| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JUNE 12, 1971 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Various Artists (Decca DXSA 7206) | 3 | 31 | |
| 2 | STICKY FINGERS Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100) | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 5 | 11 | |
| 4 | MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON James Taylor (Warner Bros. BS 2561) | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | RAM Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375) | 17 | 2 | |
| 6 | UP TO DATE Partridge Family (Bell 6059) | 7 | 11 | |
| 7 | 4 WAY STREET Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902) | 2 | 8 | |
| 8 | SURVIVAL Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764) | 6 | 7 | |
| 9 | PEARL Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322) | 9 | 20 | |
| 10 | AQUALUNG Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035) | 16 | 5 | |
| 11 | L.A. WOMAN Doors (Elektra EKS-75011) | 11 | 6 | |
| 12 | SHE’S A LADY Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046) | 13 | 5 | |
| 13 | CARPENTERS Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | 19 | 2 | |
| 14 | GOLDEN BISCUITS Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50098) | 8 | 17 | |
| 15 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | 10 | 19 | |
| 16 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735) | 12 | 7 | |
| 17 | NATURALLY Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50088) | 18 | 26 | |
| 18 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO Guess Who (RCA Victor LPSX-1004) | 14 | 10 | |
| 19 | LOVE STORY Original Soundtrack (Paramount PAS 6002) | 15 | 23 | |
| 20 | SKY’S THE LIMIT Temptations (Gordy GLPS-957) | 29 | 5 | |
| 21 | ABRAXAS Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | 21 | 37 | |
| 22 | CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | 20 | 38 | |
| 23 | 11-17-70 Elton John (Uni 93105) | 28 | 4 | |
| 24 | PARANOID Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. WS 1887) | 25 | 18 | |
| 25 | EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040) | 27 | 19 | |
| 26 | LOVE STORY Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497) | 23 | 17 | |
| 27 | THIRDS James Gang (ABC ABCX-721) | 30 | 9 | |
| 28 | WOODSTOCK TWO Various Artists (Cotillion SD 2-400) | 22 | 10 | |
| 29 | CHICAGO III Chicago (Columbia C2 30110) | 34 | 20 | |
| 30 | THE CRY OF LOVE Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2034) | 26 | 15 | |
| 31 | BROKEN BARRICADES Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294) | 35 | 6 | |
| 32 | PORTRAIT OF BOBBY Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1040) | 24 | 8 | |
| 33 | THS IS A RECORDING Lily Tomlin (Polydor 24-4055) | 32 | 13 | |
| 34 | TARKIO Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra KSBS 2024) | 33 | 15 | |
| 35 | BLOODROCK 3 Bloodrock (Capitol ST-765) | 31 | 10 | |
| 36 | THE POINT! Nilsson (RCA Victor LSPX-1003) | 40 | 16 | |
| 37 | LOVE IT TO DEATH Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. WS 1883) | 37 | 12 | |
| 38 | OSMONDS Osmonds (MGM SE 4724) | 43 | 22 | |
| 39 | ARETHA LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205) | 73 | 2 | |
| 40 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM Partridge Family (Bell 6050) | 36 | 34 | |
| 41 | HANGING IN THERE Hudson & Landry (Dore LP-324) | 38 | 9 | |
| 42 | CARLY SIMON Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082) | 49 | 10 | |
| 43 | MANNA Bread (Elektra EKS-74086) | 39 | 13 | |
| 44 | SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor (Warner Bros. WS 1843) | 46 | 67 | |
| 45 | ALARM CLOCK Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005) | 41 | 21 | |
| 46 | CURTIS / LIVE! Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008) | 69 | 3 | |
| 47 | DIANA! Original TV Soundtrack / Diana Ross (Motown MS-719) | 44 | 8 | |
| 48 | GLEN CAMPBELL’S GREATEST HITS Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-752) | 47 | 9 | |
| 49 | TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION Elton John (Uni 73096) | 48 | 22 | |
| 50 | LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES 5th Dimension (Bell 6060) | 50 | 14 | |
| 51 | GREATEST HITS Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 30325) | 51 | 32 | |
| 52 | LEON RUSSELL & THE SHELTER PEOPLE Leon Russell & Shelter People (Shelter SW-8903) | 65 | 4 | |
