Thursday September 30, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 25, 1971



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1 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 2 2 6 15
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
2 TAPESTRY 1 1 1 24
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
3 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR 3 3 7 6
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
4 WHO'S NEXT 4 4 5 7
Who (Decca DL 79182)
5 RAM 5 5 2 17
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
6 THE CARPENTERS 6 7 4 17
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
7 SHAFT 8 11 18 7
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
8 MASTER OF REALITY 12 20 52 4
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)
9 MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON 7 6 3 21
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
10 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE 11 12 20 5
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
11 BARK 70 -- -- 2  
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001)
12 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 9 9 10 46
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
13 AQUALUNG 14 10 12 20
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
14 STICKY FINGERS 10 8 8 21
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
15 L.A. WOMAN 15 16 17 21
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
16 WHAT'S GOING ON 17 14 11 14
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
17 THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM 19 28 37 12
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
18 THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I 18 17 15 10
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
19 LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST 22 23 22 17
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
20 FIREBALL 24 45 67 5
Deep Purple (Harvest SHVL-793)
21 ONE WORLD 20 21 24 11
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
22 A SPACE IN TIME 25 34 47 5
Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801)
23 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 21 22 21 34
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
24 STEPHEN STILLS 2 16 15 13 11
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
25 B, S & T 4 13 13 9 12  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
26 BLUE 23 24 25 13
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
27 4 WAY STREET 27 18 19 23
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
28 TARKUS 26 19 16 13
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
29 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST 28 26 14 9
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
30 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 29 25 23 19
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
31 JUST AS I AM 30 32 39 11
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
32 V 35 37 40 17
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
33 LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE 31 31 33 18
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
34 INDIAN RESERVATION 32 27 26 14
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
35 HOMEMADE 36 29 35 13
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
36 LIVE IN CONCERT 75 -- -- 2  
James Gang (ABC ABCX 733)
37 HOT PANTS 46 58 71 4
James Brown (Polydor PD 4054)
38 CHASE 33 30 34 20
Chase (Epic E 30472)
39 SO LONG BANNATYNE 39 41 50 6
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4574)
40 PARANOID 49 52 51 33
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
41 SURRENDER 41 39 42 9
Diana Ross (Motown MS 723)
42 THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH 44 48 58 7
Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955)
43 UP TO DATE 34 33 29 26
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
44 WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET 37 38 27 11
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
45 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 45 47 56 6
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797)
46 SURF'S UP 77 -- -- 2  
Beach Boys (Brother RS 6453)
47 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 60 73 -- 3  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71048)
48 THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO 38 35 31 25
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
49 PAUL AND 69 75 87 5  
Paul Stookey (WB WS 1912)
50 BLESSED ARE. . . 92 -- -- 2  
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6570/1)
51 GOLDEN BISCUITS 40 36 36 32  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
52 SKY'S THE LIMIT 51 44 41 20
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
53 SURVIVAL 42 43 32 22  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
54 CLOSE TO YOU 58 64 70 53
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
55 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE 50 56 60 5
Tom Clay (Mowest 103-L)
56 BYRDMANIAX 43 46 43 11  
Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)
57 THE NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE -- -- -- 1  
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia C 30888)
58 CARLY SIMON 48 42 30 23
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
59 SONGS FOR BEGINNERS 47 40 28 15  
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
60 LOVE IT TO DEATH 65 69 73 27
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
61 OSIBISA 52 49 38 12
Osibisa (Decca DL 75285)
62 TRAFALGAR -- -- -- 1  
Bee Gees (Atco SD 36-7003)
63 BURT BACHARACH 53 50 44 15
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
64 ABRAXAS 63 63 63 52
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
65 IMAGINE -- -- -- 1  
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
66 CHAPTER 2 67 67 68 48
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
67 CURTIS/LIVE! 74 68 62 18
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
68 GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 91 98 -- 3  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170)
69 FREEDOM MEANS 72 79 84 4
Dells (Cadet CA 50004)
70 GODSPELL 73 76 81 5
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
71 BARBRA JOAN STREISAND -- -- -- 1  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792)
72 LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST 81 95 -- 3
King Curtis (Atco SD 33-359)
73 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 71 72 77 8
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST 762)
74 ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295)
75 ISLE OF WIGHT 84 -- -- 2
Various Artists (Columbia G3X 30805)
76 RAY STEVENS' GREATEST HITS 68 70 80 4
Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z 30770)
77 FILLMORE EAST, JUNE 1971 80 86 92 4
Mothers Of Invention (Bizarre MS 2042)
78 FOR LADIES ONLY -- -- -- 1  
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50110)
79 MR. BIG STUFF 61 55 59 7  
Jean Knight (Stax STS 2045)
80 DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU 78 82 75 10
Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS 74094)
81 SOUL TO SOUL 98 -- -- 2  
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 7207)
82 CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY 82 83 78 5
Chicago (Columbia GP 8)
83 ONE FINE MORNING 89 -- -- 2
Lighthouse (Evolution 3007)
84 I'M JUST ME 54 51 48 8  
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4560)
85 THE LONDON HOWLIN' WOLF SESSIONS 88 92 98 4
Howlin' Wolf (Chess CH 60008)
86 HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS 55 54 46 17  
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DSX 50103)
87 NATURALLY 62 59 45 41  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
88 GREATEST HITS 64 65 69 47  
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
89 11-17-70 56 60 53 19  
Elton John (UNI 93105)
90 RAINBOW FUNK 86 88 86 6
Junior Walker & The All Stars (Soul SS 732)
91 GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS) 66 74 76 32  
Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099)
92 MAYBE TOMORROW 57 53 49 22  
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
93 VIKKI CARR'S LOVE STORY 76 81 85 6  
Vikki Carr (Columbia C 30662)
94 SWEET BABY JAMES 83 66 66 82  
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
95 CHICAGO III 59 57 54 35  
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
96 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 90 94 93 49
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
97 THIRDS 85 61 55 24  
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
98 MAGGOT BRAIN -- -- -- 1  
Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2007)
99 THE LAST TIME I SAW HER 95 100 94 7
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 733)
100 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30740)

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:

   • "If I Were Your Woman" by Gladys Knight & The Pips (# 79)
   • "Love Letters From Elvis" by Elvis Presley (# 87)
   • "Live Album" by Grand Funk Railroad (# 93)
   • "Rock On" by Humble Pie (# 94)
   • "C'mon Everybody" by Elvis Presley (# 96)
   • "Writer" by Carole King (# 97)
   • "Pearl" by Janis Joplin (# 99)
   • "Emerson, Lake & Palmer" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (#100)

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