| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 25, 1970 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | WOODSTOCK Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Cotillion SD 3-500) | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | LET IT BE Beatles (Apple AR 34001) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | SELF PORTRAIT Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050) | 5 | 5 | |
| 4 | McCARTNEY Paul McCartney (Apple STAO-3363) | 3 | 13 | |
| 5 | ABC Jackson 5 (Motown MS-709) | 6 | 9 | |
| 6 | LIVE AT LEEDS The Who (Decca DL 79175) | 4 | 10 | |
| 7 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS 3 Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KS 30090) | 13 | 2 | |
| 8 | DEJA VU Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | 7 | 18 | |
| 9 | CHICAGO Chicago (Columbia KGP 24) | 8 | 25 | |
| 10 | CLOSER TO HOME Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471) | 15 | 4 | |
| 11 | ON STAGE – FEBRUARY, 1970 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4362) | 10 | 7 | |
| 12 | THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL & MARY: (Ten) YEARS TOGETHER Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. BS 2552) | 14 | 7 | |
| 13 | CANDLES IN THE RAIN Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060) | 9 | 11 | |
| 14 | GREATEST HITS 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900) | 11 | 12 | |
| 15 | GET READY Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507) | 16 | 38 | |
| 16 | IT AIN’T EASY Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50078) | 12 | 14 | |
| 17 | ECOLOGY Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514) | 64 | 3 | |
| 18 | WE MADE IT HAPPEN Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71038) | 27 | 4 | |
| 19 | BAND OF GYPSYS Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472) | 17 | 14 | |
| 20 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | 21 | 24 | |
| 21 | LIVE STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD-50075) | 19 | 16 | |
| 22 | AMERICAN WOMAN Guess Who (RCA Victor LPS-4266) | 18 | 26 | |
| 23 | COSMO’S FACTORY Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402) | — | 1 | |
| 24 | CLIMBING! Mountain (Windfall 4501) | 23 | 20 | |
| 25 | JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504) | 36 | 3 | |
| 26 | THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010) | 20 | 15 | |
| 27 | GASOLINE ALLEY Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61264) | 30 | 6 | |
| 28 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP Four Tops (Motown MS 704) | 22 | 15 | |
| 29 | ERIC CLAPTON Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329) | — | 1 | |
| 30 | WORKINGMAN’S DEAD Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. WS 1869) | 33 | 5 | |
| 31 | HOME Procol Harum (A&M SP 4261) | 46 | 4 | |
| 32 | ERIC BURDON DECLARES “WAR” Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE-4663) | 39 | 10 | |
| 33 | TOM Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037) | 24 | 13 | |
| 34 | POCO Poco (Epic BN 26522) | 40 | 7 | |
| 35 | MARRYING MAIDEN It’s A Beautiful Day (Columbia CS 1058) | 51 | 4 | |
| 36 | DIANA ROSS Diana Ross (Motown MS-711) | 59 | 3 | |
| 37 | BENEFIT Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400) | 25 | 14 | |
| 38 | LADIES OF THE CANYON Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376) | 41 | 17 | |
| 39 | THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THIS DRESS Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1000) | 29 | 23 | |
| 40 | ALONE TOGETHER Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19) | 72 | 4 | |
| 41 | PSYCHEDELIC SHACK Temptations (Gordy GLPS-947) | 37 | 17 | |
| 42 | JOE COCKER! Joe Cocker (A&M SP-4224) | 45 | 38 | |
| 43 | SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor (Warner Bros. WS 1843) | 49 | 21 | |
| 44 | OPEN ROAD Donovan (Epic E 30125) | 73 | 2 | |
| 45 | GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP’S GREATEST HITS Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042) | 47 | 5 | |
