Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending June 10, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THICK AS A BRICK | 1 | 4 | 25 | 4 | |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072) | ||||||
| 2 | FIRST TAKE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230) | ||||||
| 3 | HARVEST | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032) | ||||||
| 4 | AMERICA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| America (WB BS 2576) | ||||||
| 5 | GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |
| Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220) | ||||||
| 6 | JOPLIN IN CONCERT | 9 | 13 | 26 | 5 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160) | ||||||
| 7 | EAT A PEACH | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102) | ||||||
| 8 | MANASSAS | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | |
| Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903) | ||||||
| 9 | FRAGILE | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 7211) | ||||||
| 10 | SMOKIN' | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342) | ||||||
| 11 | A LONELY MAN | 14 | 24 | 27 | 7 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179) | ||||||
| 12 | ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY | 16 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216) | ||||||
| 13 | MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 5 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042) | ||||||
| 14 | EXILE ON MAIN STREET | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 69100) | ||||||
| 15 | PAUL SIMON | 11 | 5 | 4 | 17 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750) | ||||||
| 16 | MARDI GRAS | 12 | 12 | 20 | 7 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404) | ||||||
| 17 | ALL DAY MUSIC | 19 | 22 | 23 | 29 | |
| War (United Artists UAS 5546) | ||||||
| 18 | LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" | 18 | 19 | 24 | 9 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303) | ||||||
| 19 | BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF | 17 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002) | ||||||
| 20 | THE GODFATHER | 20 | 20 | 22 | 9 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003) | ||||||
| 21 | HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON | 24 | 26 | 29 | 7 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803) | ||||||
| 22 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER | 22 | 16 | 12 | 18 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 23 | MALO | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | |
| Malo (WB BS 2584) | ||||||
| 24 | LIVE | 25 | 30 | 18 | 13 | |
| Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386) | ||||||
| 25 | BABY I'M A WANT YOU | 21 | 15 | 10 | 19 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75015) | ||||||
| 26 | I GOTCHA | 28 | 35 | 43 | 6 | |
| Joe Tex (Dial DL 602) | ||||||
| 27 | TAPESTRY | 23 | 28 | 32 | 61 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 28 | MUSIC OF MY MIND | 30 | 34 | 42 | 8 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1) | ||||||
| 29 | NILSSON SCHMILSSON | 26 | 21 | 9 | 25 | |
| Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515) | ||||||
| 30 | LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 43 | 59 | 93 | 4 | ![]() |
| Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335) | ||||||
| 31 | FM & AM | 32 | 29 | 28 | 15 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 7214) | ||||||
| 32 | THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH | 31 | 23 | 14 | 22 | |
| Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385) | ||||||
| 33 | MUSIC | 34 | 31 | 30 | 27 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77013) | ||||||
| 34 | JEFF BECK GROUP | 46 | 55 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331) | ||||||
| 35 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
| Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560) | ||||||
| 36 | YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK | 29 | 27 | 17 | 17 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213) | ||||||
| 37 | THE ROAD GOES EVER ON | 41 | 65 | 92 | 4 | |
| Mountain (Windfall 5502) | ||||||
| 38 | BURGERS | 38 | 39 | 44 | 12 | |
| Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR 1004) | ||||||
| 39 | PORTRAIT OF DONNY | 53 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4820) | ||||||
| 40 | THE STYLISTICS | 40 | 44 | 46 | 26 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 33023) | ||||||
| 41 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG | 45 | 41 | 36 | 12 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 6072) | ||||||
| 42 | IT'S JUST BEGUN | 62 | 74 | 90 | 4 | ![]() |
| Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA LSP 4640) | ||||||
| 43 | POWERGLIDE | 48 | 51 | 66 | 5 | |
| New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31284) | ||||||
| 44 | LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS | 70 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M 750 L) | ||||||
| 45 | SHAFT | 35 | 37 | 40 | 44 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002) | ||||||
| 46 | I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG | 57 | 69 | 87 | 4 | ![]() |
| Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507) | ||||||
| 47 | GODSPELL | 50 | 53 | 58 | 18 | |
| Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102) | ||||||
| 48 | HEADS & TALES | 61 | 72 | 84 | 5 | ![]() |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75023) | ||||||
| 49 | SAMMY DAVIS JR., NOW | 64 | 75 | 85 | 5 | ![]() |
| Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM SE 4832) | ||||||
| 50 | INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY | 54 | 57 | 61 | 9 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073) | ||||||
| 51 | SATURATE BEFORE USING | 42 | 45 | 47 | 13 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051) | ||||||
| 52 | CABARET | 44 | 43 | 45 | 14 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752) | ||||||
