Wednesday December 31, 1969
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 27, 1969



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1 ABBEY ROAD 1 1 1 13
Beatles (Apple SO-383)
2 LED ZEPPELIN II 2 2 3 8
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236)
3 TOM JONES LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 3 3 2 8
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031)
4 LET IT BLEED 4 14 37 4
Rolling Stones (London NPS-4)
5 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS 7 9 5 51
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720)
6 GREEN RIVER 5 4 4 17
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8393)
7 CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM 13 24 44 6
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50068)
8 VOLUNTEERS 9 8 20 7
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4238)
9 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 8 11 12 28
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229)
10 THE BAND 10 5 8 12
The Band (Capitol STAO-132)
11 FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS / FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS 11 12 26 6
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-6020)
12 PUZZLE PEOPLE 6 6 7 11
Temptations (Gordy S-949)
13 WILLY AND THE POORBOYS 19 40 -- 3
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397)
14 JOE COCKER! 14 19 22 8
Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224)
15 SANTANA 12 15 9 16
Santana (Columbia CS 9781)
16 MONSTER 17 25 32 6
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DS-50066)
17 EASY RIDER 18 18 14 17
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063)
18 I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA! 15 7 6 13
Janis Joplin (Columbia KCS 9913)
19 A GROUP CALLED SMITH 16 10 10 19
Smith (ABC/Dunhill DS-50056)
20 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA 25 21 16 79
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250)
21 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN 22 13 11 26
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827)
22 ALBUM 1700 21 35 43 7
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB WS 1700)
23 HAIR 23 17 17 76
Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150)
24 THE BRASS ARE COMIN' 27 34 46 6
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4228)
25 ALICE'S RESTAURANT 20 16 18 12
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6267)
26 BLIND FAITH 24 20 13 21
Blind Faith (Atco SD 33-304)
27 LED ZEPPELIN 31 33 35 46
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216)
28 GET TOGETHER WITH ANDY WILLIAMS 28 22 24 8
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105)
29 PAINT YOUR WAGON 30 30 30 9
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PMS 1001)
30 THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 36 31 27 32
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 92005)
31 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE 41 53 57 6
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4223)
32 HELLO DOLLY 37 39 42 8
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century DTCS 5103)
33 LITTLE WOMAN 26 23 15 8
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014)
34 HOT BUTTERED SOUL 33 28 28 25
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 1001)
35 THROUGH THE PAST DARKLY (BIG HITS, VOL. 2) 35 29 21 17
Rolling Stones (London NPS-3)
36 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 32 26 25 24
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198)
37 LIVE 34 32 23 16
Glen Campbell (Capitol STOB 268)
38 DIONNE WARWICK'S GOLDEN HITS, PART TWO 39 41 40 9
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 577)
39 ON BROADWAY 38 49 77 5
Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 699)
40 NEW YORK TENDADERRY 29 27 19 9  
Laura Nyro (Columbia KCS 9737)
41 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING 42 46 51 27
Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS 50058)
42 THIS IS TOM JONES 40 45 29 30
Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71028)
43 ROMEO AND JULIET 43 47 48 40
Original Film Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2998)
44 ALIVE ALIVE-O 54 65 -- 3
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 6021)
45 LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND 52 80 93 5
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50067)
46 BEST OF THE BEE GEES 50 42 41 24
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-292)
47 TURNING POINT 49 50 53 16
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4004)
48 CREAM OF THE CROP 55 59 64 6
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown MS 694)
49 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 72 -- -- 2  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030)
50 TRACY 57 67 72 5
Cuff Links (Decca DL 75160)
51 TOUCHING YOU. . . TOUCHING ME 64 69 64 4  
Neil Diamond (UNI 73071)
52 RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD 44 37 33 11
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2142)
53 ARTHUR 56 60 63 5
Kinks (Reprise RS 6366)
54 NASHVILLE SKYLINE 48 54 45 36
Bob Dylan (Columbia KSC 9825)
55 STAND UP 45 38 37 13
Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6360)
56 BAYOU COUNTRY 53 55 49 49
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387)
57 THE BEST OF CREAM 46 43 31 24  
Cream (Atco SD 33-291)
58 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 63 68 73 5
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227)
59 THE SOFT PARADE 51 57 56 22
Doors (Elektra EKS-75005)
60 SECOND WINTER 62 73 89 5
Johnny Winter (Columbia KCS 9947)
61 ON TIME 47 36 36 11  
Grand Funk Railroad (Tamla TS 295)
62 YOUR SAVING GRACE 65 82 -- 3
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 331)
63 IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING 67 79 -- 3
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8245)
64 TOGETHER 59 44 34 10
Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS 692)
65 THE NEW GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP 68 70 75 5
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 9935)
66 CLOSING THE GAP 70 71 78 7
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646)
67 THE ASSOCIATION 60 48 55 14
Association (WB WS 1800)
68 GET READY 61 63 67 8
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
69 MIDNIGHT COWBOY 85 98 100 4  
Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 6725)
70 CONSTRUCTION #1 71 77 -- 3
Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor 24-4008)
71 CANNED HEAT COOKBOOK (THE BEST OF CANNED HEAT) 74 88 -- 3
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11000)
72 THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 88 -- -- 2  
Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette SR 42040)
73 TOMMY 66 51 38 31
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
74 OLIVER 69 72 62 57
Original Film Soundtrack (Colgems COSD 5501)
75 IS THAT ALL THERE IS 89 -- -- 2  
Peggy Lee (Capricorn ST 386)
76 RECOLLECTIONS 76 66 50 16
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74055)
77 GOLDEN GREATS, VOL. 1 81 86 -- 3
Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial LP 16000)
78 LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO & JULIET 82 87 66 17
Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9909)
79 HURT SO BAD 79 56 47 18
Lettermen (Capitol ST 269)
80 I AM THE PRESIDENT -- -- -- 1  
David Frye (Elektra EKS-75006)
81 SPANKY'S GREATEST HITS 83 89 95 4
Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury SR 61227)
82 YE-ME-LE 86 -- -- 2
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M SP-4236)
83 CROW MUSIC 84 85 92 7
Crow (Amaret ST 5002)
84 FAT MATTRESS 73 61 65 8  
Fat Mattress (Atco SD 33-309)
85 SIX HOURS PAST SUNSET 78 78 68 9
Henry Mancini (RCA LSP 4239)
86 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART 80 58 61 10
Jackie DeShannon (Imperial LP 12442)
87 JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON 91 93 97 17
Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639)
88 MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC 93 -- -- 2
Mama Cass (Dunhill DS 50071)
89 THE MASKED MARAUDERS 95 -- -- 2
Masked Marauders (Reprise/Deity 6378)
90 COMPLETELY WELL 94 -- -- 2
B.B. King (Bluesway BLS 6037)
91 SMASH HITS 75 52 58 23  
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2025)
92 STAND! 58 62 59 36  
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic BN 26456)
93 A HEAD RINGS OUT 77 81 70 9  
Blodwyn Pig (A&M SP-4210)
94 GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS 700)
95 YER' ALBUM 97 100 -- 3
James Gang (Bluesway BLS 6034)
96 JEAN 99 97 98 4
Lawrence Welk (Ranwood RLP 8060)
97 DONOVAN'S GREATEST HITS 92 85 69 45
Donovan (Epic BXN 26439)
98 ZEPHYR 100 -- -- 2
Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510)
99 ICE ON ICE 92 94 87 14
Jerry Butler (Mercury SR 61234)
100 LAURA NYRO 98 91 94 5
Laura Nyro (Verve/Forecast FTS 3020)

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