| 46 | BITCHES BREW Miles Davis (Columbia GP 26) | 44 | 9 | |
| 47 | LIVE CREAM Cream (Atco SD 33-328) | 26 | 14 | |
| 48 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z12 35005) | 50 | 6 | |
| 49 | THE JIM NABORS HOUR Jim Nabors (Columbia CS 1020) | 53 | 4 | |
| 50 | BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID Original Soundtrack / Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227) | 31 | 35 | |
| 51 | GINGER BAKER’S AIR FORCE Ginger Baker’s Air Force (Atco SD 2-703) | 48 | 11 | |
| 52 | FIREWORKS Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSP-4370) | 43 | 10 | |
| 53 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 38 | 106 | |
| 54 | LIVE Association (Warner Bros. 2WS 1868) | 70 | 2 | |
| 55 | I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 581) | 54 | 13 | |
| 56 | HEY JUDE Beatles (Apple SW-385) | 28 | 20 | |
| 57 | RIGHT ON Supremes (Motown MS-705) | 32 | 9 | |
| 58 | JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN James Gang (ABC ABCS-711) | 79 | 2 | |
| 59 | VIVA TIRADO El Chicano (Kapp KS-3632) | 62 | 7 | |
| 60 | NUMBER 5 Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO-436) | 91 | 2 | |
| 61 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B. J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 580) | 34 | 30 | |
| 62 | GREATEST HITS Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M SP 4252) | 52 | 7 | |
| 63 | THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280) | 85 | 3 | |
| 64 | SANTANA Santana (Columbia CS 9781) | 42 | 46 | |
| 65 | IRON BUTTERFLY LIVE Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-318) | 35 | 12 | |
| 66 | ARE YOU READY? Pacific Gas And Electric (Columbia CS 1017) | 82 | 3 | |
| 67 | REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade (London PS 575) | 69 | 5 | |
| 68 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD Andy Williams (Columbia CS 9896) | 58 | 5 | |
| 69 | VEHICLE Ides Of March (Warner Bros. WS 1863) | 80 | 4 | |
| 70 | WHICH WAY YOU GOIN’ BILLY? Poppy Family (London PS 574) | 77 | 5 | |
| 71 | GRAND FUNK Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-406) | 75 | 27 | |
| 72 | TOMMY The Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | 93 | 43 | |
| 73 | THE WORLD OF JOHNNY CASH Johnny Cash (Columbia GP 29) | 55 | 9 | |
| 74 | HERE COMES BOBBY Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028) | 60 | 16 | |
| 75 | CRICKLEWOOD GREEN Ten Years After (Deram DES 18038) | 56 | 15 | |
| 76 | ABBEY ROAD Beatles (Apple SO-383) | 61 | 42 | |
| 77 | THE LAST POETS Last Poets (Douglas 3) | 101 | 6 | |
| 78 | GETTING TO THIS Blodwyn Pig (A&M/Chrysalis SP 4243) | 74 | 9 | |
| 79 | ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER Original Soundtrack / Barbra Streisand / Yves Montand (Columbia Masterworks S 30086) | — | 1 | |
| 80 | PORTRAIT 5th Dimension (Bell 6045) | 63 | 13 | |
| 81 | DARLING LILI Original Soundtrack /Julie Andrews / Henry Mancini (RCA Victor LSPX-1000) | — | 1 | |
| 82 | MINUS-PLUS Smith (Dunhill DS-50081) | 76 | 3 | |
| 83 | HOT TUNA Hot Tuna (RCA Victor LSP-4353) | — | 1 | |
| 84 | LONG LONESOME HIGHWAY Michael Parks (MGM SE 4662) | 65 | 12 | |
| 85 | CHARLEY PRIDE’S 10TH ALBUM Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4367) | — | 1 | |
| 86 | GETTING TOGETHER Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 5501) | 83 | 4 | |
| 87 | EASY RIDER Original Soundtrack (Dunhill DSX-50063) | 87 | 47 | |
| 88 | STAIRSTEPS 5 Stairsteps (Buddah BDS 5061) | — | 1 | |
| 89 | NORWOOD Original Soundtrack / Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-475) | 95 | 2 | |
| 90 | MOTT THE HOOPLE Mott The Hoople (Atlantic SD 8258) | 92 | 4 | |
| 91 | HELLO DARLIN’ Conway Twitty (Decca DL 75209) | 98 | 2 | |
| 92 | CACTUS Cactus (Atco SD 33-340) | — | 1 | |
| 93 | MEMPHIS Petula Clark (Warner Bros. WS 1862) | — | 1 | |
| 94 | JOHN B. SEBASTIAN John Sebastian (MGM SE 4654 / Reprise RS 6379) | 66 | 20 | |
