Billboard 200

Week of May 13, 1972

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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First Take

Roberta Flack

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

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Billboard 200

Week of May 13, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- First Take
  Roberta Flack
- 1
- 1
- 14
- - 1
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

2
- Harvest
  Neil Young
- 2
- 1
- 11
- - 2
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

3
- America
  America
- 3
- 1
- 13
- - 3
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

4
- Fragile
  Yes
- 5
- 4
- 17
- - 5
  - 4
  - 17

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

5
- Graham Nash/David Crosby
  David Crosby/Graham Nash
- 10
- 5
- 4
- - 10
  - 5
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

6
- Smokin'
  Humble Pie
- 7
- 6
- 7
- - 7
  - 6
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion

7
- Eat A Peach
  The Allman Brothers Band
- 4
- 4
- 9
- - 4
  - 4
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Chronicles/UMe

8
- Manassas
  Stephen Stills
- 17
- 8
- 3
- - 17
  - 8
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

9
- Tapestry
  Carole King
- 9
- 1
- 58
- - 9
  - 1
  - 58

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

10
- Paul Simon
  Paul Simon
- 6
- 4
- 14
- - 6
  - 4
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

11
- Baby I'm-A Want You
  Bread
- 12
- 3
- 15
- - 12
  - 3
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

12
- Let's Stay Together
  Al Green
- 11
- 8
- 14
- - 11
  - 8
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

13
- Mardi Gras
  Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 18
- 13
- 3
- - 18
  - 13
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

14
- Malo
  Malo
- 15
- 14
- 14
- - 15
  - 14
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals

15
- History Of Eric Clapton
  Eric Clapton
- 23
- 15
- 5
- - 23
  - 15
  - 5

16
- Nilsson Schmilsson
  Nilsson
- 8
- 3
- 24
- - 8
  - 3
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

17
- The Concert For Bangla Desh
  George Harrison
- 19
- 2
- 19
- - 19
  - 2
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

18
- All I Ever Need Is You
  Sonny & Cher
- 14
- 14
- 12
- - 14
  - 14
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

19
- Young, Gifted And Black
  Aretha Franklin
- 16
- 11
- 13
- - 16
  - 11
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

20
- American Pie
  Don McLean
- 13
- 1
- 27
- - 13
  - 1
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Millennium

21
- FM & AM
  George Carlin
- 22
- 13
- 13
- - 22
  - 13
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

22
- All Day Music
  War
- 20
- 20
- 26
- - 20
  - 20
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

23
- Bealtitude: Respect Yourself
  The Staple Singers
- 29
- 23
- 12
- - 29
  - 23
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

24
- Roadwork
  Edgar Winter
- 24
- 24
- 8
- - 24
  - 24
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

25
- Live
  Donny Hathaway
- 21
- 21
- 11
- - 21
  - 21
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

26
- Machine Head
  Deep Purple
- 26
- 26
- 5
- - 26
  - 26
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

27
- Live Cream - Volume II
  Cream
- 28
- 27
- 7
- - 28
  - 27
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

28
- A Lonely Man
  The Chi-lites
- 49
- 28
- 3
- - 49
  - 28
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

29
- The Godfather
  Soundtrack
- 32
- 29
- 6
- - 32
  - 29
  - 6

30
- The Partridge Family Shopping Bag
  The Partridge Family
- 25
- 18
- 8
- - 25
  - 18
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion

31
- Hot Rocks 1964-1971
  The Rolling Stones
- 34
- 4
- 19
- - 34
  - 4
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London/ABKCO

RIAA Certification: Diamond

32
- Got To Be There
  Michael Jackson
- 27
- 14
- 13
- - 27
  - 14
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

33
- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
  The Dramatics
- 30
- 20
- 17
- - 30
  - 20
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kudu

34
- Teaser And The Firecat
  Cat Stevens
- 31
- 2
- 32
- - 31
  - 2
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

35
- Hellbound Train
  Savoy Brown
- 37
- 35
- 9
- - 37
  - 35
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot

36
- Shaft
  Soundtrack
- 53
- 1
- 39
- - 53
  - 1
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ghet-O-Vision/LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- I Gotcha
  Joe Tex
- 40
- 37
- 4
- - 40
  - 37
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

38
- Madman Across The Water
  Elton John
- 35
- 8
- 25
- - 35
  - 8
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocket/EMI/Mercury/UMC/UMe

39
- Quiet Fire
  Roberta Flack
- 39
- 18
- 23
- - 39
  - 18
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

40
- Led Zeppelin IV
  Led Zeppelin
- 38
- 2
- 25
- - 38
  - 2
  - 25

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

41
- And That's The Truth
  Lily Tomlin
- 41
- 41
- 8
- - 41
  - 41
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

42
- A Clockwork Orange
  Soundtrack
- 36
- 34
- 15
- - 36
  - 34
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

43
- Hendrix In The West
  Jimi Hendrix
- 33
- 12
- 11
- - 33
  - 12
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Experience Hendrix/Legacy/Sony Music

44
- Killer
  Alice Cooper

Billboard 200

Week of May 13, 1972

Billboard 200

First Take

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Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

First Take

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Harvest

Imprint/Promotion Label:

America

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fragile

Graham Nash/David Crosby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Smokin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Eat A Peach

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Manassas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tapestry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paul Simon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baby I'm-A Want You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Stay Together

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mardi Gras

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Malo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

History Of Eric Clapton

Nilsson Schmilsson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Concert For Bangla Desh

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All I Ever Need Is You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young, Gifted And Black

Imprint/Promotion Label:

American Pie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

FM & AM

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All Day Music

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bealtitude: Respect Yourself

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roadwork

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Machine Head

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live Cream - Volume II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Lonely Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Godfather

The Partridge Family Shopping Bag

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Rocks 1964-1971

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Got To Be There

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Teaser And The Firecat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hellbound Train

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shaft

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Gotcha

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