| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 4, 1970 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | LET IT BE Beatles (Apple AR 34001) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | WOODSTOCK Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Cotillion SD 3-500) | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | McCARTNEY Paul McCartney (Apple STAO-3363) | 2 | 10 | |
| 4 | LIVE AT LEEDS The Who (Decca DL 79175) | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | CHICAGO Chicago (Columbia KGP 24) | 6 | 22 | |
| 6 | DEJA VU Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | 5 | 15 | |
| 7 | GREATEST HITS 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900) | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | ABC Jackson 5 (Motown MS-709) | 9 | 6 | |
| 9 | CANDLES IN THE RAIN Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060) | 13 | 8 | |
| 10 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | 10 | 21 | |
| 11 | BAND OF GYPSYS Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472) | 8 | 11 | |
| 12 | ON STAGE – FEBRUARY, 1970 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4362) | 19 | 4 | |
| 13 | LIVE STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD-50075) | 16 | 13 | |
| 14 | AMERICAN WOMAN Guess Who (RCA Victor LPS-4266) | 12 | 23 | |
| 15 | GET READY Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507) | 17 | 35 | |
| 16 | IT AIN’T EASY Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50078) | 11 | 11 | |
| 17 | THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010) | 18 | 12 | |
| 18 | TOM Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037) | 14 | 10 | |
| 19 | CLIMBING! Mountain (Windfall 4501) | 20 | 17 | |
| 20 | HEY JUDE Beatles (Apple SW-385) | 21 | 17 | |
| 21 | BENEFIT Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400) | 22 | 11 | |
| 22 | LIVE CREAM Cream (Atco SD 33-328) | 15 | 11 | |
| 23 | THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL & MARY: (Ten) YEARS TOGETHER Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. BS 2552) | 30 | 4 | |
| 24 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP Four Tops (Motown MS 704) | 28 | 12 | |
| 25 | THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000) | 25 | 20 | |
| 26 | IRON BUTTERFLY LIVE Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-318) | 23 | 9 | |
| 27 | HERE COMES BOBBY Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028) | 24 | 13 | |
| 28 | BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID Original Soundtrack / Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227) | 27 | 32 | |
| 29 | I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581) | 29 | 10 | |
| 30 | SELF PORTRAIT Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050) | 67 | 2 | |
| 31 | SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY Ringo Starr (Apple SW-3365) | 26 | 9 | |
| 32 | RIGHT ON Supremes (Motown MS-705) | 36 | 6 | |
| 33 | EASY RIDER Original Soundtrack (Dunhill DSX-50063) | 34 | 44 | |
| 34 | THE WORLD OF JOHNNY CASH Johnny Cash (Columbia GP 29) | 35 | 6 | |
| 35 | CRICKLEWOOD GREEN Ten Years After (Deram DES 18038) | 33 | 12 | |
| 36 | LADIES OF THE CANYON Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376) | 37 | 14 | |
| 37 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY Michael Parks (MGM SE 4662) | 32 | 9 | |
| 38 | SANTANA Santana (Columbia CS 9781) | 40 | 43 | |
| 39 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B. J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580) | 31 | 27 | |
| 40 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 48 | 103 | |
| 41 | ABBEY ROAD Beatles (Apple SO-383) | 41 | 39 | |
| 42 | JOE COCKER! Joe Cocker (A&M SP-4224) | 39 | 35 | |
| 43 | FIREWORKS Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-4370) | 43 | 7 | |
| 44 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK Temptations (Gordy GLPS-947) | 45 | 14 | |
| 45 | ERIC BURDON DECLARES “WAR” Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE-4663) | 50 | 7 | |
