Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending September 26, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COSMO'S FACTORY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402) | ||||||
| 2 | WOODSTOCK | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500) | ||||||
| 3 | MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN | 4 | 7 | 25 | 5 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002) | ||||||
| 4 | CHICAGO II | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 | |
| Chicago (Columbia CS 9962) | ||||||
| 5 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090) | ||||||
| 6 | LIVE AT LEEDS | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| Who (Decca DL 79175) | ||||||
| 7 | CLOSER TO HOME | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471) | ||||||
| 8 | TOMMY | 11 | 12 | 10 | 47 | |
| Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | ||||||
| 9 | GOLD | 23 | 24 | 36 | 6 |  |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 73084) | ||||||
| 10 | STAGE FRIGHT | 10 | 14 | 44 | 4 | |
| The Band (Capitol SW-425) | ||||||
| 11 | DEJA VU | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | ||||||
| 12 | ON THE WATERS | 12 | 13 | 15 | 8 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-74076) | ||||||
| 13 | SWEET BABY JAMES | 14 | 19 | 23 | 30 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 1843) | ||||||
| 14 | JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | |
| Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504) | ||||||
| 15 | ABSOLUTELY LIVE | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | |
| Doors (Elektra EKS-9002) | ||||||
| 16 | HOT TUNA | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
| Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353) | ||||||
| 17 | A QUESTION OF BALANCE | 37 | 66 | -- | 3 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3) | ||||||
| 18 | AFTER THE GOLD RUSH | 46 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383) | ||||||
| 19 | DIANA ROSS | 21 | 23 | 29 | 12 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown MS-711) | ||||||
| 20 | JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN | 19 | 20 | 21 | 11 | |
| James Gang (ABC S-711) | ||||||
| 21 | ECOLOGY | 18 | 22 | 26 | 12 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514) | ||||||
| 22 | LET IT BE | 16 | 15 | 12 | 19 | |
| Beatles (Apple AR 34001) | ||||||
| 23 | MCCARTNEY | 17 | 17 | 13 | 22 | |
| Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363) | ||||||
| 24 | ABC | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709) | ||||||
| 25 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED | 34 | 42 | 51 | 5 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 304) | ||||||
| 26 | THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD | 25 | 27 | 28 | 9 | |
| Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069) | ||||||
| 27 | OPEN ROAD | 22 | 25 | 18 | 11 | |
| Donovan (Epic E 30125) | ||||||
| 28 | ERIC CLAPTON | 24 | 16 | 14 | 10 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329) | ||||||
| 29 | FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS | 27 | 26 | 19 | 21 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900) | ||||||
| 30 | JUST FOR LOVE | 35 | 45 | 56 | 6 | |
| Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498) | ||||||
| 31 | SELF PORTRAIT | 26 | 21 | 17 | 14 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050) | ||||||
| 32 | THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER | 28 | 30 | 20 | 16 | |
| Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552) | ||||||
| 33 | LIVE AT LONDON'S TALK OF THE TOWN | 32 | 36 | 41 | 6 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GS 953) | ||||||
| 34 | WAR AND PEACE | 48 | 57 | 76 | 4 | |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy GS 948) | ||||||
| 35 | THE LAST POETS | 38 | 41 | 47 | 10 | |
| Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811) | ||||||
| 36 | METAMORPHOSIS | 45 | 48 | 78 | 4 | |
| Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-339) | ||||||
| 37 | BARREL | 30 | 31 | 34 | 8 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249) | ||||||
| 38 | CACTUS | 42 | 46 | 49 | 10 | |
| Cactus (Atco SD 33-340) | ||||||
| 39 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK | 63 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265) | ||||||
| 40 | THIRD ALBUM | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Jackson 5 (Motown S-718) | ||||||
| 41 | NUMBER 5 | 43 | 40 | 32 | 11 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 436) | ||||||
| 42 | ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 6 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401) | ||||||
| 43 | HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029) | ||||||
| 44 | ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR" | 29 | 28 | 27 | 19 |  |
| Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663) | ||||||
| 45 | THEM CHANGES | 49 | 52 | 45 | 12 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280) | ||||||
| 46 | THE BEGATTING OF THE PRESIDENT | 50 | 60 | 71 | 4 | |
| Orson Welles (Mediarts 41-2) | ||||||
| 47 | ALONE TOGETHER | 31 | 29 | 22 | 13 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19) | ||||||
| 48 | FIRE AND WATER | 51 | 64 | -- | 3 | |
| Free (A&M SP-4268) | ||||||
| 49 | IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON | 59 | 70 | 82 | 4 | |
| King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8266) | ||||||
| 50 | CLIMBING! | 55 | 35 | 30 | 29 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 4501) | ||||||
| 51 | CLOSE TO YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | ||||||
| 52 | WORKINGMAN'S DEAD | 57 | 50 | 42 | 14 | |
| Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869) | ||||||
