Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending March 4, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN PIE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535) | ||||||
| 2 | THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385) | ||||||
| 3 | MUSIC | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77013) | ||||||
| 4 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | ||||||
| 5 | FRAGILE | 11 | 15 | 25 | 7 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 7211) | ||||||
| 6 | LED ZEPPELIN IV | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | ||||||
| 7 | BABY I'M A WANT YOU | 10 | 23 | 43 | 5 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75015) | ||||||
| 8 | PAUL SIMON | 12 | 38 | -- | 3 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750) | ||||||
| 9 | JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L) | ||||||
| 10 | NILSSON SCHMILSSON | 14 | 26 | 39 | 11 | |
| Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515) | ||||||
| 11 | PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286) | ||||||
| 12 | PHASE III | 19 | 25 | 29 | 6 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796) | ||||||
| 13 | TEASER AND THE FIRECAT | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313) | ||||||
| 14 | A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| Faces (WB BS 2574) | ||||||
| 15 | THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS | 16 | 20 | 22 | 13 | |
| Traffic (Island ILPS 9180) | ||||||
| 16 | STRAIGHT UP | 18 | 19 | 26 | 10 | |
| Badfinger (Apple SW-3387) | ||||||
| 17 | CHEECH & CHONG | 17 | 17 | 20 | 13 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010) | ||||||
| 18 | MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | |
| Elton John (UNI 2-93120) | ||||||
| 19 | CHERISH | 29 | 47 | 67 | 4 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 6070) | ||||||
| 20 | KILLER | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567) | ||||||
| 21 | CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL | 15 | 9 | 9 | 17 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865) | ||||||
| 22 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER | 24 | 44 | 76 | 4 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 23 | SOLID ROCK | 23 | 40 | 51 | 6 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GS 901) | ||||||
| 24 | E. PLURIBUS FUNK | 21 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853) | ||||||
| 25 | GATHER ME | 25 | 16 | 15 | 19 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001) | ||||||
| 26 | TAPESTRY | 27 | 18 | 16 | 47 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 27 | GOT TO BE THERE | 32 | 46 | 58 | 4 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L) | ||||||
| 28 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET | 30 | 42 | 55 | 6 | |
| Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018) | ||||||
| 29 | YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK | 34 | 64 | -- | 3 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213) | ||||||
| 30 | THE STYLISTICS | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 33023) | ||||||
| 31 | WILD LIFE | 26 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
| Wings (Apple SW 3386) | ||||||
| 32 | SANTANA III | 33 | 28 | 19 | 21 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30595) | ||||||
| 33 | ALL DAY MUSIC | 35 | 36 | 37 | 15 | |
| War (United Artists UAS 5546) | ||||||
| 34 | JAMMING WITH EDWARD | 36 | 52 | 69 | 4 | |
| Various Artists (Rolling Stones COC 39100) | ||||||
| 35 | GARCIA | 39 | 49 | 61 | 5 | |
| Jerry Garcia (WB BS 2582) | ||||||
| 36 | BLACK MOSES | 37 | 22 | 18 | 13 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003) | ||||||
| 37 | BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II | 38 | 27 | 17 | 13 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120) | ||||||
| 38 | ANTICIPATION | 40 | 31 | 33 | 14 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016) | ||||||
| 39 | ELECTRIC WARRIOR | 44 | 68 | 79 | 5 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466) | ||||||
| 40 | SUMMER OF '42 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 12 | |
| Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105) | ||||||
| 41 | RARE EARTH IN CONCERT | 28 | 24 | 27 | 10 |  |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D) | ||||||
| 42 | HARMONY | 45 | 35 | 35 | 21 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108) | ||||||
| 43 | AMERICA | 52 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| America (WB BS 2576) | ||||||
| 44 | THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON | 42 | 29 | 24 | 17 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986) | ||||||
| 45 | DIONNE | 48 | 50 | 65 | 5 | |
| Dionne Warwick (WB BS 2585) | ||||||
| 46 | QUIET FIRE | 41 | 30 | 30 | 14 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594) | ||||||
| 47 | STONES | 43 | 32 | 34 | 17 | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA MAPS 5376) | ||||||
| 48 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY | 47 | 45 | 31 | 38 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609) | ||||||
| 49 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | 49 | 48 | 49 | 20 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900) | ||||||
| 50 | INNER CITY BLUES | 50 | 53 | 57 | 6 | |
| Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 03) | ||||||
| 51 | MALO | 60 | 85 | 97 | 4 | |
| Malo (WB BS 2584) | ||||||
| 52 | ALL IN THE FAMILY | 46 | 37 | 23 | 17 | |
| TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD 7210) | ||||||
