Sunday August 1, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending July 31, 1971



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1 TAPESTRY 1 1 1 16
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
2 STICKY FINGERS 2 4 5 13
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
3 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 3 2 3 38
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
4 MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON 6 6 6 13
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
5 RAM 5 5 4 9
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
6 THE CARPENTERS 4 3 2 9
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
7 AQUALUNG 7 7 9 12
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
8 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 11 13 14 7
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
9 WHAT'S GOING ON 12 14 17 6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
10 SONGS FOR BEGINNERS 10 12 13 7
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
11 TARKUS 13 17 20 5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
12 STEPHEN STILLS 2 16 55 -- 3
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
13 LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST 8 8 7 9
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
14 B, S & T 4 17 34 48 4
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
15 BLUE 19 23 24 5
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
16 4 WAY STREET 9 9 8 15
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
17 BURT BACHARACH 15 16 16 7
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
18 11-17-70 14 11 12 11
Elton John (UNI 93105)
19 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 21 22 23 11
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
20 CARLY SIMON 20 21 22 15
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
21 CHASE 18 19 19 12
Chase (Epic E 30472)
22 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 24 25 28 26
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
23 SURVIVAL 22 10 10 14
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
24 LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE 27 20 21 10
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
25 L.A. WOMAN 35 31 26 13
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
26 HOMEMADE 26 30 39 5
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
27 UP TO DATE 28 15 11 18
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
28 GOLDEN BISCUITS 25 18 15 24
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
29 HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS 31 35 42 9
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DSX 50103)
30 LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS 23 24 27 7
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4530)
31 INDIAN RESERVATION 32 36 46 6
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
32 RECORDED LIVE 33 34 36 7
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP 4550)
33 ONE WORLD 44 57 -- 3  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
34 THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO 29 28 29 17
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
35 SKY'S THE LIMIT 30 26 25 12
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
36 TOM JONES SINGS SHE'S A LADY 36 27 18 12
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046)
37 MAYBE TOMORROW 40 39 33 14
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
38 PEARL 38 32 31 27
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
39 NATURALLY 37 33 32 33
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
40 PARANOID 34 40 40 25
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
41 SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE 39 29 30 9
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037)
42 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER 45 46 41 26
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)
43 OSIBISA 55 70 82 4  
Osibisa (Decca DL 75285)
44 CURTIS/LIVE! 41 42 35 10
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
45 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN 48 53 59 6
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 731)
46 LOVE IT TO DEATH 47 49 50 19
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
47 VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL 43 44 44 9
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 726)
48 WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET 70 88 -- 3  
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
49 CHICAGO III 46 47 51 27
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
50 SWEET BABY JAMES 42 43 45 74
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
51 WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT 49 50 53 10
Jerry Reed (RCA LSP 4506)
52 CLOSE TO YOU 50 51 43 45
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
53 THIRDS 51 38 38 16
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
54 THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM 64 75 87 4
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
55 ABRAXAS 53 45 37 44
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
56 V 59 61 60 9
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
57 LOVE STORY 52 41 34 30
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002)
58 MANDRILL 54 48 49 15
Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050)
59 HANGING IN THERE 56 54 52 16
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 324)
60 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 62 62 62 41
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
61 GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS) 60 63 57 24
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
62 SINFONIAS 65 67 72 6
Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802)
63 GREATEST HITS 61 64 65 39
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
64 THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I 89 -- -- 2  
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
65 I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN 68 66 70 6
Ray Price (Columbia C 30510)
66 BROKEN BARRICADES 57 56 56 13
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294)
67 LOVE STORY 63 60 55 24
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497)
68 CONTACT 73 77 83 4
Freda Payne (Invictus SMAS 7307)
69 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND 58 52 47 10  
Ocean (Kama Sutra KSBS 2033)
70 SURRENDER -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (Motown MS 723)
71 ALARM CLOCK 67 65 58 25
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005)
72 CHAPTER 2 74 80 84 40
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
73 TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION 66 71 68 29
Elton John (UNI 73096)
74 MARY 77 73 79 19
Mary Travers (WB WS 1907)
75 WRITER 72 79 81 9
Carole King (Ode SP 77006)
76 RELICS -- -- -- 1  
Pink Floyd (Capitol SW 759)
77 THIS IS A RECORDING 69 58 54 19
Lily Tomlin (Polydor 24-4055)
78 TOUCH 78 81 85 5
Supremes (Motown MS 737)
79 SUMMERTIME -- -- -- 1  
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4314)
80 MAN IN BLACK 71 72 80 4
Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30550)
81 FRIENDS AND LOVE 82 84 88 6
Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800)
82 PEACEFUL WORLD 76 68 71 9
Rascals (Columbia G 30462)
83 WHERE I'M COMING FROM 81 83 89 6
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 308)
84 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST -- -- -- 1  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
85 BYRDMANIAX 92 98 -- 3
Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)
86 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 83 87 90 36
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
87 LIVE ALBUM 87 91 91 36
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
88 JUST AS I AM 93 99 -- 3
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
89 YOU'RE MY MAN -- -- -- 1  
Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30793)
90 DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU 94 -- -- 2
Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS 74094)
91 ROCK ON 90 92 95 11
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301)
92 WOODSTOCK TWO 75 59 61 17  
Various Artists (Cotillion SD 2-400)
93 I THINK OF YOU 96 95 99 4
Perry Como (RCA LSP 4539)
94 LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES 79 69 63 21  
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6060)
95 MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE 88 82 73 16
Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61334)
96 LIVE JOHNNY WINTER AND 80 74 69 19  
Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30475)
97 SECOND MOVEMENT 95 94 93 6
Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1583)
98 MANNA 85 89 75 20  
Bread (Elektra EKS-74086)
99 DONNY HATHAWAY 98 96 96 10
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-360)
100 THE CRY OF LOVE 86 86 67 22  
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise SMAS-93467)

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:

   • "Tarkio" by Brewer & Shipley (# 84)
   • "Bloodrock 3" by Bloodrock (# 91)
   • "Woodstock" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 97)
   • "Later That Same Year" by Matthews' Southern Comfort (# 99)
   • "Curtis" by Curtis Mayfield (#100)

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