Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 5, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LED ZEPPELIN III | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201) | ||||||
| 2 | CLOSE TO YOU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | ||||||
| 3 | ABRAXAS | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | ||||||
| 4 | SWEET BABY JAMES | 3 | 4 | 5 | 40 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 1843) | ||||||
| 5 | GREATEST HITS | 13 | 21 | 31 | 5 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325) | ||||||
| 6 | THIRD ALBUM | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown S-718) | ||||||
| 7 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6050) | ||||||
| 8 | NEW MORNING | 10 | 18 | 25 | 4 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290) | ||||||
| 9 | LIVE ALBUM | 48 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633) | ||||||
| 10 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 32 | 76 | 89 | 4 | |
| Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206) | ||||||
| 11 | AFTER THE GOLD RUSH | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383) | ||||||
| 12 | COSMO'S FACTORY | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402) | ||||||
| 13 | GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| Rolling Stones (London NPS-5) | ||||||
| 14 | ELTON JOHN | 14 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
| Elton John (UNI 73090) | ||||||
| 15 | SHARE THE LAND | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359) | ||||||
| 16 | A QUESTION OF BALANCE | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3) | ||||||
| 17 | CHICAGO II | 19 | 20 | 14 | 44 | |
| Chicago (Columbia CS 9962) | ||||||
| 18 | WOODSTOCK | 17 | 13 | 12 | 29 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500) | ||||||
| 19 | STEPHEN STILLS | 51 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202) | ||||||
| 20 | I WHO HAVE NOTHING | 20 | 22 | 30 | 5 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71039) | ||||||
| 21 | GOLD | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 73084) | ||||||
| 22 | CLOSER TO HOME | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471) | ||||||
| 23 | STEPPENWOLF 7 | 27 | 39 | 57 | 4 | |
| Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50090) | ||||||
| 24 | MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN | 22 | 17 | 18 | 15 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002) | ||||||
| 25 | WITH LOVE, BOBBY | 15 | 14 | 16 | 7 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032) | ||||||
| 26 | (UNTITLED) | 23 | 23 | 26 | 9 | |
| Byrds (Columbia G 30127) | ||||||
| 27 | TOMMY | 18 | 15 | 15 | 57 | |
| Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | ||||||
| 28 | DEJA VU | 24 | 24 | 21 | 37 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | ||||||
| 29 | WASHINGTON COUNTY | 30 | 36 | 44 | 6 | |
| Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6411) | ||||||
| 30 | JAMES TAYLOR | 28 | 29 | 29 | 11 | |
| James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352) | ||||||
| 31 | CURTIS | 33 | 35 | 40 | 8 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005) | ||||||
| 32 | INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS | 34 | 38 | 43 | 7 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCS 713) | ||||||
| 33 | GREATEST HITS II | 29 | 30 | 24 | 11 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954) | ||||||
| 34 | THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW | 35 | 41 | 53 | 4 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30100) | ||||||
| 35 | JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE | 36 | 31 | 32 | 22 | |
| Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504) | ||||||
| 36 | LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS | 55 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704) | ||||||
| 37 | TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT | 46 | 65 | -- | 3 | |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 73092) | ||||||
| 38 | THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM | 25 | 28 | 28 | 9 |  |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493) | ||||||
| 39 | U.S.A. UNION | 26 | 27 | 27 | 8 | |
| John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022) | ||||||
| 40 | BLACK SABBATH | 44 | 46 | 60 | 11 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871) | ||||||
| 41 | BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES | 31 | 34 | 38 | 8 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368) | ||||||
| 42 | LIVE AT LEEDS | 37 | 32 | 33 | 29 | |
| Who (Decca DL 79175) | ||||||
| 43 | SUGARLOAF | 38 | 40 | 20 | 15 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640) | ||||||
| 44 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES | 49 | 57 | 69 | 6 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia C 30106) | ||||||
| 45 | NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS | 45 | 48 | 50 | 9 | |
| Supremes (Motown MS 720) | ||||||
| 46 | FIRE AND WATER | 39 | 25 | 19 | 13 | |
| Free (A&M SP-4268) | ||||||
| 47 | CHAPTER 2 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 12 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | ||||||
| 48 | THE FIRST 10 YEARS | 61 | 74 | 86 | 4 | |
| Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 6560/1) | ||||||
| 49 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER | 41 | 42 | 49 | 7 | |
| Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6412) | ||||||
| 50 | EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown MS 724) | ||||||
| 51 | NO DICE | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Badfinger (Apple ST-3367) | ||||||
