| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 17, 1973 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA MCA2-10003) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | GOATS HEAD SOUP Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 50101) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | LIFE AND TIMES Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-769) | 7 | 40 | |
| 4 | BROTHERS AND SISTERS Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn CP 0111) | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | ANGEL CLARE Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474) | 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | LOS COCHINOS Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77019) | 6 | 12 | |
| 8 | 3 + 3 Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453) | 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | INNERVISIONS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326L) | 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | KILLING ME SOFTLY Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271) | 10 | 12 | |
| 11 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50140) | 12 | 21 | |
| 12 | QUADROPHENIA The Who (Track/MCA MCA2-10004) | 57 | 2 | |
| 13 | CYAN Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50158) | 29 | 5 | |
| 14 | THE JOKER Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | 24 | 6 | |
| 15 | SWEET FREEDOM Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. BS 2724) | 18 | 7 | |
| 16 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-756) | 19 | 36 | |
| 17 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk (Capitol SMAS-11207) | 11 | 15 | |
| 18 | TIME FADES AWAY Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151) | 21 | 4 | |
| 19 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | 31 | 3 | |
| 20 | RINGO Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | 61 | 2 | |
| 21 | WAKE OF THE FLOOD Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01) | 37 | 4 | |
| 22 | EDDIE KENDRICKS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L) | 14 | 23 | |
| 23 | HALF-BREED Cher (MCA MCA-2104) | 28 | 9 | |
| 24 | IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | 30 | 5 | |
| 25 | FULL MOON Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4403) | 27 | 8 | |
| 26 | DELIVER THE WORD War (United Artists UA-LA128-F) | 15 | 12 | |
| 27 | CHICAGO VI Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | 13 | 19 | |
| 28 | LONG HARD CLIMB Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | 16 | 15 | |
| 29 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 17 | 36 | |
| 30 | JOY Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007) | 52 | 4 | |
| 31 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2694) | 20 | 35 | |
| 32 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | 26 | 32 | |
| 33 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD-50160) | 34 | 12 | |
| 34 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2699) | 22 | 31 | |
| 35 | ERIC CLAPTON’S RAINBOW CONCERT Eric Clapton (RSO SO 877) | 23 | 9 | |
| 36 | OL’ BLUE EYES IS BACK Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155) | 46 | 4 | |
| 37 | CRAZY EYES Poco (Epic KE 32354) | 38 | 9 | |
| 38 | PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond (MGM/Kolob SE 4910) | 41 | 8 | |
| 39 | FULL SAIL Loggins & Messina (Columbia KC 32540) | 75 | 2 | |
| 40 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA MCA2-8001) | 44 | 11 | |
| 41 | THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112) | 42 | 17 | |
| 42 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | 33 | 15 | |
| 43 | ON THE ROAD Traffic (Island SMAS-9336) | 72 | 3 | |
| 44 | MY MARIA B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor APL1-0088) | 35 | 9 | |
| 45 | NEW YORK DOLLS New York Dolls (Mercury SRM-1-675) | 45 | 13 | |
| 46 | PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID Original Soundtrack / Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460) | 36 | 15 | |
| 47 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 47 | 35 | |
| 48 | GET IT TOGETHER Jackson 5 (Motown M 783V1) | 49 | 7 | |
| 49 | HANK WILSON’S BACK VOL. 1 Hank Wilson (Shelter SW-8923) | 25 | 9 | |
| 50 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | 53 | 28 | |
| 51 | THE ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450) | 70 | 5 | |
| 52 | ECSTASY Ohio Players (Westbound WB 2021) | 51 | 9 | |
| 53 | MAIN STREET PEOPLE Four Tops (Dunhill DSX-50144) | 50 | 8 | |
| 54 | SIDE 3 Raspberries (Capitol SMAS-11220) | 56 | 7 | |
| 55 | I’M A WRITER, NOT A FIGHTER Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 7) | 59 | 5 | |
| 56 | MARIA MULDAUR Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | 63 | 7 | |
| 57 | DAWN’S NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell 1130) | 66 | 5 | |
