Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending September 12, 1970
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COSMO'S FACTORY | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402) | ||||||
| 2 | WOODSTOCK | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500) | ||||||
| 3 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090) | ||||||
| 4 | LIVE AT LEEDS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Who (Decca DL 79175) | ||||||
| 5 | CHICAGO II | 9 | 11 | 8 | 32 | |
| Chicago (Columbia CS 9962) | ||||||
| 6 | DEJA VU | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | ||||||
| 7 | MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN | 25 | 70 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002) | ||||||
| 8 | CLOSER TO HOME | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471) | ||||||
| 9 | JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504) | ||||||
| 10 | ABSOLUTELY LIVE | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
| Doors (Elektra EKS-9002) | ||||||
| 11 | HOT TUNA | 11 | 26 | 30 | 8 | |
| Hot Tuna (RCA LSP-4353) | ||||||
| 12 | TOMMY | 10 | 13 | 20 | 45 | |
| Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | ||||||
| 13 | ON THE WATERS | 15 | 19 | 22 | 6 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-74076) | ||||||
| 14 | STAGE FRIGHT | 44 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| The Band (Capitol SW-425) | ||||||
| 15 | LET IT BE | 12 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
| Beatles (Apple AR 34001) | ||||||
| 16 | ERIC CLAPTON | 14 | 15 | 16 | 8 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329) | ||||||
| 17 | MCCARTNEY | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | |
| Paul McCartney (Apple STAO 3363) | ||||||
| 18 | ABC | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown MS 709) | ||||||
| 19 | SWEET BABY JAMES | 23 | 27 | 31 | 28 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 1843) | ||||||
| 20 | JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN | 21 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| James Gang (ABC S-711) | ||||||
| 21 | SELF PORTRAIT | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050) | ||||||
| 22 | ECOLOGY | 26 | 23 | 19 | 10 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514) | ||||||
| 23 | DIANA ROSS | 29 | 24 | 25 | 10 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown MS-711) | ||||||
| 24 | GOLD | 36 | 59 | 75 | 4 | ![]() |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 73084) | ||||||
| 25 | OPEN ROAD | 18 | 14 | 14 | 9 | |
| Donovan (Epic E 30125) | ||||||
| 26 | FIFTH DIMENSION'S GREATEST HITS | 19 | 22 | 15 | 19 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900) | ||||||
| 27 | THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD | 28 | 28 | 35 | 7 | |
| Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069) | ||||||
| 28 | ERIC BURDON DECLARES "WAR" | 27 | 20 | 23 | 17 | |
| Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4663) | ||||||
| 29 | ALONE TOGETHER | 22 | 25 | 27 | 11 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19) | ||||||
| 30 | THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY: TEN YEARS TOGETHER | 20 | 18 | 21 | 14 | |
| Peter, Paul And Mary (WB BS 2552) | ||||||
| 31 | BARREL | 34 | 37 | 65 | 6 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249) | ||||||
| 32 | ON STAGE - FEBRUARY, 1970 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 14 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4362) | ||||||
| 33 | IT AIN'T EASY | 37 | 32 | 17 | 21 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DS 50078) | ||||||
| 34 | GET READY | 33 | 35 | 28 | 45 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507) | ||||||
| 35 | CLIMBING! | 30 | 29 | 24 | 27 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 4501) | ||||||
| 36 | LIVE AT LONDON'S TALK OF THE TOWN | 41 | 51 | 62 | 4 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GS 953) | ||||||
| 37 | HOME | 43 | 33 | 29 | 11 | |
| Procol Harum (A&M SP-4261) | ||||||
| 38 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER | 35 | 39 | 36 | 31 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | ||||||
| 39 | CHARLEY PRIDE'S TENTH ALBUM | 40 | 41 | 46 | 8 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4367) | ||||||
| 40 | NUMBER 5 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 9 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO 436) | ||||||
| 41 | THE LAST POETS | 47 | 49 | 51 | 8 | |
| Last Poets (Douglas Z 30811) | ||||||
| 42 | SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED | 51 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 304) | ||||||
| 43 | THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT | 39 | 40 | 37 | 22 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010) | ||||||
| 44 | ELVIS' WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LPM 6401) | ||||||
| 45 | JUST FOR LOVE | 56 | 67 | 79 | 4 | ![]() |
| Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol ST 498) | ||||||
| 46 | CACTUS | 49 | 50 | 54 | 8 | |
| Cactus (Atco SD 33-340) | ||||||
| 47 | WE MADE IT HAPPEN | 31 | 31 | 34 | 11 | ![]() |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71038) | ||||||
| 48 | METAMORPHOSIS | 78 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-339) | ||||||
| 49 | CANDLES IN THE RAIN | 38 | 34 | 33 | 18 | ![]() |
| Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060) | ||||||
| 50 | WORKINGMAN'S DEAD | 42 | 42 | 38 | 12 | |
| Grateful Dead (WB WS 1869) | ||||||
| 51 | ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER | 50 | 55 | 56 | 8 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia C 30086) | ||||||
