Billboard 200

Week of July 22, 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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Honky Chateau

Elton John

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

Elton John's 'Madman Across the Water' Reissue Hits Top 10 on Top Album Sales

Billboard 200

Week of July 22, 1972

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Honky Chateau
  Elton John
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

2
- Exile On Main St.
  The Rolling Stones
- 2
- 1
- 7
- - 2
  - 1
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Republic/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
  Roberta Flack
- 3
- 3
- 11
- - 3
  - 3
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

4
- Still Bill
  Bill Withers
- 9
- 4
- 10
- - 9
  - 4
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex/Columbia/Legacy

5
- Procol Harum Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
  Procol Harum
- 6
- 5
- 11
- - 6
  - 5
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

6
- Portrait Of Donny
  Donny Osmond
- 7
- 6
- 9
- - 7
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

7
- Amazing Grace
  Aretha Franklin With James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir
- 8
- 7
- 6
- - 8
  - 7
  - 6

8
- Joplin In Concert
  Janis Joplin
- 5
- 4
- 11
- - 5
  - 4
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

9
- Lookin' Through The Windows
  The Jackson 5
- 10
- 9
- 8
- - 10
  - 9
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/TRC

10
- Thick As A Brick
  Jethro Tull
- 4
- 1
- 10
- - 4
  - 1
  - 10

11
- A Song For You
  Carpenters
- 13
- 11
- 3
- - 13
  - 11
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

12
- Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
  Simon & Garfunkel
- 15
- 12
- 4
- - 15
  - 12
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

13
- Sammy Davis Jr. Now
  Sammy Davis Jr.
- 11
- 11
- 13
- - 11
  - 11
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

14
- School's Out
  Alice Cooper
- 17
- 14
- 4
- - 17
  - 14
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

15
- The Osmonds "Live"
  The Osmonds
- 19
- 15
- 6
- - 19
  - 15
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Salsoul

16
- Big Bambu
  Cheech & Chong
- 24
- 16
- 4
- - 24
  - 16
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals

17
- History Of Eric Clapton
  Eric Clapton
- 12
- 6
- 15
- - 12
  - 6
  - 15

18
- Layla
  Derek & The Dominos
- 23
- 16
- 46
- - 23
  - 16
  - 46

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

19
- First Take
  Roberta Flack
- 14
- 1
- 24
- - 14
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

20
- A Lonely Man
  The Chi-lites
- 16
- 5
- 13
- - 16
  - 5
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

21
- Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden
  Elvis Presley
- 30
- 21
- 3
- - 30
  - 21
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

22
- Live
  Donny Hathaway
- 18
- 18
- 21
- - 18
  - 18
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

23
- Music Of My Mind
  Stevie Wonder
- 21
- 21
- 18
- - 21
  - 21
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

24
- Manassas
  Stephen Stills
- 20
- 4
- 13
- - 20
  - 4
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

25
- Moods
  Neil Diamond
- 52
- 25
- 2
- - 52
  - 25
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

26
- Harvest
  Neil Young
- 22
- 1
- 21
- - 22
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

27
- Eat A Peach
  The Allman Brothers Band
- 25
- 4
- 19
- - 25
  - 4
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Chronicles/UMe

28
- Jeff Beck Group
  Jeff Beck
- 28
- 19
- 11
- - 28
  - 19
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

29
- Tapestry
  Carole King
- 26
- 1
- 68
- - 26
  - 1
  - 68

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ode Sounds & Visuals/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

30
- The Godfather
  Soundtrack
- 29
- 21
- 16
- - 29
  - 21
  - 16

31
- It's Just Begun
  The Jimmy Castor Bunch
- 27
- 27
- 14
- - 27
  - 27
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

32
- Graham Nash/David Crosby
  David Crosby/Graham Nash
- 32
- 4
- 14
- - 32
  - 4
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

33
- I Wrote A Simple Song
  Billy Preston
- 34
- 33
- 23
- - 34
  - 33
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

34
- Eagles
  Eagles
- 49
- 34
- 5
- - 49
  - 34
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Elektra

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- America
  America
- 31
- 1
- 23
- - 31
  - 1
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

36
- Amazing Grace
  Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
- 45
- 36
- 5
- - 45
  - 36
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ariola

37
- Mardi Gras
  Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 35
- 12
- 13
- - 35
  - 12
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

38
- Godspell
  Original Cast Recording
- 39
- 38
- 41
- - 39
  - 38
  - 41

39
- Powerglide
  New Riders Of The Purple Sage
- 38
- 33
- 12
- - 38
  - 33
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

40
- All Day Music
  War
- 33
- 16
- 36
- - 33
  - 16
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

41
- Let's Stay Together
  Al Green
- 41
- 8
- 24
- - 41
  - 8
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

42
- Colors Of The Day/The Best Of Judy Collins
  Judy Collins
- 37
- 37
- 9
- - 37
  - 37
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

43
- Hot Rocks 1964-1971
  The Rolling Stones
- 44
- 4
- 29
- - 44
  - 4
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London/ABKCO

RIAA Certification: Diamond

44
- Killer
  Alice Cooper
- 46

Billboard 200

Week of July 22, 1972

Billboard 200

Honky Chateau

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elton John's 'Madman Across the Water' Reissue Hits Top 10 on Top Album Sales

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Honky Chateau

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Exile On Main St.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Still Bill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Procol Harum Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait Of Donny

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Amazing Grace

Joplin In Concert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lookin' Through The Windows

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Thick As A Brick

A Song For You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sammy Davis Jr. Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

School's Out

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Osmonds "Live"

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Bambu

Imprint/Promotion Label:

History Of Eric Clapton

Layla

Imprint/Promotion Label:

First Take

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Lonely Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music Of My Mind

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Manassas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Moods

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Harvest

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Eat A Peach

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jeff Beck Group

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tapestry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Godfather

It's Just Begun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Graham Nash/David Crosby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Wrote A Simple Song

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Eagles

Imprint/Promotion Label:

America

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Amazing Grace

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mardi Gras

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Godspell