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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 10, 1970



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1 COSMO'S FACTORY 1 1 1 12
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
2 MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 2 3 4 7
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
3 WOODSTOCK 3 2 2 21
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
4 CHICAGO II 4 4 8 36
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
5 GOLD 7 9 23 8
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
6 A QUESTION OF BALANCE 12 17 37 5
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
7 STAGE FRIGHT 8 10 10 6
The Band (Capitol SW-425)
8 SWEET BABY JAMES 11 13 14 32
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
9 CLOSER TO HOME 6 7 6 15
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
10 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 14 18 46 5
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
11 DIANA ROSS 15 19 21 14
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
12 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III 5 5 3 13
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
13 TOMMY 9 8 11 49
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
14 DEJA VU 10 11 7 29
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
15 THIRD ALBUM 21 40 -- 3
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
16 LIVE AT LEEDS 13 6 5 21
Who (Decca DL 79175)
17 CLOSE TO YOU 23 51 -- 3
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
18 JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN 18 20 19 13
James Gang (ABC S-711)
19 ON THE WATERS 20 12 12 10
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
20 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE 16 14 9 14
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
21 ECOLOGY 17 21 18 14
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
22 ABSOLUTELY LIVE 19 15 15 10
Doors (Elektra EKS-9002)
23 SPIRIT IN THE DARK 28 39 63 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265)
24 THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD 26 26 25 11
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
25 HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL 33 43 -- 3
Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029)
26 WAR AND PEACE 32 34 48 6
Edwin Starr (Gordy GS 948)
27 LEFTOVER WINE 36 66 87 4
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066)
28 ABRAXAS 68 -- -- 2  
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
29 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 22 25 34 7
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 304)
30 FIRE AND WATER 38 48 51 5
Free (A&M SP-4268)
31 METAMORPHOSIS 30 36 45 6
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-339)
32 ERIC CLAPTON 34 28 24 12
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
33 JUST FOR LOVE 29 30 35 8
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498)
34 GREATEST HITS II 45 58 -- 3  
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
35 LET IT BE 24 22 16 21  
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
36 THE LAST POETS 37 35 38 12
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
37 SUGARLOAF 58 70 73 7  
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
38 ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1 39 42 40 8
Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401)
39 IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON 40 49 59 6
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8266)
40 CHAPTER 2 51 63 88 4  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
41 FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS 43 29 27 23
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
42 SELF PORTRAIT 46 31 26 16
Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050)
43 THE BEGATTING OF THE PRESIDENT 44 46 50 6
Orson Welles (Mediarts 41-2)
44 ABC 25 24 20 20  
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709)
45 MCCARTNEY 31 23 17 24  
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
46 GET READY 49 53 36 49
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
47 HOT TUNA 27 16 13 12  
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353)
48 THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT 55 57 47 26
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
49 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP 65 71 71 22  
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
50 ALONE TOGETHER 54 47 31 15
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19)
51 IT AIN'T EASY 52 54 33 25
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
52 LIVE AT LONDON'S TALK OF THE TOWN 35 33 32 8  
Temptations (Gordy GS 953)
53 THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER 41 32 28 18  
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552)
54 OPEN ROAD 42 27 22 13  
Donovan (Epic E 30125)
55 GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT -- -- -- 1  
Rolling Stones (London NPS-5)
56 BARREL 47 37 30 10
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249)
57 MUNGO 64 69 75 6
Mungo Jerry (Janus JXS 7000)
58 ELTON JOHN 83 -- -- 2  
Elton John (UNI 73090)
59 DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS 60 61 64 6
Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30102)
60 JAMES TAYLOR 72 82 -- 3  
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
61 MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE 63 68 79 4
Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6403)
62 (UNTITLED) -- -- -- 1  
Byrds (Columbia G 30127)
63 CACTUS 48 38 42 12  
Cactus (Atco SD 33-340)
64 THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM -- -- -- 1  
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493)
65 WORKINGMAN'S DEAD 50 52 57 16  
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869)
66 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 70 76 61 35
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
67 SHILO 69 75 86 6
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
68 CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM 71 56 39 12
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
69 SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS 67 74 72 11
Susan (Scepter SPS 584)
70 GREATEST HITS 76 87 -- 3
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219)
71 WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU 73 80 81 5
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia C 30223)
72 ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR" 53 44 29 21  
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663)
73 SILVERBIRD 79 84 96 4
Mark Lindsay (Columbia C 30111)
74 BAND OF GYPSYS 84 78 65 23
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
75 IF 78 89 -- 3
If (Capitol ST 539)
76 THEM CHANGES 57 45 49 14  
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280)
77 FUTURE BLUES 80 92 -- 3
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002)
78 PATCHES 85 -- -- 2
Clarence Carter (Atlantic SD 8267)
79 NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS -- -- -- 1  
Supremes (Motown MS 720)
80 CLOSE TO YOU 92 -- -- 2  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30210)
81 THE DELFONICS 86 73 74 8
Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1153)
82 SNOWBIRD 88 -- -- 2
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
83 BAND OF GOLD 84 64 52 9
Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301)
84 ON STAGE - FEBRUARY, 1970 59 62 44 18  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4362)
85 IN ROCK 93 100 82 5
Deep Purple (WB WS 1877)
86 HOME 87 55 41 15
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4261)
87 THE YARDBIRDS FEATURING JEFF BECK, ERIC CLAPTON & JIMMY PAGE 82 88 94 5
Yardbirds (Epic EG 30135)
88 SEX MACHINE -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (King KS 71115)
89 GREATEST HITS 56 59 60 16  
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042)
90 TO DELANEY FROM BONNIE 97 98 -- 3
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-341)
91 CLIMBING! 75 50 55 31  
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
92 JOHNNY WINTER AND 95 -- -- 2
Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30221)
93 LIVE 62 60 66 27  
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075)
94 EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE 77 85 89 9  
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
95 BLACK SABBATH 89 96 -- 3
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
96 NUMBER 5 66 41 43 13  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 436)
97 GASOLINE ALLEY 61 67 53 17  
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624)
98 GULA MATARI 90 90 92 5
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3030)
99 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 74 77 58 46  
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
100 HERE COMES BOBBY 91 97 83 27
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028)

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:

   • "Bob McGrath From Sesame Street" by Bob McGrath (# 81)
   • "Easy Does It" by Al Kooper (# 94)
   • "Ladies Of The Canyon" by Joni Mitchell (# 96)
   • "Candles In The Rain" by Melanie (# 98)
   • "Make It Easy On Yourself" by Burt Bacharach (# 99)
   • "American Woman" by Guess Who (#100)

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