| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 30, 1970 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | McCARTNEY Paul McCartney (Apple STAO-3363) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | DEJA VU Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | LET IT BE Beatles (Apple AR 34001) | 44 | 2 | |
| 4 | BAND OF GYPSYS Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472) | 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | AMERICAN WOMAN Guess Who (RCA Victor LPS-4266) | 10 | 18 | |
| 7 | CHICAGO Chicago (Columbia KGP 24) | 6 | 17 | |
| 8 | IT AIN’T EASY Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50078) | 7 | 6 | |
| 9 | TOM Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037) | 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | HEY JUDE Beatles (Apple SW-385) | 4 | 12 | |
| 11 | HERE COMES BOBBY Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028) | 8 | 8 | |
| 12 | WOODSTOCK Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Cotillion SD 3-500) | 51 | 2 | |
| 13 | LIVE CREAM Cream (Atco SD 33-328) | 11 | 6 | |
| 14 | LIVE STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD-50075) | 13 | 8 | |
| 15 | BENEFIT Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400) | 15 | 6 | |
| 16 | THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010) | 16 | 7 | |
| 17 | SANTANA Santana (Columbia CS 9781) | 12 | 38 | |
| 18 | MORRISON HOTEL Doors (Elektra EKS-75007) | 14 | 14 | |
| 19 | EASY RIDER Original Soundtrack (Dunhill DSX-50063) | 18 | 39 | |
| 20 | GREATEST HITS 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900) | 42 | 4 | |
| 21 | CRICKLEWOOD GREEN Ten Years After (Deram DES 18038) | 19 | 7 | |
| 22 | IRON BUTTERFLY LIVE Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-318) | 46 | 4 | |
| 23 | SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY Ringo Starr (Apple SW-3365) | 41 | 4 | |
| 24 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B. J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580) | 29 | 22 | |
| 25 | CLIMBING! Mountain (Windfall 4501) | 23 | 12 | |
| 26 | I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581) | 27 | 5 | |
| 27 | GET READY Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507) | 30 | 30 | |
| 28 | THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000) | 33 | 15 | |
| 29 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK Temptations (Gordy GLPS-947) | 17 | 9 | |
| 30 | ABBEY ROAD Beatles (Apple SO-383) | 22 | 34 | |
| 31 | BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID Original Soundtrack / Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227) | 20 | 27 | |
| 32 | FAREWELL Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-2708) | 38 | 5 | |
| 33 | LED ZEPPELIN II Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236) | 21 | 30 | |
| 34 | LADIES OF THE CANYON Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376) | 26 | 9 | |
| 35 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum (Reprise RS 6365) | 28 | 14 | |
| 36 | LIVE AT LEEDS The Who (Decca DL 79175) | 67 | 2 | |
| 37 | HELLO, I’M JOHNNY CASH Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943) | 24 | 17 | |
| 38 | PORTRAIT 5th Dimension (Bell 6045) | 40 | 5 | |
| 39 | DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700) | 25 | 19 | |
| 40 | GINGER BAKER’S AIR FORCE Ginger Baker’s Air Force (Atco SD 2-703) | 50 | 3 | |
| 41 | ON TOUR Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-326) | 37 | 7 | |
| 42 | ABC Jackson 5 (Motown MS-709) | — | 1 | |
| 43 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 1005) | 39 | 10 | |
| 44 | JOHN B. SEBASTIAN John Sebastian (MGM SE 4654 / Reprise RS 6379) | 31 | 12 | |
| 45 | JOE COCKER! Joe Cocker (A&M SP-4224) | 36 | 30 | |
| 46 | OH HAPPY DAY Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-443) | 59 | 4 | |
| 47 | SOMETHING’S BURNING Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise RS 6385) | 34 | 8 | |
| 48 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY Michael Parks (MGM SE 4662) | 58 | 4 | |