| 53 | IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7203) | 53 | 14 | |
| 54 | ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30411) | 42 | 22 | |
| 55 | FRIENDS Original Soundtrack / Elton John (Paramount PAS 6004) | 54 | 12 | |
| 56 | MANDRILL Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050) | 58 | 8 | |
| 57 | A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE Buddy Miles (Mercury SRM 1-608) | 55 | 10 | |
| 58 | BACK TO THE ROOTS John Mayall (Polydor 25-3002) | 45 | 9 | |
| 59 | LIVE Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30475) | 52 | 12 | |
| 60 | STEPPENWOLF GOLD Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX-50099) | 56 | 17 | |
| 61 | SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037) | 82 | 2 | |
| 62 | NO, NO, NANETTE Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks S 30563) | 60 | 13 | |
| 63 | ENCORE! JOSE FELICIANO’S FINEST PERFORMANCES Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSPX-1005) | 59 | 7 | |
| 64 | SEATRAIN Seatrain (Capitol SMAS-659) | 57 | 15 | |
| 65 | SINATRA & COMPANY Frank Sinatra (with Antonio Carlos Jobim) (Reprise FS 1033) | 63 | 7 | |
| 66 | LATER THAT SAME YEAR Matthews Southern Comfort (Decca DL 75264) | 71 | 8 | |
| 67 | STONEY END Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30378) | 67 | 17 | |
| 68 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Ocean (Kama Sutra KSBS 2033) | 89 | 3 | |
| 69 | ALL THINGS MUST PASS George Harrison (Apple STCH 639) | 68 | 26 | |
| 70 | CHASE Chase (Epic E 30472) | 80 | 7 | |
| 71 | JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Joseph Consortium (Scepter SPS 588) | 64 | 10 | |
| 72 | POEMS, PRAYERS AND PROMISES John Denver (RCA Victor LSP-4499) | 83 | 6 | |
| 73 | VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCS-726) | 85 | 2 | |
| 74 | ROCK ON Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301) | 75 | 4 | |
| 75 | EDGAR WINTER’S WHITE TRASH Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic E 30512) | 81 | 6 | |
| 76 | LAYLA (And Other Assorted Love Songs) Derek & Dominos (Atco SD 2-704) | 66 | 29 | |
| 77 | CHEAPO-CHEAPO PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS REAL LIVE JOHN SEBASTIAN John Sebastian (Reprise MS 2036) | 62 | 7 | |
| 78 | HAG Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol ST-735) | 72 | 8 | |
| 79 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT Jerry Reed (RCA Victor LSP-4506) | 86 | 6 | |
| 80 | HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DS 50103) | 90 | 2 | |
| 81 | WOODSTOCK Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Cotillion SD 3-500) | 70 | 56 | |
| 82 | SWEETHEART Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71043) | 79 | 17 | |
| 83 | LEE MICHAELS 5TH Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302) | 95 | 2 | |
| 84 | ELTON JOHN Elton John (Uni 73090) | 74 | 37 | |
| 85 | DONNY HATHAWAY Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-360) | 92 | 6 | |
| 86 | CURTIS Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005) | 61 | 35 | |
| 87 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | 87 | 70 | |
| 88 | WORKIN’ TOGETHER Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST-7650) | 77 | 27 | |
| 89 | LONG PLAYER Faces (Warner Bros. WS 1892) | 76 | 14 | |
| 90 | ALL BY MYSELF Eddie Kendricks (Tamla TS-309) | 123 | 3 | |
| 91 | MARY Mary Travers (Warner Bros. WS 1907) | 78 | 12 | |
| 92 | MELTING POT Booker T. & M.G.’s (Stax STS 2035) | 93 | 15 | |
| 93 | PEACEFUL WORLD Rascals (Columbia G 30462) | 98 | 2 | |
| 94 | PENDULUM Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8410) | 84 | 25 | |
| 95 | DID YOU THINK TO PRAY Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4513) | 96 | 6 | |
| 96 | CHAPTER TWO Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | 103 | 42 | |
| 97 | WRITER Carole King (Ode 70 SP-77006) | 100 | 4 | |
| 98 | LIVE ALBUM Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB-633) | 91 | 29 | |
| 99 | ...TO BE CONTINUED Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014) | 94 | 29 | |
| 100 | LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL B. B. King (ABC ABCS-723) | 99 | 18 | |
| 101 | AFTER THE GOLD RUSH Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383) | 105 | 40 | |
| 102 | LOVE STORY Ronnie Aldrich with London Festival Orchestra (London Phase 4 ASPB 22) | 102 | 3 | |
