| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 10, 1973 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA MCA2-10003) | 6 | 4 | |
| 2 | GOATS HEAD SOUP Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 50101) | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | BROTHERS AND SISTERS Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn CP 0111) | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | ANGEL CLARE Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474) | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | LOS COCHINOS Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77019) | 4 | 11 | |
| 7 | LIFE AND TIMES Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-769) | 9 | 39 | |
| 8 | 3 + 3 Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453) | 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | INNERVISIONS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326L) | 7 | 14 | |
| 10 | KILLING ME SOFTLY Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271) | 12 | 11 | |
| 11 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk (Capitol SMAS-11207) | 10 | 14 | |
| 12 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50140) | 13 | 20 | |
| 13 | CHICAGO VI Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | 14 | 18 | |
| 14 | EDDIE KENDRICKS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L) | 15 | 22 | |
| 15 | DELIVER THE WORD War (United Artists UA-LA128-F) | 16 | 11 | |
| 16 | LONG HARD CLIMB Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | 11 | 14 | |
| 17 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 17 | 35 | |
| 18 | SWEET FREEDOM Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. BS 2724) | 22 | 6 | |
| 19 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-756) | 23 | 35 | |
| 20 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2694) | 20 | 34 | |
| 21 | TIME FADES AWAY Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151) | 42 | 3 | |
| 22 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2699) | 27 | 30 | |
| 23 | ERIC CLAPTON’S RAINBOW CONCERT Eric Clapton (RSO SO 877) | 24 | 8 | |
| 24 | THE JOKER Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | 44 | 5 | |
| 25 | HANK WILSON’S BACK VOL. 1 Hank Wilson (Shelter SW-8923) | 21 | 8 | |
| 26 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | 26 | 31 | |
| 27 | FULL MOON Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4403) | 31 | 7 | |
| 28 | HALF-BREED Cher (MCA MCA-2104) | 35 | 8 | |
| 29 | CYAN Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50158) | 37 | 4 | |
| 30 | IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | 38 | 4 | |
| 31 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | 60 | 2 | |
| 32 | MOTT Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425) | 30 | 12 | |
| 33 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | 32 | 14 | |
| 34 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD-50160) | 39 | 11 | |
| 35 | MY MARIA B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor APL1-0088) | 36 | 8 | |
| 36 | PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID Original Soundtrack / Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460) | 25 | 14 | |
| 37 | WAKE OF THE FLOOD Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01) | 62 | 3 | |
| 38 | CRAZY EYES Poco (Epic KE 32354) | 40 | 8 | |
| 39 | THE POINTER SISTERS Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48) | 19 | 18 | |
| 40 | HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | 41 | 23 | |
| 41 | PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond (MGM/Kolob SE 4910) | 51 | 7 | |
| 42 | THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112) | 43 | 16 | |
| 43 | NOW & THEN Carpenters (A&M SP-3519) | 45 | 24 | |
| 44 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA MCA2-8001) | 34 | 10 | |
| 45 | NEW YORK DOLLS New York Dolls (Mercury SRM-1-675) | 46 | 12 | |
| 46 | OL’ BLUE EYES IS BACK Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155) | 103 | 3 | |
| 47 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 48 | 34 | |
| 48 | ANTHOLOGY/10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Temptations (Motown M 782A3) | 33 | 9 | |
| 49 | GET IT TOGETHER Jackson 5 (Motown M 783V1) | 50 | 6 | |
| 50 | MAIN STREET PEOPLE Four Tops (Dunhill DSX-50144) | 52 | 7 | |
| 51 | ECSTASY Ohio Players (Westbound WB 2021) | 54 | 8 | |
| 52 | JOY Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007) | 72 | 3 | |
| 53 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | 61 | 27 | |
| 54 | THERE GOES RHYMIN’ SIMON Paul Simon (KC 32280) | 57 | 25 | |
| 55 | FANTASY Carole King (Ode SP-77018) | 58 | 21 | |
| 56 | SIDE 3 Raspberries (Capitol SMAS-11220) | 65 | 6 | |
| 57 | QUADROPHENIA The Who (Track/MCA MCA2-10004) | — | 1 | |
| 58 | RAINBOW Neil Diamond (MCA MCA-2103) | 59 | 11 | |
| 59 | I’M A WRITER, NOT A FIGHTER Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 7) | 66 | 4 | |
