Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 9, 1972
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL DIRECTIONS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Temptations (Gordy G 962L) | ||||||
| 2 | CATCH BULL AT FOUR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4365) | ||||||
| 3 | RHYMES & REASONS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77016) | ||||||
| 4 | SEVENTH SOJOURN | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 7) | ||||||
| 5 | CARAVANSERAI | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 31610) | ||||||
| 6 | SUPER FLY | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST) | ||||||
| 7 | CLOSE TO THE EDGE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 7244) | ||||||
| 8 | PHOENIX | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11099) | ||||||
| 9 | BEN | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown M 755L) | ||||||
| 10 | BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2602) | ||||||
| 11 | I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU | 12 | 14 | 15 | 8 | |
| Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074) | ||||||
| 12 | LIVING IN THE PAST | 13 | 20 | 27 | 5 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2TS 2106) | ||||||
| 13 | DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012) | ||||||
| 14 | LOGGINS AND MESSINA | 17 | 49 | 60 | 5 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 31748) | ||||||
| 15 | SUMMER BREEZE | 16 | 19 | 21 | 11 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2629) | ||||||
| 16 | ROCK OF AGES: THE BAND IN CONCERT | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | |
| The Band (Capitol SABB 11045) | ||||||
| 17 | NEVER A DULL MOMENT | 19 | 11 | 8 | 19 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-646) | ||||||
| 18 | BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME | 18 | 18 | 19 | 12 | |
| Mac Davis (Columbia KC 31770) | ||||||
| 19 | CHICAGO V | 14 | 13 | 9 | 20 | |
| Chicago (Columbia KC 31102) | ||||||
| 20 | CARNEY | 20 | 16 | 16 | 21 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911) | ||||||
| 21 | CRAZY HORSES | 26 | 31 | 37 | 7 | |
| Osmonds (MGM SE 4851) | ||||||
| 22 | TRILOGY | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9903) | ||||||
| 23 | NEW BLOOD | 25 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31780) | ||||||
| 24 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW | 34 | 42 | 77 | 6 | |
| Johnny Nash (Epic KE 31607) | ||||||
| 25 | GREATEST HITS | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 1106) | ||||||
| 26 | THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS | 24 | 17 | 17 | 25 | |
| Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020) | ||||||
| 27 | GUITAR MAN | 32 | 39 | 52 | 5 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75047) | ||||||
| 28 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH | 33 | 36 | 39 | 9 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4731) | ||||||
| 29 | ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC TO THE WORLD | 31 | 35 | 40 | 7 | |
| Ten Years After (Columbia KC 31779) | ||||||
| 30 | BURNING LOVE AND HITS FROM HIS MOVIES VOL. 2 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA CAS-2595) | ||||||
| 31 | CLASS CLOWN | 22 | 25 | 26 | 9 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 1004) | ||||||
| 32 | ONE MAN DOG | 68 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2660) | ||||||
| 33 | MOODS | 28 | 28 | 32 | 23 | |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 93136) | ||||||
| 34 | TOULOUSE STREET | 36 | 24 | 25 | 12 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2634) | ||||||
| 35 | LIZA WITH A "Z" | 29 | 30 | 31 | 9 | |
| Liza Minnelli (Columbia KC 31762) | ||||||
| 36 | THE WORLD IS A GHETTO | 51 | 64 | 79 | 4 | |
| War (United Artists UAS-5652) | ||||||
| 37 | IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG (I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT) | 38 | 40 | 42 | 10 | |
| Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2202) | ||||||
| 38 | ROUND 2 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 5 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 11006) | ||||||
| 39 | ROCK ME BABY | 44 | 54 | 64 | 6 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 1109) | ||||||
| 40 | FULL HOUSE | 41 | 48 | 57 | 7 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7241) | ||||||
| 41 | WHY DON'T CHA | 45 | 56 | 67 | 6 | |
| West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia KC 31929) | ||||||
| 42 | LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE FORUM | 53 | 75 | 88 | 4 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 31760) | ||||||
| 43 | GREATEST HITS | 43 | 47 | 50 | 7 | |
| Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754184) | ||||||
| 44 | BIG BAMBU | 42 | 29 | 20 | 25 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014) | ||||||
| 45 | HONKY CHATEAU | 47 | 34 | 30 | 26 | |
| Elton John (UNI 93135) | ||||||
| 46 | SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS | 27 | 26 | 28 | 19 |  |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50118) | ||||||
| 47 | I MISS YOU | 30 | 32 | 36 | 11 | |
| Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31648) | ||||||
| 48 | BACK STABBERS | 37 | 22 | 22 | 14 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31712) | ||||||
| 49 | HIMSELF | 39 | 38 | 33 | 21 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 4) | ||||||
| 50 | AT HOME WITH THEIR GREATEST HITS | 40 | 27 | 24 | 14 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 1107) | ||||||
| 51 | PASSIN' THRU | 46 | 45 | 49 | 10 | |
