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Friday December 4, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending November 28, 1970



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1 CLOSE TO YOU 2 3 3 10
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
2 LED ZEPPELIN III 1 2 2 6
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201)
3 SWEET BABY JAMES 4 5 5 39
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
4 ABRAXAS 7 4 4 9
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
5 GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT 5 6 7 8
Rolling Stones (London NPS-5)
6 THIRD ALBUM 3 1 1 10
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
7 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 9 10 23 6
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
8 COSMO'S FACTORY 6 7 6 19
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
9 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 8 8 12 12
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
10 NEW MORNING 18 25 -- 3
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290)
11 A QUESTION OF BALANCE 10 9 8 12
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
12 GOLD 12 13 9 15
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
13 GREATEST HITS 21 31 46 4
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
14 ELTON JOHN 16 17 29 9
Elton John (UNI 73090)
15 WITH LOVE, BOBBY 14 16 19 6
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032)
16 SHARE THE LAND 11 11 22 7
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
17 WOODSTOCK 13 12 10 28
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
18 TOMMY 15 15 13 56
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
19 CHICAGO II 20 14 14 43
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
20 I WHO HAVE NOTHING 22 30 59 4
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71039)
21 CLOSER TO HOME 19 23 16 22
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
22 MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 17 18 11 14
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
23 (UNTITLED) 23 26 30 8
Byrds (Columbia G 30127)
24 DEJA VU 24 21 18 36
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
25 THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM 28 28 31 8
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493)
26 U.S.A. UNION 27 27 35 7
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022)
27 STEPPENWOLF 7 39 57 -- 3  
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50090)
28 JAMES TAYLOR 29 29 33 10
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
29 GREATEST HITS II 30 24 17 10
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
30 WASHINGTON COUNTY 36 44 57 5
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6411)
31 BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES 34 38 43 7
Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368)
32 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 76 89 -- 3  
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
33 CURTIS 35 40 51 7
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
34 INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS 38 43 54 6
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 713)
35 THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW 41 53 -- 3
Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30100)
36 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE 31 32 26 21
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
37 LIVE AT LEEDS 32 33 28 28
Who (Decca DL 79175)
38 SUGARLOAF 40 20 21 14
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
39 FIRE AND WATER 25 19 15 12  
Free (A&M SP-4268)
40 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III 33 35 24 20
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
41 TELL IT ALL BROTHER 42 49 66 6
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6412)
42 CHAPTER 2 43 37 34 11
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
43 BAND OF GYPSYS 37 41 42 30
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
44 BLACK SABBATH 46 60 70 10
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
45 NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS 48 50 55 8
Supremes (Motown MS 720)
46 TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT 65 -- -- 2  
Neil Diamond (UNI 73092)
47 JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN 45 39 36 20
James Gang (ABC S-711)
48 LIVE ALBUM -- -- -- 1  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
49 FOR THE GOOD TIMES 57 69 81 5
Ray Price (Columbia C 30106)
50 ECOLOGY 44 36 27 21
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
51 STEPHEN STILLS -- -- -- 1  
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202)
52 STAGE FRIGHT 26 22 20 13  
The Band (Capitol SW-425)
53 LOOKING IN 56 58 62 7
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042)
54 SNOWBIRD 49 45 48 9
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
55 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS -- -- -- 1  
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
56 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP 47 34 32 29
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
57 SPIRIT IN THE DARK 52 47 40 12
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265)
58 GYPSY 61 63 65 7
Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031)
59 LEFTOVER WINE 54 48 41 11
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066)
60 SHILO 58 54 60 13
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
61 THE FIRST 10 YEARS 74 86 -- 3  
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 6560/1)
62 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 59 65 71 42
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
63 FUTURE BLUES 66 67 72 10
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002)
64 BACK IN MEMPHIS 67 84 -- 3
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4429)
65 A POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES 69 82 -- 3
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla TS 306)
66 ALMOST IN LOVE 68 72 82 4
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2440)
67 KILN HOUSE 70 74 84 4
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise RS 6408)
68 SILK PURSE 71 77 95 4
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST 407)
69 SOMETHING 75 79 -- 3
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6765)
70 ROCK FESTIVAL 72 75 88 4
Youngbloods (WB WS 1878)
71 EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE 73 78 80 16
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
72 ON THE WATERS 55 52 38 17  
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
73 SEX MACHINE 50 46 49 8  
James Brown (King KS 71115)
74 ERIC CLAPTON 63 56 53 19  
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
75 ATOM HEART MOTHER 81 -- -- 2
Pink Floyd (Harvest SKAO 382)
76 THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT 51 42 47 33  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
77 NO DICE -- -- -- 1  
Badfinger (Apple ST-3367)
78 MORE GOLDEN GRASS 83 70 75 6
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50087)
79 EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (Motown MS 724)
80 . . . TO BE CONTINUED -- -- -- 1  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014)
81 HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL 53 51 25 10  
Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029)
82 GREATEST HITS 79 59 56 10
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219)
83 IDLEWILD SOUTH -- -- -- 1  
Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 342)
84 DOWN HOME 88 92 100 4
Seals & Crofts (T.A. 5004)
85 NOW I'M A WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 541)
86 WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES -- -- -- 1  
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010)
87 EMITT RHODES -- -- -- 1  
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill DS 50089)
88 CHUNGA'S REVENGE -- -- -- 1  
Frank Zappa (Bizarre MS 2030)
89 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN -- -- -- 1  
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown MS 717)
90 WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER 94 -- -- 2
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61313)
91 THE LAST POETS 60 61 69 19  
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
92 DEFROSTED 80 83 86 6  
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71041)
93 WILSON PICKETT IN PHILADELPHIA 92 95 -- 3
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8270)
94 THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW -- -- -- 1  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105)
95 JUST FOR LOVE 64 64 45 15  
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498)
96 DIANA ROSS 77 76 37 21  
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
97 CANDIDA -- -- -- 1  
Dawn (Bell 6052)
98 CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM 62 62 63 19  
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
99 SUPER HITS -- -- -- 1  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS 300)
100 THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD 78 71 39 18  
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)

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:

   • "ABC" by Jackson 5 (# 82)
   • "Close To You" by Johnny Mathis (# 84)
   • "War And Peace" by Edwin Starr (# 85)
   • "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder (# 86)
   • "To Delaney From Bonnie" by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (# 87)
   • "McCartney" by Paul McCartney (# 89)
   • "Let It Be" by Beatles (# 90)
   • "Absolutely Live" by Doors (# 91)
   • "Patches" by Clarence Carter (# 93)
   • "Get Ready" by Rare Earth (# 95)
   • "Elvis' Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits, Vol. 1" by Elvis Presley (# 96)
   • "Livingston Taylor" by Livingston Taylor (# 97)
   • "Metamorphosis" by Iron Butterfly (# 98)
   • "Them Changes" by Buddy Miles (# 99)
   • "Fifth Dimension's Greatest Hits" by Fifth Dimension (#100)


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