CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS
Blue square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending SEPTEMBER 4, 1971
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LWWKS
  1TAPESTRY
  Carole King (Ode SP-77009)		  1 23
  2RAM
  Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)		  3 14
  3MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON
  James Taylor (Warner Bros. BS 2561)		  2 18
  4CARPENTERS
  Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)		  6 14
  5WHO’S NEXT
  The Who (Decca DL 79182)		 11  4
  6EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
  Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM 1-609)		 12 12
  7EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR
  Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)		 18  3
  8STICKY FINGERS
  Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100)		  4 18
  9B, S & T; 4
  Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590)		  7  9
 10JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
  Various Artists (Decca DXSA 7206)		  5 43
 11WHAT’S GOING ON
  Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)		 15 13
 12AQUALUNG
  Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)		  8 17
 13STEPHEN STILLS 2
  Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206)		 10  8
 14THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST
  Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802)		 14  6
 15THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I
  Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679)		 16  7
 16TARKUS
  Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900)		  9 10
 17L.A. WOMAN
  Doors (Elektra EKS-75011)		 17 18
 18SHAFT
  Original Soundtrack / Isaac Hayes (Enterprise EN 2-5002)		 30  4
 194 WAY STREET
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902)		 13 20
 20THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE
  Partridge Family (Bell 6064)		 53  2
 21TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN
  Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)		 20 31
 22ARETHA LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST
  Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205)		 23 14
 23POEMS, PRAYERS AND PROMISES
  John Denver (RCA Victor LSP-4499)		 19 18
 24ONE WORLD
  Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520)		 21  9
 25BLUE
  Joni Mitchell (Reprise MS 2038)		 22 10
 26INDIAN RESERVATION
  Raiders (Columbia C 30768)		 28 11
 27WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET (Live At Carnegie Hall)
  Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953)		 32  8
 28SONGS FOR BEGINNERS
  Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204)		 24 12
 29UP TO DATE
  Partridge Family (Bell 6059)		 27 23
 30CARLY SIMON
  Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082)		 31 22
 31THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO
  Guess Who (RCA Victor LPSX-1004)		 38 22
 32SURVIVAL
  Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764)		 26 19
 33LEON RUSSELL & THE SHELTER PEOPLE
  Leon Russell & Shelter People (Shelter SW-8903)		 25 16
 34CHASE
  Chase (Epic E 30472)		 29 19
 35HOMEMADE
  Osmonds (MGM SE 4770)		 36 10
 36GOLDEN BISCUITS
  Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50098)		 37 29
 37THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM
  Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4782)		 49  9
 38OSIBISA
  Osibisa (Decca DL 75285)		 39  9
 39JUST AS I AM
  Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006)		 48 10
 40LEE MICHAELS 5TH
  Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302)		 46 14
 41SKY’S THE LIMIT
  Temptations (Gordy GLPS-957)		 43 17
 42SURRENDER
  Diana Ross (Motown MS-723)		 47  6
 43BYRDMANIAX
  Byrds (Columbia KC 30640)		 41  8
 44BURT BACHARACH
  Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501)		 33 12
 45NATURALLY
  Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50088)		 34 38
 46HAMILTON, JOE FRANK & REYNOLDS
  Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Dunhill DS 50103)		 40 14
 47A SPACE IN TIME
  Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801)		 58  2
 48I’M JUST ME
  Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4560)		 50  5
 49MAYBE TOMORROW
  Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735)		 42 19
 50SO LONG, BANNATYNE
  Guess Who (RCA Victor LSP-4574)		 68  3
 51PARANOID
  Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. WS 1887)		 44 30
 52MASTER OF REALITY
  Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. BS 2562)		 —  1
 5311-17-70
  Elton John (Uni 93105)		 35 16
 54CHICAGO III
  Chicago (Columbia C2 30110)		 45 32
 55THIRDS
  James Gang (ABC ABCX-721)		 55 21
 56YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
  Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797)		 74  3
 57IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN
  Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul SS-731)		 56 16
 58THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH
  Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS-955L)		 72  5
 59MR. BIG STUFF
  Jean Knight (Stax STS-2045)		 65  4
 60WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE
  Tom Clay (MoWest MW 103L)		 70  2
 61VOLCANIC ACTION OF MY SOUL
  Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCS-726)		 52 14
 62CURTIS / LIVE!
  Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008)		 54 15
 63ABRAXAS
  Santana (Columbia KC 30130)		 59 49
 64EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER
  Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9040)		 51 31
 65FIRST PULL UP THEN PULL DOWN
  Hot Tuna (RCA Victor LSP-4550)		 57 12
 66SWEET BABY JAMES
  James Taylor (Warner Bros. WS 1843)		 66 79
 67FIREBALL
  Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2564)		 79  3
 68CHAPTER TWO
  Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569)		 69 54
 69GREATEST HITS
  Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 30325)		 71 44
 70CLOSE TO YOU
  Carpenters (A&M SP-4271)		 62 50
 71HOT PANTS
  James Brown (Polydor PD 4054)		 —  1
 72SUMMERTIME
  Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP 4314)		 61  6
 73LOVE IT TO DEATH
  Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. WS 1883)		 63 24
 74RELICS
  Pink Floyd (Harvest SW-759)		 73  6
 75DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU
  Atomic Rooster (Elektra EKS-74094)		 80  9
 76STEPPENWOLF GOLD
  Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX-50099)		 82 29
 77I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM
  Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-762)		 84 12
 78CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
  Chicago (Columbia GP 8)		 86 52
 79FRIENDS & LOVE... A CHUCK MANGIONE CONCERT
  Chuck Mangione (Mercury SRM-2-800)		 75 15
 80RAY STEVENS’ GREATEST HITS
  Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z 30770)		 —  1
 81GODSPELL
  Original Cast (Bell 1102)		 89  4
 82LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS
  Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4530)		 64 12
 83PEARL
  Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 30322)		 78 32
 84FREEDOM MEANS...
