Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending May 6, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	FIRST TAKE	3	8	17	6
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
2	AMERICA	1	1	1	12
America (WB BS 2576)
3	HARVEST	2	2	2	10
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
4	PAUL SIMON	4	3	3	12
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
5	EAT A PEACH	5	5	5	8
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
6	FRAGILE	6	6	7	16
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
7	NILSSON SCHMILSSON	7	4	4	20
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
8	BABY I'M A WANT YOU	8	7	6	14
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
9	MALO	10	12	12	13
Malo (WB BS 2584)
10	LET'S STAY TOGETHER	9	10	10	13
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
11	THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH	13	11	11	17
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
12	MUSIC	11	13	9	22
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
13	ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU	17	18	23	10
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560)
14	FM & AM	15	16	22	10
George Carlin (Little David LD 7214)
15	YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK	14	15	13	12
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213)
16	GOT TO BE THERE	18	21	20	13
Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L)
17	SMOKIN'	22	23	24	7
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
18	AMERICAN PIE	12	9	8	24
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
19	THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG	16	17	19	7
Partridge Family (Bell 6072)
20	HOT ROCKS 1964-1971	24	22	14	18
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
21	BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS GREATEST HITS	20	14	15	9
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170)
22	LIVE	19	19	18	8
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
23	LIVE CREAM, VOLUME II	23	24	26	6
Cream (Atco SD 7005)
24	TAPESTRY	25	30	33	56
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
25	BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF	26	33	44	7
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
26	STRAIGHT SHOOTER	27	27	27	8
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
27	HENDRIX IN THE WEST	21	20	16	9
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2049)
28	MACHINE HEAD	30	--	--	2
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)
29	ALL DAY MUSIC	31	34	38	24
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
30	GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY	43	68	--	3
Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220)
31	THE GODFATHER	36	44	73	4
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
32	BURGERS	33	46	50	7
Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR 1004)
33	WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET	34	36	32	15
Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018)
34	LED ZEPPELIN IV	32	26	28	24
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
35	THE STYLISTICS	28	25	21	21
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
36	JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS	29	31	36	20
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
37	ROADWORK	37	50	61	5
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic KEG 31249)
38	LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER"	45	62	80	4
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303)
39	AND THAT'S THE TRUTH	40	49	58	7
Lily Tomlin (Polydor PD 5023)
40	MARDI GRAS	67	--	--	2
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404)
41	CABARET	39	40	41	9
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752)
42	TEASER AND THE FIRECAT	41	41	35	30
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
43	CHEECH & CHONG	46	47	52	22
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
44	QUIET FIRE	35	38	37	23
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
45	PHASE III	38	29	29	15
Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796)
46	HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON	79	--	--	2
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803)
47	THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE, VOL II	50	64	76	6
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4682)
48	DON QUIXOTE	49	39	42	8
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056)
49	FIDDLER ON THE ROOF	51	52	54	29
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
50	SATURATE BEFORE USING	54	60	70	8
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051)
51	HELLBOUND TRAIN	44	45	49	7
Savoy Brown (London XPAS 71052)
52	MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER	52	53	45	24
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
53	CHERISH	55	28	25	13
David Cassidy (Bell 6070)
54	KILLER	48	35	39	22
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
55	A CLOCKWORK ORANGE	57	51	43	13
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573)
56	SPACE AND FIRST TAKES	56	55	60	7
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4336)
57	BOBBY SHERMAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1	47	48	65	7
Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1048)
58	HEADKEEPER	58	58	62	9
Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 34)
59	BORDER LORD	42	43	46	9
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31302)
60	STRAIGHT UP	59	61	64	19
Badfinger (Apple SW-3387)
61	JO JO GUNNE	68	72	84	6
Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053)
62	THE CARPENTERS	60	63	53	49
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
63	THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS	53	32	30	22
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
64	BLACK MOSES	63	66	67	22
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
65	DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE	69	69	74	6
Joe Simon (Spring SPR 5702)
66	ENNEA	78	89	--	3
Chase (Epic KE 31097)
67	INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY	70	81	94	4
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073)
68	BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II	73	73	51	22
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
69	MANASSAS	99	--	--	2
Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903)
70	GODSPELL	81	91	--	13
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
71	MUSIC OF MY MIND	82	93	--	3
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
72	HISTORIC FIGURES AND ANCIENT HEADS	72	75	81	6
Canned Heat (United Artists UAS 5557)
73	SHAFT	83	90	97	39
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
74	CRY	77	78	89	4
Lynn Anderson (Columbia KC 31316)
75	HE TOUCHED ME	86	--	--	2
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4690)
76	I GOTCHA	--	--	--	1
Joe Tex (Dial DL 602)
77	CRUSADERS 1	80	83	85	7
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001)
78	D&B TOGETHER	89	--	--	2
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Columbia KC 31377)
79	L.A. MIDNIGHT	66	56	40	10
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 743)
80	A LONELY MAN	92	--	--	2
Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179)
81	PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION	61	54	47	16
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286)
82	SOLID ROCK	62	57	48	15
Temptations (Gordy GS 901)
83	KINK KRONIKLES	--	--	--	1
Kinks (Reprise RS 6454)
84	ELECTRIC WARRIOR	64	42	34	14
T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466)
85	ROCKIN'	65	37	31	9
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4602)
86	JOY	71	59	63	7
Apollo 100 (Mega M 31-1010)
87	CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL	74	65	56	26
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
88	ALVIN LEE AND COMPANY	--	--	--	1
Ten Years After (Deram XDES 18064)
89	OZONE	--	--	--	10
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017)
90	SANTANA III	75	79	83	30
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
91	RARE EARTH IN CONCERT	76	80	86	19
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D)
92	SITTIN' IN	--	--	--	1
Loggins And Messina (Columbia C 31044)
93	JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR	98	95	87	78
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
94	TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN	84	84	90	66
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
95	ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY	--	--	--	1
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216)
96	BRIAN'S SONG	97	98	--	3
Michel Legrand (Bell 6071)
97	ANTICIPATION	88	74	68	23
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
98	EV'RY DAY OF MY LIFE	--	--	--	1
Bobby Vinton (Epic KE 31286)
99	HARMONY	95	76	71	30
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
100	FEEDBACK	90	96	--	3
Spirit (Epic KE 31175)

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:

   • "Mark-Almond II" by Mark-Almond (# 85)
   • "A Nod Is As Good As A Wink. . . To A Blind Horse" by Faces (# 87)
   • "Elvis Now" by Elvis Presley (# 91)
   • "Woyaya" by Osibisa (# 93)
   • "E. Pluribus Funk" by Grand Funk Railroad (# 94)
   • "Gather Me" by Melanie (# 96)
   • "Garcia" by Jerry Garcia (#100)