Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending October 16, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)