Thursday February 17, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 12, 1972



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1 AMERICAN PIE 1 1 1 12
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
2 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 2 2 2 5
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
3 MUSIC 3 3 3 10
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
4 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 5 7 9 6
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
5 LED ZEPPELIN IV 4 5 5 12
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
6 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 8 6 7 18
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
7 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION 20 38 69 4  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286)
8 A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE 7 11 13 9
Faces (WB BS 2574)
9 CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL 6 4 4 14
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
10 MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 11 16 18 12
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
11 JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS 14 17 21 8
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
12 WILD LIFE 9 8 6 8
Wings (Apple SW 3386)
13 E. PLURIBUS FUNK 10 9 12 11
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853)
14 KILLER 13 13 15 10
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
15 GATHER ME 12 14 14 16
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001)
16 TAPESTRY 18 19 22 44
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
17 BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 16 12 11 10
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
18 BLACK MOSES 15 10 10 10
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
19 SANTANA III 17 20 17 18
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
20 CHEECH & CHONG 25 28 35 10
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
21 THE STYLISTICS 23 25 29 9
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
22 THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS 26 21 19 10
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
23 ALL IN THE FAMILY 19 15 8 14
TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD 7210)
24 THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON 21 18 16 14
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986)
25 FRAGILE 35 56 84 4
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
26 STRAIGHT UP 28 37 46 7
Badfinger (Apple SW-3387)
27 RARE EARTH IN CONCERT 33 40 53 7
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D)
28 JONATHAN EDWARDS 27 29 30 11
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn SD 8021)
29 PHASE III 39 62 -- 3
Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796)
30 QUIET FIRE 29 22 20 11
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
31 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 24 26 27 35
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
32 SUMMER OF '42 22 23 23 9
Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105)
33 ANTICIPATION 34 31 31 11
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
34 STONES 32 30 32 14
Neil Diamond (MCA MAPS 5376)
35 HARMONY 36 32 36 18
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
36 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 31 27 26 66
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
37 ALL DAY MUSIC 42 49 45 12
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
38 FLOWERS OF EVIL 30 24 24 10
Mountain (Windfall 5501)
39 NILSSON SCHMILSSON 49 66 79 8
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
40 REVOLUTION OF THE MIND 41 44 55 8
James Brown (Polydor PD 3003)
41 SHAFT 37 33 25 27
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
42 MY BOY 46 58 65 8
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSX 50116)
43 BABY I'M A WANT YOU 69 -- -- 2  
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
44 WE'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING 48 48 57 7
New Seekers (Elektra EKS-74115)
45 THE CARPENTERS 50 39 34 37
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
46 MASS (ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING) 45 47 44 8
Leonard Bernstein (Columbia M2 31008)
47 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK LIVE AT THE RIVIERA, LAS VEGAS 40 42 51 7
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71051)
48 IMAGINE 38 35 37 21
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
49 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 44 36 28 17
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
50 MUSWELL HILLBILLIES 51 55 59 8
Kinks (RCA LSP 4644)
51 SOLID ROCK 65 82 -- 3  
Temptations (Gordy GS 901)
52 EVOLUTION 43 34 38 8
Dennis Coffey (Sussex SXBS 7004)
53 MEATY, BEATY, BIG & BOUNCY 47 52 42 14
Who (Decca DL 79184)
54 GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE 59 60 63 8
Laura Nyro (Columbia KC 30987)
55 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 67 80 -- 3  
Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018)
56 AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU 58 64 70 12
Al Green (Hi SHL 32062)
57 INNER CITY BLUES 60 71 -- 3
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 03)
58 GOT TO BE THERE -- -- -- 1  
Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L)
59 COMMUNICATION 64 75 86 5
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 346-G)
60 SUNFIGHTER 56 61 68 9
Paul Kantner & Grace Slick (Grunt FTR 1002)
61 GARCIA 95 -- -- 2  
Jerry Garcia (WB BS 2582)
62 TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY 62 54 48 16
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4797)
63 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE 70 53 40 25
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
64 STANDING OVATION 68 73 89 5
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 736L)
65 DIONNE 79 -- -- 2  
Dionne Warwick (WB BS 2585)
66 LIVING 52 45 47 10  
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75014)
67 CHERISH -- -- -- 1  
David Cassidy (Bell 6070)
68 WOMAN'S LOVE RIGHTS 73 86 -- 3
Laura Lee (Hot Wax 708)
69 JAMMING WITH EDWARD -- -- -- 1  
Various Artists (Rolling Stones COC 39100)
70 ASYLUM CHOIR II 53 50 50 9  
Leon Russell & Marc Benno (Shelter SW 8910)
71 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 63 59 64 5
Original Broadway Cast Recording (Decca DL 71503)
72 CHER 54 41 43 19  
Cher (Kapp KS-3649)
73 SOULFUL TAPESTRY 75 81 -- 3
Honey Cone (Hot Wax HA 707)
74 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 66 63 66 54
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
75 THE YES ALBUM 72 76 61 13
Yes (Atlantic SD 8283)
76 LET'S STAY TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
77 DESIDERATA 55 43 33 9  
Les Crane (WB BS 2570)
78 ROCKIN' THE FILLMORE 71 51 39 16
Humble Pie (A&M SP-3506)
79 ELECTRIC WARRIOR 90 -- -- 2  
T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466)
80 TUPELO HONEY 76 78 71 16
Van Morrison (WB WS 1950)
81 WHO'S NEXT 78 84 62 27
Who (Decca DL 79182)
82 CHARLEY PRIDE SINGS HEART SONGS 77 68 56 9
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4617)
83 WEIRD SCENES INSIDE THE GOLD MINE -- -- -- 1  
Doors (Elektra 8E-6001)
84 THOUGHTS OF MOVIN' ON 87 -- -- 2
Lighthouse (Evolution 3010)
85 AERIE 57 57 49 13  
John Denver (RCA LSP 4607)
86 DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE 81 88 -- 3
Wilson Pickett (Atlantic SD 8300)
87 I'VE BEEN HERE ALL THE TIME 92 -- -- 2
Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2201)
88 VERY YOUNG AND EARLY SONGS 93 98 -- 3
Cat Stevens (Deram DES 18061)
89 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573)
90 OZONE 88 93 93 6
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017)
91 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING 98 -- -- 2
Hillside Singers (Metromedia 1051)
92 LOSING THEIR HEADS 61 46 41 11  
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 326)
93 THE MORNING AFTER 74 77 76 13  
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 8297)
94 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR 84 72 60 26
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
95 MARK-ALMOND II 99 -- -- 2
Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS 32)
96 DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5220)
97 MALO -- -- -- 1  
Malo (WB BS 2584)
98 LIVE 86 79 72 17  
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS 3654)
99 AQUALUNG 83 70 77 40  
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
100 MASTER OF REALITY 89 87 83 24  
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)

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:

   • "Roots" by Curtis Mayfield (# 80)
   • "Summer Of '42" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 82)
   • "Richard Nixon Superstar" by David Frye (# 85)
   • "Ruff And Ready" by Jeff Beck Group (# 91)
   • "Live Evil" by Miles Davis (# 94)
   • "Live" by Fifth Dimension (# 96)
   • "Live At Caesars Palace" by Tom Jones (# 97)
   • "Barbra Joan Streisand" by Barbra Streisand (#100)

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