Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 12, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABRAXAS | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | ||||||
| 2 | CLOSE TO YOU | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | ||||||
| 3 | SWEET BABY JAMES | 4 | 3 | 4 | 41 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 1843) | ||||||
| 4 | LED ZEPPELIN III | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201) | ||||||
| 5 | GREATEST HITS | 5 | 13 | 21 | 6 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325) | ||||||
| 6 | LIVE ALBUM | 9 | 48 | -- | 3 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633) | ||||||
| 7 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6050) | ||||||
| 8 | NEW MORNING | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290) | ||||||
| 9 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 10 | 32 | 76 | 5 | |
| Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206) | ||||||
| 10 | COSMO'S FACTORY | 12 | 8 | 6 | 21 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402) | ||||||
| 11 | STEPHEN STILLS | 19 | 51 | -- | 3 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202) | ||||||
| 12 | THIRD ALBUM | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown S-718) | ||||||
| 13 | ELTON JOHN | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| Elton John (UNI 73090) | ||||||
| 14 | TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT | 37 | 46 | 65 | 4 |  |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 73092) | ||||||
| 15 | GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Rolling Stones (London NPS-5) | ||||||
| 16 | SHARE THE LAND | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359) | ||||||
| 17 | STEPPENWOLF 7 | 23 | 27 | 39 | 5 | |
| Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50090) | ||||||
| 18 | AFTER THE GOLD RUSH | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383) | ||||||
| 19 | I WHO HAVE NOTHING | 20 | 20 | 22 | 6 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71039) | ||||||
| 20 | WOODSTOCK | 18 | 17 | 13 | 30 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500) | ||||||
| 21 | GOLD | 21 | 12 | 12 | 17 | |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 73084) | ||||||
| 22 | A QUESTION OF BALANCE | 16 | 11 | 10 | 14 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3) | ||||||
| 23 | CHICAGO II | 17 | 19 | 20 | 45 | |
| Chicago (Columbia CS 9962) | ||||||
| 24 | TOMMY | 27 | 18 | 15 | 58 | |
| Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | ||||||
| 25 | . . . TO BE CONTINUED | 53 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014) | ||||||
| 26 | WITH LOVE, BOBBY | 25 | 15 | 14 | 8 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032) | ||||||
| 27 | CLOSER TO HOME | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471) | ||||||
| 28 | MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002) | ||||||
| 29 | WASHINGTON COUNTY | 29 | 30 | 36 | 7 | |
| Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6411) | ||||||
| 30 | DEJA VU | 28 | 24 | 24 | 38 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | ||||||
| 31 | (UNTITLED) | 26 | 23 | 23 | 10 | |
| Byrds (Columbia G 30127) | ||||||
| 32 | THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW | 34 | 35 | 41 | 5 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30100) | ||||||
| 33 | INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS | 32 | 34 | 38 | 8 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCS 713) | ||||||
| 34 | LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS | 36 | 55 | -- | 3 | |
| Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704) | ||||||
| 35 | JAMES TAYLOR | 30 | 28 | 29 | 12 | |
| James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352) | ||||||
| 36 | BLACK SABBATH | 40 | 44 | 46 | 12 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871) | ||||||
| 37 | U.S.A. UNION | 39 | 26 | 27 | 9 | |
| John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022) | ||||||
| 38 | CURTIS | 31 | 33 | 35 | 9 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005) | ||||||
| 39 | NO DICE | 51 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Badfinger (Apple ST-3367) | ||||||
| 40 | EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING | 50 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown MS 724) | ||||||
| 41 | GREATEST HITS II | 33 | 29 | 30 | 12 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954) | ||||||
| 42 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES | 44 | 49 | 57 | 7 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia C 30106) | ||||||
| 43 | THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM | 38 | 25 | 28 | 10 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493) | ||||||
| 44 | JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE | 35 | 36 | 31 | 23 | |
| Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504) | ||||||
| 45 | THE FIRST 10 YEARS | 48 | 61 | 74 | 5 | |
| Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 6560/1) | ||||||
| 46 | BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES | 41 | 31 | 34 | 9 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368) | ||||||
| 47 | LIVE AT LEEDS | 42 | 37 | 32 | 30 | |
| Who (Decca DL 79175) | ||||||
| 48 | NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS | 45 | 45 | 48 | 10 | |
| Supremes (Motown MS 720) | ||||||
| 49 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER | 49 | 41 | 42 | 8 | |
| Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6412) | ||||||
| 50 | SUGARLOAF | 43 | 38 | 40 | 16 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640) | ||||||
| 51 | WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES | 71 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010) | ||||||
| 52 | CHAPTER 2 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 13 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | ||||||
