| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 11, 1973 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | CHICAGO VI Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | NOW & THEN Carpenters (A&M SP-3519) | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | FANTASY Carole King (Ode SP-77018) | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 4 | 22 | |
| 5 | LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD George Harrison (Apple SMAS-3410) | 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | FRESH Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 32134) | 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | A PASSION PLAY Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1040) | 10 | 3 | |
| 8 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2699) | 8 | 17 | |
| 9 | THERE GOES RHYMIN’ SIMON Paul Simon (KC 32280) | 7 | 12 | |
| 10 | LEON LIVE Leon Russell (Shelter STCO-8917) | 14 | 6 | |
| 11 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | 9 | 18 | |
| 12 | LOVE DEVOTION SURRENDER Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin (Columbia KC 32034) | 16 | 6 | |
| 13 | BACK TO THE WORLD Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8015) | 13 | 10 | |
| 14 | MADE IN JAPAN Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 2WS 2701) | 11 | 17 | |
| 15 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown M 772L) | 20 | 5 | |
| 16 | FOREIGNER Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391) | 25 | 3 | |
| 17 | RED ROSE SPEEDWAY Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SMAL-3409) | 15 | 14 | |
| 18 | MACHINE HEAD Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2607) | 19 | 33 | |
| 19 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2694) | 17 | 21 | |
| 20 | CALL ME Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077) | 12 | 13 | |
| 21 | LIFE AND TIMES Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-769) | 21 | 26 | |
| 22 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA John Denver (RCA Victor APL1-0101) | 24 | 9 | |
| 23 | YESSONGS Yes (Atlantic SD 3-100) | 18 | 12 | |
| 24 | SING IT AGAIN ROD Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-680) | 34 | 6 | |
| 25 | BILLION DOLLAR BABIES Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BS 2685) | 23 | 22 | |
| 26 | HEY NOW HEY (The Other Side Of The Sky) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7265) | 33 | 5 | |
| 27 | TOWER OF POWER Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. BS 2681) | 31 | 10 | |
| 28 | AND I LOVE YOU SO Perry Como (RCA Victor APL1-0100) | 29 | 11 | |
| 29 | 1967-1970 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404) | 27 | 18 | |
| 30 | RECORDED LIVE Ten Years After (Columbia C2X 32288) | 36 | 8 | |
| 31 | 1962-1966 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403) | 30 | 18 | |
| 32 | IN THE RIGHT PLACE Dr. John (Atco SD 7018) | 32 | 20 | |
| 33 | LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5005) | 22 | 14 | |
| 34 | GODSPELL Original Soundtrack (Bell 1118) | 35 | 17 | |
| 35 | HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | 37 | 10 | |
| 36 | I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE Barry White (20th Century T-407) | 28 | 17 | |
| 37 | A LITTLE TOUCH OF SCHMILSSON IN THE NIGHT Nilsson (RCA Victor APL1-0097) | 38 | 8 | |
| 38 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 41 | 21 | |
| 39 | DICK CLARK: 20 YEARS OF ROCK N’ ROLL Various Artists (Buddah BDS 5133-2) | 52 | 6 | |
| 40 | SPINNERS Spinners (Atlantic SD 7256) | 26 | 17 | |
| 41 | ELVIS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor APL1-0283) | 50 | 4 | |
| 42 | NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (London XPS 620) | 39 | 18 | |
| 43 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584) | 44 | 36 | |
| 44 | THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4361) | 43 | 20 | |
| 45 | NEVER, NEVER, NEVER Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA055-F) | 46 | 13 | |
| 46 | DESPERADO Eagles (Asylum SD 5068) | 40 | 15 | |
| 47 | BLACK BYRD Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA047-F) | 47 | 13 | |
| 48 | BLOODSHOT J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7260) | 45 | 16 | |
| 49 | FOCUS 3 Focus (Sire SAS-3901) | 51 | 19 | |
| 50 | MOVING WAVES Focus (Sire SAS-7401) | 49 | 30 | |
| 51 | THE PLAN Osmonds (MGM/Kolob SE 4902) | 60 | 6 | |
| 52 | TUNEWEAVING Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell 1112) | 54 | 21 | |
| 53 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA II Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA040-F) | 53 | 15 | |
| 54 | COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY Steely Dan (ABC ABCX-779) | 64 | 4 | |
| 55 | THE DIVINE MISS M Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | 58 | 37 | |
| 56 | JANIS JOPLIN’S GREATEST HITS Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 32168) | 67 | 4 | |
