The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1972
TOP 100 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 30, 1972, issue)
POSTITLE – Artist (Label)
  1TAPESTRY – Carole King (Ode)
  2MUSIC – Carole King (Ode)
  3HARVEST – Neil Young (Reprise)
  4AMERICAN PIE – Don McLean (United Artists)
  5TEASER AND THE FIRECAT – Cat Stevens (A&M)
  6LET’S STAY TOGETHER – Al Green (Hi)
  7THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH – George Harrison/Various Artists (Apple)
  8FRAGILE – Yes (Atlantic)
  9AMERICA (Warner Bros.)
10LED ZEPPELIN IV (Atlantic)
11HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 – The Rolling Stones (London)
12THICK AS A BRICK – Jethro Tull (Reprise)
13HONKY CHATEAU – Elton John (Uni)
14PAUL SIMON (Columbia)
15CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL (Columbia)
16EAT A PEACH – The Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn)
17FIRST TAKE – Roberta Flack (Atlantic)
18BABY I’M-A WANT YOU – Bread (Elektra)
19NILSSON SCHMILSSON – Nilsson (RCA Victor)
20EXILE ON MAIN STREET – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
21BIG BAMBU – Cheech & Chong (Ode)
22GREATEST HITS – Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
23SANTANA III (Columbia)
24ALL DAY MUSIC – War (United Artists)
25STILL BILL – Bill Withers (Sussex)
26A SONG FOR YOU – Carpenters (A&M)
27ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY (Atlantic)
28SCHOOL’S OUT – Alice Cooper (Warner Bros.)
29CHICAGO V (Columbia)
30THERE’S A RIOT GOIN’ ON – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic)
31SHAFT – Original Soundtrack/Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)
32MOODS – Neil Diamond (Uni)
33THE STYLISTICS (Avco)
34MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER – Elton John (Uni)
35HARMONY – Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
36E PLURIBUS FUNK – Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)
37NEVER A DULL MOMENT – Rod Stewart (Mercury)
38CARNEY – Leon Russell (Shelter)
39QUIET FIRE – Roberta Flack (Atlantic)
40DONNY HATHAWAY LIVE (Atco)
41LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS – The Jackson 5 (Motown)
42KILLER – Alice Cooper (Warner Bros.)
43EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY – Rod Stewart (Mercury)
44JOPLIN IN CONCERT – Janis Joplin (Columbia)
45THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS – Traffic (Island)
46CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES! LIVE! (Columbia)
47TRILOGY – Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion)
48GATHER ME – Melanie (Neighborhood)
49IMAGINE – John Lennon (Apple)
50MALO (Warner Bros.)
51A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK... TO A BLIND HORSE – Faces (Warner Bros.)
52GREATEST HITS – The Jackson 5 (Motown)
53CARPENTERS (A&M)
54LIVE IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – Procol Harum (A&M)
55ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
56SMOKIN’ – Humble Pie (A&M)
57GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY (Atlantic)
58BLACK MOSES – Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)
59AMAZING GRACE – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
60YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
61HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON (Atco)
62SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS – Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
63SUPERFLY – Original Soundtrack/Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)
64MANASSAS – Stephen Stills & Manassas (Atlantic)
65CHEECH & CHONG (Ode)
66GOT TO BE THERE – Michael Jackson (Motown)
67MUSIC OF MY MIND – Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
68THE LONDON CHUCK BERRY SESSIONS (Chess)
69BEALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF – The Staple Singers (Stax)
70FM & AM – George Carlin (Little David)
71ALL IN THE FAMILY – Television Cast (Atlantic)
72STONES – Neil Diamond (Uni)
73WILD LIFE – Wings (Apple)
74GREATEST HITS – Bob Dylan (Columbia)
75HIMSELF – Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)
76PHASE-III – The Osmonds (MGM)
77GODSPELL – Original Cast (Bell)
78WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET – The Dramatics (Volt)
79DEMONS AND WIZARDS – Uriah Heep (Mercury)
80PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION – Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion)
81FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – Original Soundtrack (United Artists)
82A LONELY MAN – The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)
83ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU – Sonny & Cher (Kapp)
84LOVE THEME FROM “THE GODFATHER” – Andy Williams (Columbia)
85MARK, DON & MEL 1969-1971 – Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)
86THE GODFATHER – Original Soundtrack (Paramount)
87SOUND MAGAZINE – The Partridge Family (Bell)
88SON OF SCHMILSSON – Nilsson (RCA Victor)
89ALL DIRECTIONS – The Temptations (Gordy)
90STRAIGHT UP – Badfinger (Apple)
91CHER (Kapp)
92GREATEST HITS – Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
93DISTANT LIGHT – The Hollies (Epic)
94EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR – The Moody Blues (Threshold)
95ANTICIPATION – Carly Simon (Elektra)
96LONG JOHN SILVER – Jefferson Airplane (Grunt)
97WHO’S NEXT – The Who (Decca)
98THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY SHOPPING BAG (Bell)
99TOO YOUNG – Donny Osmond (MGM)
100 SAINT DOMINIC’S PREVIEW – Van Morrison (Warner Bros.)
SINGLES  |  1972