Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending September 29, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLING ME SOFTLY | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271) | ||||||
| 2 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111) | ||||||
| 3 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207) | ||||||
| 4 | INNERVISIONS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 5 | LOS COCHINOS | 7 | 16 | 34 | 5 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019) | ||||||
| 6 | DELIVER THE WORD | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5 | |
| War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F) | ||||||
| 7 | LONG HARD CLIMB | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | ||||||
| 8 | LET'S GET IT ON | 33 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | ||||||
| 9 | CHICAGO VI | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | ||||||
| 10 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M 772L) | ||||||
| 11 | FOREIGNER | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391) | ||||||
| 12 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 11 | 8 | 5 | 29 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 13 | FRESH | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | |
| Sly & The Family Stone (Epic KE 32134) | ||||||
| 14 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET | 16 | 19 | 28 | 11 | |
| Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140) | ||||||
| 15 | A PASSION PLAY | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1040) | ||||||
| 16 | DIAMOND GIRL | 15 | 15 | 13 | 23 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699) | ||||||
| 17 | MADE IN JAPAN | 17 | 14 | 14 | 24 | |
| Deep Purple (WB 2WS 2701) | ||||||
| 18 | NOW & THEN | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3519) | ||||||
| 19 | RAINBOW | 23 | 31 | 46 | 5 | |
| Neil Diamond (MCA 2103) | ||||||
| 20 | LIVE AND LET DIE | 20 | 21 | 27 | 9 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA 100-G) | ||||||
| 21 | FANTASY | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP 77018) | ||||||
| 22 | ABOUT US | 26 | 32 | 42 | 7 | |
| Stories (Kama Sutra 2068) | ||||||
| 23 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME | 25 | 28 | 24 | 27 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694) | ||||||
| 24 | EDDIE KENDRICKS | 30 | 35 | 38 | 10 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L) | ||||||
| 25 | DEODATO 2 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 7 | |
| Deodato (CTI 6029) | ||||||
| 26 | HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY | 27 | 30 | 36 | 7 | |
| Van Morrison (WB BS 0598) | ||||||
| 27 | THE POINTER SISTERS | 29 | 34 | 41 | 7 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48) | ||||||
| 28 | 3+3 | 54 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453) | ||||||
| 29 | COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY | 24 | 25 | 26 | 10 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC ABCX 779) | ||||||
| 30 | PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (SOUNDTRACK) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 7 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460) | ||||||
| 31 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY | 22 | 26 | 20 | 25 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | ||||||
| 32 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR | 34 | 37 | 39 | 9 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-11000) | ||||||
| 33 | THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON | 21 | 24 | 25 | 19 |  |
| Paul Simon (Columbia KC 32280) | ||||||
| 34 | HEAD TO THE SKY | 31 | 29 | 32 | 16 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | ||||||
| 35 | SING IT AGAIN ROD | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | |
| Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-680) | ||||||
| 36 | GOATS HEAD SOUP | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101) | ||||||
| 37 | NO SWEAT | 38 | 43 | 51 | 6 | |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 32180) | ||||||
| 38 | LEON LIVE | 32 | 23 | 18 | 13 | |
| Leon Russell (Shelter STCO 8917) | ||||||
| 39 | RICHARD NIXON: A FANTASY | 42 | 49 | 66 | 6 | |
| David Frye (Buddah BDS 1660) | ||||||
| 40 | LIFE AND TIMES | 45 | 20 | 21 | 32 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011) | ||||||
| 41 | MOTT | 49 | 61 | 69 | 6 | |
| Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425) | ||||||
| 42 | HEY NOW HEY (THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY) | 40 | 39 | 22 | 12 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7265) | ||||||
| 43 | TRES HOMBRES | 51 | 62 | 73 | 5 | |
| ZZ Top (London XPS 631) | ||||||
| 44 | I AM WOMAN | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068) | ||||||
| 45 | MACHINE HEAD | 41 | 47 | 45 | 31 | |
| Deep Purple (WB BS 2607) | ||||||
| 46 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA | 39 | 27 | 19 | 16 | |
| John Denver (RCA APL1-0101) | ||||||
| 47 | SMOKEY | 48 | 51 | 53 | 8 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-328L) | ||||||
| 48 | MARK-ALMOND '73 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 6 | |
| Mark-Almond (Columbia KC 32486) | ||||||
| 49 | GREATEST HITS | 37 | 38 | 33 | 11 | |
| Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 32168) | ||||||
| 50 | ENGELBERT -- KING OF HEARTS | 53 | 55 | 57 | 7 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71061) | ||||||
| 51 | DESPERADO | 44 | 45 | 35 | 21 | |
| Eagles (Asylum SD 5068) | ||||||
| 52 | HANK WILSON'S BACK, VOL. 1 | 80 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Hank Wilson (Shelter SW 8923) | ||||||
| 53 | TOWER OF POWER | 52 | 44 | 29 | 15 | |
| Tower Of Power (WB BS 2681) | ||||||
| 54 | CALL ME | 59 | 52 | 55 | 20 | |
| Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077) | ||||||
| 55 | ANGEL CLARE | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474) | ||||||
| 56 | DICK CLARK / 20 YEARS OF ROCK N' ROLL | 43 | 22 | 23 | 13 | |
| Various Artists (Buddah BDS 5133-2) | ||||||
| 57 | LED ZEPPELIN IV | 70 | 86 | 100 | 33 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | ||||||
| 58 | ANTHOLOGY / THE TEMPTATIONS 10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Temptations (Motown M 783A3) | ||||||
| 59 | THE BEST OF BREAD | 64 | 68 | 58 | 28 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | ||||||
| 60 | LOVE, DEVOTION, SURRENDER | 46 | 40 | 31 | 13 | |
| Mahavishnu John McLaughlin & Carlos Santana (Columbia KC 32034) | ||||||
| 61 | LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD | 55 | 46 | 44 | 16 | |
| George Harrison (Apple SMAS-3410) | ||||||
| 62 | FACTS OF LIFE | 47 | 42 | 30 | 10 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 043-P) | ||||||
| 63 | RAINBOW CONCERT | 75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 877) | ||||||
| 64 | TAYLORED IN SILK | 68 | 65 | 49 | 10 | |
| Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS 3014) | ||||||
| 65 | TAPESTRY | 71 | 78 | 85 | 122 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 66 | THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND | 76 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112) | ||||||
| 67 | DOING IT TO DEATH | 67 | 67 | 71 | 6 | |
| The J.B.'s (People PE 5603) | ||||||
| 68 | BACK TO THE WORLD | 57 | 48 | 43 | 17 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8105) | ||||||
| 69 | GODSPELL | 56 | 56 | 59 | 23 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Bell 1118) | ||||||
| 70 | BEATLES 1962-1966 | 74 | 72 | 78 | 25 | |
| Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403) | ||||||
| 71 | BEATLES 1967-1970 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 25 | |
| Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404) | ||||||
| 72 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001) | ||||||
| 73 | EXTENSION OF A MAN | 73 | 71 | 54 | 8 | |
| Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 33-332) | ||||||
| 74 | THE PLAN | 77 | 79 | 81 | 12 | |
| Osmonds (MGM SE 4902) | ||||||
| 75 | THE NEW YORK DOLLS | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| New York Dolls (Mercury SRM-1-675) | ||||||
| 76 | RED ROSE SPEEDWAY | 58 | 50 | 47 | 21 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SMAL-3409) | ||||||
| 77 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160) | ||||||
| 78 | MA | 60 | 63 | 63 | 11 | |
| Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 546L) | ||||||
| 79 | BILLION DOLLAR BABIES | 63 | 53 | 56 | 29 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2685) | ||||||
| 80 | SOUL BOX | 82 | 83 | 84 | 5 | |
| Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KU 12) | ||||||
| 81 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCX 794) | ||||||
| 82 | THE MORNING AFTER | 62 | 64 | 65 | 7 | |
| Maureen McGovern (20th Century T-419) | ||||||
| 83 | TALKING BOOK | 85 | 87 | 91 | 43 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L) | ||||||
| 84 | SUMMER BREEZE | 88 | 90 | 90 | 36 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2629) | ||||||
| 85 | LIFEBOAT | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island SW 9326) | ||||||
| 86 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 90 | 74 | 76 | 10 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 87 | THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII | 91 | 82 | 83 | 23 | |
| Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4361) | ||||||
| 88 | HISTORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, VOL. 1 (BEAR'S CHOICE) | 69 | 54 | 74 | 8 | |
| Grateful Dead (WB BS 2721) | ||||||
| 89 | ELVIS | 61 | 57 | 48 | 11 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0283) | ||||||
| 90 | OUT OF OUR HANDS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Flash (Sovereign SMAS 11218) | ||||||
| 91 | DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER | 93 | 91 | 87 | 34 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2100) | ||||||
| 92 | CALUMET | 94 | 75 | 80 | 8 | |
| Lobo (Big Tree BTS 2101) | ||||||
| 93 | ETTA JAMES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Etta James (Chess CH 50042) | ||||||
| 94 | I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE | 96 | 98 | 88 | 21 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-407) | ||||||
| 95 | MY MARIA | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| B.W. Stevenson (RCA APL1-0088) | ||||||
| 96 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT | 97 | 99 | 91 | 37 | |
| Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584) | ||||||
| 97 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON | 81 | 69 | 62 | 8 | |
| West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia KC 32216) | ||||||
| 98 | THE DIVINE MISS M | 95 | 92 | 89 | 43 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | ||||||
| 99 | CLOSER TO IT! | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (RCA APL1-0140) | ||||||
| 100 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN | -- | -- | -- | 9 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | ||||||
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:
• "Let The Good Times Roll" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 65)
• "Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (Soundtrack)" by James Brown (# 66)
• "Shaft In Africa" by Original Film Soundtrack (# 78)
• "Yessongs" by Yes (# 83)
• "Best Of The Bee Gees. Vol. 2" by Bee Gees (# 84)
• "All I Need Is Time" by Gladys Knight & The Pips (# 86)
• "A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night" by Harry Nilsson (# 98)
• "In The Right Place" by Dr. John (# 99)
• "Bloodshot" by J. Geils Band (#100)