Tuesday May 9, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 6, 1972



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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)

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