Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending October 9, 1971

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY	1	1	2	17
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
2	TAPESTRY	2	2	1	26
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
3	EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR	3	3	3	8
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
4	WHO'S NEXT	4	4	4	9
Who (Decca DL 79182)
5	SHAFT	5	7	8	9
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
6	IMAGINE	15	65	--	3
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
7	THE CARPENTERS	8	6	6	19
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
8	BARK	10	11	70	4
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001)
9	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE	9	10	11	7
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
10	MASTER OF REALITY	7	8	12	6
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)
11	RAM	6	5	5	19
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
12	MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON	11	9	7	23
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
13	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	13	12	9	48
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
14	AQUALUNG	12	13	14	22
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
15	THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM	16	17	19	14
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
16	STICKY FINGERS	14	14	10	23
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
17	BLESSED ARE. . .	26	50	92	4
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6570/1)
18	THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I	17	18	18	12
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
19	A SPACE IN TIME	20	22	25	7
Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801)
20	TRAFALGAR	28	62	--	3
Bee Gees (Atco SD 36-7003)
21	ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS	24	74	--	3
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295)
22	ONE WORLD	23	21	20	13
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
23	HOT PANTS	25	37	46	6
James Brown (Polydor PD 4054)
24	LIVE IN CONCERT	27	36	75	4
James Gang (ABC ABCX 733)
25	WHAT'S GOING ON	18	16	17	16
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
26	LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST	19	19	22	19
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
27	SURF'S UP	37	46	77	4
Beach Boys (Brother RS 6453)
28	TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN	22	23	21	36
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
29	L.A. WOMAN	21	15	15	23
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
30	V	34	32	35	19
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
31	BARBRA JOAN STREISAND	40	71	--	3
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792)
32	POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES	30	30	29	21
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
33	FIREBALL	29	20	24	7
Deep Purple (Harvest SHVL-793)
34	ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE	36	47	60	5
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71048)
35	THE NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE	46	57	--	3
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia C 30888)
36	FOR LADIES ONLY	42	78	--	3
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50110)
37	THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST	35	29	28	11
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
38	JUST AS I AM	31	31	30	13
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
39	4 WAY STREET	33	27	27	25
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
40	WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN	65	--	--	2
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5550)
41	TARKUS	32	28	26	15
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
42	BLUE	39	26	23	15
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
43	ISLE OF WIGHT	51	75	84	4
Various Artists (Columbia G3X 30805)
44	UP TO DATE	43	43	34	28
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
45	STEPHEN STILLS 2	44	24	16	13
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
46	GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE	49	68	91	5
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170)
47	B, S & T 4	38	25	13	14
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
48	FROM THE INSIDE	75	--	--	2
Poco (Epic KE 30753)
49	GOLDEN BISCUITS	48	51	40	34
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
50	LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST	53	72	81	5
King Curtis (Atco SD 33-359)
51	THEIR SIXTEEN GREATEST HITS	76	--	--	2
Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 15107)
52	CLOSE TO YOU	47	54	58	55
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
53	THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO	54	48	38	27
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
54	PAUL AND	45	49	69	7
Paul Stookey (WB WS 1912)
55	PARANOID	57	40	49	35
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
56	THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH	41	42	44	9
Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955)
57	SO LONG BANNATYNE	50	39	39	8
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4574)
58	HOMEMADE	52	35	36	15
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
59	GETTING TOGETHER	73	--	--	2
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1045)
60	SKY'S THE LIMIT	61	52	51	22
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
61	INDIAN RESERVATION	55	34	32	16
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
62	FREEDOM MEANS	63	69	72	6
Dells (Cadet CA 50004)
63	LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE	59	33	31	20
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
64	SOUL TO SOUL	67	81	98	4
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 7207)
65	GODSPELL	66	70	73	7
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
66	CURTIS/LIVE!	62	67	74	20
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
67	ONE FINE MORNING	78	83	89	4
Lighthouse (Evolution 3007)
68	ABRAXAS	64	64	63	54
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
69	RAY STEVENS' GREATEST HITS	70	76	68	6
Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z 30770)
70	RAINBOW BRIDGE (SOUNDTRACK)	--	--	--	1
Jimi Hendrix (WEA MT 358)
71	YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND	56	45	45	8
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797)
72	CHASE	68	38	33	22
Chase (Epic E 30472)
73	BURT BACHARACH	72	63	53	17
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
74	WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET	58	44	37	13
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
75	ME AND BOBBY MCGEE	80	--	--	2
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30817)
76	SURRENDER	60	41	41	11
Diana Ross (Motown MS 723)
77	BYRDMANIAX	69	56	43	13
Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)
78	CHAPTER 2	71	66	67	50
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
79	CHER	--	--	--	1
Cher (Kapp KS-3649)
80	THE LONDON HOWLIN' WOLF SESSIONS	82	85	88	6
Howlin' Wolf (Chess CH 60008)
81	GASOLINE ALLEY	93	--	--	19
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624)
82	CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY	83	82	82	7
Chicago (Columbia GP 8)
83	I THINK WE'RE ALL BOZOS ON THIS BUS	--	--	--	1
Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30737)
84	SURVIVAL	79	53	42	24
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
85	LOVE IT TO DEATH	77	60	65	29
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
86	LIVE AT THE REGAL	98	--	--	2
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 724)
87	FILLMORE EAST, JUNE 1971	87	77	80	6
Mothers Of Invention (Bizarre MS 2042)
88	SONGS FOR BEGINNERS	81	59	47	17
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
89	CHICAGO III	97	95	59	37
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
90	NATURALLY	84	87	62	43
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
91	MAYBE TOMORROW	85	92	57	24
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
92	STREET CORNER TALKING	--	--	--	1
Savoy Brown (Parrot XPAS 71047)
93	SUMMER OF '42	100	--	--	2
Original Film Soundtrack (WB WS 1925)
94	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM	89	96	90	51
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
95	SWEET BABY JAMES	86	94	83	84
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
96	YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND	94	100	--	3
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30740)
97	GREATEST HITS	90	88	64	49
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
98	MR. BIG STUFF	92	79	61	9
Jean Knight (Stax STS 2045)
99	THIRDS	95	97	85	26
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
100	MAGGOT BRAIN	91	98	--	3
Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2007)

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:

   • "Carly Simon" by Carly Simon (# 74)
   • "I Don't Know How To Love Him" by Helen Reddy (# 88)
   • "11-17-70" by Elton John (# 96)
   • "The Last Time I Saw Her" by Glen Campbell (# 99)