Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending October 21, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPER FLY | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST) | ||||||
| 2 | NEVER A DULL MOMENT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-646) | ||||||
| 3 | CHICAGO V | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Chicago (Columbia KC 31102) | ||||||
| 4 | CARNEY | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911) | ||||||
| 5 | BIG BAMBU | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014) | ||||||
| 6 | ALL DIRECTIONS | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | |
| Temptations (Gordy G 962L) | ||||||
| 7 | HONKY CHATEAU | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| Elton John (UNI 93135) | ||||||
| 8 | TRILOGY | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9903) | ||||||
| 9 | DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED | 13 | 22 | 43 | 5 | |
| Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012) | ||||||
| 10 | THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | |
| Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020) | ||||||
| 11 | MOODS | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 93136) | ||||||
| 12 | ROCK OF AGES: THE BAND IN CONCERT | 14 | 21 | 23 | 7 | |
| The Band (Capitol SABB 11045) | ||||||
| 13 | SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50118) | ||||||
| 14 | HIMSELF | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 4) | ||||||
| 15 | SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS | 16 | 11 | 11 | 17 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350) | ||||||
| 16 | LONG JOHN SILVER | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1007) | ||||||
| 17 | STILL BILL | 18 | 15 | 13 | 22 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014) | ||||||
| 18 | CATCH BULL AT FOUR | 67 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4365) | ||||||
| 19 | CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES LIVE! | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | |
| Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia KC 31308) | ||||||
| 20 | THE SLIDER | 23 | 27 | 27 | 10 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise MS 2095) | ||||||
| 21 | BEN | 30 | 38 | 40 | 8 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown M 755L) | ||||||
| 22 | AT HOME WITH THEIR GREATEST HITS | 26 | 30 | 34 | 7 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 1107) | ||||||
| 23 | JERMAINE | 24 | 26 | 30 | 9 | |
| Jermaine Jackson (Motown M 753L) | ||||||
| 24 | BACK STABBERS | 27 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31712) | ||||||
| 25 | CLOSE TO THE EDGE | 36 | 69 | -- | 3 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 7244) | ||||||
| 26 | RASPBERRIES | 31 | 33 | 35 | 9 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol SK 511036) | ||||||
| 27 | BEGINNINGS | 28 | 29 | 32 | 10 | |
| Rick Springfield (Capitol SMAS 11047) | ||||||
| 28 | SCHOOL'S OUT | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2623) | ||||||
| 29 | BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME | 33 | 42 | 61 | 5 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia KC 31770) | ||||||
| 30 | PHOENIX | 60 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11099) | ||||||
| 31 | ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |  |
| Elvis Presley (RCA LSP-4776) | ||||||
| 32 | GREATEST HITS | 37 | 46 | 50 | 7 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 1106) | ||||||
| 33 | A SONG FOR YOU | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3511) | ||||||
| 34 | BROTHER, BROTHER, BROTHER | 25 | 25 | 26 | 11 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck TNS 3009) | ||||||
| 35 | THE GUESS WHO LIVE AT THE PARAMOUNT | 34 | 37 | 38 | 9 | |
| Guess Who (RCA LSP 4880) | ||||||
| 36 | CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE | 35 | 36 | 37 | 11 | |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists UAS 5568) | ||||||
| 37 | SAINT DOMINIC'S PREVIEW | 38 | 20 | 20 | 12 | |
| Van Morrison (WB BS 2633) | ||||||
| 38 | TOO YOUNG | 22 | 23 | 25 | 12 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4854) | ||||||
| 39 | DEMONS AND WIZARDS | 32 | 34 | 29 | 17 | |
| Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-630) | ||||||
| 40 | BITTER-SWEET | 42 | 49 | 56 | 7 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA LSP 4677) | ||||||
| 41 | HOBO'S LULLABY | 43 | 47 | 48 | 9 | |
| Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2060) | ||||||
| 42 | SUMMER BREEZE | 64 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2629) | ||||||
| 43 | THICK AS A BRICK | 29 | 31 | 21 | 23 | |
| Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072) | ||||||
| 44 | UNDERSTANDING | 48 | 51 | 44 | 16 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists UAS 5577) | ||||||
| 45 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 39 | 24 | 24 | 16 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756) | ||||||
| 46 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 42 | |
| Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | ||||||
| 47 | FLYING HIGH TOGETHER | 53 | 58 | 60 | 7 | |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla T318L) | ||||||
| 48 | HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON | 49 | 53 | 54 | 26 | |
| Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803) | ||||||
| 49 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. | 50 | 48 | 42 | 12 | |
| Donna Fargo (Dot DOS 26000) | ||||||
