Sunday May 6, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 5, 1973



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1 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 3 12 58 4
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
2 THE BEST OF BREAD 5 16 21 7
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
3 ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE 1 6 9 11
Elvis Presley (RCA 34-023)
4 BEATLES 1962-1966 12 21 56 4
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403)
5 BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 4 2 1 8
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2685)
6 THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT 7 8 10 17
Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584)
7 BEATLES 1967-1970 13 25 57 4
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404)
8 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 2 1 3 8
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
9 MASTERPIECE 6 7 8 9
Temptations (Gordy G-965L)
10 EAT IT 11 22 25 7
Humble Pie (A&M SP-3701)
11 CAN'T BUY A THRILL 9 11 11 17
Steely Dan (ABC ABCX-758)
12 NEITHER ONE OF US 17 19 22 7
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 737L)
13 DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 10 5 6 13
Elton John (MCA 2100)
14 MOVING WAVES 16 18 19 12
Focus (Imperial 5C 180-24572)
15 LADY SINGS THE BLUES 8 4 5 22
Diana Ross (Motown M 758-D)
16 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO 14 15 16 25
War (United Artists UAS-5652)
17 GRAND HOTEL 23 32 45 6
Procol Harum (Chrysalis CHR 1037)
18 AROUND THE WORLD WITH THREE DOG NIGHT 20 24 26 8
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSY 50138)
19 DUELING BANJOS 15 3 4 13
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (WB BS 2683)
20 SHOOT OUT AT THE FANTASY FACTORY 18 9 7 14
Traffic (Island ILPS 9224)
21 COSMIC WHEELS 26 31 35 7
Donovan (Epic KE 32156)
22 THE BYRDS 24 28 36 7
Byrds (Asylum SD 5058)
23 NO SECRETS 25 13 12 22
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75049)
24 TRUE STORIES AND OTHER DREAMS 22 23 23 11
Judy Collins (Elektra EKS-75053)
25 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH 19 10 2 30
John Denver (RCA LSP-4731)
26 THE SPINNERS 43 63 -- 3  
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7256)
27 TRANSFORMER 28 29 28 18
Lou Reed (RCA LSP 4807)
28 THE SESSION 33 37 41 8
Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury SRM-2-803)
29 BLACK CAESAR (SOUNDTRACK) 31 34 39 8
James Brown (Polydor PD 6014)
30 COMPOSITE TRUTH 34 40 46 9
Mandrill (Polydor PD 5043)
31 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 35 41 51 6
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
32 TALKING BOOK 29 30 20 22
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
33 BIRDS OF FIRE 30 20 15 12
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 31996)
34 ALONE TOGETHER 37 43 54 6
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4886)
35 BEGINNINGS 36 38 42 7
Allman Brothers (Atco SD 2-805)
36 BECK, BOGERT & APPICE 41 51 64 5
Beck, Bogert & Appice (Epic KE 32140)
37 PRELUDE 21 14 13 13  
Deodato (CTI 6021)
38 SPACE ODDITY 27 17 17 22  
David Bowie (RCA LSP-4813)
39 STEALER'S WHEEL 45 53 61 6
Stealer's Wheel (A&M SP-4377)
40 SEVENTH SOJOURN 42 42 31 26
Moody Blues (Threshold THS 7)
41 SKYWRITER 47 58 70 4
Jackson 5 (Motown M 761L)
42 LOST HORIZON 39 36 37 11
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 1300)
43 THE SINGER 49 55 65 6
Liza Minnelli (Columbia KC 32149)
44 BIRTH DAY 50 56 63 6
New Birth (RCA LSP 4797)
45 DIAMOND GIRL -- 69 -- 2
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
46 WATTSTAX: THE LIVING WORD 46 26 14 12
Various Artists (Stax STS-2-3010)
47 HOT AUGUST NIGHT 32 33 32 21  
Neil Diamond (MCA MCA 2-8000)
48 LIFE AND TIMES 48 49 50 11
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
49 STILL ALIVE AND WELL 59 68 -- 3
Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32188)
50 PLEASURE 58 65 73 7
Ohio Players (Westbound WB 2017)
51 OOH LA LA 60 70 -- 3
Faces (WB BS 2665)
52 THE BEST OF MOUNTAIN 51 50 53 9
Mountain (Columbia KC 32079)
