Wednesday May 26, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 22, 1971



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1 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 1 1 1 28
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
2 4 WAY STREET 4 6 10 5
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
3 MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON 9 20 -- 3
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
4 STICKY FINGERS 19 36 -- 3  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
5 PEARL 2 2 3 17
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
6 LOVE STORY 6 4 2 20
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002)
7 UP TO DATE 3 3 4 8
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
8 SURVIVAL 8 8 25 4
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
9 TAPESTRY 21 39 47 6  
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
10 GOLDEN BISCUITS 5 5 5 14
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
11 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 10 11 13 16
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
12 LOVE STORY 12 13 7 14
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497)
13 WOODSTOCK TWO 7 7 8 7
Various Artists (Cotillion SD 2-400)
14 MAYBE TOMORROW 17 27 54 4
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
15 CLOSE TO YOU 13 10 11 35
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
16 THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO 18 21 27 7
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
17 ABRAXAS 11 9 9 34
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
18 THE CRY OF LOVE 14 12 6 12
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise SMAS-93467)
19 L.A. WOMAN 29 52 -- 3
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
20 PORTRAIT OF BOBBY 22 22 35 5
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1040)
21 THIS IS A RECORDING 15 15 20 9
Lily Tomlin (Polydor 24-4055)
22 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER 20 18 19 16
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)
23 TARKIO 24 24 28 10
Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra KSBS 2024)
24 THIRDS 26 37 44 6
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
25 CHICAGO III 16 14 15 17
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
26 TOM JONES SINGS SHE'S A LADY 62 -- -- 2  
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046)
27 NATURALLY 31 41 50 23
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
28 AQUALUNG 69 -- -- 2  
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
29 PARANOID 32 17 12 15
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
30 BLOODROCK 3 23 25 29 6
Bloodrock (Capitol ST 765)
31 MANNA 25 16 17 10
Bread (Elektra EKS-74086)
32 LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES 27 23 14 11
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6060)
33 THE POINT 33 29 30 13
Nilsson (RCA LSPX 1003)
34 GLEN CAMPBELL'S GREATEST HITS 28 32 40 6
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 752)
35 DIANA (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) 30 34 52 5
Diana Ross (Motown MS 719)
36 IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME 35 19 16 11
David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7203)
37 ROSE GARDEN 36 28 32 19
Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30411)
38 SWEET BABY JAMES 37 38 26 64
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
39 BACK TO THE ROOTS 43 47 56 6
John Mayall (Polydor 24-3002)
40 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 39 33 22 31
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
41 LOVE IT TO DEATH 34 35 38 9
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
42 TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION 38 26 18 19
Elton John (UNI 73096)
43 HANGING IN THERE 48 55 61 6
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 324)
44 FRIENDS (SOUNDTRACK) 41 40 23 9
Elton John (Paramount PAS 6004)
45 BROKEN BARRICADES 75 89 -- 3  
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294)
46 LONG PLAYER 42 31 24 11
Faces (WB WS 1892)
47 STONEY END 40 30 21 14
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30378)
48 GREATEST HITS 55 54 49 29
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
49 ONE BAD APPLE 57 53 39 19
Osmonds (MGM SE-4724)
50 ALARM CLOCK 58 62 73 15
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005)
51 SKY'S THE LIMIT 88 -- -- 2  
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
52 LIVE JOHNNY WINTER AND 44 46 43 9
Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30475)
53 PENDULUM 45 43 33 22
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8410)
54 CARLY SIMON 65 75 79 5  
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
55 CURTIS 50 51 57 32
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
56 NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE 53 50 37 15
Mountain (Windfall 5500)
57 ALL THINGS MUST PASS 47 42 31 23
George Harrison (Apple STCH 639)
58 GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS) 46 45 41 14  
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
59 MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE 66 72 78 6
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61334)
60 LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL 49 44 36 15  
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 723)
61 WORKIN' TOGETHER 61 56 42 18
Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7650)
62 LOVE STORY 63 61 59 10
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30499)
63 SWEETHEART 51 49 34 14  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71043)
64 NO NO NANETTE 64 66 67 10
Original Revival Cast Recording (Columbia S 30563)
65 ELTON JOHN 59 57 45 34
Elton John (UNI 73090)
66 SINATRA AND COMPANY 71 78 87 4
Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 1033)
67 ENCORE 70 74 88 4
Jose Feliciano (RCA LSPX 1005)
68 CHEAPO-CHEAPO PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS REAL LIVE JOHN SEBASTIAN 74 77 86 4
John Sebastian (Reprise MS 2036)
69 MELTING POT 54 58 48 12  
Booker T. & The M.G.'s (Stax STS 2035)
70 SEATRAIN 73 67 63 12
Seatrain (Capitol SMAS 659)
71 MANDRILL 77 76 82 5
Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050)
72 JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT 76 79 83 6
The Joseph Consortium (Scepter SPS 5883)
73 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 60 63 68 67  
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
74 WOODSTOCK 78 69 71 53
Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500)
75 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 52 48 46 19  
Perry Como (RCA LSP-4473)
76 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 83 80 77 26
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
77 11-17-70 -- -- -- 1  
Elton John (UNI 93105)
78 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 56 59 51 9  
Sammi Smith (Mega M-31 1000)
79 HAG 85 90 96 4
Merle Haggard (Capitol ST 735)
80 MARY 82 70 72 9
Mary Travers (WB WS 1907)
81 GREATEST HITS 67 64 53 15  
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6437)
82 LIVE ALBUM 68 65 65 26  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
83 DELIVERIN' 79 68 62 16
Poco (Epic KE 30209)
84 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 80 73 55 19
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise RS 6392)
85 MOMENTS 87 92 98 4
Boz Scaggs (Columbia C 30454)
86 THEME FROM LOVE STORY 81 71 60 18
Henry Mancini (RCA LSP 4466)
87 CELEBRATION 84 85 89 5
Various Artists (Ode SPX 77008)
88 ROCK ON -- -- -- 1  
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301)
89 EDGAR WINTER'S WHITE TRASH 92 -- -- 2
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic KE 30512)
90 . . . TO BE CONTINUED 89 93 91 26
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014)
91 SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE 93 97 -- 3
Leonard Cohen (Columbia C 30103)
92 WHERE I'M COMING FROM -- -- -- 1  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 308)
93 CHASE 98 -- -- 2
Chase (Epic E 30472)
94 LATER THAT SAME YEAR 99 -- -- 2
Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca DL 75264)
95 DID YOU THINK TO PRAY 96 99 -- 3
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4513)
96 FROM MONTY WITH LOVE 91 81 85 7
Mantovani (London XPS 585/6)
97 WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES 94 82 64 26
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010)
98 MONA BONE JAKON 97 98 99 4
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4260)
99 RITA COOLIDGE 90 96 100 4
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4291)
100 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES -- -- -- 1  
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)

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:

   • "Margie Joseph Makes A New Impression" by Margie Joseph (# 72)
   • "Crazy Horse" by Crazy Horse (# 86)
   • "Lizard" by King Crimson (# 95)
   • "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Elvis Presley (#100)

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