Thursday June 22, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending June 17, 1972



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1 THICK AS A BRICK 1 1 4 5
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072)
2 EXILE ON MAIN STREET 14 -- -- 2  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 69100)
3 FIRST TAKE 2 2 1 12
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
4 HARVEST 3 3 2 16
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
5 ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY 12 16 25 7
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216)
6 JOPLIN IN CONCERT 6 9 13 6
Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160)
7 GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY 5 4 6 9
Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220)
8 AMERICA 4 5 3 18
America (WB BS 2576)
9 A LONELY MAN 11 14 24 8
Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179)
10 MANASSAS 8 8 9 8
Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903)
11 EAT A PEACH 7 7 8 14
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
12 FRAGILE 9 6 7 22
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
13 SMOKIN' 10 10 10 13
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
14 MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 13 13 14 6
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042)
15 ALL DAY MUSIC 17 19 22 30
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
16 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 19 17 18 13
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
17 PAUL SIMON 15 11 5 18
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
18 LIVE 24 25 30 14
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
19 HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON 21 24 26 8
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803)
20 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 22 22 16 19
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
21 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 18 18 19 10
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303)
22 LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 30 43 59 5
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335)
23 MUSIC OF MY MIND 28 30 34 9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
24 THE GODFATHER 20 20 20 10
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
25 I GOTCHA 26 28 35 7
Joe Tex (Dial DL 602)
26 MARDI GRAS 16 12 12 8
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404)
27 MALO 23 15 11 19
Malo (WB BS 2584)
28 PORTRAIT OF DONNY 39 53 -- 3  
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4820)
29 BABY I'M A WANT YOU 25 21 15 20
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
30 JEFF BECK GROUP 34 46 55 4
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331)
31 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS 44 70 -- 3  
Jackson 5 (Motown M 750 L)
32 TAPESTRY 27 23 28 62
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
33 NILSSON SCHMILSSON 29 26 21 26
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
34 IT'S JUST BEGUN 42 62 74 5
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA LSP 4640)
35 THE STYLISTICS 40 40 44 27
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
36 I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG 46 57 69 5
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507)
37 THE ROAD GOES EVER ON 37 41 65 5
Mountain (Windfall 5502)
38 FM & AM 31 32 29 16
George Carlin (Little David LD 7214)
39 POWERGLIDE 43 48 51 6
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31284)
40 STILL BILL 55 83 96 4  
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014)
41 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 32 31 23 23
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
42 SAMMY DAVIS JR., NOW 49 64 75 6
Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM SE 4832)
43 MUSIC 33 34 31 28
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
44 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU 35 27 17 16
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560)
45 GODSPELL 47 50 53 19
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
46 HEADS & TALES 48 61 72 6
Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75023)
47 BURGERS 38 38 39 13
Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR 1004)
48 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG 41 45 41 13
Partridge Family (Bell 6072)
49 INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY 50 54 57 10
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073)
50 DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW 60 88 -- 3
Dr. Hook (Columbia KC 30898)
51 CABARET 52 44 43 15
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752)
52 YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK 36 29 27 18  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213)
53 SHAFT 45 35 37 45
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
54 SATURATE BEFORE USING 51 42 45 14
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051)
55 MACHINE HEAD 59 37 38 8
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)
56 AMAZING GRACE -- -- -- 1  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 2-906)
57 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 61 69 56 36
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
58 JO JO GUNNE 53 52 52 12
Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053)
59 GERALDINE 64 75 86 4
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1001)
60 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 68 49 47 24
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
61 HONKY CHATEAU -- -- -- 1  
Elton John (UNI 93135)
62 A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE 54 58 70 6
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 755)
63 FORGOTTEN SONGS AND UNSUNG HEROES 67 78 89 4
John Kay (Dunhill DSX 50120)
64 ROADWORK 57 47 40 11
Edgar Winter's White Trash (Epic KEG 31249)
65 CRUSADERS 1 56 56 58 13
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001)
66 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 70 81 92 4
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
67 OZONE 65 67 71 16
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017)
68 BARE TREES 63 66 67 6
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2080)
69 AND THAT'S THE TRUTH 74 55 46 13
Lily Tomlin (Polydor PD 5023)
70 COLORS OF THE DAY -- -- -- 1  
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75030)
71 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET 78 63 50 21
Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018)
72 CHEECH & CHONG 77 60 48 28
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
73 AMERICAN PIE 58 33 33 30  
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
74 QUIET FIRE 71 59 54 29
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
75 KILLER 72 77 68 28
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
76 LIVE CREAM, VOLUME II 62 39 36 12  
Cream (Atco SD 7005)
77 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 89 86 83 38  
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
78 STRAIGHT SHOOTER 66 65 49 14  
James Gang (ABC ABCX 741)
79 FLOY JOY 97 -- -- 2  
Supremes (Motown M751L)
80 SITTIN' IN 84 86 79 7
Loggins And Messina (Columbia C 31044)
81 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS GREATEST HITS 69 51 42 15  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170)
82 BUMP CITY 88 -- -- 2
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2616)
83 KINK KRONIKLES 75 72 73 7
Kinks (Reprise RS 6454)
84 MANDRILL IS 87 92 -- 3
Mandrill (Polydor PD 5025)
85 INNER-MOUNTING FLAME 86 93 97 4
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 31067)
86 REST IN PEACE -- -- -- 1  
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50124)
87 COME FROM THE SHADOWS 91 -- -- 2
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4339)
88 THE SNAKE 93 -- -- 2
Harvey Mandel (Janus JLS 3037)
89 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE 76 74 63 19  
Original Film Soundtrack (WB BS 2573)
90 MEET THE BRADY BUNCH 94 -- -- 2
Brady Bunch (Paramount 6032)
91 GOT TO BE THERE 73 36 32 19  
Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L)
92 ALVIN LEE AND COMPANY 79 68 66 7  
Ten Years After (Deram XDES 18064)
93 HELLBOUND TRAIN 80 73 60 13  
Savoy Brown (London XPAS 71052)
94 EV'RY DAY OF MY LIFE 81 85 83 7  
Bobby Vinton (Epic KE 31286)
95 BLACK MOSES 82 71 62 28  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
96 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 90 87 84 35
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
97 CELEBRATION -- -- -- 1  
El Chicano (Kapp KS 3663)
98 MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 85 82 76 30  
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
99 JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS 83 76 61 26  
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
100 LED ZEPPELIN IV 92 79 64 30
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)

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:

   • "Brass On Ivory" by Henry Mancini & Doc Severinsen (# 95)
   • "The Carpenters" by Carpenters (# 96)
   • "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume II" by Bob Dylan (# 98)
   • "Straight Up" by Badfinger (# 99)
   • "Tea For The Tillerman" by Cat Stevens (#100)

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