| 52 | LOOKING IN | 53 | 56 | 58 | 8 | |
| Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042) | ||||||
| 53 | . . . TO BE CONTINUED | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014) | ||||||
| 54 | JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN | 47 | 45 | 39 | 21 | |
| James Gang (ABC S-711) | ||||||
| 55 | SNOWBIRD | 54 | 49 | 45 | 10 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579) | ||||||
| 56 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III | 40 | 33 | 35 | 21 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090) | ||||||
| 57 | BAND OF GYPSYS | 43 | 37 | 41 | 31 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472) | ||||||
| 58 | GYPSY | 58 | 61 | 63 | 8 | |
| Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031) | ||||||
| 59 | SHILO | 60 | 58 | 54 | 14 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221) | ||||||
| 60 | A POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES | 65 | 69 | 82 | 4 | |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla TS 306) | ||||||
| 61 | FUTURE BLUES | 63 | 66 | 67 | 11 | |
| Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002) | ||||||
| 62 | ATOM HEART MOTHER | 75 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SKAO 382) | ||||||
| 63 | KILN HOUSE | 67 | 70 | 74 | 5 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Reprise RS 6408) | ||||||
| 64 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP | 56 | 47 | 34 | 30 | |
| Four Tops (Motown MS 704) | ||||||
| 65 | SOMETHING | 69 | 75 | 79 | 4 | |
| Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6765) | ||||||
| 66 | SILK PURSE | 68 | 71 | 77 | 5 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST 407) | ||||||
| 67 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK | 57 | 52 | 47 | 13 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265) | ||||||
| 68 | THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4459) | ||||||
| 69 | ALMOST IN LOVE | 66 | 68 | 72 | 5 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2440) | ||||||
| 70 | AMERICAN BEAUTY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grateful Dead (WB WS 1893) | ||||||
| 71 | WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010) | ||||||
| 72 | LEFTOVER WINE | 59 | 54 | 48 | 12 | |
| Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066) | ||||||
| 73 | ECOLOGY | 50 | 44 | 36 | 22 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514) | ||||||
| 74 | NOW I'M A WOMAN | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 541) | ||||||
| 75 | EMITT RHODES | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill DS 50089) | ||||||
| 76 | IDLEWILD SOUTH | 83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 342) | ||||||
| 77 | ROCK FESTIVAL | 70 | 72 | 75 | 5 | |
| Youngbloods (WB WS 1878) | ||||||
| 78 | THAT'S THE WAY IT IS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4445) | ||||||
| 79 | WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER | 90 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61313) | ||||||
| 80 | MORE GOLDEN GRASS | 78 | 83 | 70 | 7 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50087) | ||||||
| 81 | STAGE FRIGHT | 52 | 26 | 22 | 14 | |
| The Band (Capitol SW-425) | ||||||
| 82 | THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Supremes & Four Tops (Motown MS 717) | ||||||
| 83 | BACK IN MEMPHIS | 64 | 67 | 84 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4429) | ||||||
| 84 | GREATEST HITS | 82 | 79 | 59 | 11 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219) | ||||||
| 85 | CHUNGA'S REVENGE | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Frank Zappa (Bizarre MS 2030) | ||||||
| 86 | THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD | 100 | 78 | 71 | 19 | |
| Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069) | ||||||
| 87 | DOWN HOME | 84 | 88 | 92 | 5 | |
| Seals & Crofts (T.A. 5004) | ||||||
| 88 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER | 62 | 59 | 65 | 43 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | ||||||
| 89 | DEFROSTED | 92 | 80 | 83 | 7 | |
| Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71041) | ||||||
| 90 | CANDIDA | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dawn (Bell 6052) | ||||||
| 91 | THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105) | ||||||
| 92 | EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE | 71 | 73 | 78 | 17 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349) | ||||||
| 93 | SEX MACHINE | 73 | 50 | 46 | 9 | |
| James Brown (King KS 71115) | ||||||
| 94 | THE LAST POETS | 91 | 60 | 61 | 20 | |
| Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811) | ||||||
| 95 | WILSON PICKETT IN PHILADELPHIA | 93 | 92 | 95 | 4 | |
| Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8270) | ||||||
| 96 | FREE YOUR MIND | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2001) | ||||||
| 97 | SUPER HITS | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS 300) | ||||||
| 98 | HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL | 81 | 53 | 51 | 11 | |
| Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029) | ||||||
| 99 | BOBBY BLOOM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Bloom (L&R 1035) | ||||||
| 100 | BLOODROCK 2 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bloodrock (Capitol ST 491) | ||||||
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:
• "On The Waters" by Bread (# 72)
• "Eric Clapton" by Eric Clapton (# 74)
• "The Isaac Hayes Movement" by Isaac Hayes (# 76)
• "Just For Love" by Quicksilver Messenger Service (# 95)
• "Diana Ross" by Diana Ross (# 96)
• "Charley Pride's Tenth Album" by Charley Pride (# 98)