Sunday January 23, 1972
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 22, 1972



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1 AMERICAN PIE 1 6 9 9
Don McLean (United Artists UAS-5535)
2 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 5 -- -- 2
Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385)
3 MUSIC 2 1 2 7
Carole King (Ode SP-77013)
4 CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL 3 2 1 11
Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865)
5 LED ZEPPELIN IV 7 3 3 9
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
6 WILD LIFE 6 8 10 5
Wings (Apple SW 3386)
7 TEASER AND THE FIRECAT 11 10 8 15
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4313)
8 ALL IN THE FAMILY 4 5 7 11
TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD 7210)
9 HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 28 56 -- 3  
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7)
10 BLACK MOSES 9 9 6 7
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003)
11 BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 12 13 17 7
Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120)
12 E. PLURIBUS FUNK 8 4 4 8
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW 853)
13 A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK. . . TO A BLIND HORSE 17 21 26 6
Faces (WB BS 2574)
14 GATHER ME 14 16 18 13
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001)
15 KILLER 15 22 30 7
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2567)
16 THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON 10 7 5 11
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 30986)
17 SANTANA III 13 11 11 15
Santana (Columbia KC 30595)
18 MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 20 15 16 9
Elton John (UNI 2-93120)
19 THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS 22 23 24 7
Traffic (Island ILPS 9180)
20 QUIET FIRE 21 24 27 8
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594)
21 JACKSON FIVE'S GREATEST HITS 37 61 79 5  
Jackson 5 (Motown M 741L)
22 TAPESTRY 19 14 13 41
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
23 SUMMER OF '42 24 32 45 6
Peter Nero (Columbia C 31105)
24 FLOWERS OF EVIL 26 36 40 7
Mountain (Windfall 5501)
25 SHAFT 18 12 12 24
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5002)
26 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 16 17 20 63
Original Broadway Soundtrack (Decca DXSA 7206)
27 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 25 18 14 32
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609)
28 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 30 34 37 14
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 10900)
29 THE STYLISTICS 42 53 63 6  
Stylistics (Avco AV 33023)
30 JONATHAN EDWARDS 32 44 50 8
Jonathan Edwards (Capricorn SD 8021)
31 ANTICIPATION 34 38 46 8
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016)
32 STONES 35 27 21 11
Neil Diamond (MCA MAPS 5376)
33 DESIDERATA 31 35 44 6
Les Crane (WB BS 2570)
34 THE CARPENTERS 33 29 28 34
Carpenters (A&M SP-3502)
35 CHEECH & CHONG 46 63 74 7  
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77010)
36 HARMONY 41 25 22 15
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50108)
37 IMAGINE 23 19 15 18  
John Lennon (Apple SW 3379)
38 EVOLUTION 39 51 61 5
Dennis Coffey (Sussex SXBS 7004)
39 ROCKIN' THE FILLMORE 29 31 33 13
Humble Pie (A&M SP-3506)
40 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SOUND MAGAZINE 36 26 29 22
Partridge Family (Bell 6064)
41 LOSING THEIR HEADS 40 43 47 8
Hudson & Landry (Dore LP 326)
42 MEATY, BEATY, BIG & BOUNCY 27 20 23 11  
Who (Decca DL 79184)
43 CHER 51 30 31 16
Cher (Kapp KS-3649)
44 MASS (ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING) 47 58 69 5
Leonard Bernstein (Columbia M2 31008)
45 ALL DAY MUSIC 49 55 57 9
War (United Artists UAS 5546)
46 STRAIGHT UP 50 60 77 4
Badfinger (Apple SW-3387)
47 LIVING 48 48 51 7
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75014)
48 TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY 44 28 25 13
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4797)
49 AERIE 38 39 39 10  
John Denver (RCA LSP 4607)
50 ASYLUM CHOIR II 55 57 60 6
Leon Russell & Marc Benno (Shelter SW 8910)
51 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK LIVE AT THE RIVIERA, LAS VEGAS 63 74 87 4  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71051)
