Wednesday August 2, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending July 29, 1972



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1 EXILE ON MAIN STREET 1 1 1 8
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 69100)
2 THICK AS A BRICK 2 2 2 11
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072)
3 HONKY CHATEAU 3 3 3 7
Elton John (UNI 93135)
4 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS 5 11 19 5
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350)
5 STILL BILL 7 14 18 10
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014)
6 ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY 4 4 5 13
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216)
7 A SONG FOR YOU 9 16 26 5
Carpenters (A&M SP-3511)
8 LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 12 7 8 11
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335)
9 AMAZING GRACE 10 10 15 7
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 2-906)
10 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS 11 12 16 9
Jackson 5 (Motown M 750 L)
11 SCHOOL'S OUT 15 23 31 5
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2623)
12 JOPLIN IN CONCERT 6 5 4 12
Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160)
13 ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 18 52 75 4
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4776)
14 CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES LIVE! 16 59 73 4
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia KC 31308)
15 MOODS 19 56 67 4
Neil Diamond (UNI 93136)
16 BIG BAMBU 20 29 35 6
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
17 PORTRAIT OF DONNY 13 8 12 9
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4820)
18 HARVEST 8 6 6 22
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
19 FIRST TAKE 14 9 7 18
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
20 THE OSMONDS LIVE 22 25 33 6
Osmonds (MGM 2SE-4826)
21 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 23 26 34 44
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
22 MUSIC OF MY MIND 17 17 17 15
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
23 SAMMY DAVIS JR., NOW 21 22 25 12
Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM SE 4832)
24 AMAZING GRACE 26 33 44 6
Royals Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA LSP 4744)
25 MANASSAS 24 15 9 14
Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903)
26 HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON 29 19 21 14
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803)
27 LIVE 25 13 14 20
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
28 EAT A PEACH 30 20 20 20
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
29 IT'S JUST BEGUN 27 27 24 11
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA LSP 4640)
30 AMERICA 28 18 10 24
America (WB BS 2576)
31 THE EAGLES 39 46 54 6
Eagles (Asylum SD-5054)
32 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 32 35 27 25
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
33 GODSPELL 33 34 38 25
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
34 SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY 42 54 69 4
John & Yoko (Apple SVBB 3392)
35 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 36 37 36 19
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
36 I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG 34 31 32 11
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507)
37 SON OF SCHMILSSON 66 -- -- 2  
Harry Nilsson (RCA LSP-4717)
38 A LONELY MAN 31 21 13 14
Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179)
39 COLORS OF THE DAY 40 39 41 7
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75030)
40 THE LAST DAYS OF THE FILLMORE 65 76 -- 3  
Various Artists (Epic 3X 31390)
41 DEMONS AND WIZARDS 48 58 66 5
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-630)
42 GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY 37 24 11 15
Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220)
43 MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 35 30 22 12
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042)
44 CARNEY 84 -- -- 2  
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911)
45 CLOSE UP 46 50 60 6
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71055)
46 CHICAGO V -- -- -- 1  
Chicago (Columbia KC 31102)
47 DISTANT LIGHT 70 86 -- 3  
Hollies (Epic KE 30958)
48 BUMP CITY 50 53 55 8
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2616)
49 ACE 51 57 61 6
Bob Weir (WB BS 2627)
50 THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS 56 61 65 6
Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020)
51 JEFF BECK GROUP 57 40 43 10
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331)
52 FLASH 58 67 76 6
Flash (Capitol SMAS 11040)
53 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 64 73 83 5  
Wayne Newton (Chelsea CHE-1001)
54 TAPESTRY 47 49 47 68
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
55 UNDERSTANDING 59 70 78 4
Bobby Womack (United Artists UAS 5577)
56 OBSCURED BY CLOUDS 80 92 -- 3  
Pink Floyd (Harvest ST 11078)
57 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 68 79 90 4  
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
58 MOVE ALONG 62 72 81 5
Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 50112)
59 A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE 60 62 63 12
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 755)
60 TRILOGY -- -- -- 1  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9903)
61 CARL & THE PASSIONS - SO TOUGH / PET SOUNDS 61 64 68 6
Beach Boys (Reprise 2MS 2083)
62 JAZZ/BLUES FUSION 63 69 79 5
John Mayall (Polydor PD 5027)
63 BLOODROCK LIVE 67 68 72 6
Bloodrock (Capitol SVBB 11038)
64 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 77 84 80 30  
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
65 REST IN PEACE 41 41 46 7  
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50124)
66 ALL DAY MUSIC 44 48 40 36  
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
67 ALL TOGETHER NOW 82 93 -- 3  
Argent (Epic KE 31556)
68 SMOKIN' 38 36 28 19  
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
69 MEET THE BRADY BUNCH 73 66 71 8
Brady Bunch (Paramount 6032)
70 MARDI GRAS 74 44 39 14
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404)
71 PAUL SIMON 43 45 51 24  
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
72 POWERGLIDE 52 51 49 12  
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31284)
73 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 78 85 92 42
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
74 FRAGILE 55 38 29 28  
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
75 DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW 75 47 42 9
Dr. Hook (Columbia KC 30898)
76 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 45 28 23 16  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303)
77 HOW DO YOU DO 90 -- -- 2  
Mouth & MacNeal (Phillips PHS 700-000)
78 BABY I'M A WANT YOU 85 71 56 26
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
79 SOUL CLASSICS 81 82 87 6
James Brown (Polydor SC 5401)
80 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 69 42 45 10  
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
81 I GOTCHA 49 43 37 13  
Joe Tex (Dial DL 602)
82 MANDRILL IS 89 78 74 9
Mandrill (Polydor PD 5025)
83 HIMSELF 88 -- -- 2
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 4)
84 THE STYLISTICS 91 97 62 33
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
85 THERE IT IS 97 -- -- 2  
James Brown (Polydor PD 5028)
86 THE GODFATHER 54 32 30 16  
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
87 LOOKING GLASS -- -- -- 1  
Looking Glass (Epic KE 31320)
88 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 72 65 50 29  
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
89 COME FROM THE SHADOWS 71 60 59 8  
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4339)
90 THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS 96 -- -- 2
David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702)
91 CRUSADERS 1 -- -- 100 17
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001)
92 INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY 53 55 57 16  
Fifth Dimension (Bell 6073)
93 FRANK SINATRA'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 79 83 84 6  
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1034)
94 SOUL ZODIAC -- -- -- 1  
Cannonball Adderley (Capitol SBVV-11025)
95 THE ROAD GOES EVER ON 100 96 91 11
Mountain (Windfall 5502)
96 MACHINE HEAD 86 90 89 14
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)
97 JOHNNY MATHIS' ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS 98 -- -- 2
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KG 31345)
98 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 92 95 98 4
Ray Conniff & The Singers (Columbia KC 31473)
99 FM & AM 93 80 52 22
George Carlin (Little David LD 7214)
100 SHAFT 95 94 99 51
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)

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:

   • "Celebration" by El Chicano (# 76)
   • "Floy Joy" by Supremes (# 83)
   • "Free At Last" by Free (# 87)
   • "Young, Gifted And Black" by Aretha Franklin (# 94)
   • "Geraldine" by Flip Wilson (# 99)

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