Thursday May 3, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 28, 1973



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1 ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE 6 9 10 10
Elvis Presley (RCA 34-023)
2 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 1 3 12 7
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
3 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 12 58 -- 3
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
4 BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 2 1 7 7
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2685)
5 THE BEST OF BREAD 16 21 37 6  
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
6 MASTERPIECE 7 8 14 8
Temptations (Gordy G-965L)
7 THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT 8 10 18 16
Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584)
8 LADY SINGS THE BLUES 4 5 3 21
Diana Ross (Motown M 758-D)
9 CAN'T BUY A THRILL 11 11 13 16
Steely Dan (ABC ABCX-758)
10 DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 5 6 4 12
Elton John (MCA 2100)
11 EAT IT 22 25 36 6  
Humble Pie (A&M SP-3701)
12 BEATLES 1962-1966 21 56 -- 3
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403)
13 BEATLES 1967-1970 25 57 -- 3  
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404)
14 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO 15 16 11 24
War (United Artists UAS-5652)
15 DUELING BANJOS 3 4 2 12  
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (WB BS 2683)
16 MOVING WAVES 18 19 21 11
Focus (Imperial 5C 180-24572)
17 NEITHER ONE OF US 19 22 43 6
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 737L)
18 SHOOT OUT AT THE FANTASY FACTORY 9 7 5 13
Traffic (Island ILPS 9224)
19 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH 10 2 1 29
John Denver (RCA LSP-4731)
20 AROUND THE WORLD WITH THREE DOG NIGHT 24 26 33 7
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSY 50138)
21 PRELUDE 14 13 6 12
Deodato (CTI 6021)
22 TRUE STORIES AND OTHER DREAMS 23 23 26 10
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75053)
23 GRAND HOTEL 32 45 65 5
Procol Harum (Chrysalis CHR 1037)
24 THE BYRDS 28 36 45 6
Byrds (Asylum SD 5058)
25 NO SECRETS 13 12 8 21  
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75049)
26 COSMIC WHEELS 31 35 41 6
Donovan (Epic KE 32156)
27 SPACE ODDITY 17 17 20 21
David Bowie (RCA LSP-4813)
28 TRANSFORMER 29 28 29 17
Lou Reed (RCA LSP 4807)
29 TALKING BOOK 30 20 19 21
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
30 BIRDS OF FIRE 20 15 16 11
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 31996)
31 BLACK CAESAR (SOUNDTRACK) 34 39 51 7
James Brown (Polydor PD 6014)
32 HOT AUGUST NIGHT 33 32 24 20
Neil Diamond (MCA MCA 2-8000)
33 THE SESSION 37 41 50 7
Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury SRM-2-803)
34 COMPOSITE TRUTH 40 46 57 8
Mandrill (Polydor PD 5043)
35 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 41 51 70 5
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
36 BEGINNINGS 38 42 59 6
Allman Brothers (Atco SD 2-805)
37 ALONE TOGETHER 43 54 68 5
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4886)
38 THE DIVINE MISS M 35 18 9 21
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238)
39 LOST HORIZON 36 37 39 10
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 1300)
40 KEEPER OF THE CASTLE 39 27 25 25
Four Tops (Dunhill DSX 50129)
41 BECK, BOGERT & APPICE 51 64 88 4
Beck, Bogert & Appice (Epic KE 32140)
42 SEVENTH SOJOURN 42 31 23 25
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 7)
43 THE SPINNERS 63 -- -- 2  
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7256)
44 AMERICA, WHY I LOVE HER 46 48 52 7
John Wayne (RCA LSP 4828)
45 STEALER'S WHEEL 53 61 83 5
Stealer's Wheel (A&M SP-4377)
46 WATTSTAX: THE LIVING WORD 26 14 15 11  
Various Artists (Stax STS-2-3010)
47 SKYWRITER 58 70 -- 3  
Jackson 5 (Motown M 761L)
48 LIFE AND TIMES 49 50 56 10
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
49 THE SINGER 55 65 81 5
Liza Minnelli (Columbia KC 32149)
50 BIRTH DAY 56 63 82 5
New Birth (RCA LSP 4797)
51 THE BEST OF MOUNTAIN 50 53 54 8
Mountain (Columbia KC 32079)
52 I AM WOMAN 27 29 22 20  
