| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 21, 1971 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON James Taylor (Warner Bros. BS 2561) | 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | STICKY FINGERS Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100) | 4 | 16 | |
| 4 | CARPENTERS Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | B, S & T; 4 Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590) | 7 | 7 | |
| 6 | STEPHEN STILLS 2 Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206) | 8 | 6 | |
| 7 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Various Artists (Decca DXSA 7206) | 6 | 41 | |
| 8 | RAM Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375) | 5 | 12 | |
| 9 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM 1-609) | 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | TARKUS Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900) | 13 | 8 | |
| 11 | AQUALUNG Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035) | 11 | 15 | |
| 12 | 4 WAY STREET Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902) | 15 | 18 | |
| 13 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | 18 | 29 | |
| 14 | THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802) | 20 | 4 | |
| 15 | WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310) | 10 | 11 | |
| 16 | ARETHA LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205) | 16 | 12 | |
| 17 | BLUE Joni Mitchell (Reprise MS 2038) | 14 | 8 | |
| 18 | POEMS, PRAYERS AND PROMISES John Denver (RCA Victor LSP-4499) | 17 | 16 | |
| 19 | THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679) | 25 | 5 | |
| 20 | WHO’S NEXT The Who (Decca DL 79182) | 47 | 2 | |
| 21 | L.A. WOMAN Doors (Elektra EKS-75011) | 12 | 16 | |
| 22 | SONGS FOR BEGINNERS Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204) | 19 | 10 | |
| 23 | ONE WORLD Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520) | 28 | 7 | |
| 24 | SURVIVAL Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764) | 23 | 17 | |
| 25 | CHASE Chase (Epic E 30472) | 26 | 17 | |
| 26 | CARLY SIMON Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082) | 27 | 20 | |
| 27 | BURT BACHARACH Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501) | 21 | 10 | |
| 28 | INDIAN RESERVATION Raiders (Columbia C 30768) | 29 | 9 | |
| 29 | LEON RUSSELL & THE SHELTER PEOPLE Leon Russell & Shelter People (Shelter SW-8903) | 22 | 14 | |
| 30 | 11-17-70 Elton John (Uni 93105) | 24 | 14 | |
| 31 | UP TO DATE Partridge Family (Bell 6059) | 30 | 21 | |
| 32 | NATURALLY Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50088) | 31 | 36 | |
| 33 | WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET (Live At Carnegie Hall) Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953) | 36 | 6 | |
| 34 | HOMEMADE Osmonds (MGM SE 4770) | 34 | 8 | |
| 35 | OSIBISA Osibisa (Decca DL 75285) | 35 | 7 | |
| 36 | HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DS 50103) | 32 | 12 | |
| 37 | GOLDEN BISCUITS Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50098) | 33 | 27 | |
| 38 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735) | 37 | 17 | |
| 39 | SKY’S THE LIMIT Temptations (Gordy GLPS-957) | 43 | 15 | |
| 40 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO Guess Who (RCA Victor LPSX-1004) | 39 | 20 | |
| 41 | EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040) | 42 | 29 | |
| 42 | BYRDMANIAX Byrds (Columbia KC 30640) | 44 | 6 | |
| 43 | LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4530) | 38 | 10 | |
| 44 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul SS-731) | 40 | 14 | |
| 45 | VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCS-726) | 45 | 12 | |
| 46 | CURTIS / LIVE! Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008) | 58 | 13 | |
| 47 | CHICAGO III Chicago (Columbia C2 30110) | 49 | 30 | |
| 48 | EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5) | — | 1 | |
| 49 | LEE MICHAELS 5TH Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302) | 50 | 12 | |
| 50 | SURRENDER Diana Ross (Motown MS-723) | 54 | 4 | |
| 51 | JUST AS I AM Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006) | 57 | 8 | |