| 103 | STAY AWHILE (Fly Little White Dove, Fly) Bells (Polydor 24-4510) | 104 | 6 | |
| 104 | JOY OF COOKING Joy Of Cooking (Capitol ST-661) | 106 | 14 | |
| 105 | FRIENDS & LOVE... A CHUCK MANGIONE CONCERT Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800) | 112 | 3 | |
| 106 | SECOND MOVEMENT Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1583) | — | 1 | |
| 107 | IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise RS 6392) | 101 | 22 | |
| 108 | MOMENTS Boz Scaggs (Columbia C 30454) | 110 | 10 | |
| 109 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette (Epic E 30658) | 116 | 2 | |
| 110 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul SS-731) | 114 | 4 | |
| 111 | TOBACCO ROAD Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4300) | — | 1 | |
| 112 | THE BEST OF WILSON PICKETT VOL. II Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8290) | 124 | 3 | |
| 113 | GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise RS 6437) | 108 | 18 | |
| 114 | THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP-4459) | 115 | 28 | |
| 115 | IT’S IMPOSSIBLE Perry Como (RCA Victor LSP-4473) | 113 | 22 | |
| 116 | TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT Neil Diamond (Uni 73092) | 117 | 30 | |
| 117 | LOVE STORY Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia C 30498) | 111 | 10 | |
| 118 | HOW MUCH MORE CAN SHE STAND Conway Twitty (Decca DL 75276) | 128 | 2 | |
| 119 | TOMMY The Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | 130 | 89 | |
| 120 | COSMO’S FACTORY Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402) | 134 | 47 | |
| 121 | WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310) | — | 1 | |
| 122 | MONA BONE JAKON Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4260) | 118 | 17 | |
| 123 | DELIVERIN’ Poco (Epic KE 30209) | 119 | 19 | |
| 124 | THIRD ALBUM Jackson 5 (Motown MS-718) | 126 | 38 | |
| 125 | ELVIS COUNTRY (I’m 10,000 Years Old) Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4460) | 107 | 21 | |
| 126 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES (The Jim Nabors Hour) Jim Nabors (Columbia C 30449) | 109 | 10 | |
| 127 | MANCINI PLAYS THE THEME FROM “LOVE STORY” Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP-4466) | 125 | 21 | |
| 128 | ONE STEP BEYOND Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS-2030) | 121 | 10 | |
| 129 | STEPHEN STILLS Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7202) | 122 | 29 | |
| 130 | DEJA VU Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | 129 | 64 | |
| 131 | MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN Joe Cocker (A&M SP-6002) | 133 | 42 | |
| 132 | WHERE I’M COMING FROM Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS-308) | 137 | 7 | |
| 133 | NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE Mountain (Windfall 5500) | 88 | 18 | |
| 134 | WINWOOD Stevie Winwood (United Artists UAS 9950) | 149 | 2 | |
| 135 | FOR THE GOOD TIMES Ray Price (Columbia C 30106) | 120 | 33 | |
| 136 | LOVE STORY Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30499) | 97 | 13 | |
| 137 | THIS IS MADNESS Last Poets (Douglas 7 Z 30583) | 136 | 10 | |
| 138 | UNCLE CHARLIE AND HIS DOG TEDDY Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty LST-7642) | 141 | 13 | |
| 139 | BLOODROCK 2 Bloodrock (Capitol ST-491) | 144 | 31 | |
| 140 | CHICAGO Chicago (Columbia KGP 24) | 148 | 71 | |
| 141 | RITA COOLIDGE Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4291) | 150 | 12 | |
| 142 | BLACK SABBATH Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. WS 1871) | 139 | 42 | |
| 143 | SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE Leonard Cohen (Columbia C 30103) | 142 | 7 | |
| 144 | CRAZY HORSE Crazy Horse (Reprise RS 6438) | 131 | 10 | |
| 145 | MORE GOLDEN GRASS Grass Roots (Dunhill DS-50087) | 140 | 34 | |
| 146 | WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010) | 145 | 29 | |
| 147 | YOU’RE SO BEAUTIFUL Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Band (Warner Bros. WS 1904) | 132 | 4 | |
| 148 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega M31-1000) | 135 | 15 | |
| 149 | HAIR Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150) | 147 | 152 | |
| 150 | ENDLESS BOOGIE John Lee Hooker (ABC ABCD-720) | 127 | 11 | |
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