Billboard 200™

Week of December 4, 1971

Billboard 200™

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Santana III

Santana

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Carlos Santana Postpones 6 Concerts After Collapsing Onstage

Billboard 200™

Week of December 4, 1971

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Santana III
  Santana
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

2
- Teaser And The Firecat
  Cat Stevens
- 3
- 2
- 9
- - 3
  - 2
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

3
- Shaft
  Soundtrack
- 2
- 1
- 16
- - 2
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ghet-O-Vision/LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

4
- There's A Riot Goin' On
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 5
- 4
- 4
- - 5
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

5
- Tapestry
  Carole King
- 6
- 1
- 35
- - 6
  - 1
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

6
- Imagine
  John Lennon
- 4
- 1
- 12
- - 4
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

7
- Chicago At Carnegie Hall
  Chicago
- 7
- 7
- 4
- - 7
  - 7
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

8
- Led Zeppelin IV
  Led Zeppelin
- 36
- 8
- 2
- - 36
  - 8
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

9
- Every Picture Tells A Story
  Rod Stewart
- 9
- 1
- 25
- - 9
  - 1
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

10
- Harmony
  Three Dog Night
- 8
- 8
- 7
- - 8
  - 8
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill-ABC

11
- Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
  The Who
- 13
- 11
- 3
- - 13
  - 11
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

12
- To You With Love, Donny
  Donny Osmond
- 12
- 12
- 5
- - 12
  - 12
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

13
- Stones
  Neil Diamond
- 15
- 13
- 4
- - 15
  - 13
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

14
- Carpenters
  Carpenters
- 11
- 2
- 27
- - 11
  - 2
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

15
- (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
  The Chi-lites
- 14
- 12
- 16
- - 14
  - 12
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Madison

16
- Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
  Cher
- 18
- 16
- 11
- - 18
  - 16
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Weird World

17
- The Partridge Family Sound Magazine
  The Partridge Family
- 16
- 9
- 15
- - 16
  - 9
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

18
- All In The Family
  Soundtrack
- 34
- 18
- 3
- - 34
  - 18
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

19
- Jesus Christ Superstar
  Various Artists
- 20
- 1
- 55
- - 20
  - 1
  - 55

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca Broadway/Verve/UMe

20
- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
  The Moody Blues
- 10
- 2
- 16
- - 10
  - 2
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

21
- Master Of Reality
  Black Sabbath
- 21
- 8
- 14
- - 21
  - 8
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

22
- Ram
  Paul & Linda McCartney
- 19
- 2
- 27
- - 19
  - 2
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MPL/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Performance-Rockin' The Fillmore
  Humble Pie
- 24
- 23
- 5
- - 24
  - 23
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

24
- Madman Across The Water
  Elton John
- 104
- 24
- 2
- - 104
  - 24
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocket/EMI/Mercury/UMC/UMe

25
- What's Going On
  Marvin Gaye
- 25
- 6
- 26
- - 25
  - 6
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Motown/UMe

RIAA Certification: Gold

26
- Who's Next
  The Who
- 22
- 4
- 17
- - 22
  - 4
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/UMC/MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

27
- Tupelo Honey
  Van Morrison
- 27
- 27
- 6
- - 27
  - 27
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

28
- Barbra Joan Streisand
  Barbra Streisand
- 28
- 11
- 12
- - 28
  - 11
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

29
- Rainbow Bridge (Soundtrack)
  Jimi Hendrix
- 17
- 15
- 9
- - 17
  - 15
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Experience Hendrix/Legacy

30
- Aqualung
  Jethro Tull
- 33
- 7
- 30
- - 33
  - 7
  - 30

31
- Tea For The Tillerman
  Cat Stevens
- 31
- 8
- 44
- - 31
  - 8
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

32
- The 5th Dimension/Live!!
  The 5th Dimension
- 32
- 32
- 7
- - 32
  - 32
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

33
- Other Voices
  The Doors
- 37
- 33
- 5
- - 37
  - 33
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

34
- Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
  James Taylor
- 29
- 2
- 31
- - 29
  - 2
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

35
- Goin' Back To Indiana
  The Jacksons
- 23
- 16
- 9
- - 23
  - 16
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

36
- Blessed Are ...
  Joan Baez
- 30
- 11
- 12
- - 30
  - 11
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vanguard

37
- Sonny & Cher Live
  Sonny & Cher
- 47
- 37
- 10
- - 47
  - 37
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

38
- Aretha's Greatest Hits
  Aretha Franklin
- 26
- 19
- 11
- - 26
  - 19
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

39
- Easy Loving
  Freddie Hart
- 39
- 39
- 9
- - 39
  - 39
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

40 NEW
NEW
- E Pluribus Funk
  Grand Funk Railroad
- -
- 40
- 1
- - -
  - 40
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

41
- Roots
  Curtis Mayfield
- 41
- 41
- 5
- - 41
  - 41
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

42
- Gather Me
  Melanie
- 78
- 42
- 4
- - 78
  - 42
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neighborhood

43
- Tom Jones Live At Caesars Palace
  Tom Jones
- 46
- 43
- 5
- - 46
  - 43
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot

44
- "5th"
  Lee Michaels
- 40
- 16
- 27
- - 40
  - 16
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

45
- The Donny Osmond Album
  Donny Osmond
- 42
- 13
- 22
- - 42
  - 13
  - 22

46
- Bark
  Jefferson Airplane
- 35
- 11
- 12
- - 35
  - 11
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

47
- Welcome To The Canteen
  Traffic, Etc.
- 38
- 26
- 10
- - 38
  - 26
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

48
- Rough And Ready
  Jeff Beck
- 50
- 48
- 5
- - 50
  - 48
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

49
- American Pie
  Don McLean
- 95
- 49
- 4
- - 95
  - 49
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Millennium

50
- Chicago Transit Authority
  Chicago
- 49
- 17
- 134
- - 49
  - 17
  - 134

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

51
- The Silver Tongued Devil And I
  Kris Kristofferson
- 48
- 21
- 19
- - 48
  - 21
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Thumb

52
- A Space In Time
  Ten Years After
- 43
- 17
- 15
- - 43
  - 17
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

53
- Losing Their Heads
  Hudson and Landry
- 57
- 53
- 2
- - 57
  - 53
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dore

54
- Fiddler On The Roof
  Soundtrack
- 64
- 54
- 6
- - 64
  - 54
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

55
- Up To Date
  The Partridge Family
- 55
- 3
- 36
- - 55
  - 3
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

56
- Surf's Up
  The Beach Boys
- 44
- 29
- 13
- - 44
  - 29
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

57
- Grateful Dead
  Grateful Dead
- 45
- 25
- 8
- - 45
  - 25
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grateful Dead/Warner/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Gold

58
- The Yes Album
  Yes
- 79
- 58
- 23
- - 79
  - 58
  - 23

59
- Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (Soundtrack)
  Frank Zappa Featuring The Mothers Of Invention & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- 60
- 59
- 6
- - 60
  - 59
  - 6