Tuesday December 7, 1971
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 4, 1971



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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)

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