| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 14, 1970 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THIRD ALBUM Jackson 5 (Motown MS-718) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | LED ZEPPELIN III Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | ABRAXAS Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor (Warner Bros. WS 1843) | 5 | 37 | |
| 6 | GET YER YA-YA’S OUT! Rolling Stones (London NPS-5) | 7 | 6 | |
| 7 | COSMO’S FACTORY Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402) | 6 | 17 | |
| 8 | AFTER THE GOLD RUSH Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383) | 12 | 10 | |
| 9 | A QUESTION OF BALANCE Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3) | 8 | 10 | |
| 10 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM Partridge Family (Bell 6050) | 23 | 4 | |
| 11 | SHARE THE LAND Guess Who (RCA Victor LPS-4359) | 22 | 5 | |
| 12 | WOODSTOCK Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Cotillion SD 3-500) | 10 | 26 | |
| 13 | GOLD Neil Diamond (Uni 73084) | 9 | 13 | |
| 14 | CHICAGO Chicago (Columbia KGP 24) | 14 | 41 | |
| 15 | TOMMY The Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | 13 | 59 | |
| 16 | WITH LOVE, BOBBY Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032) | 19 | 4 | |
| 17 | ELTON JOHN Elton John (Uni 73090) | 29 | 7 | |
| 18 | MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002) | 11 | 12 | |
| 19 | FIRE AND WATER Free (A&M SP-4268) | 15 | 10 | |
| 20 | SUGARLOAF Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640) | 21 | 12 | |
| 21 | DEJA VU Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | 18 | 34 | |
| 22 | STAGE FRIGHT The Band (Capitol SW-425) | 20 | 11 | |
| 23 | CLOSER TO HOME Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471) | 16 | 20 | |
| 24 | TEMPTATIONS GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Temptations (Gordy GLPS-954) | 17 | 8 | |
| 25 | NEW MORNING Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290) | — | 1 | |
| 26 | (UNTITLED) Byrds (Columbia G 30127) | 30 | 6 | |
| 27 | U.S.A. UNION John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022) | 35 | 5 | |
| 28 | THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME HOUR Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-493) | 31 | 6 | |
| 29 | JAMES TAYLOR James Taylor (Apple SKAO-3352) | 33 | 8 | |
| 30 | I (Who Have Nothing) Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71039) | 59 | 2 | |
| 31 | GREATEST HITS Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 30325) | 46 | 2 | |
| 32 | JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504) | 26 | 19 | |
| 33 | LIVE AT LEEDS The Who (Decca DL 79175) | 28 | 26 | |
| 34 | STILL WATERS RUN DEEP Four Tops (Motown MS 704) | 32 | 31 | |
| 35 | BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS 3 Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KS 30090) | 24 | 18 | |
| 36 | ECOLOGY Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 514) | 27 | 19 | |
| 37 | CHAPTER TWO Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | 34 | 12 | |
| 38 | BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS-3368) | 43 | 5 | |
| 39 | JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN James Gang (ABC ABCS-711) | 36 | 18 | |
| 40 | CURTIS Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005) | 51 | 5 | |
| 41 | BAND OF GYPSYS Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472) | 42 | 30 | |
| 42 | THE ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1010) | 47 | 31 | |
| 43 | INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS B. B. King (ABC ABCS-713) | 54 | 4 | |
| 44 | WASHINGTON COUNTY Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6411) | 57 | 3 | |
| 45 | SNOWBIRD Anne Murray (Capitol ST-579) | 48 | 7 | |
| 46 | SEX MACHINE James Brown (King KS-7-1115) | 49 | 6 | |
| 47 | SPIRIT IN THE DARK Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8265) | 40 | 10 | |
| 48 | LEFTOVER WINE Melanie (Buddah BDS 5066) | 41 | 9 | |
