| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 17, 1970 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | COSMO’S FACTORY Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402) | 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | WOODSTOCK Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Cotillion SD 3-500) | 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | A QUESTION OF BALANCE Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3) | 6 | 6 | |
| 5 | GOLD Neil Diamond (Uni 73084) | 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor (Warner Bros. WS 1843) | 8 | 33 | |
| 7 | AFTER THE GOLD RUSH Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383) | 10 | 6 | |
| 8 | THIRD ALBUM Jackson 5 (Motown MS-718) | 15 | 4 | |
| 9 | DIANA ROSS Diana Ross (Motown MS-711) | 11 | 15 | |
| 10 | STAGE FRIGHT The Band (Capitol SW-425) | 7 | 7 | |
| 11 | ABRAXAS Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | 28 | 3 | |
| 12 | CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | 17 | 4 | |
| 13 | CHICAGO Chicago (Columbia KGP 24) | 4 | 37 | |
| 14 | TOMMY The Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | 13 | 55 | |
| 15 | DEJA VU Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | 14 | 30 | |
| 16 | CLOSER TO HOME Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471) | 9 | 16 | |
| 17 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS 3 Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KS 30090) | 12 | 14 | |
| 18 | LIVE AT LEEDS The Who (Decca DL 79175) | 16 | 22 | |
| 19 | ECOLOGY Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514) | 21 | 15 | |
| 20 | HISTORIC PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL Otis Redding /Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029) | 25 | 4 | |
| 21 | TEMPTATIONS GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Temptations (Gordy GLPS-954) | 34 | 4 | |
| 22 | JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504) | 20 | 15 | |
| 23 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265) | 23 | 6 | |
| 24 | WAR AND PEACE Edwin Starr (Gordy GS-948) | 26 | 7 | |
| 25 | LEFTOVER WINE Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066) | 27 | 5 | |
| 26 | FIRE AND WATER Free (A&M SP-4268) | 30 | 6 | |
| 27 | GET YER YA-YA’S OUT! Rolling Stones (London NPS-5) | 55 | 2 | |
| 28 | ABSOLUTELY LIVE Doors (Elektra EKS-9002) | 22 | 11 | |
| 29 | JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN James Gang (ABC ABCS-711) | 18 | 14 | |
| 30 | ON THE WATERS Bread (Elektra EKS-74076) | 19 | 11 | |
| 31 | THE SESAME STREET BOOK & RECORD Original TV Cast (Columbia CS 1069) | 24 | 13 | |
| 32 | SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS-304) | 29 | 8 | |
| 33 | METAMORPHOSIS Iron Butterfly (with Pinera & Rhino) (Atco SD 33-339) | 31 | 7 | |
| 34 | SUGARLOAF Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640) | 37 | 8 | |
| 35 | ERIC CLAPTON Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329) | 32 | 13 | |
| 36 | WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM-6401) | 38 | 9 | |
| 37 | CHAPTER TWO Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | 40 | 8 | |
| 38 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP Four Tops (Motown MS 704) | 49 | 27 | |
| 39 | JUST FOR LOVE Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SMAS-498) | 33 | 9 | |
| 40 | GET READY Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507) | 46 | 50 | |
| 41 | THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010) | 48 | 27 | |
| 42 | THE BEGATTING OF THE PRESIDENT Orson Welles (Mediarts 41-2) | 43 | 8 | |
| 43 | HOT TUNA Hot Tuna (RCA Victor LSP-4353) | 47 | 13 | |
| 44 | IT AIN’T EASY Three Dog Night (Dunhill DS-50078) | 51 | 26 | |
| 45 | SELF PORTRAIT Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050) | 42 | 17 | |
| 46 | THE LAST POETS Last Poets (Douglas 3) | 36 | 18 | |
