Wednesday February 9, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 5, 1972



TWLW2WK3WKWKS
1 AMERICAN PIE 1 1 1 11
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
2 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 2 2 5 4
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
3 MUSIC 3 3 2 9
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
4 LED ZEPPELIN IV 5 5 7 11
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
5 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 7 9 28 5
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
6 CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL 4 4 3 13
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
7 A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE 11 13 17 8
Faces (WB BS 2574)
8 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 6 7 11 17
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
9 WILD LIFE 8 6 6 7
Wings (Apple SW 3386)
10 E. PLURIBUS FUNK 9 12 8 10
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853)
11 MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 16 18 20 11
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
12 GATHER ME 14 14 14 15
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001)
13 KILLER 13 15 15 9
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
14 JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS 17 21 37 7
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
15 BLACK MOSES 10 10 9 9
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
16 BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 12 11 12 9
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
17 SANTANA III 20 17 13 17
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
18 TAPESTRY 19 22 19 43
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
19 ALL IN THE FAMILY 15 8 4 13
TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD 7210)
20 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION 38 69 -- 3  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286)
21 THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON 18 16 10 13
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986)
22 SUMMER OF '42 23 23 24 8
Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105)
23 THE STYLISTICS 25 29 42 8
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
24 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 26 27 25 34
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
25 CHEECH & CHONG 28 35 46 9
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
26 THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS 21 19 22 9
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
27 JONATHAN EDWARDS 29 30 32 10
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn SD 8021)
28 STRAIGHT UP 37 46 50 6
Badfinger (Apple SW-3387)
29 QUIET FIRE 22 20 21 10
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
30 FLOWERS OF EVIL 24 24 26 9
Mountain (Windfall 5501)
31 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 27 26 16 65
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
32 STONES 30 32 35 13
Neil Diamond (MCA MAPS 5376)
33 RARE EARTH IN CONCERT 40 53 64 6
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D)
34 ANTICIPATION 31 31 34 10
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
35 FRAGILE 56 84 -- 3  
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
36 HARMONY 32 36 41 17
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
37 SHAFT 33 25 18 26
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
38 IMAGINE 35 37 23 20
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
39 PHASE III 62 -- -- 2  
Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796)
40 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK LIVE AT THE RIVIERA, LAS VEGAS 42 51 63 6
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71051)
41 REVOLUTION OF THE MIND 44 55 66 7
James Brown (Polydor PD 3003)
42 ALL DAY MUSIC 49 45 49 11
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
43 EVOLUTION 34 38 39 7
Dennis Coffey (Sussex SXBS 7004)
44 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 36 28 30 16
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
45 MASS (ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING) 47 44 47 7
Leonard Bernstein (Columbia M2 31008)
46 MY BOY 58 65 76 7  
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSX 50116)
47 MEATY, BEATY, BIG & BOUNCY 52 42 27 13
Who (Decca DL 79184)
48 WE'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING 48 57 70 6
New Seekers (Elektra EKS-74115)
49 NILSSON SCHMILSSON 66 79 82 7  
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
50 THE CARPENTERS 39 34 33 36  
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
51 MUSWELL HILLBILLIES 55 59 60 7
Kinks (RCA LSP 4644)
52 LIVING 45 47 48 9
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75014)
53 ASYLUM CHOIR II 50 50 55 8
Leon Russell & Marc Benno (Shelter SW 8910)
54 CHER 41 43 51 18  
Cher (Kapp KS-3649)
55 DESIDERATA 43 33 31 8  
Les Crane (WB BS 2570)
56 SUNFIGHTER 61 68 56 8
Paul Kantner & Grace Slick (Grunt FTR 1002)
57 AERIE 57 49 38 12
John Denver (RCA LSP 4607)
58 AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU 64 70 68 11
Al Green (Hi SHL 32062)
59 GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE 60 63 69 7
Laura Nyro (Columbia KC 30987)
60 INNER CITY BLUES 71 -- -- 2  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 03)
61 LOSING THEIR HEADS 46 41 40 10  
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 326)
62 TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY 54 48 44 15
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4797)
63 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 59 64 75 4
Original Broadway Cast Recording (Decca DL 71503)
64 COMMUNICATION 75 86 100 4  
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 346-G)
65 SOLID ROCK 82 -- -- 2  
Temptations (Gordy GS 901)
66 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 63 66 74 53
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
67 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 80 -- -- 2  
Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018)
68 STANDING OVATION 73 89 96 4
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 736L)
69 BABY I'M A WANT YOU -- -- -- 1  
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
70 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE 53 40 36 24  
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
71 ROCKIN' THE FILLMORE 51 39 29 15  
Humble Pie (A&M SP-3506)
72 THE YES ALBUM 76 61 53 12
Yes (Atlantic SD 8283)
73 WOMAN'S LOVE RIGHTS 86 -- -- 2  
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 708)
74 THE MORNING AFTER 77 76 77 12
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 8297)
75 SOULFUL TAPESTRY 81 -- -- 2
Honey Cone (Hot Wax HA 707)
76 TUPELO HONEY 78 71 59 15
Van Morrison (WB WS 1950)
77 CHARLEY PRIDE SINGS HEART SONGS 68 56 52 8
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4617)
78 WHO'S NEXT 84 62 54 26
Who (Decca DL 79182)
79 DIONNE -- -- -- 1  
Dionne Warwick (WB BS 2585)
80 ROOTS 65 52 43 14  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8009)
81 DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE 88 -- -- 2
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8300)
82 SUMMER OF '42 67 54 45 19  
Original Film Soundtrack (WB WS 1925)
83 AQUALUNG 70 77 78 39  
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
84 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR 72 60 65 25  
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
85 RICHARD NIXON SUPERSTAR 74 75 81 6  
David Frye (Buddah BDS 5097)
86 LIVE 79 72 72 16
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS 3654)
87 THOUGHTS OF MOVIN' ON -- -- -- 1  
Lighthouse (Evolution 3010)
88 OZONE 93 93 98 5
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017)
89 MASTER OF REALITY 87 83 83 23
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)
90 ELECTRIC WARRIOR -- -- -- 1  
T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466)
91 RUFF AND READY 89 90 87 15
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 30973)
92 I'VE BEEN HERE ALL THE TIME -- -- -- 1  
Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2201)
93 VERY YOUNG AND EARLY SONGS 98 -- -- 2
Cat Stevens (Deram DES 18061)
94 LIVE EVIL 94 92 92 5
Miles Davis (Columbia G 30954)
95 GARCIA -- -- -- 1  
Jerry Garcia (WB BS 2582)
96 LIVE 92 82 73 16
Fifth Dimension (Bell 8-9000)
97 LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE 90 78 67 13
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71049/50)
98 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING -- -- -- 1  
Hillside Singers (Metromedia 1051)
99 MARK-ALMOND II -- -- -- 1  
Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS 32)
100 BARBRA JOAN STREISAND 96 87 93 20
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792)

designates a album that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a album that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Sesame Street 2" by Original TV Cast Recording (# 69)
   • "Up To Date" by Partridge Family (# 83)
   • "Going Back To Indiana (Original TV Soundtrack)" by Jackson 5 (# 85)
   • "Other Voices" by Doors (# 91)
   • "Bark" by Jefferson Airplane (# 95)
   • "Smackwater Jack" by Quincy Jones (# 97)
   • "Aretha's Greatest Hits" by Aretha Franklin (# 99)
   • "Natural Man" by Lou Rawls (#100)

  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us