52 ROOTS 43 41 38 12
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8009)
53 RARE EARTH IN CONCERT 64 77 90 4  
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D)
54 SUMMER OF '42 45 50 53 17
Original Film Soundtrack (WB WS 1925)
55 REVOLUTION OF THE MIND 66 70 83 5  
James Brown (Polydor PD 3003)
56 CHARLEY PRIDE SINGS HEART SONGS 52 46 49 6
Charley Pride (RCA LSP 4617)
57 WE'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING 70 80 89 4  
New Seekers (Elektra EKS-74115)
58 SESAME STREET 2 61 42 43 6
Original TV Cast Recording (WB BS 2569)
59 MUSWELL HILLBILLIES 60 71 82 5
Kinks (RCA LSP 4644)
60 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR 65 40 42 23
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5)
61 THE YES ALBUM 53 47 48 10
Yes (Atlantic SD 8283)
62 WHO'S NEXT 54 33 36 24
Who (Decca DL 79182)
63 GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE 69 73 85 5
Laura Nyro (Columbia KC 30987)
64 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 75 -- -- 2  
Original Broadway Cast Recording (Decca DL 71503)
65 MY BOY 76 78 81 5  
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSX 50116)
66 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 74 76 71 51
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280)
67 GOING BACK TO INDIANA (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) 62 37 34 15
Jackson 5 (Motown M 742L)
68 SUNFIGHTER 56 59 65 6  
Paul Kantner & Grace Slick (Grunt FTR 1002)
69 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION -- -- -- 1  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion SMAS 94286)
70 AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU 68 67 67 9
Al Green (Hi SHL 32062)
71 TUPELO HONEY 59 49 55 13  
Van Morrison (WB WS 1950)
72 LIVE 72 64 59 14
Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS 3654)
73 UP TO DATE 58 52 54 43  
Partridge Family (Bell 6059)
74 THE DIONNE WARWICK STORY 57 54 41 14  
Dionne Warwick (Scepter SPS 2-596)
75 RICHARD NIXON SUPERSTAR 81 86 91 4
David Frye (Buddah BDS 5097)
76 THE MORNING AFTER 77 65 58 10
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 8297)
77 AQUALUNG 78 72 76 37
Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2035)
78 LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE 67 62 56 11  
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71049/50)
79 NILSSON SCHMILSSON 82 89 95 5
Nilsson (RCA LSP-4515)
80 SMACKWATER JACK 79 66 62 14
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3037)
81 OTHER VOICES 71 45 35 12
Doors (Elektra EKS-75017)
82 LIVE 73 68 68 14
Fifth Dimension (Bell 8-9000)
83 MASTER OF REALITY 83 81 72 21
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2562)
84 FRAGILE -- -- -- 1  
Yes (Atlantic SD 7211)
85 BARK 89 83 66 19
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt FTR-1001)
86 COMMUNICATION 100 -- -- 2  
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 346-G)
87 BARBRA JOAN STREISAND 93 87 75 18
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 30792)
88 CHOICE QUALITY STUFF / ANYTIME 80 79 80 5
It's A Beautiful Day (Columbia KC 30734)
89 STANDING OVATION 96 -- -- 2
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 736L)
90 RUFF AND READY 87 69 52 13
Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 30973)
91 RAM 84 82 64 34
Paul & Linda McCartney (Apple SMAS-3375)
92 LIVE EVIL 92 97 -- 3
Miles Davis (Columbia G 30954)
93 OZONE 98 99 -- 3
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6017)
94 FARTHER ALONG 85 88 94 4
Byrds (Columbia KC 31050)
95 GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 86 90 88 9
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T313L)
96 WHAT'S GOING ON 88 85 73 31
Marvin Gaye (Tamla TS-310)
97 NATURAL MAN 95 95 97 13
Lou Rawls (MGM SE 4771)
98 THE DONNY OSMOND ALBUM 97 96 99 29
Donny Osmond (MGM SE-4782)
99 GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE 99 94 92 20
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754170)
100 ARETHA'S GREATEST HITS 90 84 78 18
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 8295)

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:

   • "People Like Us" by Mamas & Papas (# 91)
   • "Quicksilver" by Quicksilver Messenger Service (# 94)

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