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)