Tuesday December 12, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 9, 1972



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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)

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