| 46 | CLOSER TO HOME Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471) | — | 1 | |
| 47 | POCO Poco (Epic BN 26522) | 58 | 4 | |
| 48 | OH HAPPY DAY Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-443) | 38 | 9 | |
| 49 | SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor (Warner Bros. WS 1843) | 56 | 18 | |
| 50 | GASOLINE ALLEY Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61264) | 60 | 3 | |
| 51 | PORTRAIT 5th Dimension (Bell 6045) | 44 | 10 | |
| 52 | WE MADE IT HAPPEN Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71038) | — | 1 | |
| 53 | JOHN B. SEBASTIAN John Sebastian (MGM SE 4654 / Reprise RS 6379) | 49 | 17 | |
| 54 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 1005) | 59 | 15 | |
| 55 | GINGER BAKER’S AIR FORCE Ginger Baker’s Air Force (Atco SD 2-703) | 42 | 8 | |
| 56 | BITCHES BREW Miles Davis (Columbia GP 26) | 57 | 6 | |
| 57 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z12 35005) | 62 | 3 | |
| 58 | MORRISON HOTEL Doors (Elektra EKS-75007) | 46 | 19 | |
| 59 | GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP’S GREATEST HITS Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042) | 87 | 2 | |
| 60 | GREATEST HITS Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SP 4252) | 65 | 4 | |
| 61 | THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-92005) | 51 | 59 | |
| 62 | CUCUMBER CASTLE Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-327) | 52 | 8 | |
| 63 | WORKINGMAN’S DEAD Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. WS 1869) | 75 | 2 | |
| 64 | LED ZEPPELIN II Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236) | 47 | 35 | |
| 65 | ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030) | 61 | 29 | |
| 66 | FAREWELL Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-2708) | 54 | 10 | |
| 67 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum (Reprise RS 6365) | 63 | 19 | |
| 68 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720) | 69 | 78 | |
| 69 | HELLO, I’M JOHNNY CASH Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943) | 53 | 22 | |
| 70 | THE JIM NABORS HOUR Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 1020) | — | 1 | |
| 71 | SOMETHING’S BURNING Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise RS 6385) | 55 | 13 | |
| 72 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9896) | 84 | 2 | |
| 73 | WHAT LOVE HAS JOINED TOGETHER Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TS-301) | 79 | 4 | |
| 74 | HOME Procol Harum (A&M SP 4261) | — | 1 | |
| 75 | VIVA TIRADO El Chicano (Kapp KS-3632) | 85 | 4 | |
| 76 | GRAND FUNK Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406) | 64 | 24 | |
| 77 | BETTER TIMES ARE COMING Rhinoceros (Elektra EKS-74075) | — | 1 | |
| 78 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade (London PS 575) | 89 | 2 | |
| 79 | GETTING TO THIS Blodwyn Pig (A&M/Chrysalis SP 4243) | 83 | 6 | |
| 80 | LET’S BE FRIENDS Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS-2408) | 72 | 8 | |
| 81 | JUST PLAIN CHARLEY Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4290) | 77 | 18 | |
| 82 | MARRYING MAIDEN It’s A Beautiful Day (Columbia CS 1058) | — | 1 | |
| 83 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | 82 | 105 | |
| 84 | LENA & GABOR Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo (Skye SK-15) | 88 | 6 | |
| 85 | THE FIRST STEP Small Faces (Warner Bros. WS 1851) | 92 | 13 | |
| 86 | DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700) | 73 | 24 | |
| 87 | FRIJID PINK Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033) | 76 | 23 | |
| 88 | OPEN Blues Image (Atco SD 33-317) | 93 | 3 | |
| 89 | GETTING TOGETHER Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 5501) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | JOHN PHILLIPS John Phillips (Dunhill DS-50077) | 96 | 3 | |
| 91 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY? Poppy Family (London PS 574) | 98 | 2 | |
| 92 | CONCERTO FOR GROUP AND ORCHESTRA Deep Purple & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Warner Bros. WS 1860) | 90 | 5 | |
