POS-ALBUM-ARTIST-LABEL-PEAK MONTH
1 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER-SIMON & GARFUNKEL-COLUMBIA
2 LED ZEPPELIN II-LED ZEPPELIN-Atlantic
3 CHICAGO II-CHICAGO-Columbia
4 ABBEY ROAD?THE BEATLES-Apple
5 SANTANA-SANTANA-Columbia
6 GET READY?RARE EARTH-Rare Earth
7 EASY RIDER?ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK-Dunhill
8 BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID-Soundtrack-A&M
9 JOE COCKER!-Joe Cocker-A&M
10 WAS CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM-Three Dog Night-Dunhill
11 Deja Vu-Crosby,Stills & Nash-Atlantic
12 Willy & The Poorboys-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy
13 Blood,Sweat & Tears-Blood,Sweat & Tears-Columbia
14 Hair?Original Cast-RCA Victor
15 Sweet Baby James-James Taylor-Warner Brothers
16 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida?Iron Butterfly-Atco
17 American Woman-Guess Who-RCA
18 Grand Funk-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol
19 Crosby,Stills & Nash-Crosby,Stills & Nash-Atlantic
20 Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head-BJ Thomas-Scepter
21 Stand!-Sly & The Family Stone-Epic
22 The Best Of Charley Pride-RCA Victor
23 Chicago Transit Authority-Chicago-Columbia
24 Woodstock Original Soundtrack-Various Artists-Cotillion
25 McCartney-Paul McCartney-Apple
26 The Isaac Hayes Movement-Isaac Hayes-Enterprise
27 Live In Las Vegas?Tom Jones-Parrot
28 Engelbert Humperdinck-Engelbert Humperdinck-Parrot
29 Green River-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy
30 Cosno's Factory-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy
31 Let It Be-Beatles-Apple
32 Mountain Climbing!?Mountain-Windfall
33 The Age Of Aquarius?The Fifth Dimension-Soul City
34 Band Of Gypsys-Jimi Hendrix-Reprise
35 It Ain?t Easy?Three Dog Night-Dunhill
36 Hot Buttered Soul-Isaac Hayes-Enterprise
37 To Our Children?s Children?s Children?The Moody Blues-Threshold
38 Steppenwolf Live-Steppenwolf-Dunhill
39 The Band-The Band-Capitol
40 I Want You Back-Jackson Five-Motown
41 Still Waters Run Deep?The Four Tops-Motown
42 Live At Leeds-Who-Decca
43 Blood,Sweat & Tears III-Blood,Sweat & Tears-Columbia
44 The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress?Flip Wilson-Little David
45 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere-Neil Young & Crazy Horse-Reprise
46 Suitable For Framing-Three Dog Night-Dunhill
47 Here Comes Bobby-Bobby Sherman-Metromedia
48 Let It Bleed-Rolling Stones-London
49 Hey Jude-Beatles-Apple
50 Psychedelic Shack-Temptations-Gordy
51 Greatest Hits-Fifth Dimension-Soul City
52 Closing The Gap-Michael Parks-MGM
53 ABC-Jackson Five-Motown
54 Hello,I'm Johnny Cash-Columbia
55 Ladies Of The Canyon?Joni Mitchell-Reprise
56 Swiss Movement-Les McCann & Eddie Harris-Atlantic
57 This Girl?s In Love With You?Aretha Franklin-Atlantic
58 Benefit?Jethro Tull-Reprise
59 Paint Your Wagon-Soundtrack-Paramount
60 Tommy?The Who-Decca
61 Candles In The Rain-Melanie-Buddah
62 Monster-Steppenwolf-Dunhill
63 Johnny Cash At San Quentin-Columbia
64 Self Portrait-Bob Dylan-Columbia
65 Closer To Home-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol
66 Okie From Muskogee-Merle Haggard-Capitol
67 Live Peace In Toronto 1969?John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band-Apple
68 On Time-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol
69 Cricklewood Green?Ten Years After-Deram
70 I?ll Never Fall In Love Again?Dionne Warwick-Scepter
71 Midnight Cowboy-Soundtrack-United Artists
72 Frijid Pink-Frijid Pink-Parrot
73 Tom-Tom Jones-Parrot
74 Touching You Touching Me?Neil Diamond-Uni
75 John B. Sebastian-MGM/Reprise
76 Volunteers?Jefferson Airplane-RCA Victor
77 Eric Burdon Declares ?War??Eric Burdon & War-MGM
78 On The Threshold Of A Dream-Moody Blues-Deram
79 Morrison Hotel-Doors-Elektra
80 Cold Blood-Cold Blood-San Francisco
81 Turning Point-John Mayall-Polydor
82 John Barleycorn Must Die-Traffic-United Artists
83 Ecology-Rare Earth-Rare Earth
84 Best Of Tommy James & The Shondells-Roulette
85 Bitches Brew-Miles Davis-Columbia
86 Funny Girl-Original Soundtrack-Columbia
87 Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison-Johnny Cash-Columbia
88 Completely Well-B.B. King-Bluesway
89 Little Woman?Bobby Sherman-Metromedia
90 The Sesame Street Book & Record?Original Television Cast-Columbia
91 2001:A Space Odyssey-Soundtrack-MGM
92 Twelve In A Roe-Tommy Roe-ABC
93 Try A Little Kindness-Glen Campbell-Capitol
94 Walking In Space-Quincy Jones-A&M
95 Just Plain Charley-Charley Pride
96 Diana Ross-Diana Ross-Motown
97 Bayou Country-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy
98 The Last Poets-The Last Poets-Douglas
99 Puzzle People?The Temptations-Gordy
100 10 Years Together/The Best Of Peter,Paul & Mary-Warner Brothers
* As published in the December 26,1970 issue of Billboard Magazine.