Monday October 2, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 30, 1972



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1 BIG BAMBU 2 2 3 15
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
2 NEVER A DULL MOMENT 3 3 4 9
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-646)
3 CHICAGO V 1 1 1 10
Chicago (Columbia KC 31102)
4 CARNEY 7 7 7 11
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911)
5 SUPER FLY 8 9 10 9
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST)
6 TRILOGY 5 5 8 10
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9903)
7 HONKY CHATEAU 4 4 2 16
Elton John (UNI 93135)
8 MOODS 6 6 6 13
Neil Diamond (UNI 93136)
9 SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS 10 11 12 9
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50118)
10 HIMSELF 9 10 11 11
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 4)
11 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS 11 8 5 14
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350)
12 CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES LIVE! 12 12 9 13
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia KC 31308)
13 STILL BILL 15 16 15 19
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014)
14 ALL DIRECTIONS 17 21 24 6
Temptations (Gordy G 962L)
15 THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS 18 24 25 15
Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020)
16 ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 16 15 16 13
Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4776)
17 LONG JOHN SILVER 20 25 28 8
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1007)
18 SCHOOL'S OUT 13 13 13 14
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2623)
19 A SONG FOR YOU 14 14 14 14
Carpenters (A&M SP-3511)
20 SAINT DOMINIC'S PREVIEW 21 23 26 9
Van Morrison (WB BS 2633)
21 THICK AS A BRICK 24 26 21 20
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072)
22 SON OF SCHMILSSON 23 19 19 11
Harry Nilsson (RCA LSP-4717)
23 ROCK OF AGES: THE BAND IN CONCERT 35 54 69 4  
The Band (Capitol SABB 11045)
24 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 26 28 30 13
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
25 TOO YOUNG 27 22 22 9
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4854)
26 BROTHER, BROTHER, BROTHER 28 29 31 8
Isley Brothers (T-Neck TNS 3009)
27 THE SLIDER 33 36 42 7
T. Rex (Reprise MS 2095)
28 ALL TOGETHER NOW 29 31 29 12
Argent (Epic KE 31556)
29 DEMONS AND WIZARDS 30 30 27 14
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-630)
30 JERMAINE 32 39 50 6
Jermaine Jackson (Motown M 753L)
31 DISTANT LIGHT 22 20 20 12
Hollies (Epic KE 30958)
32 BEGINNINGS 36 44 49 7
Rick Springfield (Capitol SMAS 11047)
33 AMAZING GRACE 37 37 36 16
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 2-906)
34 AT HOME WITH THEIR GREATEST HITS 45 51 63 4  
Partridge Family (Bell 1107)
35 RASPBERRIES 40 46 54 6
Raspberries (Capitol SK 511036)
36 EXILE ON MAIN STREET 19 17 18 17  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 69100)
37 CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE 38 41 47 8
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists UAS 5568)
38 THE GUESS WHO LIVE AT THE PARAMOUNT 44 49 55 6
Guess Who (RCA LSP 4880)
39 LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS 34 34 34 18
Jackson 5 (Motown M 750 L)
40 BEN 52 61 80 5  
Michael Jackson (Motown M 755L)
41 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 31 32 33 34
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
42 THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 39 40 43 9
Donna Fargo (Dot DOS 26000)
43 DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED 58 -- -- 2  
Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012)
44 UNDERSTANDING 46 45 44 13
Bobby Womack (United Artists UAS 5577)
45 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 25 18 17 14  
Wayne Newton (Chelsea CHE-1001)
46 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 43 43 45 39
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
47 BACK STABBERS 56 71 86 4
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31712)
48 HOBO'S LULLABY 47 47 51 6
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2060)
49 A SUNSHINY DAY WITH CHARLEY PRIDE 50 52 61 5
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4772)
50 GREATEST HITS 55 64 75 4
Fifth Dimension (Bell 1106)