| 52 | PARANOID Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. WS 1887) | 46 | 28 | |
| 53 | FIRST PULL UP THEN PULL DOWN Hot Tuna (RCA Victor LSP-4550) | 41 | 10 | |
| 54 | THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4782) | 51 | 7 | |
| 55 | CONTACT Freda Payne (Invictus SMAS-7307) | 56 | 9 | |
| 56 | THIRDS James Gang (ABC ABCX-721) | 59 | 19 | |
| 57 | I’M JUST ME Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4560) | 62 | 3 | |
| 58 | SHE’S A LADY Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046) | 48 | 15 | |
| 59 | SHAFT Original Soundtrack / Isaac Hayes (Enterprise EN 2-5002) | 88 | 2 | |
| 60 | LOVE IT TO DEATH Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. WS 1883) | 61 | 22 | |
| 61 | RELICS Pink Floyd (Harvest SW-759) | 53 | 4 | |
| 62 | CHAPTER TWO Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | 69 | 52 | |
| 63 | SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor (Warner Bros. WS 1843) | 60 | 77 | |
| 64 | SUMMERTIME Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4314) | 70 | 4 | |
| 65 | ABRAXAS Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | 66 | 47 | |
| 66 | PEARL Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322) | 52 | 30 | |
| 67 | GREATEST HITS Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 30325) | 65 | 42 | |
| 68 | SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037) | 55 | 12 | |
| 69 | CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | 67 | 48 | |
| 70 | MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (Stax STS-2045) | 82 | 2 | |
| 71 | SINFONIAS Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802) | 68 | 10 | |
| 72 | STEPPENWOLF GOLD Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX-50099) | 64 | 27 | |
| 73 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM Partridge Family (Bell 6050) | 72 | 44 | |
| 74 | WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT Jerry Reed (RCA Victor LSP-4506) | 63 | 16 | |
| 75 | MANDRILL Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050) | 71 | 18 | |
| 76 | WRITER Carole King (Ode 70 SP-77006) | 77 | 14 | |
| 77 | FRIENDS & LOVE... A CHUCK MANGIONE CONCERT Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800) | 78 | 13 | |
| 78 | BROKEN BARRICADES Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294) | 76 | 16 | |
| 79 | TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION Elton John (Uni 73096) | 79 | 32 | |
| 80 | SO LONG, BANNATYNE Guess Who (RCA Victor LSP-4574) | — | 1 | |
| 81 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia C 30510) | 80 | 9 | |
| 82 | YOU’RE MY MAN Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30793) | 84 | 4 | |
| 83 | ROCK ON Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301) | 86 | 14 | |
| 84 | WAR WAR WAR Country Joe McDonald (Vanguard VSD-79315) | 81 | 3 | |
| 85 | THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS-955L) | 97 | 3 | |
| 86 | DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS-74094) | 87 | 7 | |
| 87 | HANGING IN THERE Hudson & Landry (Dore LP-324) | 74 | 19 | |
| 88 | I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-762) | 96 | 10 | |
| 89 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797) | — | 1 | |
| 90 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Jim Nabors (Columbia C 30810) | 91 | 3 | |
| 91 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HER Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-733) | 98 | 2 | |
| 92 | LOVE STORY Original Soundtrack (Paramount PAS 6002) | 73 | 33 | |
| 93 | MARY Mary Travers (Warner Bros. WS 1907) | 75 | 22 | |
| 94 | WHERE I’M COMING FROM Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS-308) | 93 | 17 | |
| 95 | LIVE ALBUM Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB-633) | 94 | 39 | |
| 96 | MANNA Bread (Elektra EKS-74086) | 99 | 23 | |
| 97 | HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN Fortunes (Capitol ST-809) | 100 | 6 | |
| 98 | VIKKI CARR’S LOVE STORY Vikki Carr (Columbia C 30662) | 102 | 6 | |
| 99 | SOMETHING ELSE Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6797) | 101 | 4 | |
| 100 | RAINBOW FUNK Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul SS-732L) | 105 | 3 | |
