Sunday February 21, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 20, 1971



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1 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 3 3 4 15
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
2 ALL THINGS MUST PASS 1 1 1 10
George Harrison (Apple STCH 639)
3 ABRAXAS 4 4 3 21
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
4 PENDULUM 2 2 2 9
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8410)
5 CHICAGO III 6 13 55 4
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
6 TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION 7 10 16 6
Elton John (UNI 73096)
7 LOVE STORY 8 12 19 7
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002)
8 PEARL 9 19 48 4
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
9 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 5 7 6 18
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
10 GREATEST HITS 10 6 7 16
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
11 ELTON JOHN 11 8 8 21
Elton John (UNI 73090)
12 STEPHEN STILLS 14 9 9 13
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202)
13 JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND 13 5 5 9
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3372)
14 THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE 12 11 13 12
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4459)
15 2 YEARS ON 17 23 45 6
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-353)
16 SWEET BABY JAMES 19 24 12 51
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
17 ELVIS COUNTRY (I'M 10,000 YEARS OLD) 20 29 50 5
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4460)
18 ROSE GARDEN 24 32 64 6
Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30411)
19 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 25 33 63 6
Perry Como (RCA LSP-4473)
20 LIVE ALBUM 15 14 10 13
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
21 CLOSE TO YOU 16 22 11 22
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
22 EMITT RHODES 21 18 18 13
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill DS 50089)
23 PORTRAIT 23 17 14 26
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045)
24 NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE 45 -- -- 2  
Mountain (Windfall 5500)
25 ONE BAD APPLE 35 46 75 6
Osmonds (MGM SE-4724)
26 WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES 18 16 15 13
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010)
27 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 31 40 61 6
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise RS 6392)
28 LED ZEPPELIN III 22 15 20 18
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201)
29 CANDIDA 29 28 31 13
Dawn (Bell 6052)
30 WOODSTOCK 33 31 24 40
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
31 CURTIS 30 34 39 19
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
32 BLOODROCK 2 34 42 49 12
Bloodrock (Capitol ST 491)
33 BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE 26 20 23 11
Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship (RCA LSP-4448)
34 CHICAGO II 37 26 21 55
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
35 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 59 83 -- 3  
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
36 NATURALLY 28 25 22 10
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
37 WHAT ABOUT ME 38 41 52 5
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SMAS 630)
38 BLACK SABBATH 32 30 30 22
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
39 WATT 27 21 17 10  
Ten Years After (Deram SMAS 93428)
40 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER 43 89 -- 3
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)
41 FOR THE GOOD TIMES 42 35 33 17
Ray Price (Columbia C 30106)
42 . . . TO BE CONTINUED 40 39 28 13
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014)
43 TOMMY 41 36 25 68
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
44 TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT 36 27 26 14
Neil Diamond (UNI 73092)
45 VERY DIONNE 48 44 32 11
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 587)
46 DELIVERIN' 57 88 -- 3  
Poco (Epic KE 30209)
47 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 49 49 54 54
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
48 THIRD ALBUM 50 45 29 22
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
49 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 39 38 36 24
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
50 PARANOID 70 -- -- 2  
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
51 SHARE THE LAND 52 57 58 19
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
52 JAMES TAYLOR AND THE ORIGINAL FLYING MACHINE 63 72 85 5  
James Taylor (Euphoria EST 2)
53 13 44 37 37 10
Doors (Elektra EKS-74049)
54 THEME FROM LOVE STORY 65 78 90 5  
Henry Mancini (RCA LSP 4466)
55 THAT'S THE WAY IT IS 47 51 38 12
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4445)
56 COSMO'S FACTORY 53 47 27 31
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
57 CHRISTMAS AND BEADS OF SWEAT 46 43 44 8  
Laura Nyro (Columbia KC 30259)
58 DEJA VU 56 56 51 48
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
59 HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR 55 53 40 10
Van Morrison (WB WS 1884)
60 AMERICAN BEAUTY 51 50 35 12
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1893)
61 STEPPENWOLF 7 54 48 34 15
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50090)
62 TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS 67 77 80 9
Spirit (Epic E 30267)
63 MOST OF ALL 58 62 66 7
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 586)
64 SWEETHEART -- -- -- 1  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71043)
65 MORNING 69 75 87 4
Jim Ed Brown (RCA LSP 4461)
66 WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER 68 73 72 14
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61313)
67 NOW I'M A WOMAN 60 65 65 13
Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 541)
68 EVERYTHING'S GOOD ABOUT YOU 71 76 83 4
Lettermen (Capitol ST 634)
69 STONEY END -- -- -- 1  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30378)
70 CHAPTER 2 74 79 82 23
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
71 LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL 82 -- -- 2  
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 723)
72 HIGHWAY 79 -- -- 2
Free (A&M SP-4287)
73 I THINK, THEREFORE I AM 73 69 70 6
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth RS 522)
74 WITH LOVE, BOBBY 61 64 59 18  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032)
75 GREATEST HITS 86 -- -- 2  
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6437)
76 FROM ME TO YOU 85 -- -- 2
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4468)
77 SUPER BAD 89 -- -- 2  
James Brown (King KS 1127)
78 WRONG END OF THE RAINBOW 76 82 93 6
Tom Rush (Columbia C 30402)
79 SLAYPHUS 81 87 97 4
Cold Blood (San Francisco SD 205)
80 GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS) -- -- -- 1  
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
81 SALISBURY 84 85 92 6
Uriah Heep (Mercury SR 61319)
82 LOVE STORY -- -- -- 1  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497)
83 LIVE 83 86 -- 3
Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra 7E-2001)
84 MCGUINNESS FLINT 88 91 99 6
McGuinness Flint (Apple SMAS 625)
85 GOLDEN BISCUITS -- -- -- 1  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
86 SONG OF NORWAY 92 97 94 6
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCS OC-14)
87 CANDIDA 90 95 -- 3
Lawrence Welk (Ranwood RLP 8083)
88 UNCLE CHARLIE AND HIS DOG TEDDY -- -- -- 1  
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty LST 7642)
89 THE GOOD BOOK -- -- -- 1  
Melanie (Buddah BDS 9500)
90 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 95 -- -- 2
Amboy Dukes (Polydor 24-4035)
91 CLOSER TO HOME 64 55 47 34  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SKAO-471)
92 GOLD 77 60 53 27  
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
93 MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 87 71 68 26
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
94 NEW MORNING 62 52 41 15  
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290)
95 JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN 94 98 95 32
James Gang (ABC S-711)
96 LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART 1 66 58 42 11  
Kinks (Reprise RS 6423)
97 GREATEST HITS II 78 66 69 22  
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
98 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 100 99 86 13
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
99 DO IT -- -- -- 1  
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 224)
100 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE 99 92 77 33
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)

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:

   • "The Black Man's Burdon" by Eric Burdon & War (# 72)
   • "The Flip Wilson Show" by Flip Wilson (# 75)
   • "A Question Of Balance" by Moody Blues (# 80)
   • "The Johnny Cash Show" by Johnny Cash (# 91)
   • "Alarm Clock" by Richie Havens (# 93)
   • "Snowbird" by Anne Murray (# 96)
   • "Everything Is Everything" by Diana Ross (# 97)
   • "I Who Have Nothing" by Tom Jones (# 98)

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