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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 5, 1972



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1 HONKY CHATEAU 3 3 3 8
Elton John (UNI 93135)
2 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS 4 5 11 6
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350)
3 EXILE ON MAIN STREET 1 1 1 9
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 69100)
4 A SONG FOR YOU 7 9 16 6
Carpenters (A&M SP-3511)
5 STILL BILL 5 7 14 11
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014)
6 ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY 6 4 4 14
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216)
7 THICK AS A BRICK 2 2 2 12
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072)
8 SCHOOL'S OUT 11 15 23 6
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2623)
9 BIG BAMBU 16 20 29 7
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
10 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS 10 11 12 10
Jackson 5 (Motown M 750 L)
11 ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 13 18 52 5
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4776)
12 CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES LIVE! 14 16 59 5
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia KC 31308)
13 MOODS 15 19 56 5
Neil Diamond (UNI 93136)
14 LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 8 12 7 12
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335)
15 AMAZING GRACE 9 10 10 8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 2-906)
16 JOPLIN IN CONCERT 12 6 5 13
Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160)
17 CHICAGO V 46 -- -- 2  
Chicago (Columbia KC 31102)
18 PORTRAIT OF DONNY 17 13 8 10
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4820)
19 THE OSMONDS LIVE 20 22 25 7
Osmonds (MGM 2SE-4826)
20 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 21 23 26 45
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
21 MUSIC OF MY MIND 22 17 17 16
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
22 THE EAGLES 31 39 46 7
Eagles (Asylum SD-5054)
23 AMAZING GRACE 24 26 33 7
Royals Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA LSP 4744)
24 FIRST TAKE 19 14 9 19
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
25 HARVEST 18 8 6 23
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
26 SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY 34 42 54 5
John & Yoko (Apple SVBB 3392)
27 SON OF SCHMILSSON 37 66 -- 3
Harry Nilsson (RCA LSP-4717)
28 CARNEY 44 84 -- 3  
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911)
29 HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON 26 29 19 15
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803)
30 THE LAST DAYS OF THE FILLMORE 40 65 76 4
Various Artists (Epic 3X 31390)
31 NEVER A DULL MOMENT -- -- -- 1  
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-646)
32 GODSPELL 33 33 34 26
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
33 TRILOGY 60 -- -- 2  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9903)
34 EAT A PEACH 28 30 20 21
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
35 COLORS OF THE DAY 39 40 39 8
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75030)
36 DISTANT LIGHT 47 70 86 4  
Hollies (Epic KE 30958)
37 IT'S JUST BEGUN 29 27 27 12
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA LSP 4640)
38 DEMONS AND WIZARDS 41 48 58 6
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-630)
39 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 53 64 73 6  
Wayne Newton (Chelsea CHE-1001)
40 SAMMY DAVIS JR., NOW 23 21 22 13  
Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM SE 4832)
41 I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG 36 34 31 12
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507)
42 OBSCURED BY CLOUDS 56 80 92 4  
Pink Floyd (Harvest ST 11078)
43 CLOSE UP 45 46 50 7
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71055)
44 SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS -- -- -- 1  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50118)
45 MANASSAS 25 24 15 15  
Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903)
46 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 57 68 79 5  
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
47 BUMP CITY 48 50 53 9
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2616)
48 THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS 50 56 61 7
Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020)
49 FLASH 52 58 67 7
Flash (Capitol SMAS 11040)
50 TOO YOUNG -- -- -- 1  
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4854)
51 ACE 49 51 57 7
Bob Weir (WB BS 2627)
52 UNDERSTANDING 55 59 70 5
Bobby Womack (United Artists UAS 5577)
53 LIVE 27 25 13 21  
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
54 BLOODROCK LIVE 63 67 68 7
Bloodrock (Capitol SVBB 11038)
55 AMERICA 30 28 18 25  
America (WB BS 2576)
56 ALL TOGETHER NOW 67 82 93 4  
Argent (Epic KE 31556)
57 MOVE ALONG 58 62 72 6
Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 50112)
58 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 32 32 35 26  
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
59 A LONELY MAN 38 31 21 15  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179)
60 CARL & THE PASSIONS - SO TOUGH / PET SOUNDS 61 61 64 7
Beach Boys (Reprise 2MS 2083)
61 JAZZ/BLUES FUSION 62 63 69 6
John Mayall (Polydor PD 5027)
62 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 35 36 37 20  
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
63 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 64 77 84 31
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
64 HOW DO YOU DO 77 90 -- 3  
Mouth & MacNeal (Phillips PHS 700-000)
65 GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY 42 37 24 16  
Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220)
66 THERE IT IS 85 97 -- 3  
James Brown (Polydor PD 5028)
67 TAPESTRY 54 47 49 69  
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
68 MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 43 35 30 13  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042)
69 JEFF BECK GROUP 51 57 40 11  
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331)
70 SAINT DOMINIC'S PREVIEW -- -- -- 1  
Van Morrison (WB BS 2633)
71 REST IN PEACE 65 41 41 8
Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX 50124)
72 HIMSELF 83 88 -- 3  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 4)
73 LOOKING GLASS 87 -- -- 2  
Looking Glass (Epic KE 31320)
74 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 73 78 85 43
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
75 A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE 59 60 62 13  
Ray Charles (ABC ABCX 755)
76 ALL DAY MUSIC 66 44 48 37
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
77 THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS 90 96 -- 3  
David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702)
78 SMOKIN' 68 38 36 20
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
79 SUPER FLY -- -- -- 1  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST)
80 BABY I'M A WANT YOU 78 85 71 27
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
81 MANDRILL IS 82 89 78 10
Mandrill (Polydor PD 5025)
82 MEET THE BRADY BUNCH 69 73 66 9  
Brady Bunch (Paramount 6032)
83 THE GODFATHER 86 54 32 17
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
84 SOUL CLASSICS 79 81 82 7
James Brown (Polydor SC 5401)
85 PAUL SIMON 71 43 45 25  
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
86 POWERGLIDE 72 52 51 13  
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31284)
87 THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. -- -- -- 1  
Donna Fargo (Dot DOS 26000)
88 SOUL ZODIAC 94 -- -- 2
Cannonball Adderley (Capitol SBVV-11025)
89 FULL CIRCLE -- -- -- 1  
Doors (Elektra EKS-75038)
90 CRUSADERS 1 91 -- -- 18
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001)
91 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 76 45 28 17  
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303)
92 MARDI GRAS 70 74 44 15  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404)
93 FRAGILE 74 55 38 29  
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
94 DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW 75 75 47 10  
Dr. Hook (Columbia KC 30898)
95 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 80 69 42 11  
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
96 I GOTCHA 81 49 43 14  
Joe Tex (Dial DL 602)
97 COME FROM THE SHADOWS 89 71 60 9
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4339)
98 JOHNNY MATHIS' ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS 97 98 -- 3
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KG 31345)
99 FOXY LADY -- -- -- 1  
Cher (Kapp KRS 5514)
100 MACHINE HEAD 96 86 90 15
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)

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:

   • "The Stylistics" by Stylistics (# 84)
   • "The Concert For Bangladesh" by Various Artists (# 88)
   • "Individually And Collectively" by Fifth Dimension (# 92)
   • "Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" by Frank Sinatra (# 93)
   • "The Road Goes Ever On" by Mountain (# 95)
   • "Love Theme From "The Godfather"" by Ray Conniff & The Singers (# 98)
   • "FM & AM" by George Carlin (# 99)
   • "Shaft" by Isaac Hayes (#100)

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