Wednesday April 26, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 22, 1972



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1 AMERICA 1 2 2 10
America (WB BS 2576)
2 HARVEST 2 1 1 8
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
3 PAUL SIMON 3 3 3 10
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
4 NILSSON SCHMILSSON 4 4 4 18
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
5 EAT A PEACH 5 13 20 6
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
6 FRAGILE 7 5 5 14
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
7 BABY I'M A WANT YOU 6 7 7 12
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
8 FIRST TAKE 17 43 60 4
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
9 AMERICAN PIE 8 8 6 22
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
10 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 10 10 11 11
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
11 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 11 9 9 15
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
12 MALO 12 16 16 11
Malo (WB BS 2584)
13 MUSIC 9 6 8 20
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
14 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS GREATEST HITS 15 17 19 7
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170)
15 YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK 13 14 14 10
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213)
16 FM & AM 22 22 23 8
George Carlin (Little David LD 7214)
17 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG 19 29 56 5
Partridge Family (Bell 6072)
18 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU 23 25 35 8
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560)
19 LIVE 18 19 31 6
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
20 HENDRIX IN THE WEST 16 12 13 7
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2049)
21 GOT TO BE THERE 20 20 21 11
Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L)
22 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 14 11 10 16
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
23 SMOKIN' 24 39 63 5
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
24 LIVE CREAM, VOLUME II 26 36 87 4
Cream (Atco SD 7005)
25 THE STYLISTICS 21 21 22 19
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
26 LED ZEPPELIN IV 28 18 15 22
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
27 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 27 34 44 6
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
28 CHERISH 25 15 12 11
David Cassidy (Bell 6070)
29 PHASE III 29 23 18 13
Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796)
30 TAPESTRY 33 26 28 54
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
31 JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS 36 37 32 18
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
32 THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS 30 27 27 20
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
33 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 44 54 64 5  
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
34 ALL DAY MUSIC 38 41 40 22
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
35 KILLER 39 30 29 20
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
36 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 32 24 17 13
Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018)
37 ROCKIN' 31 33 43 7
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4602)
38 QUIET FIRE 37 32 37 21
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
39 DON QUIXOTE 42 56 72 6
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056)
40 CABARET 41 45 50 7
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752)
41 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 35 28 24 28
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
42 ELECTRIC WARRIOR 34 31 26 12
T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466)
43 BORDER LORD 46 47 53 7
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31302)
44 THE GODFATHER 73 -- -- 2  
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
45 HELLBOUND TRAIN 49 63 76 5
Savoy Brown (London XPAS 71052)
46 BURGERS 50 58 67 5
Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR 1004)
47 CHEECH & CHONG 52 42 30 20
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
48 BOBBY SHERMAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 65 59 74 5  
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1048)
49 AND THAT'S THE TRUTH 58 69 80 5
Lily Tomlin (Polydor PD 5023)
50 ROADWORK 61 75 -- 3  
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic KEG 31249)
51 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE 43 46 46 11
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573)
52 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 54 55 57 27
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
53 MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 45 40 42 22
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
54 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION 47 38 25 14
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286)
55 SPACE AND FIRST TAKES 60 66 70 5
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4336)
56 L.A. MIDNIGHT 40 44 47 8  
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 743)
57 SOLID ROCK 48 35 38 13
Temptations (Gordy GS 901)
58 HEADKEEPER 62 64 66 7
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 34)
59 JOY 63 65 75 5
Apollo 100 (Mega M 31-1010)
60 SATURATE BEFORE USING 70 74 77 6
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051)
61 STRAIGHT UP 64 49 33 17
Badfinger (Apple SW-3387)
62 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 80 -- -- 2  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303)
63 THE CARPENTERS 53 52 49 47
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
64 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE, VOL II 76 94 100 4  
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4682)
65 CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL 56 48 45 24
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
66 BLACK MOSES 67 60 51 20
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
67 A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE 55 50 39 19  
Faces (WB BS 2574)
68 GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY -- -- -- 1  
Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220)
69 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE 74 80 91 4
Joe Simon (Spring SPR 5702)
70 ELVIS NOW 57 53 41 9  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4671)
71 WOYAYA 59 51 34 10  
Osibisa (Decca DL 75327)
72 JO JO GUNNE 84 87 90 4  
Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053)
73 BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 51 61 54 20  
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
74 ANTICIPATION 68 67 61 21
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
75 HISTORIC FIGURES AND ANCIENT HEADS 81 84 94 4
Canned Heat (United Artists UAS 5557)
76 HARMONY 71 68 59 28
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
77 E. PLURIBUS FUNK 66 62 55 21  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853)
78 CRY 89 -- -- 2  
Lynn Anderson (Columbia KC 31316)
79 SANTANA III 83 82 62 28
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
80 RARE EARTH IN CONCERT 86 77 71 17
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D)
81 INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY 94 -- -- 2  
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073)
82 GATHER ME 75 71 52 26
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001)
83 CRUSADERS 1 85 88 92 5
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001)
84 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 90 86 85 64
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
85 MARK-ALMOND II 88 81 78 12
Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS 32)
86 GARCIA 69 57 36 12  
Jerry Garcia (WB BS 2582)
87 SUMMER OF '42 78 76 68 19
Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105)
88 DIONNE 72 70 65 12  
Dionne Warwick (WB BS 2585)
89 ENNEA -- -- -- 1  
Chase (Epic KE 31097)
90 SHAFT 97 97 99 37
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
91 GODSPELL -- -- -- 11
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
92 THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON 98 91 82 24
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986)
93 MUSIC OF MY MIND -- -- -- 1  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
94 OH HOW WE DANCED 100 -- -- 2
Jim Capaldi (Island SW 9314)
95 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 87 85 83 76
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
96 FEEDBACK -- -- -- 1  
Spirit (Epic KE 31175)
97 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 91 90 81 45
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
98 BRIAN'S SONG -- -- -- 1  
Michel Legrand (Bell 6071)
99 YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT 77 78 79 9  
Detroit Emeralds (Westbound WB 2013)
100 INNER CITY BLUES 79 72 48 13  
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 03)

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:

   • "Jamming With Edward" by Various Artists (# 82)
   • "Standing Ovation" by Gladys Knight & The Pips (# 92)
   • "Dear Friends" by Firesign Theatre (# 93)
   • "Wild Life" by Wings (# 95)
   • "Keep The Faith" by Black Oak Arkansas (# 96)
   • "Revolution Of The Mind" by James Brown (# 99)

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