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Saturday October 16, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending October 16, 1971



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1 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 1 1 1 18
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
2 TAPESTRY 2 2 2 27
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
3 SHAFT 5 5 7 10
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
4 IMAGINE 6 15 65 4
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
5 SANTANA III -- -- -- 1  
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
6 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR 3 3 3 9
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
7 THE CARPENTERS 7 8 6 20
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
8 BARK 8 10 11 5
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001)
9 WHO'S NEXT 4 4 4 10
Who (Decca DL 79182)
10 RAM 11 6 5 20
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
11 MASTER OF REALITY 10 7 8 7
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)
12 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE 9 9 10 8
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
13 BLESSED ARE. . . 17 26 50 5
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6570/1)
14 MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON 12 11 9 24
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
15 BARBRA JOAN STREISAND 31 40 71 4  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792)
16 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 13 13 12 49
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
17 AQUALUNG 14 12 13 23
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
18 ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS 21 24 74 4
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295)
19 TRAFALGAR 20 28 62 4
Bee Gees (Atco SD 36-7003)
20 THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM 15 16 17 15
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
21 HOT PANTS 23 25 37 7
James Brown (Polydor PD 4054)
22 A SPACE IN TIME 19 20 22 8
Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801)
23 LIVE IN CONCERT 24 27 36 5
James Gang (ABC ABCX 733)
24 THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I 18 17 18 13
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
25 SURF'S UP 27 37 46 5
Beach Boys (Brother RS 6453)
26 ONE WORLD 22 23 21 14
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
27 STICKY FINGERS 16 14 14 24  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
28 FOR LADIES ONLY 36 42 78 4
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50110)
29 V 30 34 32 20
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
30 WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN 40 65 -- 3
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5550)
31 THE NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 35 46 57 4
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia C 30888)
32 WHAT'S GOING ON 25 18 16 17
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
33 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 28 22 23 37
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
34 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 32 30 30 22
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
35 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 34 36 47 6
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71048)
36 LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST 26 19 19 20
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
37 L.A. WOMAN 29 21 15 24
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
38 ISLE OF WIGHT 43 51 75 5
Various Artists (Columbia G3X 30805)
39 FIREBALL 33 29 20 8
Deep Purple (Harvest SHVL-793)
40 FROM THE INSIDE 48 75 -- 3
Poco (Epic KE 30753)
41 JUST AS I AM 38 31 31 14
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
42 GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 46 49 68 6
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170)
43 THEIR SIXTEEN GREATEST HITS 51 76 -- 3
Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 15107)
44 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST 37 35 29 12
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
45 4 WAY STREET 39 33 27 26
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
46 BLUE 42 39 26 16
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
47 TARKUS 41 32 28 16
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
48 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT -- -- -- 1  
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
49 STEPHEN STILLS 2 45 44 24 14
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
50 GETTING TOGETHER 59 73 -- 3
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1045)
51 UP TO DATE 44 43 43 29
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
52 GOLDEN BISCUITS 49 48 51 35
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
53 RAINBOW BRIDGE (SOUNDTRACK) 70 -- -- 2  
Jimi Hendrix (WEA MT 358)
54 PARANOID 55 57 40 36
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
55 LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST 50 53 72 6
King Curtis (Atco SD 33-359)
56 SO LONG BANNATYNE 57 50 39 9
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4574)
57 HARMONY -- -- -- 1  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
58 B, S & T 4 47 38 25 15  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
59 CLOSE TO YOU 52 47 54 56
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
60 THE GRATEFUL DEAD -- -- -- 1  
Grateful Dead (WB 2WS 1935)
61 THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO 53 54 48 28
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
62 ONE FINE MORNING 67 78 83 5
Lighthouse (Evolution 3007)
63 PAUL AND 54 45 49 8
Paul Stookey (WB WS 1912)
64 CHER 79 -- -- 2  
Cher (Kapp KS-3649)
65 HOMEMADE 58 52 35 16
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
66 SOUL TO SOUL 64 67 81 5
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 7207)
67 GOING BACK TO INDIANA (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) -- -- -- 1  
Jackson 5 (Motown M 742L)
68 SKY'S THE LIMIT 60 61 52 23
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
69 I THINK WE'RE ALL BOZOS ON THIS BUS 83 -- -- 2  
Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30737)
70 GODSPELL 65 66 70 8
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
71 RAY STEVENS' GREATEST HITS 69 70 76 7
Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z 30770)
72 ME AND BOBBY MCGEE 75 80 -- 3
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30817)
73 WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET 74 58 44 14
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
74 INDIAN RESERVATION 61 55 34 17  
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
75 THE LONDON HOWLIN' WOLF SESSIONS 80 82 85 7
Howlin' Wolf (Chess CH 60008)
76 CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY 82 83 82 8
Chicago (Columbia GP 8)
77 BUDDY MILES LIVE -- -- -- 1  
Buddy Miles (Mercury SRM-2-7500)
78 THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH 56 41 42 10  
Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955)
79 STREET CORNER TALKING 92 -- -- 2  
Savoy Brown (Parrot XPAS 71047)
80 GASOLINE ALLEY 81 93 -- 20
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624)
81 LIVE AT THE REGAL 86 98 -- 3
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 724)
82 SUMMER OF '42 93 100 -- 3  
Original Film Soundtrack (WB WS 1925)
83 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 71 56 45 9  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797)
84 FREEDOM MEANS 62 63 69 7  
Dells (Cadet CA 50004)
85 ABRAXAS 68 64 64 55  
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
86 CAHOOTS -- -- -- 1  
The Band (Capitol SMAS 651)
87 BURT BACHARACH 73 72 63 18  
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
88 B.B. KING IN LONDON -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 730)
89 SURVIVAL 84 79 53 25
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
90 CURTIS/LIVE! 66 62 67 21  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
91 FILLMORE EAST, JUNE 1971 87 87 77 7
Mothers Of Invention (Bizarre MS 2042)
92 THE SENSUOUS WOMAN -- -- -- 1  
J (Atlantic SD 7209)
93 LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE 63 59 33 21  
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
94 CHAPTER 2 78 71 66 51  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
95 LOVE IT TO DEATH 85 77 60 30
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
96 THE FOUR OF US -- -- -- 1  
John Sebastian (Reprise MS 2041)
97 CHICAGO III 89 97 95 38
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
98 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 96 94 100 4
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30740)
99 LOOK AT YOURSELF -- -- -- 1  
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-614)
100 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 94 89 96 52
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)

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:

   • "Chase" by Chase (# 72)
   • "Surrender" by Diana Ross (# 76)
   • "Byrdmaniax" by Byrds (# 77)
   • "Songs For Beginners" by Graham Nash (# 88)
   • "Naturally" by Three Dog Night (# 90)
   • "Maybe Tomorrow" by Jackson 5 (# 91)
   • "Sweet Baby James" by James Taylor (# 95)
   • "Greatest Hits" by Sly & The Family Stone (# 97)
   • "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight (# 98)
   • "Thirds" by James Gang (# 99)
   • "Maggot Brain" by Funkadelic (#100)


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