| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 6, 1972 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | FIRST TAKE Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230) | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | AMERICA America (Reprise BS 2576) | 1 | 13 | |
| 3 | HARVEST Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032) | 2 | 10 | |
| 4 | PAUL SIMON Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750) | 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | EAT A PEACH Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 2CP 0102) | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | FRAGILE Yes (Atlantic SD 7211) | 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | NILSSON SCHMILSSON Nilsson (RCA Victor LSP-4515) | 7 | 22 | |
| 8 | BABY I’M-A WANT YOU Bread (Elektra EKS-75015) | 8 | 14 | |
| 9 | MALO Malo (Warner Bros. BS 2584) | 10 | 15 | |
| 10 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | 9 | 13 | |
| 11 | THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH George Harrison / Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385) | 13 | 17 | |
| 12 | MUSIC Carole King (Ode SP-77013) | 11 | 22 | |
| 13 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS-3660) | 17 | 11 | |
| 14 | FM & AM George Carlin (Little David LD 7214) | 15 | 11 | |
| 15 | YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213) | 14 | 12 | |
| 16 | GOT TO BE THERE Michael Jackson (Motown M 747L) | 18 | 13 | |
| 17 | SMOKIN’ Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342) | 22 | 7 | |
| 18 | AMERICAN PIE Don McLean (United Artists UAS 5535) | 12 | 25 | |
| 19 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG Partridge Family (Bell 6072) | 16 | 7 | |
| 20 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | 24 | 18 | |
| 21 | GREATEST HITS Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170) | 20 | 9 | |
| 22 | DONNY HATHAWAY LIVE Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386) | 19 | 9 | |
| 23 | LIVE CREAM VOLUME II Cream (Atco SD 7005) | 23 | 6 | |
| 24 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 25 | 58 | |
| 25 | BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF Staple Singers (Stax STS-3002) | 26 | 8 | |
| 26 | STRAIGHT SHOOTER James Gang (ABC ABCX-741) | 27 | 8 | |
| 27 | HENDRIX IN THE WEST Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2049) | 21 | 9 | |
| 28 | MACHINE HEAD Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2607) | 30 | 3 | |
| 29 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists UAS 5546) | 31 | 25 | |
| 30 | GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY Graham Nash & David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220) | 43 | 3 | |
| 31 | THE GODFATHER Original Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003) | 36 | 4 | |
| 32 | BURGERS Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR-1004) | 33 | 7 | |
| 33 | WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics (Volt VOS-6018) | 34 | 20 | |
| 34 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 32 | 24 | |
| 35 | THE STYLISTICS Stylistics (Avco AV-33023) | 28 | 22 | |
| 36 | JACKSON 5 GREATEST HITS Jackson 5 (Motown M-741L) | 29 | 20 | |
| 37 | ROADWORK Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic KEG 31249) | 37 | 6 | |
| 38 | LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303) | 45 | 4 | |
| 39 | AND THAT’S THE TRUTH Lily Tomlin (Polydor PD 5023) | 40 | 7 | |
| 40 | MARDI GRAS Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404) | 67 | 2 | |
| 41 | CABARET Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752) | 39 | 9 | |
| 42 | TEASER AND THE FIRECAT Cat Stevens (A&M SP 4313) | 41 | 30 | |
| 43 | CHEECH & CHONG Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77010) | 46 | 31 | |
| 44 | QUIET FIRE Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594) | 35 | 23 | |
| 45 | PHASE III Osmonds (MGM 1 SE 4796) | 38 | 15 | |
| 46 | HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803) | 79 | 3 | |
| 47 | THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE VOL. II Charley Pride (RCA Victor LSP-4682) | 50 | 7 | |
| 48 | DON QUIXOTE Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056) | 49 | 8 | |
