Billboard 200

Week of August 28, 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 28, 1971

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Tapestry
  Carole King
- 1
- 1
- 21
- - 1
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Ram
  Paul & Linda McCartney
- 2
- 2
- 13
- - 2
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MPL/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
  James Taylor
- 3
- 2
- 17
- - 3
  - 2
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

4
- Every Picture Tells A Story
  Rod Stewart
- 9
- 4
- 11
- - 9
  - 4
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

5
- Carpenters
  Carpenters
- 5
- 2
- 13
- - 5
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

6
- Who's Next
  The Who
- 12
- 6
- 3
- - 12
  - 6
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

7
- Aqualung
  Jethro Tull
- 7
- 7
- 16
- - 7
  - 7
  - 16

8
- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
  The Moody Blues
- 30
- 8
- 2
- - 30
  - 8
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

9
- Jesus Christ Superstar
  Various Artists
- 4
- 1
- 41
- - 4
  - 1
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca Broadway/Verve/UMe

10
- B, S & T; 4
  Blood, Sweat & Tears
- 10
- 10
- 8
- - 10
  - 10
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

11
- What's Going On
  Marvin Gaye
- 6
- 6
- 12
- - 6
  - 6
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Motown/UMe

RIAA Certification: Gold

12
- Sticky Fingers
  The Rolling Stones
- 8
- 1
- 16
- - 8
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

13
- Stephen Stills 2
  Stephen Stills
- 11
- 8
- 7
- - 11
  - 8
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

14
- At Fillmore East
  The Allman Brothers Band
- 17
- 14
- 6
- - 17
  - 14
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Mercury/Chronicles/UMe

15
- L.A. Woman
  The Doors
- 13
- 9
- 17
- - 13
  - 9
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DMC/Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

16
- Poems, Prayers & Promises
  John Denver
- 15
- 15
- 20
- - 15
  - 15
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

17
- Aretha: Live At Fillmore West
  Aretha Franklin
- 18
- 7
- 13
- - 18
  - 7
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

18
- 4 Way Street
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- 14
- 1
- 19
- - 14
  - 1
  - 19

19
- Tarkus
  Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 16
- 9
- 9
- - 16
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion

20
- The Donny Osmond Album
  Donny Osmond
- 21
- 20
- 8
- - 21
  - 20
  - 8

21
- Tea For The Tillerman
  Cat Stevens
- 20
- 8
- 30
- - 20
  - 8
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

22
- Paranoid
  Black Sabbath
- 23
- 12
- 28
- - 23
  - 12
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

23
- Shaft
  Soundtrack
- 53
- 23
- 2
- - 53
  - 23
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ghet-O-Vision/LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Golden Bisquits
  Three Dog Night
- 26
- 5
- 27
- - 26
  - 5
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

25
- Live At Carnegie Hall/What You Hear Is What You Get
  Ike & Tina Turner
- 25
- 25
- 8
- - 25
  - 25
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

26
- Blue
  Joni Mitchell
- 19
- 15
- 9
- - 19
  - 15
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Rhino

27
- Up To Date
  The Partridge Family
- 24
- 3
- 22
- - 24
  - 3
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

28
- Chicago Transit Authority
  Chicago
- 28
- 17
- 120
- - 28
  - 17
  - 120

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

29
- The Silver Tongued Devil And I
  Kris Kristofferson
- 38
- 29
- 5
- - 38
  - 29
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Thumb

30
- One World
  Rare Earth
- 33
- 30
- 7
- - 33
  - 30
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

31
- Indian Reservation
  Paul Revere & The Raiders
- 31
- 19
- 11
- - 31
  - 19
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

32
- Survival
  Grand Funk Railroad
- 29
- 6
- 18
- - 29
  - 6
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Note

33
- Greatest Of The Guess Who
  The Guess Who
- 27
- 12
- 20
- - 27
  - 12
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

34
- Homemade
  The Osmonds
- 32
- 22
- 10
- - 32
  - 22
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

35
- Chase
  Chase
- 22
- 22
- 17
- - 22
  - 22
  - 17

36
- Burt Bacharach
  Burt Bacharach
- 34
- 18
- 11
- - 34
  - 18
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

37
- Sky's The Limit
  The Temptations
- 35
- 16
- 17
- - 35
  - 16
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

38
- Songs For Beginners
  Graham Nash
- 36
- 15
- 11
- - 36
  - 15
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

39
- Abraxas
  Santana
- 42
- 1
- 47
- - 42
  - 1
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

40
- Close To You
  Carpenters
- 41
- 2
- 50
- - 41
  - 2
  - 50

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

41
- Chicago III
  Chicago
- 45
- 2
- 31
- - 45
  - 2
  - 31

42
- Sweet Baby James
  James Taylor
- 39
- 3
- 77
- - 39
  - 3
  - 77

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

43
- "5th"
  Lee Michaels
- 43
- 43
- 13
- - 43
  - 43
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

Billboard 200

Week of August 28, 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:

Every Picture Tells A Story

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carpenters

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Who's Next

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aqualung

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jesus Christ Superstar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

B, S & T; 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What's Going On

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sticky Fingers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stephen Stills 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

At Fillmore East

Imprint/Promotion Label:

L.A. Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Poems, Prayers & Promises

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aretha: Live At Fillmore West

Imprint/Promotion Label:

4 Way Street

Tarkus

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Donny Osmond Album

Tea For The Tillerman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paranoid

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shaft

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Golden Bisquits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Up To Date

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chicago Transit Authority

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Silver Tongued Devil And I

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Indian Reservation

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Survival

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Of The Guess Who

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Homemade

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chase

Burt Bacharach

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sky's The Limit

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Songs For Beginners