Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending January 27, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO SECRETS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75049) | ||||||
| 2 | RHYMES & REASONS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77016) | ||||||
| 3 | SEVENTH SOJOURN | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold THS 7) | ||||||
| 4 | THE WORLD IS A GHETTO | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| War (United Artists UAS-5652) | ||||||
| 5 | LIVING IN THE PAST | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 2TS 2106) | ||||||
| 6 | CATCH BULL AT FOUR | 7 | 8 | 5 | 16 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4365) | ||||||
| 7 | TOMMY | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| London Symphony Orchestra (Ode SP 99001) | ||||||
| 8 | HOMECOMING | 12 | 17 | 19 | 9 | |
| America (WB BS 2655) | ||||||
| 9 | HOT AUGUST NIGHT | 14 | 18 | 24 | 7 | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA MCA 2-8000) | ||||||
| 10 | I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074) | ||||||
| 11 | LOGGINS AND MESSINA | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 31748) | ||||||
| 12 | FOR THE ROSES | 13 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum SD 5057) | ||||||
| 13 | ONE MAN DOG | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
| James Taylor (WB BS 2660) | ||||||
| 14 | TALKING BOOK | 20 | 28 | 37 | 8 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L) | ||||||
| 15 | LADY SINGS THE BLUES | 16 | 20 | 22 | 8 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M 758-D) | ||||||
| 16 | 360 DEGREES OF BILLY PAUL | 18 | 19 | 21 | 9 | |
| Billy Paul (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31793) | ||||||
| 17 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4731) | ||||||
| 18 | SUMMER BREEZE | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 |  |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2629) | ||||||
| 19 | SUPER FLY | 19 | 9 | 10 | 26 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST) | ||||||
| 20 | CARAVANSERAI | 21 | 13 | 8 | 13 | |
| Santana (Columbia KC 31610) | ||||||
| 21 | I AM WOMAN | 27 | 32 | 38 | 7 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068) | ||||||
| 22 | CREEDENCE GOLD | 28 | 31 | 39 | 9 | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy F 9418) | ||||||
| 23 | THE DIVINE MISS M | 29 | 34 | 40 | 8 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | ||||||
| 24 | EUROPE '72 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 9 | |
| Grateful Dead (WB 3WX 2668) | ||||||
| 25 | THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY | 26 | 29 | 34 | 9 | |
| Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-1-682) | ||||||
| 26 | MORE HOT ROCKS (BIG HITS & FAZED COOKIES) | 32 | 54 | 70 | 4 | |
| Rolling Stones (London 2PS 626/7) | ||||||
| 27 | TROUBLE MAN | 35 | 58 | 76 | 5 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T-322L) | ||||||
| 28 | BURNING LOVE AND HITS FROM HIS MOVIES VOL. 2 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA CAS-2595) | ||||||
| 29 | GUITAR MAN | 23 | 21 | 12 | 12 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75047) | ||||||
| 30 | ALL DIRECTIONS | 25 | 23 | 15 | 23 | |
| Temptations (Gordy G 962L) | ||||||
| 31 | ROUND 2 | 33 | 37 | 26 | 12 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 11006) | ||||||
| 32 | AN ANTHOLOGY | 37 | 42 | 54 | 8 | |
| Duane Allman (Capricorn 2LP 0108) | ||||||
| 33 | LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE FORUM | 22 | 22 | 23 | 11 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 31760) | ||||||
| 34 | JOE COCKER | 31 | 33 | 35 | 9 | |
| Joe Cocker (A&M ST-4368) | ||||||
| 35 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY NOTEBOOK | 36 | 43 | 55 | 7 | |
| Partridge Family (Bell 1111) | ||||||
| 36 | FRESH | 42 | 50 | 58 | 7 | |
| Raspberries (Capitol ST 11123) | ||||||
| 37 | KEEPER OF THE CASTLE | 30 | 30 | 31 | 12 | |
| Four Tops (Dunhill DSX 50129) | ||||||
| 38 | GOOD FOOT | 41 | 44 | 53 | 8 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD2-3004) | ||||||
| 39 | STONEGROUND WORDS | 39 | 39 | 41 | 11 | |
| Melanie (Neighborhood NRS 48001) | ||||||
| 40 | MY BEST TO YOU | 46 | 56 | 64 | 5 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4872) | ||||||
| 41 | OF A SIMPLE MAN | 43 | 41 | 42 | 12 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree BTS 2013) | ||||||
| 42 | WHO CAME FIRST | 44 | 49 | 50 | 10 | |
| Pete Townshend (Decca DL 79189) | ||||||
| 43 | CHICAGO V | 47 | 53 | 33 | 27 | |
| Chicago (Columbia KC 31102) | ||||||
| 44 | DON MCLEAN | 51 | 60 | 68 | 5 | |
| Don McLean (United Artists UAS 5651) | ||||||
| 45 | GARDEN PARTY | 48 | 51 | 62 | 6 | |
| Rick Nelson (Decca DL 75391) | ||||||
| 46 | ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC TO THE WORLD | 45 | 46 | 47 | 14 | |
| Ten Years After (Columbia KC 31779) | ||||||
| 47 | PHOENIX | 38 | 40 | 44 | 16 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11099) | ||||||
| 48 | IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 57 | 64 | 71 | 6 | |
| Albert Hammond (Mums KZ 31905) | ||||||
| 49 | WAR HEROES | 50 | 52 | 61 | 7 | |
| Jimi Hendrix (Reprise MS 2103) | ||||||
| 50 | FACES | 52 | 59 | 66 | 6 | |
| Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402) | ||||||
| 51 | THE LADY'S NOT FOR SALE | 53 | 55 | 57 | 9 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4370) | ||||||
| 52 | BACK TO FRONT | 55 | 63 | 75 | 4 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 5) | ||||||
