Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending May 27, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRST TAKE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230) | ||||||
| 2 | HARVEST | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032) | ||||||
| 3 | AMERICA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| America (WB BS 2576) | ||||||
| 4 | THICK AS A BRICK | 25 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072) | ||||||
| 5 | PAUL SIMON | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750) | ||||||
| 6 | GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY | 5 | 11 | 30 | 6 | |
| Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220) | ||||||
| 7 | FRAGILE | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 7211) | ||||||
| 8 | EAT A PEACH | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102) | ||||||
| 9 | MANASSAS | 13 | 30 | 69 | 5 | |
| Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903) | ||||||
| 10 | SMOKIN' | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342) | ||||||
| 11 | MALO | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |
| Malo (WB BS 2584) | ||||||
| 12 | MARDI GRAS | 20 | 29 | 40 | 5 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404) | ||||||
| 13 | JOPLIN IN CONCERT | 26 | 39 | -- | 3 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160) | ||||||
| 14 | MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 | 19 | 36 | -- | 3 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042) | ||||||
| 15 | BABY I'M A WANT YOU | 10 | 10 | 8 | 17 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75015) | ||||||
| 16 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER | 12 | 9 | 10 | 16 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 17 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560) | ||||||
| 18 | BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF | 21 | 22 | 25 | 10 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002) | ||||||
| 19 | LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" | 24 | 34 | 38 | 7 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303) | ||||||
| 20 | THE GODFATHER | 22 | 28 | 31 | 7 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003) | ||||||
| 21 | NILSSON SCHMILSSON | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |  |
| Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515) | ||||||
| 22 | ALL DAY MUSIC | 23 | 26 | 29 | 27 | |
| War (United Artists UAS 5546) | ||||||
| 23 | THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH | 14 | 16 | 11 | 20 | |
| Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385) | ||||||
| 24 | A LONELY MAN | 27 | 41 | 80 | 5 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179) | ||||||
| 25 | ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY | 31 | 43 | 95 | 4 | |
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216) | ||||||
| 26 | HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON | 29 | 37 | 46 | 5 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803) | ||||||
| 27 | YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213) | ||||||
| 28 | TAPESTRY | 32 | 23 | 24 | 59 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 29 | FM & AM | 28 | 17 | 14 | 13 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 7214) | ||||||
| 30 | LIVE | 18 | 19 | 22 | 11 | |
| Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386) | ||||||
| 31 | MUSIC | 30 | 20 | 12 | 25 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77013) | ||||||
| 32 | GOT TO BE THERE | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L) | ||||||
| 33 | AMERICAN PIE | 37 | 18 | 18 | 27 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535) | ||||||
| 34 | MUSIC OF MY MIND | 42 | 61 | 71 | 6 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1) | ||||||
| 35 | I GOTCHA | 43 | 52 | 76 | 4 | |
| Joe Tex (Dial DL 602) | ||||||
| 36 | LIVE CREAM, VOLUME II | 33 | 25 | 23 | 9 | |
| Cream (Atco SD 7005) | ||||||
| 37 | SHAFT | 40 | 50 | 73 | 42 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002) | ||||||
| 38 | MACHINE HEAD | 38 | 24 | 28 | 5 | |
| Deep Purple (WB BS 2607) | ||||||
| 39 | BURGERS | 44 | 32 | 32 | 10 | |
| Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR 1004) | ||||||
| 40 | ROADWORK | 41 | 35 | 37 | 8 | |
| Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic KEG 31249) | ||||||
| 41 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG | 36 | 21 | 19 | 10 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6072) | ||||||
| 42 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS GREATEST HITS | 34 | 27 | 21 | 12 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170) | ||||||
| 43 | CABARET | 45 | 40 | 41 | 12 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752) | ||||||
| 44 | THE STYLISTICS | 46 | 53 | 35 | 24 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 33023) | ||||||
| 45 | SATURATE BEFORE USING | 47 | 46 | 50 | 11 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051) | ||||||
| 46 | AND THAT'S THE TRUTH | 48 | 38 | 39 | 10 | |
| Lily Tomlin (Polydor PD 5023) | ||||||
| 47 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 | 49 | 42 | 20 | 21 | |
| Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | ||||||
| 48 | CHEECH & CHONG | 51 | 44 | 43 | 25 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010) | ||||||
| 49 | STRAIGHT SHOOTER | 35 | 33 | 26 | 11 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 741) | ||||||
| 50 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET | 39 | 31 | 33 | 18 | |
| Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018) | ||||||
| 51 | POWERGLIDE | 66 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31284) | ||||||
