Sunday January 21, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 20, 1973



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1 NO SECRETS 1 1 10 7
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75049)
2 SEVENTH SOJOURN 2 2 2 11
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 7)
3 RHYMES & REASONS 3 3 1 12
Carole King (Ode SP-77016)
4 LIVING IN THE PAST 4 4 5 11
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2TS 2106)
5 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO 5 9 11 10
War (United Artists UAS-5652)
6 SUMMER BREEZE 7 7 8 17
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2629)
7 CATCH BULL AT FOUR 8 5 3 15
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4365)
8 I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU 6 6 7 14
Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074)
9 TOMMY 10 14 17 7
London Symphony Orchestra (Ode SP 99001)
10 ONE MAN DOG 11 11 14 8
James Taylor (WB BS 2660)
11 LOGGINS AND MESSINA 12 13 13 11
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 31748)
12 HOMECOMING 17 19 23 8
America (WB BS 2655)
13 FOR THE ROSES 14 18 22 8
Joni Mitchell (Asylum SD 5057)
14 HOT AUGUST NIGHT 18 24 33 6
Neil Diamond (MCA MCA 2-8000)
15 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH 15 17 19 15
John Denver (RCA LSP-4731)
16 LADY SINGS THE BLUES 20 22 25 7
Diana Ross (Motown M 758-D)
17 BURNING LOVE AND HITS FROM HIS MOVIES VOL. 2 16 16 16 10
Elvis Presley (RCA CAS-2595)
18 360 DEGREES OF BILLY PAUL 19 21 30 8
Billy Paul (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31793)
19 SUPER FLY 9 10 6 25
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST)
20 TALKING BOOK 28 37 43 7
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
21 CARAVANSERAI 13 8 4 12
Santana (Columbia KC 31610)
22 LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE FORUM 22 23 27 10
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 31760)
23 GUITAR MAN 21 12 12 11
Bread (Elektra EKS-75047)
24 EUROPE '72 25 27 32 8
Grateful Dead (WB 3WX 2668)
25 ALL DIRECTIONS 23 15 9 22
Temptations (Gordy G 962L)
26 THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY 29 34 39 8
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-682)
27 I AM WOMAN 32 38 47 6
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068)
28 CREEDENCE GOLD 31 39 46 8
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy F 9418)
29 THE DIVINE MISS M 34 40 45 7
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238)
30 KEEPER OF THE CASTLE 30 31 36 11
Four Tops (Dunhill DSX 50129)
31 JOE COCKER 33 35 40 8
Joe Cocker (A&M ST-4368)
32 MORE HOT ROCKS (BIG HITS & FAZED COOKIES) 54 70 -- 3  
Rolling Stones (London 2PS 626/7)
33 ROUND 2 37 26 21 11
Stylistics (Avco AV 11006)
34 BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4 24 20 15 14
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2602)
35 TROUBLE MAN 58 76 96 4  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T-322L)
36 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY NOTEBOOK 43 55 67 6
Partridge Family (Bell 1111)
37 AN ANTHOLOGY 42 54 65 7
Duane Allman (Capricorn 2LP 0108)
38 PHOENIX 40 44 26 15
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11099)
39 STONEGROUND WORDS 39 41 42 10
Melanie (Neighborhood NRS 48001)
40 I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW 36 32 20 12
Johnny Nash (Epic KE 31607)
41 GOOD FOOT 44 53 57 7
James Brown (Polydor PD2-3004)
42 FRESH 50 58 64 6
Raspberries (Capitol ST 11123)
43 OF A SIMPLE MAN 41 42 44 11
Lobo (Big Tree BTS 2013)
44 WHO CAME FIRST 49 50 54 9
Pete Townshend (Decca DL 79189)
45 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC TO THE WORLD 46 47 49 13
Ten Years After (Columbia KC 31779)
46 MY BEST TO YOU 56 64 82 4
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4872)
47 CHICAGO V 53 33 37 26
Chicago (Columbia KC 31102)
48 GARDEN PARTY 51 62 77 5
Rick Nelson (Decca DL 75391)
49 JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST 45 45 48 8
Neil Young (Reprise 2XS 6480)
50 WAR HEROES 52 61 70 6
Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2103)
51 DON MCLEAN 60 68 84 4
Don McLean (United Artists UAS 5651)
52 FACES 59 66 75 5
Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402)
53 THE LADY'S NOT FOR SALE 55 57 60 8
