| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 13, 1969 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | ABBEY ROAD Beatles (Apple SO-383) | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | LED ZEPPELIN II Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236) | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | LIVE IN LAS VEGAS Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031) | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | GREEN RIVER Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8393) | 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | THE BAND The Band (Capitol STAO-132) | 8 | 10 | |
| 6 | PUZZLE PEOPLE Temptations (Gordy GLPS-949) | 7 | 9 | |
| 7 | I GOT DEM OL’ KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA! Janis Joplin (Columbia KCS 9913) | 6 | 11 | |
| 8 | VOLUNTEERS Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP-4238) | 20 | 5 | |
| 9 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720) | 5 | 49 | |
| 10 | A GROUP CALLED SMITH Smith (Dunhill DS 50056) | 10 | 17 | |
| 11 | CROSBY, STILLS & NASH Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229) | 12 | 26 | |
| 12 | FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS / FROM VEGAS TO MEMPHIS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-6020) | 26 | 4 | |
| 13 | JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9827) | 11 | 24 | |
| 14 | LET IT BLEED Rolling Stones (London NPS-4) | 37 | 2 | |
| 15 | SANTANA Santana (Columbia CS 9781) | 9 | 14 | |
| 16 | ALICE’S RESTAURANT Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6267) | 18 | 52 | |
| 17 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 17 | 74 | |
| 18 | EASY RIDER Original Soundtrack (Dunhill DSX-50063) | 14 | 15 | |
| 19 | JOE COCKER! Joe Cocker (A&M SP-4224) | 22 | 6 | |
| 20 | BLIND FAITH Blind Faith (Atco SD 33-304) | 13 | 19 | |
| 21 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | 16 | 76 | |
| 22 | GET TOGETHER WITH ANDY WILLIAMS Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9922) | 24 | 6 | |
| 23 | BOBBY SHERMAN Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014) | 15 | 6 | |
| 24 | CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50068) | 44 | 4 | |
| 25 | MONSTER Steppenwolf (Dunhill DS-50066) | 32 | 4 | |
| 26 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198) | 25 | 22 | |
| 27 | NEW YORK TENDABERRY Laura Nyro (Columbia KCS 9737) | 19 | 7 | |
| 28 | HOT BUTTERED SOUL Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1001) | 28 | 24 | |
| 29 | THROUGH THE PAST, DARKLY (Big Hits Vol. 2) Rolling Stones (London NPS-3) | 21 | 15 | |
| 30 | PAINT YOUR WAGON Original Soundtrack (Paramount PMS-1001) | 30 | 7 | |
| 31 | THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-92005) | 27 | 30 | |
| 32 | GLEN CAMPBELL – “LIVE” Glen Campbell (Capitol STOB-268) | 23 | 14 | |
| 33 | LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8216) | 35 | 44 | |
| 34 | THE BRASS ARE COMIN’ Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4228) | 46 | 4 | |
| 35 | ALBUM 1700 Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1700) | 43 | 35 | |
| 36 | ON TIME Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol ST-307) | 36 | 9 | |
| 37 | RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6346) | 33 | 9 | |
| 38 | STAND UP Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6360) | 39 | 11 | |
| 39 | HELLO, DOLLY! Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox DTCS-5103) | 42 | 6 | |
| 40 | WILLY AND THE POORBOYS Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397) | — | 1 | |
| 41 | DIONNE WARWICK’S GOLDEN HITS, PART 2 Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 577) | 40 | 7 | |
| 42 | BEST OF THE BEE GEES Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-292) | 41 | 22 | |
| 43 | BEST OF CREAM Cream (Atco SD 33-291) | 31 | 22 | |
| 44 | TOGETHER Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS-692) | 34 | 8 | |
| 45 | THIS IS TOM JONES Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71028) | 29 | 28 | |
| 46 | SUITABLE FOR FRAMING Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50058) | 51 | 25 | |