| 49 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS-10900) | 51 | 29 | |
| 50 | JACKSON BROWNE Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051) | 54 | 11 | |
| 51 | HELLBOUND TRAIN Savoy Brown (London XPAS 71052) | 44 | 9 | |
| 52 | MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER Elton John (Uni 93120) | 52 | 24 | |
| 53 | CHERISH David Cassidy (Bell 6070) | 55 | 13 | |
| 54 | KILLER Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BS 2587) | 48 | 22 | |
| 55 | A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. BS 2573) | 57 | 15 | |
| 56 | SPACE AND FIRST TAKES Lee Michaels (A&M SP-4336) | 56 | 7 | |
| 57 | BOBBY SHERMAN’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 Bobby Sherman (Metromedia KMD 1048) | 47 | 7 | |
| 58 | HEADKEEPER Dave Mason (Blue Thumb BTS 34) | 58 | 10 | |
| 59 | BORDER LORD Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31302) | 42 | 9 | |
| 60 | STRAIGHT UP Badfinger (Apple SW-3387) | 59 | 20 | |
| 61 | JO JO GUNNE Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053) | 68 | 9 | |
| 62 | CARPENTERS Carpenters (A&M SP-3502) | 60 | 49 | |
| 63 | THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS Traffic (Island SW-9306) | 53 | 22 | |
| 64 | BLACK MOSES Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS 2-5003) | 63 | 22 | |
| 65 | DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE Joe Simon (Spring SPR 5702) | 69 | 7 | |
| 66 | ENNEA Chase (Epic KE 31097) | 78 | 6 | |
| 67 | INDIVIDUALLY & COLLECTIVELY 5th Dimension (Bell 6073) | 70 | 4 | |
| 68 | BOB DYLAN’S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II Bob Dylan (Columbia KG 31120) | 73 | 22 | |
| 69 | MANASSAS Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903) | 99 | 2 | |
| 70 | GODSPELL Original Cast (Bell 1102) | 81 | 24 | |
| 71 | MUSIC OF MY MIND Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 314L) | 82 | 6 | |
| 72 | HISTORICAL FIGURES AND ANCIENT HEADS Canned Heat (United Artists UAS-5557) | 72 | 9 | |
| 73 | SHAFT Original Soundtrack / Isaac Hayes (Enterprise EN 2-5002) | 83 | 39 | |
| 74 | CRY Lynn Anderson (Columbia KC 31316) | 77 | 4 | |
| 75 | HE TOUCHED ME Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4690) | 86 | 3 | |
| 76 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial DL-6002) | 115 | 2 | |
| 77 | CRUSADERS I Crusaders (Blue Thumb/Chisa BTS 6001) | 80 | 9 | |
| 78 | D & B TOGETHER Delaney & Bonnie (Columbia KC 31377) | 89 | 4 | |
| 79 | L.A. MIDNIGHT B. B. King (ABC ABCX-743) | 66 | 10 | |
| 80 | A LONELY MAN Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179) | 92 | 2 | |
| 81 | PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion ELP 66666) | 61 | 16 | |
| 82 | SOLID ROCK Temptations (Gordy G 961L) | 62 | 15 | |
| 83 | THE KINK KRONIKLES Kinks (Reprise 2XS 6454) | 124 | 3 | |
| 84 | ELECTRIC WARRIOR T. Rex (Reprise RS 6466) | 64 | 22 | |
| 85 | ROCKIN’ Guess Who (RCA Victor LSP-4602) | 65 | 9 | |
| 86 | JOY Apollo 100 (Mega M31-1010) | 71 | 9 | |
| 87 | CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL Chicago (Columbia C4X 30865) | 74 | 26 | |
| 88 | ALVIN LEE & COMPANY Ten Years After (Deram XDES 18064) | 108 | 4 | |
| 89 | LOST IN THE OZONE Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS-6017) | 104 | 26 | |
| 90 | SANTANA Santana (Columbia KC 30595) | 75 | 30 | |
| 91 | RARE EARTH IN CONCERT Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 534D) | 76 | 20 | |
| 92 | SITTIN’ IN Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina (Columbia C 31044) | 106 | 5 | |
| 93 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Various Artists (Decca DXSA 7206) | 98 | 78 | |
| 94 | TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4280) | 84 | 66 | |
| 95 | ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216) | — | 1 | |
| 96 | BRIAN’S SONG (Themes & Variations) Michel LeGrand (Bell 6071) | 97 | 8 | |
| 97 | ANTICIPATION Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75016) | 88 | 23 | |
| 98 | EV’RY DAY OF MY LIFE Bobby Vinton (Epic KE 31286) | 102 | 3 | |
| 99 | HARMONY Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50108) | 95 | 30 | |
| 100 | FEEDBACK Spirit (Epic KE 31175) | 90 | 7 | |
