| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 15, 1972 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | EXILE ON MAIN ST. Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 2-2900) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | THICK AS A BRICK Jethro Tull (Reprise MS 2072) | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | HONKY CHATEAU Elton John (Uni 93135) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Atlantic SD 7216) | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | JOPLIN IN CONCERT Janis Joplin (Columbia C2X 31160) | 4 | 10 | |
| 6 | HARVEST Neil Young (Reprise MS 2032) | 6 | 20 | |
| 7 | LIVE IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Procol Harum (A&M SP-4335) | 8 | 9 | |
| 8 | PORTRAIT OF DONNY Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4820) | 12 | 7 | |
| 9 | FIRST TAKE Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 8230) | 7 | 18 | |
| 10 | AMAZING GRACE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 2-906) | 15 | 5 | |
| 11 | SIMON & GARFUNKEL’S GREATEST HITS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350) | 19 | 3 | |
| 12 | LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS Jackson 5 (Motown M 759L) | 16 | 7 | |
| 13 | DONNY HATHAWAY LIVE Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-386) | 14 | 19 | |
| 14 | STILL BILL Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7014) | 18 | 10 | |
| 15 | MANASSAS Stephen Stills / Manassas (Atlantic SD 2-903) | 9 | 12 | |
| 16 | A SONG FOR YOU Carpenters (A&M SP-3511) | 26 | 3 | |
| 17 | MUSIC OF MY MIND Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 314L) | 17 | 16 | |
| 18 | AMERICA America (Reprise BS 2576) | 10 | 23 | |
| 19 | HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON Eric Clapton (Atco SD 2-803) | 21 | 13 | |
| 20 | EAT A PEACH Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 2CP 0102) | 20 | 18 | |
| 21 | A LONELY MAN Chi-Lites (Brunswick BL 754179) | 13 | 12 | |
| 22 | SAMMY DAVIS, JR. NOW Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM SE 4832) | 25 | 10 | |
| 23 | SCHOOL’S OUT Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BS 2623) | 31 | 3 | |
| 24 | GRAHAM NASH / DAVID CROSBY Graham Nash & David Crosby (Atlantic SD 7220) | 11 | 13 | |
| 25 | THE OSMONDS “LIVE” Osmonds (MGM 2SE 4826) | 33 | 4 | |
| 26 | LAYLA (And Other Assorted Love Songs) Derek & Dominos (Atco SD 2-704) | 34 | 48 | |
| 27 | IT’S JUST BEGUN Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA Victor LSP-4640) | 24 | 12 | |
| 28 | BIG BAMBU Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77014) | 35 | 4 | |
| 29 | LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” Andy Williams (Columbia KC 31303) | 23 | 14 | |
| 30 | MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71 Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SABB-11042) | 22 | 10 | |
| 31 | I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG Billy Preston (A&M SP-3507) | 32 | 11 | |
| 32 | THE GODFATHER Original Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1003) | 30 | 14 | |
| 33 | AMAZING GRACE Pipes And Drums And Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA Victor LSP-4744) | 44 | 4 | |
| 34 | GODSPELL Original Cast (Bell 1102) | 38 | 34 | |
| 35 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | 27 | 23 | |
| 36 | SMOKIN’ Humble Pie (A&M SP-4342) | 28 | 17 | |
| 37 | BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF Staple Singers (Stax STS-3002) | 36 | 18 | |
| 38 | FRAGILE Yes (Atlantic SD 7211) | 29 | 26 | |
| 39 | COLORS OF THE DAY – THE BEST OF JUDY COLLINS Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75030) | 41 | 6 | |
| 40 | JEFF BECK GROUP Jeff Beck Group (Epic KE 31331) | 43 | 9 | |
| 41 | REST IN PEACE Steppenwolf (Dunhill DSX-50124) | 46 | 5 | |
| 42 | SOMETHING / ANYTHING? Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2066) | 45 | 14 | |
| 43 | I GOTCHA Joe Tex (Dial DL-6002) | 37 | 12 | |
| 44 | MARDI GRAS Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9404) | 39 | 12 | |
| 45 | PAUL SIMON Paul Simon (Columbia KC 30750) | 51 | 22 | |
| 46 | EAGLES Eagles (Asylum SD 5054) | 54 | 4 | |
| 47 | DR. HOOK Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (Columbia C 30898) | 42 | 11 | |
| 48 | ALL DAY MUSIC War (United Artists UAS 5546) | 40 | 35 | |
