Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending February 5, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
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)