  Dells (Cadet CA 50004)		 —  1
 85VIKKI CARR’S LOVE STORY
  Vikki Carr (Columbia C 30662)		 91  8
 86RAINBOW FUNK
  Jr. Walker & All Stars (Soul SS-732L)		 93  5
 87PAUL AND
  Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. WS 1912)		 98  4
 88SHE’S A LADY
  Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71046)		 67 17
 89I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN
  Ray Price (Columbia C 30510)		 90 11
 90C’MON EVERYBODY
  Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAL-2518)		 97  2
 91SOMETHING ELSE
  Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6797)		 96  6
 92FILLMORE EAST – JUNE 1971
  Mothers (Bizarre/Reprise MS 2042)		112  2
 93THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM
  Partridge Family (Bell 6050)		 85 46
 94THE LAST TIME I SAW HER
  Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-733)		 87  4
 95YOU’RE MY MAN
  Lynn Anderson (Columbia C 30793)		 92  6
 96WRITER
  Carole King (Ode 70 SP-77006)		 76 16
 97ROCK ON
  Humble Pie (A&M SP-4301)		 83 16
 98THE LONDON HOWLIN’ WOLF SESSIONS
  Howlin’ Wolf (Chess CH 60008)		105  4
 99SINFONIAS
  Waldo De Los Rios (United Artists UAS 6802)		 77 12
100LIVE ALBUM
  Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWBB-633)		 99 41
101LIVE AT THE FILLMORE WEST
  King Curtis (Atco SD 33-359)		116  2
102ONE FINE MORNING
  Lighthouse (Evolution 3007)		104  6
103MANCINI CONCERT
  Henry Mancini & Concert Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP-4542)		106  3
104PG&E
  PG&E (Columbia C 30362)		108  5
105BOOKER T. & PRISCILLA
  Booker T. & Priscilla (A&M SP 3504)		148  3
106SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE
  Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2037)		 81 14
107POTLATCH
  Redbone (Epic E 30109)		101  5
108CONTACT
  Freda Payne (Invictus SMAS-7307)		 60 11
109MARK-ALMOND
  Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS-8827)		103  9
110AFTER THE GOLD RUSH
  Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383)		109 52
111HOW HARD IT IS
  Big Brother & Holding Company (Columbia C 30738)		120  2
112WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT
  Jerry Reed (RCA Victor LSP-4506)		102 18
113WAR WAR WAR
  Country Joe McDonald (Vanguard VSD-79315)		114  5
114SHA NA NA
  Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra KSBS 2034)		124  2
115(For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE
  Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754170)		127  2
116MAGGOT BRAIN
  Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2007)		125  2
117CHRISTIAN OF THE WORLD
  Tommy James (Roulette SR 3001)		 —  1
118A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE
  Buddy Miles (Mercury SRM 1-608)		119 22
119TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION
  Elton John (Uni 73096)		118 34
120TOMMY
  The Who (Decca DXSW 7205)		130101
121IN THE GARDEN
  Gypsy (Metromedia KMD 1044)		141  3
122IF 3
  If (Capitol SMAS-820)		150  2
123THE YES ALBUM
  Yes (Atlantic SD 8283)		149  2
124BROKEN BARRICADES
  Procol Harum (A&M SP-4294)		 88 18
1258TH DAY
  8th Day (Invictus ST-7306)		123  4
126LINK WRAY
  Link Wray (Polydor 24-4064)		142  3
127DEJA VU
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 7200)		143 76
128THS IS A RECORDING
  Lily Tomlin (Polydor 24-4055)		107 25
129MANDRILL
  Mandrill (Polydor 24-4050)		110 20
130HANGING IN THERE
  Hudson & Landry (Dore LP-324)		 94 21
131MANNA
  Bread (Elektra EKS-74086)		121 25
132LOVE STORY
  Original Soundtrack (Paramount PAS 6002)		 95 35
133THE REAL THING
  Taj Mahal (Columbia G 30619)		115 11
134MORNING, NOON & THE NITE-LITERS
  Nite-Liters (RCA Victor LSP-4493)		113  6
135LOVE STORY
  Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30497)		122 29
136ELTON JOHN
  Elton John (Uni 73090)		126 49
137SECOND MOVEMENT
  Eddie Harris & Les McCann (Atlantic SD 1583)		129 13
138SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG
  Original Soundtrack / Melvin Van Peebles (Stax STS-3001)		133 12
139WHERE I’M COMING FROM
  Stevie Wonder (Tamla TS-308)		139 19
140COSMO’S FACTORY
  Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402)		137 59
141HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
  Jim Nabors (Columbia C 30810)		134  5
142MARY
  Mary Travers (Warner Bros. WS 1907)		138 24
143LAYLA (And Other Assorted Love Songs)
  Derek & Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)		136 41
144WOODSTOCK
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Cotillion SD 3-500)		140 68
145TRUTH IS ON ITS WAY
  Nikki Giovanni & New York Community Choir (Right On RR 05001)		 —  1
146HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN
  Fortunes (Capitol ST-809)		100  8
147BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
  Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KCS 9914)		132 82
148STONEY END
  Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30378)		147 29
149TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT
  Neil Diamond (Uni 73092)		145 42
150PENDULUM
  Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8410)		144 37
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