Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending August 15, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOODSTOCK | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500) | ||||||
| 2 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090) | ||||||
| 3 | COSMO'S FACTORY | 7 | 11 | 23 | 4 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402) | ||||||
| 4 | LIVE AT LEEDS | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| Who (Decca DL 79175) | ||||||
| 5 | LET IT BE | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Beatles (Apple AR 34001) | ||||||
| 6 | SELF PORTRAIT | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050) | ||||||
| 7 | CLOSER TO HOME | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471) | ||||||
| 8 | MCCARTNEY | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363) | ||||||
| 9 | DEJA VU | 11 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | ||||||
| 10 | ABC | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709) | ||||||
| 11 | CHICAGO II | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | |
| Chicago (Columbia CS 9962) | ||||||
| 12 | JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE | 12 | 19 | 25 | 6 | |
| Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504) | ||||||
| 13 | ECOLOGY | 14 | 14 | 17 | 6 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514) | ||||||
| 14 | OPEN ROAD | 15 | 20 | 44 | 5 | |
| Donovan (Epic E 30125) | ||||||
| 15 | FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900) | ||||||
| 16 | THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | |
| Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552) | ||||||
| 17 | ERIC CLAPTON | 22 | 23 | 29 | 4 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329) | ||||||
| 18 | ABSOLUTELY LIVE | 48 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Doors (Elektra EKS-9002) | ||||||
| 19 | WE MADE IT HAPPEN | 16 | 16 | 18 | 7 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71038) | ||||||
| 20 | IT AIN'T EASY | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078) | ||||||
| 21 | ON STAGE - FEBRUARY, 1970 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4362) | ||||||
| 22 | TOMMY | 43 | 53 | 72 | 41 | |
| Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | ||||||
| 23 | CANDLES IN THE RAIN | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | |
| Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060) | ||||||
| 24 | CLIMBING! | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 4501) | ||||||
| 25 | ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR" | 28 | 31 | 32 | 13 | |
| Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663) | ||||||
| 26 | DIANA ROSS | 29 | 32 | 36 | 6 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown MS-711) | ||||||
| 27 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER | 21 | 22 | 20 | 27 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | ||||||
| 28 | ALONE TOGETHER | 33 | 35 | 40 | 7 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19) | ||||||
| 29 | HOME | 30 | 30 | 31 | 7 | |
| Procol Harum (A&M SP-4261) | ||||||
| 30 | JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN | 40 | 50 | 58 | 5 | |
| James Gang (ABC S-711) | ||||||
| 31 | THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT | 35 | 29 | 26 | 18 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010) | ||||||
| 32 | WORKINGMAN'S DEAD | 26 | 27 | 30 | 8 | |
| Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869) | ||||||
| 33 | GET READY | 23 | 21 | 22 | 41 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507) | ||||||
| 34 | LIVE | 25 | 26 | 21 | 19 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075) | ||||||
| 35 | GASOLINE ALLEY | 27 | 28 | 27 | 9 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624) | ||||||
| 36 | SWEET BABY JAMES | 41 | 45 | 43 | 24 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 1843) | ||||||
| 37 | BAND OF GYPSYS | 32 | 25 | 19 | 17 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472) | ||||||
| 38 | NUMBER 5 | 47 | 49 | 60 | 5 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 436) | ||||||
| 39 | BENEFIT | 34 | 36 | 37 | 17 | |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400) | ||||||
| 40 | GREATEST HITS | 44 | 43 | 45 | 8 | |
| Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042) | ||||||
| 41 | LIVE | 36 | 40 | 54 | 5 | |
| The Association (WB 2WS 1868) | ||||||
| 42 | HOT TUNA | 55 | 66 | 83 | 4 | |
| Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353) | ||||||
| 43 | BITCHES BREW | 45 | 46 | 46 | 12 | |
| Miles Davis (Columbia GP 26) | ||||||
| 44 | MARRYING MAIDEN | 37 | 34 | 35 | 7 | |
| It's A Beautiful Day (Columbia CS 1058) | ||||||
| 45 | THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD | 67 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069) | ||||||
| 46 | AMERICAN WOMAN | 31 | 33 | 15 | 29 |  |
| Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266) | ||||||
| 47 | BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) | 52 | 56 | 50 | 38 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227) | ||||||
| 48 | ON THE WATERS | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-74076) | ||||||
| 49 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL | 49 | 44 | 48 | 9 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby KZ 35005) | ||||||
| 50 | HAIR | 56 | 59 | 53 | 109 | |
| Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150) | ||||||
