Billboard 200™

Week of December 18, 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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There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Sly Stone's Daughters Share Memories of Funk Legend After Release of His New Memoir ‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)’

Billboard 200™

Week of December 18, 1971

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- There's A Riot Goin' On
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 2
- 1
- 6
- - 2
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

2
- Led Zeppelin IV
  Led Zeppelin
- 5
- 2
- 4
- - 5
  - 2
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

3
- Santana III
  Santana
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

4
- Teaser And The Firecat
  Cat Stevens
- 3
- 2
- 11
- - 3
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

5
- Chicago At Carnegie Hall
  Chicago
- 6
- 5
- 6
- - 6
  - 5
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

6
- E Pluribus Funk
  Grand Funk Railroad
- 10
- 6
- 3
- - 10
  - 6
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

7
- Shaft
  Soundtrack
- 4
- 1
- 18
- - 4
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ghet-O-Vision/LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

8
- Music
  Carole King
- 91
- 8
- 2
- - 91
  - 8
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals

9
- Imagine
  John Lennon
- 7
- 1
- 14
- - 7
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

10
- Tapestry
  Carole King
- 9
- 1
- 37
- - 9
  - 1
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

11
- Stones
  Neil Diamond
- 11
- 11
- 6
- - 11
  - 11
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

12
- Every Picture Tells A Story
  Rod Stewart
- 8
- 1
- 27
- - 8
  - 1
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

13
- To You With Love, Donny
  Donny Osmond
- 12
- 12
- 7
- - 12
  - 12
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

14
- All In The Family
  Soundtrack
- 15
- 14
- 5
- - 15
  - 14
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

15
- Madman Across The Water
  Elton John
- 17
- 15
- 4
- - 17
  - 15
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocket/EMI/Mercury/UMC/UMe

16
- Harmony
  Three Dog Night
- 13
- 8
- 9
- - 13
  - 8
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill-ABC

17
- Jesus Christ Superstar
  Various Artists
- 18
- 1
- 57
- - 18
  - 1
  - 57

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca Broadway/Verve/UMe

18
- American Pie
  Don McLean
- 34
- 18
- 6
- - 34
  - 18
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Millennium

19
- Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
  The Who
- 14
- 11
- 5
- - 14
  - 11
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

20
- Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. II
  Bob Dylan
- 30
- 20
- 2
- - 30
  - 20
  - 2

21
- Performance-Rockin' The Fillmore
  Humble Pie
- 22
- 21
- 7
- - 22
  - 21
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

22
- Carpenters
  Carpenters
- 16
- 2
- 29
- - 16
  - 2
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

23
- Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
  Cher
- 20
- 16
- 13
- - 20
  - 16
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Weird World

24
- Quiet Fire
  Roberta Flack
- 37
- 24
- 2
- - 37
  - 24
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

25
- The Partridge Family Sound Magazine
  The Partridge Family
- 25
- 9
- 17
- - 25
  - 9
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

26
- Gather Me
  Melanie
- 39
- 26
- 6
- - 39
  - 26
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neighborhood

27
- Killer
  Alice Cooper
- 49
- 27
- 3
- - 49
  - 27
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

28
- Master Of Reality
  Black Sabbath
- 24
- 8
- 16
- - 24
  - 8
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

29
- Black Moses
  Isaac Hayes
- 44
- 29
- 2
- - 44
  - 29
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chocolate City

30
- (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
  The Chi-lites
- 21
- 12
- 18
- - 21
  - 12
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Madison

31
- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
  The Moody Blues
- 19
- 2
- 18
- - 19
  - 2
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

32
- What's Going On
  Marvin Gaye
- 23
- 6
- 28
- - 23
  - 6
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Motown/UMe

RIAA Certification: Gold

33
- Barbra Joan Streisand
  Barbra Streisand
- 26
- 11
- 14
- - 26
  - 11
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

34
- Tupelo Honey
  Van Morrison
- 27
- 27
- 8
- - 27
  - 27
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

35
- Who's Next
  The Who
- 29
- 4
- 19
- - 29
  - 4
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/UMC/MCA/Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

36
- The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
  Traffic
- 71
- 36
- 2
- - 71
  - 36
  - 2

