Tuesday July 18, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending July 15, 1972



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1 EXILE ON MAIN STREET 1 1 1 6
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 69100)
2 THICK AS A BRICK 2 2 2 9
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072)
3 HONKY CHATEAU 3 13 34 5
Elton John (UNI 93135)
4 ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY 5 6 5 11
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216)
5 JOPLIN IN CONCERT 4 5 7 10
Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160)
6 HARVEST 6 3 4 20
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
7 LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 8 11 18 9
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335)
8 PORTRAIT OF DONNY 12 17 23 7
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4820)
9 FIRST TAKE 7 4 3 16
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
10 AMAZING GRACE 15 19 32 5
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 2-906)
11 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS 19 32 -- 3
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350)
12 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS 16 20 24 7
Jackson 5 (Motown M 750 L)
13 LIVE 14 15 16 18
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
14 STILL BILL 18 21 26 8
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014)
15 MANASSAS 9 7 6 12
Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903)
16 A SONG FOR YOU 26 41 -- 3
Carpenters (A&M SP-3511)
17 MUSIC OF MY MIND 17 18 20 13
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
18 AMERICA 10 8 8 22
America (WB BS 2576)
19 HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON 21 16 17 12
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803)
20 EAT A PEACH 20 10 11 18
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
21 A LONELY MAN 13 12 9 12
Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179)
22 SAMMY DAVIS JR., NOW 25 35 37 10
Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM SE 4832)
23 SCHOOL'S OUT 31 44 -- 3
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2623)
24 GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY 11 9 10 13  
Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220)
25 THE OSMONDS LIVE 33 40 53 4
Osmonds (MGM 2SE-4826)
26 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 34 42 55 42
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
27 IT'S JUST BEGUN 24 26 30 9
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA LSP 4640)
28 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 23 24 22 14
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303)
29 BIG BAMBU 35 56 76 4
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
30 MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 22 14 15 10
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042)
31 I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG 32 33 35 9
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507)
32 THE GODFATHER 30 31 33 14
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
33 AMAZING GRACE 44 53 72 4  
Royals Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA LSP 4744)
34 GODSPELL 38 39 42 23
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
35 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 27 29 28 23
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
36 SMOKIN' 28 22 13 17
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
37 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 36 36 19 17
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
38 FRAGILE 29 23 12 26
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
39 COLORS OF THE DAY 41 50 59 5
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75030)
40 JEFF BECK GROUP 43 37 29 8
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331)
41 REST IN PEACE 46 49 68 5
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50124)
42 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 45 47 57 8
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
43 I GOTCHA 37 27 25 11
Joe Tex (Dial DL 602)
44 MARDI GRAS 39 38 31 12
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404)
45 PAUL SIMON 51 25 21 22
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
46 THE EAGLES 54 64 77 4
Eagles (Asylum SD-5054)
47 DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW 42 45 47 7
Dr. Hook (Columbia KC 30898)
48 ALL DAY MUSIC 40 28 14 34
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
49 TAPESTRY 47 30 27 66
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
50 CLOSE UP 60 71 82 4
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71055)
51 POWERGLIDE 49 34 36 10
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31284)
52 ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 75 -- -- 2  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4776)
53 BUMP CITY 55 60 70 6
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2616)
54 SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY 69 -- -- 2  
John & Yoko (Apple SVBB 3392)
55 INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY 57 59 51 14
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073)
56 MOODS 67 -- -- 2  
Neil Diamond (UNI 93136)
57 ACE 61 70 79 4
Bob Weir (WB BS 2627)
58 DEMONS AND WIZARDS 66 82 -- 3
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-630)
59 CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES LIVE! 73 -- -- 2  
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia KC 31308)
60 COME FROM THE SHADOWS 59 62 73 6
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4339)
61 THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS 65 79 91 4
Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020)
62 A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE 63 63 60 10
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 755)
63 FLOY JOY 48 51 63 6  
Supremes (Motown M751L)
64 CARL & THE PASSIONS - SO TOUGH / PET SOUNDS 68 73 87 4
Beach Boys (Reprise 2MS 2083)
65 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 50 46 44 27  
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
66 MEET THE BRADY BUNCH 71 76 80 6
Brady Bunch (Paramount 6032)
67 FLASH 76 85 98 4
Flash (Capitol SMAS 11040)
68 BLOODROCK LIVE 72 80 89 4
Bloodrock (Capitol SVBB 11038)
69 JAZZ/BLUES FUSION 79 91 -- 3
John Mayall (Polydor PD 5027)
70 UNDERSTANDING 78 -- -- 2
Bobby Womack (United Artists UAS 5577)
71 BABY I'M A WANT YOU 56 43 39 24  
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
72 MOVE ALONG 81 93 -- 3
Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 50112)
73 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 83 94 -- 3
Wayne Newton (Chelsea CHE-1001)
74 HEADS & TALES 58 54 45 10  
Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75023)
75 THE FIRST TIME (EVER I SAW YOUR FACE) 77 89 -- 3
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 31342)
76 THE LAST DAYS OF THE FILLMORE -- -- -- 1  
Various Artists (Epic 3X 31390)
77 FREE AT LAST 77 70 75 4
Free (A&M SP-4349)
78 MANDRILL IS 74 78 83 7
Mandrill (Polydor PD 5025)
79 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 90 -- -- 2  
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
80 FM & AM 52 48 38 20  
George Carlin (Little David LD 7214)
81 CELEBRATION 82 87 93 5
El Chicano (Kapp KS 3663)
82 SOUL CLASSICS 87 92 97 4
James Brown (Polydor SC 5401)
83 FRANK SINATRA'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 84 90 94 4
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1034)
84 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 80 67 69 28
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
85 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 92 69 50 40
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
86 DISTANT LIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Hollies (Epic KE 30958)
87 MALO 53 55 40 23  
Malo (WB BS 2584)
88 CABARET 85 68 48 19
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752)
89 SITTIN' IN 86 74 74 11
Loggins And Messina (Columbia C 31044)
90 MACHINE HEAD 89 66 67 12
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)
91 MUSIC 93 72 54 32
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
92 OBSCURED BY CLOUDS -- -- -- 1  
Pink Floyd (Harvest ST 11078)
93 ALL TOGETHER NOW -- -- -- 1  
Argent (Epic KE 31556)
94 SHAFT 99 86 61 49
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
95 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 98 -- -- 2
Ray Conniff & The Singers (Columbia KC 31473)
96 THE ROAD GOES EVER ON 91 58 43 9
Mountain (Windfall 5502)
97 THE STYLISTICS 62 52 49 31  
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
98 GERALDINE 64 61 58 8  
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1001)
99 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU 94 81 52 20
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KRS-5560)
100 YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK 97 84 56 22
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213)

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:

   • "Nilsson Schmilsson" by Nilsson (# 88)
   • "Forgotten Songs And Unsung Heroes" by John Kay (# 95)
   • "Ozone" by Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (# 96)
   • "Crusaders 1" by Crusaders (#100)

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