| 57 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50140) | 66 | 7 | |
| 58 | FACTS OF LIFE Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA043-F) | 76 | 5 | |
| 59 | MUSIC IS MY LIFE Billy Preston (A&M SP-3516) | 48 | 27 | |
| 60 | LAST TRAIN TO HICKSVILLE...THE HOME OF HAPPY FEET Dan Hicks & Hot Licks (Blue Thumb BTS 51) | 61 | 9 | |
| 61 | ALADDIN SANE David Bowie (RCA Victor LSP-4852) | 42 | 14 | |
| 62 | SOUL MAKOSSA Manu Dibango (Atlantic SD 7267) | 70 | 8 | |
| 63 | DALTREY Roger Daltrey (Track/MCA MCA-328) | 55 | 12 | |
| 64 | TAYLORED IN SILK Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS-3014) | 77 | 4 | |
| 65 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Bell 9002) | 68 | 7 | |
| 66 | THE WATERGATE COMEDY HOUR Various Artists (Hidden ST-11202) | 69 | 8 | |
| 67 | LIVE AND LET DIE Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA100-G) | 93 | 2 | |
| 68 | INNERVISIONS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326L) | — | 1 | |
| 69 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 87 | 11 | |
| 70 | MA Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 546L) | 74 | 9 | |
| 71 | I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068) | 80 | 35 | |
| 72 | LONG HARD CLIMB Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | — | 1 | |
| 73 | ALL I NEED IS TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul S 739L) | 85 | 6 | |
| 74 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk (Capitol SMAS-11207) | — | 1 | |
| 75 | EDDIE KENDRICKS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L) | 82 | 9 | |
| 76 | MORE CREEDENCE GOLD Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy F-9430) | 88 | 4 | |
| 77 | TALKING BOOK Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 319L) | 57 | 38 | |
| 78 | CABARET Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752) | 56 | 56 | |
| 79 | YOU BROKE MY HEART SO I BUSTED YOUR JAW Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4385) | 59 | 12 | |
| 80 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-11000) | 91 | 6 | |
| 81 | DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER Elton John (MCA-2100) | 62 | 27 | |
| 82 | ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor VPSX-6089) | 63 | 26 | |
| 83 | MASTERPIECE Temptations (Gordy G 965L) | 90 | 23 | |
| 84 | SOUL MAKOSSA Afrique (Mainstream MRL 394) | 86 | 10 | |
| 85 | YOU’VE GOT IT BAD GIRL Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3041) | 89 | 10 | |
| 86 | HISTORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, VOL. 1 (Bear’s Choice) Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. BS 2721) | 136 | 2 | |
| 87 | NO SECRETS Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75049) | 65 | 36 | |
| 88 | WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE! Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2678) | 72 | 30 | |
| 89 | EXTENSION OF A MAN Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 7029) | 112 | 5 | |
| 90 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 97 | 124 | |
| 91 | BILL WITHERS LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7025-2) | 71 | 17 | |
| 92 | SMOKEY Smokey Robinson (Tamla T 328L) | 101 | 4 | |
| 93 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia/Windfall KC 32216) | 115 | 2 | |
| 94 | BECK, BOGERT & APPICE Beck, Bogert & Appice (Epic KE 32140) | 75 | 20 | |
| 95 | THE WORLD IS A GHETTO War (United Artists UAS-5652) | 81 | 40 | |
| 96 | SHAFT IN AFRICA Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCX-793) | 107 | 4 | |
| 97 | CALUMET Lobo (Big Tree BT 2101) | 109 | 7 | |
| 98 | IN AND OUT OF FOCUS Focus (Sire SAS-7404) | 103 | 6 | |
| 99 | STILL ALIVE AND WELL Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32188) | 73 | 20 | |
| 100 | THE 2ND CRUSADE Crusaders (Blue Thumb/Chisa BTS 7000) | 83 | 23 | |
| 101 | JACK THE TOAD Savoy Brown (Parrot XPAS 71059) | 102 | 8 | |
| 102 | THE SWEET The Sweet (Bell 1125) | 104 | 4 | |
| 103 | SLAUGHTER’S BIG RIP-OFF Original Soundtrack /James Brown (Polydor PD 6015) | 122 | 3 | |
| 104 | LEMMINGS National Lampoon (Banana BTS 6006) | 108 | 7 | |
| 105 | CROSSWORD PUZZLE Partridge Family (Bell 1122) | 106 | 8 | |
| 106 | #10 Guess Who (RCA Victor APL1-0130) | 110 | 4 | |
| 107 | JIMI HENDRIX Original Soundtrack /Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 2RS 6481) | 116 | 4 | |
| 108 | THE POINTER SISTERS Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48) | 118 | 5 | |
| 109 | FRAMPTON’S CAMEL Frampton’s Camel (A&M SP-4389) | 111 | 9 | |
| 110 | ABOUT US Stories (Kama Sutra KSBS-2068) | 153 | 4 | |
| 111 | THE RED BACK BOOK Scott Joplin (Angel S-36060) | 84 | 11 | |
| 112 | DEODATO 2 Deodato (CTI CTI 6029) | — | 1 | |
| 113 | GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION Dells (Cadet CA 50037) | 105 | 9 | |
| 114 | BARON VON TOLLBOOTH & THE CHROME NUN Paul Kanter, Grace Slick & David Freiberg (Grunt BFL1-0148) | 117 | 8 | |
