Wednesday September 2, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 29, 1970



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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)

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