Saturday July 22, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending July 22, 1972



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1 EXILE ON MAIN STREET 1 1 1 7
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 69100)
2 THICK AS A BRICK 2 2 2 10
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072)
3 HONKY CHATEAU 3 3 13 6
Elton John (UNI 93135)
4 ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY 4 5 6 12
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216)
5 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS 11 19 32 4
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350)
6 JOPLIN IN CONCERT 5 4 5 11
Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160)
7 STILL BILL 14 18 21 9
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014)
8 HARVEST 6 6 3 21
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
9 A SONG FOR YOU 16 26 41 4
Carpenters (A&M SP-3511)
10 AMAZING GRACE 10 15 19 6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 2-906)
11 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS 12 16 20 8
Jackson 5 (Motown M 750 L)
12 LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 7 8 11 10
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335)
13 PORTRAIT OF DONNY 8 12 17 8
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4820)
14 FIRST TAKE 9 7 4 17
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
15 SCHOOL'S OUT 23 31 44 4
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2623)
16 CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES LIVE! 59 73 -- 3  
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia KC 31308)
17 MUSIC OF MY MIND 17 17 18 14
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
18 ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 52 75 -- 3  
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4776)
19 MOODS 56 67 -- 3  
Neil Diamond (UNI 93136)
20 BIG BAMBU 29 35 56 5
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
21 SAMMY DAVIS JR., NOW 22 25 35 11
Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM SE 4832)
22 THE OSMONDS LIVE 25 33 40 5
Osmonds (MGM 2SE-4826)
23 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 26 34 42 43
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
24 MANASSAS 15 9 7 13
Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903)
25 LIVE 13 14 15 19  
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
26 AMAZING GRACE 33 44 53 5
Royals Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA LSP 4744)
27 IT'S JUST BEGUN 27 24 26 10
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA LSP 4640)
28 AMERICA 18 10 8 23
America (WB BS 2576)
29 HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON 19 21 16 13
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803)
30 EAT A PEACH 20 20 10 19
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
31 A LONELY MAN 21 13 12 13
Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179)
32 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 35 27 29 24
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
33 GODSPELL 34 38 39 24
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
34 I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG 31 32 33 10
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507)
35 MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 30 22 14 11
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042)
36 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 37 36 36 18
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
37 GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY 24 11 9 14  
Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220)
38 SMOKIN' 36 28 22 18
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
39 THE EAGLES 46 54 64 5
Eagles (Asylum SD-5054)
40 COLORS OF THE DAY 39 41 50 6
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75030)
41 REST IN PEACE 41 46 49 6
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50124)
42 SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY 54 69 -- 3  
John & Yoko (Apple SVBB 3392)
43 PAUL SIMON 45 51 25 23
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
44 ALL DAY MUSIC 48 40 28 35
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
45 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 28 23 24 15  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303)
46 CLOSE UP 50 60 71 5
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71055)
47 TAPESTRY 49 47 30 67
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
48 DEMONS AND WIZARDS 58 66 82 4
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-630)
49 I GOTCHA 43 37 27 12
Joe Tex (Dial DL 602)
50 BUMP CITY 53 55 60 7
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2616)
51 ACE 57 61 70 5
Bob Weir (WB BS 2627)
52 POWERGLIDE 51 49 34 11
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31284)
53 INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY 55 57 59 15
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073)
54 THE GODFATHER 32 30 31 15  
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
55 FRAGILE 38 29 23 27  
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
56 THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS 61 65 79 5
Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020)
57 JEFF BECK GROUP 40 43 37 9  
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331)
58 FLASH 67 76 85 5
Flash (Capitol SMAS 11040)
59 UNDERSTANDING 70 78 -- 3  
Bobby Womack (United Artists UAS 5577)
60 A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE 62 63 63 11
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 755)
61 CARL & THE PASSIONS - SO TOUGH / PET SOUNDS 64 68 73 5
Beach Boys (Reprise 2MS 2083)
62 MOVE ALONG 72 81 93 4
Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 50112)
63 JAZZ/BLUES FUSION 69 79 91 4
John Mayall (Polydor PD 5027)
64 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 73 83 94 4
Wayne Newton (Chelsea CHE-1001)
65 THE LAST DAYS OF THE FILLMORE 76 -- -- 2  
Various Artists (Epic 3X 31390)
66 SON OF SCHMILSSON -- -- -- 1  
Harry Nilsson (RCA LSP-4717)
67 BLOODROCK LIVE 68 72 80 5
Bloodrock (Capitol SVBB 11038)
68 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 79 90 -- 3  
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
69 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 42 45 47 9  
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
70 DISTANT LIGHT 86 -- -- 2  
Hollies (Epic KE 30958)
71 COME FROM THE SHADOWS 60 59 62 7  
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4339)
72 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 65 50 46 28
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
73 MEET THE BRADY BUNCH 66 71 76 7
Brady Bunch (Paramount 6032)
74 MARDI GRAS 44 39 38 13  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404)
75 DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW 47 42 45 8  
Dr. Hook (Columbia KC 30898)
76 CELEBRATION 81 82 87 6
El Chicano (Kapp KS 3663)
77 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 84 80 67 29
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
78 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 85 92 69 41
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
79 FRANK SINATRA'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 83 84 90 5
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1034)
80 OBSCURED BY CLOUDS 92 -- -- 2  
Pink Floyd (Harvest ST 11078)
81 SOUL CLASSICS 82 87 92 5
James Brown (Polydor SC 5401)
82 ALL TOGETHER NOW 93 -- -- 2  
Argent (Epic KE 31556)
83 FLOY JOY 63 48 51 7  
Supremes (Motown M751L)
84 CARNEY -- -- -- 1  
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911)
85 BABY I'M A WANT YOU 71 56 43 25  
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
86 MACHINE HEAD 90 89 66 13
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)
87 FREE AT LAST 87 77 70 5
Free (A&M SP-4349)
88 HIMSELF -- -- -- 1  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 4)
89 MANDRILL IS 78 74 78 8  
Mandrill (Polydor PD 5025)
90 HOW DO YOU DO -- -- -- 1  
Mouth & MacNeal (Phillips PHS 700-000)
91 THE STYLISTICS 97 62 52 32
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
92 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 95 98 -- 3
Ray Conniff & The Singers (Columbia KC 31473)
93 FM & AM 80 52 48 21  
George Carlin (Little David LD 7214)
94 YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK 100 97 84 23
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213)
95 SHAFT 94 99 86 50
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
96 THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS -- -- -- 1  
David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702)
97 THERE IT IS -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (Polydor PD 5028)
98 JOHNNY MATHIS' ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KG 31345)
99 GERALDINE 98 64 61 9
Flip Wilson (Little David LD 1001)
100 THE ROAD GOES EVER ON 96 91 58 10
Mountain (Windfall 5502)

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:

   • "Heads & Tales" by Harry Chapin (# 74)
   • "The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face)" by Johnny Mathis (# 75)
   • "Malo" by Malo (# 87)
   • "Cabaret" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 88)
   • "Sittin' In" by Loggins And Messina (# 89)
   • "Music" by Carole King (# 91)
   • "All I Ever Need Is You" by Sonny & Cher (# 99)

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