CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1972 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1972 Charts! |
| 1972 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 1 | Chicago At Carnegie Hall - Chicago | 87. Live At The Riviera, Las Vegas - Engelbert Humperdinck |
| January 8 | Music - Carole King | 56. Hot Rocks 1964-1971 - Rolling Stones |
| January 15 | American Pie - Don McLean | 5. The Concert For Bangla Desh - George Harrison/Various Artists |
| January 22 | American Pie - Don McLean | 69. Pictures At An Exhibition - Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| January 29 | American Pie - Don McLean | 62. Phase III - Osmonds |
| February 5 | American Pie - Don McLean | 69. Baby I’m-A Want You - Bread |
| February 12 | American Pie - Don McLean | 67. Cherish - David Cassidy |
| February 19 | American Pie - Don McLean | 38. Paul Simon - Paul Simon |
| February 26 | American Pie - Don McLean | 105. FM & AM - George Carlin |
| March 4 | American Pie - Don McLean | 58. Harvest - Neil Young |
| March 11 | American Pie - Don McLean | 56. Hendrix In The West - Jimi Hendrix |
| March 18 | Harvest - Neil Young | 55. Straight Shooter - James Gang |
| March 25 | Harvest - Neil Young | 68. The Partridge Family Shopping Bag - Partridge Family |
| April 1 | Harvest - Neil Young | 87. Live Cream Volume II - Cream |
| April 8 | Harvest - Neil Young | 136. Sittin’ In - Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina |
| April 15 | America - America | 73. The Godfather - Original Soundtrack |
| April 22 | America - America | 68. Graham Nash/David Crosby - Graham Nash & David Crosby |
| April 29 | America - America | 67. Mardi Gras - Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| May 6 | First Take - Roberta Flack | 95. Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway |
| May 13 | First Take - Roberta Flack | 36. Mark, Don & Mel 1969-71 - Grand Funk Railroad |
| May 20 | First Take - Roberta Flack | 25. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull |
| May 27 | First Take - Roberta Flack | 120. Billy Joe Thomas - B. |
| June 3 | Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull | 53. Portrait Of Donny - Donny Osmond |
| June 10 | Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull | 14. Exile On Main St. - Rolling Stones |
| June 17 | Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull | 56. Amazing Grace - Aretha Franklin |
| June 24 | Exile On Main St. - Rolling Stones | 53. The Osmonds “Live” - Osmonds |
| July 1 | Exile On Main St. - Rolling Stones | 32. Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits - Simon & Garfunkel |
| July 8 | Exile On Main St. - Rolling Stones | 67. Moods - Neil Diamond |
| July 15 | Exile On Main St. - Rolling Stones | 76. Fillmore - The Last Days - Various Artists |
| July 22 | Exile On Main St. - Rolling Stones | 66. Son Of Schmilsson - Nilsson |
| July 29 | Exile On Main St. - Rolling Stones | 46. Chicago V - Chicago |
| August 5 | Honky Chateau - Elton John | 31. Never A Dull Moment - Rod Stewart |
| August 12 | Honky Chateau - Elton John | 69. Long John Silver - Jefferson Airplane |
| August 19 | Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits - Simon & Garfunkel | 78. The Slider - T. Rex |
| August 26 | Chicago V - Chicago | 98. Live At The Paramount - Guess Who |
| September 2 | Chicago V - Chicago | 90. Ben - Michael Jackson |
| September 9 | Chicago V - Chicago | 63. The Partridge Family At Home With Their Greatest Hits - Partridge Family |
| September 16 | Chicago V - Chicago | 133. O’Keefe - Danny O’Keefe |
| September 23 | Chicago V - Chicago | 79. Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis |
| September 30 | Big Bambu - Cheech & Chong | 105. Everybody’s In Show Biz - Kinks |
| October 7 | Never A Dull Moment - Rod Stewart | 69. Close To The Edge - Yes |
| October 14 | Super Fly - Original Soundtrack/Curtis Mayfield | 67. Catch Bull At Four - Cat Stevens |
| October 21 | Super Fly - Original Soundtrack/Curtis Mayfield | 68. I’m Still In Love With You - Al Green |
| October 28 | Super Fly - Original Soundtrack/Curtis Mayfield | 111. Rock Me Baby - David Cassidy |
| November 4 | Super Fly - Original Soundtrack/Curtis Mayfield | 42. Rhymes & Reasons - Carole King |
| November 11 | Catch Bull At Four - Cat Stevens | 40. Living In The Past - Jethro Tull |
| November 18 | Super Fly - Original Soundtrack/Curtis Mayfield | 88. Live Concert At The Forum - Barbra Streisand |
| November 25 | Catch Bull At Four - Cat Stevens | 113. Space Oddity - David Bowie |
| December 2 | Catch Bull At Four - Cat Stevens | 68. One Man Dog - James Taylor |
| December 9 | All Directions - Temptations | 63. Tommy - London Symphony Orchestra & Chambre Choir |
| December 16 | Seventh Sojourn - Moody Blues | 97. Hot August Night - Neil Diamond |
| December 23 | Seventh Sojourn - Moody Blues | 105. My Best To You - Donny Osmond |
| December 30 | Rhymes & Reasons - Carole King | 96. Trouble Man - Original Soundtrack/Marvin Gaye |
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