| 49 | TELL IT ALL BROTHER Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise RS 6412) | 66 | 4 | |
| 50 | NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS Supremes (Motown MS-720) | 55 | 6 | |
| 51 | HISTORIC PERFORMANCES RECORDED AT THE MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL Otis Redding /Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise MS 2029) | 25 | 8 | |
| 52 | ON THE WATERS Bread (Elektra EKS-74076) | 38 | 15 | |
| 53 | THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30100) | — | 1 | |
| 54 | SHILO Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 221) | 60 | 11 | |
| 55 | WAR AND PEACE Edwin Starr (Gordy GS-948) | 52 | 11 | |
| 56 | ERIC CLAPTON Eric Clapton (Atco SD 33-329) | 53 | 17 | |
| 57 | STEPPENWOLF 7 Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX-50090) | — | 1 | |
| 58 | LOOKING IN Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042) | 62 | 5 | |
| 59 | NEIL DIAMOND’S GREATEST HITS Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 219) | 56 | 21 | |
| 60 | BLACK SABBATH Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. WS 1871) | 70 | 12 | |
| 61 | THE LAST POETS Last Poets (Douglas 3) | 69 | 22 | |
| 62 | CHARLEY PRIDE’S 10TH ALBUM Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4367) | 63 | 17 | |
| 63 | GYPSY Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031) | 65 | 5 | |
| 64 | JUST FOR LOVE Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SMAS-498) | 45 | 13 | |
| 65 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | 71 | 40 | |
| 66 | SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS-304) | 44 | 12 | |
| 67 | FUTURE BLUES Canned Heat (Liberty LST-11002) | 72 | 8 | |
| 68 | ABC Jackson 5 (Motown MS-709) | 50 | 25 | |
| 69 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES Ray Price (Columbia C 30106) | 81 | 3 | |
| 70 | MORE GOLDEN GRASS Grass Roots (Dunhill DS-50087) | 75 | 4 | |
| 71 | THE SESAME STREET BOOK & RECORD Original TV Cast (Columbia CS 1069) | 39 | 17 | |
| 72 | ALMOST IN LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS-2440) | 82 | 2 | |
| 73 | CLOSE TO YOU Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30210) | 79 | 7 | |
| 74 | KILN HOUSE Fleetwood Mac (Reprise RS 6408) | 84 | 2 | |
| 75 | ROCK FESTIVAL Youngbloods (Warner Bros./Raccoon WS 1878) | 88 | 2 | |
| 76 | DIANA ROSS Diana Ross (Motown MS-711) | 37 | 19 | |
| 77 | SILK PURSE Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-407) | 95 | 3 | |
| 78 | EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE Neil Young with Crazy Horse (Reprise RS 6349) | 80 | 27 | |
| 79 | SHIRLEY BASSEY IS REALLY “SOMETHING” Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6765) | 117 | 4 | |
| 80 | LET IT BE Beatles (Apple AR 34001) | 58 | 26 | |
| 81 | ABSOLUTELY LIVE Doors (Elektra EKS-9002) | 64 | 15 | |
| 82 | A POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla TS-306) | — | 1 | |
| 83 | DEFROSTED Frijid Pink (Parrot PAS 71041) | 86 | 4 | |
| 84 | ELVIS BACK IN MEMPHIS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4429) | — | 1 | |
| 85 | TO BONNIE FROM DELANEY Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Atco SD 33-341) | 73 | 8 | |
| 86 | THE FIRST 10 YEARS Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6560/1) | — | 1 | |
| 87 | BLUE Michael Parks (MGM SE 4717) | 83 | 5 | |
| 88 | McCARTNEY Paul McCartney (Apple STAO-3363) | 96 | 29 | |
| 89 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Various Artists (Decca DXSA 7206) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | PATCHES Clarence Carter (Atlantic SD 8267) | 85 | 7 | |
| 91 | CACTUS Cactus (Atco SD 33-340) | 74 | 17 | |
| 92 | DOWN HOME Seals & Crofts (T-A TA 5004) | 100 | 5 | |
| 93 | GET READY Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 507) | 67 | 54 | |
| 94 | THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280) | 93 | 19 | |
| 95 | IN PHILADELPHIA Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8270) | 131 | 4 | |
| 96 | METAMORPHOSIS Iron Butterfly (with Pinera & Rhino) (Atco SD 33-339) | 68 | 11 | |
