Saturday February 27, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 27, 1971



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1 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 1 3 3 16
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
2 PEARL 8 9 19 5
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
3 ALL THINGS MUST PASS 2 1 1 11
George Harrison (Apple STCH 639)
4 LOVE STORY 7 8 12 8
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002)
5 CHICAGO III 5 6 13 5
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
6 TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION 6 7 10 7
Elton John (UNI 73096)
7 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 9 5 7 19
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
8 ABRAXAS 3 4 4 22
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
9 PENDULUM 4 2 2 10
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8410)
10 ELTON JOHN 11 11 8 22
Elton John (UNI 73090)
11 GREATEST HITS 10 10 6 17
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
12 THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE 14 12 11 13
Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4459)
13 ELVIS COUNTRY (I'M 10,000 YEARS OLD) 17 20 29 6
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4460)
14 2 YEARS ON 15 17 23 7
Bee Gees (Atco SD 33-353)
15 ROSE GARDEN 18 24 32 7
Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30411)
16 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 19 25 33 7
Perry Como (RCA LSP-4473)
17 JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND 13 13 5 10
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3372)
18 STEPHEN STILLS 12 14 9 14
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202)
19 ONE BAD APPLE 25 35 46 7
Osmonds (MGM SE-4724)
20 NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE 24 45 -- 3
Mountain (Windfall 5500)
21 CLOSE TO YOU 21 16 22 23
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
22 SWEET BABY JAMES 16 19 24 52
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
23 EMITT RHODES 22 21 18 14
Emitt Rhodes (Dunhill DS 50089)
24 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 27 31 40 7
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise RS 6392)
25 LIVE ALBUM 20 15 14 14
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
26 LED ZEPPELIN III 28 22 15 19
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201)
27 WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES 26 18 16 14
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010)
28 PORTRAIT 23 23 17 27
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6045)
29 PARANOID 50 70 -- 3  
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
30 BLOODROCK 2 32 34 42 13
Bloodrock (Capitol ST 491)
31 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 35 59 83 4
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
32 CANDIDA 29 29 28 14
Dawn (Bell 6052)
33 BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE 33 26 20 12
Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship (RCA LSP-4448)
34 SWEETHEART 64 -- -- 2  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71043)
35 WOODSTOCK 30 33 31 41
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
36 STONEY END 69 -- -- 2  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30378)
37 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER 40 43 89 4
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)
38 BLACK SABBATH 38 32 30 23
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871)
39 FOR THE GOOD TIMES 41 42 35 18
Ray Price (Columbia C 30106)
40 DELIVERIN' 46 57 88 4
Poco (Epic KE 30209)
41 . . . TO BE CONTINUED 42 40 39 14
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014)
42 THEME FROM LOVE STORY 54 65 78 6  
Henry Mancini (RCA LSP 4466)
43 WATT 39 27 21 11
Ten Years After (Deram SMAS 93428)
44 CURTIS 31 30 34 20  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
45 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 47 49 49 55
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
46 CHICAGO II 34 37 26 56  
Chicago (Columbia CS 9962)
47 NATURALLY 36 28 25 11  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
48 GOLDEN BISCUITS 85 -- -- 2  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
49 WHAT ABOUT ME 37 38 41 6  
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SMAS 630)
50 JAMES TAYLOR AND THE ORIGINAL FLYING MACHINE 52 63 72 6
James Taylor (Euphoria EST 2)
51 LOVE STORY 82 -- -- 2  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497)
52 TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT 44 36 27 15
Neil Diamond (UNI 73092)
53 TOMMY 43 41 36 69
Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
54 VERY DIONNE 45 48 44 12
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 587)
55 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 49 39 38 25
Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
56 SHARE THE LAND 51 52 57 20
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4359)
57 THAT'S THE WAY IT IS 55 47 51 13
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4445)
58 GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS) 80 -- -- 2  
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
59 DEJA VU 58 56 56 49
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
60 LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL 71 82 -- 3  
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 723)
61 MORNING 65 69 75 5
Jim Ed Brown (RCA LSP 4461)
62 THIRD ALBUM 48 50 45 23  
Jackson 5 (Motown S-718)
63 GREATEST HITS 75 86 -- 3  
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6437)
64 13 53 44 37 11  
Doors (Elektra EKS-74049)
65 FROM ME TO YOU 76 85 -- 3  
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4468)
66 AMERICAN BEAUTY 60 51 50 13
Grateful Dead (WB WS 1893)
67 COSMO'S FACTORY 56 53 47 32  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
68 TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS 62 67 77 10
Spirit (Epic E 30267)
69 CHRISTMAS AND BEADS OF SWEAT 57 46 43 9  
Laura Nyro (Columbia KC 30259)
70 EVERYTHING'S GOOD ABOUT YOU 68 71 76 5
Lettermen (Capitol ST 634)
71 WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER 66 68 73 15
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61313)
72 SUPER BAD 77 89 -- 3
James Brown (King KS 1127)
73 HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR 59 55 53 11  
Van Morrison (WB WS 1884)
74 STEPPENWOLF 7 61 54 48 16  
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50090)
75 I THINK, THEREFORE I AM 73 73 69 7
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth RS 522)
76 NOW I'M A WOMAN 67 60 65 14
Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 541)
77 THE GOOD BOOK 89 -- -- 2  
Melanie (Buddah BDS 9500)
78 MOST OF ALL 63 58 62 8  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 586)
79 LIVE 83 83 86 4
Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra 7E-2001)
80 SLAYPHUS 79 81 87 5
Cold Blood (San Francisco SD 205)
81 UNCLE CHARLIE AND HIS DOG TEDDY 88 -- -- 2
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty LST 7642)
82 SONG OF NORWAY 86 92 97 7
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCS OC-14)
83 CANDIDA 87 90 95 4
Lawrence Welk (Ranwood RLP 8083)
84 CHAPTER 2 70 74 79 24  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
85 THE POINT -- -- -- 1  
Nilsson (RCA LSPX 1003)
86 SALISBURY 81 84 85 7
Uriah Heep (Mercury SR 61319)
87 SPACESHIP EARTH -- -- -- 1  
Sugarloaf (Liberty LST 11010)
88 MCGUINNESS FLINT 84 88 91 7
McGuinness Flint (Apple SMAS 625)
89 JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN 95 94 98 33
James Gang (ABC S-711)
90 GREATEST HITS II 97 78 66 23
Temptations (Gordy GLPS 954)
91 HIGHWAY 72 79 -- 3  
Free (A&M SP-4287)
92 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 90 95 -- 3
Amboy Dukes (Polydor 24-4035)
93 WRONG END OF THE RAINBOW 78 76 82 7  
Tom Rush (Columbia C 30402)
94 WITH LOVE, BOBBY 74 61 64 19  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1032)
95 GOLD 92 77 60 28
Neil Diamond (UNI 73084)
96 MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 93 87 71 27
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002)
97 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 98 100 99 14
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
98 DO IT 99 -- -- 2
Neil Diamond (Bang BLPS 224)
99 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE 100 99 92 34
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5504)
100 NEW MORNING 94 62 52 16
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 30290)

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:

   • "Closer To Home" by Grand Funk Railroad (# 91)
   • "Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part 1" by Kinks (# 96)

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