| 93 | ALONE TOGETHER Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19) | — | 1 | |
| 94 | IN THE BEGINNING (Circa 1960) Beatles Featuring Tony Sheridan (Polydor 24-4504) | 95 | 3 | |
| 95 | AIRPORT LOVE THEME Vincent Bell (Decca DL 75212) | — | 1 | |
| 96 | AGAIN Oliver (Crewe CR-1344) | 94 | 6 | |
| 97 | THEME FROM “Z” AND OTHER FILM MUSIC Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP-4350) | 99 | 6 | |
| 98 | VEHICLE Ides Of March (Warner Bros. WS 1863) | — | 1 | |
| 99 | LIVE IN LAS VEGAS Tom Jones (Parrot PAS 71031) | 74 | 35 | |
| 100 | MOTT THE HOOPLE Mott The Hoople (Atlantic SD 8258) | — | 1 | |
| 101 | AIRPORT Original Soundtrack (Decca DL 79173) | 70 | 11 | |
| 102 | GREATEST HITS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4245) | 101 | 16 | |
| 103 | MOONDANCE Van Morrison (Warner Bros. WS 1835) | 71 | 13 | |
| 104 | SAVAGE GRACE Savage Grace (Reprise RS 6399) | 104 | 7 | |
| 105 | RAW SIENNA Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71036) | 102 | 12 | |
| 106 | APPLAUSE Original Broadway Cast (ABC ABCS-OC-11) | 107 | 8 | |
| 107 | PURLIE Original Broadway Cast (Ampex A-40101) | 109 | 5 | |
| 108 | COME TOGETHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty LST-7637) | 66 | 11 | |
| 109 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198) | 103 | 51 | |
| 110 | STAND! Sly & Family Stone (Epic BN 26456) | 100 | 63 | |
| 111 | LET IT BLEED Rolling Stones (London NPS-4) | 106 | 31 | |
| 112 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia CS 1022) | 91 | 10 | |
| 113 | LEON RUSSELL Leon Russell (Shelter SHE-1001) | 68 | 13 | |
| 114 | FANCY Bobbie Gentry (Capitol ST-428) | 112 | 7 | |
| 115 | GIMME DAT DING Pipkins (Capitol ST-483) | — | 1 | |
| 116 | CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50068) | 86 | 33 | |
| 117 | Z Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks OS 3370) | 108 | 19 | |
| 118 | WALKING IN SPACE Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3023) | 114 | 33 | |
| 119 | NASHVILLE BY CARR Vikki Carr (Liberty LST-11001) | 110 | 11 | |
| 120 | REAL FRIENDS Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor LSP-4313) | 111 | 14 | |
| 121 | WILLY AND THE POORBOYS Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8397) | 78 | 30 | |
| 122 | I LOOKED UP Incredible String Band (Elektra EKS-74061) | — | 1 | |
| 123 | CROW BY CROW Crow (Amaret ST 5006) | 124 | 11 | |
| 124 | THE BAND The Band (Capitol STAO-132) | 118 | 39 | |
| 125 | EVERYBODY’S OUT OF TOWN B. J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 582) | 81 | 8 | |
| 126 | THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE WITH YOU Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8248) | 97 | 21 | |
| 127 | BARBRA STREISAND’S GREATEST HITS Barbra Streisand (Columbia KCS 9968) | 113 | 20 | |
| 128 | THE LAST POETS Last Poets (Douglas 3) | 135 | 3 | |
| 129 | THE ROD STEWART ALBUM Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61237) | 121 | 12 | |
| 130 | EMPTY ROOMS John Mayall (Polydor 24-4010) | 80 | 18 | |
| 131 | HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER Hollies (Epic BN 26538) | 125 | 16 | |
| 132 | TRAVELIN’ Tommy James & Shondells (Roulette SR-42044) | 123 | 16 | |
| 133 | LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO 1969 Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW-3362) | 122 | 26 | |
| 134 | HELLO, DOLLY! Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox DTCS-5103) | 132 | 35 | |
| 135 | ANDY WILLIAMS’ GREATEST HITS Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979) | 127 | 20 | |
| 136 | OLIVER! Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501) | 134 | 84 | |
| 137 | ON TOUR Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-326) | 117 | 12 | |
| 138 | FUNNY GIRL Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220) | 136 | 95 | |
| 139 | GREATEST HITS Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul SS 723) | 126 | 15 | |
| 140 | CLOSING THE GAP Michael Parks (MGM SE 4646) | 137 | 34 | |
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