Monday January 29, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 27, 1973



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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)

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