| 47 | THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL & MARY: (Ten) YEARS TOGETHER Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. BS 2552) | 53 | 19 | |
| 48 | LET IT BE Beatles (Apple AR 34001) | 35 | 22 | |
| 49 | IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8266) | 39 | 7 | |
| 50 | GREATEST HITS 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900) | 41 | 24 | |
| 51 | THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME HOUR Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-493) | 64 | 2 | |
| 52 | ELTON JOHN Elton John (Uni 73090) | 58 | 3 | |
| 53 | (UNTITLED) Byrds (Columbia G 30127) | 62 | 2 | |
| 54 | ALONE TOGETHER Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19) | 50 | 16 | |
| 55 | MUNGO JERRY Mungo Jerry (Janus JXS 7000) | 57 | 7 | |
| 56 | JAMES TAYLOR James Taylor (Apple SKAO-3352) | 60 | 4 | |
| 57 | ABC Jackson 5 (Motown MS-709) | 44 | 21 | |
| 58 | WORKINGMAN’S DEAD Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. WS 1869) | 65 | 17 | |
| 59 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | 66 | 36 | |
| 60 | McCARTNEY Paul McCartney (Apple STAO-3363) | 45 | 25 | |
| 61 | CHARLEY PRIDE’S 10TH ALBUM Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4367) | 68 | 13 | |
| 62 | BARREL Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249) | 56 | 11 | |
| 63 | DON’T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30102) | 59 | 8 | |
| 64 | NEIL DIAMOND’S GREATEST HITS Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219) | 70 | 17 | |
| 65 | U.S.A. UNION John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022) | — | 1 | |
| 66 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? Ronnie Dyson (Columbia C 30223) | 71 | 6 | |
| 67 | CACTUS Cactus (Atco SD 33-340) | 63 | 13 | |
| 68 | NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS Supremes (Motown MS-720) | 79 | 2 | |
| 69 | BAND OF GYPSYS Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472) | 74 | 26 | |
| 70 | SHARE THE LAND Guess Who (RCA Victor LPS-4359) | — | 1 | |
| 71 | SHILO Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221) | 67 | 7 | |
| 72 | SNOWBIRD Anne Murray (Capitol ST-579) | 82 | 3 | |
| 73 | CLOSE TO YOU Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30210) | 80 | 3 | |
| 74 | FUTURE BLUES Canned Heat (Liberty LST-11002) | 77 | 4 | |
| 75 | IF If (Capitol ST-539) | 75 | 4 | |
| 76 | BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne (Invictus ST-7301) | 83 | 10 | |
| 77 | TO BONNIE FROM DELANEY Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-341) | 90 | 4 | |
| 78 | SILVERBIRD Mark Lindsay (Columbia C 30111) | 73 | 7 | |
| 79 | BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS-3368) | — | 1 | |
| 80 | SUSAN SINGS SONGS FROM SESAME STREET Susan (Loretta Long) with Children’s Chorus (Scepter SPS 584) | 69 | 13 | |
| 81 | LIVE AT LONDON’S TALK OF THE TOWN Temptations (Gordy GLPS-953) | 52 | 9 | |
| 82 | SEX MACHINE James Brown (King KS-7-1115) | 88 | 2 | |
| 83 | THE DELFONICS Delfonics (Philly Groove PG-1153) | 81 | 9 | |
| 84 | CURTIS Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005) | — | 1 | |
| 85 | DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK Deep Purple (Warner Bros. WS 1877) | 85 | 6 | |
| 86 | MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE Dean Martin (Reprise RS 6403) | 61 | 5 | |
| 87 | OPEN ROAD Donovan (Epic E 30125) | 54 | 14 | |
| 88 | LOOKING IN Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042) | — | 1 | |
| 89 | GYPSY Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP’S GREATEST HITS Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042) | 89 | 17 | |
| 91 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic SD 8267) | 78 | 3 | |
| 92 | ERIC BURDON DECLARES “WAR” Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE-4663) | 72 | 22 | |
| 93 | ON STAGE – FEBRUARY, 1970 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4362) | 84 | 19 | |
| 94 | CLIMBING! Mountain (Windfall 4501) | 91 | 32 | |
