Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 2, 1972

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CATCH BULL AT FOUR	1	2	1	8
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4365)
2	SUPER FLY	2	1	2	18
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST)
3	ALL DIRECTIONS	4	4	4	15
Temptations (Gordy G 962L)
4	RHYMES & REASONS	5	6	7	5
Carole King (Ode SP-77016)
5	CARAVANSERAI	6	5	5	5
Santana (Columbia KC 31610)
6	SEVENTH SOJOURN	9	13	66	4
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 7)
7	CLOSE TO THE EDGE	7	7	8	9
Yes (Atlantic SD 7244)
8	PHOENIX	8	10	11	8
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11099)
9	BEN	10	12	13	14
Michael Jackson (Motown M 755L)
10	DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED	3	3	3	11
Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012)
11	BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4	12	14	15	7
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2602)
12	I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU	14	15	16	7
Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074)
13	LIVING IN THE PAST	20	27	40	4
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2TS 2106)
14	CHICAGO V	13	9	10	19
Chicago (Columbia KC 31102)
15	ROCK OF AGES: THE BAND IN CONCERT	15	11	9	13
The Band (Capitol SABB 11045)
16	SUMMER BREEZE	19	21	24	10
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2629)
17	LOGGINS AND MESSINA	49	60	70	4
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 31748)
18	BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME	18	19	19	11
Mac Davis (Columbia KC 31770)
19	NEVER A DULL MOMENT	11	8	6	18
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-646)
20	CARNEY	16	16	12	20
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911)
21	TRILOGY	21	18	17	19
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9903)
22	CLASS CLOWN	25	26	32	8
George Carlin (Little David LD 1004)
23	GREATEST HITS	23	23	22	13
Fifth Dimension (Bell 1106)
24	THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS	17	17	14	24
Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020)
25	NEW BLOOD	33	38	51	6
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31780)
26	CRAZY HORSES	31	37	46	6
Osmonds (MGM SE 4851)
27	SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS	26	28	28	18
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50118)
28	MOODS	28	32	26	22
Neil Diamond (UNI 93136)
29	LIZA WITH A "Z"	30	31	33	8
Liza Minnelli (Columbia KC 31762)
30	I MISS YOU	32	36	42	10
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31648)
31	ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC TO THE WORLD	35	40	49	6
Ten Years After (Columbia KC 31779)
32	GUITAR MAN	39	52	68	4
Bread (Elektra EKS-75047)
33	ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH	36	39	41	8
John Denver (RCA LSP-4731)
34	I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW	42	77	64	5
Johnny Nash (Epic KE 31607)
35	BURNING LOVE AND HITS FROM HIS MOVIES VOL. 2	46	58	--	3
Elvis Presley (RCA CAS-2595)
36	TOULOUSE STREET	24	25	29	11
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2634)
37	BACK STABBERS	22	22	23	13
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31712)
38	IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG (I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT)	40	42	50	9
Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2202)
39	HIMSELF	38	33	25	20
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 4)
40	AT HOME WITH THEIR GREATEST HITS	27	24	20	13
Partridge Family (Bell 1107)
41	FULL HOUSE	48	57	71	6
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7241)
42	BIG BAMBU	29	20	18	24
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
43	GREATEST HITS	47	50	61	6
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754184)
44	ROCK ME BABY	54	64	73	5
David Cassidy (Bell 1109)
45	WHY DON'T CHA	56	67	78	5
West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia KC 31929)
46	PASSIN' THRU	45	49	54	9
James Gang (ABC ABCX 760)
47	HONKY CHATEAU	34	30	27	25
Elton John (UNI 93135)
48	THE SLIDER	37	29	21	16
T. Rex (Reprise MS 2095)
49	SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS	51	34	38	23
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350)
50	ROUND 2	61	70	81	4
Stylistics (Avco AV 11006)
51	THE WORLD IS A GHETTO	64	79	--	3
War (United Artists UAS-5652)
52	LOST AND FOUND	41	43	48	9
Humble Pie (A&M SP-3513)
53	LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE FORUM	75	88	--	3