| 49 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 35 | 98 | |
| 50 | THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-92005) | 49 | 54 | |
| 51 | WILLY AND THE POORBOYS Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397) | 43 | 25 | |
| 52 | FRIJID PINK Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033) | 32 | 18 | |
| 53 | LIVE IN LAS VEGAS Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031) | 45 | 30 | |
| 54 | ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030) | 47 | 24 | |
| 55 | SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1843) | 48 | 13 | |
| 56 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720) | 54 | 73 | |
| 57 | GRAND FUNK Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406) | 52 | 19 | |
| 58 | CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50068) | 57 | 28 | |
| 59 | LET IT BLEED Rolling Stones (London NPS-4) | 60 | 26 | |
| 60 | CANDLES IN THE RAIN Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060) | 75 | 3 | |
| 61 | LEON RUSSELL Leon Russell (Shelter SHE-1001) | 64 | 8 | |
| 62 | FIREWORKS Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-4370) | 73 | 2 | |
| 63 | CUCUMBER CASTLE Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-327) | 69 | 3 | |
| 64 | MOONDANCE Van Morrison (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1835) | 66 | 8 | |
| 65 | JUST PLAIN CHARLEY Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4290) | 55 | 13 | |
| 66 | REAL FRIENDS Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor LSP-4313) | 63 | 9 | |
| 67 | ERIC BURDON DECLARES “WAR” Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE-4663) | 78 | 2 | |
| 68 | EMPTY ROOMS John Mayall (Polydor 24-4010) | 53 | 13 | |
| 69 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | 56 | 100 | |
| 70 | Z Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks OS 3370) | 62 | 14 | |
| 71 | MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC Badfinger (Apple ST-3364) | 70 | 12 | |
| 72 | GREATEST HITS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4245) | 61 | 11 | |
| 73 | RIGHT ON Supremes (Motown MS-705) | — | 1 | |
| 74 | LET’S BE FRIENDS Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS-2408) | 79 | 3 | |
| 75 | THE WORLD OF JOHNNY CASH Johnny Cash (Columbia GP 29) | — | 1 | |
| 76 | THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE WITH YOU Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248) | 68 | 16 | |
| 77 | EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN B. J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 582) | 77 | 3 | |
| 78 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia CS 1022) | 80 | 5 | |
| 79 | THE ROD STEWART ALBUM Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61237) | 81 | 7 | |
| 80 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP Four Tops (Motown MS 704) | 94 | 7 | |
| 81 | AIRPORT Original Soundtrack (Decca DL 79173) | 93 | 6 | |
| 82 | ARIZONA Mark Lindsay (Columbia CS 9986) | 82 | 13 | |
| 83 | THE BAND The Band (Capitol STAO-132) | 65 | 34 | |
| 84 | BITCHES BREW Miles Davis (Columbia GP 26) | — | 1 | |
| 85 | RAW SIENNA Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71036) | 83 | 7 | |
| 86 | COME TOGETHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty LST-7637) | 91 | 6 | |
| 87 | FANCY Bobbie Gentry (Capitol ST-428) | 111 | 2 | |
| 88 | STAND! Sly & Family Stone (Epic BN 26456) | 95 | 58 | |
| 89 | THEME FROM “Z” AND OTHER FILM MUSIC Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP-4350) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | GETTING TO THIS Blodwyn Pig (A&M/Chrysalis SP 4243) | — | 1 | |
| 91 | CLOSING THE GAP Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646) | 71 | 29 | |
| 92 | TOM RUSH Tom Rush (Columbia CS 9972) | 74 | 6 | |
| 93 | AMBERGRIS Amergris (Paramount PAS 5014) | 86 | 5 | |
| 94 | BLACK GOLD Nina Simone (RCA Victor LSP-4248) | 85 | 9 | |
| 95 | FUNKADELIC Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2000) | 99 | 9 | |
| 96 | WALKING IN SPACE Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3023) | 92 | 28 | |