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068)
53 LOGGINS AND MESSINA 44 30 32 25
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 31748)
54 SLAYED 52 47 49 9
Slade (Polydor PD 5524)
55 SLOPPY SECONDS 45 34 34 11
Dr. Hook (Columbia KC 31702)
56 SUMMER BREEZE 99 82 58 31  
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2629)
57 DOUBLE GOLD 59 60 27 14
Neil Diamond (Bang BSD2-227)
58 PLEASURE 65 73 77 6
Ohio Players (Westbound WB 2017)
59 STILL ALIVE AND WELL 68 -- -- 2
Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32188)
60 OOH LA LA 70 -- -- 2
Faces (WB BS 2665)
61 HOLLAND 62 33 30 12
Beach Boys (Brother MS 2118)
62 THE 2ND CRUSADE 71 80 96 4
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 7000)
63 ACROSS 110TH STREET (SOUNDTRACK) 47 43 44 12  
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists UAS 5525)
64 LAST DAYS AND TIME 48 38 35 14  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 31622)
65 THE BEST OF THE JAMES GANG FEATURING JOE WALSH 54 52 55 8  
James Gang (ABC ABCX 774)
66 SITTIN' IN 64 68 72 28
Loggins And Messina (Columbia C 31044)
67 I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU 60 40 42 28
Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074)
68 ME AND MRS. JONES 61 59 63 7
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KG 32114)
69 FOR THE ROSES 67 66 62 22
Joni Mitchell (Asylum SD 5057)
70 THIRTY SECONDS OVER WINTERLAND 82 -- -- 2  
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt BFL1-0147)
71 HOMECOMING 72 71 31 22
America (WB BS 2655)
72 ROUND 2 74 74 75 25
Stylistics (Avco AV 11006)
73 TAPESTRY 78 62 61 107
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
74 THE BEST OF B.B. KING 73 75 76 9
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 767)
75 MADE IN JAPAN 87 -- -- 2  
Deep Purple (WB 2WS 2701)
76 BITE DOWN HARD 86 97 -- 3
Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5065)
77 LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER 81 91 -- 3
Fifth Dimension (Bell 1116)
78 RAUNCH N' ROLL LIVE 85 94 -- 3
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7019)
79 CABARET -- -- -- 20
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752)
80 ALBUM III 75 76 78 6
Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia KC 31462)
81 DANNY'S SONG 90 -- -- 2
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 11172)
82 MY SECOND ALBUM 83 89 98 4
Donna Fargo (Dot DOS 26009)
83 TUNEWEAVING 91 -- -- 2
Dawn (Bell 1112)
84 FOCUS 3 -- -- -- 1  
Focus (Sire SAS 3901)
85 LEE MICHAELS LIVE 95 -- -- 2
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-3518)
86 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII -- -- -- 1  
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4361)
87 CATCH BULL AT FOUR 89 78 60 29
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4365)
88 ROCK AND ROLL OUTLAWS 93 -- -- 2
Foghat (Bearsville BR 2136)
89 GODSPELL -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 1118)
90 TROUBLE MAN 94 81 53 18
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T-322L)
91 SUPER FLY 97 98 79 39
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST)
92 IN THE RIGHT PLACE -- -- -- 1  
Dr. John (Atco SD 7018)
93 WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE 57 24 17 15  
Deep Purple (WB BS 2678)
94 IN CONCERT 79 55 28 13  
Derek & The Dominos (RSO SO 2-8800)
95 HEARTBREAKER 76 44 46 11  
Free (Island SW 9324)
96 CREEDENCE GOLD 84 85 71 22  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy F 9418)
97 SECOND ALBUM -- -- -- 1  
Roy Buchanan (Polydor PD 5046)
98 A LETTER TO MYSELF 80 86 90 4  
Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754188)
99 TOMMY 92 77 38 21
London Symphony Orchestra (Ode SP 99001)
100 GREEN IS BLUE 88 72 74 17  
Al Green (Hi SHL 32055)

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:

   • "Doug Sahm & Band" by Doug Sahm And Band (# 66)
   • "Diamond Girl" by Seals & Crofts (# 69)
   • "Edward Bear" by Edward Bear (# 77)
   • "Rhymes & Reasons" by Carole King (# 96)
   • "Chapter VII" by Buddy Miles (# 98)
   • "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (#100)

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