CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending JULY 3, 1971
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LWWKS
  1TAPESTRY
  Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
  1 14
  2JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
  Various Artists (Decca DXSA 7206)
  4 34
  3RAM
  Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
  3  5
  4CARPENTERS
  Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
  5  5
  5STICKY FINGERS
  Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)
  2  9
  6MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON
  James Taylor (Warner Bros. BS 2561)
  6  9
  7AQUALUNG
  Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
  7  8
  8ARETHA LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)
 17  5
  94 WAY STREET
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)
  8 11
 10UP TO DATE
  Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
 10 14
 11SHE’S A LADY
  Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046)
 11  8
 12SURVIVAL
  Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)
  9 10
 13GOLDEN BISCUITS
  Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50098)
 12 20
 14TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN
  Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
 14 22
 15L.A. WOMAN
  Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)
 13  9
 1611-17-70
  Elton John (Uni 93105)
 16  7
 17THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO
  Guess Who (RCA Victor LPSX-1004)
 19 13
 18SKY’S THE LIMIT
  Temptations (Gordy GLPS-957)
 15  8
 19SONGS FOR BEGINNERS
  Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)
 27  3
 20EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
  Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM 1-609)
 34  3
 21PEARL
  Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)
 18 23
 22NATURALLY
  Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50088)
 20 29
 23LEON RUSSELL & THE SHELTER PEOPLE
  Leon Russell & Shelter People (Shelter SW-8903)
 24  7
 24CARLY SIMON
  Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)
 33 13
 25WHAT’S GOING ON
  Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
 72  4
 26MAYBE TOMORROW
  Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)
 21 10
 27PARANOID
  Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. WS 1887)
 29 21
 28CURTIS / LIVE!
  Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)
 30  6
 29BURT BACHARACH
  Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)
 49  3
 30POEMS, PRAYERS AND PROMISES
  John Denver (RCA Victor LSP-4499)
 39  9
 31EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER
  Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)
 22 22
 32CLOSE TO YOU
  Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)
 25 41
 33HANGING IN THERE
  Hudson & Landry (Dore LP-324)
 35 12
 34CHASE
  Chase (Epic E 30472)
 43 10
 35LOVE STORY
  Original Soundtrack (Paramount PAS 6002)
 23 26
 36LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS
  Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4530)
 69  3
 37SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE
  Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037)
 41  5
 38THIRDS
  James Gang (ABC ABCX-721)
 26 12
 39CHICAGO III
  Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)
 32 23
 40FIRST PULL UP THEN PULL DOWN
  Hot Tuna (RCA Victor LSP-4550)
 52  3
 41ABRAXAS
  Santana (Columbia KC 30130)
 37 40
 42BROKEN BARRICADES
  Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294)
 28  9
 43ALARM CLOCK
  Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005)
 44 24
 44PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND
  Ocean (Kama Sutra KSBS 2033)
 47  6
 45THS IS A RECORDING
  Lily Tomlin (Polydor 24-4055)
 31 16
 46VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL
  Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCS-726)
 50  5
 47HOMEMADE
  Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)
 —  1
 48SWEET BABY JAMES
  James Taylor (Warner Bros. WS 1843)
 53 70
 49MANDRILL
  Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050)
 45 11
 50HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS
  Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DS 50103)
 60  5
 51LOVE STORY
  Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497)
 40 20
 52WOODSTOCK TWO
  Various Artists (Cotillion SD 2-400)
 38 13
 53TARKUS
  Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)
 —  1
 54LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES
  5th Dimension (Bell 6060)
 42 17
 55THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM
  Partridge Family (Bell 6050)
 56 37
 56LOVE IT TO DEATH
  Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. WS 1883)
 36 15
 57WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT
  Jerry Reed (RCA Victor LSP-4506)
 61  9
 58BLUE
  Joni Mitchell (Reprise MS 2038)
 —  1
 59THE POINT!
  Nilsson (RCA Victor LSPX-1003)
 46 19
 60LEE MICHAELS 5TH
  Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)
 66  5
 61STEPPENWOLF GOLD
  Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX-50099)
 62 20
 62TARKIO
  Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra KSBS 2024)
 48 18
 63THE CRY OF LOVE
  Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2034)
 51 18
 64INDIAN RESERVATION
  Raiders (Columbia C 30768)
 88  2
 65GREATEST HITS
  Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)
 63 35
 66BLOODROCK 3
  Bloodrock (Capitol ST-765)
 57 13
 67LIVE
  Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30475)
 59 15
 68GLEN CAMPBELL’S GREATEST HITS
  Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-752)
 67 12
 69SINATRA & COMPANY
  Frank Sinatra (with Antonio Carlos Jobim) (Reprise FS 1033)
 68 10
 70IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN
  Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul SS-731)
 80  7
 71EDGAR WINTER’S WHITE TRASH
  Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic E 30512)
 70  9
 72PORTRAIT OF BOBBY
  Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1040)
 55 11
 73I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN
  Ray Price (Columbia C 30510)
 84  2
 74TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION
  Elton John (Uni 73096)
 73 25
 75A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE
  Buddy Miles (Mercury SRM 1-608)
 75 13
 76PEACEFUL WORLD
  Rascals (Columbia G 30462)
 81  5
 77MANNA
  Bread (Elektra EKS-74086)
 58 16
 78OSMONDS
  Osmonds (MGM SE 4724)
 54 25
 79SINFONIAS
  Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802)
 86  3
 80ROSE GARDEN
  Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30411)
 71 25
 81DONNY HATHAWAY
  Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-360)
 82  9
 82DIANA!
