Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 4, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTANA III | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30595) | ||||||
| 2 | SHAFT | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002) | ||||||
| 3 | TEASER AND THE FIRECAT | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313) | ||||||
| 4 | THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986) | ||||||
| 5 | IMAGINE | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| John Lennon (Apple SW 3379) | ||||||
| 6 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609) | ||||||
| 7 | CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL | 7 | 14 | 26 | 4 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865) | ||||||
| 8 | TAPESTRY | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 9 | HARMONY | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108) | ||||||
| 10 | THE CARPENTERS | 10 | 7 | 8 | 27 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | ||||||
| 11 | LED ZEPPELIN IV | 45 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | ||||||
| 12 | EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR | 11 | 8 | 7 | 16 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5) | ||||||
| 13 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 16 | 15 | 14 | 56 | |
| Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206) | ||||||
| 14 | TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY | 18 | 31 | 51 | 6 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4797) | ||||||
| 15 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE | 19 | 20 | 12 | 15 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6064) | ||||||
| 16 | CHER | 17 | 23 | 23 | 9 | |
| Cher (Kapp KS-3649) | ||||||
| 17 | MEATY, BEATY, BIG & BOUNCY | 21 | 40 | 72 | 4 | |
| Who (Decca DL 79184) | ||||||
| 18 | ROCKIN' THE FILLMORE | 23 | 25 | 28 | 6 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-3506) | ||||||
| 19 | STONES | 30 | 46 | 68 | 4 | ![]() |
| Neil Diamond (MCA MAPS 5376) | ||||||
| 20 | WHO'S NEXT | 12 | 11 | 9 | 17 | |
| Who (Decca DL 79182) | ||||||
| 21 | GOING BACK TO INDIANA (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 8 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M 742L) | ||||||
| 22 | RAM | 13 | 12 | 11 | 27 | |
| Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375) | ||||||
| 23 | E. PLURIBUS FUNK | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853) | ||||||
| 24 | GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE | 24 | 30 | 30 | 13 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170) | ||||||
| 25 | BARK | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | ![]() |
| Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001) | ||||||
| 26 | RAINBOW BRIDGE (SOUNDTRACK) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 | ![]() |
| Jimi Hendrix (WEA MT 358) | ||||||
| 27 | WHAT'S GOING ON | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310) | ||||||
| 28 | MASTER OF REALITY | 22 | 21 | 21 | 14 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562) | ||||||
| 29 | SMACKWATER JACK | 34 | 39 | 43 | 7 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3037) | ||||||
| 30 | RUFF AND READY | 33 | 37 | 46 | 6 | |
| Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 30973) | ||||||
| 31 | BARBRA JOAN STREISAND | 28 | 26 | 22 | 11 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792) | ||||||
| 32 | ROOTS | 36 | 44 | 65 | 5 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8009) | ||||||
| 33 | LIVE | 35 | 38 | 42 | 7 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 8-9000) | ||||||
| 34 | GATHER ME | 43 | 49 | 54 | 6 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001) | ||||||
| 35 | THE DIONNE WARWICK STORY | 38 | 42 | 50 | 7 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 2-596) | ||||||
| 36 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 39 | 34 | 39 | 44 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
| 37 | BLESSED ARE. . . | 27 | 19 | 13 | 12 | |
| Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6570/1) | ||||||
| 38 | MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER | 64 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Elton John (UNI 2-93120) | ||||||
| 39 | CAHOOTS | 25 | 17 | 17 | 8 | ![]() |
| The Band (Capitol SMAS 651) | ||||||
| 40 | ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS | 31 | 29 | 24 | 11 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295) | ||||||
| 41 | TUPELO HONEY | 32 | 36 | 41 | 6 | |
| Van Morrison (WB WS 1950) | ||||||
| 42 | B.B. KING IN LONDON | 42 | 41 | 44 | 8 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCX 730) | ||||||
| 43 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | 50 | 56 | 60 | 7 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900) | ||||||
| 44 | AERIE | 52 | 64 | -- | 3 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP 4607) | ||||||
| 45 | PEOPLE LIKE US | 51 | 58 | 70 | 5 | |
| Mamas & Papas (Dunhill DSX 50106) | ||||||
| 46 | ALL IN THE FAMILY | 54 | 65 | 82 | 4 | |
| TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD 7210) | ||||||
| 47 | UP TO DATE | 49 | 52 | 48 | 36 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6059) | ||||||
| 48 | OTHER VOICES | 56 | 67 | 76 | 5 | |
| Doors (Elektra EKS-75017) | ||||||
| 49 | LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE | 60 | 72 | 88 | 4 | ![]() |
| Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71049/50) | ||||||
| 50 | THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM | 55 | 43 | 35 | 22 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782) | ||||||
| 51 | WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN | 29 | 22 | 20 | 10 | ![]() |
