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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 5, 1970



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1 LED ZEPPELIN III 2 1 2 7
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201)
2 CLOSE TO YOU 1 2 3 11
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
3 ABRAXAS 4 7 4 10
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
4 SWEET BABY JAMES 3 4 5 40
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
5 GREATEST HITS 13 21 31 5
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
6 THIRD ALBUM 6 3 1 11
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
7 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 7 9 10 7
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
8 NEW MORNING 10 18 25 4
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290)
9 LIVE ALBUM 48 -- -- 2  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
10 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 32 76 89 4  
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
11 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 9 8 8 13
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
12 COSMO'S FACTORY 8 6 7 20
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
13 GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT 5 5 6 9
Rolling Stones (London NPS-5)
14 ELTON JOHN 14 16 17 10
Elton John (UNI 73090)
15 SHARE THE LAND 16 11 11 8
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
16 A QUESTION OF BALANCE 11 10 9 13
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
17 CHICAGO II 19 20 14 44
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
18 WOODSTOCK 17 13 12 29
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
19 STEPHEN STILLS 51 -- -- 2  
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202)
20 I WHO HAVE NOTHING 20 22 30 5
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71039)
21 GOLD 12 12 13 16
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
22 CLOSER TO HOME 21 19 23 23
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
23 STEPPENWOLF 7 27 39 57 4
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50090)
24 MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 22 17 18 15
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
25 WITH LOVE, BOBBY 15 14 16 7
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032)
26 (UNTITLED) 23 23 26 9
Byrds (Columbia G 30127)
27 TOMMY 18 15 15 57
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
28 DEJA VU 24 24 21 37
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
29 WASHINGTON COUNTY 30 36 44 6
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6411)
30 JAMES TAYLOR 28 29 29 11
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
31 CURTIS 33 35 40 8
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
32 INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS 34 38 43 7
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 713)
33 GREATEST HITS II 29 30 24 11
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
34 THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW 35 41 53 4
Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30100)
35 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE 36 31 32 22
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
36 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 55 -- -- 2  
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
37 TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT 46 65 -- 3
Neil Diamond (UNI 73092)
38 THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM 25 28 28 9  
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493)
39 U.S.A. UNION 26 27 27 8  
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022)
40 BLACK SABBATH 44 46 60 11
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
41 BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES 31 34 38 8
Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368)
42 LIVE AT LEEDS 37 32 33 29
Who (Decca DL 79175)
43 SUGARLOAF 38 40 20 15
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
44 FOR THE GOOD TIMES 49 57 69 6
Ray Price (Columbia C 30106)
45 NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS 45 48 50 9
Supremes (Motown MS 720)
46 FIRE AND WATER 39 25 19 13
Free (A&M SP-4268)
47 CHAPTER 2 42 43 37 12
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
48 THE FIRST 10 YEARS 61 74 86 4  
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 6560/1)
49 TELL IT ALL BROTHER 41 42 49 7
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6412)
50 EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING 79 -- -- 2  
Diana Ross (Motown MS 724)
51 NO DICE 77 -- -- 2  
Badfinger (Apple ST-3367)
52 LOOKING IN 53 56 58 8
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042)
53 . . . TO BE CONTINUED 80 -- -- 2  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014)
54 JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN 47 45 39 21
James Gang (ABC S-711)
55 SNOWBIRD 54 49 45 10
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
56 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III 40 33 35 21  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
57 BAND OF GYPSYS 43 37 41 31  
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
58 GYPSY 58 61 63 8
Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031)
59 SHILO 60 58 54 14
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221)
60 A POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES 65 69 82 4
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla TS 306)
61 FUTURE BLUES 63 66 67 11
Canned Heat (Liberty LST 11002)
62 ATOM HEART MOTHER 75 81 -- 3  
Pink Floyd (Harvest SKAO 382)
63 KILN HOUSE 67 70 74 5
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise RS 6408)
64 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP 56 47 34 30
Four Tops (Motown MS 704)
65 SOMETHING 69 75 79 4
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6765)
66 SILK PURSE 68 71 77 5
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST 407)
67 SPIRIT IN THE DARK 57 52 47 13
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265)
68 THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE -- -- -- 1  
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4459)
69 ALMOST IN LOVE 66 68 72 5
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2440)
70 AMERICAN BEAUTY -- -- -- 1  
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1893)
71 WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES 86 -- -- 2  
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010)
72 LEFTOVER WINE 59 54 48 12  
Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066)
73 ECOLOGY 50 44 36 22  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514)
74 NOW I'M A WOMAN 85 -- -- 2  
Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 541)
75 EMITT RHODES 87 -- -- 2  
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill DS 50089)
76 IDLEWILD SOUTH 83 -- -- 2
Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 342)
77 ROCK FESTIVAL 70 72 75 5
Youngbloods (WB WS 1878)
78 THAT'S THE WAY IT IS -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4445)
79 WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER 90 94 -- 3  
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61313)
80 MORE GOLDEN GRASS 78 83 70 7
Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50087)
81 STAGE FRIGHT 52 26 22 14  
The Band (Capitol SW-425)
82 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN 89 -- -- 2
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown MS 717)
83 BACK IN MEMPHIS 64 67 84 4  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4429)
84 GREATEST HITS 82 79 59 11
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219)
85 CHUNGA'S REVENGE 88 -- -- 2
Frank Zappa (Bizarre MS 2030)
86 THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD 100 78 71 19  
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
87 DOWN HOME 84 88 92 5
Seals & Crofts (T.A. 5004)
88 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 62 59 65 43  
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
89 DEFROSTED 92 80 83 7
Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71041)
90 CANDIDA 97 -- -- 2
Dawn (Bell 6052)
91 THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW 94 -- -- 2
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105)
92 EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE 71 73 78 17  
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349)
93 SEX MACHINE 73 50 46 9  
James Brown (King KS 71115)
94 THE LAST POETS 91 60 61 20
Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811)
95 WILSON PICKETT IN PHILADELPHIA 93 92 95 4
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8270)
96 FREE YOUR MIND -- -- -- 1  
Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2001)
97 SUPER HITS 99 -- -- 2
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS 300)
98 HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL 81 53 51 11  
Otis Redding & The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029)
99 BOBBY BLOOM -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Bloom (L&R 1035)
100 BLOODROCK 2 -- -- -- 1  
Bloodrock (Capitol ST 491)

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:

   • "On The Waters" by Bread (# 72)
   • "Eric Clapton" by Eric Clapton (# 74)
   • "The Isaac Hayes Movement" by Isaac Hayes (# 76)
   • "Just For Love" by Quicksilver Messenger Service (# 95)
   • "Diana Ross" by Diana Ross (# 96)
   • "Charley Pride's Tenth Album" by Charley Pride (# 98)

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