POS-ALBUM-ARTIST-LABEL-PEAK MONTH
1 TAPESTRY-CAROLE KING-ODE
2 MUSIC-CAROLE KING-Ode
3 HARVEST-NEIL YOUNG-Reprise
4 AMERICAN PIE-DON McLEAN-United Artists
5 TEASER & THE FIRECAT-CAT STEVENS-A&M
6 LET'S STAY TOGETHER-AL GREEN-Hi
7 CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH-GEORGE HARRISON & FRIENDS-Apple
8 FRAGILE-Yes-Atlantic
9 AMERICA-America-Warner Brothers
10 LED ZEPPELIN IV-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic
11 Hot Rocks-Rolling Stones-London
12 Thick As A Brick-Jethro Tull-Reprise
13 Honky Chateau-Elton John-Uni
14 Paul Simon-Paul Simon-Columbia
15 Chicago At Carnegie Hall-Chicago-Columbia
16 Eat A Peach-Allman Brothers-April
17 First Take-Roberta Flack-Atlantic
18 Baby I'm A Want You-Bread-Elektra
19 Nilsson Schmilsson-Nilsson-RCA
20 Exile On Main Street-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones
21 Big Bambu-Cheech & Chong-A&M
22 Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia
23 Santana(71)-Santana-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-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-Atlantic
28 School's Out-Alice Cooper-Warner Brothers
29 Chicago V-Chicago-Columbia
30 There's A Riot Goin' On-Sly & Family Stone-Epic
31 Shaft Soundtrack-Isaac Hayes-Enterprise
32 Moods-Neil Diamond-Uni
33 Stylistics-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 Steweart-Mercury
38 Carney-Leon Russell-Shelter
39 Quiet Fire-Roberta Flack-Atlantic
40 Live-Donny Hathaway-Atco
41 Lookin' Through The Windows-Jackson Five-Motown
42 Killer-Alice Cooper-Warner Brothers
43 Every Picture Tells A Story-Rod Stewart-Mercury
44 Janis Joplin In Concert-Janis Joplin-Columbia
45 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-Malo-Warner Brothers
51 A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse-Faces-Warner Brothers
52 Jackson Five's Greatest Hits-Jackson Five-Motown
53 Carpenters-Carpenters-A&M
54 Procol Harum In Concert-Procol Harum-A&M
55 Elvis At Madison Square Garden-Elvis Presley-RCA
56 Smokin'-Humble Pie-A&M
57 Nash & Crosby-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-Eric Clapton-Atco
62 Seven Separate Foots-Dunhill
63 Superfly-Curtis Mayfield-Curtom
64 Manassas-Stephen Stills-Atlantic
65 Cheech & Chong-Cheech & Chong-Ode
66 Got To Be There-Michael Jackson-Motown
68 The London Chuck Berry Sessions-Chess
69 Music Of My Mind-Stevie Wonder-Tamla
70 FM AM-George Carlin-Little David
71 All In The Family Cast-Various Artists-Atlantic
72 Stones-Neil Diamond-Uni
73 Wild Life-Wings-Apple
74 Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume II-Bob Dylan-Columbia
75 Himself-Gilbert O'Sullivan-MAM
76 Phase III-Osmonds-MGM
77 Godspell-Original Cast-Bell
78 Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get-Dramatics-Volt
79 Demons & Wizards-Uriah Heep-Mercury
80 Pictures At An Exhibition-Emerson,Lake & Palmer-Cotillion
81 Fiddler On The Roof-Soundtrack-United Artists
82 A Lonely Man-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-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol
86 Godfather-Soundtrack-Paramount
87 Sound Magazine-The Partridge Family-Bell
88 Son Of Schmilsson-Harry Nilsson
89 All Directions-Temptations-Gordy
90 Straight Up-Badfinger-Apple
91 Cher-Cher-Kapp
92 Blood,Sweat & Tears Greatest Hits-Blood,Sweat & Tears
93 Distant Light-Hollies-Epic
94 Every Good Boy Deserves A Favour-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-Partridge Family-Bell
99 Too Young-Donny Osmond-MGM
100 Saint Domonic's Preview-Van Morrison-Warner Brothers
* As published in the December 30,1972 issue of Cash Box Magazine