51 BUMP CITY 41 38 37 17
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2616)
52 FULL CIRCLE 42 42 46 9
Doors (Elektra EKS-75038)
53 FOXY LADY 57 55 52 9
Cher (Kapp KRS 5514)
54 HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON 60 62 64 23
Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803)
55 MOTORCYCLE MAMA 48 50 57 5
Sailcat (Elektra EKS-75029)
56 BITTER-SWEET 67 77 85 4  
Main Ingredient (RCA LSP 4677)
57 GODSPELL 54 27 23 34
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
58 ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY 51 33 32 22
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216)
59 MUSIC OF MY MIND 53 53 40 24
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T7-314R1)
60 FLYING HIGH TOGETHER 64 76 87 4
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla T318L)
61 BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME 79 -- -- 2  
Mac Davis (Columbia KC 31770)
62 THERE IT IS 62 66 66 11
James Brown (Polydor PD 5028)
63 THE EAGLES 59 56 41 15
Eagles (Asylum SD-5054)
64 FLASH 63 60 39 15
Flash (Capitol SMAS 11040)
65 UPENDO NI PAMOJA 66 75 74 8
Ramsey Lewis Trio (Columbia KC 31096)
66 NICE TO BE WITH YOU 68 69 73 5
Gallery (Sussex SXB 7017)
67 SOUL ZODIAC 70 68 62 10
Cannonball Adderley (Capitol SBVV-11025)
68 HOW DO YOU DO 49 48 48 11  
Mouth & MacNeal (Phillips PHS 700-000)
69 LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 61 35 35 20
Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335)
70 TAPESTRY 65 72 76 77
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
71 LOOKING GLASS 71 73 60 10
Looking Glass (Epic KE 31320)
72 HARVEST 74 80 67 31
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032)
73 IN TIME 72 78 82 5
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71056)
74 EAT A PEACH 75 57 53 29
Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102)
75 THE OSMONDS LIVE 77 59 58 15
Osmonds (MGM 2SE-4826)
76 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS 80 67 59 53
Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704)
77 SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY 69 63 68 13
John & Yoko (Apple SVBB 3392)
78 SEALED WITH A KISS 76 79 81 7
Bobby Vinton (Epic KE 31642)
79 THE LAST DAYS OF THE FILLMORE 78 58 38 12
Various Artists (Epic 3X 31390)
80 CRUSADERS 1 73 70 72 26
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6001)
81 AL GREEN 82 86 96 4
Al Green (Bell 6076)
82 SMOKIN' 86 85 83 28
Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342)
83 FIRST TAKE 88 87 90 27
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230)
84 TOULOUSE STREET 96 -- -- 2  
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2634)
85 PORTRAIT OF DONNY 89 84 77 18
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4820)
86 BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 84 82 70 28
Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002)
87 THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS 91 88 91 11
David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702)
88 SUMMER BREEZE -- -- -- 1  
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2629)
89 OBSCURED BY CLOUDS 85 65 56 12
Pink Floyd (Harvest ST 11078)
90 MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 81 81 88 21
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042)
91 CHEECH & CHONG 98 88 72 31
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
92 THE GODFATHER 90 89 79 25
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003)
93 I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG 93 94 95 20
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507)
94 SPICE OF LIFE 95 99 92 5
Jerry Butler (Mercury SRM-2-7502)
95 ALL DAY MUSIC 94 93 89 45
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
96 I MISS YOU -- -- -- 1  
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31648)
97 A LONELY MAN 87 92 93 23
Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179)
98 RADIO DINNER -- -- -- 1  
National Lampoon (Blue Thumb/Banana BTS 38)
99 JEFF BECK GROUP 92 91 84 19
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331)
100 MANASSAS 100 98 99 23
Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903)

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:

   • "Come From The Shadows" by Joan Baez (# 83)
   • "Close Up" by Tom Jones (# 97)
   • "Joplin In Concert" by Janis Joplin (# 99)

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