Friday September 8, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 2, 1972



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1 CHICAGO V 1 3 4 6
Chicago (Columbia KC 31102)
2 HONKY CHATEAU 2 4 1 12
Elton John (UNI 93135)
3 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS 3 1 2 10
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350)
4 BIG BAMBU 5 6 8 11
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
5 A SONG FOR YOU 6 5 7 10
Carpenters (A&M SP-3511)
6 SCHOOL'S OUT 4 2 3 10
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2623)
7 MOODS 7 8 11 9
Neil Diamond (UNI 93136)
8 ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 8 9 10 9
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4776)
9 NEVER A DULL MOMENT 11 17 23 5
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-646)
10 CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES LIVE! 10 11 12 9
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia KC 31308)
11 CARNEY 12 14 16 7
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911)
12 TRILOGY 13 15 19 6
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9903)
13 EXILE ON MAIN STREET 9 7 6 13
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 69100)
14 STILL BILL 14 12 5 15
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014)
15 SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS 15 20 30 5
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50118)
16 HIMSELF 19 45 56 7
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 4)
17 SON OF SCHMILSSON 17 18 21 7
Harry Nilsson (RCA LSP-4717)
18 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 20 24 33 10
Wayne Newton (Chelsea CHE-1001)
19 THICK AS A BRICK 18 13 13 16
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072)
20 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS 16 10 9 14
Jackson 5 (Motown M 750 L)
21 ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY 21 19 14 18
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216)
22 DISTANT LIGHT 23 25 31 8
Hollies (Epic KE 30958)
23 LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 22 16 15 16
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335)
24 GODSPELL 26 27 28 30
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
25 TOO YOUNG 29 32 42 5
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4854)
26 SUPER FLY 40 51 68 5  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST)
27 THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS 28 33 40 11
Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020)
28 THE LAST DAYS OF THE FILLMORE 25 26 29 8
Various Artists (Epic 3X 31390)
29 AMAZING GRACE 24 21 17 12
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 2-906)
30 DEMONS AND WIZARDS 32 34 37 10
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-630)
31 ALL TOGETHER NOW 34 40 48 8
Argent (Epic KE 31556)
32 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 33 35 38 9
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
33 SAINT DOMINIC'S PREVIEW 39 47 57 5
Van Morrison (WB BS 2633)
34 THE EAGLES 27 22 20 11
Eagles (Asylum SD-5054)
35 OBSCURED BY CLOUDS 35 37 39 8
Pink Floyd (Harvest ST 11078)
36 LONG JOHN SILVER 43 54 69 4
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1007)
37 THE OSMONDS LIVE 36 28 18 11
Osmonds (MGM 2SE-4826)
38 BROTHER, BROTHER, BROTHER 46 55 66 4
Isley Brothers (T-Neck TNS 3009)
39 MUSIC OF MY MIND 42 43 43 20
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
40 BUMP CITY 41 42 46 13
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2616)
41 FLASH 44 44 47 11
Flash (Capitol SMAS 11040)
42 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 51 57 51 30
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
43 HARVEST 30 29 25 27  
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
44 ALL DIRECTIONS 73 -- -- 2  
Temptations (Gordy G 962L)
45 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 47 52 58 35
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
46 EAT A PEACH 52 41 36 25
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
47 UNDERSTANDING 53 48 52 9
Bobby Womack (United Artists UAS 5577)
48 FULL CIRCLE 50 62 75 5
Doors (Elektra EKS-75038)
49 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 48 39 34 49
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
50 THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 59 65 73 5
Donna Fargo (Dot DOS 26000)
51 LOOKING GLASS 49 53 61 6
Looking Glass (Epic KE 31320)
52 THERE IT IS 54 50 53 7
