Monday August 27, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 25, 1973



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1 A PASSION PLAY 2 7 10 5
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1040)
2 CHICAGO VI 1 1 3 7
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
3 FOREIGNER 12 16 25 5
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391)
4 FRESH 5 6 6 9
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 32134)
5 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 3 4 4 24
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
6 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 9 15 20 6
Diana Ross (Motown M 772L)
7 NOW & THEN 4 2 1 13
Carpenters (A&M SP-3519)
8 DIAMOND GIRL 8 8 8 18
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
9 FANTASY 6 3 2 10
Carole King (Ode SP 77018)
10 LEON LIVE 10 10 14 8
Leon Russell (Shelter STCO 8917)
11 LOVE, DEVOTION, SURRENDER 13 12 16 8
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin & Carlos Santana (Columbia KC 32034)
12 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 14 11 9 20
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
13 MADE IN JAPAN 15 14 11 19
Deep Purple (WB 2WS 2701)
14 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 35 74 -- 3  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
15 LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD 7 5 5 11
George Harrison (Apple SMAS-3410)
16 MACHINE HEAD 18 18 19 26
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)
17 LIFE AND TIMES 20 21 21 27
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
18 SING IT AGAIN ROD 21 24 34 8
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-680)
19 TOWER OF POWER 25 27 31 10
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2681)
20 BACK TO THE WORLD 16 13 13 12
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8105)
21 FAREWELL ANDROMEDA 22 22 24 11
John Denver (RCA APL1-0101)
22 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 19 19 17 22
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
23 HEY NOW HEY (THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY) 23 26 33 7
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7265)
24 LONG HARD CLIMB 44 72 -- 3  
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
25 DICK CLARK / 20 YEARS OF ROCK N' ROLL 30 39 52 8
Various Artists (Buddah BDS 5133-2)
26 INNERVISIONS 40 68 -- 3  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
27 CALL ME 24 20 12 15
Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077)
28 ELVIS 33 41 50 6
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0283)
29 THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON 11 9 7 14  
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 32280)
30 BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 36 25 23 24
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2685)
31 GODSPELL 32 34 35 18
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 1118)
32 BROTHERS & SISTERS -- -- -- 1  
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
33 HEAD TO THE SKY 34 35 37 11
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
34 COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY 43 54 64 5
Steely Dan (ABC ABCX 779)
35 RED ROSE SPEEDWAY 17 17 15 16  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SMAL-3409)
36 BEATLES 1967-1970 28 29 27 20
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404)
37 LIVE AND LET DIE 55 67 93 4  
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA 100-G)
38 DESPERADO 42 46 40 16
Eagles (Asylum SD 5068)
39 GREATEST HITS 47 56 67 6
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 32168)
40 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 49 57 66 6
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
41 FACTS OF LIFE 46 58 76 5
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 043-P)
42 THE BEST OF BREAD 41 38 41 23
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
43 BEATLES 1962-1966 31 31 30 20  
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403)
44 A LITTLE TOUCH OF SCHMILSSON IN THE NIGHT 37 37 38 10
Harry Nilsson (RCA APL1-0097)
45 YESSONGS 26 23 18 14  
Yes (Atlantic SD 3-100)
46 TAYLORED IN SILK 54 64 77 5
Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS 3014)
47 TEN YEARS AFTER RECORDED LIVE 29 30 36 8  
Ten Years After (Columbia C2X 32288)
48 MORE CREEDENCE GOLD 57 76 88 4
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9430)
49 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 67 80 91 4  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-11000)
50 BLACK BYRD 52 47 47 12
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA 047-F)
51 HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY 87 -- -- 2  
