Sunday December 24, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 23, 1972



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1 SEVENTH SOJOURN 1 4 6 7
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 7)
2 RHYMES & REASONS 2 3 4 8
Carole King (Ode SP-77016)
3 CARAVANSERAI 3 5 5 8
Santana (Columbia KC 31610)
4 CATCH BULL AT FOUR 4 2 1 11
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4365)
5 SUPER FLY 6 6 2 21
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST)
6 LIVING IN THE PAST 7 12 13 7
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2TS 2106)
7 ALL DIRECTIONS 5 1 3 18
Temptations (Gordy G 962L)
8 I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU 10 11 12 10
Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074)
9 SUMMER BREEZE 11 15 16 13
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2629)
10 BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4 9 10 11 10
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2602)
11 PHOENIX 8 8 8 11
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11099)
12 CLOSE TO THE EDGE 12 7 7 12
Yes (Atlantic SD 7244)
13 LOGGINS AND MESSINA 13 14 17 7
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 31748)
14 GUITAR MAN 22 27 32 7
Bread (Elektra EKS-75047)
15 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO 26 36 51 6  
War (United Artists UAS-5652)
16 BEN 15 9 9 17
Michael Jackson (Motown M 755L)
17 ONE MAN DOG 27 32 68 4
James Taylor (WB BS 2660)
18 BURNING LOVE AND HITS FROM HIS MOVIES VOL. 2 24 30 35 6
Elvis Presley (RCA CAS-2595)
19 NEW BLOOD 21 23 25 9
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31780)
20 CRAZY HORSES 20 21 26 9
Osmonds (MGM SE 4851)
21 I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW 23 24 34 8
Johnny Nash (Epic KE 31607)
22 ROUND 2 31 38 50 7
Stylistics (Avco AV 11006)
23 ROCK OF AGES: THE BAND IN CONCERT 16 16 15 16
The Band (Capitol SABB 11045)
24 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH 25 28 33 11
John Denver (RCA LSP-4731)
25 DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED 14 13 10 14  
Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012)
26 HOMECOMING 52 68 80 4  
America (WB BS 2655)
27 CLASS CLOWN 30 31 22 11
George Carlin (Little David LD 1004)
28 LADY SINGS THE BLUES 40 76 -- 3  
Diana Ross (Motown M 758-D)
29 ROCK ME BABY 34 39 44 8
David Cassidy (Bell 1109)
30 CHICAGO V 17 19 14 22  
Chicago (Columbia KC 31102)
31 TOMMY 49 63 -- 3  
London Symphony Orchestra (Ode SP 99001)
32 LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE FORUM 37 42 53 6
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 31760)
33 FULL HOUSE 35 40 41 9
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7241)
34 EUROPE '72 42 65 76 4
Grateful Dead (WB 3WX 2668)
35 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG (I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT) 36 37 38 12
Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2202)
36 FOR THE ROSES 43 61 72 4
Joni Mitchell (Asylum SD 5057)
37 WHY DON'T CHA 39 41 45 8
West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia KC 31929)
38 360 DEGREES OF BILLY PAUL 58 71 92 4  
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31793)
39 GREATEST HITS 41 43 43 9
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754184)
40 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN 48 54 61 7
Bee Gees (Atco SD 36-7012)
41 HOT AUGUST NIGHT 97 -- -- 2  
Neil Diamond (MCA MCA 2-8000)
42 KEEPER OF THE CASTLE 50 55 64 7
Four Tops (Dunhill DSX 50129)
43 I MISS YOU 45 47 30 13
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31648)
44 SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS 44 46 27 21
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50118)
45 OF A SIMPLE MAN 47 52 62 7
Lobo (Big Tree BTS 2013)
46 NO SECRETS 68 78 -- 3  
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75049)
47 HONKY CHATEAU 46 45 47 28
Elton John (UNI 93135)
48 THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY 56 73 88 4
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-682)
49 STONEGROUND WORDS 51 57 67 6
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS 48001)
50 JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST 53 58 70 4
Neil Young (Reprise 2XS 6480)