| Traffic (United Artists UAS 5550) | ||||||
| 52 | SUMMER OF '42 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 10 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (WB WS 1925) | ||||||
| 53 | FOR LADIES ONLY | 37 | 24 | 25 | 11 | ![]() |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50110) | ||||||
| 54 | MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON | 46 | 35 | 29 | 31 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2561) | ||||||
| 55 | STREET CORNER TALKING | 57 | 61 | 62 | 9 | |
| Savoy Brown (Parrot XPAS 71047) | ||||||
| 56 | LIVE | 61 | 66 | 69 | 7 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS 3654) | ||||||
| 57 | BUDDY MILES LIVE | 47 | 50 | 52 | 8 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury SRM-2-7500) | ||||||
| 58 | SURF'S UP | 44 | 33 | 33 | 12 | ![]() |
| Beach Boys (Brother RS 6453) | ||||||
| 59 | MEDDLE | 63 | 68 | 78 | 5 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS 832) | ||||||
| 60 | AQUALUNG | 40 | 28 | 32 | 30 | ![]() |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035) | ||||||
| 61 | THE GRATEFUL DEAD | 41 | 32 | 31 | 8 | ![]() |
| Grateful Dead (WB 2WS 1935) | ||||||
| 62 | STICKY FINGERS | 58 | 47 | 34 | 31 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100) | ||||||
| 63 | ONE FINE MORNING | 48 | 48 | 49 | 12 | ![]() |
| Lighthouse (Evolution 3007) | ||||||
| 64 | 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN SHOW BUSINESS SALUTE TO RAY CHARLES | 66 | 69 | 75 | 5 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC ABCH 731) | ||||||
| 65 | 200 MOTELS | 68 | 70 | 80 | 5 | |
| Frank Zappa (United Artists UAS 9956) | ||||||
| 66 | THE MORNING AFTER | 75 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 8297) | ||||||
| 67 | THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I | 65 | 55 | 47 | 20 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679) | ||||||
| 68 | AMERICAN PIE | 73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535) | ||||||
| 69 | THEIR SIXTEEN GREATEST HITS | 67 | 51 | 38 | 10 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 15107) | ||||||
| 70 | EASY LOVING | 79 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Freddie Hart (Capitol ST 838) | ||||||
| 71 | FROM THE INSIDE | 59 | 45 | 36 | 10 | ![]() |
| Poco (Epic KE 30753) | ||||||
| 72 | THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST | 72 | 57 | 61 | 19 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802) | ||||||
| 73 | HOT PANTS | 69 | 54 | 45 | 14 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD 4054) | ||||||
| 74 | V | 70 | 62 | 56 | 27 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302) | ||||||
| 75 | CLOSE TO YOU | 83 | 73 | 79 | 63 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | ||||||
| 76 | PUSH PUSH | 80 | 83 | 90 | 4 | |
| Herbie Mann (Embryo SR 532) | ||||||
| 77 | A SPACE IN TIME | 71 | 71 | 58 | 15 | |
| Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801) | ||||||
| 78 | PARANOID | 78 | 77 | 81 | 43 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887) | ||||||
| 79 | THE YES ALBUM | 82 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 8283) | ||||||
| 80 | LIVE IN CONCERT | 76 | 63 | 40 | 12 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 733) | ||||||
| 81 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO | 81 | 85 | 85 | 35 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004) | ||||||
| 82 | SMASH YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL | 86 | 89 | 94 | 4 | |
| John Entwistle (Decca DL 79138) | ||||||
| 83 | LOSING THEIR HEADS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 326) | ||||||
| 84 | ALL DAY MUSIC | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| War (United Artists UAS 5546) | ||||||
| 85 | NATURAL MAN | 88 | 92 | 93 | 6 | |
| Lou Rawls (MGM SE 4771) | ||||||
| 86 | ANTICIPATION | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016) | ||||||
| 87 | WE GO TOGETHER | 87 | 88 | 92 | 5 | |
| Tammy Wynette & George Jones (Epic KE 30802) | ||||||
| 88 | THE NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE | 74 | 60 | 53 | 11 | ![]() |
| New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia C 30888) | ||||||
| 89 | QUIET FIRE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594) | ||||||
| 90 | AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32062) | ||||||
| 91 | GREATEST HITS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 597) | ||||||
| 92 | GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T313L) | ||||||
| 93 | CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY | 91 | 97 | 100 | 15 | |
| Chicago (Columbia GP 8) | ||||||
| 94 | REFLECTIONS | 95 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 6065) | ||||||
| 95 | U.S.A. | 92 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Bloodrock (Capitol SMAS 645) | ||||||
| 96 | LOVE BOOK | 93 | 95 | 98 | 5 | |
| Lettermen (Capitol ST 836) | ||||||
| 97 | JONATHAN EDWARDS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn SD 8021) | ||||||
| 98 | 4 WAY STREET | 98 | 80 | 84 | 33 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902) | ||||||
| 99 | ME AND BOBBY MCGEE | 97 | 98 | 95 | 10 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30817) | ||||||
| 100 | LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST | 100 | 87 | 87 | 27 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205) | ||||||
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:
• "Trafalgar" by Bee Gees (# 62)
• "Poems, Prayers & Promises" by John Denver (# 77)
• "Fireball" by Deep Purple (# 84)
• "I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus" by Firesign Theatre (# 85)
• "Future Games" by Fleetwood Mac (# 89)
• "One World" by Rare Earth (# 99)


