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Saturday August 26, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending August 26, 1972



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1 CHICAGO V 3 4 17 5
Chicago (Columbia KC 31102)
2 HONKY CHATEAU 4 1 1 11
Elton John (UNI 93135)
3 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS 1 2 2 9
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350)
4 SCHOOL'S OUT 2 3 8 9
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2623)
5 BIG BAMBU 6 8 9 10
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
6 A SONG FOR YOU 5 7 4 9
Carpenters (A&M SP-3511)
7 MOODS 8 11 13 8
Neil Diamond (UNI 93136)
8 ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 9 10 11 8
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4776)
9 EXILE ON MAIN STREET 7 6 3 12
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 69100)
10 CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES LIVE! 11 12 12 8
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia KC 31308)
11 NEVER A DULL MOMENT 17 23 31 4
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-646)
12 CARNEY 14 16 28 6
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911)
13 TRILOGY 15 19 33 5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9903)
14 STILL BILL 12 5 5 14
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014)
15 SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS 20 30 44 4
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50118)
16 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS 10 9 10 13
Jackson 5 (Motown M 750 L)
17 SON OF SCHMILSSON 18 21 27 6
Harry Nilsson (RCA LSP-4717)
18 THICK AS A BRICK 13 13 7 15
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072)
19 HIMSELF 45 56 72 6  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 4)
20 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 24 33 39 9
Wayne Newton (Chelsea CHE-1001)
21 ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY 19 14 6 17
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216)
22 LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 16 15 14 15
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335)
23 DISTANT LIGHT 25 31 36 7
Hollies (Epic KE 30958)
24 AMAZING GRACE 21 17 15 11
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 2-906)
25 THE LAST DAYS OF THE FILLMORE 26 29 30 7
Various Artists (Epic 3X 31390)
26 GODSPELL 27 28 32 29
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
27 THE EAGLES 22 20 22 10
Eagles (Asylum SD-5054)
28 THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS 33 40 48 10
Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020)
29 TOO YOUNG 32 42 50 4
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4854)
30 HARVEST 29 25 25 26
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
31 HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON 31 27 29 18
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803)
32 DEMONS AND WIZARDS 34 37 38 9
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-630)
33 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 35 38 46 8
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
34 ALL TOGETHER NOW 40 48 56 7
Argent (Epic KE 31556)
35 OBSCURED BY CLOUDS 37 39 42 7
Pink Floyd (Harvest ST 11078)
36 THE OSMONDS LIVE 28 18 19 10
Osmonds (MGM 2SE-4826)
37 SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY 30 26 26 8
John & Yoko (Apple SVBB 3392)
38 AMAZING GRACE 23 22 23 10  
Royals Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA LSP 4744)
39 SAINT DOMINIC'S PREVIEW 47 57 70 4
Van Morrison (WB BS 2633)
40 SUPER FLY 51 68 79 4  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST)
41 BUMP CITY 42 46 47 12
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2616)
42 MUSIC OF MY MIND 43 43 21 19
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
43 LONG JOHN SILVER 54 69 -- 3  
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1007)
44 FLASH 44 47 49 10
Flash (Capitol SMAS 11040)
45 FIRST TAKE 36 24 24 22
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
46 BROTHER, BROTHER, BROTHER 55 66 -- 3
Isley Brothers (T-Neck TNS 3009)
47 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 52 58 63 34
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
48 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 39 34 20 48
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
49 LOOKING GLASS 53 61 73 5
Looking Glass (Epic KE 31320)
50 FULL CIRCLE 62 75 89 4  
Doors (Elektra EKS-75038)
51 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 57 51 58 29
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
52 EAT A PEACH 41 36 34 24  
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
53 UNDERSTANDING 48 52 52 8
Bobby Womack (United Artists UAS 5577)
54 THERE IT IS 50 53 66 6
James Brown (Polydor PD 5028)
55 HOW DO YOU DO 56 59 64 6
Mouth & MacNeal (Phillips PHS 700-000)
56 TAPESTRY 60 62 67 72
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
57 JOPLIN IN CONCERT 38 32 16 16  
Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160)
58 CLOSE UP 59 45 43 10
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71055)
59 THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 65 73 87 4
Donna Fargo (Dot DOS 26000)
60 BLOODROCK LIVE 49 50 54 10  
Bloodrock (Capitol SVBB 11038)
61 FOXY LADY 66 77 99 4
Cher (Kapp KRS 5514)
62 A LONELY MAN 64 55 59 18
Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179)
63 PORTRAIT OF DONNY 61 35 18 13
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4820)
64 LIVE 46 49 53 24  
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
65 THE SLIDER 78 -- -- 2  
T. Rex (Reprise MS 2095)
66 ACE 67 54 51 10
Bob Weir (WB BS 2627)
67 SOUL ZODIAC 73 79 88 5
Cannonball Adderley (Capitol SBVV-11025)
68 I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG 58 41 41 15
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507)
69 CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE 80 90 -- 3  
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists UAS 5568)
70 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 75 80 74 46
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
71 CRUSADERS 1 69 70 90 21
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001)
72 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 76 65 62 23
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
73 ALL DIRECTIONS -- -- -- 1  
Temptations (Gordy G 962L)
74 COLORS OF THE DAY 63 44 35 11  
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75030)
75 BEGINNINGS 90 -- -- 2  
Rick Springfield (Capitol SMAS 11047)
76 IT'S JUST BEGUN 68 60 37 15
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA LSP 4640)
77 MANASSAS 70 64 45 18
Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903)
78 CARL & THE PASSIONS - SO TOUGH / PET SOUNDS 72 74 60 10
Beach Boys (Reprise 2MS 2083)
79 UPENDO NI PAMOJA 83 89 -- 3
Ramsey Lewis Trio (Columbia KC 31096)
80 COME FROM THE SHADOWS 86 92 97 12
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4339)
81 JERMAINE -- -- -- 1  
Jermaine Jackson (Motown M 753L)
82 THE GODFATHER 79 83 83 20
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
83 HOBO'S LULLABY -- -- -- 1  
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2060)
84 THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS 84 85 77 6
David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702)
85 SEALED WITH A KISS 96 -- -- 2  
Bobby Vinton (Epic KE 31642)
86 SAMMY DAVIS JR., NOW 71 63 40 16  
Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM SE 4832)
87 AMERICA 77 71 55 28
America (WB BS 2576)
88 GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY 81 78 65 19
Graham Nash / David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220)
89 JAZZ/BLUES FUSION 91 76 61 9
John Mayall (Polydor PD 5027)
90 RASPBERRIES -- -- -- 1  
Raspberries (Capitol SK 511036)
91 JEFF BECK GROUP 74 67 69 14  
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331)
92 PAUL SIMON 92 88 85 28
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
93 MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 82 84 68 16  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042)
94 SMOKIN' 85 82 78 23
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
95 MOVE ALONG 87 72 57 9
Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX 50112)
96 ALL DAY MUSIC 88 81 76 40
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
97 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 89 86 91 20
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303)
98 THE GUESS WHO LIVE AT THE PARAMOUNT -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4880)
99 BABY I'M A WANT YOU 98 94 80 30
Bread (Elektra EKS-75015)
100 FRAGILE 97 98 93 32
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)

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:

   • "A Message From The People" by Ray Charles (# 93)
   • "Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show" by Dr. Hook (# 94)
   • "Mandrill Is" by Mandrill (# 95)
   • "Soul Classics" by James Brown (# 99)
   • "Meet The Brady Bunch" by Brady Bunch (#100)


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