Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending July 17, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPESTRY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 2 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 3 | 2 | 4 | 36 | |
| Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206) | ||||||
| 3 | THE CARPENTERS | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | ||||||
| 4 | STICKY FINGERS | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100) | ||||||
| 5 | RAM | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375) | ||||||
| 6 | MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2561) | ||||||
| 7 | AQUALUNG | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035) | ||||||
| 8 | LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST | 7 | 8 | 17 | 7 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205) | ||||||
| 9 | 4 WAY STREET | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902) | ||||||
| 10 | SURVIVAL | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764) | ||||||
| 11 | 11-17-70 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 9 | |
| Elton John (UNI 93105) | ||||||
| 12 | SONGS FOR BEGINNERS | 13 | 19 | 24 | 5 | |
| Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204) | ||||||
| 13 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY | 14 | 20 | 34 | 5 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609) | ||||||
| 14 | WHAT'S GOING ON | 17 | 25 | 72 | 4 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310) | ||||||
| 15 | UP TO DATE | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6059) | ||||||
| 16 | BURT BACHARACH | 16 | 29 | 49 | 5 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501) | ||||||
| 17 | TARKUS | 20 | 53 | -- | 3 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900) | ||||||
| 18 | GOLDEN BISCUITS | 15 | 13 | 12 | 22 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098) | ||||||
| 19 | CHASE | 19 | 34 | 43 | 10 | |
| Chase (Epic E 30472) | ||||||
| 20 | LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE | 21 | 23 | 27 | 8 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903) | ||||||
| 21 | CARLY SIMON | 22 | 24 | 33 | 13 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082) | ||||||
| 22 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 23 | 30 | 39 | 9 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 23 | BLUE | 24 | 58 | -- | 3 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038) | ||||||
| 24 | LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS | 27 | 36 | 69 | 5 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4530) | ||||||
| 25 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 28 | 14 | 14 | 24 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
| 26 | SKY'S THE LIMIT | 25 | 18 | 15 | 10 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GS 957) | ||||||
| 27 | TOM JONES SINGS SHE'S A LADY | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
| Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046) | ||||||
| 28 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO | 29 | 17 | 19 | 15 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004) | ||||||
| 29 | SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE | 30 | 37 | 41 | 7 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037) | ||||||
| 30 | HOMEMADE | 39 | 47 | -- | 3 | |
| Osmonds (MGM SE 4770) | ||||||
| 31 | L.A. WOMAN | 26 | 15 | 13 | 11 | |
| Doors (Elektra EKS-75011) | ||||||
| 32 | PEARL | 31 | 21 | 18 | 25 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322) | ||||||
| 33 | NATURALLY | 32 | 22 | 20 | 31 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50088) | ||||||
| 34 | RECORDED LIVE | 36 | 40 | 52 | 5 | |
| Hot Tuna (RCA LSP 4550) | ||||||
| 35 | HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS | 42 | 50 | 60 | 7 | |
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DSX 50103) | ||||||
| 36 | INDIAN RESERVATION | 46 | 64 | 88 | 4 | |
| Raiders (Columbia C 30768) | ||||||
| 37 | B, S & T 4 | 48 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590) | ||||||
| 38 | THIRDS | 38 | 38 | 26 | 14 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 741) | ||||||
| 39 | MAYBE TOMORROW | 33 | 26 | 21 | 12 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735) | ||||||
| 40 | PARANOID | 40 | 27 | 29 | 23 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887) | ||||||
| 41 | LOVE STORY | 34 | 35 | 23 | 28 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-6002) | ||||||
| 42 | CURTIS/LIVE! | 35 | 28 | 30 | 8 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008) | ||||||
| 43 | SWEET BABY JAMES | 45 | 48 | 53 | 72 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 1843) | ||||||
| 44 | VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL | 44 | 46 | 50 | 7 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 726) | ||||||
| 45 | ABRAXAS | 37 | 41 | 37 | 42 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | ||||||
| 46 | EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER | 41 | 31 | 22 | 24 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040) | ||||||
| 47 | CHICAGO III | 51 | 39 | 32 | 25 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C2 30110) | ||||||
| 48 | MANDRILL | 49 | 49 | 45 | 13 | |
| Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050) | ||||||
| 49 | LOVE IT TO DEATH | 50 | 56 | 36 | 17 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883) | ||||||
| 50 | WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT | 53 | 57 | 61 | 8 | |
| Jerry Reed (RCA LSP 4506) | ||||||
| 51 | CLOSE TO YOU | 43 | 32 | 25 | 43 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | ||||||
