Friday December 21, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 15, 1973



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1 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) 5 5 8 7
Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550)
2 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 1 2 2 9
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
3 RINGO 2 1 5 6
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
4 THE JOKER 7 8 9 9
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235)
5 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 8 6 13 33
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
6 QUADROPHENIA 3 3 4 6
Who (MCA 2-10004)
7 MIND GAMES 9 15 26 5
John Lennon (Apple SW-3414)
8 OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK 13 19 29 6
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155)
9 GOATS HEAD SOUP 4 4 1 12
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101)
10 LIFE AND TIMES 6 7 3 43
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
11 IMAGINATION 14 18 20 9
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
12 JOY 19 20 24 7
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007)
13 BROTHERS & SISTERS 15 12 6 17
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
14 THE SINGLES 69-73 37 72 -- 3  
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
15 FULL SAIL 20 24 30 6
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540)
16 INNERVISIONS 12 17 17 19
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
17 WAKE OF THE FLOOD 18 13 16 8
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01)
18 CYAN 11 10 10 9
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50158)
19 DIANA & MARVIN 26 30 36 6
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M-803V1)
20 ANGEL CLARE 21 14 7 13
Art Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474)
21 ON THE ROAD 23 27 33 7
Traffic (Island SMAS 9336)
22 LOS COCHINOS 17 16 18 16
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
23 PINUPS 28 31 41 6
David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291)
24 SWEET FREEDOM 10 11 12 10  
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2724)
25 TIME FADES AWAY 16 9 14 8
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151)
26 WELCOME 44 77 -- 3  
Santana (Columbia PC 32445)
27 ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED 32 34 40 7
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450)
28 MUSCLE OF LOVE 68 81 -- 3  
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748)
29 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 42 48 56 21  
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
30 HAT TRICK 33 39 59 6
America (WB BS 2728)
31 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL 31 32 32 12
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160)
32 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 30 33 27 40
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
33 NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES 39 43 50 8
Dawn (Bell 1130)
34 OCCUPATION: FOOLE 36 40 48 6
George Carlin (Little David LD 1005)
35 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY 70 -- -- 2  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
36 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 57 79 -- 3  
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
37 LAID BACK 64 90 -- 3  
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
38 I GOT A NAME -- -- -- 1  
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
39 STONE GON' 51 59 81 4  
Barry White (20th Century T-423)
40 HALF BREED 22 21 21 11  
Cher (MCA 2104)
41 BETTE MIDLER 59 -- -- 2  
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270)
42 LET'S GET IT ON 24 23 15 13  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1)
43 DON'T CRY NOW 50 54 62 6
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064)
44 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED 61 69 80 5  
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
45 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 25 25 11 22  
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
46 EVERYBODY LOVES SOME KIND OF MUSIC 48 53 61 6
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526)
47 MOONDOG MATINEE 56 63 82 4
The Band (Capitol SW-11214)
48 CHICAGO VI 27 22 25 23  
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
49 SHIP AHOY 65 74 84 4  
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
50 FOR EVERYMAN 52 61 76 5
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067)
51 BARBRA STREISAND. . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 60 68 93 4
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655)
52 OVER-NITE SENSATION 53 55 64 7
Mothers Of Invention (Discreet MS 2149)
53 HEARTBEAT, IT'S A LOVEBEAT 54 56 60 7
DeFranco Family (20th Century T-422)
54 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 63 78 91 15
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
55 3+3 29 28 19 14  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453)
56 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 34 26 22 19  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
57 EDDIE KENDRICKS 58 60 45 21
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L)
58 KILLING ME SOFTLY 38 44 43 16  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271)
59 BLACK AND BLUE 67 75 86 4
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407)
60 HEAD TO THE SKY 62 67 69 27
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
61 LADIES INVITED 72 84 -- 3  
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286)
62 LONG HARD CLIMB 35 35 28 19  
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
63 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 40 37 38 13  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
64 THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND 43 38 39 14  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112)
65 BAND ON THE RUN -- -- -- 1  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
66 IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT 74 87 96 4
Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721)
67 FULL MOON 45 29 23 11  
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4403)
68 RAISED ON ROCK 79 -- -- 2  
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0388)
69 DELIVER THE WORD 47 41 31 16  
War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F)
70 ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 92 -- -- 2  
Stylistics (Avco AV 11010)
71 WITNESS 75 86 95 4
Spooky Tooth (Island SW 9337)
72 MYSTERY TO ME 78 89 98 4
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2158)
73 LIVE AT THE RAINBOW 81 91 -- 3
Focus (Sire SAS 7408)
74 BERLIN 55 57 57 8  
Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0207)
75 DIAMOND GIRL 46 47 46 34  
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
76 TUBULAR BELLS 85 94 -- 3
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
77 PAPER ROSES 41 36 37 9  
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
78 FIRST 49 50 54 6  
David Gates (Elektra EKS-75066)
79 SPECTRUM 89 -- -- 2
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268)
80 A DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE 71 73 75 6
Dramatics (Volt VOS 6019)
81 HIGH ON THE HOG 95 -- -- 2  
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035)
82 JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN 69 49 49 20  
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909)
83 TRES HOMBRES 66 45 42 16  
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
84 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 76 52 52 36
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
85 I'M COMING HOME 90 -- -- 2
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435)
86 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 77 58 44 38
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
87 CRAZY EYES 73 46 35 11  
Poco (Epic KE 32534)
88 BEGINNINGS 86 88 90 16
Allman Brothers (Atco SD 2-805)
89 MARIA MULDAUR 80 51 51 8
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
90 FANTASY 93 76 70 26
Carole King (Ode SP 77018)
91 HIS CALIFORNIA ALBUM -- -- -- 1  
Bobby "Blue" Bland (Dunhill DSX 50163)
92 MOTT 82 62 67 17
Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425)
93 BIG BAMBU 88 70 74 49
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
94 TAPESTRY 98 95 92 133
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
95 SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) -- -- -- 1  
Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387)
96 THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON 94 97 71 30
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 32280)
97 THE BEST OF BREAD 99 83 58 39
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
98 LED ZEPPELIN IV 97 92 94 44
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
99 GET IT TOGETHER 84 85 73 10  
Jackson 5 (Motown M 783V1)
100 FOREIGNER 100 96 87 21
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:

   • "Song For Juli" by Jesse Colin Young (# 83)
   • "Rainbow Concert" by Eric Clapton (# 87)
   • "Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid (Soundtrack)" by Bob Dylan (# 91)
   • "The Pointer Sisters" by Pointer Sisters (# 96)

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