Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending April 17, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEARL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322) | ||||||
| 2 | LOVE STORY | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002) | ||||||
| 3 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
| Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206) | ||||||
| 4 | THE CRY OF LOVE | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (Reprise SMAS-93467) | ||||||
| 5 | LOVE STORY | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497) | ||||||
| 6 | GOLDEN BISCUITS | 9 | 11 | 15 | 9 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098) | ||||||
| 7 | UP TO DATE | 13 | 47 | -- | 3 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6059) | ||||||
| 8 | ABRAXAS | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | ||||||
| 9 | IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME | 10 | 14 | 19 | 6 | |
| David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7203) | ||||||
| 10 | PARANOID | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887) | ||||||
| 11 | CLOSE TO YOU | 14 | 12 | 16 | 30 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | ||||||
| 12 | CHICAGO III | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C2 30110) | ||||||
| 13 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 19 | 23 | 27 | 11 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
| 14 | STONEY END | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30378) | ||||||
| 15 | ELTON JOHN | 15 | 9 | 11 | 29 | |
| Elton John (UNI 73090) | ||||||
| 16 | WOODSTOCK TWO | 53 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Various Artists (Cotillion SD 2-400) | ||||||
| 17 | TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | |
| Elton John (UNI 73096) | ||||||
| 18 | LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES | 21 | 31 | 42 | 6 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 6060) | ||||||
| 19 | ROSE GARDEN | 20 | 25 | 21 | 14 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30411) | ||||||
| 20 | FRIENDS (SOUNDTRACK) | 23 | 59 | 83 | 4 | |
| Elton John (Paramount PAS 6004) | ||||||
| 21 | SWEETHEART | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71043) | ||||||
| 22 | LONG PLAYER | 30 | 43 | 51 | 6 | |
| Faces (WB WS 1892) | ||||||
| 23 | EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER | 18 | 19 | 24 | 11 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040) | ||||||
| 24 | ALL THINGS MUST PASS | 22 | 15 | 12 | 18 | |
| George Harrison (Apple STCH 639) | ||||||
| 25 | THE POINT | 28 | 29 | 30 | 8 | |
| Nilsson (RCA LSPX 1003) | ||||||
| 26 | SWEET BABY JAMES | 31 | 21 | 26 | 59 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 1843) | ||||||
| 27 | MANNA | 35 | 66 | 76 | 5 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-74086) | ||||||
| 28 | THIS IS A RECORDING | 34 | 44 | 79 | 4 | |
| Lily Tomlin (Polydor 24-4055) | ||||||
| 29 | PENDULUM | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | ![]() |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8410) | ||||||
| 30 | TARKIO | 45 | 55 | 69 | 5 | ![]() |
| Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra KSBS 2024) | ||||||
| 31 | GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS) | 25 | 18 | 20 | 9 | |
| Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099) | ||||||
| 32 | IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND | 24 | 22 | 23 | 14 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise RS 6392) | ||||||
| 33 | IT'S IMPOSSIBLE | 29 | 20 | 18 | 14 | |
| Perry Como (RCA LSP-4473) | ||||||
| 34 | ONE BAD APPLE | 32 | 32 | 28 | 14 | |
| Osmonds (MGM SE-4724) | ||||||
| 35 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM | 26 | 26 | 22 | 26 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6050) | ||||||
| 36 | LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL | 27 | 28 | 29 | 10 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCS 723) | ||||||
| 37 | NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE | 33 | 24 | 17 | 10 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 5500) | ||||||
| 38 | WORKIN' TOGETHER | 43 | 42 | 44 | 13 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST 7650) | ||||||
| 39 | GREATEST HITS | 36 | 33 | 31 | 24 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325) | ||||||
| 40 | THEME FROM LOVE STORY | 39 | 34 | 35 | 13 | |
| Henry Mancini (RCA LSP 4466) | ||||||
| 41 | CURTIS | 40 | 40 | 39 | 27 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005) | ||||||
| 42 | MELTING POT | 47 | 49 | 53 | 7 | |
| Booker T. & The M.G.'s (Stax STS 2035) | ||||||
| 43 | LOVE IT TO DEATH | 48 | 60 | 99 | 4 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883) | ||||||
| 44 | GREATEST HITS | 42 | 36 | 37 | 10 | |
| Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise RS 6437) | ||||||
| 45 | DELIVERIN' | 37 | 35 | 36 | 11 | |
| Poco (Epic KE 30209) | ||||||
| 46 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER | 44 | 52 | 58 | 62 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | ||||||
| 47 | WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES | 41 | 30 | 32 | 21 | |
| Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010) | ||||||
| 48 | YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE | 50 | 63 | 78 | 5 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CALX 2472) | ||||||
| 49 | LOVE STORY | 51 | 61 | 72 | 5 | |
| Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30499) | ||||||
| 50 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT | 55 | 65 | 86 | 4 | |
| Sammi Smith (Mega M-31 1000) | ||||||
| 51 | ELVIS COUNTRY (I'M 10,000 YEARS OLD) | 38 | 27 | 25 | 13 | ![]() |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4460) | ||||||
