Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending April 15, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| America (WB BS 2576) | ||||||
| 2 | HARVEST | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032) | ||||||
| 3 | PAUL SIMON | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750) | ||||||
| 4 | NILSSON SCHMILSSON | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515) | ||||||
| 5 | EAT A PEACH | 13 | 20 | 26 | 5 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102) | ||||||
| 6 | BABY I'M A WANT YOU | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75015) | ||||||
| 7 | FRAGILE | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 7211) | ||||||
| 8 | AMERICAN PIE | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535) | ||||||
| 9 | MUSIC | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77013) | ||||||
| 10 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 11 | THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
| Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385) | ||||||
| 12 | MALO | 16 | 16 | 19 | 10 | |
| Malo (WB BS 2584) | ||||||
| 13 | YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213) | ||||||
| 14 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | |
| Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | ||||||
| 15 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS GREATEST HITS | 17 | 19 | 21 | 6 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170) | ||||||
| 16 | HENDRIX IN THE WEST | 12 | 13 | 18 | 6 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2049) | ||||||
| 17 | FIRST TAKE | 43 | 60 | -- | 3 |  |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230) | ||||||
| 18 | LIVE | 19 | 31 | 40 | 5 | |
| Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386) | ||||||
| 19 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG | 29 | 56 | 68 | 4 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6072) | ||||||
| 20 | GOT TO BE THERE | 20 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L) | ||||||
| 21 | THE STYLISTICS | 21 | 22 | 24 | 18 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 33023) | ||||||
| 22 | FM & AM | 22 | 23 | 34 | 7 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 7214) | ||||||
| 23 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU | 25 | 35 | 39 | 7 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560) | ||||||
| 24 | SMOKIN' | 39 | 63 | 74 | 4 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342) | ||||||
| 25 | CHERISH | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 6070) | ||||||
| 26 | LIVE CREAM, VOLUME II | 36 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Cream (Atco SD 7005) | ||||||
| 27 | STRAIGHT SHOOTER | 34 | 44 | 50 | 5 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 741) | ||||||
| 28 | LED ZEPPELIN IV | 18 | 15 | 14 | 21 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | ||||||
| 29 | PHASE III | 23 | 18 | 15 | 12 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796) | ||||||
| 30 | THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS | 27 | 27 | 25 | 19 | |
| Traffic (Island ILPS 9180) | ||||||
| 31 | ROCKIN' | 33 | 43 | 47 | 6 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSP 4602) | ||||||
| 32 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET | 24 | 17 | 17 | 12 | |
| Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018) | ||||||
| 33 | TAPESTRY | 26 | 28 | 31 | 53 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 34 | ELECTRIC WARRIOR | 31 | 26 | 28 | 11 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466) | ||||||
| 35 | TEASER AND THE FIRECAT | 28 | 24 | 16 | 27 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313) | ||||||
| 36 | JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS | 37 | 32 | 23 | 17 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L) | ||||||
| 37 | QUIET FIRE | 32 | 37 | 37 | 20 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594) | ||||||
| 38 | ALL DAY MUSIC | 41 | 40 | 41 | 21 | |
| War (United Artists UAS 5546) | ||||||
| 39 | KILLER | 30 | 29 | 32 | 19 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567) | ||||||
| 40 | L.A. MIDNIGHT | 44 | 47 | 51 | 7 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCX 743) | ||||||
| 41 | CABARET | 45 | 50 | 61 | 6 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752) | ||||||
| 42 | DON QUIXOTE | 56 | 72 | 81 | 5 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056) | ||||||
| 43 | A CLOCKWORK ORANGE | 46 | 46 | 48 | 10 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573) | ||||||
| 44 | BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF | 54 | 64 | 93 | 4 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002) | ||||||
| 45 | MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER | 40 | 42 | 38 | 21 | |
| Elton John (UNI 2-93120) | ||||||
| 46 | BORDER LORD | 47 | 53 | 64 | 6 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31302) | ||||||
| 47 | PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION | 38 | 25 | 20 | 13 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286) | ||||||
| 48 | SOLID ROCK | 35 | 38 | 30 | 12 |  |
| Temptations (Gordy GS 901) | ||||||
| 49 | HELLBOUND TRAIN | 63 | 76 | 89 | 4 | |
| Savoy Brown (London XPAS 71052) | ||||||
| 50 | BURGERS | 58 | 67 | 77 | 4 | |
| Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR 1004) | ||||||
| 51 | BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II | 61 | 54 | 46 | 19 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120) | ||||||
| 52 | CHEECH & CHONG | 42 | 30 | 29 | 19 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010) | ||||||