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4370)
54 NEW BLOOD 26 25 18 13  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31780)
55 BACK TO FRONT 63 75 -- 3
Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 5)
56 SPACE ODDITY 57 60 62 7
David Bowie (RCA LSP-4813)
57 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 64 71 80 5
Albert Hammond (Mums KZ 31905)
58 WHY DON'T CHA 27 29 31 12  
West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia KC 31929)
59 BIG BAMBU 62 59 59 31
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
60 MAN OF LA MANCHA 68 80 91 4
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 9906)
61 I MISS YOU 47 51 41 17  
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31648)
62 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG (I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT) 48 49 52 16  
Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2202)
63 ROCK ME BABY 35 28 28 12  
David Cassidy (Bell 1109)
64 CLOSE TO THE EDGE 38 30 29 16  
Yes (Atlantic SD 7244)
65 GREEN IS BLUE 74 86 -- 3
Al Green (Hi SHL 32055)
66 FULL HOUSE 71 63 50 13
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7241)
67 DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED 66 36 35 18
Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012)
68 WILLIE REMEMBERS 70 81 87 5
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 543L)
69 CRAZY HORSES 61 43 24 13
Osmonds (MGM SE 4851)
70 TAPESTRY 75 79 81 93
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
71 A SONG FOR YOU 73 74 79 30
Carpenters (A&M SP-3511)
72 THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 83 92 98 18  
Donna Fargo (Dot DOS 26000)
73 CLASS CLOWN 72 65 53 15
George Carlin (Little David LD 1004)
74 SITTIN' IN 84 88 -- 14
Loggins And Messina (Columbia C 31044)
75 GYPSY COWBOY 82 91 -- 3
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31930)
76 A GOOD FEELIN' TO KNOW 80 90 -- 3
Poco (Epic KE 31601)
77 JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN 79 84 86 6
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909)
78 L.A. REGGAE 81 85 89 6
Johnny Rivers (United Artists UAS 5650)
79 CAN'T BUY A THRILL 91 -- -- 2  
Steely Dan (ABC ABCX-758)
80 THE INCOMPARABLE CHARLEY PRIDE 87 87 90 4
Charley Pride (RCA Camden CAS 2584)
81 THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT 90 -- -- 2
Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584)
82 TRANSFORMER 85 93 -- 3
Lou Reed (RCA LSP 4807)
83 ANTHOLOGY 86 94 -- 3
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SVBB 11114)
84 MUSIC IS MY LIFE 92 96 -- 3
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3516)
85 ALL IN THE FAMILY: 2ND ALBUM 93 -- -- 2
TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD-7232)
86 NEVER A DULL MOMENT 88 72 63 25
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-646)
87 WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE -- -- -- 1  
Deep Purple (WB BS 2678)
88 THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS 89 95 74 27
David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702)
89 HURRICANE SMITH -- -- -- 1  
Hurricane Smith (Capitol ST 11139)
90 GREATEST HITS 94 99 78 20
Fifth Dimension (Bell 1106)
91 SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS 67 56 56 25  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50118)
92 CYMANDE -- -- -- 1  
Cymande (Janus JLS 3044)
93 BEN 65 46 34 21  
Michael Jackson (Motown M 755L)
94 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN 69 48 38 11  
Bee Gees (Atco SD 36-7012)
95 MOODS 76 67 55 29  
Neil Diamond (UNI 93136)
96 ROCK OF AGES: THE BAND IN CONCERT 77 69 51 20  
The Band (Capitol SABB 11045)
97 CARNEY 96 52 58 27
Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911)
98 LIZA WITH A "Z" 95 83 83 15
Liza Minnelli (Columbia KC 31762)
99 HONKY CHATEAU 97 89 68 32
Elton John (UNI 93135)
100 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS 99 97 76 30
Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350)

designates a album that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a album that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" by Mac Davis (# 78)
   • "Trilogy" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (# 98)
   • "Toulouse Street" by Doobie Brothers (#100)

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