| 53 | THE CARPENTERS | 51 | 55 | 45 | 40 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | ||||||
| 54 | WEIRD SCENES INSIDE THE GOLD MINE | 58 | 70 | 83 | 4 | |
| Doors (Elektra 8E-6001) | ||||||
| 55 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 53 | 34 | 36 | 69 | |
| Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206) | ||||||
| 56 | SHAFT | 54 | 39 | 41 | 30 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002) | ||||||
| 57 | FLOWERS OF EVIL | 55 | 41 | 38 | 13 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 5501) | ||||||
| 58 | HARVEST | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032) | ||||||
| 59 | MY BOY | 56 | 43 | 42 | 11 | |
| Richard Harris (Dunhill DSX 50116) | ||||||
| 60 | A CLOCKWORK ORANGE | 71 | 75 | 89 | 4 |  |
| Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573) | ||||||
| 61 | WE'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING | 59 | 54 | 44 | 10 | |
| New Seekers (Elektra EKS-74115) | ||||||
| 62 | ELVIS NOW | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4671) | ||||||
| 63 | REVOLUTION OF THE MIND | 57 | 51 | 40 | 11 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD 3003) | ||||||
| 64 | WOMAN'S LOVE RIGHTS | 62 | 65 | 68 | 6 | |
| Laura Lee (Hot Wax 708) | ||||||
| 65 | WOYAYA | 76 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Osibisa (Decca DL 75327) | ||||||
| 66 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE | 63 | 57 | 63 | 28 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6064) | ||||||
| 67 | GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE | 68 | 69 | 54 | 11 | |
| Laura Nyro (Columbia KC 30987) | ||||||
| 68 | TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY | 64 | 60 | 62 | 19 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4797) | ||||||
| 69 | STANDING OVATION | 74 | 74 | 64 | 8 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 736L) | ||||||
| 70 | COMMUNICATION | 72 | 63 | 59 | 8 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 346-G) | ||||||
| 71 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 67 | 73 | 74 | 57 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
| 72 | JONATHAN EDWARDS | 61 | 56 | 28 | 14 | |
| Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn SD 8021) | ||||||
| 73 | DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER | 79 | 83 | 96 | 4 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5220) | ||||||
| 74 | MARK-ALMOND II | 78 | 81 | 95 | 5 | |
| Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS 32) | ||||||
| 75 | THOUGHTS OF MOVIN' ON | 77 | 80 | 84 | 5 | |
| Lighthouse (Evolution 3010) | ||||||
| 76 | IMAGINE | 65 | 59 | 48 | 24 | |
| John Lennon (Apple SW 3379) | ||||||
| 77 | EVOLUTION | 66 | 61 | 52 | 11 | |
| Dennis Coffey (Sussex SXBS 7004) | ||||||
| 78 | CHER | 75 | 79 | 72 | 22 | |
| Cher (Kapp KS-3649) | ||||||
| 79 | MESSAGE FROM A DRUM | 85 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Redbone (Epic KE 30815) | ||||||
| 80 | ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK LIVE AT THE RIVIERA, LAS VEGAS | 69 | 58 | 47 | 10 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71051) | ||||||
| 81 | L.A. MIDNIGHT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCX 743) | ||||||
| 82 | AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU | 81 | 71 | 56 | 15 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32062) | ||||||
| 83 | ISLANDS | 84 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| King Crimson (Atlantic SD 7212) | ||||||
| 84 | OZONE | 83 | 84 | 90 | 9 | |
| Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017) | ||||||
| 85 | I'VE BEEN HERE ALL THE TIME | 88 | 82 | 87 | 5 | |
| Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2201) | ||||||
| 86 | I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ray Conniff & The Singers (Columbia KC 31220) | ||||||
| 87 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560) | ||||||
| 88 | CHARLEY PRIDE SINGS HEART SONGS | 92 | 91 | 82 | 12 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4617) | ||||||
| 89 | FACE TO FACE WITH THE TRUTH | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Undisputed Truth (Gordy G959L) | ||||||
| 90 | FM & AM | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 7214) | ||||||
| 91 | MASS (ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING) | 73 | 67 | 46 | 11 | |
| Leonard Bernstein (Columbia M2 31008) | ||||||
| 92 | SOULFUL TAPESTRY | 86 | 76 | 73 | 6 | |
| Honey Cone (Hot Wax HA 707) | ||||||
| 93 | YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Detroit Emeralds (Westbound WB 2013) | ||||||
| 94 | THE YES ALBUM | 89 | 77 | 75 | 16 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 8283) | ||||||
| 95 | BIG SCREEN -- LITTLE SCREEN | 97 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Henry Mancini (RCA LSP 4630) | ||||||
| 96 | KEEP THE FAITH | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 33-381) | ||||||
| 97 | MEATY, BEATY, BIG & BOUNCY | 70 | 62 | 53 | 17 | |
| Who (Decca DL 79184) | ||||||
| 98 | EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR | 94 | 98 | 94 | 29 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5) | ||||||
| 99 | PAPA JOHN CREACH | 98 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Papa John Creach (Grunt FTR 1003) | ||||||
| 100 | ASYLUM CHOIR II | 93 | 78 | 70 | 12 | |
| Leon Russell & Marc Benno (Shelter SW 8910) | ||||||
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:
• "Sunfighter" by Paul Kantner & Grace Slick (# 80)
• "Muswell Hillbillies" by Kinks (# 87)
• "Very Young And Early Songs" by Cat Stevens (# 91)
• "Who's Next" by Who (# 95)
• "Don't Knock My Love" by Wilson Pickett (# 99)