| 52 | THEM CHANGES | 45 | 46 | 50 | 10 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280) | ||||||
| 53 | BAND OF GOLD | 59 | 64 | 76 | 5 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus ST 7301) | ||||||
| 54 | GREATEST HITS | 60 | 60 | 45 | 12 | |
| Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042) | ||||||
| 55 | THE JULY 5TH ALBUM | 68 | 72 | 93 | 4 | ![]() |
| Fifth Dimension (Soul City SCS 33901) | ||||||
| 56 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP | 53 | 56 | 59 | 18 | |
| Four Tops (Motown MS 704) | ||||||
| 57 | WAR AND PEACE | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Edwin Starr (Gordy GS 948) | ||||||
| 58 | BENEFIT | 55 | 36 | 39 | 21 | |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400) | ||||||
| 59 | LIVE | 61 | 38 | 40 | 23 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD 50075) | ||||||
| 60 | THE BEGATTING OF THE PRESIDENT | 71 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Orson Welles (Mediarts 41-2) | ||||||
| 61 | GASOLINE ALLEY | 62 | 44 | 41 | 13 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624) | ||||||
| 62 | EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE | 64 | 71 | 78 | 5 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise RS 6349) | ||||||
| 63 | SUSAN SINGS SESAME STREET SONGS | 66 | 68 | 72 | 7 | |
| Susan (Scepter SPS 584) | ||||||
| 64 | FIRE AND WATER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Free (A&M SP-4268) | ||||||
| 65 | BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (SOUNDTRACK) | 46 | 43 | 43 | 42 | ![]() |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227) | ||||||
| 66 | A QUESTION OF BALANCE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3) | ||||||
| 67 | HAIR | 57 | 63 | 49 | 113 | |
| Original Broadway Cast Recording (RCA LSO-1150) | ||||||
| 68 | DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30102) | ||||||
| 69 | SLIM SLO SLIDER | 67 | 69 | 73 | 9 | |
| Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-16001) | ||||||
| 70 | IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8266) | ||||||
| 71 | THE LAST PUFF | 69 | 75 | 80 | 6 | |
| Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4266) | ||||||
| 72 | LIVE | 52 | 54 | 47 | 9 | ![]() |
| The Association (WB 2WS 1868) | ||||||
| 73 | JOE COCKER! | 58 | 48 | 55 | 45 | ![]() |
| Joe Cocker (A&M SP 4224) | ||||||
| 74 | POCO | 80 | 84 | 66 | 14 | |
| Poco (Epic BN 26522) | ||||||
| 75 | THE DELFONICS | 77 | 81 | 87 | 4 | |
| Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1153) | ||||||
| 76 | LADIES OF THE CANYON | 72 | 58 | 61 | 24 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376) | ||||||
| 77 | AMERICAN WOMAN | 54 | 47 | 52 | 33 | ![]() |
| Guess Who (RCA LSP-4266) | ||||||
| 78 | BAND OF GYPSYS | 65 | 45 | 42 | 21 | ![]() |
| Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472) | ||||||
| 79 | BITCHES BREW | 63 | 52 | 44 | 16 | ![]() |
| Miles Davis (Columbia GP 26) | ||||||
| 80 | MARRYING MAIDEN | 75 | 62 | 48 | 11 | |
| It's A Beautiful Day (Columbia CS 1058) | ||||||
| 81 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF | 85 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4188) | ||||||
| 82 | MUNGO | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mungo Jerry (Janus JXS 7000) | ||||||
| 83 | I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN | 73 | 61 | 64 | 20 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581) | ||||||
| 84 | SUGARLOAF | 87 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640) | ||||||
| 85 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265) | ||||||
| 86 | IN ROCK | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Deep Purple (WB WS 1877) | ||||||
| 87 | HERE COMES BOBBY | 86 | 89 | 77 | 23 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028) | ||||||
| 88 | WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ronnie Dyson (Columbia C 30223) | ||||||
| 89 | AFTER THE GOLD RUSH | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383) | ||||||
| 90 | BOB MCGRATH FROM SESAME STREET | 92 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| Bob McGrath (Affinity A 10015) | ||||||
| 91 | SHILO | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221) | ||||||
| 92 | FIVE BRIDGES | 83 | 88 | 92 | 4 | |
| Nice (Mercury MR 61295) | ||||||
| 93 | TOM | 74 | 73 | 63 | 20 | ![]() |
| Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037) | ||||||
| 94 | LIVINGSTON TAYLOR | 93 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Livingston Taylor (Atco SD 33-334) | ||||||
| 95 | BEFOUR | 100 | 96 | 89 | 7 | |
| Brian Auger & Trinity (RCA LSP 4372) | ||||||
| 96 | THE YARDBIRDS FEATURING JEFF BECK, ERIC CLAPTON & JIMMY PAGE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Yardbirds (Epic EG 30135) | ||||||
| 97 | HELLO DARLIN' | 99 | 94 | 97 | 9 | |
| Conway Twitty (Decca DL 75209) | ||||||
| 98 | ABBEY ROAD | 96 | 91 | 98 | 50 | |
| Beatles (Apple SO-383) | ||||||
| 99 | GULA MATARI | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3030) | ||||||
| 100 | EASY DOES IT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Al Kooper (Columbia KC 30031) | ||||||
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:
• "Darling Lili" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 70)
• "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens (# 79)
• "Hey Jude" by Beatles (# 84)
• "Santana" by Santana (# 89)
• "The Jim Nabors Hour" by Jim Nabors (# 90)
• "The Fightin' Side Of Me" by Merle Haggard (# 91)
• "Grand Funk" by Grand Funk Railroad (# 94)
• "Brief Replies" by Ten Wheel Drive (# 95)
• "The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress" by Flip Wilson (# 98)