| 49 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 47 | 68 | |
| 50 | CLOSE UP Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71055) | 60 | 4 | |
| 51 | POWERGLIDE New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31284) | 49 | 10 | |
| 52 | ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP-4776) | 75 | 2 | |
| 53 | BUMP CITY Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. BS 2616) | 55 | 7 | |
| 54 | SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band (Apple SVBB-3392) | 69 | 2 | |
| 55 | INDIVIDUALLY & COLLECTIVELY 5th Dimension (Bell 6073) | 57 | 14 | |
| 56 | MOODS Neil Diamond (Uni 93136) | 67 | 2 | |
| 57 | ACE Bob Weir (Warner Bros. BS 2627) | 61 | 6 | |
| 58 | DEMONS AND WIZARDS Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-630) | 66 | 3 | |
| 59 | CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES! LIVE! Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles (Columbia KC 31308) | 73 | 2 | |
| 60 | COME FROM THE SHADOWS Joan Baez (A&M SP-4339) | 59 | 9 | |
| 61 | THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS Chuck Berry (Chess CH 60020) | 65 | 6 | |
| 62 | A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE Ray Charles (ABC/TRC ABCX 755) | 63 | 11 | |
| 63 | FLOY JOY Supremes (Motown M 751L) | 48 | 7 | |
| 64 | PET SOUNDS / CARL & THE PASSIONS – SO TOUGH Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 2MS 2083) | 68 | 6 | |
| 65 | THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH George Harrison/Various Artists (Apple STCX 3385) | 50 | 27 | |
| 66 | MEET THE BRADY BUNCH Brady Bunch (Paramount PAS-6032) | 71 | 11 | |
| 67 | FLASH Flash (Capitol/Sovereign SMAS-11040) | 76 | 8 | |
| 68 | BLOODROCK LIVE Bloodrock (Capitol SVBB-11038) | 72 | 6 | |
| 69 | JAZZ BLUES FUSION John Mayall (Polydor PD 5027) | 79 | 5 | |
| 70 | UNDERSTANDING Bobby Womack (United Artists UAS-5577) | 78 | 3 | |
| 71 | BABY I’M-A WANT YOU Bread (Elektra EKS-75015) | 56 | 24 | |
| 72 | MOVE ALONG Grass Roots (Dunhill DSX-50112) | 81 | 4 | |
| 73 | DADDY DON’T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (Chelsea CHE-1001) | 83 | 6 | |
| 74 | HEADS & TALES Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75023) | 58 | 20 | |
| 75 | THE FIRST TIME EVER (I Saw Your Face) Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 31342) | 77 | 5 | |
| 76 | FILLMORE - THE LAST DAYS Various Artists (Fillmore Z3X 31390) | — | 1 | |
| 77 | FREE AT LAST Free (A&M SP-4349) | 70 | 6 | |
| 78 | MANDRILL IS Mandrill (Polydor PD 5025) | 74 | 11 | |
| 79 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-756) | 90 | 4 | |
| 80 | FM & AM George Carlin (Little David LD 7214) | 52 | 21 | |
| 81 | CELEBRATION El Chicano (Kapp KS-3663) | 82 | 9 | |
| 82 | JAMES BROWN SOUL CLASSICS James Brown (Polydor SC 5401) | 87 | 6 | |
| 83 | FRANK SINATRA’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 1034) | 84 | 5 | |
| 84 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | 80 | 28 | |
| 85 | TEASER AND THE FIRECAT Cat Stevens (A&M SP 4313) | 92 | 40 | |
| 86 | DISTANT LIGHT Hollies (Epic KE 30958) | 101 | 2 | |
| 87 | MALO Malo (Warner Bros. BS 2584) | 53 | 25 | |
| 88 | CABARET Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752) | 85 | 19 | |
| 89 | SITTIN’ IN Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina (Columbia C 31044) | 86 | 15 | |
| 90 | MACHINE HEAD Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2607) | 89 | 13 | |
| 91 | MUSIC Carole King (Ode SP-77013) | 93 | 32 | |
| 92 | OBSCURED BY CLOUDS Pink Floyd (Harvest ST-11078) | 108 | 3 | |
| 93 | ALL TOGETHER NOW Argent (Epic KE 31556) | 144 | 2 | |
| 94 | SHAFT Original Soundtrack / Isaac Hayes (Enterprise EN 2-5002) | 99 | 49 | |
| 95 | LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” (Speak Softly Love) Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia KC 31473) | 98 | 6 | |
| 96 | MOUNTAIN LIVE: THE ROAD GOES EVER ON Mountain (Windfall 5502) | 91 | 10 | |
| 97 | THE STYLISTICS Stylistics (Avco AV-33023) | 62 | 32 | |
| 98 | DON’T FIGHT THE FEELING Geraldine [Flip Wilson] (Little David LD 1001) | 64 | 11 | |
| 99 | ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Sonny & Cher (Kapp KS-3660) | 94 | 21 | |
| 100 | YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7213) | 97 | 22 | |
