Wednesday April 12, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 8, 1972



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1 HARVEST 1 1 1 6
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
2 AMERICA 2 2 4 8
America (WB BS 2576)
3 PAUL SIMON 3 4 5 8
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
4 NILSSON SCHMILSSON 4 6 7 16
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
5 FRAGILE 5 5 6 12
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
6 MUSIC 8 7 3 18
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
7 BABY I'M A WANT YOU 7 8 8 10
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
8 AMERICAN PIE 6 3 2 20
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
9 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 9 9 9 13
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
10 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 11 11 14 9
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
11 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 10 10 10 14
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
12 HENDRIX IN THE WEST 13 18 23 5
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2049)
13 EAT A PEACH 20 26 70 4
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
14 YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK 14 13 19 8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213)
15 CHERISH 12 12 12 9
David Cassidy (Bell 6070)
16 MALO 16 19 25 9
Malo (WB BS 2584)
17 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS GREATEST HITS 19 21 26 5
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170)
18 LED ZEPPELIN IV 15 14 15 20
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
19 LIVE 31 40 84 4  
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
20 GOT TO BE THERE 21 22 22 9
Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L)
21 THE STYLISTICS 22 24 30 17
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
22 FM & AM 23 34 48 6
George Carlin (Little David LD 7214)
23 PHASE III 18 15 11 11
Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796)
24 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 17 17 20 11
Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018)
25 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU 35 39 51 6
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560)
26 TAPESTRY 28 31 32 52
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
27 THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS 27 25 28 18
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
28 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 24 16 16 26
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
29 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG 56 68 -- 3  
Partridge Family (Bell 6072)
30 KILLER 29 32 37 18
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
31 ELECTRIC WARRIOR 26 28 33 10
T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466)
32 QUIET FIRE 37 37 42 19
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
33 ROCKIN' 43 47 53 5
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4602)
34 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 44 50 55 4
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
35 SOLID ROCK 38 30 21 11
Temptations (Gordy GS 901)
36 LIVE CREAM, VOLUME II 87 -- -- 2  
Cream (Atco SD 7005)
37 JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS 32 23 13 16
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
38 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION 25 20 18 12  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286)
39 SMOKIN' 63 74 -- 3  
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
40 MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 42 38 24 20
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
41 ALL DAY MUSIC 40 41 43 20
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
42 CHEECH & CHONG 30 29 27 18  
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
43 FIRST TAKE 60 -- -- 2  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
44 L.A. MIDNIGHT 47 51 60 6
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 743)
45 CABARET 50 61 72 5
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752)
46 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE 46 48 50 9
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573)
47 BORDER LORD 53 64 75 5
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31302)
48 CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL 45 45 36 22
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
49 STRAIGHT UP 33 33 34 15  
Badfinger (Apple SW-3387)
50 A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE 39 27 17 17  
Faces (WB BS 2574)
51 WOYAYA 34 36 39 8  
Osibisa (Decca DL 75327)
52 THE CARPENTERS 49 54 59 45
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
53 ELVIS NOW 41 43 49 7  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4671)
54 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 64 93 -- 3
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
55 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 57 57 52 25
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
56 DON QUIXOTE 72 81 93 4  
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056)
57 GARCIA 36 35 35 10  
Jerry Garcia (WB BS 2582)
58 BURGERS 67 77 -- 3
Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR 1004)
59 BOBBY SHERMAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 74 83 -- 3  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1048)
60 BLACK MOSES 51 55 57 18
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
61 BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 54 46 40 18
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
62 E. PLURIBUS FUNK 55 60 29 19
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853)
63 HELLBOUND TRAIN 76 89 -- 3  
Savoy Brown (London XPAS 71052)
64 HEADKEEPER 66 71 78 5
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 34)
65 JOY 75 85 -- 3
Apollo 100 (Mega M 31-1010)
66 SPACE AND FIRST TAKES 70 80 -- 3
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4336)
67 ANTICIPATION 61 59 47 19
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
68 HARMONY 59 53 46 26
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
69 AND THAT'S THE TRUTH 80 91 -- 3  
Lily Tomlin (Polydor PD 5023)
70 DIONNE 65 52 41 10
Dionne Warwick (WB BS 2585)
71 GATHER ME 52 42 38 24  
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001)
72 INNER CITY BLUES 48 49 44 11  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 03)
73 JAMMING WITH EDWARD 58 44 31 9  
Various Artists (Rolling Stones COC 39100)
74 SATURATE BEFORE USING 77 88 99 4
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051)
75 ROADWORK -- -- -- 1  
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic KEG 31249)
76 SUMMER OF '42 68 56 45 17
Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105)
77 RARE EARTH IN CONCERT 71 63 58 15
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D)
78 YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT 79 82 89 7
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound WB 2013)
79 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING 73 79 83 7
Ray Conniff & The Singers (Columbia KC 31220)
80 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE 91 -- -- 2  
Joe Simon (Spring SPR 5702)
81 MARK-ALMOND II 78 70 71 10
Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS 32)
82 SANTANA III 62 62 56 26  
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
83 WEIRD SCENES INSIDE THE GOLD MINE 69 58 54 9  
Doors (Elektra 8E-6001)
84 HISTORIC FIGURES AND ANCIENT HEADS 94 -- -- 2
Canned Heat (United Artists UAS 5557)
85 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 83 66 61 74
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
86 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 85 73 69 62
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
87 JO JO GUNNE 90 -- -- 2
Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053)
88 CRUSADERS 1 92 98 -- 3
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001)
89 DEAR FRIENDS 88 87 88 5
Firesign Theatre (Columbia KG 31099)
90 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 81 69 66 43
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
91 THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON 82 75 65 22
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986)
92 REVOLUTION OF THE MIND 89 76 67 16
James Brown (Polydor PD 3003)
93 WILD LIFE 84 72 62 16
Wings (Apple SW 3386)
94 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE, VOL II 100 -- -- 2
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4682)
95 STANDING OVATION 96 65 64 13
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 736L)
96 KEEP THE FAITH 95 92 92 6
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 33-381)
97 SHAFT 99 86 76 35
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
98 MESSAGE FROM A DRUM 93 78 74 8
Redbone (Epic KE 30815)
99 STONES 98 84 68 22
Neil Diamond (MCA MAPS 5376)
100 TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY 97 96 86 24
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4797)

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:

   • "Woman's Love Rights" by Laura Lee (# 86)

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