Friday January 8, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 2, 1971



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1 ALL THINGS MUST PASS 1 9 -- 3
George Harrison (Apple STCH 639)
2 ABRAXAS 2 3 1 14
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
3 JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND 9 -- -- 2
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3372)
4 PENDULUM 11 -- -- 2
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8410)
5 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 8 10 9 8
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
6 GREATEST HITS 4 5 5 9
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
7 STEPHEN STILLS 5 7 11 6
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202)
8 LIVE ALBUM 6 6 6 6
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
9 CLOSE TO YOU 3 1 2 15
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
10 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 12 8 7 11
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
11 SWEET BABY JAMES 7 2 3 44
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
12 LED ZEPPELIN III 10 4 4 11
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201)
13 ELTON JOHN 14 14 13 14
Elton John (UNI 73090)
14 TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT 13 13 14 7
Neil Diamond (UNI 73092)
15 THIRD ALBUM 15 15 12 15
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
16 WOODSTOCK 19 18 20 33
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
17 COSMO'S FACTORY 16 11 10 24
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
18 THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE 23 30 53 5
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4459)
19 . . . TO BE CONTINUED 21 24 25 6
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014)
20 NATURALLY 27 55 -- 3
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
21 CHICAGO II 20 22 23 48
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
22 STEPPENWOLF 7 17 17 17 8
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50090)
23 TOMMY 25 25 24 61
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
24 WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES 26 31 51 6
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010)
25 NEW MORNING 18 12 8 8
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290)
26 AMERICAN BEAUTY 34 41 58 5
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1893)
27 WATT 35 57 -- 3
Ten Years After (Deram SMAS 93428)
28 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 24 19 18 17
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
29 THAT'S THE WAY IT IS 32 48 65 5
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4445)
30 BLACK SABBATH 30 33 36 15
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
31 NO DICE 31 34 39 6
Badfinger (Apple ST-3367)
32 SHARE THE LAND 28 20 16 12
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
33 13 42 61 -- 3
Doors (Elektra EKS-74049)
34 EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING 36 38 40 6
Diana Ross (Motown MS 724)
35 EMITT RHODES 37 45 64 6
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill DS 50089)
36 BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE 40 50 68 4
Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship (RCA LSP-4448)
37 FOR THE GOOD TIMES 38 40 42 10
Ray Price (Columbia C 30106)
38 GOLD 33 21 21 20
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
39 GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT 22 16 15 13  
Rolling Stones (London NPS-5)
40 CURTIS 41 42 38 12
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
41 VERY DIONNE 48 69 83 4
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 587)
42 WITH LOVE, BOBBY 43 27 26 11
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032)
43 A QUESTION OF BALANCE 45 23 22 17
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 3)
44 I WHO HAVE NOTHING 44 26 19 9
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71039)
45 LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART 1 56 66 87 4  
Kinks (Reprise RS 6423)
46 PORTRAIT 57 67 88 19  
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045)
47 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 46 37 34 6
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
48 MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 51 32 28 19
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
49 THE BLACK MAN'S BURDON 59 71 84 4
Eric Burdon & War (MGM SE 4710-2)
50 CANDIDA 62 73 80 6  
Dawn (Bell 6052)
51 (UNTITLED) 49 29 31 13
Byrds (Columbia G 30127)
52 CLOSER TO HOME 47 28 27 27
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
53 THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW 50 47 32 8
Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30100)
54 INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS 52 36 33 11
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 713)
55 WASHINGTON COUNTY 55 35 29 10
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise RS 6411)
56 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE 63 43 44 26
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
57 LOOKING IN 61 65 70 12
Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71042)
58 NOW I'M A WOMAN 60 63 73 6
Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 541)
59 HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR 71 83 -- 3  
Van Morrison (WB WS 1884)
60 THE FLIP WILSON SHOW 73 86 -- 3  
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 2000)
61 U.S.A. UNION 53 39 37 12
John Mayall (Polydor 24-4022)
62 DEJA VU 64 44 30 41
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
63 THE SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD 69 75 81 23
Original TV Cast Recording (Columbia CS 1069)
64 ATOM HEART MOTHER 54 58 59 7
Pink Floyd (Harvest SKAO 382)
65 GREATEST HITS II 58 53 41 15
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
66 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 72 79 86 47
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
67 JAMES TAYLOR 65 51 35 15
James Taylor (Apple SKAO 3352)
68 WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER 67 52 60 7
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61313)
69 IDLEWILD SOUTH 66 68 69 6
Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 342)
70 SUGARLOAF 68 54 50 19
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST-7640)
71 LIVE AT LEEDS 79 59 47 33
Who (Decca DL 79175)
72 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS III 78 72 75 25
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30090)
73 NEW WAYS BUT LOVE STAYS 74 77 48 13
Supremes (Motown MS 720)
74 CHUNGA'S REVENGE 76 76 82 6
Frank Zappa (Bizarre MS 2030)
75 BLOODROCK 2 87 99 92 5  
Bloodrock (Capitol ST 491)
76 WORKIN' TOGETHER 75 81 94 4
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7650)
77 SNOWBIRD 80 80 54 14
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 579)
78 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN 70 70 78 6
Supremes & Four Tops (Motown MS 717)
79 THE FIRST 10 YEARS 77 56 45 8
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD 6560/1)
80 CHRISTMAS AND BEADS OF SWEAT -- -- -- 1  
Laura Nyro (Columbia KC 30259)
81 LIVE AT THE FILLMORE 83 88 93 4
Miles Davis (Columbia G 30038)
82 THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW 82 89 90 6
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30105)
83 YELLOW RIVER 88 97 95 4
Christie (Epic E 30403)
84 THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM 84 60 43 13
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 493)
85 CHAPTER 2 90 85 52 16
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
86 ALMOST IN LOVE 85 64 67 9
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2440)
87 A TRIBUTE TO THE BEST DAMN FIDDLE PLAYER IN THE WORLD 100 -- -- 2  
Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 638)
88 JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN 95 93 66 25
James Gang (ABC S-711)
89 SOMETHING 86 62 61 8
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6765)
90 GYPSY 81 78 63 12
Gypsy (Metromedia M2D 1031)
91 BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES 89 74 46 12
Ringo Starr (Apple SMAS 3368)
92 ALARM CLOCK 97 -- -- 2
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005)
93 BAND OF GYPSYS 92 84 77 35
Jimi Hendrix (Capitol STAO-472)
94 TELL IT ALL BROTHER 93 90 49 11
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6412)
95 KILN HOUSE 91 82 62 9
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise RS 6408)
96 TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS 99 -- -- 2
Spirit (Epic E 30267)
97 SECOND THOUGHTS 98 100 -- 3
McKendree Spring (Decca DL 75230)
98 DOWN HOME 96 98 89 9
Seals & Crofts (T.A. 5004)
99 A POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES 94 94 57 8
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla TS 306)
100 FIRE AND WATER 87 55 46 16  
Free (A&M SP-4268)

designates a album that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a album that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Christmas Album" by Jackson 5 (# 29)
   • "Christmas Album" by Bobby Sherman (# 39)

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