| 50 | LET'S STAY TOGETHER | 41 | 45 | 41 | 37 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 51 | TOULOUSE STREET | 59 | 72 | 84 | 5 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2634) | ||||||
| 52 | SON OF SCHMILSSON | 44 | 32 | 22 | 14 | |
| Harry Nilsson (RCA LSP-4717) | ||||||
| 53 | THERE IT IS | 58 | 60 | 62 | 14 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD 5028) | ||||||
| 54 | ALL TOGETHER NOW | 40 | 28 | 28 | 15 | |
| Argent (Epic KE 31556) | ||||||
| 55 | EXILE ON MAIN STREET | 45 | 35 | 36 | 20 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 69100) | ||||||
| 56 | ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY | 54 | 59 | 58 | 25 | |
| Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216) | ||||||
| 57 | DISTANT LIGHT | 46 | 39 | 31 | 15 | |
| Hollies (Epic KE 30958) | ||||||
| 58 | LIZA WITH A "Z" | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Liza Minnelli (Columbia KC 31762) | ||||||
| 59 | TAPESTRY | 65 | 67 | 70 | 80 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 60 | CLASS CLOWN | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 1004) | ||||||
| 61 | UPENDO NI PAMOJA | 61 | 63 | 65 | 11 | |
| Ramsey Lewis Trio (Columbia KC 31096) | ||||||
| 62 | LOST AND FOUND | 72 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-3513) | ||||||
| 63 | GODSPELL | 51 | 52 | 57 | 37 | |
| Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102) | ||||||
| 64 | MOTORCYCLE MAMA | 63 | 56 | 55 | 8 | |
| Sailcat (Elektra EKS-75029) | ||||||
| 65 | NATURE PLANNED IT | 75 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Four Tops (Motown M748L) | ||||||
| 66 | I MISS YOU | 70 | 80 | 96 | 4 | |
| Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31648) | ||||||
| 67 | NICE TO BE WITH YOU | 68 | 65 | 66 | 8 | |
| Gallery (Sussex SXB 7017) | ||||||
| 68 | I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074) | ||||||
| 69 | FULL CIRCLE | 66 | 55 | 52 | 12 | |
| Doors (Elektra EKS-75038) | ||||||
| 70 | AL GREEN | 74 | 77 | 81 | 7 | |
| Al Green (Bell 6076) | ||||||
| 71 | PASSIN' THRU | 76 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 760) | ||||||
| 72 | BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2602) | ||||||
| 73 | IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG (I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT) | 81 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2202) | ||||||
| 74 | THE EAGLES | 69 | 62 | 63 | 18 | |
| Eagles (Asylum SD-5054) | ||||||
| 75 | EVERYBODY'S IN SHOW BIZ | 79 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Kinks (RCA VPS 6065) | ||||||
| 76 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4731) | ||||||
| 77 | FOXY LADY | 55 | 50 | 53 | 12 | |
| Cher (Kapp KRS 5514) | ||||||
| 78 | DANNY O'KEEFE | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Danny O'Keefe (Signpost SP 8404) | ||||||
| 79 | A SUNSHINY DAY WITH CHARLEY PRIDE | 57 | 57 | 49 | 8 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4772) | ||||||
| 80 | THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS | 83 | 84 | 87 | 14 | |
| David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702) | ||||||
| 81 | THE BEST OF OTIS REDDING | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Otis Redding (Atco SD 2-801) | ||||||
| 82 | CHEECH & CHONG | 77 | 79 | 91 | 34 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010) | ||||||
| 83 | GUESS WHO | 84 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCX 759) | ||||||
| 84 | LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS | 52 | 41 | 39 | 21 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M 750 L) | ||||||
| 85 | EAT A PEACH | 71 | 74 | 74 | 32 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn 2CP 0102) | ||||||
| 86 | AMAZING GRACE | 56 | 43 | 33 | 19 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 2-906) | ||||||
| 87 | BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF | 80 | 82 | 86 | 31 | |
| Staple Singers (Stax STS 3002) | ||||||
| 88 | A LONELY MAN | 90 | 95 | 97 | 26 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179) | ||||||
| 89 | RADIO DINNER | 91 | 93 | 98 | 4 | |
| National Lampoon (Blue Thumb/Banana BTS 38) | ||||||
| 90 | ROY BUCHANAN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Roy Buchanan (Polydor PD 5033) | ||||||
| 91 | THE GODFATHER | 98 | 94 | 92 | 28 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003) | ||||||
| 92 | RICHIE HAVENS ON STAGE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 2BSFS 6012) | ||||||
| 93 | DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST | 62 | 54 | 45 | 17 | |
| Wayne Newton (Chelsea CHE-1001) | ||||||
| 94 | LOOKING GLASS | 73 | 68 | 71 | 13 | |
| Looking Glass (Epic KE 31320) | ||||||
| 95 | HARVEST | 78 | 76 | 72 | 34 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032) | ||||||
| 96 | LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS | 86 | 71 | 76 | 56 | |
| Derek & The Dominos (Atco SD 2-704) | ||||||
| 97 | HOT LICKS, COLD STEEL AND TRUCKERS FAVORITES | 93 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6031) | ||||||
| 98 | LIVE - IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 96 | 88 | 69 | 23 | |
| Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335) | ||||||
| 99 | FIRST TAKE | 94 | 100 | 83 | 30 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230) | ||||||
| 100 | THE OSMONDS LIVE | 97 | 96 | 75 | 18 | |
| Osmonds (MGM 2SE-4826) | ||||||
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:
• "Flash" by Flash (# 88)
• "Music Of My Mind" by Stevie Wonder (# 95)
• "Soul Zodiac" by Cannonball Adderley (# 99)
• "In Time" by Engelbert Humperdinck (#100)