| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 23, 1971 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | IMAGINE John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Apple SW 3379) | 4 | 5 | |
| 2 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM 1-609) | 1 | 19 | |
| 3 | SHAFT Original Soundtrack / Isaac Hayes (Enterprise EN 2-5002) | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | SANTANA Santana (Columbia KC 30595) | 5 | 2 | |
| 5 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 2 | 30 | |
| 6 | CARPENTERS Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | 7 | 21 | |
| 7 | WHO’S NEXT The Who (Decca DL 79182) | 9 | 11 | |
| 8 | BARK Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001) | 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5) | 6 | 10 | |
| 10 | MASTER OF REALITY Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. BS 2562) | 11 | 8 | |
| 11 | TEASER AND THE FIRECAT Cat Stevens (A&M SP 4313) | 48 | 2 | |
| 12 | RAM Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375) | 10 | 21 | |
| 13 | BLESSED ARE... Joan Baez (Vanguard VSD-6570/1) | 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | BARBRA JOAN STREISAND Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792) | 15 | 5 | |
| 15 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Various Artists (Decca DXSA 7206) | 16 | 50 | |
| 16 | ARETHA’S GREATEST HITS Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295) | 18 | 5 | |
| 17 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE Partridge Family (Bell 6064) | 12 | 9 | |
| 18 | TRAFALGAR Bee Gees (Atco SD 7003) | 19 | 5 | |
| 19 | MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON James Taylor (Warner Bros. BS 2561) | 14 | 25 | |
| 20 | WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN Traffic, etc. (United Artists UAS-5550) | 30 | 4 | |
| 21 | AQUALUNG Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035) | 17 | 24 | |
| 22 | SURF’S UP Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise RS 6453) | 25 | 6 | |
| 23 | FOR LADIES ONLY Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX-50110) | 28 | 5 | |
| 24 | THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4782) | 20 | 16 | |
| 25 | HARMONY Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50108) | 57 | 2 | |
| 26 | STICKY FINGERS Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59100) | 27 | 25 | |
| 27 | LIVE IN CONCERT James Gang (ABC ABCX 733) | 23 | 7 | |
| 28 | A SPACE IN TIME Ten Years After (Columbia KC 30801) | 22 | 9 | |
| 29 | WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310) | 32 | 20 | |
| 30 | NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia C 30888) | 31 | 6 | |
| 31 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | 33 | 38 | |
| 32 | FROM THE INSIDE Poco (Epic KE 30753) | 40 | 4 | |
| 33 | THE SILVER TONGUED DEVIL AND I Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30679) | 24 | 14 | |
| 34 | L.A. WOMAN Doors (Elektra EKS-75011) | 37 | 25 | |
| 35 | RAINBOW BRIDGE Original Soundtrack /Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2040) | 53 | 3 | |
| 36 | THE FIRST GREAT ROCK FESTIVALS OF THE SEVENTIES: ISLE OF WIGHT/ Various Artists (Columbia G3X 30805) | 38 | 6 | |
| 37 | (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754170) | 42 | 9 | |
| 38 | THEIR 16 GREATEST HITS Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX-50107) | 43 | 4 | |
| 39 | ONE WORLD Rare Earth (Rare Earth RS 520) | 26 | 16 | |
| 40 | GOIN’ BACK TO INDIANA Original TV Soundtrack /Jackson 5 (Motown M-742L) | 67 | 2 | |
| 41 | LEE MICHAELS 5TH Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4302) | 29 | 21 | |
| 42 | GRATEFUL DEAD Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. 2WS 1935) | 60 | 2 | |
| 43 | FIREBALL Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2564) | 39 | 10 | |
| 44 | THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn SD 2-802) | 44 | 13 | |
| 45 | GETTING TOGETHER Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1045) | 50 | 4 | |
| 46 | POEMS, PRAYERS AND PROMISES John Denver (RCA Victor LSP-4499) | 34 | 25 | |
| 47 | HOT PANTS James Brown (Polydor PD 4054) | 21 | 8 | |
| 48 | CAHOOTS The Band (Capitol SMAS-651) | 86 | 2 | |
