Monday October 26, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 24, 1970



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1 COSMO'S FACTORY 1 1 1 14
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
2 ABRAXAS 11 28 68 4
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
3 A QUESTION OF BALANCE 4 6 12 7
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
4 MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 2 2 2 9
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
5 SWEET BABY JAMES 6 8 11 34
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
6 THIRD ALBUM 8 15 21 5
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
7 WOODSTOCK 3 3 3 23
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
8 CLOSE TO YOU 12 17 23 5
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
9 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 7 10 14 7
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
10 GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT 27 55 -- 3  
Rolling Stones (London NPS-5)
11 GOLD 5 5 7 10
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
12 CHICAGO II 13 4 4 38
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
13 LED ZEPPELIN III -- -- -- 1  
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201)
14 STAGE FRIGHT 10 7 8 8
The Band (Capitol SW-425)
15 DIANA ROSS 9 11 15 16
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
16 DEJA VU 15 14 10 31
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
17 TOMMY 14 13 9 51
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
18 HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL 20 25 33 5
Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029)
19 LIVE AT LEEDS 18 16 13 23
Who (Decca DL 79175)
20 GREATEST HITS II 21 34 45 5
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
21 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III 17 12 5 15
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
22 FIRE AND WATER 26 30 38 7
Free (A&M SP-4268)
23 CLOSER TO HOME 16 9 6 17
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
24 SUGARLOAF 34 37 58 9
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
25 LEFTOVER WINE 25 27 36 6
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066)
26 ECOLOGY 19 21 17 16
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
27 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE 22 20 16 16
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
28 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP 38 49 65 24
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
29 JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN 29 18 18 15
James Gang (ABC S-711)
30 SPIRIT IN THE DARK 23 23 28 7
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265)
31 ON THE WATERS 30 19 20 12
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
32 WAR AND PEACE 24 26 32 8
Edwin Starr (Gordy GS 948)
33 CHAPTER 2 37 40 51 6
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
34 THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD 31 24 26 13
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
35 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 32 29 22 9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 304)
36 ABSOLUTELY LIVE 28 22 19 12
Doors (Elektra EKS-9002)
37 THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM 51 64 -- 3  
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493)
38 ERIC CLAPTON 35 32 34 14
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
39 SHARE THE LAND 70 -- -- 2  
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
40 (UNTITLED) 53 62 -- 3  
Byrds (Columbia G 30127)
41 ELTON JOHN 52 58 83 4  
Elton John (UNI 73090)
42 JUST FOR LOVE 39 33 29 10
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498)
43 THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER 47 53 41 20
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552)
44 HOT TUNA 43 47 27 14
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353)
45 THE BEGATTING OF THE PRESIDENT 42 43 44 8
Orson Welles (Mediarts 41-2)
46 LET IT BE 48 35 24 23
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
47 THE LAST POETS 46 36 37 14
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
48 JAMES TAYLOR 56 60 72 5
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
49 BAND OF GYPSYS 69 74 84 25  
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
50 ABC 57 44 25 22
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709)
51 METAMORPHOSIS 33 31 30 8  
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-339)
52 GET READY 40 46 49 51  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
53 THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT 41 48 55 28  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
54 U.S.A. UNION 65 -- -- 2  
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022)
55 MUNGO 55 57 64 8
Mungo Jerry (Janus JXS 7000)
56 IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON 49 39 40 8
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8266)
57 SEX MACHINE 82 88 -- 3  
James Brown (King KS 71115)
58 WITH LOVE, BOBBY -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032)
59 GREATEST HITS 64 70 76 5
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219)
60 SNOWBIRD 72 82 88 4  
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
61 CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM 61 68 71 14
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
62 NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS 68 79 -- 3
Supremes (Motown MS 720)
63 DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS 63 59 60 8
Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30102)
64 BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES 79 -- -- 2  
Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368)
65 CACTUS 67 63 48 14
Cactus (Atco SD 33-340)
66 SHILO 71 67 69 8
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
67 WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU 66 71 73 7
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia C 30223)
68 FUTURE BLUES 74 77 80 5
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002)
69 CLOSE TO YOU 73 80 92 4
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30210)
70 LOOKING IN 88 -- -- 2  
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042)
71 CURTIS 84 -- -- 2  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
72 TO DELANEY FROM BONNIE 77 90 97 5
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-341)
73 ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1 36 38 39 10  
Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401)
74 BAND OF GOLD 76 83 84 11
Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301)
75 GYPSY 89 -- -- 2  
Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031)
76 IT AIN'T EASY 44 51 52 27  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
77 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM -- -- -- 1  
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
78 SILVERBIRD 78 73 79 6
Mark Lindsay (Columbia C 30111)
79 SELF PORTRAIT 45 42 46 18  
Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050)
80 THE DELFONICS 83 81 86 10
Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1153)
81 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 59 66 70 37  
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
82 INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 713)
83 GREATEST HITS 90 89 56 18
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042)
84 IF 75 75 78 5
If (Capitol ST 539)
85 MCCARTNEY 60 45 31 26  
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
86 SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS 80 69 67 13
Susan (Scepter SPS 584)
87 MORE GOLDEN GRASS -- -- -- 1  
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50087)
88 FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS 50 41 43 25  
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
89 TELL IT ALL BROTHER -- -- -- 1  
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6412)
90 BLUE 96 -- -- 2
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4717)
91 ALONE TOGETHER 54 50 54 17  
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19)
92 BLACK SABBATH 100 95 89 5
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
93 WORKINGMAN'S DEAD 58 65 50 18  
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869)
94 EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE 97 94 77 11
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
95 THEM CHANGES 95 76 57 16
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280)
96 LIVE AT LONDON'S TALK OF THE TOWN 81 52 35 10  
Temptations (Gordy GS 953)
97 PATCHES 91 78 85 4
Clarence Carter (Atlantic SD 8267)
98 DEFROSTED -- -- -- 1  
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71041)
99 MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE 86 61 63 6  
Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6403)
100 BARREL 62 56 47 12  
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249)

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:

   • "In Rock" by Deep Purple (# 85)
   • "Open Road" by Donovan (# 87)
   • "Eric Burdon Declares "War"" by Eric Burdon & War (# 92)
   • "On Stage - February, 1970" by Elvis Presley (# 93)
   • "Climbing!" by Mountain (# 94)
   • "Number 5" by Steve Miller Band (# 98)
   • "Nancy's Greatest Hits" by Nancy Sinatra (# 99)

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