Tuesday August 7, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 4, 1973



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1 NOW & THEN 2 2 2 10
Carpenters (A&M SP-3519)
2 FANTASY 3 3 3 7
Carole King (Ode SP 77018)
3 CHICAGO VI 11 17 47 4
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
4 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 4 6 6 21
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
5 LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD 1 1 1 8
George Harrison (Apple SMAS-3410)
6 FRESH 8 14 17 6
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 32134)
7 THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON 6 5 4 11
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 32280)
8 DIAMOND GIRL 7 7 7 15
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
9 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 9 8 8 17
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
10 A PASSION PLAY 68 -- -- 2  
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1040)
11 MADE IN JAPAN 13 9 9 16
Deep Purple (WB 2WS 2701)
12 CALL ME 12 15 13 12
Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077)
13 BACK TO THE WORLD 14 16 19 9
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8105)
14 LEON LIVE 15 18 26 5
Leon Russell (Shelter STCO 8917)
15 RED ROSE SPEEDWAY 5 4 5 13
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SMAL-3409)
16 LOVE, DEVOTION, SURRENDER 17 19 29 5
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin & Carlos Santana (Columbia KC 32034)
17 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 10 10 10 19
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
18 YESSONGS 16 13 11 11
Yes (Atlantic SD 3-100)
19 MACHINE HEAD 24 27 33 23
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)
20 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 48 87 -- 3  
Diana Ross (Motown M 772L)
21 LIFE AND TIMES 22 28 35 24
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
22 LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE 19 12 12 12
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5005)
23 BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 20 11 14 21
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2685)
24 FAREWELL ANDROMEDA 27 31 37 8
John Denver (RCA APL1-0101)
25 FOREIGNER 71 -- -- 2  
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391)
26 THE SPINNERS 23 24 21 16
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7256)
27 BEATLES 1967-1970 18 20 15 17
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404)
28 I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE 30 23 20 13
Barry White (20th Century T-407)
29 AND I LOVE YOU SO 33 38 43 8
Perry Como (RCA APL1-0100)
30 BEATLES 1962-1966 25 21 18 17
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403)
31 TOWER OF POWER 37 43 53 7
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2681)
32 IN THE RIGHT PLACE 34 35 28 15
Dr. John (Atco SD 7018)
33 HEY NOW HEY (THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY) 75 84 97 4  
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7265)
34 SING IT AGAIN ROD 41 48 63 5
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-680)
35 GODSPELL 40 41 39 15
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 1118)
36 TEN YEARS AFTER RECORDED LIVE 42 46 51 5
Ten Years After (Columbia C2X 32288)
37 HEAD TO THE SKY 39 44 50 8
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
38 A LITTLE TOUCH OF SCHMILSSON IN THE NIGHT 38 39 45 7
Harry Nilsson (RCA APL1-0097)
39 NATURAL HIGH 28 29 31 12  
Bloodstone (London XPS 620)
40 DESPERADO 36 36 30 13
Eagles (Asylum SD 5068)
41 THE BEST OF BREAD 26 25 24 20  
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
42 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII 44 45 46 15
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4361)
43 ALADDIN SANE 45 34 23 13
David Bowie (RCA LSP-4852)
44 THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT 21 22 16 30  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584)
45 BLOODSHOT 29 26 22 13  
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7260)
46 NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 49 52 58 8
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA 055-F)
47 BLACK BYRD 50 51 54 9
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA 047-F)
48 MUSIC IS MY LIFE 31 33 40 18  
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3516)
49 MOVING WAVES 32 30 25 25  
Focus (Imperial 5C 180-24572)
50 ELVIS 67 77 -- 3  
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0283)
51 FOCUS 3 35 32 32 15  
Focus (Sire SAS 3901)
52 DICK CLARK / 20 YEARS OF ROCK N' ROLL 63 70 80 5  
Various Artists (Buddah BDS 5133-2)
