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Sunday September 9, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending September 8, 1973



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1 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 5 14 35 5
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
2 BROTHERS & SISTERS 10 32 -- 3
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
3 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING 3 6 9 8
Diana Ross (Motown M 772L)
4 CHICAGO VI 2 2 1 9
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
5 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 7 5 3 26
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
6 INNERVISIONS 11 26 40 5
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
7 KILLING ME SOFTLY 27 -- -- 2  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271)
8 FOREIGNER 4 3 12 7
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391)
9 A PASSION PLAY 1 1 2 7
Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1040)
10 LONG HARD CLIMB 14 24 44 5
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
11 FRESH 6 4 5 11
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 32134)
12 NOW & THEN 8 7 4 15
Carpenters (A&M SP-3519)
13 DIAMOND GIRL 9 8 8 20
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
14 MADE IN JAPAN 12 13 15 21
Deep Purple (WB 2WS 2701)
15 DELIVER THE WORD 64 -- -- 2  
War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F)
16 FANTASY 13 9 6 12
Carole King (Ode SP 77018)
17 SING IT AGAIN ROD 17 18 21 10
Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-680)
18 LEON LIVE 15 10 10 10
Leon Russell (Shelter STCO 8917)
19 FAREWELL ANDROMEDA 20 21 22 13
John Denver (RCA APL1-0101)
20 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 21 12 14 22
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
21 LIFE AND TIMES 16 17 20 29
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
22 HEY NOW HEY (THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY) 26 23 23 9
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7265)
23 DICK CLARK / 20 YEARS OF ROCK N' ROLL 23 25 30 10
Various Artists (Buddah BDS 5133-2)
24 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 24 22 19 24
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
25 THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON 30 29 11 16
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 32280)
26 COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY 28 34 43 7
Steely Dan (ABC ABCX 779)
27 LIVE AND LET DIE 29 37 55 6
Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA 100-G)
28 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 32 40 49 8
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
29 TOWER OF POWER 18 19 25 12  
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2681)
30 FACTS OF LIFE 34 41 46 7
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 043-P)
31 LOVE, DEVOTION, SURRENDER 19 11 13 10  
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin & Carlos Santana (Columbia KC 32034)
32 HEAD TO THE SKY 33 33 34 13
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
33 GREATEST HITS 36 39 47 8
Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 32168)
34 LOS COCHINOS 69 -- -- 2  
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
35 DESPERADO 35 38 42 18
Eagles (Asylum SD 5068)
36 HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY 44 51 87 4
Van Morrison (WB BS 0598)
37 I AM WOMAN 45 53 62 33
Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068)
38 EDDIE KENDRICKS 41 54 63 7
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L)
39 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 42 49 67 6
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-11000)
40 DEODATO 2 47 60 90 4
Deodato (CTI 6029)
41 THE POINTER SISTERS 48 56 83 4
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48)
42 ABOUT US 52 64 89 4
Stories (Kama Sutra 2068)
43 BACK TO THE WORLD 22 20 16 14  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8105)
44 LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD 31 15 7 13  
George Harrison (Apple SMAS-3410)
45 MACHINE HEAD 37 16 18 28
Deep Purple (WB BS 2607)
46 RAINBOW 61 -- -- 2  
Neil Diamond (MCA 2103)
47 RED ROSE SPEEDWAY 51 35 17 18
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SMAL-3409)
48 ELVIS 25 28 33 8  
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0283)
49 TAYLORED IN SILK 43 46 54 7
Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS 3014)
50 ALL I NEED IS TIME 54 62 69 6
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 739L)
51 NO SWEAT 59 82 -- 3
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 32180)
52 PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (SOUNDTRACK) 63 78 95 4  
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460)
53 SMOKEY 58 67 82 5
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-328L)
54 EXTENSION OF A MAN 57 66 76 5
Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-332)
55 CALL ME 38 27 24 17  
Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077)
56 BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 39 30 36 26  
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2685)
57 ENGELBERT -- KING OF HEARTS 66 76 92 4
Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71061)
58 THE BEST OF BREAD 49 42 41 25
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
59 GODSPELL 40 31 32 20  
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 1118)
60 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL 55 58 61 10
Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 9002)
61 SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIP-OFF (SOUNDTRACK) 72 80 91 4  
James Brown (Polydor PD 6015)
62 WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON 65 70 79 5
West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia KC 32216)
63 MA 62 65 65 8
Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 546L)
64 SHAFT IN AFRICA 67 74 85 5
Original Film Soundtrack (ABC ABCX 793)
65 THE MORNING AFTER 70 81 93 4
Maureen McGovern (20th Century T-419)
66 RICHARD NIXON: A FANTASY 76 88 -- 3
David Frye (Buddah BDS 1660)
67 MARK-ALMOND '73 77 89 -- 3
Mark-Almond (Columbia KC 32486)
68 MORE CREEDENCE GOLD 46 48 57 6  
Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 9430)
69 MOTT 84 95 -- 3  
Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425)
70 YESSONGS 74 45 26 16
Yes (Atlantic SD 3-100)
71 DOING IT TO DEATH 81 91 -- 3
The J.B.'s (People PE 5603)
72 A LITTLE TOUCH OF SCHMILSSON IN THE NIGHT 68 44 37 12
Harry Nilsson (RCA APL1-0097)
73 TRES HOMBRES 87 -- -- 2  
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
74 HISTORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, VOL. 1 (BEAR'S CHOICE) 50 59 71 5  
Grateful Dead (WB BS 2721)
75 BEATLES 1967-1970 53 36 28 22  
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404)
76 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 56 57 60 7  
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
77 THE BEST OF SPIRIT 84 94 -- 3
Spirit (Epic KE 2271)
78 BEATLES 1962-1966 60 43 31 22  
Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403)
79 YOU'VE GOT IT BAD GIRL 80 83 84 7
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3041)
80 CALUMET 82 85 88 5
Lobo (Big Tree BTS 2101)
81 THE PLAN 71 75 48 9
Osmonds (MGM SE 4902)
82 BEST OF THE BEE GEES. VOL. 2 88 93 98 4
Bee Gees (RSO SO 875)
83 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII 73 72 77 20
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4361)
84 SOUL BOX 89 -- -- 2
Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 12)
85 TAPESTRY 93 92 97 119
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
86 TEN YEARS AFTER RECORDED LIVE 75 47 29 10  
Ten Years After (Columbia C2X 32288)
87 DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 83 86 86 31
Elton John (MCA 2100)
88 I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE 90 61 39 18
Barry White (20th Century T-407)
89 THE DIVINE MISS M 85 52 53 40
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238)
90 SUMMER BREEZE 97 56 99 33
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2629)
91 TALKING BOOK 94 69 75 40
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
92 BLACK BYRD 78 50 52 14  
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA 047-F)
93 LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE 92 68 38 17
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5005)
94 BLOODSHOT 98 77 78 18
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7260)
95 NATURAL HIGH 100 98 72 17
Bloodstone (London XPS 620)
96 LAST TRAIN TO HICKSVILLE. . . THE HOME OF HAPPY FEET 86 55 59 10
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks (Blue Thumb BTS 51)
97 THE SPINNERS 79 97 68 21  
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7256)
98 FRAMPTON'S CAMEL -- -- -- 1  
Peter Frampton (A&M SP-4389)
99 IN THE RIGHT PLACE 99 96 66 20
Dr. John (Atco SD 7018)
100 NEVER, NEVER, NEVER 96 73 45 13
Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA 055-F)

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:

   • "They Only Come Out At Night" by Edgar Winter Group (# 91)
   • "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango (# 95)


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