Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending December 8, 1973

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD	2	2	1	8
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
2	RINGO	1	5	20	5
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
3	QUADROPHENIA	3	4	12	5
Who (MCA 2-10004)
4	GOATS HEAD SOUP	4	1	2	11
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101)
5	JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK)	5	8	19	6
Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550)
6	LIFE AND TIMES	7	3	3	42
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
7	THE JOKER	8	9	14	8
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235)
8	YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM	6	13	16	32
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
9	MIND GAMES	15	26	59	4
John Lennon (Apple SW-3414)
10	SWEET FREEDOM	11	12	15	9
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2724)
11	CYAN	10	10	13	8
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50158)
12	INNERVISIONS	17	17	9	18
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
13	OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK	19	29	36	5
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155)
14	IMAGINATION	18	20	24	8
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
15	BROTHERS & SISTERS	12	6	4	16
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
16	TIME FADES AWAY	9	14	18	7
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151)
17	LOS COCHINOS	16	18	7	15
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
18	WAKE OF THE FLOOD	13	16	21	7
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01)
19	JOY	20	24	30	6
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007)
20	FULL SAIL	24	30	39	5
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540)
21	ANGEL CLARE	14	7	5	12
Art Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474)
22	HALF BREED	21	21	23	10
Cher (MCA 2104)
23	ON THE ROAD	27	33	43	6
Traffic (Island SMAS 9336)
24	LET'S GET IT ON	23	15	6	12
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1)
25	THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET	25	11	11	21
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
26	DIANA & MARVIN	30	36	63	5
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M-803V1)
27	CHICAGO VI	22	25	27	22
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
28	PINUPS	31	41	69	5
David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291)
29	3+3	28	19	8	13
Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453)
30	THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	33	27	29	39
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
31	JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL	32	32	33	11
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160)
32	ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED	34	40	51	6
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450)
33	HAT TRICK	39	59	71	5
America (WB BS 2728)
34	WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND	26	22	17	18
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
35	LONG HARD CLIMB	35	28	28	18
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
36	OCCUPATION: FOOLE	40	48	64	5
George Carlin (Little David LD 1005)
37	THE SINGLES 69-73	72	--	--	2
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
38	KILLING ME SOFTLY	44	43	10	15
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271)
39	NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES	43	50	57	7
Dawn (Bell 1130)
40	AMERICAN GRAFFITI	37	38	40	12
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
41	PAPER ROSES	36	37	38	8
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
42	BEHIND CLOSED DOORS	48	56	68	20
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
43	THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND	38	39	41	13
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112)
44	WELCOME	77	--	--	2
Santana (Columbia PC 32445)
45	FULL MOON	29	23	25	10
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4403)
46	DIAMOND GIRL	47	46	34	33
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
47	DELIVER THE WORD	41	31	26	15
War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F)
48	EVERYBODY LOVES SOME KIND OF MUSIC	53	61	72	5
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526)
49	FIRST	50	54	62	5
David Gates (Elektra EKS-75066)
50	DON'T CRY NOW	54	62	74	5
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064)
51	STONE GON'	59	81	--	3
Barry White (20th Century T-423)
52	FOR EVERYMAN	61	76	93	4
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067)
53	OVER-NITE SENSATION	55	64	87	6
Mothers Of Invention (Discreet MS 2149)
54	HEARTBEAT, IT'S A LOVEBEAT	56	60	65	6
DeFranco Family (20th Century T-422)
55	BERLIN	57	57	60	7
Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0207)
56	MOONDOG MATINEE	63	82	--	3
The Band (Capitol SW-11214)
57	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	79	--	--	2
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
58	EDDIE KENDRICKS	60	45	22	20
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L)
59	BETTE MIDLER	--	--	--	1
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270)
60	BARBRA STREISAND. . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	68	93	--	3
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655)
61	UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED	69	80	91	4
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
62	HEAD TO THE SKY	67	69	73	26
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
63	SOMETHING/ANYTHING?	78	91	--	14
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
64	LAID BACK	90	--	--	2
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
65	SHIP AHOY	74	84	--	3
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
66	TRES HOMBRES	45	42	42	15
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
67	BLACK AND BLUE	75	86	--	3
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407)
68	MUSCLE OF LOVE	81	--	--	2
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748)
69	JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN	49	49	50	19
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909)
70	BRAIN SALAD SURGERY	--	--	--	1
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
71	A DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE	73	75	90	5
Dramatics (Volt VOS 6019)
72	LADIES INVITED	84	--	--	2
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286)
73	CRAZY EYES	46	35	37	10
Poco (Epic KE 32534)
74	IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT	87	96	--	3
Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721)
75	WITNESS	86	95	--	3
Spooky Tooth (Island SW 9337)
76	HOUSES OF THE HOLY	52	52	32	35
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
77	THE CAPTAIN AND ME	58	44	31	37
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
78	MYSTERY TO ME	89	98	--	3
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2158)
79	RAISED ON ROCK	--	--	--	1
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0388)
80	MARIA MULDAUR	51	51	56	7
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
81	LIVE AT THE RAINBOW	91	--	--	2
Focus (Sire SAS 7408)
82	MOTT	62	67	67	16
Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425)
83	SONG FOR JULI	64	65	70	7
Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2734)
84	GET IT TOGETHER	85	73	48	9
Jackson 5 (Motown M 783V1)
85	TUBULAR BELLS	94	--	--	2
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
86	BEGINNINGS	88	90	94	15
Allman Brothers (Atco SD 2-805)
87	RAINBOW CONCERT	42	34	35	12
Eric Clapton (RSO 877)
88	BIG BAMBU	70	74	79	48
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
89	SPECTRUM	--	--	--	1
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268)
90	I'M COMING HOME	--	--	--	1
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435)
91	PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (SOUNDTRACK)	66	47	46	17
Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460)
92	ROCKIN' ROLL BABY	--	--	--	1
Stylistics (Avco AV 11010)
93	FANTASY	76	70	61	25
Carole King (Ode SP 77018)
94	THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON	97	71	78	29
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 32280)
95	HIGH ON THE HOG	--	--	--	1
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035)
96	THE POINTER SISTERS	82	68	66	17
Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48)
97	LED ZEPPELIN IV	92	94	83	43
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
98	TAPESTRY	95	92	96	132
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
99	THE BEST OF BREAD	83	58	47	38
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
100	FOREIGNER	96	87	81	20
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391)

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:

   • "I'm A Writer, Not A Fighter" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (# 65)
   • "Just Outside Of Town" by Mandrill (# 71)
   • "My Maria" by B.W. Stevenson (# 80)
   • "Deodato 2" by Deodato (# 93)
   • "Journey's End" by Matthew Fisher (# 98)
   • "The Divine Miss M" by Bette Midler (# 99)
   • "Now & Then" by Carpenters (#100)