Friday December 8, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 2, 1972



TWLW2WK3WKWKS
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)

  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us