Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending May 20, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRST TAKE | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230) | ||||||
| 2 | HARVEST | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032) | ||||||
| 3 | AMERICA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| America (WB BS 2576) | ||||||
| 4 | PAUL SIMON | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750) | ||||||
| 5 | GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY | 11 | 30 | 43 | 5 | |
| Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220) | ||||||
| 6 | FRAGILE | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 7211) | ||||||
| 7 | EAT A PEACH | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102) | ||||||
| 8 | MALO | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | |
| Malo (WB BS 2584) | ||||||
| 9 | NILSSON SCHMILSSON | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | |
| Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515) | ||||||
| 10 | BABY I'M A WANT YOU | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75015) | ||||||
| 11 | SMOKIN' | 15 | 17 | 22 | 9 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342) | ||||||
| 12 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 13 | MANASSAS | 30 | 69 | 99 | 4 |  |
| Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903) | ||||||
| 14 | THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH | 16 | 11 | 13 | 19 | |
| Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385) | ||||||
| 15 | GOT TO BE THERE | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L) | ||||||
| 16 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU | 12 | 13 | 17 | 12 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560) | ||||||
| 17 | YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213) | ||||||
| 18 | LIVE | 19 | 22 | 19 | 10 | |
| Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386) | ||||||
| 19 | MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 | 36 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042) | ||||||
| 20 | MARDI GRAS | 29 | 40 | 67 | 4 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404) | ||||||
| 21 | BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF | 22 | 25 | 26 | 9 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002) | ||||||
| 22 | THE GODFATHER | 28 | 31 | 36 | 6 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003) | ||||||
| 23 | ALL DAY MUSIC | 26 | 29 | 31 | 26 | |
| War (United Artists UAS 5546) | ||||||
| 24 | LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" | 34 | 38 | 45 | 6 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303) | ||||||
| 25 | THICK AS A BRICK | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072) | ||||||
| 26 | JOPLIN IN CONCERT | 39 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160) | ||||||
| 27 | A LONELY MAN | 41 | 80 | 92 | 4 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179) | ||||||
| 28 | FM & AM | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 |  |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 7214) | ||||||
| 29 | HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON | 37 | 46 | 79 | 4 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803) | ||||||
| 30 | MUSIC | 20 | 12 | 11 | 24 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77013) | ||||||
| 31 | ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY | 43 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216) | ||||||
| 32 | TAPESTRY | 23 | 24 | 25 | 58 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 33 | LIVE CREAM, VOLUME II | 25 | 23 | 23 | 8 | |
| Cream (Atco SD 7005) | ||||||
| 34 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS GREATEST HITS | 27 | 21 | 20 | 11 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170) | ||||||
| 35 | STRAIGHT SHOOTER | 33 | 26 | 27 | 10 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 741) | ||||||
| 36 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6072) | ||||||
| 37 | AMERICAN PIE | 18 | 18 | 12 | 26 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535) | ||||||
| 38 | MACHINE HEAD | 24 | 28 | 30 | 4 | |
| Deep Purple (WB BS 2607) | ||||||
| 39 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET | 31 | 33 | 34 | 17 | |
| Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018) | ||||||
| 40 | SHAFT | 50 | 73 | 83 | 41 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002) | ||||||
| 41 | ROADWORK | 35 | 37 | 37 | 7 | |
| Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic KEG 31249) | ||||||
| 42 | MUSIC OF MY MIND | 61 | 71 | 82 | 5 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1) | ||||||
| 43 | I GOTCHA | 52 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Joe Tex (Dial DL 602) | ||||||
| 44 | BURGERS | 32 | 32 | 33 | 9 | |
| Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR 1004) | ||||||
| 45 | CABARET | 40 | 41 | 39 | 11 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752) | ||||||
| 46 | THE STYLISTICS | 53 | 35 | 28 | 23 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 33023) | ||||||
| 47 | SATURATE BEFORE USING | 46 | 50 | 54 | 10 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051) | ||||||
| 48 | AND THAT'S THE TRUTH | 38 | 39 | 40 | 9 | |
| Lily Tomlin (Polydor PD 5023) | ||||||
| 49 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 | 42 | 20 | 24 | 20 | |
| Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | ||||||
| 50 | QUIET FIRE | 45 | 44 | 35 | 25 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594) | ||||||
| 51 | CHEECH & CHONG | 44 | 43 | 46 | 24 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010) | ||||||