| 53 | THE CARPENTERS | 52 | 49 | 54 | 46 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | ||||||
| 54 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | 55 | 57 | 57 | 26 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900) | ||||||
| 55 | A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE | 50 | 39 | 27 | 18 | |
| Faces (WB BS 2574) | ||||||
| 56 | CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL | 48 | 45 | 45 | 23 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865) | ||||||
| 57 | ELVIS NOW | 53 | 41 | 43 | 8 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4671) | ||||||
| 58 | AND THAT'S THE TRUTH | 69 | 80 | 91 | 4 | |
| Lily Tomlin (Polydor PD 5023) | ||||||
| 59 | WOYAYA | 51 | 34 | 36 | 9 | |
| Osibisa (Decca DL 75327) | ||||||
| 60 | SPACE AND FIRST TAKES | 66 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4336) | ||||||
| 61 | ROADWORK | 75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic KEG 31249) | ||||||
| 62 | HEADKEEPER | 64 | 66 | 71 | 6 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 34) | ||||||
| 63 | JOY | 65 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| Apollo 100 (Mega M 31-1010) | ||||||
| 64 | STRAIGHT UP | 49 | 33 | 33 | 16 | |
| Badfinger (Apple SW-3387) | ||||||
| 65 | BOBBY SHERMAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 | 59 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1048) | ||||||
| 66 | E. PLURIBUS FUNK | 62 | 55 | 60 | 20 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853) | ||||||
| 67 | BLACK MOSES | 60 | 51 | 55 | 19 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003) | ||||||
| 68 | ANTICIPATION | 67 | 61 | 59 | 20 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016) | ||||||
| 69 | GARCIA | 57 | 36 | 35 | 11 | |
| Jerry Garcia (WB BS 2582) | ||||||
| 70 | SATURATE BEFORE USING | 74 | 77 | 88 | 5 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051) | ||||||
| 71 | HARMONY | 68 | 59 | 53 | 27 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108) | ||||||
| 72 | DIONNE | 70 | 65 | 52 | 11 | |
| Dionne Warwick (WB BS 2585) | ||||||
| 73 | THE GODFATHER | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003) | ||||||
| 74 | DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE | 80 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring SPR 5702) | ||||||
| 75 | GATHER ME | 71 | 52 | 42 | 25 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001) | ||||||
| 76 | THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE, VOL II | 94 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4682) | ||||||
| 77 | YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT | 78 | 79 | 82 | 8 | |
| Detroit Emeralds (Westbound WB 2013) | ||||||
| 78 | SUMMER OF '42 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 18 | |
| Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105) | ||||||
| 79 | INNER CITY BLUES | 72 | 48 | 49 | 12 | |
| Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 03) | ||||||
| 80 | LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303) | ||||||
| 81 | HISTORIC FIGURES AND ANCIENT HEADS | 84 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Canned Heat (United Artists UAS 5557) | ||||||
| 82 | JAMMING WITH EDWARD | 73 | 58 | 44 | 10 | |
| Various Artists (Rolling Stones COC 39100) | ||||||
| 83 | SANTANA III | 82 | 62 | 62 | 27 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 30595) | ||||||
| 84 | JO JO GUNNE | 87 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053) | ||||||
| 85 | CRUSADERS 1 | 88 | 92 | 98 | 4 | |
| Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001) | ||||||
| 86 | RARE EARTH IN CONCERT | 77 | 71 | 63 | 16 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D) | ||||||
| 87 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 85 | 83 | 66 | 75 | |
| Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206) | ||||||
| 88 | MARK-ALMOND II | 81 | 78 | 70 | 11 | |
| Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS 32) | ||||||
| 89 | CRY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia KC 31316) | ||||||
| 90 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 86 | 85 | 73 | 63 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
| 91 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY | 90 | 81 | 69 | 44 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609) | ||||||
| 92 | STANDING OVATION | 95 | 96 | 65 | 14 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 736L) | ||||||
| 93 | DEAR FRIENDS | 89 | 88 | 87 | 6 | |
| Firesign Theatre (Columbia KG 31099) | ||||||
| 94 | INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073) | ||||||
| 95 | WILD LIFE | 93 | 84 | 72 | 17 | |
| Wings (Apple SW 3386) | ||||||
| 96 | KEEP THE FAITH | 96 | 95 | 92 | 7 | |
| Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 33-381) | ||||||
| 97 | SHAFT | 97 | 99 | 86 | 36 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002) | ||||||
| 98 | THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON | 91 | 82 | 75 | 23 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986) | ||||||
| 99 | REVOLUTION OF THE MIND | 92 | 89 | 76 | 17 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD 3003) | ||||||
| 100 | OH HOW WE DANCED | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jim Capaldi (Island SW 9314) | ||||||
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:
• "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" by Ray Conniff & The Singers (# 79)
• "Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine" by Doors (# 83)
• "Message From A Drum" by Redbone (# 98)
• "Stones" by Neil Diamond (# 99)
• "To You With Love, Donny" by Donny Osmond (#100)