Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending October 2, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609) | ||||||
| 2 | TAPESTRY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 3 | EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5) | ||||||
| 4 | WHO'S NEXT | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Who (Decca DL 79182) | ||||||
| 5 | SHAFT | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002) | ||||||
| 6 | RAM | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375) | ||||||
| 7 | MASTER OF REALITY | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562) | ||||||
| 8 | THE CARPENTERS | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | ||||||
| 9 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6064) | ||||||
| 10 | BARK | 11 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001) | ||||||
| 11 | MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2561) | ||||||
| 12 | AQUALUNG | 13 | 14 | 10 | 21 | |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035) | ||||||
| 13 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 12 | 9 | 9 | 47 | |
| Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206) | ||||||
| 14 | STICKY FINGERS | 14 | 10 | 8 | 22 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100) | ||||||
| 15 | IMAGINE | 65 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| John Lennon (Apple SW 3379) | ||||||
| 16 | THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM | 17 | 19 | 28 | 13 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782) | ||||||
| 17 | THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679) | ||||||
| 18 | WHAT'S GOING ON | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310) | ||||||
| 19 | LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205) | ||||||
| 20 | A SPACE IN TIME | 22 | 25 | 34 | 6 | |
| Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801) | ||||||
| 21 | L.A. WOMAN | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | |
| Doors (Elektra EKS-75011) | ||||||
| 22 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 23 | 21 | 22 | 35 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
| 23 | ONE WORLD | 21 | 20 | 21 | 12 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520) | ||||||
| 24 | ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS | 74 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295) | ||||||
| 25 | HOT PANTS | 37 | 46 | 58 | 5 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD 4054) | ||||||
| 26 | BLESSED ARE. . . | 50 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6570/1) | ||||||
| 27 | LIVE IN CONCERT | 36 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 733) | ||||||
| 28 | TRAFALGAR | 62 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco SD 36-7003) | ||||||
| 29 | FIREBALL | 20 | 24 | 45 | 6 | |
| Deep Purple (Harvest SHVL-793) | ||||||
| 30 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 30 | 29 | 25 | 20 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 31 | JUST AS I AM | 31 | 30 | 32 | 12 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006) | ||||||
| 32 | TARKUS | 28 | 26 | 19 | 14 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900) | ||||||
| 33 | 4 WAY STREET | 27 | 27 | 18 | 24 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902) | ||||||
| 34 | V | 32 | 35 | 37 | 18 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302) | ||||||
| 35 | THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST | 29 | 28 | 26 | 10 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802) | ||||||
| 36 | ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE | 47 | 60 | 73 | 4 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71048) | ||||||
| 37 | SURF'S UP | 46 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Beach Boys (Brother RS 6453) | ||||||
| 38 | B, S & T 4 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 |  |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590) | ||||||
| 39 | BLUE | 26 | 23 | 24 | 14 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038) | ||||||
| 40 | BARBRA JOAN STREISAND | 71 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792) | ||||||
| 41 | THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH | 42 | 44 | 48 | 8 | |
| Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955) | ||||||
| 42 | FOR LADIES ONLY | 78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50110) | ||||||
| 43 | UP TO DATE | 43 | 34 | 33 | 27 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6059) | ||||||
| 44 | STEPHEN STILLS 2 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 12 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206) | ||||||
| 45 | PAUL AND | 49 | 69 | 75 | 6 | |
| Paul Stookey (WB WS 1912) | ||||||
| 46 | THE NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE | 57 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia C 30888) | ||||||
| 47 | CLOSE TO YOU | 54 | 58 | 64 | 54 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | ||||||
| 48 | GOLDEN BISCUITS | 51 | 40 | 36 | 33 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098) | ||||||
| 49 | GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE | 68 | 91 | 98 | 4 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170) | ||||||
| 50 | SO LONG BANNATYNE | 39 | 39 | 41 | 7 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSP 4574) | ||||||
| 51 | ISLE OF WIGHT | 75 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Various Artists (Columbia G3X 30805) | ||||||
| 52 | HOMEMADE | 35 | 36 | 29 | 14 | |
| Osmonds (MGM SE 4770) | ||||||
| 53 | LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST | 72 | 81 | 95 | 4 | |