| 49 | ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71048) | 35 | 7 | |
| 50 | CHER Cher (Kapp KS-3649) | 64 | 3 | |
| 51 | ARETHA LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7205) | 36 | 21 | |
| 52 | 4 WAY STREET Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic SD 2-902) | 45 | 27 | |
| 53 | JUST AS I AM Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7006) | 41 | 17 | |
| 54 | BLUE Joni Mitchell (Reprise MS 2038) | 46 | 17 | |
| 55 | UP TO DATE Partridge Family (Bell 6059) | 51 | 30 | |
| 56 | PARANOID Black Sabbath (Warner Bros. WS 1887) | 54 | 37 | |
| 57 | CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters (A&M SP-4271) | 59 | 57 | |
| 58 | I THINK WE’RE ALL BOZOS ON THIS BUS Firesign Theatre (Columbia C 30737) | 69 | 4 | |
| 59 | TARKUS Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9900) | 47 | 17 | |
| 60 | ONE FINE MORNING Lighthouse (Evolution 3007) | 62 | 13 | |
| 61 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO Guess Who (RCA Victor LPSX-1004) | 61 | 29 | |
| 62 | GOLDEN BISCUITS Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50098) | 52 | 36 | |
| 63 | SOUL TO SOUL Original Soundtrack (Atlantic SD 7207) | 66 | 7 | |
| 64 | SO LONG, BANNATYNE Guess Who (RCA Victor LSP-4574) | 56 | 10 | |
| 65 | HOMEMADE Osmonds (MGM SE 4770) | 65 | 17 | |
| 66 | LIVE AT THE FILLMORE WEST King Curtis (Atco SD 33-359) | 55 | 9 | |
| 67 | STEPHEN STILLS 2 Stephen Stills (Atlantic SD 7206) | 49 | 15 | |
| 68 | BUDDY MILES LIVE Buddy Miles (Mercury SRM-2-7500) | 77 | 3 | |
| 69 | B, S & T; 4 Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 30590) | 58 | 16 | |
| 70 | STREET CORNER TALKING Savoy Brown (Parrot PAS 71047) | 79 | 5 | |
| 71 | ME AND BOBBY McGEE Kris Kristofferson (Monument Z 30817) | 72 | 6 | |
| 72 | PAUL AND Paul Stookey (Warner Bros. WS 1912) | 63 | 11 | |
| 73 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS-10900) | — | 1 | |
| 74 | SKY’S THE LIMIT Temptations (Gordy GLPS-957) | 68 | 24 | |
| 75 | SUMMER OF ’42 Original Soundtrack / Michel LeGrand (Warner Bros. WS 1925) | 82 | 7 | |
| 76 | THE 5TH DIMENSION / LIVE!! 5th Dimension (Bell 9000) | — | 1 | |
| 77 | B. B. KING IN LONDON B. B. King (ABC ABCX-730) | 88 | 2 | |
| 78 | GODSPELL Original Cast (Bell 1102) | 70 | 11 | |
| 79 | GASOLINE ALLEY Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61264) | 80 | 27 | |
| 80 | RAY STEVENS’ GREATEST HITS Ray Stevens (Barnaby Z 30770) | 71 | 8 | |
| 81 | THE LONDON HOWLIN’ WOLF SESSIONS Howlin’ Wolf (Chess CH 60008) | 75 | 11 | |
| 82 | THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH Undisputed Truth (Gordy GS-955L) | 78 | 12 | |
| 83 | WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET (Live At Carnegie Hall) Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UAS 9953) | 73 | 15 | |
| 84 | FREEDOM MEANS... Dells (Cadet CA 50004) | 84 | 8 | |
| 85 | A DECADE OF GOLD (The Dionne Warwicke Story) Dionne Warwicke (Scepter SPS 2-596) | — | 1 | |
| 86 | BURT BACHARACH Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3501) | 87 | 19 | |
| 87 | THE WAY TO BECOME THE SENSUOUS WOMAN BY “J” Connie Z (Atlantic SD 7209) | 92 | 2 | |
| 88 | CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY Chicago (Columbia GP 8) | 76 | 59 | |
| 89 | INDIAN RESERVATION Raiders (Columbia C 30768) | 74 | 18 | |
| 90 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Andy Williams (Columbia KC 30797) | 83 | 10 | |
| 91 | ABRAXAS Santana (Columbia KC 30130) | 85 | 56 | |
| 92 | SURVIVAL Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-764) | 89 | 26 | |
| 93 | CURTIS / LIVE! Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8008) | 90 | 22 | |
| 94 | SONNY & CHER LIVE Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS-3654) | 125 | 2 | |
| 95 | THE FOUR OF US John Sebastian (Reprise MS 2041) | 96 | 5 | |
| 96 | SMACKWATER JACK Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3037) | — | 1 | |
| 97 | LOOK AT YOURSELF Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-614) | 99 | 4 | |
| 98 | LEON RUSSELL & THE SHELTER PEOPLE Leon Russell & Shelter People (Shelter SW-8903) | 93 | 23 | |
| 99 | CHAPTER TWO Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1569) | 94 | 61 | |
| 100 | LOVE IT TO DEATH Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. WS 1883) | 95 | 31 | |