| 115 | I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW New York City (Chelsea BCL1-0198) | 79 | 8 | |
| 116 | ROGER McGUINN Roger McGuinn (Columbia KC 31946) | 126 | 5 | |
| 117 | COMPOSITE TRUTH Mandrill (Polydor PD 5043) | 94 | 26 | |
| 118 | BEST OF SPIRIT Spirit (Epic KE 32271) | 150 | 3 | |
| 119 | SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2629) | 121 | 50 | |
| 120 | SOUL BOX Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX 1213) | 131 | 4 | |
| 121 | SWEETNIGHTER Weather Report (Columbia KC 32210) | 123 | 12 | |
| 122 | LOGGINS AND MESSINA Loggins & Mesinna (Columbia KC 31748) | 113 | 41 | |
| 123 | PILLOW TALK Sylvia (Vibration VI-126) | 78 | 12 | |
| 124 | LOVE MUSIC Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’77 (Bell 1119) | 127 | 10 | |
| 125 | DOING IT TO DEATH Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People PE 5603) | 138 | 2 | |
| 126 | THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra KSBS-2073) | 96 | 17 | |
| 127 | HOME TO MYSELF Melissa Manchester (Bell 1123) | 128 | 9 | |
| 128 | COSMIC SLOP Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2022) | 146 | 3 | |
| 129 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Edward Bear (Capitol SMAS-11192) | 132 | 6 | |
| 130 | BEST OF THE BEE GEES VOL. 2 Bee Gees (RSO SO 875) | 140 | 3 | |
| 131 | SUPER FLY T. N.T. Original Soundtrack / Osibisa (Buddah BDS 5136) | 142 | 3 | |
| 132 | PLAYGOUND IN MY MIND Clint Holmes (Epic KE 32269) | 133 | 12 | |
| 133 | ENGELBERT KING OF HEARTS Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71061) | 152 | 2 | |
| 134 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | 129 | 84 | |
| 135 | URIAH HEEP LIVE Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-2-7503) | 92 | 14 | |
| 136 | THE BODY AND SOUL OF TOM JONES Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71060) | 99 | 10 | |
| 137 | DOWN THE ROAD Stephen Stills & Manassas (Atlantic SD 7250) | 135 | 14 | |
| 138 | ANDY WILLIAMS’ GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Andy Williams (Columbia KC 32384) | 137 | 6 | |
| 139 | YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia KC 32376) | 145 | 8 | |
| 140 | SUPERSAX PLAYS BIRD Supersax (Capitol ST-11177) | 144 | 3 | |
| 141 | COUNTRY CASANOVA Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS-6054) | 100 | 9 | |
| 142 | THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern (20th Century T-419) | 157 | 2 | |
| 143 | DANNY’S SONG Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11172) | 95 | 17 | |
| 144 | WOMAN ACROSS THE RIVER Freddie King (Shelter SW-8919) | 149 | 5 | |
| 145 | BIRTH DAY New Birth (RCA Victor LSP-4797) | 98 | 24 | |
| 146 | AROUND THE WORLD WITH THREE DOG NIGHT Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSY-50138) | 124 | 22 | |
| 147 | JOHN ENTWISTLE’S RIGOR MORTIS SETS IN John Entwistle (Track/MCA MCA-321) | 147 | 6 | |
| 148 | NEITHER ONE OF US Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul S 737L) | 134 | 22 | |
| 149 | SECOND TIME ROUND Cymande (Janus JLS 3054) | 151 | 8 | |
| 150 | SATIN SHEETS Jeanne Pruett (MCA MCA-338) | 148 | 4 | |
| 151 | KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HER SONG Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32258) | 125 | 6 | |
| 152 | THE MICK COX BAND Mick Cox Band (Capitol ST-11175) | 154 | 5 | |
| 153 | HONEY IN THE ROCK Charlie Daniels (Kama Sutra KSBS-2071) | 159 | 4 | |
| 154 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074) | 158 | 43 | |
| 155 | PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID Original Soundtrack / Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460) | — | 1 | |
| 156 | HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY Van Morrison (Warner Bros. BS 2712) | — | 1 | |
| 157 | MOONDOG SERENADE Cashman & West (Dunhill DSX-50141) | 161 | 3 | |
| 158 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | 164 | 14 | |
| 159 | TRIUMVIRATE Mike Bloomfield, John Paul Hammond, Dr. John (Columbia KC 32172) | 114 | 8 | |
| 160 | THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112) | 162 | 3 | |
| 161 | BREEZY STORIES Danny O’Keefe (Atlantic SD 7264) | 163 | 2 | |
| 162 | HOT AUGUST NIGHT Neil Diamond (MCA 2-8000) | 166 | 35 | |
| 163 | M.F. HORN | 3 Maynard Ferguson (Columbia KC 32403) | — | 1 | |
| 164 | THE ODD COUPLE SINGS Tony Randall & Jack Klugman (London XPS 903) | 165 | 5 | |
| 165 | LADY SINGS THE BLUES Original Soundtrack/Diana Ross (Motown M 758D) | 169 | 37 | |
| 166 | PAPER MOON Original Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1012) | — | 1 | |
| 167 | FOSTER SYLVERS Foster Sylvers (Pride PRD 0027) | 168 | 2 | |
| 168 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE Charlie McCoy (Monument KZ 32215) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | — | 1 | |
| 170 | SWEET COUNTRY Charlie Pride (RCA Victor APL1-0217) | — | 1 | |
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