53 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA II 55 55 56 10
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 040-F)
54 TUNEWEAVING 43 40 42 16  
Dawn (Bell 1112)
55 DALTREY 51 49 52 10
Roger Daltrey (MCA 328)
56 CABARET 60 62 48 34
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752)
57 TALKING BOOK 46 42 41 35  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
58 THE DIVINE MISS M 62 67 72 35
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238)
59 YOU BROKE MY HEART, SO I BUSTED YOUR JAW 61 66 68 7
Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4385)
60 THE PLAN 70 79 93 4
Osmonds (MGM SE 4902)
61 LAST TRAIN TO HICKSVILLE. . . THE HOME OF HAPPY FEET 65 68 75 5
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks (Blue Thumb BTS 51)
62 DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 52 50 55 26
Elton John (MCA 2100)
63 ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE 53 53 38 24
Elvis Presley (RCA 34-023)
64 COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY 87 -- -- 2  
Steely Dan (ABC ABCX 779)
65 NO SECRETS 69 72 79 35
Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75049)
66 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 79 89 -- 3  
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
67 GREATEST HITS 80 92 -- 3  
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 32168)
68 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL 72 75 87 5
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 9002)
69 THE WATERGATE COMEDY HOUR 73 81 95 4
Watergate Seven (Hidden ST 11202)
70 SOUL MAKOSSA 81 91 -- 3  
Manu Dibango (Atlantic SD 7267)
71 BILL WITHERS LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL 47 47 44 14  
Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7025-2)
72 WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE 76 78 81 26
Deep Purple (WB BS 2678)
73 STILL ALIVE AND WELL 54 56 59 16  
Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32188)
74 MA 83 94 -- 3
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 546L)
75 BECK, BOGERT & APPICE 56 37 27 18  
Beck, Bogert & Appice (Epic KE 32140)
76 FACTS OF LIFE 98 -- -- 2  
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 043-P)
77 TAYLORED IN SILK 92 -- -- 2  
Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS 3014)
78 PILLOW TALK 59 60 64 8  
Sylvia (Vibration V1-126)
79 I'M DOIN' FINE NOW 84 93 -- 3
New York City (Chelsea BCL1-0198)
80 I AM WOMAN -- -- -- 28
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068)
81 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO 86 80 83 38
War (United Artists UAS-5652)
82 EDDIE KENDRICKS 100 -- -- 2  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L)
83 THE 2ND CRUSADE 57 58 61 18  
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 7000)
84 THE RED BACK BOOK 85 88 88 5
Scott Joplin (Angel S 36060)
85 ALL I NEED IS TIME -- -- -- 1  
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 739L)
86 SOUL MAKOSSA 89 97 -- 3
Afrique (Mainstream S 394)
87 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 90 -- -- 2
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
88 MORE CREEDENCE GOLD -- -- -- 1  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9430)
89 YOU'VE GOT IT BAD GIRL 93 -- -- 2
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3041)
90 MASTERPIECE 58 59 57 22  
Temptations (Gordy G-965L)
91 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-11000)
92 URIAH HEEP LIVE 82 61 36 12
Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-2-7503)
93 LIVE AND LET DIE -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA 100-G)
94 COMPOSITE TRUTH 74 74 65 22  
Mandrill (Polydor PD 5043)
95 DANNY'S SONG 78 65 67 16  
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 11172)
96 THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL 88 64 62 13
Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra KSBS 2073)
97 TAPESTRY -- -- -- 114
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
98 BIRTH DAY 64 63 60 19  
New Birth (RCA LSP 4797)
99 THE BODY AND SOUL OF TOM JONES 95 96 98 4
Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71060)
100 COUNTRY CASANOVA 97 100 -- 3
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 6054)

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:

   • "Sweetnighter" by Weather Report (# 66)
   • "Cosmic Wheels" by Donovan (# 77)
   • "Baron Von Toolbooth And The Chrome Nun" by Kantner, Slick & Freiberg (# 91)
   • "Come Into My Life" by Jermaine Jackson (# 94)
   • "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes (# 96)
   • "Down The Road" by Manassas (# 99)

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