Monday October 4, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending October 2, 1971



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1 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 1 2 2 16
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
2 TAPESTRY 2 1 1 25
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
3 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR 3 3 3 7
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
4 WHO'S NEXT 4 4 4 8
Who (Decca DL 79182)
5 SHAFT 7 8 11 8
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
6 RAM 5 5 5 18
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
7 MASTER OF REALITY 8 12 20 5
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)
8 THE CARPENTERS 6 6 7 18
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
9 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE 10 11 12 6
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
10 BARK 11 70 -- 3
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001)
11 MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON 9 7 6 22
James Taylor (WB BS 2561)
12 AQUALUNG 13 14 10 21
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
13 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 12 9 9 47
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
14 STICKY FINGERS 14 10 8 22
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
15 IMAGINE 65 -- -- 2  
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
16 THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM 17 19 28 13
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
17 THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I 18 18 17 11
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)
18 WHAT'S GOING ON 16 17 14 15
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
19 LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST 19 22 23 18
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
20 A SPACE IN TIME 22 25 34 6
Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801)
21 L.A. WOMAN 15 15 16 22
Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
22 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 23 21 22 35
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
23 ONE WORLD 21 20 21 12
Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)
24 ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS 74 -- -- 2  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295)
25 HOT PANTS 37 46 58 5  
James Brown (Polydor PD 4054)
26 BLESSED ARE. . . 50 92 -- 3  
Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6570/1)
27 LIVE IN CONCERT 36 75 -- 3
James Gang (ABC ABCX 733)
28 TRAFALGAR 62 -- -- 2  
Bee Gees (Atco SD 36-7003)
29 FIREBALL 20 24 45 6
Deep Purple (Harvest SHVL-793)
30 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 30 29 25 20
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
31 JUST AS I AM 31 30 32 12
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
32 TARKUS 28 26 19 14
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
33 4 WAY STREET 27 27 18 24
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
34 V 32 35 37 18
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
35 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST 29 28 26 10
Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)
36 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE 47 60 73 4  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71048)
37 SURF'S UP 46 77 -- 3
Beach Boys (Brother RS 6453)
38 B, S & T 4 25 13 13 13  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)
39 BLUE 26 23 24 14  
Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038)
40 BARBRA JOAN STREISAND 71 -- -- 2  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792)
41 THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH 42 44 48 8
Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955)
42 FOR LADIES ONLY 78 -- -- 2  
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50110)
43 UP TO DATE 43 34 33 27
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
44 STEPHEN STILLS 2 24 16 15 12  
Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)
45 PAUL AND 49 69 75 6
Paul Stookey (WB WS 1912)
46 THE NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 57 -- -- 2  
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia C 30888)
47 CLOSE TO YOU 54 58 64 54
Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
48 GOLDEN BISCUITS 51 40 36 33
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098)
49 GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 68 91 98 4  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170)
50 SO LONG BANNATYNE 39 39 41 7  
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4574)
51 ISLE OF WIGHT 75 84 -- 3  
Various Artists (Columbia G3X 30805)
52 HOMEMADE 35 36 29 14  
Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
53 LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST 72 81 95 4  
King Curtis (Atco SD 33-359)
54 THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO 48 38 35 26
Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004)
55 INDIAN RESERVATION 34 32 27 15  
Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
56 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 45 45 47 7  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797)
57 PARANOID 40 49 52 34  
Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887)
58 WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET 44 37 38 12  
Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)
59 LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE 33 31 31 19  
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903)
60 SURRENDER 41 41 39 10  
Diana Ross (Motown MS 723)
61 SKY'S THE LIMIT 52 51 44 21
Temptations (Gordy GS 957)
62 CURTIS/LIVE! 67 74 68 19
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
63 FREEDOM MEANS 69 72 79 5
Dells (Cadet CA 50004)
64 ABRAXAS 64 63 63 53
Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
65 WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN -- -- -- 1  
Traffic (United Artists UAS 5550)
66 GODSPELL 70 73 76 6
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
67 SOUL TO SOUL 81 98 -- 3  
Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 7207)
68 CHASE 38 33 30 21  
Chase (Epic E 30472)
69 BYRDMANIAX 56 43 46 12  
Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)
70 RAY STEVENS' GREATEST HITS 76 68 70 5
Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z 30770)
71 CHAPTER 2 66 67 67 49
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
72 BURT BACHARACH 63 53 50 16
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
73 GETTING TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1045)
74 CARLY SIMON 58 48 42 24  
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
75 FROM THE INSIDE -- -- -- 1  
Poco (Epic KE 30753)
76 THEIR SIXTEEN GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 15107)
77 LOVE IT TO DEATH 60 65 69 28  
Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883)
78 ONE FINE MORNING 83 89 -- 3
Lighthouse (Evolution 3007)
79 SURVIVAL 53 42 43 23  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
80 ME AND BOBBY MCGEE -- -- -- 1  
Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30817)
81 SONGS FOR BEGINNERS 59 47 40 16  
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
82 THE LONDON HOWLIN' WOLF SESSIONS 85 88 92 5
Howlin' Wolf (Chess CH 60008)
83 CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY 82 82 83 6
Chicago (Columbia GP 8)
84 NATURALLY 87 62 59 42
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088)
85 MAYBE TOMORROW 92 57 53 23
Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
86 SWEET BABY JAMES 94 83 66 83
James Taylor (WB BS 1843)
87 FILLMORE EAST, JUNE 1971 77 80 86 5
Mothers Of Invention (Bizarre MS 2042)
88 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM 73 71 72 9  
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST 762)
89 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM 96 90 94 50
Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
90 GREATEST HITS 88 64 65 48
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
91 MAGGOT BRAIN 98 -- -- 2
Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2007)
92 MR. BIG STUFF 79 61 55 8  
Jean Knight (Stax STS 2045)
93 GASOLINE ALLEY -- -- -- 18
Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624)
94 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND 100 -- -- 2
Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30740)
95 THIRDS 97 85 61 25
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
96 11-17-70 89 56 60 20
Elton John (UNI 93105)
97 CHICAGO III 95 59 57 36
Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
98 LIVE AT THE REGAL -- -- -- 1  
B.B. King (ABC ABCS 724)
99 THE LAST TIME I SAW HER 99 95 100 8
Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 733)
100 SUMMER OF '42 -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (WB WS 1925)

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:

   • "What The World Needs Now Is Love" by Tom Clay (# 55)
   • "Osibisa" by Osibisa (# 61)
   • "Death Walks Behind You" by Atomic Rooster (# 80)
   • "I'm Just Me" by Charley Pride (# 84)
   • "Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (# 86)
   • "Rainbow Funk" by Junior Walker & The All Stars (# 90)
   • "Gold (Their Greatest Hits)" by Steppenwolf (# 91)
   • "Vikki Carr's Love Story" by Vikki Carr (# 93)

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