Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	COSMO'S FACTORY	2	3	7	6
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
2	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III	1	2	1	7
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
3	WOODSTOCK	3	1	2	15
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
4	LIVE AT LEEDS	4	4	5	15
Who (Decca DL 79175)
5	ABSOLUTELY LIVE	10	18	48	4
Doors (Elektra EKS-9002)
6	CLOSER TO HOME	5	7	8	9
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
7	LET IT BE	7	5	4	15
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
8	JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE	9	12	12	8
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
9	DEJA VU	6	9	11	23
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
10	SELF PORTRAIT	11	6	3	10
Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050)
11	CHICAGO II	8	11	9	30
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
12	MCCARTNEY	13	8	6	18
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
13	TOMMY	20	22	43	43
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
14	OPEN ROAD	14	14	15	7
Donovan (Epic E 30125)
15	ERIC CLAPTON	16	17	22	6
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
16	ABC	12	10	10	14
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709)
17	ON STAGE - FEBRUARY, 1970	18	21	18	12
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4362)
18	THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER	21	16	17	12
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552)
19	ON THE WATERS	22	48	77	4
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
20	ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR"	23	25	28	15
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663)
21	JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN	26	30	40	7
James Gang (ABC S-711)
22	FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS	15	15	13	17
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
23	ECOLOGY	19	13	14	8
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
24	DIANA ROSS	25	26	29	8
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
25	ALONE TOGETHER	27	28	33	9
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19)
26	HOT TUNA	30	42	55	6
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353)
27	SWEET BABY JAMES	31	36	41	26
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
28	THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD	35	45	67	5
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
29	CLIMBING!	24	24	24	25
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
30	NUMBER 5	32	38	47	7
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 436)
31	WE MADE IT HAPPEN	34	19	16	9
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71038)
32	IT AIN'T EASY	17	20	20	19
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
33	HOME	29	29	30	9
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4261)
34	CANDLES IN THE RAIN	33	23	19	16
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060)
35	GET READY	28	33	23	43
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
36	BENEFIT	39	39	34	19
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400)
37	BARREL	65	76	89	4
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249)
38	LIVE	40	34	25	21
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075)
39	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	36	27	21	29
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
40	THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT	37	31	35	20
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
41	CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM	46	53	63	6
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
42	WORKINGMAN'S DEAD	38	32	26	10
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869)
43	BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK)	43	47	52	40
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
44	GASOLINE ALLEY	41	35	27	11
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624)
45	BAND OF GYPSYS	42	37	32	19
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
46	THEM CHANGES	50	54	57	8
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280)
47	AMERICAN WOMAN	52	46	31	31
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
48	JOE COCKER!	55	55	39	43
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
49	THE LAST POETS	51	62	68	6
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
50	CACTUS	54	64	75	6
Cactus (Atco SD 33-340)
51	LIVE AT LONDON'S TALK OF THE TOWN	62	--	--	2
Temptations (Gordy GS 953)
52	BITCHES BREW	44	43	45	14
Miles Davis (Columbia GP 26)
53	EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL	53	49	49	11
Ray Stevens (Barnaby KZ 35005)
54	LIVE	47	41	36	7
The Association (WB 2WS 1868)
55	ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER	56	68	69	6
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia C 30086)
56	STILL WATERS RUN DEEP	59	56	42	16
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
57	ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1	67	--	--	2
Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401)
58	LADIES OF THE CANYON	61	57	54	22
Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376)
59	GOLD	75	--	--	2
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
60	GREATEST HITS	45	40	44	10
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042)
61	I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN	64	67	72	18
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581)
62	MARRYING MAIDEN	48	44	37	9
It's A Beautiful Day (Columbia CS 1058)
63	HAIR	49	50	56	111
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
64	BAND OF GOLD	76	88	--	3
Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301)
65	THE JIM NABORS HOUR	58	51	46	9
Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 1020)
66	SANTANA	74	72	81	51
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
67	JUST FOR LOVE	79	--	--	2
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498)
68	SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS	72	78	83	5
Susan (Scepter SPS 584)
69	SLIM SLO SLIDER	73	80	85	7
Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-16001)
70	MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN	--	--	--	1
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
71	EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE	78	84	--	3
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
72	THE JULY 5TH ALBUM	93	--	--	2
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 33901)
73	TOM	63	52	38	18
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037)
74	DARLING LILI	70	70	73	6
Original Film Soundtrack (RCA LSPX 1000)
75	THE LAST PUFF	80	92	99	4
Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4266)
76	ARE YOU READY	57	58	60	8
Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia CS 1017)
77	SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED	--	--	--	1
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 304)
78	PSYCHEDELIC SHACK	69	60	50	22
Temptations (Gordy S-947)
79	THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT	85	--	--	2
Original Film Soundtrack (MGM 2SE 14 ST)
80	GRAND FUNK	60	61	64	32
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
81	THE DELFONICS	87	--	--	2
Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1153)
82	HEY JUDE	68	66	59	25
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
83	THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS	84	82	80	6
Five Stairsteps (Buddah BDS 5061)
84	POCO	66	59	51	12
Poco (Epic BN 26522)
85	FIREWORKS	71	63	53	15
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 4370)
86	THE FIGHTIN' SIDE OF ME	88	91	91	5
Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 451)
87	OPEN	82	89	95	8
Blues Image (Atco SD 33-317)
88	FIVE BRIDGES	92	--	--	2
Nice (Mercury MR 61295)
89	HERE COMES BOBBY	77	71	76	21
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028)
90	BRIEF REPLIES	96	--	--	2
Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor 24-4024)
91	ABBEY ROAD	98	90	90	48
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
92	MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF	--	--	--	1
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4188)
93	LIVINGSTON TAYLOR	--	--	--	1
Livingston Taylor (Atco SD 33-334)
94	HELLO DARLIN'	97	86	93	7
Conway Twitty (Decca DL 75209)
95	BOB MCGRATH FROM SESAME STREET	99	--	--	2
Bob McGrath (Affinity A 10015)
96	BEFOUR	89	96	97	5
Brian Auger & Trinity (RCA LSP 4372)
97	THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS	81	65	58	28
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
98	SUGARLOAF	--	--	--	1
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
99	LIVE	91	69	74	17
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-318)
100	LOVE COUNTRY STYLE	95	99	--	3
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 707)

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:

   • "Vehicle" by Ides Of March (# 83)
   • "Reflections Of My Life" by Marmalade (# 86)
   • "Memphis" by Petula Clark (# 90)
   • "Turn Back The Hands Of Time" by Tyrone Davis (# 94)
   • "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas (#100)