Tuesday December 25, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 22, 1973



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1 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) 1 5 5 8
Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550)
2 RINGO 3 2 1 7
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
3 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 2 1 2 10
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
4 THE JOKER 4 7 8 10
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235)
5 QUADROPHENIA 6 3 3 7
Who (MCA 2-10004)
6 MIND GAMES 7 9 15 6
John Lennon (Apple SW-3414)
7 OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK 8 13 19 7
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155)
8 THE SINGLES 69-73 14 37 72 4
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
9 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 5 8 6 34
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
10 IMAGINATION 11 14 18 10
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
11 JOY 12 19 20 8
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007)
12 FULL SAIL 15 20 24 7
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540)
13 LIFE AND TIMES 10 6 7 44
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
14 GOATS HEAD SOUP 9 4 4 13
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101)
15 MUSCLE OF LOVE 28 68 81 4  
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748)
16 I GOT A NAME 38 -- -- 2  
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
17 WAKE OF THE FLOOD 17 18 13 9
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01)
18 DIANA & MARVIN 19 26 30 7
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M-803V1)
19 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY 35 70 -- 3  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
20 BROTHERS & SISTERS 13 15 12 18
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
21 PINUPS 23 28 31 7
David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291)
22 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 36 57 79 4  
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
23 INNERVISIONS 16 12 17 20
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
24 WELCOME 26 44 77 4
Santana (Columbia PC 32445)
25 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 29 42 48 22
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
26 HAT TRICK 30 33 39 7
America (WB BS 2728)
27 LAID BACK 37 64 90 4
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
28 ON THE ROAD 21 23 27 8
Traffic (Island SMAS 9336)
29 BETTE MIDLER 41 59 -- 3  
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270)
30 ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED 27 32 34 8
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450)
31 OCCUPATION: FOOLE 34 36 40 7
George Carlin (Little David LD 1005)
32 NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES 33 39 43 9
Dawn (Bell 1130)
33 STONE GON' 39 51 59 5
Barry White (20th Century T-423)
34 ANGEL CLARE 20 21 14 14  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474)
35 SWEET FREEDOM 24 10 11 11  
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2724)
36 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 32 30 33 41
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
37 LOS COCHINOS 22 17 16 17  
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
38 CYAN 18 11 10 10  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50158)
39 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED 44 61 69 6
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
40 MOONDOG MATINEE 47 56 63 5
The Band (Capitol SW-11214)
41 DON'T CRY NOW 43 50 54 7
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064)
42 LET'S GET IT ON 42 24 23 14
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1)
43 SHIP AHOY 49 65 74 5
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
44 BAND ON THE RUN 65 -- -- 2  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
45 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL 31 31 32 13  
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160)
46 CHICAGO VI 48 27 22 24
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
47 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 54 63 78 16
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
48 FOR EVERYMAN 50 52 61 6
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067)
49 BARBRA STREISAND. . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 51 60 68 5
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655)
50 BLACK AND BLUE 59 67 75 5
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407)
51 LADIES INVITED 61 72 84 4
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286)
52 HEARTBEAT, IT'S A LOVEBEAT 53 54 56 8
DeFranco Family (20th Century T-422)
53 TIME FADES AWAY 25 16 9 9  
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151)
54 EVERYBODY LOVES SOME KIND OF MUSIC 46 48 53 7
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526)
55 HALF BREED 40 22 21 12  
Cher (MCA 2104)
56 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 45 25 25 23  
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
57 OVER-NITE SENSATION 52 53 55 8
Mothers Of Invention (Discreet MS 2149)
58 HEAD TO THE SKY 60 62 67 28
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
59 3+3 55 29 28 15
Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453)
60 RAISED ON ROCK 68 79 -- 3
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0388)
61 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 56 34 26 20
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
62 IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT 66 74 87 5
Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721)
63 ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 70 92 -- 3
Stylistics (Avco AV 11010)
64 KILLING ME SOFTLY 58 38 44 17
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271)
65 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 63 40 37 14
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
66 SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) 95 -- -- 2  
Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387)
67 WITNESS 71 75 86 5
Spooky Tooth (Island SW 9337)
68 TUBULAR BELLS 76 85 94 4
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
69 LIVE AT THE RAINBOW 73 81 91 4
Focus (Sire SAS 7408)
70 SPECTRUM 79 89 -- 3
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268)
71 MYSTERY TO ME 72 78 89 5
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2158)
72 HIGH ON THE HOG 81 95 -- 3
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035)
73 EDDIE KENDRICKS 57 58 60 22  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L)
74 FULL MOON 67 45 29 12
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4403)
75 LONG HARD CLIMB 62 35 35 20  
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
76 DIAMOND GIRL 75 46 47 35
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
77 THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND 64 43 38 15  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112)
78 DELIVER THE WORD 69 47 41 17
War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F)
79 FIRST 78 49 50 7
David Gates (Elektra EKS-75066)
80 JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN 82 69 49 21
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909)
81 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 84 76 52 37
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
82 I'M COMING HOME 85 90 -- 3
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435)
83 ALL AMERICAN BOY -- -- -- 1  
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481)
84 PAPER ROSES 77 41 36 10
Marie Osmond (MGM 14609)
85 A TIME FOR US -- -- -- 1  
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4930)
86 TRES HOMBRES 83 66 45 17
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
87 HIS CALIFORNIA ALBUM 91 -- -- 2
Bobby "Blue" Bland (Dunhill DSX 50163)
88 TAPESTRY 94 98 95 134
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
89 LIVE DATES -- -- -- 1  
Wishbone Ash (MCA 2-8006)
90 THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT -- -- -- 1  
Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484)
91 BIG BAMBU 93 88 70 50
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
92 FANTASY 90 93 76 27
Carole King (Ode SP 77018)
93 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 86 77 58 39
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
94 CRAZY EYES 87 73 46 12
Poco (Epic KE 32534)
95 MOTT 92 82 62 18
Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425)
96 THE BEST OF BREAD 97 99 83 40
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
97 LED ZEPPELIN IV 98 97 92 45
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
98 MARIA MULDAUR 89 80 51 9
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
99 THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON 96 94 97 31
Paul Simon (Columbia KC 32280)
100 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE -- -- -- 1  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673)

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:

   • "Berlin" by Lou Reed (# 74)
   • "A Dramatic Experience" by Dramatics (# 80)
   • "Beginnings" by Allman Brothers (# 88)
   • "Get It Together" by Jackson 5 (# 99)
   • "Foreigner" by Cat Stevens (#100)

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