| 52 | JO JO GUNNE | 57 | 59 | 61 | 9 | |
| Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053) | ||||||
| 53 | GODSPELL | 58 | 67 | 70 | 16 | |
| Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102) | ||||||
| 54 | QUIET FIRE | 50 | 45 | 44 | 26 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594) | ||||||
| 55 | JEFF BECK GROUP | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331) | ||||||
| 56 | TEASER AND THE FIRECAT | 52 | 49 | 42 | 33 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313) | ||||||
| 57 | INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY | 61 | 63 | 67 | 7 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073) | ||||||
| 58 | CRUSADERS 1 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 10 | |
| Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001) | ||||||
| 59 | LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335) | ||||||
| 60 | HELLBOUND TRAIN | 53 | 48 | 51 | 10 | |
| Savoy Brown (London XPAS 71052) | ||||||
| 61 | JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS | 62 | 55 | 36 | 23 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L) | ||||||
| 62 | BLACK MOSES | 64 | 60 | 64 | 25 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003) | ||||||
| 63 | A CLOCKWORK ORANGE | 54 | 51 | 55 | 16 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573) | ||||||
| 64 | LED ZEPPELIN IV | 56 | 54 | 34 | 27 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | ||||||
| 65 | THE ROAD GOES EVER ON | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 5502) | ||||||
| 66 | ALVIN LEE AND COMPANY | 70 | 76 | 88 | 4 | |
| Ten Years After (Deram XDES 18064) | ||||||
| 67 | BARE TREES | 73 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2080) | ||||||
| 68 | KILLER | 74 | 66 | 54 | 25 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567) | ||||||
| 69 | I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507) | ||||||
| 70 | A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE | 81 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 755) | ||||||
| 71 | OZONE | 78 | 83 | 89 | 13 | |
| Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017) | ||||||
| 72 | HEADS & TALES | 84 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75023) | ||||||
| 73 | KINK KRONIKLES | 76 | 79 | 83 | 4 | |
| Kinks (Reprise RS 6454) | ||||||
| 74 | IT'S JUST BEGUN | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA LSP 4640) | ||||||
| 75 | SAMMY DAVIS JR., NOW | 85 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM SE 4832) | ||||||
| 76 | MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER | 77 | 65 | 52 | 27 | |
| Elton John (UNI 2-93120) | ||||||
| 77 | THE CARPENTERS | 75 | 81 | 62 | 52 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | ||||||
| 78 | HENDRIX IN THE WEST | 55 | 47 | 27 | 12 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2049) | ||||||
| 79 | SITTIN' IN | 83 | 87 | 92 | 4 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia C 31044) | ||||||
| 80 | DON QUIXOTE | 60 | 62 | 48 | 11 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056) | ||||||
| 81 | STRAIGHT UP | 82 | 69 | 60 | 22 | |
| Badfinger (Apple SW-3387) | ||||||
| 82 | ENNEA | 59 | 64 | 66 | 6 | |
| Chase (Epic KE 31097) | ||||||
| 83 | EV'RY DAY OF MY LIFE | 89 | 96 | 98 | 4 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic KE 31286) | ||||||
| 84 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | 63 | 58 | 49 | 32 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900) | ||||||
| 85 | PHASE III | 65 | 56 | 45 | 18 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 1SE-4796) | ||||||
| 86 | GERALDINE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1001) | ||||||
| 87 | BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II | 80 | 85 | 68 | 25 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120) | ||||||
| 88 | BORDER LORD | 86 | 74 | 59 | 12 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31302) | ||||||
| 89 | FORGOTTEN SONGS AND UNSUNG HEROES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Kay (Dunhill DSX 50120) | ||||||
| 90 | THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE, VOL II | 67 | 57 | 47 | 9 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4682) | ||||||
| 91 | SPACE AND FIRST TAKES | 69 | 71 | 56 | 10 | |
| Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4336) | ||||||
| 92 | SOMETHING/ANYTHING? | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068) | ||||||
| 93 | D&B TOGETHER | 71 | 73 | 78 | 5 | |
| Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Columbia KC 31377) | ||||||
| 94 | HE TOUCHED ME | 68 | 70 | 75 | 5 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP 4690) | ||||||
| 95 | CHERISH | 79 | 68 | 53 | 16 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 6070) | ||||||
| 96 | STILL BILL | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014) | ||||||
| 97 | INNER-MOUNTING FLAME | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 31067) | ||||||
| 98 | THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS | 91 | 80 | 63 | 25 | |
| Traffic (Island ILPS 9180) | ||||||
| 99 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 94 | 100 | 94 | 69 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
| 100 | ELECTRIC WARRIOR | 100 | 92 | 84 | 17 | |
| 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:
• "Bobby Sherman's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" by Bobby Sherman (# 88)
• "Historic Figures And Ancient Heads" by Canned Heat (# 95)
• "L.A. Midnight" by B.B. King (# 96)
• "Drowning In The Sea Of Love" by Joe Simon (# 97)
• "Headkeeper" by Dave Mason (# 98)
• "Solid Rock" by Temptations (# 99)