No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month
1 HARVEST-NEIL YOUNG-REPRISE
2 TAPESTRY-CAROLE KING-Ode
3 AMERICAN PIE-DON McLEAN-United Artists
4 TEASER & THE FIRECAT-CAT STEVENS-A&M
5 HOT ROCKS-ROLLING STONES-London
6 KILLER-ALICE COOPER-Warner Brothers
7 FIRST TAKE-ROBERTA FLACK-Atlantic
8 AMERICA-America-Warner Brothers
9 MUSIC-Carole King-Ode
10 MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER-Elton John-Uni
11 All Day Music-War-United Artists
12 Let's Stay Together-Al Green-Hi
13 Baby I'm A Want You-Bread-Elektra
14 Led Zeppelin IV-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic
15 Eat A Peach-Allman Brothers-April
16 Concert For Bangladesh-George Harrison & Friends-Apple
17 Quiet Fire-Roberta Flack-Atlantic
18 Fragile-Yes-Atlantic
19 Fiddler On The Roof-Soundtrack-United Artists
20 Nilsson Schmilsson-Nilsson-RCA
21 Cheech & Chong-Cheech & Chong-Ode
22 Live-Donny Hathaway-Atco
23 Gather Me-Melanie-Neighborhood
24 Honky Chateau-Elton John-Uni
25 Stylistics-Stylistics-Avco
26 Thick As A Brick-Jethro Tull-Reprise
27 History Of Eric Clapton-Eric Clapton-Atco
28 Chicago V-Chicago-Columbia
29 Santana(71)-Santana-Columbia
30 FM AM-George Carlin-Little David
31 Exile On Main Street-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones
32 Paul Simon-Paul Simon-Columbia
33 Godspell-Original Cast-Bell
34 Shaft Soundtrack-Isaac Hayes-Enterprise
35 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-Atlantic
36 Smokin'-Humble Pie-A&M
37 A Lonely Man-Chi-Lites-Brunswick
38 Black Moses-Isaac Hayes-Enterprise
39 Godfather-Soundtrack-Paramount
40 Bealtitude/Respect Yourself-Staple Singers-Stax
41 Jesus Christ Superstar-Various Artists-Decca
42 Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys-Traffic-Island
43 Carpenters-Carpenters-A&M
44 Still Bill-Bill Withers-Sussex
45 There's A Riot Goin' On-Sly & Family Stone-Epic
46 Jackson Five's Greatest Hits-Jackson Five-Motown
47 Music Of My Mind-Stevie Wonder-Tamla
48 Cher-Cher-Kapp
49 E.Pluribus Funk-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol
50 Chicago At Carnegie Hall-Chicago-Columbia
51 Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume II-Bob Dylan-Columbia
52 Procol Harum In Concert-Procol Harum-A&M
53 Manassas-Stephen Stills-Atlantic
54 Young,Gifted & Black-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic
55 Janis Joplin In Concert-Janis Joplin-Columbia
56 Lookin' Through The Windows-Jackson Five-Motown
57 Harmony-Three Dog Night-Dunhill
58 Malo-Malo-Warner Brothers
59 Straight Up-Badfinger-Apple
60 All I Ever Need Is You-Sonny & Cher-Kapp
61 Tea For The Tillerman-Cat Stevens-A&M
62 Portrait Of Donny-Donny Osmond-MGM
63 The London Chuck Berry Sessions-Chess
64 Phase III-Osmonds-MGM
65 Every Picture Tells A Story-Rod Stewart-Mercury
66 Big Bambu-Cheech & Chong-A&M
67 To You With Love-Donny Osmond-MGM
68 Anticipation-Carly Simon-Elektra
69 I Wrote A Simple Song-Billy Preston
70 A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse-Faces-Warner Brothers
71 Nash & Crosby-Graham Nash & David Crosby-Atlantic
72 Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia
73 Layla-Derek & The Dominos-Atco
74 Live-Osmonds-MGM
75 Electric Warrior-T.Rex-Reprise
76 Master Of Reality-Black Sabbath-Warner Brothers
77 A Clockwork Orange-Soundtrack-Warner Brothers
78 A Song For You-Carpenters-A&M
79 School's Out-Alice Cooper-Warner Brothers
80 Aqualung-Jethro Tull-Reprise
81 Moods-Neil Diamond-Uni
82 Summer Of '42-Peter Nero-Columbia
83 Elvis At Madison Square Garden-Elvis Presley-RCA
84 Flash-Flash-Capitol
85 Now-Sammy Davis,Jr-MGM
86 Machine Head-Deep Purple-Warner Brothers
87 Jeff Beck Group-Jeff Beck Group-Epic
88 Amazing Grace-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic
89 Carney-Leon Russell-Shelter
90 Sonny & Cher Live-Sonny & Cher-Kapp
91 Got To Be There-Michael Jackson-Motown
92 Demons & Wizards-Uriah Heep-Mercury
93 Every Good Boy Deserves A Favour-Moody Blues-Threshold
94 Yes Album-Yes-Atlantic
95 Love Theme From "The Godfather"-Andy Williams-Columbia
96 Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles Live-Columbia
97 Cabaret-Soundtrack-ABC
98 Mark,Don & Mel-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol
99 Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get-Dramatics-Volt
100 Performance:Rockin' The Fillmore-Humble Pie-A&M
* As published in the December 30,1972 issue of Billboard Magazine
