Wednesday August 25, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 21, 1971



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1 TAPESTRY 1 1 1 19
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
2 MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON 2 3 4 16
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
3 STICKY FINGERS 4 2 2 16
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
4 THE CARPENTERS 3 6 6 12
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
5 B, S & T 4 7 12 14 7
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
6 STEPHEN STILLS 2 8 10 12 6
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
7 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 6 4 3 41
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
8 RAM 5 5 5 12
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
9 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 9 7 8 10
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
10 TARKUS 13 11 11 8
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
11 AQUALUNG 11 9 7 15
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
12 4 WAY STREET 15 13 16 18
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
13 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 18 19 22 29
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
14 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST 20 46 84 4
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
15 WHAT'S GOING ON 10 8 9 9
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
16 LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST 16 14 13 12
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
17 BLUE 14 15 15 8
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
18 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 17 17 19 14
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
19 THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I 25 30 64 5
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
20 WHO'S NEXT 47 -- -- 2  
Who (Decca DL 79182)
21 L.A. WOMAN 12 21 25 16
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
22 SONGS FOR BEGINNERS 19 16 10 10
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
23 ONE WORLD 28 31 33 6
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
24 SURVIVAL 23 20 23 17
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
25 CHASE 26 27 21 15
Chase (Epic E 30472)
26 CARLY SIMON 27 24 20 18
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
27 BURT BACHARACH 21 18 17 10
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
28 INDIAN RESERVATION 29 28 31 9
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
29 LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE 22 23 24 13
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
30 11-17-70 24 22 18 14
Elton John (UNI 93105)
31 UP TO DATE 30 25 27 21
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
32 NATURALLY 31 35 39 36
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
33 WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET 36 43 48 6
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
34 HOMEMADE 34 32 26 8
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
35 OSIBISA 35 39 43 7
Osibisa (Decca DL 75285)
36 HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS 32 29 29 12
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DSX 50103)
37 GOLDEN BISCUITS 33 26 28 27
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
38 MAYBE TOMORROW 37 33 37 17
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
39 SKY'S THE LIMIT 43 37 35 15
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
40 THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO 39 40 34 20
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
41 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER 42 38 42 29
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)
42 BYRDMANIAX 44 49 85 6
Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)
43 LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS 38 34 30 10
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4530)
44 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN 40 44 45 9
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 731)
45 VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL 45 47 47 12
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 726)
46 CURTIS/LIVE! 58 51 44 13  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
47 CHICAGO III 49 56 49 30
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
48 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR -- -- -- 1  
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
49 V 50 55 56 12
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
50 SURRENDER 54 60 70 4
Diana Ross (Motown MS 723)
51 JUST AS I AM 57 77 88 6
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
52 PARANOID 46 41 40 28
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
53 RECORDED LIVE 41 36 32 10  
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP 4550)
54 THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM 51 48 54 7
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
55 CONTACT 56 59 68 7
Freda Payne (Invictus SMAS 7307)
56 THIRDS 59 53 53 19
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
57 I'M JUST ME 62 81 -- 3
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4560)
58 TOM JONES SINGS SHE'S A LADY 48 45 36 15
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046)
59 SHAFT 88 -- -- 2  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
60 LOVE IT TO DEATH 61 52 46 22
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
61 RELICS 53 58 76 4
Pink Floyd (Capitol SW 759)
62 CHAPTER 2 69 75 72 43
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
63 SWEET BABY JAMES 60 54 50 77
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
64 SUMMERTIME 70 73 79 4
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4314)
65 ABRAXAS 66 61 55 47
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
66 PEARL 52 42 38 30  
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
67 GREATEST HITS 65 67 63 42
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
68 SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE 55 50 41 12  
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037)
69 CLOSE TO YOU 67 63 52 48
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
70 MR. BIG STUFF 82 -- -- 2  
Jean Knight (Stax STS 2045)
71 SINFONIAS 68 62 62 9
Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802)
72 GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS) 64 66 61 27
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
73 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 72 64 60 44
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
74 WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT 63 57 51 13  
Jerry Reed (RCA LSP 4506)
75 MANDRILL 71 70 58 18
Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050)
76 WRITER 77 74 75 12
Carole King (Ode SP 77006)
77 FRIENDS AND LOVE 78 79 81 9
Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800)
78 BROKEN BARRICADES 76 71 66 16
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294)
79 TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION 79 76 73 32
Elton John (UNI 73096)
80 SO LONG BANNATYNE -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4574)
81 I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN 80 69 65 9
Ray Price (Columbia C 30510)
82 YOU'RE MY MAN 84 83 89 4
Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30793)
83 ROCK ON 86 90 91 14
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301)
84 WAR, WAR, WAR 81 86 -- 3
Country Joe McDonald (Vanguard VSD-79315)
85 THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH 97 -- -- 2  
Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955)
86 DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU 87 87 90 5
Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS 74094)
87 HANGING IN THERE 74 68 59 19  
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 324)
88 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 96 100 -- 3
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST 762)
89 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND -- -- -- 1  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797)
90 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 91 98 -- 3
Jim Nabors (Columbia C 30810)
91 THE LAST TIME I SAW HER 98 -- -- 2
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 733)
92 LOVE STORY 73 65 57 33  
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002)
93 MARY 75 82 74 22  
Mary Travers (WB WS 1907)
94 WHERE I'M COMING FROM 93 89 83 9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 308)
95 LIVE ALBUM 94 93 87 39
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
96 MANNA 99 97 98 23
Bread (Elektra EKS-74086)
97 HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN 100 -- -- 2
Fortunes (Capitol ST 809)
98 VIKKI CARR'S LOVE STORY -- -- -- 1  
Vikki Carr (Columbia C 30662)
99 SOMETHING ELSE -- -- -- 1  
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6797)
100 RAINBOW FUNK -- -- -- 1  
Junior Walker & The All Stars (Soul SS 732)

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:

   • "Love Story" by Andy Williams (# 83)
   • "Alarm Clock" by Richie Havens (# 85)
   • "Touch" by Supremes (# 89)
   • "Man In Black" by Johnny Cash (# 90)
   • "Peaceful World" by Rascals (# 92)
   • "Live Johnny Winter And" by Johnny Winter And (# 95)

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