| 53 | GET READY | 36 | 34 | 33 | 47 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507) | ||||||
| 54 | IT AIN'T EASY | 33 | 33 | 37 | 23 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078) | ||||||
| 55 | HOME | 41 | 37 | 43 | 13 | |
| Procol Harum (A&M SP-4261) | ||||||
| 56 | CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM | 39 | 39 | 40 | 10 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367) | ||||||
| 57 | THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT | 47 | 43 | 39 | 24 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010) | ||||||
| 58 | GREATEST HITS II | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954) | ||||||
| 59 | GREATEST HITS | 60 | 54 | 60 | 14 | |
| Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042) | ||||||
| 60 | LIVE | 66 | 59 | 61 | 25 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075) | ||||||
| 61 | DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS | 64 | 68 | 81 | 4 | |
| Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30102) | ||||||
| 62 | ON STAGE - FEBRUARY, 1970 | 44 | 32 | 24 | 16 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4362) | ||||||
| 63 | CHAPTER 2 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | ||||||
| 64 | BAND OF GOLD | 52 | 53 | 59 | 7 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301) | ||||||
| 65 | THE JULY 5TH ALBUM | 54 | 55 | 68 | 6 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 33901) | ||||||
| 66 | LEFTOVER WINE | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066) | ||||||
| 67 | GASOLINE ALLEY | 53 | 61 | 62 | 15 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624) | ||||||
| 68 | MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6403) | ||||||
| 69 | MUNGO | 75 | 82 | 88 | 4 | |
| Mungo Jerry (Janus JXS 7000) | ||||||
| 70 | SUGARLOAF | 73 | 84 | 87 | 5 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640) | ||||||
| 71 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP | 71 | 56 | 53 | 20 | |
| Four Tops (Motown MS 704) | ||||||
| 72 | LADIES OF THE CANYON | 78 | 76 | 72 | 26 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376) | ||||||
| 73 | THE DELFONICS | 74 | 75 | 77 | 6 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1153) | ||||||
| 74 | SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS | 72 | 63 | 66 | 9 | |
| Susan (Scepter SPS 584) | ||||||
| 75 | SHILO | 86 | 91 | 97 | 4 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221) | ||||||
| 76 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER | 61 | 38 | 35 | 33 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | ||||||
| 77 | BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) | 58 | 65 | 46 | 44 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227) | ||||||
| 78 | HAIR | 65 | 67 | 57 | 115 | |
| Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150) | ||||||
| 79 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF | 77 | 81 | 85 | 5 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4188) | ||||||
| 80 | WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU | 81 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia C 30223) | ||||||
| 81 | ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER | 56 | 51 | 50 | 10 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia C 30086) | ||||||
| 82 | JAMES TAYLOR | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352) | ||||||
| 83 | BOB MCGRATH FROM SESAME STREET | 85 | 90 | 92 | 6 | |
| Bob McGrath (Affinity A 10015) | ||||||
| 84 | SILVERBIRD | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mark Lindsay (Columbia C 30111) | ||||||
| 85 | EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE | 89 | 62 | 64 | 7 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349) | ||||||
| 86 | BENEFIT | 62 | 58 | 55 | 23 | |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400) | ||||||
| 87 | GREATEST HITS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219) | ||||||
| 88 | THE YARDBIRDS FEATURING JEFF BECK, ERIC CLAPTON & JIMMY PAGE | 94 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Yardbirds (Epic EG 30135) | ||||||
| 89 | IF | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| If (Capitol ST 539) | ||||||
| 90 | GULA MATARI | 92 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3030) | ||||||
| 91 | THE LAST PUFF | 68 | 71 | 69 | 8 | |
| Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4266) | ||||||
| 92 | FUTURE BLUES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002) | ||||||
| 93 | EASY DOES IT | 97 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Al Kooper (Columbia KC 30031) | ||||||
| 94 | CANDLES IN THE RAIN | 69 | 49 | 38 | 20 | |
| Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060) | ||||||
| 95 | WE MADE IT HAPPEN | 67 | 47 | 31 | 13 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71038) | ||||||
| 96 | BLACK SABBATH | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871) | ||||||
| 97 | HERE COMES BOBBY | 83 | 87 | 86 | 25 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028) | ||||||
| 98 | TO DELANEY FROM BONNIE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-341) | ||||||
| 99 | AMERICAN WOMAN | 80 | 77 | 54 | 35 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266) | ||||||
| 100 | IN ROCK | 82 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Deep Purple (WB WS 1877) | ||||||
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:
• "Slim Slo Slider" by Johnny Rivers (# 70)
• "Live" by The Association (# 76)
• "Band Of Gypsys" by Jimi Hendrix (# 84)
• "Poco" by Poco (# 90)
• "Bitches Brew" by Miles Davis (# 91)
• "Befour" by Brian Auger & Trinity (# 93)
• "Five Bridges" by Nice (# 95)
• "Greatest Hits" by Joe South (# 98)
• "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" by Dionne Warwick (# 99)
• "Abbey Road" by Beatles (#100)