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)