Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending October 23, 1971
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMAGINE | 4 | 6 | 15 | 5 | |
| John Lennon (Apple SW 3379) | ||||||
| 2 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609) | ||||||
| 3 | SHAFT | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002) | ||||||
| 4 | SANTANA III | 5 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30595) | ||||||
| 5 | TAPESTRY | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 6 | THE CARPENTERS | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | ||||||
| 7 | WHO'S NEXT | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Who (Decca DL 79182) | ||||||
| 8 | BARK | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |
| Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001) | ||||||
| 9 | EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5) | ||||||
| 10 | MASTER OF REALITY | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562) | ||||||
| 11 | TEASER AND THE FIRECAT | 48 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313) | ||||||
| 12 | RAM | 10 | 11 | 6 | 21 | |
| Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375) | ||||||
| 13 | BLESSED ARE. . . | 13 | 17 | 26 | 6 | |
| Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6570/1) | ||||||
| 14 | BARBRA JOAN STREISAND | 15 | 31 | 40 | 5 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792) | ||||||
| 15 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 16 | 13 | 13 | 50 | |
| Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206) | ||||||
| 16 | ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS | 18 | 21 | 24 | 5 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295) | ||||||
| 17 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6064) | ||||||
| 18 | TRAFALGAR | 19 | 20 | 28 | 5 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco SD 36-7003) | ||||||
| 19 | MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON | 14 | 12 | 11 | 25 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2561) | ||||||
| 20 | WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN | 30 | 40 | 65 | 4 | |
| Traffic (United Artists UAS 5550) | ||||||
| 21 | AQUALUNG | 17 | 14 | 12 | 24 | |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035) | ||||||
| 22 | SURF'S UP | 25 | 27 | 37 | 6 | |
| Beach Boys (Brother RS 6453) | ||||||
| 23 | FOR LADIES ONLY | 28 | 36 | 42 | 5 | |
| Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50110) | ||||||
| 24 | THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782) | ||||||
| 25 | HARMONY | 57 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108) | ||||||
| 26 | STICKY FINGERS | 27 | 16 | 14 | 25 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100) | ||||||
| 27 | LIVE IN CONCERT | 23 | 24 | 27 | 6 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 733) | ||||||
| 28 | A SPACE IN TIME | 22 | 19 | 20 | 9 | |
| Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801) | ||||||
| 29 | WHAT'S GOING ON | 32 | 25 | 18 | 18 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310) | ||||||
| 30 | THE NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE | 31 | 35 | 46 | 5 | |
| New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia C 30888) | ||||||
| 31 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 33 | 28 | 22 | 38 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
| 32 | FROM THE INSIDE | 40 | 48 | 75 | 4 | |
| Poco (Epic KE 30753) | ||||||
| 33 | THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I | 24 | 18 | 17 | 14 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679) | ||||||
| 34 | L.A. WOMAN | 37 | 29 | 21 | 25 | |
| Doors (Elektra EKS-75011) | ||||||
| 35 | RAINBOW BRIDGE (SOUNDTRACK) | 53 | 70 | -- | 3 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (WEA MT 358) | ||||||
| 36 | ISLE OF WIGHT | 38 | 43 | 51 | 6 | |
| Various Artists (Columbia G3X 30805) | ||||||
| 37 | GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE | 42 | 46 | 49 | 7 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170) | ||||||
| 38 | THEIR SIXTEEN GREATEST HITS | 43 | 51 | 76 | 4 | |
| Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 15107) | ||||||
| 39 | ONE WORLD | 26 | 22 | 23 | 15 |  |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520) | ||||||
| 40 | GOING BACK TO INDIANA (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) | 67 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M 742L) | ||||||
| 41 | V | 29 | 30 | 34 | 21 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302) | ||||||
| 42 | THE GRATEFUL DEAD | 60 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Grateful Dead (WB 2WS 1935) | ||||||
| 43 | FIREBALL | 39 | 33 | 29 | 9 | |
| Deep Purple (Harvest SHVL-793) | ||||||
| 44 | THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST | 44 | 37 | 35 | 13 | |
| Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802) | ||||||
| 45 | GETTING TOGETHER | 50 | 59 | 73 | 4 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1045) | ||||||
| 46 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 34 | 32 | 30 | 23 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 47 | HOT PANTS | 21 | 23 | 25 | 8 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD 4054) | ||||||
| 48 | CAHOOTS | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| The Band (Capitol SMAS 651) | ||||||
| 49 | ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE | 35 | 34 | 36 | 7 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71048) | ||||||
| 50 | CHER | 64 | 79 | -- | 3 | |
| Cher (Kapp KS-3649) | ||||||
| 51 | LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST | 36 | 26 | 19 | 21 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205) | ||||||