37
- Easy Loving
  Freddie Hart
- 38
- 37
- 11
- - 38
  - 37
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

38
- Goin' Back To Indiana
  The Jacksons
- 32
- 16
- 11
- - 32
  - 16
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

39
- Other Voices
  The Doors
- 31
- 31
- 7
- - 31
  - 31
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

40
- Aqualung
  Jethro Tull
- 41
- 7
- 32
- - 41
  - 7
  - 32

41
- Summer Of '42
  Peter Nero
- 61
- 41
- 4
- - 61
  - 41
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

42
- Tea For The Tillerman
  Cat Stevens
- 42
- 8
- 46
- - 42
  - 8
  - 46

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

43
- Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
  James Taylor
- 43
- 2
- 33
- - 43
  - 2
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

44
- Losing Their Heads
  Hudson and Landry
- 52
- 44
- 4
- - 52
  - 44
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dore

45
- Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs
  Charley Pride
- 63
- 45
- 3
- - 63
  - 45
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

46
- Rough And Ready
  Jeff Beck
- 46
- 46
- 7
- - 46
  - 46
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

47
- Desiderata
  Les Crane
- 62
- 47
- 3
- - 62
  - 47
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mainstream

48
- The Dionne Warwicke Story
  Dionne Warwick
- 50
- 48
- 8
- - 50
  - 48
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

49
- Fiddler On The Roof
  Soundtrack
- 53
- 49
- 8
- - 53
  - 49
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

50
- The Yes Album
  Yes
- 58
- 50
- 25
- - 58
  - 50
  - 25

51
- Evolution
  Dennis Coffey
- 103
- 51
- 6
- - 103
  - 51
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

52
- Ram
  Paul & Linda McCartney
- 28
- 2
- 29
- - 28
  - 2
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MPL/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum

53
- Rainbow Bridge (Soundtrack)
  Jimi Hendrix
- 33
- 15
- 11
- - 33
  - 15
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Experience Hendrix/Legacy

54
- The Donny Osmond Album
  Donny Osmond
- 54
- 13
- 24
- - 54
  - 13
  - 24

55
- Sonny & Cher Live
  Sonny & Cher
- 35
- 35
- 12
- - 35
  - 35
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

56
- Smackwater Jack
  Quincy Jones
- 56
- 56
- 10
- - 56
  - 56
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

57
- Blessed Are ...
  Joan Baez
- 47
- 11
- 14
- - 47
  - 11
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vanguard

58 NEW
NEW
- Flowers Of Evil
  Mountain
- -
- 58
- 1
- - -
  - 58
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Windfall

59
- Roots
  Curtis Mayfield
- 40
- 40
- 7
- - 40
  - 40
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

60
- Aretha's Greatest Hits
  Aretha Franklin
- 36
- 19
- 13
- - 36
  - 19
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

61
- Summer Of '42
  Soundtrack
- 65
- 52
- 15
- - 65
  - 52
  - 15

62
- Bark
  Jefferson Airplane
- 51
- 11
- 14
- - 51
  - 11
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

63
- Chicago Transit Authority
  Chicago
- 59
- 17
- 136
- - 59
  - 17
  - 136

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

64
- "5th"
  Lee Michaels
- 48
- 16
- 29
- - 48
  - 16
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

65
- Up To Date
  The Partridge Family
- 69
- 3
- 38
- - 69
  - 3
  - 38

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

66 NEW
NEW
- A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse
  Faces
- -
- 66
- 1
- - -
  - 66
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

67
- The Silver Tongued Devil And I
  Kris Kristofferson
- 57
- 21
- 21
- - 57
  - 21
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Thumb

68
- At Fillmore East
  The Allman Brothers Band
- 70
- 13
- 22
- - 70
  - 13
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Mercury/Chronicles/UMe

69
- The 5th Dimension/Live!!
  The 5th Dimension
- 45
- 32
- 9
- - 45
  - 32
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

70
- Abraxas
  Santana
- 68
- 1
- 63
- - 68
  - 1
  - 63

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

71
- The Morning After
  The J. Geils Band
- 64
- 64
- 7
- - 64
  - 64
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

