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