| 101 | HEADS & TALES Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75023) | 101 | 10 | |
| 102 | FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM Esther Phillips (Kudu KU-05) | 103 | 8 | |
| 103 | E PLURIBUS FUNK Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SW-853) | 94 | 23 | |
| 104 | MARK-ALMOND II Mark-Almond (Blue Thumb BTS 32) | 85 | 21 | |
| 105 | THE FOUR SIDES OF MELANIE Melanie (Buddah BDS 95005) | 110 | 5 | |
| 106 | BOBBY WHITLOCK Bobby Whitlock (Dunhill DSX-50121) | 111 | 5 | |
| 107 | I, CAPRICORN Shirley Bassey (United Artists UAS-5565) | 105 | 7 | |
| 108 | A THING CALLED LOVE Johnny Cash (Columbia KC 31332) | 129 | 2 | |
| 109 | SOMETHING / ANYTHING? Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2066) | 113 | 4 | |
| 110 | SONNY & CHER LIVE Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS-3654) | 107 | 30 | |
| 111 | RECALL THE BEGINNING... A JOURNEY FROM EDEN Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11022) | 112 | 7 | |
| 112 | BARE TREES Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2080) | 125 | 3 | |
| 113 | MORNING GLORY Mary Travers (Warner Bros. BS 2609) | 120 | 2 | |
| 114 | STANDING OVATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul S 736L) | 109 | 17 | |
| 115 | PETER Peter Yarrow (Warner Bros. BS 2599) | 116 | 11 | |
| 116 | A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK... TO A BLIND HORSE Faces (Warner Bros. BS 2574) | 87 | 21 | |
| 117 | GOIN’ FOR MYSELF Dennis Coffey (Sussex SXBS 7010) | 114 | 4 | |
| 118 | IT’S JUST BEGUN Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor LSP-4640) | 130 | 2 | |
| 119 | ELVIS NOW Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4671) | 91 | 12 | |
| 120 | WOYAYA Osibisa (Decca DL 75327) | 93 | 12 | |
| 121 | FORGOTTEN SONGS AND UNSUNG HEROES John Kay (Dunhill DSX-50120) | 126 | 3 | |
| 122 | DON’T TURN AROUND Black Ivory (Today TLP-1005) | 127 | 2 | |
| 123 | THERE’S A RIOT GOIN’ ON Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 30986) | 117 | 26 | |
| 124 | GARCIA Jerry Garcia (Warner Bros. BS 2582) | 100 | 15 | |
| 125 | JUST ANOTHER BAND FROM L.A. Mothers (Bizarre/Reprise MS 2075) | 133 | 3 | |
| 126 | THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin (Columbia KC 31067) | 139 | 3 | |
| 127 | GATHER ME Melanie (Neighborhood NRS-47001) | 96 | 28 | |
| 128 | EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-609) | 121 | 47 | |
| 129 | TO YOU WITH LOVE, DONNY Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4797) | 119 | 28 | |
| 130 | OH HOW WE DANCED Jim Capaldi (Island SW-9314) | 135 | 10 | |
| 131 | BEDTIME STORY Tammy Wynette (Epic KE 31285) | 138 | 2 | |
| 132 | FIRST TASTE OF SIN Cold Blood (Reprise MS 2074) | — | 1 | |
| 133 | BLACK MAGIC Martha Reeves & Vandellas (Gordy G 958L) | 136 | 5 | |
| 134 | AL GREEN GETS NEXT TO YOU Al Green (Hi SHL 32062) | 141 | 30 | |
| 135 | DON’T FIGHT THE FEELING Geraldine [Flip Wilson] (Little David LD 1001) | — | 1 | |
| 136 | BRASS ON IVORY Henry Mancini & Doc Severinsen (RCA Victor LSP-4629) | 144 | 2 | |
| 137 | “THE KILLER” ROCKS ON Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury SRM-1-637) | 148 | 2 | |
| 138 | GENESIS Soul Children (Stax STS 3003) | — | 1 | |
| 139 | RATCHELL Ratchell (Decca DL 7-5339) | 143 | 3 | |
| 140 | ONE’S ON THE WAY Loretta Lynn (Decca DL 7-5334) | 145 | 2 | |
| 141 | DR. HOOK Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (Columbia C 30898) | — | 1 | |
| 142 | JUNGLE FEVER Chakachas (Polydor PD 5504) | 147 | 2 | |
| 143 | JUST AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG Paul Williams (A&M SP-4327) | 149 | 18 | |
| 144 | I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507) | — | 1 | |
| 145 | DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS David Clayton-Thomas (Columbia KC 31000) | — | 1 | |
| 146 | FANNY HILL Fanny (Reprise MS 2058) | 150 | 4 | |
| 147 | MANDRILL IS Mandrill (Polydor PD 5025) | — | 1 | |
| 148 | A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCX 755) | — | 1 | |
| 149 | COMIN’ THRU Quicksilver Messenger Service (Capitol SMAS-11002) | — | 1 | |
| 150 | MEET THE BRADY BUNCH Brady Bunch (Paramount PAS-6032) | — | 1 | |
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