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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 29, 1972



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1 AMERICA 1 1 2 11
America (WB BS 2576)
2 HARVEST 2 2 1 9
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
3 FIRST TAKE 8 17 43 5
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
4 PAUL SIMON 3 3 3 11
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
5 EAT A PEACH 5 5 13 7
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
6 FRAGILE 6 7 5 15
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
7 NILSSON SCHMILSSON 4 4 4 19
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
8 BABY I'M A WANT YOU 7 6 7 13
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
9 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 10 10 10 12
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
10 MALO 12 12 16 12
Malo (WB BS 2584)
11 MUSIC 13 9 6 21
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
12 AMERICAN PIE 9 8 8 23
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
13 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 11 11 9 16
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
14 YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK 15 13 14 11
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213)
15 FM & AM 16 22 22 9
George Carlin (Little David LD 7214)
16 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG 17 19 29 6
Partridge Family (Bell 6072)
17 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU 18 23 25 9
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560)
18 GOT TO BE THERE 21 20 20 12
Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L)
19 LIVE 19 18 19 7
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
20 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS GREATEST HITS 14 15 17 8
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170)
21 HENDRIX IN THE WEST 20 16 12 8
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2049)
22 SMOKIN' 23 24 39 6
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
23 LIVE CREAM, VOLUME II 24 26 36 5
Cream (Atco SD 7005)
24 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 22 14 11 17
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
25 TAPESTRY 30 33 26 55
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
26 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 33 44 54 6
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
27 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 27 27 34 7
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
28 THE STYLISTICS 25 21 21 20
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
29 JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS 31 36 37 19
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
30 MACHINE HEAD -- -- -- 1  
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)
31 ALL DAY MUSIC 34 38 41 23
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
32 LED ZEPPELIN IV 26 28 18 23
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
33 BURGERS 46 50 58 6  
Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR 1004)
34 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 36 32 24 14
Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018)
35 QUIET FIRE 38 37 32 22
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
36 THE GODFATHER 44 73 -- 3
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
37 ROADWORK 50 61 75 4  
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic KEG 31249)
38 PHASE III 29 29 23 14
Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796)
39 CABARET 40 41 45 8
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752)
40 AND THAT'S THE TRUTH 49 58 69 6
Lily Tomlin (Polydor PD 5023)
41 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 41 35 28 29
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
42 BORDER LORD 43 46 47 8
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31302)
43 GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY 68 -- -- 2  
Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220)
44 HELLBOUND TRAIN 45 49 63 6
Savoy Brown (London XPAS 71052)
45 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 62 80 -- 3  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303)
46 CHEECH & CHONG 47 52 42 21
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
47 BOBBY SHERMAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 48 65 59 6
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1048)
48 KILLER 35 39 30 21  
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
49 DON QUIXOTE 39 42 56 7
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056)
50 THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE, VOL II 64 76 94 5  
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4682)
51 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 52 54 55 28
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
52 MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 53 45 40 23
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
53 THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS 32 30 27 21  
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
54 SATURATE BEFORE USING 60 70 74 7
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051)
55 CHERISH 28 25 15 12  
David Cassidy (Bell 6070)
56 SPACE AND FIRST TAKES 55 60 66 6
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4336)
57 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE 51 43 46 12
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573)
58 HEADKEEPER 58 62 64 8
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 34)
59 STRAIGHT UP 61 64 49 18
Badfinger (Apple SW-3387)
60 THE CARPENTERS 63 53 52 48
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
61 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION 54 47 38 15
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286)
62 SOLID ROCK 57 48 35 14
Temptations (Gordy GS 901)
63 BLACK MOSES 66 67 60 21
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
64 ELECTRIC WARRIOR 42 34 31 13  
T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466)
65 ROCKIN' 37 31 33 8  
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4602)
66 L.A. MIDNIGHT 56 40 44 9
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 743)
67 MARDI GRAS -- -- -- 1  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404)
68 JO JO GUNNE 72 84 87 5
Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053)
69 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE 69 74 80 5
Joe Simon (Spring SPR 5702)
70 INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY 81 94 -- 3  
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073)
71 JOY 59 63 65 6  
Apollo 100 (Mega M 31-1010)
72 HISTORIC FIGURES AND ANCIENT HEADS 75 81 84 5
Canned Heat (United Artists UAS 5557)
73 BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 73 51 61 21
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
74 CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL 65 56 48 25
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
75 SANTANA III 79 83 82 29
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
76 RARE EARTH IN CONCERT 80 86 77 18
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D)
77 CRY 78 89 -- 3
Lynn Anderson (Columbia KC 31316)
78 ENNEA 89 -- -- 2  
Chase (Epic KE 31097)
79 HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON -- -- -- 1  
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803)
80 CRUSADERS 1 83 85 88 6
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001)
81 GODSPELL 91 -- -- 12
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
82 MUSIC OF MY MIND 93 -- -- 2  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
83 SHAFT 90 97 97 38
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
84 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 84 90 86 65
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
85 MARK-ALMOND II 85 88 81 13
Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS 32)
86 HE TOUCHED ME -- -- -- 1  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4690)
87 A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE 67 55 50 20  
Faces (WB BS 2574)
88 ANTICIPATION 74 68 67 22  
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
89 D&B TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Columbia KC 31377)
90 FEEDBACK 96 -- -- 2
Spirit (Epic KE 31175)
91 ELVIS NOW 70 57 53 10  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4671)
92 A LONELY MAN -- -- -- 1  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179)
93 WOYAYA 71 59 51 11  
Osibisa (Decca DL 75327)
94 E. PLURIBUS FUNK 77 66 62 22  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853)
95 HARMONY 76 71 68 29  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
96 GATHER ME 82 75 71 27  
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001)
97 BRIAN'S SONG 98 -- -- 2
Michel Legrand (Bell 6071)
98 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 95 87 85 77
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
99 MANASSAS -- -- -- 1  
Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903)
100 GARCIA 86 69 57 13  
Jerry Garcia (WB BS 2582)

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:

   • "Summer Of '42" by Peter Nero (# 87)
   • "Dionne" by Dionne Warwick (# 88)
   • "There's A Riot Goin' On" by Sly & The Family Stone (# 92)
   • "Oh How We Danced" by Jim Capaldi (# 94)
   • "Every Picture Tells A Story" by Rod Stewart (# 97)
   • "You Want It, You Got It" by Detroit Emeralds (# 99)
   • "Inner City Blues" by Grover Washington, Jr. (#100)

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