Sunday December 30, 1973
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending December 29, 1973



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1 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 3 2 1 11
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
2 THE JOKER 4 4 7 11
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235)
3 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) 1 1 5 9
Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550)
4 THE SINGLES 69-73 8 14 37 5
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
5 RINGO 2 3 2 8
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
6 QUADROPHENIA 5 6 3 8
Who (MCA 2-10004)
7 MUSCLE OF LOVE 15 28 68 5
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748)
8 MIND GAMES 6 7 9 7
John Lennon (Apple SW-3414)
9 I GOT A NAME 16 38 -- 3
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
10 IMAGINATION 10 11 14 11
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
11 FULL SAIL 12 15 20 8
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540)
12 JOY 11 12 19 9
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007)
13 OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK 7 8 13 8
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155)
14 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 9 5 8 35
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
15 BRIAN SALAD SURGERY 19 35 70 4
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
16 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 22 36 57 5
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
17 LIFE AND TIMES 13 10 6 45
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
18 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 25 29 42 23
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
19 WELCOME 24 26 44 5
Santana (Columbia PC 32445)
20 PINUPS 21 23 28 8
David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291)
21 LAID BACK 27 37 64 5
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
22 BETTE MIDLER 29 41 59 4
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270)
23 BAND ON THE RUN 44 65 -- 3  
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
24 GOATS HEAD SOUP 14 9 4 14
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101)
25 HAT TRICK 26 30 33 8
America (WB BS 2728)
26 ON THE ROAD 28 21 23 9
Traffic (Island SMAS 9336)
27 BROTHERS & SISTERS 20 13 15 19
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
28 INNERVISIONS 23 16 12 21
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
29 LOS COCHINOS 37 22 17 18
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
30 OCCUPATION: FOOLE 31 34 36 8
George Carlin (Little David LD 1005)
31 NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES 32 33 39 10
Dawn (Bell 1130)
32 STONE GON' 33 39 51 6
Barry White (20th Century T-423)
33 WAKE OF THE FLOOD 17 17 18 10  
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01)
34 MOONDOG MATINEE 40 47 56 6
The Band (Capitol SW-11214)
35 DIANA & MARVIN 18 19 26 8  
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M-803V1)
36 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED 39 44 61 7
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
37 SHIP AHOY 43 49 65 6
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
38 LET'S GET IT ON 42 42 24 15
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1)
39 DON'T CRY NOW 41 43 50 8
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064)
40 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 47 54 63 17
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
41 ANGEL CLARE 34 20 21 15
Art Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474)
42 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 36 32 30 42
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
43 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL 45 31 31 14
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160)
44 LADIES INVITED 51 61 72 5
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286)
45 ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED 30 27 32 9  
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450)
46 BARBRA STREISAND. . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 49 51 60 6
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655)
47 BLACK AND BLUE 50 59 67 6
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407)
48 FOR EVERYMAN 48 50 52 7
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067)
49 SWEET FREEDOM 35 24 10 12  
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2724)
50 HEARTBEAT, IT'S A LOVEBEAT 52 53 54 9
DeFranco Family (20th Century T-422)
51 DYLAN -- -- -- 1  
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747)
52 RAISED ON ROCK 60 68 79 4
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0388)
53 TIME FADES AWAY 53 25 16 10
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151)
54 SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) 66 95 -- 3  
Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387)
55 HALF BREED 55 40 22 13
Cher (MCA 2104)
56 ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 63 70 92 4
Stylistics (Avco AV 11010)
57 HEAD TO THE SKY 58 60 62 29
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
58 SPECTRUM 70 79 89 4  
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268)
59 CYAN 38 18 11 11  
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50158)
60 TUBULAR BELLS 68 76 85 5
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
61 IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT 62 66 74 6
Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721)
62 CHICAGO VI 46 48 27 25  
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
63 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 65 63 40 15
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
64 HIGH ON THE HOG 72 81 95 4
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035)
65 WITNESS 67 71 75 6
Spooky Tooth (Island SW 9337)
66 EVERYBODY LOVES SOME KIND OF MUSIC 54 46 48 8  
Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526)
67 LONG HARD CLIMB 75 62 35 21
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
68 LIVE AT THE RAINBOW 69 73 81 5
Focus (Sire SAS 7408)
69 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 56 45 25 24  
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
70 THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT 90 -- -- 2  
Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484)
71 MYSTERY TO ME 71 72 78 6
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2158)
72 3+3 59 55 29 16  
Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453)
73 A TIME FOR US 85 -- -- 2  
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4930)
74 ALL AMERICAN BOY 83 -- -- 2
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481)
75 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 61 56 34 21  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
76 JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN 80 82 69 22
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909)
77 LIVING FOR YOU -- -- -- 1  
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
78 I'M COMING HOME 82 85 90 4
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435)
79 A NICE PAIR -- -- -- 1  
Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257)
80 LIVE DATES 89 -- -- 2
Wishbone Ash (MCA 2-8006)
81 OVER-NITE SENSATION 57 52 53 9  
Mothers Of Invention (Discreet MS 2149)
82 KILLING ME SOFTLY 64 58 38 18  
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271)
83 ASS -- -- -- 1  
Badfinger (Apple SW-3411)
84 DIAMOND GIRL 76 75 46 36
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
85 EDDIE KENDRICKS 73 57 58 23  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L)
86 FULL MOON 74 67 45 13  
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4403)
87 TAPESTRY 88 94 98 135
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
88 HIS CALIFORNIA ALBUM 87 91 -- 3
Bobby "Blue" Bland (Dunhill DSX 50163)
89 DELIVER THE WORD 78 69 47 18  
War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F)
90 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 81 84 76 38
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
91 BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (ANTHOLOGY) -- -- -- 1  
Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD-2-806)
92 THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND 77 64 43 16  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112)
93 BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND ETERNITY -- -- -- 1  
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32766)
94 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE 100 -- -- 2
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673)
95 BIG BAMBU 91 93 88 51
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
96 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 93 86 77 40
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
97 THE BEST OF BREAD 96 97 99 41
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
98 TRES HOMBRES 86 83 66 18  
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
99 LED ZEPPELIN IV 97 98 97 46
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
100 FANTASY 92 90 93 28
Carole King (Ode SP 77018)

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:

   • "First" by David Gates (# 79)
   • "Paper Roses" by Marie Osmond (# 84)
   • "Crazy Eyes" by Poco (# 94)
   • "Mott" by Mott The Hoople (# 95)
   • "Maria Muldaur" by Maria Muldaur (# 98)
   • "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" by Paul Simon (# 99)

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