  Original TV Soundtrack / Diana Ross (Motown MS-719)
 74 11
 83MARY
  Mary Travers (Warner Bros. WS 1907)
 87 15
 84ALL BY MYSELF
  Eddie Kendricks (Tamla TS-309)
 83  6
 85LATER THAT SAME YEAR
  Matthews Southern Comfort (Decca DL 75264)
 76 11
 86WRITER
  Carole King (Ode 70 SP-77006)
 92  7
 87LAYLA (And Other Assorted Love Songs)
  Derek & Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
 79 32
 88CHAPTER TWO
  Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)
 90 45
 89BACK TO THE ROOTS
  John Mayall (Polydor 25-3002)
 64 12
 90MELTING POT
  Booker T. & M.G.’s (Stax STS 2035)
 91 18
 91STONEY END
  Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30378)
 89 20
 92FRIENDS
  Original Soundtrack / Elton John (Paramount PAS 6004)
 65 15
 93LIVE ALBUM
  Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB-633)
 94 32
 94FRIENDS & LOVE... A CHUCK MANGIONE CONCERT
  Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800)
100  6
 95SECOND MOVEMENT
  Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1583)
 99  4
 96ROCK ON
  Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301)
 77  7
 97TOUCH
  Supremes (Motown MS-737)
 —  1
 98WOODSTOCK
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Cotillion SD 3-500)
 98 59
 99ELTON JOHN
  Elton John (Uni 73090)
 93 40
100SWEETHEART
  Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71043)
 97 20
101NO, NO, NANETTE
  Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks S 30563)
 78 16
102CURTIS
  Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005)
101 38
103THE REAL THING
  Taj Mahal (Columbia G 30619)
104  2
104ALL THINGS MUST PASS
  George Harrison (Apple STCH 639)
 85 29
105SWEET REPLIES
  Honey Cone (Hot Wax HA 706)
107  3
106LONG PLAYER
  Faces (Warner Bros. WS 1892)
103 17
107WINWOOD
  Stevie Winwood (United Artists UAS 9950)
108  5
108SEATRAIN
  Seatrain (Capitol SMAS-659)
 96 18
109STAY AWHILE (Fly Little White Dove, Fly)
  Bells (Polydor 24-4510)
106  9
110I THINK OF YOU
  Perry Como (RCA Victor LSP-4539)
 —  1
111THE BEST OF WILSON PICKETT VOL. II
  Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8290)
102  6
112IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME
  David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7203)
105 17
113PENDULUM
  Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8410)
110 28
114I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM
  Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-762)
148  3
115TOBACCO ROAD
  Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4300)
114  4
116SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG
  Original Soundtrack / Melvin Van Peebles (Stax STS-3001)
118  3
117MUDLARK
  Leo Kottke (Capitol ST-682)
119  3
118WHERE I’M COMING FROM
  Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS-308)
122 10
119ENCORE! JOSE FELICIANO’S FINEST PERFORMANCES
  Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor LSPX-1005)
109 10
120CONTACT
  Freda Payne (Invictus SMAS-7307)
147  2
121JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
  Joseph Consortium (Scepter SPS 588)
 95 13
122BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)
117 73
123INTRODUCING LOBO
  Lobo (Big Tree BTS 2003)
 —  1
124AFTER THE GOLD RUSH
  Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)
111 43
125JUST AS I AM
  Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)
 —  1
126HAG
  Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol ST-735)
112 11
127LOVE STORY
  Ronnie Aldrich with London Festival Orchestra (London Phase 4 ASPB 22)
113  6
128WORKIN’ TOGETHER
  Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty LST-7650)
120 30
129...TO BE CONTINUED
  Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-1014)
115 32
130TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT
  Neil Diamond (Uni 73092)
124 33
131JOY OF COOKING
  Joy Of Cooking (Capitol ST-661)
116 17
132TOMMY
  The Who (Decca DXSW 7205)
125 92
133COSMO’S FACTORY
  Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)
126 50
134LOVE STORY
  Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia C 30498)
133 13
135LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL
  B. B. King (ABC ABCS-723)
127 21
136THE WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
  Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor LSP-4459)
129 31
137DEJA VU
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)
131 67
138HAIR
  Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LSO 1150)
137155
139HOW MUCH MORE CAN SHE STAND
  Conway Twitty (Decca DL 75276)
135  5
140LOVE STORY
  Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30499)
139 16
141FOLLIES
  Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SO-761)
150  2
142DID YOU THINK TO PRAY
  Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4513)
128  9
143CHEAPO-CHEAPO PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS REAL LIVE JOHN SEBASTIAN
  John Sebastian (Reprise MS 2036)
121 10
144DELIVERIN’
  Poco (Epic KE 30209)
132 22
145WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER
  Tammy Wynette (Epic E 30658)
136  5
146WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES
  Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75010)
143 32
147TIMES THAT TRY A MAN’S SOUL
  Kyle (Paramount PAS 6006)
146  3
148MOMENTS
  Boz Scaggs (Columbia C 30454)
123 13
149IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND
  Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise RS 6392)
134 25
150FOR THE GOOD TIMES
  Ray Price (Columbia C 30106)
145 36
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