Thursday October 4, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending September 29, 1973



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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)

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