Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 1, 1973
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RINGO | 5 | 20 | 61 | 4 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | ||||||
| 2 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-10003) | ||||||
| 3 | QUADROPHENIA | 4 | 12 | 57 | 4 | |
| Who (MCA 2-10004) | ||||||
| 4 | GOATS HEAD SOUP | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101) | ||||||
| 5 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) | 8 | 19 | 31 | 5 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | ||||||
| 6 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 13 | 16 | 19 | 31 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756) | ||||||
| 7 | LIFE AND TIMES | 3 | 3 | 7 | 41 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011) | ||||||
| 8 | THE JOKER | 9 | 14 | 24 | 7 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | ||||||
| 9 | TIME FADES AWAY | 14 | 18 | 21 | 6 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151) | ||||||
| 10 | CYAN | 10 | 13 | 29 | 7 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50158) | ||||||
| 11 | SWEET FREEDOM | 12 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
| Uriah Heep (WB BS 2724) | ||||||
| 12 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111) | ||||||
| 13 | WAKE OF THE FLOOD | 16 | 21 | 37 | 6 | |
| Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01) | ||||||
| 14 | ANGEL CLARE | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474) | ||||||
| 15 | MIND GAMES | 26 | 59 | -- | 3 |  |
| John Lennon (Apple SW-3414) | ||||||
| 16 | LOS COCHINOS | 18 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019) | ||||||
| 17 | INNERVISIONS | 17 | 9 | 9 | 17 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 18 | IMAGINATION | 20 | 24 | 30 | 7 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | ||||||
| 19 | OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK | 29 | 36 | 46 | 4 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155) | ||||||
| 20 | JOY | 24 | 30 | 52 | 5 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007) | ||||||
| 21 | HALF BREED | 21 | 23 | 28 | 9 | |
| Cher (MCA 2104) | ||||||
| 22 | CHICAGO VI | 25 | 27 | 13 | 21 | |
| Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | ||||||
| 23 | LET'S GET IT ON | 15 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | ||||||
| 24 | FULL SAIL | 30 | 39 | 75 | 4 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540) | ||||||
| 25 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 |  |
| Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140) | ||||||
| 26 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND | 22 | 17 | 11 | 17 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207) | ||||||
| 27 | ON THE ROAD | 33 | 43 | 72 | 5 | |
| Traffic (Island SMAS 9336) | ||||||
| 28 | 3+3 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453) | ||||||
| 29 | FULL MOON | 23 | 25 | 27 | 9 | |
| Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4403) | ||||||
| 30 | DIANA & MARVIN | 36 | 63 | 80 | 4 | |
| Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M-803V1) | ||||||
| 31 | PINUPS | 41 | 69 | 84 | 4 | |
| David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291) | ||||||
| 32 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL | 32 | 33 | 34 | 10 | |
| Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160) | ||||||
| 33 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 27 | 29 | 17 | 38 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 34 | ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED | 40 | 51 | 70 | 5 | |
| New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450) | ||||||
| 35 | LONG HARD CLIMB | 28 | 28 | 16 | 17 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | ||||||
| 36 | PAPER ROSES | 37 | 38 | 41 | 7 | |
| Marie Osmond (MGM 14609) | ||||||
| 37 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI | 38 | 40 | 44 | 11 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001) | ||||||
| 38 | THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND | 39 | 41 | 42 | 12 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112) | ||||||
| 39 | HAT TRICK | 59 | 71 | 91 | 4 | |
| America (WB BS 2728) | ||||||
| 40 | OCCUPATION: FOOLE | 48 | 64 | 82 | 4 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 1005) | ||||||
| 41 | DELIVER THE WORD | 31 | 26 | 15 | 14 | |
| War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F) | ||||||
| 42 | RAINBOW CONCERT | 34 | 35 | 23 | 11 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 877) | ||||||
| 43 | NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES | 50 | 57 | 66 | 6 | |
| Dawn (Bell 1130) | ||||||
| 44 | KILLING ME SOFTLY | 43 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271) | ||||||
| 45 | TRES HOMBRES | 42 | 42 | 33 | 14 | |
| ZZ Top (London XPS 631) | ||||||
| 46 | CRAZY EYES | 35 | 37 | 38 | 9 | |
| Poco (Epic KE 32534) | ||||||
| 47 | DIAMOND GIRL | 46 | 34 | 22 | 32 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699) | ||||||
| 48 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 56 | 68 | 71 | 19 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 49 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN | 49 | 50 | 53 | 18 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | ||||||
| 50 | FIRST | 54 | 62 | 73 | 4 | |
| David Gates (Elektra EKS-75066) | ||||||
| 51 | MARIA MULDAUR | 51 | 56 | 63 | 6 | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | ||||||