| 53 | JO JO GUNNE | 52 | 52 | 57 | 11 | |
| Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053) | ||||||
| 54 | A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE | 58 | 70 | 81 | 5 | |
| Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 755) | ||||||
| 55 | STILL BILL | 83 | 96 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014) | ||||||
| 56 | CRUSADERS 1 | 56 | 58 | 72 | 12 | |
| Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001) | ||||||
| 57 | ROADWORK | 47 | 40 | 41 | 10 | |
| Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic KEG 31249) | ||||||
| 58 | AMERICAN PIE | 33 | 33 | 37 | 29 | ![]() |
| Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535) | ||||||
| 59 | MACHINE HEAD | 37 | 38 | 38 | 7 | ![]() |
| Deep Purple (WB BS 2607) | ||||||
| 60 | DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() |
| Dr. Hook (Columbia KC 30898) | ||||||
| 61 | TEASER AND THE FIRECAT | 69 | 56 | 52 | 35 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313) | ||||||
| 62 | LIVE CREAM, VOLUME II | 39 | 36 | 33 | 11 | ![]() |
| Cream (Atco SD 7005) | ||||||
| 63 | BARE TREES | 66 | 67 | 73 | 5 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2080) | ||||||
| 64 | GERALDINE | 75 | 86 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1001) | ||||||
| 65 | OZONE | 67 | 71 | 78 | 15 | |
| Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017) | ||||||
| 66 | STRAIGHT SHOOTER | 65 | 49 | 35 | 13 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 741) | ||||||
| 67 | FORGOTTEN SONGS AND UNSUNG HEROES | 78 | 89 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| John Kay (Dunhill DSX 50120) | ||||||
| 68 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 23 | ![]() |
| Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | ||||||
| 69 | BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS GREATEST HITS | 51 | 42 | 34 | 14 | ![]() |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170) | ||||||
| 70 | SOMETHING/ANYTHING? | 81 | 92 | -- | 3 | ![]() |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068) | ||||||
| 71 | QUIET FIRE | 59 | 54 | 50 | 28 | ![]() |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594) | ||||||
| 72 | KILLER | 77 | 68 | 74 | 27 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567) | ||||||
| 73 | GOT TO BE THERE | 36 | 32 | 15 | 18 | ![]() |
| Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L) | ||||||
| 74 | AND THAT'S THE TRUTH | 55 | 46 | 48 | 12 | ![]() |
| Lily Tomlin (Polydor PD 5023) | ||||||
| 75 | KINK KRONIKLES | 72 | 73 | 76 | 6 | |
| Kinks (Reprise RS 6454) | ||||||
| 76 | A CLOCKWORK ORANGE | 74 | 63 | 54 | 18 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573) | ||||||
| 77 | CHEECH & CHONG | 60 | 48 | 51 | 27 | ![]() |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010) | ||||||
| 78 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET | 63 | 50 | 39 | 20 | ![]() |
| Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018) | ||||||
| 79 | ALVIN LEE AND COMPANY | 68 | 66 | 70 | 6 | ![]() |
| Ten Years After (Deram XDES 18064) | ||||||
| 80 | HELLBOUND TRAIN | 73 | 60 | 53 | 12 | |
| Savoy Brown (London XPAS 71052) | ||||||
| 81 | EV'RY DAY OF MY LIFE | 85 | 83 | 89 | 6 | |
| Bobby Vinton (Epic KE 31286) | ||||||
| 82 | BLACK MOSES | 71 | 62 | 64 | 27 | ![]() |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003) | ||||||
| 83 | JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS | 76 | 61 | 62 | 25 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L) | ||||||
| 84 | SITTIN' IN | 86 | 79 | 83 | 6 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia C 31044) | ||||||
| 85 | MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER | 82 | 76 | 77 | 29 | |
| Elton John (UNI 2-93120) | ||||||
| 86 | INNER-MOUNTING FLAME | 93 | 97 | -- | 3 | |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 31067) | ||||||
| 87 | MANDRILL IS | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mandrill (Polydor PD 5025) | ||||||
| 88 | BUMP CITY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tower Of Power (WB BS 2616) | ||||||
| 89 | LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS | 86 | 83 | 87 | 37 | |
| Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704) | ||||||
| 90 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF | 87 | 84 | 63 | 34 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900) | ||||||
| 91 | COME FROM THE SHADOWS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Joan Baez (A&M SP-4339) | ||||||
| 92 | LED ZEPPELIN IV | 79 | 64 | 56 | 29 | ![]() |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | ||||||
| 93 | THE SNAKE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Harvey Mandel (Janus JLS 3037) | ||||||
| 94 | MEET THE BRADY BUNCH | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brady Bunch (Paramount 6032) | ||||||
| 95 | BRASS ON IVORY | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Henry Mancini & Doc Severinsen (RCA LSP 4629) | ||||||
| 96 | THE CARPENTERS | 80 | 77 | 75 | 54 | ![]() |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | ||||||
| 97 | FLOY JOY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Supremes (Motown M751L) | ||||||
| 98 | BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II | 91 | 87 | 80 | 27 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120) | ||||||
| 99 | STRAIGHT UP | 90 | 81 | 82 | 24 | |
| Badfinger (Apple SW-3387) | ||||||
| 100 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN | 98 | 99 | 94 | 71 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | ||||||
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:
• "Hendrix In The West" by Jimi Hendrix (# 84)
• "Ennea" by Chase (# 89)
• "Don Quixote" by Gordon Lightfoot (# 94)
• "Border Lord" by Kris Kristofferson (# 95)
• "Phase III" by Osmonds (# 96)
• "The Best Of Charley Pride, Vol II" by Charley Pride (# 97)
• "The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys" by Traffic (#100)