| 60 | FOREIGNER Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391) | 18 | 16 | |
| 61 | RINGO Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | — | 1 | |
| 62 | MADE IN JAPAN Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 2WS 2701) | 29 | 30 | |
| 63 | MARIA MULDAUR Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | 75 | 6 | |
| 64 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 53 | 49 | |
| 65 | JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN Mandrill (Polydor PD 5059) | 73 | 7 | |
| 66 | DAWN’S NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell 1130) | 79 | 4 | |
| 67 | DESPERADO Eagles (Asylum SD 5068) | 64 | 28 | |
| 68 | LIFEBOAT Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island SW-9326) | 55 | 12 | |
| 69 | BERLIN Lou Reed (RCA Victor APL1-0207) | 77 | 4 | |
| 70 | THE ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450) | 84 | 4 | |
| 71 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 76 | 24 | |
| 72 | ON THE ROAD Traffic (Island SMAS-9336) | 92 | 2 | |
| 73 | FIRST David Gates (Elektra EKS-75066) | 111 | 3 | |
| 74 | FRESH Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 32134) | 47 | 20 | |
| 75 | FULL SAIL Loggins & Messina (Columbia KC 32540) | — | 1 | |
| 76 | SONG FOR JULI Jesse Colin Young (Warner Bros. BS 2734) | 80 | 5 | |
| 77 | HEARTBEAT – IT’S A LOVEBEAT DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century T-422) | 88 | 5 | |
| 78 | JOURNEY’S END Matthew Fisher (RCA Victor APL1-0195) | 81 | 7 | |
| 79 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B. B. King (ABC ABCX-794) | 49 | 9 | |
| 80 | DIANA & MARVIN Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M 803V1) | — | 1 | |
| 81 | BIG BAMBU Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77014) | 83 | 49 | |
| 82 | OCCUPATION: FOOLE George Carlin (Little David LD 1005) | 105 | 2 | |
| 83 | A PASSION PLAY Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1040) | 28 | 16 | |
| 84 | PIN UPS David Bowie (RCA Victor APL1-0291) | — | 1 | |
| 85 | CLOSER TO IT! Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express (RCA Victor APL1-0140) | 86 | 13 | |
| 86 | EVERYBODY LIKES SOME KIND OF MUSIC Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526) | 102 | 3 | |
| 87 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown M 772L) | 56 | 18 | |
| 88 | DEODATO 2 Deodato (CTI CTI 6029) | 68 | 14 | |
| 89 | DON’T CRY NOW Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | 144 | 4 | |
| 90 | CALL ME Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077) | 71 | 26 | |
| 91 | HAT TRICK America (Warner Bros. BS 2728) | — | 1 | |
| 92 | OVER-NITE SENSATION Mothers (DiscReet MS 2149) | 96 | 6 | |
| 93 | THE DIVINE MISS M Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | 93 | 50 | |
| 94 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 69 | 137 | |
| 95 | ABOUT US Stories (Kama Sutra KSBS-2068) | 67 | 17 | |
| 96 | A DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE Dramatics (Volt VOS-6019) | 101 | 4 | |
| 97 | MACHINE HEAD Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2607) | 87 | 46 | |
| 98 | I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068) | 70 | 48 | |
| 99 | YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE / BABY’S GONE Conway Twitty (MCA MCA-359) | 85 | 7 | |
| 100 | GODSPELL Original Soundtrack (Bell 1118) | 74 | 30 | |
| 101 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | 113 | 5 | |
| 102 | MARK-ALMOND 73 Mark-Almond (Columbia KC 32486) | 63 | 12 | |
| 103 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-11000) | 89 | 19 | |
| 104 | ETTA JAMES Etta James (Chess CH 50042) | 82 | 12 | |
| 105 | TALKING BOOK Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 319L) | 107 | 51 | |
| 106 | LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA111-H2) | 110 | 8 | |
| 107 | SUMMER (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UA-LA124-F) | 116 | 7 | |
| 108 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | 115 | 11 | |
| 109 | BEGINNINGS Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 2-805) | 129 | 22 | |
| 110 | 1967-1970 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404) | 91 | 31 | |
| 111 | CHI-LITES Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754197) | 112 | 7 | |
| 112 | COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY Steely Dan (ABC ABCX-779) | 106 | 17 | |
| 113 | HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY Van Morrison (Warner Bros. BS 2712) | 90 | 14 | |
| 114 | SOMETHING /ANYTHING? Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2066) | 135 | 23 | |
| 115 | SLADEST Slade (Reprise MS 2173) | 117 | 5 | |
| 116 | FULLY EXPOSED Willie Hutch (Motown M 784V1) | 120 | 6 | |
| 117 | THE BEST OF PROCOL HARUM Procol Harum (A&M SP-4401) | 132 | 4 | |
| 118 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584) | 98 | 49 | |
| 119 | WITNESS Spooky Tooth (Island SW-9337) | 131 | 2 | |
| 120 | SIMON & GARFUNKEL’S GREATEST HITS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350) | 125 | 45 | |
