Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
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)