Cashbox Top Albums

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TAPESTRY	1	1	1	21
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
2	RAM	3	8	5	14
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
3	MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON	2	2	2	18
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
4	THE CARPENTERS	6	4	3	14
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
5	WHO'S NEXT	11	20	47	4
Who (Decca DL 79182)
6	EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY	12	9	9	12
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
7	EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR	18	48	--	3
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
8	STICKY FINGERS	4	3	4	18
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
9	B, S & T 4	7	5	7	9
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
10	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	5	7	6	43
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
11	WHAT'S GOING ON	15	15	10	11
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
12	AQUALUNG	8	11	11	17
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
13	STEPHEN STILLS 2	10	6	8	8
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
14	THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST	14	14	20	6
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
15	THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I	16	19	25	7
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
16	TARKUS	9	10	13	10
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
17	L.A. WOMAN	17	21	12	18
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
18	SHAFT	30	59	88	4
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
19	4 WAY STREET	13	12	15	20
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
20	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE	53	--	--	2
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
21	TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN	20	13	18	31
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
22	LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST	23	16	16	14
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
23	POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES	19	18	17	16
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
24	ONE WORLD	21	23	28	8
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
25	BLUE	22	17	14	10
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
26	INDIAN RESERVATION	28	28	29	11
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
27	WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET	32	33	36	8
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
28	SONGS FOR BEGINNERS	24	22	19	12
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
29	UP TO DATE	27	31	30	23
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
30	CARLY SIMON	31	26	27	20
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
31	THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO	38	40	39	22
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
32	SURVIVAL	26	24	23	19
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
33	LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE	25	29	22	15
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
34	CHASE	29	25	26	17
Chase (Epic E 30472)
35	HOMEMADE	36	34	34	10
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
36	GOLDEN BISCUITS	37	37	33	29
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
37	THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM	49	54	51	9
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
38	OSIBISA	39	35	35	9
Osibisa (Decca DL 75285)
39	JUST AS I AM	48	51	57	8
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
40	V	46	49	50	14
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
41	SKY'S THE LIMIT	43	39	43	17
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
42	SURRENDER	47	50	54	6
Diana Ross (Motown MS 723)
43	BYRDMANIAX	41	42	44	8
Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)
44	BURT BACHARACH	33	27	21	12
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
45	NATURALLY	34	32	31	38
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
46	HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS	40	36	32	14
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DSX 50103)
47	A SPACE IN TIME	58	--	--	2
Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801)
48	I'M JUST ME	50	57	62	5
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4560)
49	MAYBE TOMORROW	42	38	37	19
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
50	SO LONG BANNATYNE	68	80	--	3
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4574)
51	PARANOID	44	52	46	30
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
52	MASTER OF REALITY	--	--	--	1
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)
53	11-17-70	35	30	24	16
Elton John (UNI 93105)
54	CHICAGO III	45	47	49	32
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
55	THIRDS	55	56	59	21
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
56	YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND	74	89	--	3
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797)
57	IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN	56	44	40	11
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 731)
58	THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH	72	85	97	4
Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955)
59	MR. BIG STUFF	65	70	82	4
Jean Knight (Stax STS 2045)
60	WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE	70	--	--	2
Tom Clay (Mowest 103-L)
61	VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL	52	45	45	14
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 726)
62	CURTIS/LIVE!	54	46	58	15
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
63	ABRAXAS	59	65	66	49
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
64	EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER	51	41	42	31
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)
65	RECORDED LIVE	57	53	41	12
Hot Tuna (RCA LSP 4550)
66	SWEET BABY JAMES	66	63	60	79
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
67	FIREBALL	79	--	--	2
Deep Purple (Harvest SHVL-793)
68	CHAPTER 2	69	62	69	45
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
69	GREATEST HITS	71	67	65	44
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
70	CLOSE TO YOU	62	69	67	50
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
71	HOT PANTS	--	--	--	1
James Brown (Polydor PD 4054)
72	SUMMERTIME	61	64	70	6
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4314)
73	LOVE IT TO DEATH	63	60	61	24
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
74	RELICS	73	61	53	6
Pink Floyd (Capitol SW 759)
75	DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU	80	86	87	7
Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS 74094)
76	GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS)	82	72	64	29
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
77	I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM	84	88	96	5
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST 762)
78	CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY	86	--	--	2
Chicago (Columbia GP 8)
79	FRIENDS AND LOVE	75	77	78	11
Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800)
80	RAY STEVENS' GREATEST HITS	--	--	--	1
Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z 30770)
81	GODSPELL	89	--	--	2
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
82	LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS	64	43	38	12
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4530)
83	PEARL	78	66	52	32
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
84	FREEDOM MEANS	--	--	--	1
Dells (Cadet CA 50004)
85	VIKKI CARR'S LOVE STORY	91	98	--	3
Vikki Carr (Columbia C 30662)
86	RAINBOW FUNK	93	100	--	3
Junior Walker & The All Stars (Soul SS 732)
87	PAUL AND	98	--	--	2
Paul Stookey (WB WS 1912)
88	TOM JONES SINGS SHE'S A LADY	67	58	48	17
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046)
89	I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN	90	81	80	11
Ray Price (Columbia C 30510)
90	C'MON EVERYBODY	97	--	--	2
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2518)
91	SOMETHING ELSE	96	99	--	3
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6797)
92	FILLMORE EAST, JUNE 1971	--	--	--	1
Mothers Of Invention (Bizarre MS 2042)
93	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM	85	73	72	46
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
94	THE LAST TIME I SAW HER	87	91	98	4
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 733)
95	YOU'RE MY MAN	92	82	84	6
Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30793)
96	WRITER	76	76	77	14
Carole King (Ode SP 77006)
97	ROCK ON	83	83	86	16
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301)
98	THE LONDON HOWLIN' WOLF SESSIONS	--	--	--	1
Howlin' Wolf (Chess CH 60008)
99	SINFONIAS	77	71	68	11
Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802)
100	LIVE ALBUM	99	95	94	41
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)

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designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Contact" by Freda Payne (# 60)
   • "Summer Side Of Life" by Gordon Lightfoot (# 81)
   • "Broken Barricades" by Procol Harum (# 88)
   • "Hanging In There" by Hudson & Landry (# 94)
   • "Love Story" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 95)
   • "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" by Fortunes (#100)