| 95 | THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280) | 76 | 15 | |
| 96 | BLUE Michael Parks (MGM SE 4717) | — | 1 | |
| 97 | EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE Neil Young with Crazy Horse (Reprise RS 6349) | 94 | 23 | |
| 98 | NUMBER 5 Steve Miller Band (Capitol SKAO-436) | 96 | 14 | |
| 99 | NANCY’S GREATEST HITS Nancy Sinatra (Reprise RS 6409) | — | 1 | |
| 100 | BLACK SABBATH Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. WS 1871) | 95 | 8 | |
| 101 | JOHNNY WINTER AND Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30221) | 92 | 3 | |
| 102 | LOVE COUNTRY STYLE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCS-707) | 101 | 12 | |
| 103 | LIVE STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD-50075) | 93 | 28 | |
| 104 | CANDLES IN THE RAIN Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060) | 103 | 23 | |
| 105 | JOE SOUTH’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 1 Joe South (Capitol ST-450) | 102 | 5 | |
| 106 | GULA MATARI Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3030) | 98 | 6 | |
| 107 | BEFOUR Brian Auger & Trinity (RCA Victor LSP-4372) | 105 | 12 | |
| 108 | REFLECTIONS Lettermen (Capitol ST-496) | 109 | 6 | |
| 109 | JOE COCKER! Joe Cocker (A&M SP-4224) | 108 | 50 | |
| 110 | HERE COMES BOBBY Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028) | 100 | 28 | |
| 111 | HOME Procol Harum (A&M SP 4261) | 86 | 16 | |
| 112 | MASHMAKHAN Mashmakhan (Epic E 30235) | 106 | 6 | |
| 113 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4188) | 115 | 43 | |
| 114 | THE YARDBIRDS Yardbirds (Epic EG 30135) | 87 | 6 | |
| 115 | BOB McGRATH FROM SESAME STREET Bob McGrath (Affinity A-1001-S) | 104 | 12 | |
| 116 | DOWN HOME Seals & Crofts (T-A TA 5004) | — | 1 | |
| 117 | THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MGM 2 SE 14 ST) | 107 | 9 | |
| 118 | GASOLINE ALLEY Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61264) | 97 | 18 | |
| 119 | LADIES OF THE CANYON Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376) | 113 | 29 | |
| 120 | SLIM SLO SLIDER Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-16001) | 117 | 14 | |
| 121 | BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID Original Soundtrack / Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227) | 99 | 47 | |
| 122 | THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE Frost (Vanguard VSD-6556) | 110 | 3 | |
| 123 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 114 | 118 | |
| 124 | ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER Original Soundtrack / Barbra Streisand / Yves Montand (Columbia Masterworks S 30086) | 116 | 13 | |
| 125 | HEY JUDE Beatles (Apple SW-385) | 119 | 32 | |
| 126 | LAY A LITTLE LOVIN’ ON ME Robin McNamara (Steed STS-37007) | 118 | 4 | |
| 127 | SANTANA Santana (Columbia CS 9781) | 120 | 58 | |
| 128 | EASY DOES IT Al Kooper (Columbia G 30031) | 111 | 6 | |
| 129 | COME SATURDAY MORNING Sandpipers (A&M SP-4262) | 128 | 9 | |
| 130 | BITCHES BREW Miles Davis (Columbia GP 26) | 112 | 21 | |
| 131 | ABBEY ROAD Beatles (Apple SO-383) | 123 | 54 | |
| 132 | MAYBE Three Degrees (Roulette SR-42050) | 125 | 8 | |
| 133 | AMERICAN WOMAN Guess Who (RCA Victor LPS-4266) | 121 | 38 | |
| 134 | BENEFIT Jethro Tull (Reprise RS 6400) | 122 | 26 | |
| 135 | WE MADE IT HAPPEN Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71038) | 124 | 16 | |
| 136 | TOM Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037) | 129 | 25 | |
| 137 | EASY RIDER Original Soundtrack (Dunhill DSX-50063) | 133 | 59 | |
| 138 | RICK SINGS NELSON Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band (Decca DL 75236) | — | 1 | |
| 139 | MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ White Plains (Deram DES 18045) | 132 | 7 | |
| 140 | EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Jim Nabors (Columbia C 30129) | 127 | 5 | |
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