| 47 | ROMEO & JULIET Original Soundtrack (Capitol ST 2993) | 48 | 38 | |
| 48 | THE ASSOCIATION Association (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1800) | 55 | 12 | |
| 49 | ON BROADWAY Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations (Motown MS-699) | 77 | 3 | |
| 50 | THE TURNING POINT John Mayall (Polydor 24-4004) | 53 | 14 | |
| 51 | TOMMY The Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | 38 | 29 | |
| 52 | SMASH HITS Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2025) | 58 | 21 | |
| 53 | THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4223) | 57 | 4 | |
| 54 | NASHVILLE SKYLINE Bob Dylan (Columbia KCS 9825) | 45 | 34 | |
| 55 | BAYOU COUNTRY Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8387) | 49 | 47 | |
| 56 | HURT SO BAD Lettermen (Capitol ST-269) | 47 | 16 | |
| 57 | THE SOFT PARADE Doors (Elektra EKS-75005) | 56 | 20 | |
| 58 | PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART Jackie DeShannon (Imperial LP-12442) | 61 | 8 | |
| 59 | CREAM OF THE CROP Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-694) | 64 | 4 | |
| 60 | ARTHUR OR THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Kinks (Reprise RS 6366) | 63 | 3 | |
| 61 | FAT MATTRESS Fat Mattress (Atco SD 33-309) | 65 | 6 | |
| 62 | STAND! Sly & Family Stone (Epic BN 26456) | 59 | 34 | |
| 63 | GET READY Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507) | 67 | 6 | |
| 64 | SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Beatles (Capitol SMAS 2653) | 76 | 71 | |
| 65 | ALIVE ALIVE-O! Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-6021) | — | 1 | |
| 66 | RECOLLECTIONS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-74055) | 50 | 14 | |
| 67 | TRACY Cuff Links (Decca DL 75160) | 72 | 3 | |
| 68 | BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID Original Soundtrack / Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227) | 73 | 3 | |
| 69 | TOUCHING YOU, TOUCHING ME Neil Diamond (Uni 73071) | 81 | 2 | |
| 70 | THE NEW GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP ALBUM Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 9935) | 75 | 3 | |
| 71 | CLOSING THE GAP Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646) | 78 | 5 | |
| 72 | OLIVER! Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501) | 62 | 55 | |
| 73 | SECOND WINTER Johnny Winter (Columbia KCS 9947) | 89 | 3 | |
| 74 | ROCK & ROLL Vanilla Fudge (Atco SD 33-303) | 52 | 9 | |
| 75 | GOOD MORNING STARSHINE Oliver (Crewe CR-1333) | 54 | 19 | |
| 76 | EVERYTHING’S ARCHIE Archies (Calendar KES-103) | 60 | 10 | |
| 77 | CONSTRUCTION #1 Ten Wheel Drive (Polydor 24-4008) | — | 1 | |
| 78 | SIX HOURS PAST SUNSET Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP-4239) | 68 | 7 | |
| 79 | IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8245) | — | 1 | |
| 80 | LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND Grass Roots (Dunhill DS-50067) | 93 | 3 | |
| 81 | AHEAD RINGS OUT Blodwyn Pig (A&M SP-4210) | 70 | 7 | |
| 82 | YOUR SAVING GRACE Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO-331) | — | 1 | |
| 83 | CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY Chicago Transit Authority (Columbia GP 8) | 83 | 30 | |
| 84 | SONGS FOR A TAILOR Jack Bruce (Atco SD 33-306) | 69 | 9 | |
| 85 | CROW MUSIC Crow (Amaret ST 5002) | 92 | 10 | |
| 86 | GOLDEN GREATS – VOLUME 1 Dennis Yost & Classics IV (Imperial LP-16000) | — | 1 | |
| 87 | LOVE THEME FROM “ROMEO AND JULIET” (A Time For Us) Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 9909) | 66 | 15 | |
| 88 | CANNED HEAT COOK BOOK (The Best Of Canned Heat) Canned Heat (Liberty LST-11000) | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SPANKY’S GREATEST HIT(S) Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury SR 61227) | 95 | 2 | |
| 90 | ROD McKUEN AT CARNEGIE HALL Rod McKuen (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 2WS 1794) | 90 | 4 | |
| 91 | THE FIRST SONGS Laura Nyro (Verve Forecast FTS-3020) | 94 | 3 | |
| 92 | DONOVAN’S GREATEST HITS Donovan (Epic BXN 26439) | 85 | 44 | |
