICKLEWOOD GREEN	86	75	56	17
Ten Years After (Deram DES 18038)
99	THE LAST PUFF	--	--	--	1
Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4266)
100	PORTRAIT	83	80	63	15
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045)

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:

   • "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by Andy Williams (# 80)
   • "Getting To This" by Blodwyn Pig (# 91)
   • "Led Zeppelin II" by Led Zeppelin (# 97)
   • "The Age Of Aquarius" by Fifth Dimension (# 98)