| 52 | LIVE JOHNNY WINTER AND | 56 | 69 | 87 | 4 | |
| Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30475) | ||||||
| 53 | LIVE ALBUM | 49 | 37 | 33 | 21 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633) | ||||||
| 54 | THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE | 52 | 38 | 38 | 20 | |
| Jefferson Airplane (RCA LSP-4459) | ||||||
| 55 | BLOODROCK 3 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bloodrock (Capitol ST 765) | ||||||
| 56 | SEATRAIN | 58 | 62 | 67 | 7 | |
| Seatrain (Capitol SMAS 659) | ||||||
| 57 | DAVE MASON AND CASS ELLIOT | 46 | 50 | 56 | 6 | ![]() |
| Dave Mason And Cass Elliot (Shelter BTS 8825) | ||||||
| 58 | WOODSTOCK | 60 | 57 | 49 | 48 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500) | ||||||
| 59 | BLOODROCK 2 | 54 | 46 | 48 | 20 | |
| Bloodrock (Capitol ST 491) | ||||||
| 60 | MARGIE JOSEPH MAKES A NEW IMPRESSION | 62 | 68 | 66 | 7 | |
| Margie Joseph (Volt VOS 6012) | ||||||
| 61 | FROM ME TO YOU | 57 | 48 | 46 | 10 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4468) | ||||||
| 62 | LIZARD | 66 | 70 | 71 | 5 | |
| King Crimson (Atlantic SD 8278) | ||||||
| 63 | JOHN LENNON / PLASTIC ONO BAND | 61 | 39 | 40 | 17 | |
| John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3372) | ||||||
| 64 | . . . TO BE CONTINUED | 64 | 51 | 52 | 21 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014) | ||||||
| 65 | TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT | 69 | 54 | 55 | 22 | |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 73092) | ||||||
| 66 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES | 67 | 71 | 57 | 25 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia C 30106) | ||||||
| 67 | ONE WAY OR ANOTHER | 71 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| Cactus (Atco SD 33-356) | ||||||
| 68 | SUPER BAD | 65 | 58 | 59 | 10 | |
| James Brown (King KS 1127) | ||||||
| 69 | STEPHEN STILLS | 59 | 56 | 47 | 21 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202) | ||||||
| 70 | GLEN CAMPBELL'S GREATEST HITS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 752) | ||||||
| 71 | NO NO NANETTE | 75 | 82 | 88 | 5 | |
| Original Revival Cast Recording (Columbia S 30563) | ||||||
| 72 | TAPESTRY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 73 | THIRDS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 741) | ||||||
| 74 | NATURALLY | 78 | 83 | 62 | 18 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088) | ||||||
| 75 | GEORGIA SUNSHINE | 77 | 80 | 82 | 5 | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA LSP 4391) | ||||||
| 76 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004) | ||||||
| 77 | SISTER KATE | 81 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Kate Taylor (Cotillion SD 9045) | ||||||
| 78 | THIS IS MADNESS | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Last Poets (Douglas Z 30583) | ||||||
| 79 | MARY | 79 | 85 | 95 | 4 | |
| Mary Travers (WB WS 1907) | ||||||
| 80 | ALARM CLOCK | 96 | -- | -- | 10 | ![]() |
| Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005) | ||||||
| 81 | LOVE STORY | 80 | 77 | 81 | 4 | |
| Tony Bennett (Columbia C 30558) | ||||||
| 82 | GLASS HARP | 84 | 89 | 90 | 6 | |
| Glass Harp (Decca DL 75261) | ||||||
| 83 | BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| New Seekers (Elektra EKS-74088) | ||||||
| 84 | LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS | 85 | 92 | 96 | 21 | |
| Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704) | ||||||
| 85 | HANGING IN THERE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 324) | ||||||
| 86 | FROM MONTY WITH LOVE | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mantovani (London XPS 585/6) | ||||||
| 87 | MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61334) | ||||||
| 88 | BACK TO THE ROOTS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Mayall (Polydor 24-3002) | ||||||
| 89 | JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| The Joseph Consortium (Scepter SPS 5883) | ||||||
| 90 | TOMMY | 70 | 67 | 65 | 76 | ![]() |
| Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | ||||||
| 91 | MORE GOLDEN GRASS | 98 | -- | -- | 9 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill DS 50087) | ||||||
| 92 | BLACK SABBATH | 72 | 79 | 43 | 30 | ![]() |
| Black Sabbath (WB WS 1871) | ||||||
| 93 | THE GOOD BOOK | 68 | 45 | 45 | 9 | ![]() |
| Melanie (Buddah BDS 9500) | ||||||
| 94 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jim Nabors (Columbia C 30449) | ||||||
| 95 | THIRD ALBUM | 92 | 84 | 61 | 30 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown S-718) | ||||||
| 96 | CRAZY HORSE | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Crazy Horse (Reprise RS 6438) | ||||||
| 97 | ENDLESS BOOGIE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Lee Hooker (ABC ABCD 720) | ||||||
| 98 | HOOKER 'N' HEAT | 76 | 72 | 75 | 6 | ![]() |
| John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat (Liberty LST 35002) | ||||||
| 99 | CHAPTER 2 | 82 | 75 | 80 | 31 | ![]() |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | ||||||
| 100 | LED ZEPPELIN III | 97 | 96 | 70 | 26 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7201) | ||||||
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:
• "2 Years On" by Bee Gees (# 63)
• "Spaceship Earth" by Sugarloaf (# 73)
• "Uncle Charlie And His Dog Teddy" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (# 74)
• "Emitt Rhodes" by Emitt Rhodes (# 83)
• "Candida" by Dawn (# 87)
• "Very Dionne" by Dionne Warwick (# 90)
• "When I Was A Kid" by Bill Cosby (# 91)
• "Blows Against The Empire" by Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship (# 93)
• "Cosmo's Factory" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (# 95)