| 93 | JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9639) | 97 | 58 | |
| 94 | ICE ON ICE Jerry Butler (Mercury SR-61234) | 87 | 12 | |
| 95 | YOUR GOOD THING Lou Rawls (Capitol ST-325) | — | 1 | |
| 96 | TOM JONES LIVE! Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71014) | 86 | 56 | |
| 97 | JEAN Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Ranwood R 8060) | 98 | 2 | |
| 98 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 6725) | 100 | 2 | |
| 99 | GET TOGETHER [formerly THE YOUNGBLOODS] Youngbloods (RCA Victor LSP-3724) | 91 | 10 | |
| 100 | YER’ ALBUM James Gang (BluesWay BLS-6034) | 101 | 9 | |
| 101 | ALICE’S RESTAURANT Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5195) | 99 | 9 | |
| 102 | MOUNTAIN Leslie West (Windfall 4500) | 102 | 17 | |
| 103 | THE WORLD OF MANTOVANI Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 565) | 80 | 7 | |
| 104 | A MAN ALONE Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1030) | 82 | 17 | |
| 105 | FUNNY GIRL Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220) | 104 | 66 | |
| 106 | WALKING IN SPACE Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3023) | 108 | 4 | |
| 107 | LEE MICHAELS Lee Michaels (A&M SP 4199) | 79 | 18 | |
| 108 | TURTLE SOUP Turtles (White Whale WW 7124) | 105 | 6 | |
| 109 | THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette SR-42040) | 110 | 3 | |
| 110 | MY CHERIE AMOUR Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 296) | 103 | 12 | |
| 111 | THE FLOCK The Flock (Columbia CS 9911) | 74 | 14 | |
| 112 | JINGLE JANGLE Archies (Kirshner KES-105) | — | 1 | |
| 113 | FOR LOVERS San Sebastian Strings (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1795) | 115 | 4 | |
| 114 | WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Joe Cocker (A&M SP-4182) | 96 | 30 | |
| 115 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Beatles (Capitol SMAS 2853) | 117 | 55 | |
| 116 | TAMMY’S GREATEST HITS Tammy Wynette (Epic BN 26486) | 106 | 9 | |
| 117 | THE BEATLES Beatles (Apple SWBO-101) | 120 | 54 | |
| 118 | SHOW TIME Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 106) | 122 | 3 | |
| 119 | KEEP ON MOVING Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra EKS-74053) | 112 | 7 | |
| 120 | THE MASKED MARAUDERS Masked Marauders (Deity RS 6378) | — | 1 | |
| 121 | SSSSH Ten Years After (Deram DES 18029) | 71 | 17 | |
| 122 | 16 OF THEIR GREATEST HITS Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill DS 50064) | 118 | 10 | |
| 123 | THEN PLAY ON Fleetwood Mac (Reprise RS 6368) | 124 | 4 | |
| 124 | DIONNE WARWICK’S GREATEST MOTION PICTURE HITS Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 575) | 107 | 18 | |
| 125 | RUBY, DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise RS 6352) | 84 | 12 | |
| 126 | FELICIANO / 10 TO 23 Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-4185) | 121 | 26 | |
| 127 | AERIAL BALLET Nilsson (RCA Victor LSP-3956) | 113 | 21 | |
| 128 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4188) | 123 | 24 | |
| 129 | O.C. SMITH AT HOME O.C. Smith (Columbia CS 9908) | 114 | 8 | |
| 130 | NITTY GRITTY Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul SS 713) | 88 | 6 | |
| 131 | I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN WHAT I AM Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6338) | 111 | 11 | |
| 132 | WHAT ABOUT TODAY? Barbra Streisand (Columbia CS 9816) | 126 | 16 | |
| 133 | GIANT STEP / DE OLE FOLKS AT HOME Taj Mahal (Columbia GP 18) | 125 | 12 | |
| 134 | CLOUDS Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6341) | 131 | 28 | |
| 135 | ZEPHYR Zephyr (Probe CPLP 4510-S) | — | 1 | |
| 136 | PETER, PAUL AND MOMMY Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1785) | 135 | 27 | |
| 137 | CANNED WHEAT Guess Who (RCA Victor LSP-4157) | 127 | 10 | |
| 138 | LOVE IS BLUE Dells (Cadet LPS-829) | 133 | 16 | |
| 139 | CELLOPHANE SYMPHONY Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette SR-42030) | 129 | 6 | |
| 140 | LIVE & WELL (Live At The Village Gate) B. B. King (BluesWay BLS-6031) | 139 | 25 | |
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