Friday September 24, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 18, 1971



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1 TAPESTRY 1 1 1 23
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
2 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 2 6 12 14
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
3 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR 3 7 18 5
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
4 WHO'S NEXT 4 5 11 6
Who (Decca DL 79182)
5 RAM 5 2 3 16
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
6 THE CARPENTERS 7 4 6 16
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
7 MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON 6 3 2 20
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
8 SHAFT 11 18 30 6
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
9 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 9 10 5 45
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
10 STICKY FINGERS 8 8 4 20
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
11 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE 12 20 53 4
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
12 MASTER OF REALITY 20 52 -- 3
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)
13 B, S & T 4 13 9 7 11
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
14 AQUALUNG 10 12 8 19
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
15 L.A. WOMAN 16 17 17 20
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
16 STEPHEN STILLS 2 15 13 10 10
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
17 WHAT'S GOING ON 14 11 15 13
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
18 THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I 17 15 16 9
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
19 THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM 28 37 49 11
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
20 ONE WORLD 21 24 21 10
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
21 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 22 21 20 33
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
22 LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST 23 22 23 16
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
23 BLUE 24 25 22 12
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
24 FIREBALL 45 67 79 4  
Deep Purple (Harvest SHVL-793)
25 A SPACE IN TIME 34 47 58 4
Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801)
26 TARKUS 19 16 9 12
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
27 4 WAY STREET 18 19 13 22
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
28 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST 26 14 14 8
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
29 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 25 23 19 18
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
30 JUST AS I AM 32 39 48 10
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
31 LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE 31 33 25 17
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
32 INDIAN RESERVATION 27 26 28 13
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
33 CHASE 30 34 29 19
Chase (Epic E 30472)
34 UP TO DATE 33 29 27 25
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
35 V 37 40 46 16
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
36 HOMEMADE 29 35 36 12
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
37 WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET 38 27 32 10
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
38 THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO 35 31 38 24
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
39 SO LONG BANNATYNE 41 50 68 5
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4574)
40 GOLDEN BISCUITS 36 36 37 31
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
41 SURRENDER 39 42 47 8
Diana Ross (Motown MS 723)
42 SURVIVAL 43 32 26 21
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
43 BYRDMANIAX 46 43 41 10
Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)
44 THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH 48 58 72 6
Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955)
45 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 47 56 74 5
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797)
46 HOT PANTS 58 71 -- 3  
James Brown (Polydor PD 4054)
47 SONGS FOR BEGINNERS 40 28 24 14
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
48 CARLY SIMON 42 30 31 22
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
49 PARANOID 52 51 44 32
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
50 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE 56 60 70 4
Tom Clay (Mowest 103-L)
51 SKY'S THE LIMIT 44 41 43 19
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
52 OSIBISA 49 38 39 11
Osibisa (Decca DL 75285)
53 BURT BACHARACH 50 44 33 14
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
54 I'M JUST ME 51 48 50 7
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4560)
55 HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS 54 46 40 16
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DSX 50103)
56 11-17-70 60 53 35 18
Elton John (UNI 93105)
57 MAYBE TOMORROW 53 49 42 21
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
58 CLOSE TO YOU 64 70 62 52
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
59 CHICAGO III 57 54 45 34
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
60 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 73 -- -- 2  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71048)
61 MR. BIG STUFF 55 59 65 6
Jean Knight (Stax STS 2045)
62 NATURALLY 59 45 34 40
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
63 ABRAXAS 63 63 59 51
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
64 GREATEST HITS 65 69 71 46
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
65 LOVE IT TO DEATH 69 73 63 26
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
66 GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS) 74 76 82 31
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
67 CHAPTER 2 67 68 69 47
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
68 RAY STEVENS' GREATEST HITS 70 80 -- 3
Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z 30770)
69 PAUL AND 75 87 98 4
Paul Stookey (WB WS 1912)
70 BARK -- -- -- 1  
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001)
71 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 72 77 84 7
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST 762)
72 FREEDOM MEANS 79 84 -- 3
Dells (Cadet CA 50004)
73 GODSPELL 76 81 89 4
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
74 CURTIS/LIVE! 68 62 54 17
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
75 LIVE IN CONCERT -- -- -- 1  
James Gang (ABC ABCX 733)
76 VIKKI CARR'S LOVE STORY 81 85 91 5
Vikki Carr (Columbia C 30662)
77 SURF'S UP -- -- -- 1  
Beach Boys (Brother RS 6453)
78 DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU 82 75 80 9
Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS 74094)
79 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN 62 57 56 13  
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 731)
80 FILLMORE EAST, JUNE 1971 86 92 -- 3
Mothers Of Invention (Bizarre MS 2042)
81 LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST 95 -- -- 2  
King Curtis (Atco SD 33-359)
82 CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY 83 78 86 4
Chicago (Columbia GP 8)
83 SWEET BABY JAMES 66 66 66 81  
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
84 ISLE OF WIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Various Artists (Columbia G3X 30805)
85 THIRDS 61 55 55 23  
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
86 RAINBOW FUNK 88 86 93 5
Junior Walker & The All Stars (Soul SS 732)
87 LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS 87 82 64 14
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4530)
88 THE LONDON HOWLIN' WOLF SESSIONS 92 98 -- 3
Howlin' Wolf (Chess CH 60008)
89 ONE FINE MORNING -- -- -- 1  
Lighthouse (Evolution 3007)
90 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 94 93 85 48
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
91 GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 98 -- -- 2
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170)
92 BLESSED ARE. . . -- -- -- 1  
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6570/1)
93 LIVE ALBUM 97 100 99 43
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633)
94 ROCK ON 91 97 83 18
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301)
95 THE LAST TIME I SAW HER 100 94 87 6
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 733)
96 C'MON EVERYBODY 93 90 97 4
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2518)
97 WRITER 96 96 76 16
Carole King (Ode SP 77006)
98 SOUL TO SOUL -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 7207)
99 PEARL 84 83 78 34  
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
100 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER 71 64 51 33  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)

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:

   • "Recorded Live" by Hot Tuna (# 77)
   • "Summertime" by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (# 78)
   • "Volcanic Action Of My Soul" by Ray Charles (# 80)
   • "Relics" by Pink Floyd (# 85)
   • "Tom Jones Sings She's A Lady" by Tom Jones (# 89)
   • "I Won't Mention It Again" by Ray Price (# 90)
   • "Something Else" by Shirley Bassey (# 99)

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