Billboard 200

Week of August 21, 1971

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Tapestry

Carole King

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals/Epic/Legacy

Taylor Swift Helps Induct Carole King, Sings 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' at Rock Hall Ceremony

Billboard 200

Week of August 21, 1971

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Tapestry
  Carole King
- 1
- 1
- 20
- - 1
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Ram
  Paul & Linda McCartney
- 4
- 2
- 12
- - 4
  - 2
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MPL/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
  James Taylor
- 2
- 2
- 16
- - 2
  - 2
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

4
- Jesus Christ Superstar
  Various Artists
- 3
- 1
- 40
- - 3
  - 1
  - 40

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca Broadway/Verve/UMe

5
- Carpenters
  Carpenters
- 6
- 2
- 12
- - 6
  - 2
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

6
- What's Going On
  Marvin Gaye
- 7
- 6
- 11
- - 7
  - 6
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Motown/UMe

RIAA Certification: Gold

7
- Aqualung
  Jethro Tull
- 9
- 7
- 15
- - 9
  - 7
  - 15

8
- Sticky Fingers
  The Rolling Stones
- 5
- 1
- 15
- - 5
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

9
- Every Picture Tells A Story
  Rod Stewart
- 10
- 9
- 10
- - 10
  - 9
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

10
- B, S & T; 4
  Blood, Sweat & Tears
- 11
- 10
- 7
- - 11
  - 10
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

11
- Stephen Stills 2
  Stephen Stills
- 8
- 8
- 6
- - 8
  - 8
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

12
- Who's Next
  The Who
- 50
- 12
- 2
- - 50
  - 12
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

13
- L.A. Woman
  The Doors
- 14
- 9
- 16
- - 14
  - 9
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DMC/Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

14
- 4 Way Street
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- 13
- 1
- 18
- - 13
  - 1
  - 18

15
- Poems, Prayers & Promises
  John Denver
- 15
- 15
- 19
- - 15
  - 15
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

16
- Tarkus
  Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 16
- 9
- 8
- - 16
  - 9
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion

17
- At Fillmore East
  The Allman Brothers Band
- 17
- 17
- 5
- - 17
  - 17
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Mercury/Chronicles/UMe

18
- Aretha: Live At Fillmore West
  Aretha Franklin
- 12
- 7
- 12
- - 12
  - 7
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

19
- Blue
  Joni Mitchell
- 18
- 15
- 8
- - 18
  - 15
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Rhino

20
- Tea For The Tillerman
  Cat Stevens
- 20
- 8
- 29
- - 20
  - 8
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

21
- The Donny Osmond Album
  Donny Osmond
- 34
- 21
- 7
- - 34
  - 21
  - 7

22
- Chase
  Chase
- 23
- 22
- 16
- - 23
  - 22
  - 16

23
- Paranoid
  Black Sabbath
- 33
- 12
- 27
- - 33
  - 12
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

24
- Up To Date
  The Partridge Family
- 24
- 3
- 21
- - 24
  - 3
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

25
- Live At Carnegie Hall/What You Hear Is What You Get
  Ike & Tina Turner
- 27
- 25
- 7
- - 27
  - 25
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

26
- Golden Bisquits
  Three Dog Night
- 26
- 5
- 26
- - 26
  - 5
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

27
- Greatest Of The Guess Who
  The Guess Who
- 25
- 12
- 19
- - 25
  - 12
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

28
- Chicago Transit Authority
  Chicago
- 37
- 17
- 119
- - 37
  - 17
  - 119

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

29
- Survival
  Grand Funk Railroad
- 19
- 6
- 17
- - 19
  - 6
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Note

30 NEW
NEW
- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
  The Moody Blues
- -
- 30
- 1
- - -
  - 30
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

31
- Indian Reservation
  Paul Revere & The Raiders
- 29
- 19
- 10
- - 29
  - 19
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

32
- Homemade
  The Osmonds
- 22
- 22
- 9
- - 22
  - 22
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

33
- One World
  Rare Earth
- 36
- 33
- 6
- - 36
  - 33
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

34
- Burt Bacharach
  Burt Bacharach
- 30
- 18
- 10
- - 30
  - 18
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

35
- Sky's The Limit
  The Temptations
- 28
- 16
- 16
- - 28
  - 16
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

36
- Songs For Beginners
  Graham Nash
- 21
- 15
- 10
- - 21
  - 15
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

37
- Thirds
  The James Gang
- 31
- 27
- 19
- - 31
  - 27
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

38
- The Silver Tongued Devil And I
  Kris Kristofferson
- 49
- 38
- 4
- - 49
  - 38
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Thumb

39
- Sweet Baby James
  James Taylor
- 41
- 3
- 76
- - 41
  - 3
  - 76

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

40
- Curtis/Live!
  Curtis Mayfield
- 32
- 21
- 13
- - 32
  - 21
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

41
- Close To You
  Carpenters
- 43
- 2
- 49
- - 43
  - 2
  - 49

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

42
- Abraxas
  Santana
- 42
- 1
- 46
- - 42
  - 1
  - 46

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

43
- "5th"
  Lee Michaels
- 44
- 43
- 12
- - 44
  - 43
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

44
- Maybe Tomorrow
  The Jackson 5

Billboard 200

Week of August 21, 1971

Billboard 200

Tapestry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Taylor Swift Helps Induct Carole King, Sings 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' at Rock Hall Ceremony

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Tapestry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ram

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jesus Christ Superstar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carpenters

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What's Going On

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aqualung

Sticky Fingers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Every Picture Tells A Story

Imprint/Promotion Label:

B, S & T; 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stephen Stills 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Who's Next

Imprint/Promotion Label:

L.A. Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

4 Way Street

Poems, Prayers & Promises

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tarkus

Imprint/Promotion Label:

At Fillmore East

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aretha: Live At Fillmore West

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tea For The Tillerman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Donny Osmond Album

Chase

Paranoid

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Up To Date

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live At Carnegie Hall/What You Hear Is What You Get

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Golden Bisquits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Of The Guess Who

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chicago Transit Authority

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Survival

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Indian Reservation

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Homemade

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Burt Bacharach

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sky's The Limit

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Songs For Beginners

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Thirds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Silver Tongued Devil And I