Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	COSMO'S FACTORY	1	1	1	11
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
2	MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN	3	4	7	6
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
3	WOODSTOCK	2	2	2	20
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
4	CHICAGO II	4	8	5	35
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
5	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III	5	3	3	12
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
6	CLOSER TO HOME	7	6	8	14
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
7	GOLD	9	23	24	7
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
8	STAGE FRIGHT	10	10	14	5
The Band (Capitol SW-425)
9	TOMMY	8	11	12	48
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
10	DEJA VU	11	7	6	28
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
11	SWEET BABY JAMES	13	14	19	31
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
12	A QUESTION OF BALANCE	17	37	66	4
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
13	LIVE AT LEEDS	6	5	4	20
Who (Decca DL 79175)
14	AFTER THE GOLD RUSH	18	46	89	4
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
15	DIANA ROSS	19	21	23	13
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
16	JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE	14	9	9	13
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
17	ECOLOGY	21	18	22	13
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
18	JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN	20	19	20	12
James Gang (ABC S-711)
19	ABSOLUTELY LIVE	15	15	10	9
Doors (Elektra EKS-9002)
20	ON THE WATERS	12	12	13	9
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
21	THIRD ALBUM	40	--	--	2
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
22	SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED	25	34	42	6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 304)
23	CLOSE TO YOU	51	--	--	2
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
24	LET IT BE	22	16	15	20
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
25	ABC	24	20	18	19
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709)
26	THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD	26	25	27	10
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
27	HOT TUNA	16	13	11	11
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353)
28	SPIRIT IN THE DARK	39	63	85	4
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265)
29	JUST FOR LOVE	30	35	45	7
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498)
30	METAMORPHOSIS	36	45	48	5
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-339)
31	MCCARTNEY	23	17	17	23
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
32	WAR AND PEACE	34	48	57	5
Edwin Starr (Gordy GS 948)
33	HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL	43	--	--	2
Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029)
34	ERIC CLAPTON	28	24	16	11
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
35	LIVE AT LONDON'S TALK OF THE TOWN	33	32	36	7
Temptations (Gordy GS 953)
36	LEFTOVER WINE	66	87	--	3
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066)
37	THE LAST POETS	35	38	41	11
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
38	FIRE AND WATER	48	51	64	4
Free (A&M SP-4268)
39	ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1	42	40	44	7
Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401)
40	IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON	49	59	70	5
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8266)
41	THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER	32	28	30	17
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552)
42	OPEN ROAD	27	22	25	12
Donovan (Epic E 30125)
43	FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS	29	27	26	22
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
44	THE BEGATTING OF THE PRESIDENT	46	50	60	5
Orson Welles (Mediarts 41-2)
45	GREATEST HITS II	58	--	--	2
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
46	SELF PORTRAIT	31	26	21	15
Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050)
47	BARREL	37	30	31	9
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249)
48	CACTUS	38	42	46	11
Cactus (Atco SD 33-340)
49	GET READY	53	36	34	48
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
50	WORKINGMAN'S DEAD	52	57	50	15
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869)
51	CHAPTER 2	63	88	--	3
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
52	IT AIN'T EASY	54	33	33	24
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
53	ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR"	44	29	28	20
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663)
54	ALONE TOGETHER	47	31	29	14
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19)
55	THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT	57	47	43	25
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
56	GREATEST HITS	59	60	54	15
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042)
57	THEM CHANGES	45	49	52	13
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280)
58	SUGARLOAF	70	73	84	6
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
59	ON STAGE - FEBRUARY, 1970	62	44	32	17
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4362)
60	DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS	61	64	68	5
Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30102)
61	GASOLINE ALLEY	67	53	61	16
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624)
62	LIVE	60	66	59	26
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075)
63	MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE	68	79	--	3
Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6403)
64	MUNGO	69	75	82	5
Mungo Jerry (Janus JXS 7000)
65	STILL WATERS RUN DEEP	71	71	56	21
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
66	NUMBER 5	41	43	40	12
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 436)
67	SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS	74	72	63	10
Susan (Scepter SPS 584)
68	ABRAXAS	--	--	--	1
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
69	SHILO	75	86	91	5
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
70	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	76	61	38	34
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
71	CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM	56	39	39	11
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
72	JAMES TAYLOR	82	--	--	2
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
73	WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU	80	81	88	4
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia C 30223)
74	BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK)	77	58	65	45
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
75	CLIMBING!	50	55	35	30
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
76	GREATEST HITS	87	--	--	2
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219)
77	EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE	85	89	62	8
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
78	IF	89	--	--	2
If (Capitol ST 539)
79	SILVERBIRD	84	96	--	3
Mark Lindsay (Columbia C 30111)
80	FUTURE BLUES	92	--	--	2
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002)
81	BOB MCGRATH FROM SESAME STREET	83	85	90	7
Bob McGrath (Affinity A 10015)
82	THE YARDBIRDS FEATURING JEFF BECK, ERIC CLAPTON & JIMMY PAGE	88	94	96	4
Yardbirds (Epic EG 30135)
83	ELTON JOHN	--	--	--	1
Elton John (UNI 73090)
84	BAND OF GOLD	64	52	53	8
Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301)
85	PATCHES	--	--	--	1
Clarence Carter (Atlantic SD 8267)
86	THE DELFONICS	73	74	75	7
Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1153)
87	HOME	55	41	37	14
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4261)
88	SNOWBIRD	--	--	--	1
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
89	BLACK SABBATH	96	--	--	2
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
90	GULA MATARI	90	92	99	4
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3030)
91	HERE COMES BOBBY	97	83	87	26
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028)
92	CLOSE TO YOU	--	--	--	1
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30210)
93	IN ROCK	100	82	86	4
Deep Purple (WB WS 1877)
94	EASY DOES IT	93	97	100	4
Al Kooper (Columbia KC 30031)
95	JOHNNY WINTER AND	--	--	--	1
Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30221)
96	LADIES OF THE CANYON	72	78	76	27
Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376)
97	TO DELANEY FROM BONNIE	98	--	--	2
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-341)
98	CANDLES IN THE RAIN	94	69	49	21
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060)
99	MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF	79	77	81	6
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4188)
100	AMERICAN WOMAN	99	80	77	36
Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266)

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designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "The July 5th Album" by Fifth Dimension (# 65)
   • "Hair" by Original Broadway Cast Recording (# 78)
   • "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 81)
   • "Benefit" by Jethro Tull (# 86)
   • "The Last Puff" by Spooky Tooth (# 91)
   • "We Made It Happen" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 95)