| 53 | THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE | 68 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4459) | ||||||
| 54 | SNOWBIRD | 55 | 54 | 49 | 11 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579) | ||||||
| 55 | FIRE AND WATER | 46 | 39 | 25 | 14 | |
| Free (A&M SP-4268) | ||||||
| 56 | SHILO | 59 | 60 | 58 | 15 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221) | ||||||
| 57 | A POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES | 60 | 65 | 69 | 5 | |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla TS 306) | ||||||
| 58 | AMERICAN BEAUTY | 70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Grateful Dead (WB WS 1893) | ||||||
| 59 | ATOM HEART MOTHER | 62 | 75 | 81 | 4 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SKAO 382) | ||||||
| 60 | WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER | 79 | 90 | 94 | 4 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61313) | ||||||
| 61 | SOMETHING | 65 | 69 | 75 | 5 | |
| Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6765) | ||||||
| 62 | KILN HOUSE | 63 | 67 | 70 | 6 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Reprise RS 6408) | ||||||
| 63 | GYPSY | 58 | 58 | 61 | 9 | |
| Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031) | ||||||
| 64 | EMITT RHODES | 75 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill DS 50089) | ||||||
| 65 | THAT'S THE WAY IT IS | 78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4445) | ||||||
| 66 | JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN | 54 | 47 | 45 | 22 |  |
| James Gang (ABC S-711) | ||||||
| 67 | ALMOST IN LOVE | 69 | 66 | 68 | 6 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2440) | ||||||
| 68 | BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship (RCA LSP-4448) | ||||||
| 69 | IDLEWILD SOUTH | 76 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 342) | ||||||
| 70 | LOOKING IN | 52 | 53 | 56 | 9 | |
| Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042) | ||||||
| 71 | CHRISTMAS ALBUM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown MS 713) | ||||||
| 72 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP | 64 | 56 | 47 | 31 | |
| Four Tops (Motown MS 704) | ||||||
| 73 | NOW I'M A WOMAN | 74 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 541) | ||||||
| 74 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK | 67 | 57 | 52 | 14 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265) | ||||||
| 75 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III | 56 | 40 | 33 | 22 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090) | ||||||
| 76 | LEFTOVER WINE | 72 | 59 | 54 | 13 | |
| Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066) | ||||||
| 77 | BAND OF GYPSYS | 57 | 43 | 37 | 32 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472) | ||||||
| 78 | THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN | 82 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Supremes & Four Tops (Motown MS 717) | ||||||
| 79 | GREATEST HITS | 84 | 82 | 79 | 12 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219) | ||||||
| 80 | CANDIDA | 90 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Dawn (Bell 6052) | ||||||
| 81 | THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD | 86 | 100 | 78 | 20 | |
| Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069) | ||||||
| 82 | CHUNGA'S REVENGE | 85 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Frank Zappa (Bizarre MS 2030) | ||||||
| 83 | VERY DIONNE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 587) | ||||||
| 84 | THE BLACK MAN'S BURDON | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4710-2) | ||||||
| 85 | CHRISTMAS ALBUM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1038) | ||||||
| 86 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER | 88 | 62 | 59 | 44 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | ||||||
| 87 | LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Kinks (Reprise RS 6423) | ||||||
| 88 | PORTRAIT | -- | -- | -- | 16 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045) | ||||||
| 89 | DOWN HOME | 87 | 84 | 88 | 6 | |
| Seals & Crofts (T.A. 5004) | ||||||
| 90 | THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW | 91 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105) | ||||||
| 91 | FUTURE BLUES | 61 | 63 | 66 | 12 | |
| Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002) | ||||||
| 92 | BLOODROCK 2 | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bloodrock (Capitol ST 491) | ||||||
| 93 | LIVE AT THE FILLMORE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Miles Davis (Columbia G 30038) | ||||||
| 94 | WORKIN' TOGETHER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7650) | ||||||
| 95 | YELLOW RIVER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Christie (Epic E 30403) | ||||||
| 96 | THE LAST POETS | 94 | 91 | 60 | 21 | |
| Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811) | ||||||
| 97 | BOBBY BLOOM | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobby Bloom (L&R 1035) | ||||||
| 98 | ECOLOGY | 73 | 50 | 44 | 23 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514) | ||||||
| 99 | STAGE FRIGHT | 81 | 52 | 26 | 15 | |
| The Band (Capitol SW-425) | ||||||
| 100 | EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE | 92 | 71 | 73 | 18 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349) | ||||||
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:
• "Silk Purse" by Linda Ronstadt (# 66)
• "Rock Festival" by Youngbloods (# 77)
• "More Golden Grass" by Grass Roots (# 80)
• "Back In Memphis" by Elvis Presley (# 83)
• "Defrosted" by Frijid Pink (# 89)
• "Sex Machine" by James Brown (# 93)
• "Wilson Pickett In Philadelphia" by Wilson Pickett (# 95)
• "Free Your Mind" by Funkadelic (# 96)
• "Super Hits" by Marvin Gaye (# 97)
• "Historical Performances Recorded At The Monterey Pop Festival" by Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (# 98)