| 53 | BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4 | 34 | 24 | 20 | 15 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2602) | ||||||
| 54 | SPACE ODDITY | 56 | 57 | 60 | 8 | |
| David Bowie (RCA LSP-4813) | ||||||
| 55 | GREEN IS BLUE | 65 | 74 | 86 | 4 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32055) | ||||||
| 56 | NEW BLOOD | 54 | 26 | 25 | 14 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 31780) | ||||||
| 57 | MAN OF LA MANCHA | 60 | 68 | 80 | 5 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 9906) | ||||||
| 58 | I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW | 40 | 36 | 32 | 13 | |
| Johnny Nash (Epic KE 31607) | ||||||
| 59 | WHY DON'T CHA | 58 | 27 | 29 | 13 | |
| West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia KC 31929) | ||||||
| 60 | BIG BAMBU | 59 | 62 | 59 | 32 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014) | ||||||
| 61 | JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST | 49 | 45 | 45 | 9 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise 2XS 6480) | ||||||
| 62 | DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED | 67 | 66 | 36 | 19 | |
| Moody Blues (Deram DES 18012) | ||||||
| 63 | THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. | 72 | 83 | 92 | 19 | |
| Donna Fargo (Dot DOS 26000) | ||||||
| 64 | I MISS YOU | 61 | 47 | 51 | 18 | |
| Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 31648) | ||||||
| 65 | IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG (I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT) | 62 | 48 | 49 | 17 | |
| Luther Ingram (Koko KOS 2202) | ||||||
| 66 | FULL HOUSE | 66 | 71 | 63 | 14 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7241) | ||||||
| 67 | TAPESTRY | 70 | 75 | 79 | 94 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 68 | ROCK ME BABY | 63 | 35 | 28 | 13 | |
| David Cassidy (Bell 1109) | ||||||
| 69 | CAN'T BUY A THRILL | 79 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC ABCX-758) | ||||||
| 70 | SITTIN' IN | 74 | 84 | 88 | 15 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia C 31044) | ||||||
| 71 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT | 81 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584) | ||||||
| 72 | A GOOD FEELIN' TO KNOW | 76 | 80 | 90 | 4 | |
| Poco (Epic KE 31601) | ||||||
| 73 | L.A. REGGAE | 78 | 81 | 85 | 7 | |
| Johnny Rivers (United Artists UAS 5650) | ||||||
| 74 | CLASS CLOWN | 73 | 72 | 65 | 16 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 1004) | ||||||
| 75 | WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE | 87 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Deep Purple (WB BS 2678) | ||||||
| 76 | TRANSFORMER | 82 | 85 | 93 | 4 | |
| Lou Reed (RCA LSP 4807) | ||||||
| 77 | HURRICANE SMITH | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Hurricane Smith (Capitol ST 11139) | ||||||
| 78 | ANTHOLOGY | 83 | 86 | 94 | 4 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SVBB 11114) | ||||||
| 79 | A SONG FOR YOU | 71 | 73 | 74 | 31 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3511) | ||||||
| 80 | MUSIC IS MY LIFE | 84 | 92 | 96 | 4 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M SP-3516) | ||||||
| 81 | ALL IN THE FAMILY: 2ND ALBUM | 85 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| TV Show Cast (Atlantic SD-7232) | ||||||
| 82 | DOUBLE GOLD | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Neil Diamond (Bang BSD2-227) | ||||||
| 83 | CYMANDE | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Cymande (Janus JLS 3044) | ||||||
| 84 | THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS | 88 | 89 | 95 | 28 | |
| David Bowie (RCA LSP 4702) | ||||||
| 85 | THE INCOMPARABLE CHARLEY PRIDE | 80 | 87 | 87 | 5 | |
| Charley Pride (RCA Camden CAS 2584) | ||||||
| 86 | WILLIE REMEMBERS | 68 | 70 | 81 | 6 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 543L) | ||||||
| 87 | GYPSY COWBOY | 75 | 82 | 91 | 4 | |
| New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 31930) | ||||||
| 88 | WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Timmy Thomas (Glades 33-6501) | ||||||
| 89 | CLOSE TO THE EDGE | 64 | 38 | 30 | 17 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 7244) | ||||||
| 90 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN | 77 | 79 | 84 | 7 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | ||||||
| 91 | LAST DAYS AND TIME | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 31622) | ||||||
| 92 | GREATEST HITS | 90 | 94 | 99 | 21 | |
| Fifth Dimension (Bell 1106) | ||||||
| 93 | 1957-1972 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla TS 320) | ||||||
| 94 | REALLY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Cale (Shelter SW 8912) | ||||||
| 95 | NEVER A DULL MOMENT | 86 | 88 | 72 | 26 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-646) | ||||||
| 96 | SEVEN SEPARATE FOOLS | 91 | 67 | 56 | 26 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50118) | ||||||
| 97 | BEN | 93 | 65 | 46 | 22 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown M 755L) | ||||||
| 98 | MOODS | 95 | 76 | 67 | 30 | |
| Neil Diamond (UNI 93136) | ||||||
| 99 | CARNEY | 97 | 96 | 52 | 28 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter SW-8911) | ||||||
| 100 | HONKY CHATEAU | 99 | 97 | 89 | 33 | |
| Elton John (UNI 93135) | ||||||
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:
• "Crazy Horses" by Osmonds (# 69)
• "To Whom It May Concern" by Bee Gees (# 94)
• "Rock Of Ages: The Band In Concert" by The Band (# 96)
• "Liza With A "Z"" by Liza Minnelli (# 98)
• "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits" by Simon & Garfunkel (#100)