| 52 | 4 WAY STREET | 45 | 39 | 33 | 27 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902) | ||||||
| 53 | JUST AS I AM | 41 | 38 | 31 | 15 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006) | ||||||
| 54 | BLUE | 46 | 42 | 39 | 17 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Reprise SM 2038) | ||||||
| 55 | UP TO DATE | 51 | 44 | 43 | 30 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6059) | ||||||
| 56 | PARANOID | 54 | 55 | 57 | 37 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB WS 1887) | ||||||
| 57 | CLOSE TO YOU | 59 | 52 | 47 | 57 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | ||||||
| 58 | I THINK WE'RE ALL BOZOS ON THIS BUS | 69 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30737) | ||||||
| 59 | TARKUS | 47 | 41 | 32 | 17 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900) | ||||||
| 60 | ONE FINE MORNING | 62 | 67 | 78 | 6 | |
| Lighthouse (Evolution 3007) | ||||||
| 61 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO | 61 | 53 | 54 | 29 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSPX-1004) | ||||||
| 62 | GOLDEN BISCUITS | 52 | 49 | 48 | 36 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50098) | ||||||
| 63 | SOUL TO SOUL | 66 | 64 | 67 | 6 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 7207) | ||||||
| 64 | SO LONG BANNATYNE | 56 | 57 | 50 | 10 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSP 4574) | ||||||
| 65 | HOMEMADE | 65 | 58 | 52 | 17 | |
| Osmonds (MGM SE 4770) | ||||||
| 66 | LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST | 55 | 50 | 53 | 7 | |
| King Curtis (Atco SD 33-359) | ||||||
| 67 | STEPHEN STILLS 2 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 15 | |
| Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206) | ||||||
| 68 | BUDDY MILES LIVE | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Buddy Miles (Mercury SRM-2-7500) | ||||||
| 69 | B, S & T 4 | 58 | 47 | 38 | 16 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590) | ||||||
| 70 | STREET CORNER TALKING | 79 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Savoy Brown (Parrot XPAS 71047) | ||||||
| 71 | ME AND BOBBY MCGEE | 72 | 75 | 80 | 4 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30817) | ||||||
| 72 | PAUL AND | 63 | 54 | 45 | 9 | |
| Paul Stookey (WB WS 1912) | ||||||
| 73 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900) | ||||||
| 74 | SKY'S THE LIMIT | 68 | 60 | 61 | 24 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GS 957) | ||||||
| 75 | SUMMER OF '42 | 82 | 93 | 100 | 4 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (WB WS 1925) | ||||||
| 76 | LIVE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 8-9000) | ||||||
| 77 | B.B. KING IN LONDON | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCX 730) | ||||||
| 78 | GODSPELL | 70 | 65 | 66 | 9 | |
| Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102) | ||||||
| 79 | GASOLINE ALLEY | 80 | 81 | 93 | 21 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61624) | ||||||
| 80 | RAY STEVENS' GREATEST HITS | 71 | 69 | 70 | 8 | |
| Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z 30770) | ||||||
| 81 | THE LONDON HOWLIN' WOLF SESSIONS | 75 | 80 | 82 | 8 | |
| Howlin' Wolf (Chess CH 60008) | ||||||
| 82 | THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH | 78 | 56 | 41 | 11 | |
| Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS 955) | ||||||
| 83 | WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET | 73 | 74 | 58 | 15 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953) | ||||||
| 84 | FREEDOM MEANS | 84 | 62 | 63 | 8 | |
| Dells (Cadet CA 50004) | ||||||
| 85 | THE DIONNE WARWICK STORY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 2-596) | ||||||
| 86 | BURT BACHARACH | 87 | 73 | 72 | 19 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501) | ||||||
| 87 | THE SENSUOUS WOMAN | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| J (Atlantic SD 7209) | ||||||
| 88 | CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY | 76 | 82 | 83 | 9 | |
| Chicago (Columbia GP 8) | ||||||
| 89 | INDIAN RESERVATION | 74 | 61 | 55 | 18 | |
| Raiders (Columbia C 30768) | ||||||
| 90 | YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND | 83 | 71 | 56 | 10 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797) | ||||||
| 91 | ABRAXAS | 85 | 68 | 64 | 56 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | ||||||
| 92 | SURVIVAL | 89 | 84 | 79 | 26 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764) | ||||||
| 93 | CURTIS/LIVE! | 90 | 66 | 62 | 22 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008) | ||||||
| 94 | LIVE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS 3654) | ||||||
| 95 | THE FOUR OF US | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Sebastian (Reprise MS 2041) | ||||||
| 96 | SMACKWATER JACK | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3037) | ||||||
| 97 | LOOK AT YOURSELF | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-614) | ||||||
| 98 | LEON RUSSELL AND THE SHELTER PEOPLE | 93 | 63 | 59 | 22 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8903) | ||||||
| 99 | CHAPTER 2 | 94 | 78 | 71 | 52 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | ||||||
| 100 | LOVE IT TO DEATH | 95 | 85 | 77 | 31 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB WS 1883) | ||||||
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:
• "Live At The Regal" by B.B. King (# 81)
• "Fillmore East, June 1971" by Mothers Of Invention (# 91)
• "Chicago III" by Chicago (# 97)
• "You've Got A Friend" by Johnny Mathis (# 98)
• "The Partridge Family Album" by Partridge Family (#100)