| 101 | ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS Johnny Mathis (Columbia KG 31345) | 103 | 2 | |
| 102 | HOW DO YOU DO? Mouth & MacNeal (Philips PHS 700-000) | 117 | 4 | |
| 103 | NILSSON SCHMILSSON Nilsson (RCA Victor LSP-4515) | 88 | 32 | |
| 104 | PEOPLE... HOLD ON Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 315L) | 105 | 4 | |
| 105 | KILLER Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BS 2587) | 107 | 32 | |
| 106 | AMERICA EATS ITS YOUNG Funkadelic (Westbound 2WB 2020) | 110 | 4 | |
| 107 | THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS David Bowie (RCA Victor LSP-4702) | 119 | 3 | |
| 108 | LOST IN THE OZONE Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS-6017) | 96 | 36 | |
| 109 | NATURE PLANNED IT Four Tops (Motown M 748L) | 106 | 7 | |
| 110 | ROOTS AND BRANCHES Dillards (Anthem ANS-5901) | 114 | 5 | |
| 111 | THERE IT IS James Brown (Polydor PD 5028) | 132 | 2 | |
| 112 | LOOKING GLASS Looking Glass (Epic KE 31320) | 137 | 2 | |
| 113 | FORGOTTEN SONGS AND UNSUNG HEROES John Kay (Dunhill DSX-50120) | 95 | 13 | |
| 114 | CRUSADERS I Crusaders (Blue Thumb/Chisa BTS 6001) | 100 | 19 | |
| 115 | LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” Al Martino (Capitol ST-11071) | 118 | 5 | |
| 116 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG Partridge Family (Bell 6072) | 102 | 17 | |
| 117 | CHEECH & CHONG Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77010) | 104 | 41 | |
| 118 | NATURALLY J. J. Cale (Shelter SW-8908) | 122 | 14 | |
| 119 | REMEMBERING YOU Carroll O’Connor (A&M SP-4340) | 129 | 4 | |
| 120 | ANNUNZIO PAOLO MANTOVANI Mantovani & Orchestra (London XPS 610) | 121 | 8 | |
| 121 | BILLY JOE THOMAS B. J. Thomas (Scepter SPS 5101) | 115 | 8 | |
| 122 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS-10900) | 113 | 39 | |
| 123 | UPENDO NI PAMOJA Ramsey Lewis Trio (Columbia KC 31096) | 112 | 5 | |
| 124 | THE SPICE OF LIFE Jerry Butler (Mercury SRM-2-7502) | 130 | 3 | |
| 125 | HOBO’S LULLABY Arlo Guthrie (Reprise MS 2060) | 127 | 4 | |
| 126 | SOLID BRASS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4341) | 123 | 6 | |
| 127 | SOUL ZODIAC Nat Adderley Sextet (Capitol SVBB-11025) | 138 | 2 | |
| 128 | BRASS ON IVORY Henry Mancini & Doc Severinsen (RCA Victor LSP-4629) | 116 | 12 | |
| 129 | THE SNAKE Harvey Mandel (Janus JLS 3017) | 111 | 6 | |
| 130 | IF AN ANGEL CAME TO SEE YOU, WOULD YOU MAKE HER FEEL AT HOME? Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7008) | 133 | 3 | |
| 131 | THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT Billy Preston (Apple ST-3359) | 131 | 5 | |
| 132 | ROADWORK Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic KEG 31249) | 120 | 16 | |
| 133 | AMERICAN PIE Don McLean (United Artists UAS 5535) | 126 | 35 | |
| 134 | BURGERS Hot Tuna (Grunt FTR-1004) | 109 | 17 | |
| 135 | RIO GRANDE MUD Z Z Top (London XPS 612) | 125 | 10 | |
| 136 | STRIKING IT RICH! Dan Hicks & Hot Licks (Blue Thumb BTS 36) | 140 | 8 | |
| 137 | CLIMAX FEATURING SONNY GERICI Climax Featuring Sonny Gerici (Rocky Road RR-3506) | 139 | 4 | |
| 138 | JO JO GUNNE Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5053) | 124 | 19 | |
| 139 | BROTHER, BROTHER, BROTHER Isley Brothers (T-Neck TNS 3009) | 143 | 3 | |
| 140 | QUIET FIRE Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 1594) | 128 | 33 | |
| 141 | ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia KC 31464) | — | 1 | |
| 142 | GREATEST HITS Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31170) | 134 | 19 | |
| 143 | EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE GODFATHER* (*But Don’t Ask) Crazy Gang (Columbia KC 31608) | 149 | 2 | |
| 144 | TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM Delfonics (Philly Groove PG 1154) | 148 | 2 | |
| 145 | ELVIS SINGS HITS FROM HIS MOVIES, VOLUME 1 Elvis Presley (RCA Camden CAS-2567) | — | 1 | |
| 146 | GUMBO Dr. John (Atlantic SD 7006) | 150 | 9 | |
| 147 | THE FIRST TIME EVER (I Saw Your Face) Peter Nero (Columbia KC 31335) | — | 1 | |
| 148 | BARE TREES Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2080) | 145 | 13 | |
| 149 | JACKSON BROWNE Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5051) | 141 | 21 | |
| 150 | CHERISH David Cassidy (Bell 6070) | 136 | 23 | |
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