Van Morrison (WB BS 0598)
52 THE DIVINE MISS M 53 55 58 38
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238)
53 I AM WOMAN 62 71 80 31
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068)
54 EDDIE KENDRICKS 63 75 82 5
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L)
55 LAST TRAIN TO HICKSVILLE. . . THE HOME OF HAPPY FEET 59 60 61 8
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks (Blue Thumb BTS 51)
56 THE POINTER SISTERS 83 -- -- 2  
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48)
57 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 60 69 87 5
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
58 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL 61 65 68 8
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 9002)
59 HISTORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, VOL. 1 (BEAR'S CHOICE) 71 86 -- 3  
Grateful Dead (WB BS 2721)
60 DEODATO 2 90 -- -- 2  
Deodato (CTI 6029)
61 I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE 39 36 28 16  
Barry White (20th Century T-407)
62 ALL I NEED IS TIME 69 73 85 4
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 739L)
63 THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT 64 43 44 33
Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584)
64 ABOUT US 89 -- -- 2  
Stories (Kama Sutra 2068)
65 MA 65 70 74 6
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 546L)
66 EXTENSION OF A MAN 76 89 -- 3
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-332)
67 SMOKEY 82 92 -- 3  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-328L)
68 LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE 38 33 22 15  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5005)
69 TALKING BOOK 75 77 57 38
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
70 WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON 79 93 -- 3
West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia KC 32216)
71 AND I LOVE YOU SO 27 28 29 11  
Perry Como (RCA APL1-0100)
72 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII 77 44 42 18
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4361)
73 NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 45 45 46 11  
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA 055-F)
74 SHAFT IN AFRICA 85 96 -- 3  
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCX 793)
75 THE PLAN 48 51 60 7  
Osmonds (MGM SE 4902)
76 ENGELBERT -- KING OF HEARTS 92 -- -- 2  
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71061)
77 BLOODSHOT 78 48 45 16
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7260)
78 PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 95 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460)
79 FOCUS 3 50 49 51 18  
Focus (Sire SAS 3901)
80 SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIP-OFF (SOUNDTRACK) 91 -- -- 2  
James Brown (Polydor PD 6015)
81 THE MORNING AFTER 93 -- -- 2  
Maureen McGovern (20th Century T-419)
82 NO SWEAT -- -- -- 1  
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 32180)
83 YOU'VE GOT IT BAD GIRL 84 85 89 5
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3041)
84 THE BEST OF SPIRIT 94 -- -- 2
Spirit (Epic KE 2271)
85 CALUMET 88 97 -- 3
Lobo (Big Tree BTS 2101)
86 DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 86 81 62 29
Elton John (MCA 2100)
87 TUNEWEAVING 51 52 54 19  
Dawn (Bell 1112)
88 RICHARD NIXON: A FANTASY -- -- -- 1  
David Frye (Buddah BDS 1660)
89 MARK-ALMOND '73 -- -- -- 1  
Mark-Almond (Columbia KC 32486)
90 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA II 56 53 53 13  
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 040-F)
91 DOING IT TO DEATH -- -- -- 1  
The J.B.'s (People PE 5603)
92 TAPESTRY 97 90 97 117
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
93 BEST OF THE BEE GEES. VOL. 2 98 -- -- 2
Bee Gees (RSO SO 875)
94 SOUL MAKOSSA 58 62 70 6  
Manu Dibango (Atlantic SD 7267)
95 MOTT -- -- -- 1  
Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425)
96 IN THE RIGHT PLACE 66 32 32 18  
Dr. John (Atco SD 7018)
97 THE SPINNERS 68 40 26 19  
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7256)
98 NATURAL HIGH 72 42 39 15  
Bloodstone (London XPS 620)
99 THE WATERGATE COMEDY HOUR 70 66 69 7  
Watergate Seven (Hidden ST 11202)
100 MOVING WAVES 80 50 49 28  
Focus (Imperial 5C 180-24572)

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:

   • "Daltrey" by Roger Daltrey (# 73)
   • "Aladdin Sane" by David Bowie (# 74)
   • "Music Is My Life" by Billy Preston (# 81)
   • "In And Out Of Focus" by Focus (# 96)
   • "Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite" by Elvis Presley (# 99)
   • "Soul Makossa" by Afrique (#100)

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