Sunday May 28, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 27, 1972



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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)

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