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 31760)
54	STILL BILL	52	35	31	28
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014)
55	LONG JOHN SILVER	44	44	30	17
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1007)
56	DANNY O'KEEFE	59	62	65	8
Danny O'Keefe (Signpost SP 8404)
57	DOS	68	76	100	4
Malo (WB BS 2652)
58	FLYING HIGH TOGETHER	53	46	47	13
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla T318L)
59	RICHIE HAVENS ON STAGE	62	69	72	7
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 2BSFS 6012)
60	THE EAGLES	63	68	69	24
Eagles (Asylum SD-5054)
61	TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN	73	84	93	4
Bee Gees (Atco SD 36-7012)
62	OF A SIMPLE MAN	70	81	91	4
Lobo (Big Tree BTS 2013)
63	THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS	60	63	67	20
David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702)
64	KEEPER OF THE CASTLE	72	82	90	4
Four Tops (Dunhill DSX 50129)
65	PASSAGE	67	72	83	6
Bloodrock (Capitol SW 11109)
66	HEADS	69	78	87	4
Osibisa (Decca DL 75368)
67	STONEGROUND WORDS	77	89	--	3
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS 48001)
68	ONE MAN DOG	--	--	--	1
James Taylor (WB BS 2660)
69	PURPLE PASSAGES	71	71	76	5
Deep Purple (WB BS 2644)
70	JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST	--	--	--	1
Neil Young (Reprise 2XS 6480)
71	SAINT DOMINIC'S PREVIEW	55	54	45	18
Van Morrison (WB BS 2633)
72	FOR THE ROSES	--	--	--	1
Joni Mitchell (Asylum SD 5057)
73	EVERYBODY'S IN SHOW BIZ	74	75	75	9
Kinks (RCA VPS 6065)
74	ERIC CLAPTON AT HIS BEST	76	80	84	5
Eric Clapton (Polydor PD 3503)
75	A SONG FOR YOU	78	51	44	23
Carpenters (A&M SP-3511)
76	EUROPE '72	--	--	--	1
Grateful Dead (WB 3WX 2668)
77	RASPBERRIES	43	41	34	15
Raspberries (Capitol SK 511036)
78	TAPESTRY	79	59	59	86
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
79	GOLDEN DECADE	81	86	97	4
Chuck Berry (Chess 2CH 1514)
80	HOMECOMING	--	--	--	1
America (WB BS 2655)
81	ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY)	82	87	88	5
Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31625)
82	OLD DAN'S RECORDS	91	--	--	2
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2116)
83	WHO CAME FIRST	94	--	--	2
Pete Townshend (Decca DL 79189)
84	HOT ROCKS 1964-1971	87	93	60	48
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
85	HOBO'S LULLABY	50	45	35	15
Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2060)
86	SCHOOL'S OUT	58	48	37	23
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2623)
87	YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM	89	96	95	22
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
88	THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY	--	--	--	1
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-682)
89	CREEDENCE GOLD	--	--	--	1
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy F 9418)
90	GODSPELL	96	91	62	43
Original Cast Recording (Bell 1102)
91	RISING	93	98	--	3
Mark-Almond (Columbia KC 31917)
92	360 DEGREES OF BILLY PAUL	--	--	--	1
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31793)
93	THICK AS A BRICK	65	65	52	29
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072)
94	SONG SUNG BLUE	92	97	--	3
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 31626)
95	BITTER-SWEET	66	66	55	13
Main Ingredient (RCA LSP 4677)
96	JOE COCKER	--	--	--	1
Joe Cocker (A&M ST-4368)
97	THE BEST OF OTIS REDDING	86	73	77	8
Otis Redding (Atco SD 2-801)
98	GUESS WHO	95	100	98	9
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 759)
99	THE LADY'S NOT FOR SALE	--	--	--	1
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4370)
100	BROTHER, BROTHER, BROTHER	97	92	58	17
Isley Brothers (T-Neck TNS 3009)

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:

   • "Demons And Wizards" by Uriah Heep (# 57)
   • "Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles Live!" by Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (# 80)
   • "Understanding" by Bobby Womack (# 83)
   • "Beginnings" by Rick Springfield (# 84)
   • "Radio Dinner" by National Lampoon (# 85)
   • "Jermaine" by Jermaine Jackson (# 88)
   • "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green (# 90)
   • "Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden" by Elvis Presley (# 98)
   • "Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose" by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (# 99)
   • "Nature Planned It" by Four Tops (#100)