51 TALKING BOOK 69 85 -- 3  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
52 JOE COCKER 66 77 96 4  
Joe Cocker (A&M ST-4368)
53 CARNEY 18 20 20 23  
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911)
54 MOODS 33 33 28 25  
Neil Diamond (UNI 93136)
55 CREEDENCE GOLD 65 74 89 4
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy F 9418)
56 WHO CAME FIRST 60 69 83 5
Pete Townshend (Decca DL 79189)
57 BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME 32 18 18 14  
Mac Davis (Columbia KC 31770)
58 TRILOGY 19 22 21 22  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SD 9903)
59 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC TO THE WORLD 28 29 31 9  
Ten Years After (Columbia KC 31779)
60 NEVER A DULL MOMENT 29 17 19 21  
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-646)
61 BIG BAMBU 62 44 42 27
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
62 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS 63 64 49 26
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350)
63 TOULOUSE STREET 38 34 36 14  
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2634)
64 THE DIVINE MISS M 78 94 -- 3  
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238)
65 GREATEST HITS 54 25 23 16  
Fifth Dimension (Bell 1106)
66 GOOD FOOT 76 88 -- 3
James Brown (Polydor PD2-3004)
67 DOS 55 53 57 7  
Malo (WB BS 2652)
68 I AM WOMAN 89 -- -- 2  
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068)
69 LIZA WITH A "Z" 61 35 29 11
Liza Minnelli (Columbia KC 31762)
70 THE LADY'S NOT FOR SALE 79 87 99 4
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4370)
71 SPACE ODDITY 80 92 -- 3
David Bowie (RCA LSP-4813)
72 OLD DAN'S RECORDS 72 75 82 5
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2116)
73 AN ANTHOLOGY 86 97 -- 3  
Duane Allman (Capricorn 2LP 0108)
74 GOLDEN DECADE 75 79 79 7
Chuck Berry (Chess 2CH 1514)
75 FRESH 85 -- -- 2
Raspberries (Capitol ST 11123)
76 THE SLIDER 73 66 48 19
T. Rex (Reprise MS 2095)
77 THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS 57 26 24 27  
Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020)
78 THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS 59 62 63 23  
David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702)
79 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY NOTEBOOK 92 -- -- 2  
Partridge Family (Bell 1111)
80 RICHIE HAVENS ON STAGE 64 56 59 10  
Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 2BSFS 6012)
81 BACK STABBERS 71 48 37 16
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31712)
82 A SONG FOR YOU 74 70 75 26
Carpenters (A&M SP-3511)
83 WAR HEROES 95 -- -- 2  
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2103)
84 STILL BILL 87 59 54 31
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014)
85 TAPESTRY 77 81 78 89
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
86 HIMSELF 67 49 39 23  
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 4)
87 ERIC CLAPTON AT HIS BEST 70 72 74 8  
Eric Clapton (Polydor PD 3503)
88 FACES -- -- -- 1  
Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402)
89 LOST AND FOUND 83 86 52 12
Humble Pie (A&M SP-3513)
90 JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN 99 -- -- 2
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909)
91 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -- -- -- 1  
Albert Hammond (Mums KZ 31905)
92 AT HOME WITH THEIR GREATEST HITS 81 50 40 16  
Partridge Family (Bell 1107)
93 GREATEST HITS 94 98 -- 3
Lynn Anderson (Columbia KC 31641)
94 L.A. REGGAE 98 -- -- 2
Johnny Rivers (United Artists UAS 5650)
95 RISING 96 90 91 6
Mark-Almond (Columbia KC 31917)
96 GARDEN PARTY -- -- -- 1  
Rick Nelson (Decca DL 75391)
97 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 82 83 84 51  
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
98 WILLIE REMEMBERS -- -- -- 1  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 543L)
99 PASSIN' THRU 84 51 46 12  
James Gang (ABC ABCX 760)
100 PURPLE PASSAGES 90 67 69 8
Deep Purple (WB BS 2644)

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:

   • "Passage" by Bloodrock (# 88)
   • "Song Sung Blue" by Johnny Mathis (# 91)
   • "The Eagles" by Eagles (# 93)
   • "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce (#100)

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