Friday December 24, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 18, 1971



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1 THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON 3 4 5 6
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986)
2 SANTANA III 1 1 1 10
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
3 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 2 3 3 10
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
4 CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL 5 7 7 6
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
5 MUSIC 21 -- -- 2  
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
6 LED ZEPPELIN IV 7 11 45 4
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
7 SHAFT 4 2 2 19
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
8 E. PLURIBUS FUNK 15 23 -- 3
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853)
9 BLACK MOSES 30 -- -- 2  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
10 IMAGINE 6 5 4 13
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
11 STONES 11 19 30 6
Neil Diamond (MCA MAPS 5376)
12 TAPESTRY 8 8 8 36
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
13 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 9 6 6 27
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
14 ALL IN THE FAMILY 24 46 54 6
TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD 7210)
15 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 16 13 16 58
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
16 THE CARPENTERS 12 10 10 29
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
17 HARMONY 10 9 9 10
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
18 MEATY, BEATY, BIG & BOUNCY 14 17 21 6
Who (Decca DL 79184)
19 MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 23 38 64 4
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
20 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE 22 15 19 17
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
21 TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY 13 14 18 8
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4797)
22 ROCKIN' THE FILLMORE 17 18 23 8
Humble Pie (A&M SP-3506)
23 AMERICAN PIE 40 68 73 4  
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
24 BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 49 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
25 GATHER ME 27 34 43 8
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001)
26 A PARTRIDGE FAMILY CHRISTMAS CARD 69 -- -- 2  
Partridge Family (Bell 6066)
27 WHO'S NEXT 19 20 12 19
Who (Decca DL 79182)
28 CHER 18 16 17 11
Cher (Kapp KS-3649)
29 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR 20 12 11 18
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
30 RAM 25 22 13 29
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
31 BARK 29 25 14 14
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001)
32 GOING BACK TO INDIANA (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) 36 21 20 10
Jackson 5 (Motown M 742L)
33 OTHER VOICES 37 48 56 7
Doors (Elektra EKS-75017)
34 ROOTS 34 32 36 7
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8009)
35 RUFF AND READY 35 30 33 8
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 30973)
36 RAINBOW BRIDGE (SOUNDTRACK) 26 26 15 11
Jimi Hendrix (WEA MT 358)
37 THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS 66 -- -- 2  
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
38 THE DIONNE WARWICK STORY 38 35 38 9
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 2-596)
39 QUIET FIRE 60 89 -- 3  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
40 LIVE 45 56 61 9
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS 3654)
41 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 41 43 50 9
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
42 AERIE 43 44 52 5
John Denver (RCA LSP 4607)
43 SMACKWATER JACK 32 29 34 9  
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3037)
44 TUPELO HONEY 46 41 32 8
Van Morrison (WB WS 1950)
45 MASTER OF REALITY 33 28 22 16  
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)
46 LIVE 39 33 35 9
Fifth Dimension (Bell 8-9000)
47 KILLER 75 -- -- 2  
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
48 LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE 42 49 60 6
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71049/50)
49 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 47 36 39 46
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
50 200 MOTELS 52 65 68 7
Frank Zappa (United Artists UAS 9956)
51 THE MORNING AFTER 57 66 75 5
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 8297)
52 A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE -- -- -- 1  
Faces (WB BS 2574)
53 WHAT'S GOING ON 28 27 26 26  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
54 GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 31 24 24 15  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170)
55 CHRISTMAS ALBUM 90 -- -- 5  
Jackson 5 (Motown MS 713)
56 BARBRA JOAN STREISAND 44 31 28 13  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792)
57 ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS 56 40 31 13
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295)
58 UP TO DATE 58 47 49 38
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
59 ANTICIPATION 76 86 -- 3  
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
60 SUMMER OF '42 48 52 53 12  
Original Film Soundtrack (WB WS 1925)
61 THE YES ALBUM 72 79 82 5  
Yes (Atlantic SD 8283)
62 BLESSED ARE. . . 50 37 27 14  
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6570/1)
63 ALL DAY MUSIC 73 84 90 4
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
64 PEOPLE LIKE US 53 45 51 7  
Mamas & Papas (Dunhill DSX 50106)
65 DESIDERATA -- -- -- 1  
Les Crane (WB BS 2570)
66 AQUALUNG 54 60 40 32  
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
67 SESAME STREET 2 -- -- -- 1  
Original TV Cast Recording (WB BS 2569)
68 MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON 59 54 46 33
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
69 STICKY FINGERS 65 62 58 33
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
70 FLOWERS OF EVIL 88 -- -- 2  
Mountain (Windfall 5501)
71 EASY LOVING 67 70 79 5
Freddie Hart (Capitol ST 838)
72 LOSING THEIR HEADS 77 83 -- 3
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 326)
73 CHARLEY PRIDE SINGS HEART SONGS -- -- -- 1  
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4617)
74 NATURAL MAN 80 85 88 8
Lou Rawls (MGM SE 4771)
75 CAHOOTS 51 39 25 10  
The Band (Capitol SMAS 651)
76 LIVING 98 -- -- 2  
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75014)
77 THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM 55 50 55 24  
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
78 JONATHAN EDWARDS 91 97 -- 3  
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn SD 8021)
79 MEDDLE 61 59 63 7  
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS 832)
80 B.B. KING IN LONDON 62 42 42 10  
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 730)
81 SUMMER OF '42 -- -- -- 1  
Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105)
82 AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU 85 90 94 4
Al Green (Hi SHL 32062)
83 I GOT LUCKY 95 -- -- 2  
Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS 2533)
84 SURF'S UP 68 58 44 14  
Beach Boys (Brother RS 6453)
85 SUNFIGHTER -- -- -- 1  
Paul Kantner & Grace Slick (Grunt FTR 1002)
86 CHEECH & CHONG 92 -- -- 2
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
87 V 70 74 70 29  
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
88 QUICKSILVER 100 -- -- 2  
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SW 819)
89 THE GRATEFUL DEAD 71 61 41 10  
Grateful Dead (WB 2WS 1935)
90 WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN 64 51 29 12  
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5550)
91 ASYLUM CHOIR II -- -- -- 1  
Leon Russell & Marc Benno (Shelter SW 8910)
92 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST 81 72 72 21  
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
93 GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 87 92 96 4
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T313L)
94 PUSH PUSH 78 76 80 6  
Herbie Mann (Embryo SR 532)
95 BUDDY MILES LIVE 83 57 47 10  
Buddy Miles (Mercury SRM-2-7500)
96 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN SHOW BUSINESS SALUTE TO RAY CHARLES 63 64 66 7  
Ray Charles (ABC ABCH 731)
97 THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I 82 67 65 22  
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
98 THE STYLISTICS -- -- -- 1  
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
99 'NUFF SAID 99 -- -- 2
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 5530)
100 GREATEST HITS 84 91 -- 3  
B.J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 597)

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:

   • "For Ladies Only" by Steppenwolf (# 74)
   • "Street Corner Talking" by Savoy Brown (# 79)
   • "Their Sixteen Greatest Hits" by Grass Roots (# 86)
   • "Smash Your Head Against The Wall" by John Entwistle (# 89)
   • "Hot Pants" by James Brown (# 93)
   • "Love Book" by Lettermen (# 94)
   • "Close To You" by Carpenters (# 96)
   • "From The Inside" by Poco (# 97)

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