Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending August 7, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPESTRY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 2 | STICKY FINGERS | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100) | ||||||
| 3 | MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2561) | ||||||
| 4 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 3 | 3 | 2 | 39 | |
| Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206) | ||||||
| 5 | RAM | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375) | ||||||
| 6 | THE CARPENTERS | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | ||||||
| 7 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609) | ||||||
| 8 | WHAT'S GOING ON | 9 | 12 | 14 | 7 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310) | ||||||
| 9 | AQUALUNG | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035) | ||||||
| 10 | STEPHEN STILLS 2 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 4 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206) | ||||||
| 11 | TARKUS | 11 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900) | ||||||
| 12 | B, S & T 4 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 5 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590) | ||||||
| 13 | 4 WAY STREET | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902) | ||||||
| 14 | LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205) | ||||||
| 15 | BLUE | 15 | 19 | 23 | 6 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038) | ||||||
| 16 | SONGS FOR BEGINNERS | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
| Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204) | ||||||
| 17 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 19 | 21 | 22 | 12 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 18 | BURT BACHARACH | 17 | 15 | 16 | 8 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501) | ||||||
| 19 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
| 20 | SURVIVAL | 23 | 22 | 10 | 15 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764) | ||||||
| 21 | L.A. WOMAN | 25 | 35 | 31 | 14 | |
| Doors (Elektra EKS-75011) | ||||||
| 22 | 11-17-70 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |
| Elton John (UNI 93105) | ||||||
| 23 | LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE | 24 | 27 | 20 | 11 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903) | ||||||
| 24 | CARLY SIMON | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082) | ||||||
| 25 | UP TO DATE | 27 | 28 | 15 | 19 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6059) | ||||||
| 26 | GOLDEN BISCUITS | 28 | 25 | 18 | 25 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098) | ||||||
| 27 | CHASE | 21 | 18 | 19 | 13 | |
| Chase (Epic E 30472) | ||||||
| 28 | INDIAN RESERVATION | 31 | 32 | 36 | 7 | |
| Raiders (Columbia C 30768) | ||||||
| 29 | HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS | 29 | 31 | 35 | 10 | |
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DSX 50103) | ||||||
| 30 | THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I | 64 | 89 | -- | 3 |  |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679) | ||||||
| 31 | ONE WORLD | 33 | 44 | 57 | 4 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520) | ||||||
| 32 | HOMEMADE | 26 | 26 | 30 | 6 | |
| Osmonds (MGM SE 4770) | ||||||
| 33 | MAYBE TOMORROW | 37 | 40 | 39 | 15 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735) | ||||||
| 34 | LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS | 30 | 23 | 24 | 8 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4530) | ||||||
| 35 | NATURALLY | 39 | 37 | 33 | 34 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088) | ||||||
| 36 | RECORDED LIVE | 32 | 33 | 34 | 8 | |
| Hot Tuna (RCA LSP 4550) | ||||||
| 37 | SKY'S THE LIMIT | 35 | 30 | 26 | 13 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GS 957) | ||||||
| 38 | EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER | 42 | 45 | 46 | 27 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040) | ||||||
| 39 | OSIBISA | 43 | 55 | 70 | 5 | |
| Osibisa (Decca DL 75285) | ||||||
| 40 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO | 34 | 29 | 28 | 18 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004) | ||||||
| 41 | PARANOID | 40 | 34 | 40 | 26 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887) | ||||||
| 42 | PEARL | 38 | 38 | 32 | 28 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322) | ||||||
| 43 | WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET | 48 | 70 | 88 | 4 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953) | ||||||
| 44 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN | 45 | 48 | 53 | 7 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 731) | ||||||
| 45 | TOM JONES SINGS SHE'S A LADY | 36 | 36 | 27 | 13 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046) | ||||||
| 46 | THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802) | ||||||
| 47 | VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL | 47 | 43 | 44 | 10 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 726) | ||||||
| 48 | THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM | 54 | 64 | 75 | 5 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782) | ||||||
| 49 | BYRDMANIAX | 85 | 92 | 98 | 4 | |
| Byrds (Columbia KC 30640) | ||||||
| 50 | SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE | 41 | 39 | 29 | 10 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037) | ||||||
| 51 | CURTIS/LIVE! | 44 | 41 | 42 | 11 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008) | ||||||