James Brown (Polydor PD 5028)
53 HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON 31 31 27 19  
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803)
54 HOW DO YOU DO 55 56 59 7
Mouth & MacNeal (Phillips PHS 700-000)
55 SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY 37 30 26 9  
John & Yoko (Apple SVBB 3392)
56 THE SLIDER 65 78 -- 3
T. Rex (Reprise MS 2095)
57 FOXY LADY 61 66 77 5
Cher (Kapp KRS 5514)
58 BLOODROCK LIVE 60 49 50 11
Bloodrock (Capitol SVBB 11038)
59 AMAZING GRACE 38 23 22 11  
Royals Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA LSP 4744)
60 CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE 69 80 90 4
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists UAS 5568)
61 FIRST TAKE 45 36 24 23  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
62 CLOSE UP 58 59 45 11
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71055)
63 TAPESTRY 56 60 62 73
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
64 BEGINNINGS 75 90 -- 3  
Rick Springfield (Capitol SMAS 11047)
65 SOUL ZODIAC 67 73 79 6
Cannonball Adderley (Capitol SBVV-11025)
66 JOPLIN IN CONCERT 57 38 32 17
Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160)
67 JERMAINE 81 -- -- 2  
Jermaine Jackson (Motown M 753L)
68 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 72 76 65 24
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
69 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 70 75 80 47
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
70 CRUSADERS 1 71 69 70 22
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001)
71 HOBO'S LULLABY 83 -- -- 2  
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2060)
72 A LONELY MAN 62 64 55 19
Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179)
73 COLORS OF THE DAY 74 63 44 12
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75030)
74 UPENDO NI PAMOJA 79 83 89 4
Ramsey Lewis Trio (Columbia KC 31096)
75 PORTRAIT OF DONNY 63 61 35 14  
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4820)
76 COME FROM THE SHADOWS 80 86 92 13
Joan Baez (A&M SP-4339)
77 LIVE 64 46 49 25  
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386)
78 THE GODFATHER 82 79 83 21
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
79 RASPBERRIES 90 -- -- 2  
Raspberries (Capitol SK 511036)
80 THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS 84 84 85 7
David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702)
81 SEALED WITH A KISS 85 96 -- 3
Bobby Vinton (Epic KE 31642)
82 I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG 68 58 41 16  
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507)
83 MOTORCYCLE MAMA -- -- -- 1  
Sailcat (Elektra EKS-75029)
84 IT'S JUST BEGUN 76 68 60 16
Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA LSP 4640)
85 ACE 66 67 54 11  
Bob Weir (WB BS 2627)
86 THE GUESS WHO LIVE AT THE PARAMOUNT 98 -- -- 2  
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4880)
87 JEFF BECK GROUP 91 74 67 15
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331)
88 A SUNSHINY DAY WITH CHARLEY PRIDE -- -- -- 1  
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4772)
89 SMOKIN' 94 85 82 24
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
90 BEN -- -- -- 1  
Michael Jackson (Motown M 755L)
91 MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 93 82 84 17
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042)
92 IN TIME -- -- -- 1  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71056)
93 MANASSAS 77 70 64 19  
Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903)
94 ALL DAY MUSIC 96 88 81 41
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
95 SPICE OF LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Jerry Butler (Mercury SRM-2-7502)
96 SAMMY DAVIS JR., NOW 86 71 63 17
Sammy Davis Jr. (MGM SE 4832)
97 JAZZ/BLUES FUSION 89 91 76 10
John Mayall (Polydor PD 5027)
98 NICE TO BE WITH YOU -- -- -- 1  
Gallery (Sussex SXB 7017)
99 PAUL SIMON 92 92 88 29
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750)
100 CARL & THE PASSIONS - SO TOUGH / PET SOUNDS 78 72 74 11  
Beach Boys (Reprise 2MS 2083)

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:

   • "America" by America (# 87)
   • "Graham Nash / David Crosby" by Graham Nash / David Crosby (# 88)
   • "Move Along" by Grass Roots (# 95)
   • "Love Theme From "The Godfather"" by Andy Williams (# 97)
   • "Baby I'm A Want You" by Bread (# 99)
   • "Fragile" by Yes (#100)

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