53 THE DIVINE MISS M 38 35 18 22  
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238)
54 KEEPER OF THE CASTLE 40 39 27 26  
Four Tops (Dunhill DSX 50129)
55 I AM WOMAN 52 27 29 21
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068)
56 THE 2ND CRUSADE 62 71 80 5
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 7000)
57 AMERICA, WHY I LOVE HER 44 46 48 8  
John Wayne (RCA LSP 4828)
58 LOGGINS AND MESSINA 53 44 30 26
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 31748)
59 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII 86 -- -- 2  
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4361)
60 I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU 67 60 40 29
Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074)
61 THIRTY SECONDS OVER WINTERLAND 70 82 -- 3
Jefferson Airplane (Grunt BFL1-0147)
62 SLAYED 54 52 47 10
Slade (Polydor PD 5524)
63 MADE IN JAPAN 75 87 -- 3  
Deep Purple (WB 2WS 2701)
64 SLOPPY SECONDS 55 45 34 12
Dr. Hook (Columbia KC 31702)
65 DOUBLE GOLD 57 59 60 15
Neil Diamond (Bang BSD2-227)
66 DANNY'S SONG 81 90 -- 3  
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 11172)
67 LAST DAYS AND TIME 64 48 38 15
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 31622)
68 BITE DOWN HARD 76 86 97 4
Jo Jo Gunne (Asylum SD 5065)
69 SITTIN' IN 66 64 68 29
Loggins And Messina (Columbia C 31044)
70 RAUNCH N' ROLL LIVE 78 85 94 4
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7019)
71 CABARET 79 -- -- 21
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752)
72 HOLLAND 61 62 33 13  
Beach Boys (Brother MS 2118)
73 FOCUS 3 84 -- -- 2  
Focus (Sire SAS 3901)
74 HOMECOMING 71 72 71 23
America (WB BS 2655)
75 LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER 77 81 91 4
Fifth Dimension (Bell 1116)
76 TUNEWEAVING 83 91 -- 3
Dawn (Bell 1112)
77 ROUND 2 72 74 74 26
Stylistics (Avco AV 11006)
78 GODSPELL 89 -- -- 2  
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 1118)
79 ALBUM III 80 75 76 7
Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia KC 31462)
80 ROCK AND ROLL OUTLAWS 88 93 -- 3
Foghat (Bearsville BR 2136)
81 LEE MICHAELS LIVE 85 95 -- 3
Lee Michaels (A&M SP-3518)
82 ACROSS 110TH STREET (SOUNDTRACK) 63 47 43 13  
Bobby Womack & Peace (United Artists UAS 5525)
83 IN THE RIGHT PLACE 92 -- -- 2
Dr. John (Atco SD 7018)
84 THE BEST OF THE JAMES GANG FEATURING JOE WALSH 65 54 52 9  
James Gang (ABC ABCX 774)
85 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA -- -- -- 1  
Vicki Lawrence (Bell 1120)
86 FOR THE ROSES 69 67 66 23  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum SD 5057)
87 ME AND MRS. JONES 68 61 59 8  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KG 32114)
88 MY SECOND ALBUM 82 83 89 5
Donna Fargo (Dot DOS 26009)
89 BILL WITHERS LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL -- -- -- 1  
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7025-2)
90 TAPESTRY 73 78 62 108  
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
91 IN DEEP -- -- -- 1  
Argent (Epic KE 32195)
92 DRIFT AWAY -- -- -- 1  
Dobie Gray (Decca DL 5397)
93 THE BEST OF B.B. KING 74 73 75 10  
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 767)
94 PENGUIN -- -- -- 1  
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2138)
95 CATCH BULL AT FOUR 87 89 78 30
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4365)
96 SECOND ALBUM 97 -- -- 2
Roy Buchanan (Polydor PD 5046)
97 WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE 93 57 24 16
Deep Purple (WB BS 2678)
98 GREEN IS BLUE 100 88 72 18
Al Green (Hi SHL 32055)
99 CREEDENCE GOLD 96 84 85 23
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy F 9418)
100 SUPER FLY 91 97 98 40
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8014 ST)

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:

   • "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts (# 56)
   • "Trouble Man" by Marvin Gaye (# 90)
   • "In Concert" by Derek & The Dominos (# 94)
   • "Heartbreaker" by Free (# 95)
   • "A Letter To Myself" by Chi-Lites (# 98)
   • "Tommy" by London Symphony Orchestra (# 99)

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