| James Gang (ABC ABCX 760) | ||||||
| 52 | OF A SIMPLE MAN | 62 | 70 | 81 | 5 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree BTS 2013) | ||||||
| 53 | DOS | 57 | 68 | 76 | 5 | |
| Malo (WB BS 2652) | ||||||
| 54 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN | 61 | 73 | 84 | 5 | |
| Bee Gees (Atco SD 36-7012) | ||||||
| 55 | KEEPER OF THE CASTLE | 64 | 72 | 82 | 5 | |
| Four Tops (Dunhill DSX 50129) | ||||||
| 56 | RICHIE HAVENS ON STAGE | 59 | 62 | 69 | 8 | |
| Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 2BSFS 6012) | ||||||
| 57 | STONEGROUND WORDS | 67 | 77 | 89 | 4 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood NRS 48001) | ||||||
| 58 | JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST | 70 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 2XS 6480) | ||||||
| 59 | STILL BILL | 54 | 52 | 35 | 29 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014) | ||||||
| 60 | PASSAGE | 65 | 67 | 72 | 7 | |
| Bloodrock (Capitol SW 11109) | ||||||
| 61 | FOR THE ROSES | 72 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum SD 5057) | ||||||
| 62 | THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS | 63 | 60 | 63 | 21 | |
| David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702) | ||||||
| 63 | TOMMY | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| London Symphony Orchestra (Ode SP 99001) | ||||||
| 64 | SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS | 49 | 51 | 34 | 24 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350) | ||||||
| 65 | EUROPE '72 | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Grateful Dead (WB 3WX 2668) | ||||||
| 66 | THE SLIDER | 48 | 37 | 29 | 17 | |
| T. Rex (Reprise MS 2095) | ||||||
| 67 | PURPLE PASSAGES | 69 | 71 | 71 | 6 | |
| Deep Purple (WB BS 2644) | ||||||
| 68 | HOMECOMING | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| America (WB BS 2655) | ||||||
| 69 | WHO CAME FIRST | 83 | 94 | -- | 3 | |
| Pete Townshend (Decca DL 79189) | ||||||
| 70 | A SONG FOR YOU | 75 | 78 | 51 | 24 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3511) | ||||||
| 71 | 360 DEGREES OF BILLY PAUL | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Paul (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31793) | ||||||
| 72 | ERIC CLAPTON AT HIS BEST | 74 | 76 | 80 | 6 | |
| Eric Clapton (Polydor PD 3503) | ||||||
| 73 | THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-682) | ||||||
| 74 | CREEDENCE GOLD | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy F 9418) | ||||||
| 75 | OLD DAN'S RECORDS | 82 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2116) | ||||||
| 76 | LADY SINGS THE BLUES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M 758-D) | ||||||
| 77 | JOE COCKER | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M ST-4368) | ||||||
| 78 | NO SECRETS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75049) | ||||||
| 79 | GOLDEN DECADE | 79 | 81 | 86 | 5 | |
| Chuck Berry (Chess 2CH 1514) | ||||||
| 80 | ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) | 81 | 82 | 87 | 6 | |
| Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31625) | ||||||
| 81 | TAPESTRY | 78 | 79 | 59 | 87 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 82 | SAINT DOMINIC'S PREVIEW | 71 | 55 | 54 | 19 | |
| Van Morrison (WB BS 2633) | ||||||
| 83 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 | 84 | 87 | 93 | 49 | |
| Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | ||||||
| 84 | LONG JOHN SILVER | 55 | 44 | 44 | 18 | |
| Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1007) | ||||||
| 85 | TALKING BOOK | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L) | ||||||
| 86 | LOST AND FOUND | 52 | 41 | 43 | 10 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-3513) | ||||||
| 87 | THE LADY'S NOT FOR SALE | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4370) | ||||||
| 88 | GOOD FOOT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD2-3004) | ||||||
| 89 | DANNY O'KEEFE | 56 | 59 | 62 | 9 | |
| Danny O'Keefe (Signpost SP 8404) | ||||||
| 90 | RISING | 91 | 93 | 98 | 4 | |
| Mark-Almond (Columbia KC 31917) | ||||||
| 91 | THE EAGLES | 60 | 63 | 68 | 25 | |
| Eagles (Asylum SD-5054) | ||||||
| 92 | SPACE ODDITY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| David Bowie (RCA LSP-4813) | ||||||
| 93 | SONG SUNG BLUE | 94 | 92 | 97 | 4 | |
| Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 31626) | ||||||
| 94 | THE DIVINE MISS M | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | ||||||
| 95 | FLYING HIGH TOGETHER | 58 | 53 | 46 | 14 | |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla T318L) | ||||||
| 96 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 87 | 89 | 96 | 23 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756) | ||||||
| 97 | AN ANTHOLOGY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Duane Allman (Capricorn 2LP 0108) | ||||||
| 98 | GREATEST HITS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Lynn Anderson (Columbia KC 31641) | ||||||
| 99 | HEADS | 66 | 69 | 78 | 5 | |
| Osibisa (Decca DL 75368) | ||||||
| 100 | EVERYBODY'S IN SHOW BIZ | 73 | 74 | 75 | 10 | |
| Kinks (RCA VPS 6065) | ||||||
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:
• "Raspberries" by Raspberries (# 77)
• "Hobo's Lullaby" by Arlo Guthrie (# 85)
• "School's Out" by Alice Cooper (# 86)
• "Godspell" by Original Cast Recording (# 90)
• "Thick As A Brick" by Jethro Tull (# 93)
• "Bitter-Sweet" by Main Ingredient (# 95)
• "The Best Of Otis Redding" by Otis Redding (# 97)
• "Guess Who" by B.B. King (# 98)
• "Brother, Brother, Brother" by Isley Brothers (#100)