Thursday December 13, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 8, 1973



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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)

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