Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending August 22, 1970

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III	2	1	3	6
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
2	COSMO'S FACTORY	3	7	11	5
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
3	WOODSTOCK	1	2	2	14
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
4	LIVE AT LEEDS	4	5	6	14
Who (Decca DL 79175)
5	CLOSER TO HOME	7	8	9	8
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
6	DEJA VU	9	11	8	22
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
7	LET IT BE	5	4	4	14
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
8	CHICAGO II	11	9	10	29
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
9	JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE	12	12	19	7
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
10	ABSOLUTELY LIVE	18	48	--	3
Doors (Elektra EKS-9002)
11	SELF PORTRAIT	6	3	1	9
Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050)
12	ABC	10	10	7	13
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709)
13	MCCARTNEY	8	6	5	17
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
14	OPEN ROAD	14	15	20	6
Donovan (Epic E 30125)
15	FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS	15	13	12	16
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
16	ERIC CLAPTON	17	22	23	5
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
17	IT AIN'T EASY	20	20	18	18
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
18	ON STAGE - FEBRUARY, 1970	21	18	15	11
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4362)
19	ECOLOGY	13	14	14	7
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
20	TOMMY	22	43	53	42
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
21	THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER	16	17	13	11
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552)
22	ON THE WATERS	48	77	--	3
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
23	ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR"	25	28	31	14
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663)
24	CLIMBING!	24	24	24	24
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
25	DIANA ROSS	26	29	32	7
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
26	JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN	30	40	50	6
James Gang (ABC S-711)
27	ALONE TOGETHER	28	33	35	8
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19)
28	GET READY	33	23	21	42
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
29	HOME	29	30	30	8
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4261)
30	HOT TUNA	42	55	66	5
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353)
31	SWEET BABY JAMES	36	41	45	25
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
32	NUMBER 5	38	47	49	6
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 436)
33	CANDLES IN THE RAIN	23	19	17	15
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060)
34	WE MADE IT HAPPEN	19	16	16	8
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71038)
35	THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD	45	67	78	4
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
36	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	27	21	22	28
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
37	THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT	31	35	29	19
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
38	WORKINGMAN'S DEAD	32	26	27	9
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869)
39	BENEFIT	39	34	36	18
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400)
40	LIVE	34	25	26	20
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075)
41	GASOLINE ALLEY	35	27	28	10
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624)
42	BAND OF GYPSYS	37	32	25	18
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
43	BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK)	47	52	56	39
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
44	BITCHES BREW	43	45	46	13
Miles Davis (Columbia GP 26)
45	GREATEST HITS	40	44	43	9
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042)
46	CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM	53	63	70	5
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
47	LIVE	41	36	40	6
The Association (WB 2WS 1868)
48	MARRYING MAIDEN	44	37	34	8
It's A Beautiful Day (Columbia CS 1058)
49	HAIR	50	56	59	110
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
50	THEM CHANGES	54	57	60	7
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280)
51	THE LAST POETS	62	68	71	5
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
52	AMERICAN WOMAN	46	31	33	30
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
53	EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL	49	49	44	10
Ray Stevens (Barnaby KZ 35005)
54	CACTUS	64	75	81	5
Cactus (Atco SD 33-340)
55	JOE COCKER!	55	39	38	42
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
56	ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER	68	69	75	5
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia C 30086)
57	ARE YOU READY	58	60	61	7
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia CS 1017)
58	THE JIM NABORS HOUR	51	46	48	8
Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 1020)
59	STILL WATERS RUN DEEP	56	42	37	15
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
60	GRAND FUNK	61	64	65	31
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
61	LADIES OF THE CANYON	57	54	42	21
Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376)
62	LIVE AT LONDON'S TALK OF THE TOWN	--	--	--	1
Temptations (Gordy GS 953)
63	TOM	52	38	39	17
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037)
64	I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN	67	72	67	17
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581)
65	BARREL	76	89	--	3
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249)
66	POCO	59	51	41	11
Poco (Epic BN 26522)
67	ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401)
68	HEY JUDE	66	59	52	24
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
69	PSYCHEDELIC SHACK	60	50	47	21
Temptations (Gordy S-947)
70	DARLING LILI	70	73	79	5
Original Film Soundtrack (RCA LSPX 1000)
71	FIREWORKS	63	53	51	14
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 4370)
72	SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS	78	83	88	4
Susan (Scepter SPS 584)
73	SLIM SLO SLIDER	80	85	89	6
Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-16001)
74	SANTANA	72	81	77	50
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
75	GOLD	--	--	--	1
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
76	BAND OF GOLD	88	--	--	2
Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301)
77	HERE COMES BOBBY	71	76	72	20
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028)
78	EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE	84	--	--	2
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
79	JUST FOR LOVE	--	--	--	1
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498)
80	THE LAST PUFF	92	99	--	3
Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4266)
81	THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS	65	58	55	27
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
82	OPEN	89	95	99	7
Blues Image (Atco SD 33-317)
83	VEHICLE	73	61	63	8
Ides Of March (WB WS 1863)
84	THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS	82	80	82	5
Five Stairsteps (Buddah BDS 5061)
85	THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT	--	--	--	1
Original Film Soundtrack (MGM 2SE 14 ST)
86	REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE	74	71	69	9
Marmalade (London PS 575)
87	THE DELFONICS	--	--	--	1
Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1153)
88	THE FIGHTIN' SIDE OF ME	91	91	93	4
Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 451)
89	BEFOUR	96	97	100	4
Brian Auger & Trinity (RCA LSP 4372)
90	MEMPHIS	75	82	87	5
Petula Clark (WB WS 1862)
91	LIVE	69	74	62	16
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-318)
92	FIVE BRIDGES	--	--	--	1
Nice (Mercury MR 61295)
93	THE JULY 5TH ALBUM	--	--	--	1
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 33901)
94	TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME	95	92	92	5
Tyrone Davis (Dakar SD 9027)
95	LOVE COUNTRY STYLE	99	--	--	2
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 707)
96	BRIEF REPLIES	--	--	--	1
Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor 24-4024)
97	HELLO DARLIN'	86	93	95	6
Conway Twitty (Decca DL 75209)
98	ABBEY ROAD	90	90	85	47
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
99	BOB MCGRATH FROM SESAME STREET	--	--	--	1
Bob McGrath (Affinity A 10015)
100	RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD	98	86	76	34
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580)

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:

   • "Greatest Hits" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (# 77)
   • "Viva Tirado" by El Chicano (# 79)
   • "Right On" by Supremes (# 81)
   • "Norwood" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 83)
   • "The Poppy Family" by Poppy Family (# 85)
   • "Easy Rider" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 87)
   • "Minus-Plus" by Smith (# 93)
   • "Air Force" by Ginger Baker's Air Force (# 94)
   • "The World Of Johnny Cash" by Johnny Cash (# 97)
   • "Cricklewood Green" by Ten Years After (#100)