| 121 | MYSTERY TO ME Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. MS 2158) | — | 1 | |
| 122 | DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER Elton John (MCA-2100) | 97 | 40 | |
| 123 | TEN YEARS ARE GONE John Mayall (Polydor PD-2-3005) | 128 | 5 | |
| 124 | SMOKEY Smokey Robinson (Tamla T 328L) | 121 | 17 | |
| 125 | THE BEST OF THE ANDREWS SISTERS Andrews Sisters (MCA MCA2-4024) | 126 | 4 | |
| 126 | SING IT AGAIN ROD Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-680) | 118 | 19 | |
| 127 | 1962-1966 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403) | 99 | 31 | |
| 128 | BELLY UP Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia KC 32270) | 141 | 2 | |
| 129 | SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2629) | 100 | 63 | |
| 130 | SHIP AHOY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32408) | — | 1 | |
| 131 | BEST OF THE DOORS Doors (Elektra EQ-5035) | 133 | 6 | |
| 132 | IAN THOMAS Ian Thomas (Janus JLS 3058) | 142 | 5 | |
| 133 | BARNSTORM Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50130) | 137 | 11 | |
| 134 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA John Denver (RCA Victor APL1-0101) | 95 | 22 | |
| 135 | SOLITAIRE Andy Williams (Columbia KC 32383) | 146 | 2 | |
| 136 | LYNYRD SKYNYRD (Pronounced Leh´-nerd Skin´-nerd) Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sounds Of The South/MCA MCA-363) | 140 | 3 | |
| 137 | I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-762) | 114 | 30 | |
| 138 | YESSONGS Yes (Atlantic SD 3-100) | 122 | 25 | |
| 139 | OVER THE RAINBOW Livingston Taylor (Capricorn CP 0114) | 139 | 5 | |
| 140 | FOR EVERYMAN Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067) | — | 1 | |
| 141 | BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE GIRLS Andrews Sisters (Paramount PAS-6075) | 143 | 4 | |
| 142 | DREAMS ARE NUTHIN’ MORE THAN WISHES David Cassidy (Bell 1132) | — | 1 | |
| 143 | WILD AND PEACEFUL Kool & Gang (De-Lite DEP-2013) | 149 | 4 | |
| 144 | HOME TO MYSELF Melissa Manchester (Bell 1123) | 145 | 20 | |
| 145 | THE WORLD OF IKE & TINA Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UA-LA064-G2) | 147 | 4 | |
| 146 | CURTIS IN CHICAGO RECORDED LIVE Curtis Mayfield, et al. (Curtom CRS 8018) | — | 1 | |
| 147 | IT HURTS SO GOOD Millie Jackson (Spring SPR 5706) | 148 | 6 | |
| 148 | NEW BEGINNINGS... Morgana King (Paramount PAS -6067) | 154 | 4 | |
| 149 | HIGH ON THE HOG Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035) | — | 1 | |
| 150 | THE HOLLIES’ GREATEST HITS Hollies (Epic KE 32061) | 153 | 3 | |
| 151 | HIS CALIFORNIA ALBUM Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill DSX-50163) | — | 1 | |
| 152 | CAN YOU FEEL IT Lighthouse (Polydor PD-5056) | 156 | 5 | |
| 153 | NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (London XPS 620) | 157 | 31 | |
| 154 | AEROSMITH Aerosmith (Columbia KC 32005) | 159 | 3 | |
| 155 | TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | 164 | 2 | |
| 156 | MARY STUART Mary Stuart (Bell 1133) | 158 | 3 | |
| 157 | BURNS’ & SCHREIBER’S PURE B.S.! Burns & Schreiber (Little David LD 1006) | 162 | 2 | |
| 158 | PHOTOS OF GHOSTS Premiata Forneria Marconi (Manticore MC 66668) | 160 | 3 | |
| 159 | THAT’S ENOUGH FOR ME Peter Yarrow (Warner Bros. BS 2730) | 161 | 3 | |
| 160 | TAKIN’ MY TIME Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. BS 2729) | — | 1 | |
| 161 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY BULLETIN BOARD Partridge Family (Bell 1137) | — | 1 | |
| 162 | YEAH! Brownsville Station (Big Tree BT 2102) | 163 | 4 | |
| 163 | GIMME SOMETHING REAL Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. BS 2739) | 165 | 3 | |
| 164 | LIVE IN LAS VEGAS VOL. 2 Sonny & Cher (MCA MCA2-8004) | — | 1 | |
| 165 | ALLRIGHT ON THE NIGHT Tucky Buzzard (Passport PPS 97001) | 166 | 3 | |
| 166 | FOURSIDER Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-3521) | 167 | 2 | |
| 167 | LIVE AT THE RAINBOW Focus (Sire SAS-7408) | — | 1 | |
| 168 | ALL I EVER MEANT TO DO WAS SING Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury SRM-1-686) | 169 | 2 | |
| 169 | BE WHAT YOU ARE Staple Singers (Stax STS-3015) | 170 | 9 | |
| 170 | REUNION IN CENTRAL PARK Original Blues Project (Sounds Of The South/MCA MCA2-8003) | — | 1 | |
| 171 | I’M COMING HOME Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435) | — | 1 | |
| 172 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor APL1-0285) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | IT ALL COMES BACK Paul Butterfield’s Better Days (Bearsville BR 2170) | — | 1 | |
| 174 | EARLY ALLMAN Allman Joys Featuring Duane & Gregg Allman (Dial DL 6005) | — | 1 | |
| 175 | TOULOUSE STREET Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2634) | 136 | 36 | |
| NOTE: In this week’s issue, Cash Box expanded the number of positions below the Top 100 to 75 (numbered 101–175). | ||||
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