Saturday September 5, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 5, 1970



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1 COSMO'S FACTORY 1 2 3 7
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
2 WOODSTOCK 3 3 1 16
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
3 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III 2 1 2 8
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
4 LIVE AT LEEDS 4 4 4 16
Who (Decca DL 79175)
5 ABSOLUTELY LIVE 5 10 18 5
Doors (Elektra EKS-9002)
6 CLOSER TO HOME 6 5 7 10
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
7 DEJA VU 9 6 9 24
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
8 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE 8 9 12 9
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
9 CHICAGO II 11 8 11 31
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
10 TOMMY 13 20 22 44
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
11 HOT TUNA 26 30 42 7  
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353)
12 LET IT BE 7 7 5 16
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
13 MCCARTNEY 12 13 8 19
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
14 ERIC CLAPTON 15 16 17 7
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
15 ON THE WATERS 19 22 48 5
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
16 ABC 16 12 10 15
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709)
17 SELF PORTRAIT 10 11 6 11
Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050)
18 OPEN ROAD 14 14 14 8
Donovan (Epic E 30125)
19 FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS 22 15 15 18
5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
20 THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER 18 21 16 13
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552)
21 JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN 21 26 30 8
James Gang (ABC S-711)
22 ALONE TOGETHER 25 27 28 10
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19)
23 SWEET BABY JAMES 27 31 36 27
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
24 ON STAGE - FEBRUARY, 1970 17 18 21 13
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4362)
25 MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 70 -- -- 2  
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
26 ECOLOGY 23 19 13 9
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
27 ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR" 20 23 25 16
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663)
28 THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD 28 35 45 6
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
29 DIANA ROSS 24 25 26 9
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
30 CLIMBING! 29 24 24 26
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
31 WE MADE IT HAPPEN 31 34 19 10
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71038)
32 NUMBER 5 30 32 38 8
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 436)
33 GET READY 35 28 33 44
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
34 BARREL 37 65 76 5
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249)
35 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 39 36 27 30
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
36 GOLD 59 75 -- 3  
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
37 IT AIN'T EASY 32 17 20 20
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
38 CANDLES IN THE RAIN 34 33 23 17
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060)
39 THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT 40 37 31 21
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
40 CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM 41 46 53 7
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
41 LIVE AT LONDON'S TALK OF THE TOWN 51 62 -- 3
Temptations (Gordy GS 953)
42 WORKINGMAN'S DEAD 42 38 32 11
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869)
43 HOME 33 29 29 10
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4261)
44 STAGE FRIGHT -- -- -- 1  
The Band (Capitol SW-425)
45 THEM CHANGES 46 50 54 9
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280)
46 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 43 43 47 41
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
47 THE LAST POETS 49 51 62 7
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
48 ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1 57 67 -- 3
Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401)
49 CACTUS 50 54 64 7
Cactus (Atco SD 33-340)
50 ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER 55 56 68 7
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia C 30086)
51 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 77 -- -- 2  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 304)
52 LIVE 54 47 41 8
The Association (WB 2WS 1868)
53 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP 56 59 56 17
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
54 AMERICAN WOMAN 47 52 46 32
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)
55 BENEFIT 36 39 39 20  
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400)
56 JUST FOR LOVE 67 79 -- 3  
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498)
57 HAIR 63 49 50 112
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
58 JOE COCKER! 48 55 55 44
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
59 BAND OF GOLD 64 76 88 4
Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301)
60 GREATEST HITS 60 45 40 11
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042)
61 LIVE 38 40 34 22  
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075)
62 GASOLINE ALLEY 44 41 35 12  
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624)
63 BITCHES BREW 52 44 43 15  
Miles Davis (Columbia GP 26)
64 EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE 71 78 84 4
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
65 BAND OF GYPSYS 45 42 37 20  
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
66 SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS 68 72 78 6
Susan (Scepter SPS 584)
67 SLIM SLO SLIDER 69 73 80 8
Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-16001)
68 THE JULY 5TH ALBUM 72 93 -- 3
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 33901)
69 THE LAST PUFF 75 80 92 5
Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4266)
70 DARLING LILI 74 70 70 7
Original Film Soundtrack (RCA LSPX 1000)
71 THE BEGATTING OF THE PRESIDENT -- -- -- 1  
Orson Welles (Mediarts 41-2)
72 LADIES OF THE CANYON 58 61 57 23  
Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376)
73 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 61 64 67 19  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581)
74 TOM 73 63 52 19
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037)
75 MARRYING MAIDEN 62 48 44 10  
It's A Beautiful Day (Columbia CS 1058)
76 WAR AND PEACE -- -- -- 1  
Edwin Starr (Gordy GS 948)
77 THE DELFONICS 81 87 -- 3
Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1153)
78 METAMORPHOSIS -- -- -- 1  
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-339)
79 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL 53 53 49 12  
Ray Stevens (Barnaby KZ 35005)
80 POCO 84 66 59 13
Poco (Epic BN 26522)
81 DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS -- -- -- 1  
Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30102)
82 IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON -- -- -- 1  
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8266)
83 FIVE BRIDGES 88 92 -- 3
Nice (Mercury MR 61295)
84 HEY JUDE 82 68 66 26
Beatles (Apple SW-385)
85 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF 92 -- -- 2
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4188)
86 HERE COMES BOBBY 89 77 71 22
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028)
87 SUGARLOAF 98 -- -- 2  
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
88 MUNGO -- -- -- 1  
Mungo Jerry (Janus JXS 7000)
89 SANTANA 66 74 72 52  
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
90 THE JIM NABORS HOUR 65 58 51 10  
Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 1020)
91 THE FIGHTIN' SIDE OF ME 86 88 91 6
Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 451)
92 BOB MCGRATH FROM SESAME STREET 95 99 -- 3
Bob McGrath (Affinity A 10015)
93 LIVINGSTON TAYLOR 93 -- -- 2
Livingston Taylor (Atco SD 33-334)
94 GRAND FUNK 80 60 61 33  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406)
95 BRIEF REPLIES 90 96 -- 3
Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor 24-4024)
96 ABBEY ROAD 91 98 90 49
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
97 SHILO -- -- -- 1  
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
98 THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS 97 81 65 29
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000)
99 HELLO DARLIN' 94 97 86 8
Conway Twitty (Decca DL 75209)
100 BEFOUR 96 89 96 6
Brian Auger & Trinity (RCA LSP 4372)

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:

   • "Are You Ready" by Pacific Gas & Electric (# 76)
   • "Psychedelic Shack" by Temptations (# 78)
   • "The Strawberry Statement" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 79)
   • "The Five Stairsteps" by Five Stairsteps (# 83)
   • "Fireworks" by Jose Feliciano (# 85)
   • "Open" by Blues Image (# 87)
   • "Live" by Iron Butterfly (# 99)
   • "Love Country Style" by Ray Charles (#100)

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