| 52 | LOVE IT TO DEATH | 46 | 47 | 49 | 20 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883) | ||||||
| 53 | THIRDS | 53 | 51 | 38 | 17 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 741) | ||||||
| 54 | SWEET BABY JAMES | 50 | 42 | 43 | 75 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 1843) | ||||||
| 55 | V | 56 | 59 | 61 | 10 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302) | ||||||
| 56 | CHICAGO III | 49 | 46 | 47 | 28 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C2 30110) | ||||||
| 57 | WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT | 51 | 49 | 50 | 11 | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA LSP 4506) | ||||||
| 58 | RELICS | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Pink Floyd (Capitol SW 759) | ||||||
| 59 | CONTACT | 68 | 73 | 77 | 5 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus SMAS 7307) | ||||||
| 60 | SURRENDER | 70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown MS 723) | ||||||
| 61 | ABRAXAS | 55 | 53 | 45 | 45 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | ||||||
| 62 | SINFONIAS | 62 | 65 | 67 | 7 | |
| Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802) | ||||||
| 63 | CLOSE TO YOU | 52 | 50 | 51 | 46 |  |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | ||||||
| 64 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM | 60 | 62 | 62 | 42 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6050) | ||||||
| 65 | LOVE STORY | 57 | 52 | 41 | 31 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002) | ||||||
| 66 | GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS) | 61 | 60 | 63 | 25 | |
| Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099) | ||||||
| 67 | GREATEST HITS | 63 | 61 | 64 | 40 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325) | ||||||
| 68 | HANGING IN THERE | 59 | 56 | 54 | 17 | |
| Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 324) | ||||||
| 69 | I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN | 65 | 68 | 66 | 7 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia C 30510) | ||||||
| 70 | MANDRILL | 58 | 54 | 48 | 16 | |
| Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050) | ||||||
| 71 | BROKEN BARRICADES | 66 | 57 | 56 | 14 | |
| Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294) | ||||||
| 72 | LOVE STORY | 67 | 63 | 60 | 25 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497) | ||||||
| 73 | SUMMERTIME | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4314) | ||||||
| 74 | WRITER | 75 | 72 | 79 | 10 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP 77006) | ||||||
| 75 | CHAPTER 2 | 72 | 74 | 80 | 41 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | ||||||
| 76 | TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION | 73 | 66 | 71 | 30 | |
| Elton John (UNI 73096) | ||||||
| 77 | JUST AS I AM | 88 | 93 | 99 | 4 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006) | ||||||
| 78 | TOUCH | 78 | 78 | 81 | 6 | |
| Supremes (Motown MS 737) | ||||||
| 79 | FRIENDS AND LOVE | 81 | 82 | 84 | 7 | |
| Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800) | ||||||
| 80 | ALARM CLOCK | 71 | 67 | 65 | 26 | |
| Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005) | ||||||
| 81 | I'M JUST ME | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4560) | ||||||
| 82 | MARY | 74 | 77 | 73 | 20 | |
| Mary Travers (WB WS 1907) | ||||||
| 83 | YOU'RE MY MAN | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30793) | ||||||
| 84 | THIS IS A RECORDING | 77 | 69 | 58 | 20 | |
| Lily Tomlin (Polydor 24-4055) | ||||||
| 85 | MAN IN BLACK | 80 | 71 | 72 | 5 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30550) | ||||||
| 86 | WAR, WAR, WAR | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Country Joe McDonald (Vanguard VSD-79315) | ||||||
| 87 | DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU | 90 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS 74094) | ||||||
| 88 | PEACEFUL WORLD | 82 | 76 | 68 | 10 | |
| Rascals (Columbia G 30462) | ||||||
| 89 | WHERE I'M COMING FROM | 83 | 81 | 83 | 7 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 308) | ||||||
| 90 | ROCK ON | 91 | 90 | 92 | 12 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301) | ||||||
| 91 | LIVE JOHNNY WINTER AND | 96 | 80 | 74 | 20 | |
| Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30475) | ||||||
| 92 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND | 69 | 58 | 52 | 11 | |
| Ocean (Kama Sutra KSBS 2033) | ||||||
| 93 | LIVE ALBUM | 87 | 87 | 91 | 37 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633) | ||||||
| 94 | MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE | 95 | 88 | 82 | 17 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61334) | ||||||
| 95 | WOODSTOCK TWO | 92 | 75 | 59 | 18 | |
| Various Artists (Cotillion SD 2-400) | ||||||
| 96 | I THINK OF YOU | 93 | 96 | 95 | 5 | |
| Perry Como (RCA LSP 4539) | ||||||
| 97 | MANNA | 98 | 85 | 89 | 21 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-74086) | ||||||
| 98 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jim Nabors (Columbia C 30810) | ||||||
| 99 | SECOND MOVEMENT | 97 | 95 | 94 | 7 | |
| Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1583) | ||||||
| 100 | I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol ST 762) | ||||||
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:
• "Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs" by Derek & The Dominos (# 86)
• "Love's Lines, Angles & Rhymes" by Fifth Dimension (# 94)
• "Donny Hathaway" by Donny Hathaway (# 99)
• "The Cry Of Love" by Jimi Hendrix (#100)