Wednesday October 21, 1970
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 17, 1970



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1 COSMO'S FACTORY 1 1 1 13
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
2 MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 2 2 3 8
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
3 WOODSTOCK 3 3 2 22
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
4 A QUESTION OF BALANCE 6 12 17 6
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
5 GOLD 5 7 9 9
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
6 SWEET BABY JAMES 8 11 13 33
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
7 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 10 14 18 6
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
8 THIRD ALBUM 15 21 40 4
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
9 DIANA ROSS 11 15 19 15
Diana Ross (Motown MS-711)
10 STAGE FRIGHT 7 8 10 7
The Band (Capitol SW-425)
11 ABRAXAS 28 68 -- 3  
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
12 CLOSE TO YOU 17 23 51 4
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
13 CHICAGO II 4 4 4 37
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
14 TOMMY 13 9 8 50
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
15 DEJA VU 14 10 11 30
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
16 CLOSER TO HOME 9 6 7 16
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
17 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III 12 5 5 14
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
18 LIVE AT LEEDS 16 13 6 22
Who (Decca DL 79175)
19 ECOLOGY 21 17 21 15
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
20 HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL 25 33 43 4
Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029)
21 GREATEST HITS II 34 45 58 4  
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
22 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE 20 16 14 15
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
23 SPIRIT IN THE DARK 23 28 39 6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265)
24 WAR AND PEACE 26 32 34 7
Edwin Starr (Gordy GS 948)
25 LEFTOVER WINE 27 36 66 5
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066)
26 FIRE AND WATER 30 38 48 6
Free (A&M SP-4268)
27 GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT 55 -- -- 2  
Rolling Stones (London NPS-5)
28 ABSOLUTELY LIVE 22 19 15 11
Doors (Elektra EKS-9002)
29 JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN 18 18 20 14  
James Gang (ABC S-711)
30 ON THE WATERS 19 20 12 11  
Bread (Elektra EKS-74076)
31 THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD 24 26 26 12
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
32 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED 29 22 25 8
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 304)
33 METAMORPHOSIS 31 30 36 7
Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-339)
34 SUGARLOAF 37 58 70 8
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
35 ERIC CLAPTON 32 34 28 13
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329)
36 ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1 38 39 42 9
Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401)
37 CHAPTER 2 40 51 63 5
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
38 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP 49 65 71 23  
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
39 JUST FOR LOVE 33 29 30 9
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498)
40 GET READY 46 49 53 50
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507)
41 THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT 48 55 57 27
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010)
42 THE BEGATTING OF THE PRESIDENT 43 44 46 7
Orson Welles (Mediarts 41-2)
43 HOT TUNA 47 27 16 13
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353)
44 IT AIN'T EASY 51 52 54 26
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078)
45 SELF PORTRAIT 42 46 31 17
Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050)
46 THE LAST POETS 36 37 35 13
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
47 THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER 53 41 32 19
Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552)
48 LET IT BE 35 24 22 22  
Beatles (Apple AR 34001)
49 IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON 39 40 49 7
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8266)
50 FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS 41 43 29 24
Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900)
51 THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM 64 -- -- 2  
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493)
52 ELTON JOHN 58 83 -- 3
Elton John (UNI 73090)
53 (UNTITLED) 62 -- -- 2
Byrds (Columbia G 30127)
54 ALONE TOGETHER 50 54 47 16
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19)
55 MUNGO 57 64 69 7
Mungo Jerry (Janus JXS 7000)
56 JAMES TAYLOR 60 72 82 4
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
57 ABC 44 25 24 21  
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709)
58 WORKINGMAN'S DEAD 65 50 52 17
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869)
59 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 66 70 76 36
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
60 MCCARTNEY 45 31 23 25  
Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363)
61 CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM 68 71 56 13
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367)
62 BARREL 56 47 37 11
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249)
63 DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS 59 60 61 7
Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30102)
64 GREATEST HITS 70 76 87 4
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219)
65 U.S.A. UNION -- -- -- 1  
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022)
66 WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU 71 73 80 6
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia C 30223)
67 CACTUS 63 48 38 13
Cactus (Atco SD 33-340)
68 NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS 79 -- -- 2  
Supremes (Motown MS 720)
69 BAND OF GYPSYS 74 84 78 24
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
70 SHARE THE LAND -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
71 SHILO 67 69 75 7
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
72 SNOWBIRD 82 88 -- 3
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
73 CLOSE TO YOU 80 92 -- 3
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30210)
74 FUTURE BLUES 77 80 92 4
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002)
75 IF 75 78 89 4
If (Capitol ST 539)
76 BAND OF GOLD 83 84 64 10
Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301)
77 TO DELANEY FROM BONNIE 90 97 98 4  
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-341)
78 SILVERBIRD 73 79 84 5
Mark Lindsay (Columbia C 30111)
79 BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES -- -- -- 1  
Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368)
80 SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS 69 67 74 12  
Susan (Scepter SPS 584)
81 LIVE AT LONDON'S TALK OF THE TOWN 52 35 33 9  
Temptations (Gordy GS 953)
82 SEX MACHINE 88 -- -- 2
James Brown (King KS 71115)
83 THE DELFONICS 81 86 73 9
Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1153)
84 CURTIS -- -- -- 1  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
85 IN ROCK 85 93 100 6
Deep Purple (WB WS 1877)
86 MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE 61 63 68 5  
Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6403)
87 OPEN ROAD 54 42 27 14  
Donovan (Epic E 30125)
88 LOOKING IN -- -- -- 1  
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042)
89 GYPSY -- -- -- 1  
Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031)
90 GREATEST HITS 89 56 59 17
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042)
91 PATCHES 78 85 -- 3  
Clarence Carter (Atlantic SD 8267)
92 ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR" 72 53 44 22  
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663)
93 ON STAGE - FEBRUARY, 1970 84 59 62 19
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4362)
94 CLIMBING! 91 75 50 32
Mountain (Windfall 4501)
95 THEM CHANGES 76 57 45 15  
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280)
96 BLUE -- -- -- 1  
Michael Parks (MGM SE 4717)
97 EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE 94 77 85 10
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
98 NUMBER 5 96 66 41 14
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 436)
99 NANCY'S GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Nancy Sinatra (Reprise RS 6409)
100 BLACK SABBATH 95 89 96 4
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)

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:

   • "Home" by Procol Harum (# 86)
   • "The Yardbirds Featuring Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page" by Yardbirds (# 87)
   • "Johnny Winter And" by Johnny Winter And (# 92)
   • "Live" by Steppenwolf (# 93)
   • "Gasoline Alley" by Rod Stewart (# 97)
   • "Gula Matari" by Quincy Jones (# 98)
   • "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (Soundtrack)" by Burt Bacharach (# 99)
   • "Here Comes Bobby" by Bobby Sherman (#100)

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