| 97 | GREATEST HITS 5th Dimension (Soul City SCS-33900) | 97 | 28 | |
| 98 | WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS, VOL. 1 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM-6401) | 87 | 13 | |
| 99 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN’T I TOUCH YOU? Ronnie Dyson (Columbia C 30223) | 77 | 10 | |
| 100 | THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL & MARY: (Ten) YEARS TOGETHER Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. BS 2552) | 61 | 23 | |
| 101 | CLIMBING! Mountain (Windfall 4501) | 102 | 36 | |
| 102 | BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne (Invictus ST-7301) | 98 | 14 | |
| 103 | SELF PORTRAIT Bob Dylan (Columbia C2X 30050) | 89 | 21 | |
| 104 | ALONE TOGETHER Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 19) | 101 | 20 | |
| 105 | THE DELFONICS Delfonics (Philly Groove PG-1153) | 91 | 13 | |
| 106 | WORKINGMAN’S DEAD Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. WS 1869) | 94 | 21 | |
| 107 | BLOODROCK 2 Bloodrock (Capitol ST-491) | — | 1 | |
| 108 | CANDLES IN THE RAIN Melanie (Buddah BDS 5060) | 107 | 27 | |
| 109 | MUNGO JERRY Mungo Jerry (Janus JXS 7000) | 76 | 11 | |
| 110 | LOVE COUNTRY STYLE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCS-707) | 104 | 16 | |
| 111 | WE CAN MAKE MUSIC Tommy Roe (ABC ABCS-714) | — | 1 | |
| 112 | LIVINGSTON TAYLOR Livingston Taylor (Atco SD 33-334) | 137 | 6 | |
| 113 | GULA MATARI Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3030) | 110 | 10 | |
| 114 | DON’T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME THE PLIERS Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30102) | 78 | 12 | |
| 115 | CHANGING TIMES Four Tops (Motown MS-721) | 116 | 3 | |
| 116 | GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP’S GREATEST HITS Gary Puckett & Union Gap (Columbia CS 1042) | 99 | 21 | |
| 117 | LIVE STEPPENWOLF Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSD-50075) | 106 | 32 | |
| 118 | SILVERBIRD Mark Lindsay (Columbia C 30111) | 113 | 11 | |
| 119 | MASHMAKHAN Mashmakhan (Epic E 30235) | 118 | 10 | |
| 120 | HOT TUNA Hot Tuna (RCA Victor LSP-4353) | 90 | 17 | |
| 121 | REFLECTIONS Lettermen (Capitol ST-496) | 122 | 10 | |
| 122 | HERE COMES BOBBY Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1028) | 127 | 32 | |
| 123 | MAGNETIC SOUTH Michael Nesmith & First National Band (RCA LSP-4371) | 124 | 4 | |
| 124 | THE BEGATTING OF THE PRESIDENT Orson Welles (Mediarts 41-2) | 92 | 12 | |
| 125 | IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8266) | 123 | 11 | |
| 126 | BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID Original Soundtrack / Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4227) | 128 | 51 | |
| 127 | IF If (Capitol ST-539) | 103 | 8 | |
| 128 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 119 | 122 | |
| 129 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-4188) | 121 | 47 | |
| 130 | LADIES OF THE CANYON Joni Mitchell (Reprise RS 6376) | 130 | 33 | |
| 131 | JOE SOUTH’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 1 Joe South (Capitol ST-450) | 134 | 9 | |
| 132 | SUSAN SINGS SONGS FROM SESAME STREET Susan (Loretta Long) with Children’s Chorus (Scepter SPS 584) | 105 | 17 | |
| 133 | GASOLINE ALLEY Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61264) | 112 | 22 | |
| 134 | ERIC BURDON DECLARES “WAR” Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE-4663) | 108 | 26 | |
| 135 | DINOSAUR SWAMP The Flock (Columbia C 30007) | 135 | 3 | |
| 136 | GULF COAST BOUND Blues Magoos (ABC ABCS-710) | — | 1 | |
| 137 | LIVE AT LONDON’S TALK OF THE TOWN Temptations (Gordy GLPS-953) | 109 | 13 | |
| 138 | BARREL Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4249) | 120 | 15 | |
| 139 | JOHNNY WINTER AND Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30221) | 129 | 7 | |
| 140 | TOM Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71037) | 138 | 29 | |
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