72
- Jonathan Edwards
  Jonathan Edwards
- 119
- 72
- 5
- - 119
  - 72
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn

73
- Close To You
  Carpenters
- 77
- 2
- 66
- - 77
  - 2
  - 66

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

74
- Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
  Stevie Wonder
- 99
- 74
- 5
- - 99
  - 74
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

75
- Tom Jones Live At Caesars Palace
  Tom Jones
- 55
- 43
- 7
- - 55
  - 43
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot

76
- Natural Man
  Lou Rawls
- 76
- 76
- 16
- - 76
  - 76
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

77
- Golden Bisquits
  Three Dog Night
- 79
- 5
- 43
- - 79
  - 5
  - 43

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill-ABC

78
- Cahoots
  The Band
- 74
- 21
- 10
- - 74
  - 21
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

79
- Paranoid
  Black Sabbath
- 80
- 12
- 44
- - 80
  - 12
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

80
- Greatest Of The Guess Who
  The Guess Who
- 82
- 12
- 36
- - 82
  - 12
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

81
- Cheech And Chong
  Cheech & Chong
- 109
- 81
- 13
- - 109
  - 81
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals

82
- A Space In Time
  Ten Years After
- 85
- 17
- 17
- - 85
  - 17
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

83
- Chapter Two
  Roberta Flack
- 81
- 33
- 69
- - 81
  - 33
  - 69

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enterprise

84
- Anticipation
  Carly Simon
- 107
- 84
- 4
- - 107
  - 84
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

85
- Me And Bobby McGee
  Kris Kristofferson
- 87
- 43
- 15
- - 87
  - 43
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

86
- Electric Warrior
  T. Rex
- 86
- 86
- 7
- - 86
  - 86
  - 7

RIAA Certification: Gold

87
- 4 Way Street
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- 73
- 1
- 35
- - 73
  - 1
  - 35

88
- Givin' It Back
  The Isley Brothers
- 94
- 71
- 13
- - 94
  - 71
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

89
- Chicago II
  Chicago
- 83
- 4
- 97
- - 83
  - 4
  - 97

90
- B.B. King In London
  B.B. King
- 78
- 57
- 10
- - 78
  - 57
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

91
- Future Games
  Fleetwood Mac
- 128
- 91
- 8
- - 128
  - 91
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

92
- Greatest Hits, Volume Two
  B.J. Thomas
- 96
- 92
- 5
- - 96
  - 92
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

93
- Al Green Gets Next To You
  Al Green
- 90
- 90
- 17
- - 90
  - 90
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

94
- Asylum Choir II
  Leon Russell
- 157
- 94
- 3
- - 157
  - 94
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shelter

95
- Surf's Up
  The Beach Boys
- 60
- 29
- 15
- - 60
  - 29
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

96
- Aerie
  John Denver
- 126
- 96
- 3
- - 126
  - 96
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

97
- Aretha: Live At Fillmore West
  Aretha Franklin
- 98
- 7
- 29
- - 98
  - 7
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

98
- Sweet Baby James
  James Taylor
- 97
- 3
- 93
- - 97
  - 3
  - 93

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

99
- Welcome To The Canteen
  Traffic, Etc.
- 88
- 26
- 12
- - 88
  - 26
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

100
- Street Corner Talking
  Savoy Brown
- 89
- 75
- 14
- - 89
  - 75
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

101
- The Partridge Family Album
  The Partridge Family
- 102
- 4
- 60
- - 102
  - 4
  - 60

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

102
- Maybe Tomorrow
  The Jackson 5
- 100
- 11
- 34
- - 100
  - 11
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

103
- Survival
  Grand Funk Railroad
- 101
- 6
- 34
- - 101
  - 6
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Note

104
- I Got Lucky
  Elvis Presley
- 106
- 104
- 4
- - 106
  - 104
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Camden

105
- Sticky Fingers
  The Rolling Stones
- 75
- 1
- 32
- - 75
  - 1
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

106
- Meddle
  Pink Floyd
- 93
- 70
- 7
- - 93
  - 70
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Floyd/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

107
- Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (Soundtrack)
  Frank Zappa Featuring The Mothers Of Invention & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- 67
- 59
- 8
- - 67
  - 59
  - 8