| 52 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND | 47 | 44 | 47 | 8 | |
| Ocean (Kama Sutra KSBS 2033) | ||||||
| 53 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN | 59 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul SS 731) | ||||||
| 54 | HANGING IN THERE | 52 | 33 | 35 | 14 | |
| Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 324) | ||||||
| 55 | STEPHEN STILLS 2 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206) | ||||||
| 56 | BROKEN BARRICADES | 56 | 42 | 28 | 11 | |
| Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294) | ||||||
| 57 | ONE WORLD | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520) | ||||||
| 58 | THIS IS A RECORDING | 54 | 45 | 31 | 17 | |
| Lily Tomlin (Polydor 24-4055) | ||||||
| 59 | WOODSTOCK TWO | 61 | 52 | 38 | 15 | |
| Various Artists (Cotillion SD 2-400) | ||||||
| 60 | LOVE STORY | 55 | 51 | 40 | 22 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497) | ||||||
| 61 | V | 60 | 60 | 66 | 7 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302) | ||||||
| 62 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM | 62 | 55 | 56 | 39 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6050) | ||||||
| 63 | GOLD (THEIR GREATEST HITS) | 57 | 61 | 62 | 22 | |
| Steppenwolf (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50099) | ||||||
| 64 | GREATEST HITS | 65 | 65 | 63 | 37 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30325) | ||||||
| 65 | ALARM CLOCK | 58 | 43 | 44 | 23 | |
| Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005) | ||||||
| 66 | I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN | 70 | 73 | 84 | 4 | |
| Ray Price (Columbia C 30510) | ||||||
| 67 | SINFONIAS | 72 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802) | ||||||
| 68 | PEACEFUL WORLD | 71 | 76 | 81 | 7 | |
| Rascals (Columbia G 30462) | ||||||
| 69 | LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES & RHYMES | 63 | 54 | 42 | 19 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 6060) | ||||||
| 70 | OSIBISA | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Osibisa (Decca DL 75285) | ||||||
| 71 | TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION | 68 | 74 | 73 | 27 | |
| Elton John (UNI 73096) | ||||||
| 72 | MAN IN BLACK | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 30550) | ||||||
| 73 | MARY | 79 | 83 | 87 | 17 | |
| Mary Travers (WB WS 1907) | ||||||
| 74 | LIVE JOHNNY WINTER AND | 69 | 67 | 59 | 17 | |
| Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30475) | ||||||
| 75 | THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782) | ||||||
| 76 | TARKIO | 66 | 62 | 48 | 18 | |
| Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra KSBS 2024) | ||||||
| 77 | CONTACT | 83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Freda Payne (Invictus SMAS 7307) | ||||||
| 78 | THE POINT | 64 | 59 | 46 | 21 |  |
| Nilsson (RCA LSPX 1003) | ||||||
| 79 | WRITER | 81 | 86 | 92 | 7 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP 77006) | ||||||
| 80 | CHAPTER 2 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 38 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | ||||||
| 81 | TOUCH | 85 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Supremes (Motown MS 737) | ||||||
| 82 | MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE | 73 | 75 | 75 | 14 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61334) | ||||||
| 83 | WHERE I'M COMING FROM | 89 | -- | -- | 4 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS 308) | ||||||
| 84 | FRIENDS AND LOVE | 88 | 94 | 100 | 4 | |
| Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800) | ||||||
| 85 | GLEN CAMPBELL'S GREATEST HITS | 77 | 68 | 67 | 14 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 752) | ||||||
| 86 | THE CRY OF LOVE | 67 | 63 | 51 | 20 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (Reprise SMAS-93467) | ||||||
| 87 | LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS | 90 | 87 | 79 | 34 | |
| Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704) | ||||||
| 88 | WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953) | ||||||
| 89 | MANNA | 75 | 77 | 58 | 18 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-74086) | ||||||
| 90 | BLOODROCK 3 | 76 | 66 | 57 | 14 | |
| Bloodrock (Capitol ST 765) | ||||||
| 91 | LIVE ALBUM | 91 | 93 | 94 | 34 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB 633) | ||||||
| 92 | ROCK ON | 95 | 96 | 77 | 9 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301) | ||||||
| 93 | WOODSTOCK | 100 | 98 | 98 | 61 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Cotillion SD 3-500) | ||||||
| 94 | SECOND MOVEMENT | 93 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1583) | ||||||
| 95 | I THINK OF YOU | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Perry Como (RCA LSP 4539) | ||||||
| 96 | DONNY HATHAWAY | 96 | 81 | 82 | 8 | |
| Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-360) | ||||||
| 97 | ONE BAD APPLE | 78 | 78 | 54 | 27 | |
| Osmonds (MGM SE-4724) | ||||||
| 98 | BYRDMANIAX | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Byrds (Columbia KC 30640) | ||||||
| 99 | JUST AS I AM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006) | ||||||
| 100 | LATER THAT SAME YEAR | 97 | 85 | 76 | 10 | |
| Matthews' Southern Comfort (Decca DL 75264) | ||||||
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:
• "Sinatra And Company" by Frank Sinatra (# 74)
• "Edgar Winter's White Trash" by Edgar Winter's White Trash (# 86)
• "All By Myself" by Eddie Kendricks (# 92)
• "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson (# 94)
• "Sweetheart" by Engelbert Humperdinck (# 98)