Friday December 25, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 19, 1970



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1 CLOSE TO YOU 2 2 1 13
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
2 SWEET BABY JAMES 3 4 3 42
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
3 ABRAXAS 1 3 4 12
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
4 LED ZEPPELIN III 4 1 2 9
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201)
5 GREATEST HITS 5 5 13 7
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
6 LIVE ALBUM 6 9 48 4
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
7 STEPHEN STILLS 11 19 51 4
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202)
8 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 7 7 7 9
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
9 ALL THINGS MUST PASS -- -- -- 1  
George Harrison (Apple STCH 639)
10 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 9 10 32 6
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
11 COSMO'S FACTORY 10 12 8 22
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
12 NEW MORNING 8 8 10 6
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290)
13 TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT 14 37 46 5
Neil Diamond (UNI 73092)
14 ELTON JOHN 13 14 14 12
Elton John (UNI 73090)
15 THIRD ALBUM 12 6 6 13
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
16 GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT 15 13 5 11
Rolling Stones (London NPS-5)
17 STEPPENWOLF 7 17 23 27 6
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50090)
18 WOODSTOCK 20 18 17 31
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
19 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 18 11 9 15
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
20 SHARE THE LAND 16 15 16 10
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
21 GOLD 21 21 12 18
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
22 CHICAGO II 23 17 19 46
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
23 A QUESTION OF BALANCE 22 16 11 15
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
24 . . . TO BE CONTINUED 25 53 80 4
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014)
25 TOMMY 24 27 18 59
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
26 I WHO HAVE NOTHING 19 20 20 7
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71039)
27 WITH LOVE, BOBBY 26 25 15 9
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032)
28 CLOSER TO HOME 27 22 21 25
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
29 (UNTITLED) 31 26 23 11
Byrds (Columbia G 30127)
30 THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE 53 68 -- 3  
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4459)
31 WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES 51 71 86 4  
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010)
32 MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 28 24 22 17
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
33 BLACK SABBATH 36 40 44 13
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
34 NO DICE 39 51 77 4
Badfinger (Apple ST-3367)
35 WASHINGTON COUNTY 29 29 30 8
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6411)
36 INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS 33 32 34 9
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 713)
37 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 34 36 55 4
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
38 EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING 40 50 79 4
Diana Ross (Motown MS 724)
39 U.S.A. UNION 37 39 26 10
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022)
40 FOR THE GOOD TIMES 42 44 49 8
Ray Price (Columbia C 30106)
41 AMERICAN BEAUTY 58 70 -- 3  
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1893)
42 CURTIS 38 31 33 10
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
43 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE 44 35 36 24
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
44 DEJA VU 30 28 24 39  
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
45 EMITT RHODES 64 75 87 4  
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill DS 50089)
46 CHRISTMAS ALBUM 71 -- -- 2  
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 713)
47 THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW 32 34 35 6  
Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30100)
48 THAT'S THE WAY IT IS 65 78 -- 3  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4445)
49 CHRISTMAS ALBUM 85 -- -- 2  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1038)
50 BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE 68 -- -- 2  
Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship (RCA LSP-4448)
51 JAMES TAYLOR 35 30 28 13  
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
52 WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER 60 79 90 5
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61313)
53 GREATEST HITS II 41 33 29 13  
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
54 SUGARLOAF 50 43 38 17
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
55 NATURALLY -- -- -- 1  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
56 THE FIRST 10 YEARS 45 48 61 6  
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 6560/1)
57 WATT -- -- -- 1  
Ten Years After (Deram SMAS 93428)
58 ATOM HEART MOTHER 59 62 75 5
Pink Floyd (Harvest SKAO 382)
59 LIVE AT LEEDS 47 42 37 31  
Who (Decca DL 79175)
60 THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM 43 38 25 11  
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493)
61 13 -- -- -- 1  
Doors (Elektra EKS-74049)
62 SOMETHING 61 65 69 6
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6765)
63 NOW I'M A WOMAN 73 74 85 4
Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 541)
64 ALMOST IN LOVE 67 69 66 7
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2440)
65 LOOKING IN 70 52 53 10
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042)
66 LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART 1 87 -- -- 2  
Kinks (Reprise RS 6423)
67 PORTRAIT 88 -- -- 17  
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045)
68 IDLEWILD SOUTH 69 76 83 4
Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 342)
69 VERY DIONNE 83 -- -- 2  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 587)
70 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN 78 82 89 4
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown MS 717)
71 THE BLACK MAN'S BURDON 84 -- -- 2  
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4710-2)
72 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III 75 56 40 23
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
73 CANDIDA 80 90 97 4
Dawn (Bell 6052)
74 BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES 46 41 31 10  
Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368)
75 THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD 81 86 100 21
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
76 CHUNGA'S REVENGE 82 85 88 4
Frank Zappa (Bizarre MS 2030)
77 NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS 48 45 45 11  
Supremes (Motown MS 720)
78 GYPSY 63 58 58 10  
Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031)
79 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 86 88 62 45
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
80 SNOWBIRD 54 55 54 12  
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
81 WORKIN' TOGETHER 94 -- -- 2  
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7650)
82 KILN HOUSE 62 63 67 7  
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise RS 6408)
83 HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR -- -- -- 1  
Van Morrison (WB WS 1884)
84 BAND OF GYPSYS 77 57 43 33
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
85 CHAPTER 2 52 47 42 14  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
86 THE FLIP WILSON SHOW -- -- -- 1  
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 2000)
87 FIRE AND WATER 55 46 39 15  
Free (A&M SP-4268)
88 LIVE AT THE FILLMORE 93 -- -- 2
Miles Davis (Columbia G 30038)
89 THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW 90 91 94 4
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105)
90 TELL IT ALL BROTHER 49 49 41 9  
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6412)
91 GREATEST HITS 79 84 82 13  
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219)
92 SHILO 56 59 60 16  
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
93 JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN 66 54 47 23  
James Gang (ABC S-711)
94 A POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES 57 60 65 6  
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla TS 306)
95 BOBBY BLOOM 97 99 -- 3
Bobby Bloom (L&R 1035)
96 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP 72 64 56 32  
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
97 YELLOW RIVER 95 -- -- 2
Christie (Epic E 30403)
98 DOWN HOME 89 87 84 7
Seals & Crofts (T.A. 5004)
99 BLOODROCK 2 92 100 -- 3
Bloodrock (Capitol ST 491)
100 SECOND THOUGHTS -- -- -- 1  
McKendree Spring (Decca DL 75230)

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:

   • "Spirit In The Dark" by Aretha Franklin (# 74)
   • "Leftover Wine" by Melanie (# 76)
   • "Future Blues" by Canned Heat (# 91)
   • "The Last Poets" by Last Poets (# 96)
   • "Ecology" by Rare Earth (# 98)
   • "Stage Fright" by The Band (# 99)
   • "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" by Neil Young (#100)

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