| 101 | THS IS A RECORDING Lily Tomlin (Polydor 24-4055) | 103 | 23 | |
| 102 | ALARM CLOCK Richie Havens (Stormy Forest SFS 6005) | 85 | 31 | |
| 103 | MORNING, NOON & THE NITE-LITERS Nite-Liters (RCA Victor LSP-4493) | 112 | 4 | |
| 104 | MARK-ALMOND Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS-8827) | 108 | 7 | |
| 105 | POTLATCH Redbone (Epic E 30109) | 121 | 3 | |
| 106 | MANCINI CONCERT Henry Mancini & Concert Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP-4542) | — | 1 | |
| 107 | THE REAL THING Taj Mahal (Columbia G 30619) | 110 | 9 | |
| 108 | AFTER THE GOLD RUSH Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383) | 116 | 50 | |
| 109 | EDGAR WINTER’S WHITE TRASH Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic E 30512) | 119 | 16 | |
| 110 | LOVE STORY Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497) | 83 | 27 | |
| 111 | TOUCH Supremes (Motown MS-737) | 89 | 8 | |
| 112 | CANNED HEAT CONCERT (Recorded Live n Europe) Canned Heat (United Artists UAS 5509) | 111 | 6 | |
| 113 | ELTON JOHN Elton John (Uni 73090) | 113 | 47 | |
| 114 | I THINK OF YOU Perry Como (RCA Victor LSP-4539) | 107 | 8 | |
| 115 | GODSPELL Original Cast (Bell 1102) | 148 | 2 | |
| 116 | A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE Buddy Miles (Mercury SRM 1-608) | 104 | 20 | |
| 117 | MAN IN BLACK Johnny Cash (Columbia C 30550) | 90 | 7 | |
| 118 | PG&E PG&E (Columbia C 30362) | 122 | 3 | |
| 119 | PAUL AND Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. WS 1912) | 143 | 2 | |
| 120 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Ocean (Kama Sutra KSBS 2033) | 106 | 13 | |
| 121 | THE LONDON HOWLIN’ WOLF SESSIONS Howlin’ Wolf (Chess CH 60008) | 127 | 2 | |
| 122 | TOMMY The Who (Decca DXSW 7205) | 124 | 99 | |
| 123 | SECOND MOVEMENT Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1583) | 126 | 11 | |
| 124 | WOODSTOCK TWO Various Artists (Cotillion SD 2-400) | 109 | 20 | |
| 125 | ONE FINE MORNING Lighthouse (Evolution 3007) | 140 | 4 | |
| 126 | PEACEFUL WORLD Rascals (Columbia G 30462) | 92 | 12 | |
| 127 | ALL THINGS MUST PASS George Harrison (Apple STCH 639) | 120 | 36 | |
| 128 | LAYLA (And Other Assorted Love Songs) Derek & Dominos (Atco SD 2-704) | 114 | 39 | |
| 129 | FRIENDS & PEOPLE Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor LSP-4492) | 137 | 2 | |
| 130 | 8TH DAY 8th Day (Invictus ST-7306) | 149 | 2 | |
| 131 | SWEET REPLIES Honey Cone (Hot Wax HA 706) | 117 | 10 | |
| 132 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914) | 118 | 80 | |
| 133 | SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG Original Soundtrack / Melvin Van Peebles (Stax STS-3001) | 128 | 10 | |
| 134 | COSMO’S FACTORY Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402) | 130 | 57 | |
| 135 | LIVE Johnny Winter And (Columbia C 30475) | 95 | 22 | |
| 136 | DEJA VU Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200) | 131 | 74 | |
| 137 | WOODSTOCK Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Cotillion SD 3-500) | 129 | 66 | |
| 138 | IN THE GARDEN Gypsy (Metromedia KMD 1044) | — | 1 | |
| 139 | CURTIS Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8005) | 132 | 45 | |
| 140 | PENDULUM Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8410) | 123 | 35 | |
| 141 | TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT Neil Diamond (Uni 73092) | 141 | 40 | |
| 142 | WE SURE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER Tammy Wynette (Epic E 30658) | 142 | 12 | |
| 143 | THE POINT! Nilsson (RCA Victor LSPX-1003) | 133 | 26 | |
| 144 | ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30411) | 145 | 32 | |
| 145 | THE CRY OF LOVE Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2034) | 144 | 25 | |
| 146 | FIREBALL Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2564) | — | 1 | |
| 147 | STONEY END Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30378) | 147 | 27 | |
| 148 | BOOKER T. & PRISCILLA Booker T. & Priscilla (A&M SP 3504) | — | 1 | |
| 149 | DONNY HATHAWAY Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-360) | 146 | 16 | |
| 150 | LINK WRAY Link Wray (Polydor 24-4064) | — | 1 | |
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