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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 12, 1970



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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)

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