| 51 | THE JIM NABORS HOUR | 46 | 48 | 49 | 7 | |
| Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 1020) | ||||||
| 52 | TOM | 38 | 39 | 33 | 16 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037) | ||||||
| 53 | CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM | 63 | 70 | 85 | 4 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367) | ||||||
| 54 | THEM CHANGES | 57 | 60 | 63 | 6 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280) | ||||||
| 55 | JOE COCKER! | 39 | 38 | 42 | 41 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224) | ||||||
| 56 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP | 42 | 37 | 28 | 14 | |
| Four Tops (Motown MS 704) | ||||||
| 57 | LADIES OF THE CANYON | 54 | 42 | 38 | 20 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376) | ||||||
| 58 | ARE YOU READY | 60 | 61 | 66 | 6 | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric (Columbia CS 1017) | ||||||
| 59 | POCO | 51 | 41 | 34 | 10 | |
| Poco (Epic BN 26522) | ||||||
| 60 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK | 50 | 47 | 41 | 20 | |
| Temptations (Gordy S-947) | ||||||
| 61 | GRAND FUNK | 64 | 65 | 71 | 30 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406) | ||||||
| 62 | THE LAST POETS | 68 | 71 | 77 | 4 | |
| Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811) | ||||||
| 63 | FIREWORKS | 53 | 51 | 52 | 13 | |
| Jose Feliciano (RCA LSP 4370) | ||||||
| 64 | CACTUS | 75 | 81 | 92 | 4 | |
| Cactus (Atco SD 33-340) | ||||||
| 65 | THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS | 58 | 55 | 39 | 26 | |
| Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000) | ||||||
| 66 | HEY JUDE | 59 | 52 | 56 | 23 | |
| Beatles (Apple SW-385) | ||||||
| 67 | I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN | 72 | 67 | 55 | 16 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581) | ||||||
| 68 | ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER | 69 | 75 | 79 | 4 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia C 30086) | ||||||
| 69 | LIVE | 74 | 62 | 65 | 15 | |
| Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-318) | ||||||
| 70 | DARLING LILI | 73 | 79 | 81 | 4 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (RCA LSPX 1000) | ||||||
| 71 | HERE COMES BOBBY | 76 | 72 | 74 | 19 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028) | ||||||
| 72 | SANTANA | 81 | 77 | 64 | 49 | |
| Santana (Columbia CS 9781) | ||||||
| 73 | VEHICLE | 61 | 63 | 69 | 7 | |
| Ides Of March (WB WS 1863) | ||||||
| 74 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE | 71 | 69 | 67 | 8 | |
| Marmalade (London PS 575) | ||||||
| 75 | MEMPHIS | 82 | 87 | 93 | 4 | |
| Petula Clark (WB WS 1862) | ||||||
| 76 | BARREL | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249) | ||||||
| 77 | GREATEST HITS | 79 | 73 | 62 | 10 | |
| Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M SP-4252) | ||||||
| 78 | SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS | 83 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Susan (Scepter SPS 584) | ||||||
| 79 | VIVA TIRADO | 65 | 58 | 59 | 9 | |
| El Chicano (Kapp KS 3632) | ||||||
| 80 | SLIM SLO SLIDER | 85 | 89 | 95 | 5 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-16001) | ||||||
| 81 | RIGHT ON | 78 | 68 | 57 | 12 | |
| Supremes (Motown MS 705) | ||||||
| 82 | THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS | 80 | 82 | 88 | 4 | |
| Five Stairsteps (Buddah BDS 5061) | ||||||
| 83 | NORWOOD | 87 | 90 | 89 | 5 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Capitol SW 475) | ||||||
| 84 | EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349) | ||||||
| 85 | THE POPPY FAMILY | 66 | 64 | 70 | 8 | |
| Poppy Family (London PS 574) | ||||||
| 86 | HELLO DARLIN' | 93 | 95 | 91 | 5 | |
| Conway Twitty (Decca DL 75209) | ||||||
| 87 | EASY RIDER | 88 | 84 | 87 | 50 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50063) | ||||||
| 88 | BAND OF GOLD | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301) | ||||||
| 89 | OPEN | 95 | 99 | 88 | 6 | |
| Blues Image (Atco SD 33-317) | ||||||
| 90 | ABBEY ROAD | 90 | 85 | 76 | 46 | |
| Beatles (Apple SO-383) | ||||||
| 91 | THE FIGHTIN' SIDE OF ME | 91 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 451) | ||||||
| 92 | THE LAST PUFF | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4266) | ||||||
| 93 | MINUS-PLUS | 94 | 96 | 82 | 6 | |
| Smith (Dunhill DS 50081) | ||||||
| 94 | AIR FORCE | 70 | 57 | 51 | 14 | |
| Ginger Baker's Air Force (Atco SD 2-703) | ||||||
| 95 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME | 92 | 92 | 100 | 4 | |
| Tyrone Davis (Dakar SD 9027) | ||||||
| 96 | BEFOUR | 97 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Brian Auger & Trinity (RCA LSP 4372) | ||||||
| 97 | THE WORLD OF JOHNNY CASH | 84 | 74 | 73 | 12 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia GP 29) | ||||||
| 98 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD | 86 | 76 | 61 | 33 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580) | ||||||
| 99 | LOVE COUNTRY STYLE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 707) | ||||||
| 100 | CRICKLEWOOD GREEN | 98 | 86 | 75 | 18 | |
| Ten Years After (Deram DES 18038) | ||||||
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:
• "Live Cream" by Cream (# 62)
• "What Love Has Joined Together" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (# 96)
• "Portrait" by Fifth Dimension (#100)