| 95 | SLIM SLO SLIDER Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-16001) | 97 | 2 | |
| 96 | HELLO, I’M JOHNNY CASH Johnny Cash (Columbia KCS 9943) | 78 | 25 | |
| 97 | THE AGE OF AQUARIUS 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-92005) | 84 | 62 | |
| 98 | LED ZEPPELIN II Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 8236) | 90 | 38 | |
| 99 | WHAT LOVE HAS JOINED TOGETHER Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TS-301) | 96 | 7 | |
| 100 | TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME Tyrone Davis (Dakar SD 9027) | — | 1 | |
| 101 | SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY Ringo Starr (Apple SW-3365) | 57 | 12 | |
| 102 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia CS 9720) | 71 | 81 | |
| 103 | SAVAGE GRACE Savage Grace (Reprise RS 6399) | 106 | 10 | |
| 104 | OH HAPPY DAY Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-443) | 89 | 12 | |
| 105 | PURLIE Original Broadway Cast (Ampex A-40101) | 105 | 8 | |
| 106 | BETTER TIMES ARE COMING Rhinoceros (Elektra EKS-74075) | 67 | 4 | |
| 107 | RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 1005) | 81 | 18 | |
| 108 | OPEN Blues Image (Atco SD 33-317) | 102 | 6 | |
| 109 | GIMME DAT DING Pipkins (Capitol ST-483) | 107 | 4 | |
| 110 | BRIEF REPLIES Ten Wheel Drive With Genya Ravan (Polydor 24-4024) | 112 | 2 | |
| 111 | LENA & GABOR Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo (Skye SK-15) | 94 | 9 | |
| 112 | MORRISON HOTEL Doors (Elektra EKS-75007) | 68 | 22 | |
| 113 | AIRPORT Original Soundtrack (Decca DL 79173) | 103 | 14 | |
| 114 | ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot PAS 71030) | 86 | 32 | |
| 115 | JOHN PHILLIPS John Phillips (Dunhill DS-50077) | 104 | 6 | |
| 116 | APPLAUSE Original Broadway Cast (ABC ABCS-OC-11) | 110 | 11 | |
| 117 | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly (Atco SD 33-250) | 100 | 108 | |
| 118 | THEME FROM “Z” AND OTHER FILM MUSIC Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP-4350) | 108 | 9 | |
| 119 | GREATEST HITS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4245) | 111 | 19 | |
| 120 | BLACK TALK! Charles Earland (Prestige PR 7758) | 124 | 2 | |
| 121 | THE FIRST STEP Small Faces (Warner Bros. WS 1851) | 126 | 16 | |
| 122 | THE SESAME STREET BOOK & RECORD Original TV Cast (Columbia CS 1069) | — | 1 | |
| 123 | SOMETHING’S BURNING Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise RS 6385) | 88 | 16 | |
| 124 | AIRPORT LOVE THEME Vincent Bell (Decca DL 75212) | 109 | 4 | |
| 125 | COME TOGETHER Ike & Tina Turner & Ikettes (Liberty LST-7637) | 113 | 14 | |
| 126 | MIDNIGHT COWBOY Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5198) | 117 | 54 | |
| 127 | FANCY Bobbie Gentry (Capitol ST-428) | 114 | 10 | |
| 128 | FAREWELL Diana Ross & Supremes (Motown MS-2708) | 99 | 13 | |
| 129 | SUSAN SINGS SONGS FROM SESAME STREET Susan (Loretta Long) with Children’s Chorus (Scepter SPS 584) | — | 1 | |
| 130 | DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON 5 Jackson 5 (Motown MS-700) | 122 | 27 | |
| 131 | RAW SIENNA Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71036) | 131 | 15 | |
| 132 | STAND! Sly & Family Stone (Epic BN 26456) | 119 | 66 | |
| 133 | BARBRA STREISAND’S GREATEST HITS Barbra Streisand (Columbia KCS 9968) | 137 | 23 | |
| 134 | FRIJID PINK Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71033) | 120 | 26 | |
| 135 | THE ROD STEWART ALBUM Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61237) | 134 | 15 | |
| 136 | LEON RUSSELL Leon Russell (Shelter SHE-1001) | 127 | 16 | |
| 137 | OLIVER! Original Soundtrack (Colgems COSD-5501) | 139 | 87 | |
| 138 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia CS 1022) | 136 | 13 | |
| 139 | FUNNY GIRL Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220) | 140 | 98 | |
| 140 | ANDY WILLIAMS’ GREATEST HITS Andy Williams (Columbia KCS 9979) | 138 | 23 | |
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