| 97 | AGAIN Oliver (Crewe CR-1344) | — | 1 | |
| 98 | GREATEST HITS Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul SS 723) | 84 | 10 | |
| 99 | C. J. FISH Country Joe & Fish (Vanguard VSD-6555) | 108 | 4 | |
| 100 | LENA & GABOR Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo (Skye SK-15) | — | 1 | |
| 101 | NASHVILLE BY CARR Vikki Carr (Liberty LST-11001) | 101 | 6 | |
| 102 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198) | 96 | 46 | |
| 103 | LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW-3362) | 76 | 21 | |
| 104 | BARBRA STREISAND’S GREATEST HITS Barbra Streisand (Columbia KCS 9968) | 102 | 15 | |
| 105 | THE FIRST STEP Small Faces (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts WS 1851) | 72 | 8 | |
| 106 | THE GRASS IS GREENER Colosseum (Dunhill DS-50079) | 107 | 6 | |
| 107 | ZABRISKIE POINT Original Soundtrack (MGM SE-4668 ST) | 103 | 7 | |
| 108 | ONE DAY AT A TIME Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-79310) | 87 | 13 | |
| 109 | HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER Hollies (Epic BN 26538) | 104 | 11 | |
| 110 | WATERTOWN Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1031) | 105 | 8 | |
| 111 | CROSBY, STILLS & NASH Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic SD 8229) | 90 | 50 | |
| 112 | APPLAUSE Original Broadway Cast (ABC ABCS-OC-11) | 119 | 3 | |
| 113 | ANDY WILLIAMS’ GREATEST HITS Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979) | 88 | 15 | |
| 114 | SAVAGE GRACE Savage Grace (Reprise RS 6399) | 117 | 2 | |
| 115 | TRAVELIN’ Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette SR-42044) | 106 | 11 | |
| 116 | TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-389) | 109 | 20 | |
| 117 | A GATHERING OF FLOWERS (The Mamas & The Papas Anthology) Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill DSY-50073) | 110 | 8 | |
| 118 | HELLO, DOLLY! Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox DTCS-5103) | 112 | 30 | |
| 119 | WE WENT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TOGETHER Jaggerz (Kama Sutra KSBS 2017) | 89 | 8 | |
| 120 | 12 IN A ROE / TOMMY ROE’S GREATEST HITS Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS-700) | 97 | 23 | |
| 121 | FUNNY GIRL Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220) | 98 | 90 | |
| 122 | SUITABLE FOR FRAMING Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50058) | 120 | 49 | |
| 123 | MANTOVANI TODAY Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 572) | 123 | 12 | |
| 124 | OLIVER! Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501) | 125 | 79 | |
| 125 | STEVIE WONDER LIVE Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 298) | 122 | 10 | |
| 126 | THE BEST OF TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette SR-42040) | 100 | 27 | |
| 127 | BROOK BENTON TODAY Brook Benton (Cotillion SD 9018) | 114 | 14 | |
| 128 | TO OUR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN’S CHILDREN Moody Blues (Threshold THS 1) | 124 | 22 | |
| 129 | CROW BY CROW Crow (Amaret ST 5006) | 118 | 6 | |
| 130 | THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4223) | 115 | 28 | |
| 131 | DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3 Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-702) | 128 | 21 | |
| 132 | BOBBY SHERMAN Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1014) | 121 | 30 | |
| 133 | 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E-13 ST) | 129 | 95 | |
| 134 | THE BEST OF RAMSEY LEWIS Ramsey Lewis (Cadet LPS 839) | 130 | 12 | |
| 135 | COMPLETELY WELL B. B. King (BluesWay BLS-6037) | 116 | 24 | |
| 136 | TOUCHING YOU, TOUCHING ME Neil Diamond (Uni 73071) | 132 | 26 | |
| 137 | LOVE, PEACE AND HAPPINESS Chambers Brothers (Columbia KGP 20) | 136 | 2 | |
| 138 | CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST-429) | 134 | 12 | |
| 139 | HOT BUTTERED SOUL Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1001) | 138 | 48 | |
| 140 | STONEHENGE Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6001) | 139 | 17 | |
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