| 52 | TEASER AND THE FIRECAT | 49 | 42 | 41 | 32 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313) | ||||||
| 53 | HELLBOUND TRAIN | 48 | 51 | 44 | 9 | |
| Savoy Brown (London XPAS 71052) | ||||||
| 54 | A CLOCKWORK ORANGE | 51 | 55 | 57 | 15 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573) | ||||||
| 55 | HENDRIX IN THE WEST | 47 | 27 | 21 | 11 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2049) | ||||||
| 56 | LED ZEPPELIN IV | 54 | 34 | 32 | 26 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | ||||||
| 57 | JO JO GUNNE | 59 | 61 | 68 | 8 | |
| Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053) | ||||||
| 58 | GODSPELL | 67 | 70 | 81 | 15 | |
| Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102) | ||||||
| 59 | ENNEA | 64 | 66 | 78 | 5 | |
| Chase (Epic KE 31097) | ||||||
| 60 | DON QUIXOTE | 62 | 48 | 49 | 10 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056) | ||||||
| 61 | INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY | 63 | 67 | 70 | 6 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073) | ||||||
| 62 | JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS | 55 | 36 | 29 | 22 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L) | ||||||
| 63 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | 58 | 49 | 51 | 31 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900) | ||||||
| 64 | BLACK MOSES | 60 | 64 | 63 | 24 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003) | ||||||
| 65 | PHASE III | 56 | 45 | 38 | 17 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796) | ||||||
| 66 | POWERGLIDE | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31284) | ||||||
| 67 | THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE, VOL II | 57 | 47 | 50 | 8 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4682) | ||||||
| 68 | HE TOUCHED ME | 70 | 75 | 86 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4690) | ||||||
| 69 | SPACE AND FIRST TAKES | 71 | 56 | 56 | 9 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4336) | ||||||
| 70 | ALVIN LEE AND COMPANY | 76 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Ten Years After (Deram XDES 18064) | ||||||
| 71 | D&B TOGETHER | 73 | 78 | 89 | 4 | |
| Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Columbia KC 31377) | ||||||
| 72 | CRUSADERS 1 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 9 | |
| Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001) | ||||||
| 73 | BARE TREES | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2080) | ||||||
| 74 | KILLER | 66 | 54 | 48 | 24 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567) | ||||||
| 75 | THE CARPENTERS | 81 | 62 | 60 | 51 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | ||||||
| 76 | KINK KRONIKLES | 79 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Kinks (Reprise RS 6454) | ||||||
| 77 | MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER | 65 | 52 | 52 | 26 | |
| Elton John (UNI 2-93120) | ||||||
| 78 | OZONE | 83 | 89 | -- | 12 | |
| Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017) | ||||||
| 79 | CHERISH | 68 | 53 | 55 | 15 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 6070) | ||||||
| 80 | BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II | 85 | 68 | 73 | 24 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120) | ||||||
| 81 | A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 755) | ||||||
| 82 | STRAIGHT UP | 69 | 60 | 59 | 21 | |
| Badfinger (Apple SW-3387) | ||||||
| 83 | SITTIN' IN | 87 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia C 31044) | ||||||
| 84 | HEADS & TALES | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75023) | ||||||
| 85 | SAMMY DAVIS JR., NOW | 97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM SE 4832) | ||||||
| 86 | BORDER LORD | 74 | 59 | 42 | 11 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31302) | ||||||
| 87 | I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507) | ||||||
| 88 | BOBBY SHERMAN'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 | 75 | 57 | 47 | 9 | |
| Bobby Sherman (Metromedia MD 1048) | ||||||
| 89 | EV'RY DAY OF MY LIFE | 96 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic KE 31286) | ||||||
| 90 | IT'S JUST BEGUN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA LSP 4640) | ||||||
| 91 | THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS | 80 | 63 | 53 | 24 | |
| Traffic (Island ILPS 9180) | ||||||
| 92 | THE ROAD GOES EVER ON | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 5502) | ||||||
| 93 | LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335) | ||||||
| 94 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 100 | 94 | 84 | 68 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
| 95 | HISTORIC FIGURES AND ANCIENT HEADS | 77 | 72 | 72 | 8 | |
| Canned Heat (United Artists UAS 5557) | ||||||
| 96 | L.A. MIDNIGHT | 86 | 79 | 66 | 12 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCX 743) | ||||||
| 97 | DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE | 82 | 65 | 69 | 8 | |
| Joe Simon (Spring SPR 5702) | ||||||
| 98 | HEADKEEPER | 72 | 58 | 58 | 11 | |
| Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 34) | ||||||
| 99 | SOLID ROCK | 90 | 82 | 62 | 17 | |
| Temptations (Gordy GS 901) | ||||||
| 100 | ELECTRIC WARRIOR | 92 | 84 | 64 | 16 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466) | ||||||
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:
• "Pictures At An Exhibition" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (# 88)
• "Cry" by Lynn Anderson (# 91)
• "Santana III" by Santana (# 94)
• "Chicago At Carnegie Hall" by Chicago (# 98)
• "Joy" by Apollo 100 (# 99)