| King Curtis (Atco SD 33-359) | ||||||
| 54 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO | 48 | 38 | 35 | 26 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004) | ||||||
| 55 | INDIAN RESERVATION | 34 | 32 | 27 | 15 | |
| Raiders (Columbia C 30768) | ||||||
| 56 | YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND | 45 | 45 | 47 | 7 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797) | ||||||
| 57 | PARANOID | 40 | 49 | 52 | 34 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887) | ||||||
| 58 | WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET | 44 | 37 | 38 | 12 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953) | ||||||
| 59 | LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE | 33 | 31 | 31 | 19 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903) | ||||||
| 60 | SURRENDER | 41 | 41 | 39 | 10 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown MS 723) | ||||||
| 61 | SKY'S THE LIMIT | 52 | 51 | 44 | 21 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GS 957) | ||||||
| 62 | CURTIS/LIVE! | 67 | 74 | 68 | 19 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008) | ||||||
| 63 | FREEDOM MEANS | 69 | 72 | 79 | 5 | |
| Dells (Cadet CA 50004) | ||||||
| 64 | ABRAXAS | 64 | 63 | 63 | 53 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | ||||||
| 65 | WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Traffic (United Artists UAS 5550) | ||||||
| 66 | GODSPELL | 70 | 73 | 76 | 6 | |
| Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102) | ||||||
| 67 | SOUL TO SOUL | 81 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 7207) | ||||||
| 68 | CHASE | 38 | 33 | 30 | 21 | |
| Chase (Epic E 30472) | ||||||
| 69 | BYRDMANIAX | 56 | 43 | 46 | 12 | |
| Byrds (Columbia KC 30640) | ||||||
| 70 | RAY STEVENS' GREATEST HITS | 76 | 68 | 70 | 5 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z 30770) | ||||||
| 71 | CHAPTER 2 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 49 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | ||||||
| 72 | BURT BACHARACH | 63 | 53 | 50 | 16 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501) | ||||||
| 73 | GETTING TOGETHER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1045) | ||||||
| 74 | CARLY SIMON | 58 | 48 | 42 | 24 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082) | ||||||
| 75 | FROM THE INSIDE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Poco (Epic KE 30753) | ||||||
| 76 | THEIR SIXTEEN GREATEST HITS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 15107) | ||||||
| 77 | LOVE IT TO DEATH | 60 | 65 | 69 | 28 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883) | ||||||
| 78 | ONE FINE MORNING | 83 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Lighthouse (Evolution 3007) | ||||||
| 79 | SURVIVAL | 53 | 42 | 43 | 23 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764) | ||||||
| 80 | ME AND BOBBY MCGEE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30817) | ||||||
| 81 | SONGS FOR BEGINNERS | 59 | 47 | 40 | 16 | |
| Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204) | ||||||
| 82 | THE LONDON HOWLIN' WOLF SESSIONS | 85 | 88 | 92 | 5 | |
| Howlin' Wolf (Chess CH 60008) | ||||||
| 83 | CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY | 82 | 82 | 83 | 6 | |
| Chicago (Columbia GP 8) | ||||||
| 84 | NATURALLY | 87 | 62 | 59 | 42 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088) | ||||||
| 85 | MAYBE TOMORROW | 92 | 57 | 53 | 23 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735) | ||||||
| 86 | SWEET BABY JAMES | 94 | 83 | 66 | 83 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 1843) | ||||||
| 87 | FILLMORE EAST, JUNE 1971 | 77 | 80 | 86 | 5 | |
| Mothers Of Invention (Bizarre MS 2042) | ||||||
| 88 | I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM | 73 | 71 | 72 | 9 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol ST 762) | ||||||
| 89 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM | 96 | 90 | 94 | 50 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6050) | ||||||
| 90 | GREATEST HITS | 88 | 64 | 65 | 48 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325) | ||||||
| 91 | MAGGOT BRAIN | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2007) | ||||||
| 92 | MR. BIG STUFF | 79 | 61 | 55 | 8 | |
| Jean Knight (Stax STS 2045) | ||||||
| 93 | GASOLINE ALLEY | -- | -- | -- | 18 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624) | ||||||
| 94 | YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30740) | ||||||
| 95 | THIRDS | 97 | 85 | 61 | 25 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 741) | ||||||
| 96 | 11-17-70 | 89 | 56 | 60 | 20 | |
| Elton John (UNI 93105) | ||||||
| 97 | CHICAGO III | 95 | 59 | 57 | 36 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C2 30110) | ||||||
| 98 | LIVE AT THE REGAL | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCS 724) | ||||||
| 99 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HER | 99 | 95 | 100 | 8 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 733) | ||||||
| 100 | SUMMER OF '42 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (WB WS 1925) | ||||||
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:
• "What The World Needs Now Is Love" by Tom Clay (# 55)
• "Osibisa" by Osibisa (# 61)
• "Death Walks Behind You" by Atomic Rooster (# 80)
• "I'm Just Me" by Charley Pride (# 84)
• "Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (# 86)
• "Rainbow Funk" by Junior Walker & The All Stars (# 90)
• "Gold (Their Greatest Hits)" by Steppenwolf (# 91)
• "Vikki Carr's Love Story" by Vikki Carr (# 93)