Tuesday August 21, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 18, 1973



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1 CHICAGO VI 1 3 11 6
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
2 A PASSION PLAY 7 10 68 4
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1040)
3 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 4 4 4 23
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
4 NOW & THEN 2 1 2 12
Carpenters (A&M SP-3519)
5 FRESH 6 6 8 8
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 32134)
6 FANTASY 3 2 3 9
Carole King (Ode SP 77018)
7 LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD 5 5 1 10
George Harrison (Apple SMAS-3410)
8 DIAMOND GIRL 8 8 7 17
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
9 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 15 20 48 5
Diana Ross (Motown M 772L)
10 LEON LIVE 10 14 15 7
Leon Russell (Shelter STCO 8917)
11 THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON 9 7 6 13
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 32280)
12 FOREIGNER 16 25 71 4
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391)
13 LOVE, DEVOTION, SURRENDER 12 16 17 7
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin & Carlos Santana (Columbia KC 32034)
14 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 11 9 9 19
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
15 MADE IN JAPAN 14 11 13 18
Deep Purple (WB 2WS 2701)
16 BACK TO THE WORLD 13 13 14 11
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8105)
17 RED ROSE SPEEDWAY 17 15 5 15
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SMAL-3409)
18 MACHINE HEAD 18 19 24 25
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)
19 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 19 17 10 21
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
20 LIFE AND TIMES 21 21 22 26
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
21 SING IT AGAIN ROD 24 34 41 7
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-680)
22 FAREWELL ANDROMEDA 22 24 27 10
John Denver (RCA APL1-0101)
23 HEY NOW HEY (THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY) 26 33 75 6
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7265)
24 CALL ME 20 12 12 14
Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077)
25 TOWER OF POWER 27 31 37 9
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2681)
26 YESSONGS 23 18 16 13
Yes (Atlantic SD 3-100)
27 AND I LOVE YOU SO 28 29 33 10
Perry Como (RCA APL1-0100)
28 BEATLES 1967-1970 29 27 18 19
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404)
29 TEN YEARS AFTER RECORDED LIVE 30 36 42 7
Ten Years After (Columbia C2X 32288)
30 DICK CLARK / 20 YEARS OF ROCK N' ROLL 39 52 63 7
Various Artists (Buddah BDS 5133-2)
31 BEATLES 1962-1966 31 30 25 19
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403)
32 GODSPELL 34 35 40 17
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 1118)
33 ELVIS 41 50 67 5
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0283)
34 HEAD TO THE SKY 35 37 39 10
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
35 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 74 -- -- 2  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
36 BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 25 23 20 23  
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2685)
37 A LITTLE TOUCH OF SCHMILSSON IN THE NIGHT 37 38 38 9
Harry Nilsson (RCA APL1-0097)
38 LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE 33 22 19 14
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5005)
39 I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE 36 28 30 15
Barry White (20th Century T-407)
40 INNERVISIONS 68 -- -- 2  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
41 THE BEST OF BREAD 38 41 26 22
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
42 DESPERADO 46 40 36 15
Eagles (Asylum SD 5068)
43 COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY 54 64 87 4  
Steely Dan (ABC ABCX 779)
44 LONG HARD CLIMB 72 -- -- 2  
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
45 NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 45 46 49 10
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA 055-F)
46 FACTS OF LIFE 58 76 98 4  
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 043-P)
47 GREATEST HITS 56 67 80 5
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 32168)
48 THE PLAN 51 60 70 6
Osmonds (MGM SE 4902)
49 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 57 66 79 5
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
50 FOCUS 3 49 51 35 17
Focus (Sire SAS 3901)
51 TUNEWEAVING 52 54 43 18
Dawn (Bell 1112)
52 BLACK BYRD 47 47 50 11
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA 047-F)
53 THE DIVINE MISS M 55 58 62 37
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238)
54 TAYLORED IN SILK 64 77 92 4
Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS 3014)
55 LIVE AND LET DIE 67 93 -- 3  
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA 100-G)
56 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA II 53 53 55 12
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 040-F)
57 MORE CREEDENCE GOLD 76 88 -- 3  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9430)
58 SOUL MAKOSSA 62 70 81 5
Manu Dibango (Atlantic SD 7267)
59 LAST TRAIN TO HICKSVILLE. . . THE HOME OF HAPPY FEET 60 61 65 7
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks (Blue Thumb BTS 51)
60 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 69 87 90 4
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
61 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL 65 68 72 7
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 9002)
62 I AM WOMAN 71 80 -- 30
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068)
63 EDDIE KENDRICKS 75 82 100 4  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L)
64 THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT 43 44 21 32  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584)
65 MA 70 74 83 5
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 546L)
66 IN THE RIGHT PLACE 32 32 34 17  
Dr. John (Atco SD 7018)
67 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 80 91 -- 3  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-11000)
68 THE SPINNERS 40 26 23 18  
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7256)
69 ALL I NEED IS TIME 73 85 -- 3
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 739L)
70 THE WATERGATE COMEDY HOUR 66 69 73 6
Watergate Seven (Hidden ST 11202)
71 HISTORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, VOL. 1 (BEAR'S CHOICE) 86 -- -- 2  
Grateful Dead (WB BS 2721)
72 NATURAL HIGH 42 39 28 14  
Bloodstone (London XPS 620)
73 DALTREY 63 55 51 12
Roger Daltrey (MCA 328)
74 ALADDIN SANE 61 43 45 15  
David Bowie (RCA LSP-4852)
75 TALKING BOOK 77 57 46 37
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
76 EXTENSION OF A MAN 89 -- -- 2  
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-332)
77 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII 44 42 44 17  
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4361)
78 BLOODSHOT 48 45 29 15  
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7260)
79 WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON 93 -- -- 2  
West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia KC 32216)
80 MOVING WAVES 50 49 32 27  
Focus (Imperial 5C 180-24572)
81 MUSIC IS MY LIFE 59 48 31 20  
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3516)
82 SMOKEY 92 -- -- 2
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-328L)
83 THE POINTER SISTERS -- -- -- 1  
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48)
84 YOU'VE GOT IT BAD GIRL 85 89 93 4
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3041)
85 SHAFT IN AFRICA 96 -- -- 2  
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCX 793)
86 DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 81 62 52 28
Elton John (MCA 2100)
87 HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY -- -- -- 1  
Van Morrison (WB BS 0598)
88 CALUMET 97 -- -- 2
Lobo (Big Tree BTS 2101)
89 ABOUT US -- -- -- 1  
Stories (Kama Sutra 2068)
90 DEODATO 2 -- -- -- 1  
Deodato (CTI 6029)
91 SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIP-OFF (SOUNDTRACK) -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (Polydor PD 6015)
92 ENGELBERT -- KING OF HEARTS -- -- -- 1  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71061)
93 THE MORNING AFTER -- -- -- 1  
Maureen McGovern (20th Century T-419)
94 THE BEST OF SPIRIT -- -- -- 1  
Spirit (Epic KE 2271)
95 PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (SOUNDTRACK) -- -- -- 1  
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460)
96 IN AND OUT OF FOCUS 98 -- -- 2
Focus (Sire SAS 7404)
97 TAPESTRY 90 97 -- 116
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
98 BEST OF THE BEE GEES. VOL. 2 -- -- -- 1  
Bee Gees (RSO SO 875)
99 ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE 82 63 53 26  
Elvis Presley (RCA 34-023)
100 SOUL MAKOSSA 84 86 89 5  
Afrique (Mainstream S 394)

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:

   • "Cabaret" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 78)
   • "You Broke My Heart, So I Busted Your Jaw" by Spooky Tooth (# 79)
   • "Masterpiece" by Temptations (# 83)
   • "No Secrets" by Carly Simon (# 87)
   • "Who Do We Think We Are" by Deep Purple (# 88)
   • "Bill Withers Live At Carnegie Hall" by Bill Withers (# 91)
   • "Beck, Bogert & Appice" by Beck, Bogert & Appice (# 94)
   • "The World Is A Ghetto" by War (# 95)
   • "Still Alive And Well" by Johnny Winter (# 99)
   • "The 2nd Crusade" by Crusaders (#100)

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