| 101 | ROCK LOVE Steve Miller Band (Capitol SW-748) | 144 | 2 | |
| 102 | CHRISTIAN OF THE WORLD Tommy James (Roulette SR 3001) | 101 | 8 | |
| 103 | ONE DOZEN ROSES Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla T-312L) | 104 | 4 | |
| 104 | THE YES ALBUM Yes (Atlantic SD 8283) | 103 | 9 | |
| 105 | NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls (MGM SE 4771) | 105 | 7 | |
| 106 | A SONG FOR YOU Bill Medley (A&M SP-3505) | — | 1 | |
| 107 | MAYBE TOMORROW Jackson 5 (Motown MS-735) | 102 | 26 | |
| 108 | LIVE AT THE REGAL B. B. King (ABC ABCS-724) | 81 | 5 | |
| 109 | FILLMORE EAST – JUNE 1971 Mothers (Bizarre/Reprise MS 2042) | 91 | 9 | |
| 110 | CHICAGO III Chicago (Columbia C2 30110) | 97 | 39 | |
| 111 | SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor (Warner Bros. WS 1843) | 119 | 86 | |
| 112 | HOME GROWN Johnny Rivers (United Artists UAS-5532) | 114 | 6 | |
| 113 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM Partridge Family (Bell 6050) | 100 | 53 | |
| 114 | LOVE BOOK Lettermen (Capitol ST-836) | 120 | 2 | |
| 115 | THE MARBLEHEAD MESSENGER Seatrain (Capitol SMAS-829) | — | 1 | |
| 116 | YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Johnny Mathis (Columbia C 30740) | 98 | 7 | |
| 117 | CHASE Chase (Epic E 30472) | 106 | 26 | |
| 118 | 11-17-70 Elton John (Uni 93105) | 110 | 23 | |
| 119 | TAMMY’S GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II Tammy Wynette (Epic E 30733) | 121 | 4 | |
| 120 | NATURALLY Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50088) | 118 | 45 | |
| 121 | SURRENDER Diana Ross (Motown MS-723) | 107 | 13 | |
| 122 | SONGS FOR BEGINNERS Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7204) | 111 | 19 | |
| 123 | TRUTH IS ON ITS WAY Nikki Giovanni & New York Community Choir (Right On RR 05001) | 115 | 8 | |
| 124 | AFTER THE GOLD RUSH Neil Young (Reprise RS 6383) | 112 | 59 | |
| 125 | MAGGOT BRAIN Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2007) | 132 | 9 | |
| 126 | STEPPENWOLF GOLD Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX-50099) | 117 | 36 | |
| 127 | GREATEST HITS Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 30325) | 126 | 51 | |
| 128 | GREAT CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL HITS Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia C 30755) | 113 | 7 | |
| 129 | HOW GREAT THOU ART Jim Nabors (Columbia C 30671) | — | 1 | |
| 130 | PAIS TROPICAL Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’77 (A&M SP-4315) | — | 1 | |
| 131 | SOMEDAY WE’LL LOOK BACK Merle Haggard & Strangers (Capitol ST-835) | 131 | 5 | |
| 132 | THIRDS James Gang (ABC ABCX-721) | 128 | 28 | |
| 133 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia C 30510) | 135 | 18 | |
| 134 | FREE LIVE! Free (A&M SP 4306) | 138 | 2 | |
| 135 | FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Four Tops (Motown M-740L) | 140 | 4 | |
| 136 | EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (Capitol ST-838) | 142 | 2 | |
| 137 | CARLY SIMON Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-74082) | 108 | 29 | |
| 138 | THE OTHER SIDES – WORLDWIDE GOLD AWARD HITS VOL. 2 Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM-6402) | 109 | 6 | |
| 139 | BLACK IVORY Wanda Robinson (Perception PLP 18) | 141 | 6 | |
| 140 | GIVIN’ IT BACK Isley Brothers (T-Neck TNS 3008) | — | 3 | |
| 141 | THEM CHANGES Buddy Miles (Mercury SR 61280) | 149 | 26 | |
| 142 | CHEECH & CHONG Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77010) | — | 3 | |
| 143 | AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU Al Green (Hi SHL 32062) | 146 | 2 | |
| 144 | BLACK OAK ARKANSAS Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 33-354) | 150 | 2 | |
| 145 | SOMETHING ELSE Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS 6797) | 147 | 10 | |
| 146 | THE ROD STEWART ALBUM Rod Stewart (Mercury SR 61237) | 148 | 16 | |
| 147 | GET HAPPY Tony Bennett with London Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia C 30953) | — | 1 | |
| 148 | WRITER Carole King (Ode 70 SP-77006) | 122 | 23 | |
| 149 | PUSH PUSH Herbie Mann (Embryo SD 532) | — | 1 | |
| 150 | BLACK MAGIC WOMAN Fleetwood Mac (Epic EG 30632) | — | 1 | |
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