| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1972 |
| TOP 50 COUNTRY ALBUMS (As published in the December 30, 1972, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | CHARLEY PRIDE SINGS HEART SONGS (RCA Victor) |
| 2 | EASY LOVING – Freddie Hart (Capitol) |
| 3 | THE BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE VOL. II (RCA Victor) |
| 4 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. – Donna Fargo (Dot) |
| 5 | HOW CAN I UNLOVE YOU – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 6 | WE GO TOGETHER – Tammy Wynette & George Jones (Epic) |
| 7 | THE REAL McCOY – Charlie McCoy (Monument) |
| 8 | MY HANG-UP IS YOU – Freddie Hart (Capitol) |
| 9 | WOULD YOU TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE ON ME? – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 10 | LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT A SONG – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 11 | THE DAY THAT LOVE WALKED IN – David Houston (Epic) |
| 12 | SOMEDAY WE’LL LOOK BACK – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 13 | TAMMY’S GREATEST HITS – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 14 | A SUNSHINY DAY WITH CHARLEY PRIDE (RCA Victor) |
| 15 | IN SEARCH OF A SONG – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) |
| 16 | ONE’S ON THE WAY – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 17 | HERE COMES HONEY AGAIN – Sonny James (Capitol) |
| 18 | LEAD ME ON – Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 19 | YOU’RE MY MAN – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 20 | THE BEST OF BUCK OWENS (Capitol) |
| 21 | ELEVEN ROSES – Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM) |
| 22 | THE LONESOMEST LONESOME – Ray Price (Columbia) |
| 23 | SHE’S ALL I GOT – Johnny Paycheck (Epic) |
| 24 | BLESS YOUR HEART – Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats (Capitol) |
| 25 | THE “KILLER” ROCKS ON – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 26 | YOU’RE LOOKIN’ AT COUNTRY – Loretta Lynn (Decca) |
| 27 | TO GET TO YOU – Jerry Wallace (Decca) |
| 28 | HANK WILLIAMS, JR.’S GREATEST HITS – VOLUME 2 (MGM) |
| 29 | GEORGE JONES (Epic) |
| 30 | LIVE AT THE NUGGET – Buck Owens (Capitol) |
| 31 | AMERICA (A 200-Year Salute In Story And Song) – Johnny Cash (Columbia) |
| 32 | IT’S FOUR IN THE MORNING – Faron Young (Mercury) |
| 33 | BILL ANDERSON’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 (Decca) |
| 34 | THE RIGHT COMBINATION / BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 35 | A THING CALLED LOVE – Johnny Cash (Columbia) |
| 36 | THE BEST OF PORTER WAGONER & DOLLY PARTON (RCA Victor) |
| 37 | ME AND THE FIRST LADY – George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 38 | I’M A TRUCK – Red Simpson (Capitol) |
| 39 | THE JOHNNY CASH COLLECTION (His Greatest Hits, Volume II) (Columbia) |
| 40 | KO-KO JOE – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 41 | LISTEN TO A COUNTRY SONG – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 42 | SMELL THE FLOWERS – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 43 | WE ALL GOT TOGETHER AND... – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) |
| 44 | BEDTIME STORY – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 45 | THE WORLD OF LYNN ANDERSON (Columbia) |
| 46 | I WONDER WHAT SHE’LL THINK ABOUT ME LEAVING – Conway Twitty (Decca) |
| 47 | (I’ve Got A) HAPPY HEART – Susan Raye (Capitol) |
| 48 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN – Ray Price (Columbia) |
| 49 | WHAT AIN’T MEANT TO BE, JUST MIGHT HAPPEN – Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor) |
| 50 | THE BEST OF BUCK OWENS & SUSAN RAYE (Capitol) |