| 52 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY | 52 | 32 | 26 | 34 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | ||||||
| 53 | EVERYBODY LOVES SOME KIND OF MUSIC | 61 | 72 | 86 | 4 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526) | ||||||
| 54 | DON'T CRY NOW | 62 | 74 | 89 | 4 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | ||||||
| 55 | OVER-NITE SENSATION | 64 | 87 | 92 | 5 | |
| Mothers Of Invention (Discreet MS 2149) | ||||||
| 56 | HEARTBEAT, IT'S A LOVEBEAT | 60 | 65 | 77 | 5 | |
| DeFranco Family (20th Century T-422) | ||||||
| 57 | BERLIN | 57 | 60 | 69 | 6 | |
| Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0207) | ||||||
| 58 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME | 44 | 31 | 20 | 36 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694) | ||||||
| 59 | STONE GON' | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-423) | ||||||
| 60 | EDDIE KENDRICKS | 45 | 22 | 14 | 19 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L) | ||||||
| 61 | FOR EVERYMAN | 76 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067) | ||||||
| 62 | MOTT | 67 | 67 | 32 | 15 | |
| Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425) | ||||||
| 63 | MOONDOG MATINEE | 82 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| The Band (Capitol SW-11214) | ||||||
| 64 | SONG FOR JULI | 65 | 70 | 76 | 6 | |
| Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2734) | ||||||
| 65 | I'M A WRITER, NOT A FIGHTER | 53 | 55 | 59 | 7 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM 7) | ||||||
| 66 | PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (SOUNDTRACK) | 47 | 46 | 36 | 16 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460) | ||||||
| 67 | HEAD TO THE SKY | 69 | 73 | 40 | 25 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | ||||||
| 68 | BARBRA STREISAND. . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655) | ||||||
| 69 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED | 80 | 91 | -- | 3 | |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | ||||||
| 70 | BIG BAMBU | 74 | 79 | 81 | 47 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014) | ||||||
| 71 | JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN | 55 | 58 | 65 | 7 | |
| Mandrill (Polydor PD 5059) | ||||||
| 72 | THE SINGLES 69-73 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | ||||||
| 73 | A DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE | 75 | 90 | 96 | 4 | |
| Dramatics (Volt VOS 6019) | ||||||
| 74 | SHIP AHOY | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408) | ||||||
| 75 | BLACK AND BLUE | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407) | ||||||
| 76 | FANTASY | 70 | 61 | 55 | 24 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP 77018) | ||||||
| 77 | WELCOME | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 32445) | ||||||
| 78 | SOMETHING/ANYTHING? | 91 | -- | -- | 13 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068) | ||||||
| 79 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 80 | MY MARIA | 63 | 44 | 35 | 10 | |
| B.W. Stevenson (RCA APL1-0088) | ||||||
| 81 | MUSCLE OF LOVE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748) | ||||||
| 82 | THE POINTER SISTERS | 68 | 66 | 39 | 16 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48) | ||||||
| 83 | THE BEST OF BREAD | 58 | 47 | 47 | 37 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | ||||||
| 84 | LADIES INVITED | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286) | ||||||
| 85 | GET IT TOGETHER | 73 | 48 | 49 | 8 | |
| Jackson 5 (Motown M 783V1) | ||||||
| 86 | WITNESS | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Spooky Tooth (Island SW 9337) | ||||||
| 87 | IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721) | ||||||
| 88 | BEGINNINGS | 90 | 94 | 78 | 14 | |
| Allman Brothers (Atco SD 2-805) | ||||||
| 89 | MYSTERY TO ME | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2158) | ||||||
| 90 | LAID BACK | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | ||||||
| 91 | LIVE AT THE RAINBOW | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Focus (Sire SAS 7408) | ||||||
| 92 | LED ZEPPELIN IV | 94 | 83 | 64 | 42 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | ||||||
| 93 | DEODATO 2 | 89 | 84 | 88 | 16 | |
| Deodato (CTI 6029) | ||||||
| 94 | TUBULAR BELLS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | ||||||
| 95 | TAPESTRY | 92 | 96 | 94 | 131 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 96 | FOREIGNER | 87 | 81 | 60 | 19 | |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391) | ||||||
| 97 | THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON | 71 | 78 | 54 | 28 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia KC 32280) | ||||||
| 98 | JOURNEY'S END | 77 | 77 | 78 | 6 | |
| Matthew Fisher (RCA APL1-0195) | ||||||
| 99 | THE DIVINE MISS M | 88 | 89 | 93 | 52 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | ||||||
| 100 | NOW & THEN | 85 | 75 | 43 | 27 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3519) | ||||||
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:
• "The New York Dolls" by New York Dolls (# 66)
• "Hank Wilson's Back, Vol. 1" by Hank Wilson (# 72)
• "Ecstasy" by Ohio Players (# 78)
• "Main Street People" by Four Tops (# 79)
• "Side 3" by Raspberries (# 83)
• "Fresh" by Sly & The Family Stone (# 97)
• "Call Me" by Al Green (# 99)
• "Anthology / The Temptations 10th Anniversary Special" by Temptations (#100)