| 58 | JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN Mandrill (Polydor PD 5059) | 65 | 8 | |
| 59 | MIND GAMES John Lennon (Apple SW-3414) | — | 1 | |
| 60 | BERLIN Lou Reed (RCA Victor APL1-0207) | 69 | 5 | |
| 61 | FANTASY Carole King (Ode SP-77018) | 55 | 22 | |
| 62 | FIRST David Gates (Elektra EKS-75066) | 73 | 4 | |
| 63 | DIANA & MARVIN Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M 803V1) | 80 | 2 | |
| 64 | OCCUPATION: FOOLE George Carlin (Little David LD 1005) | 82 | 3 | |
| 65 | HEARTBEAT – IT’S A LOVEBEAT DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century T-422) | 77 | 6 | |
| 66 | THE POINTER SISTERS Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48) | 39 | 19 | |
| 67 | MOTT Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425) | 32 | 13 | |
| 68 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 71 | 25 | |
| 69 | PIN UPS David Bowie (RCA Victor APL1-0291) | 84 | 2 | |
| 70 | SONG FOR JULI Jesse Colin Young (Warner Bros. BS 2734) | 76 | 6 | |
| 71 | HAT TRICK America (Warner Bros. BS 2728) | 91 | 2 | |
| 72 | EVERYBODY LIKES SOME KIND OF MUSIC Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526) | 86 | 4 | |
| 73 | HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | 40 | 24 | |
| 74 | DON’T CRY NOW Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | 89 | 5 | |
| 75 | NOW & THEN Carpenters (A&M SP-3519) | 43 | 25 | |
| 76 | ANTHOLOGY/10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Temptations (Motown M 782A3) | 48 | 10 | |
| 77 | JOURNEY’S END Matthew Fisher (RCA Victor APL1-0195) | 78 | 8 | |
| 78 | THERE GOES RHYMIN’ SIMON Paul Simon (KC 32280) | 54 | 26 | |
| 79 | BIG BAMBU Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77014) | 81 | 50 | |
| 80 | RAINBOW Neil Diamond (MCA MCA-2103) | 58 | 12 | |
| 81 | FOREIGNER Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391) | 60 | 17 | |
| 82 | MADE IN JAPAN Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 2WS 2701) | 62 | 31 | |
| 83 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 64 | 50 | |
| 84 | DEODATO 2 Deodato (CTI CTI 6029) | 88 | 15 | |
| 85 | DESPERADO Eagles (Asylum SD 5068) | 67 | 29 | |
| 86 | FRESH Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 32134) | 74 | 21 | |
| 87 | OVER-NITE SENSATION Mothers (DiscReet MS 2149) | 92 | 7 | |
| 88 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU B. B. King (ABC ABCX-794) | 79 | 10 | |
| 89 | THE DIVINE MISS M Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | 93 | 51 | |
| 90 | A DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE Dramatics (Volt VOS-6019) | 96 | 5 | |
| 91 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | 101 | 6 | |
| 92 | LIFEBOAT Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island SW-9326) | 68 | 13 | |
| 93 | FOR EVERYMAN Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067) | 140 | 2 | |
| 94 | CALL ME Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077) | 90 | 27 | |
| 95 | A PASSION PLAY Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1040) | 83 | 17 | |
| 96 | CLOSER TO IT! Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express (RCA Victor APL1-0140) | 85 | 14 | |
| 97 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 94 | 138 | |
| 98 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown M 772L) | 87 | 19 | |
| 99 | ABOUT US Stories (Kama Sutra KSBS-2068) | 95 | 18 | |
| 100 | I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068) | 98 | 49 | |
| 101 | BEGINNINGS Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 2-805) | 109 | 23 | |
| 102 | SOMETHING /ANYTHING? Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2066) | 114 | 24 | |
| 103 | SUMMER (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UA-LA124-F) | 107 | 8 | |
| 104 | SHIP AHOY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32408) | 130 | 2 | |
| 105 | THE BEST OF PROCOL HARUM Procol Harum (A&M SP-4401) | 117 | 5 | |
| 106 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | 108 | 12 | |
| 107 | WITNESS Spooky Tooth (Island SW-9337) | 119 | 3 | |
| 108 | MOONDOG MATINEE The Band (Capitol SW-11214) | — | 1 | |
| 109 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-11000) | 103 | 20 | |
| 110 | MYSTERY TO ME Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. MS 2158) | 121 | 2 | |
| 111 | MACHINE HEAD Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2607) | 97 | 47 | |
| 112 | TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | 155 | 3 | |
| 113 | SLADEST Slade (Reprise MS 2173) | 115 | 6 | |
| 114 | GODSPELL Original Soundtrack (Bell 1118) | 100 | 31 | |
| 115 | FULLY EXPOSED Willie Hutch (Motown M 784V1) | 116 | 7 | |
| 116 | ETTA JAMES Etta James (Chess CH 50042) | 104 | 13 | |
| 117 | YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE / BABY’S GONE Conway Twitty (MCA MCA-359) | 99 | 8 | |
| 118 | TALKING BOOK Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 319L) | 105 | 52 | |
| 119 | SIMON & GARFUNKEL’S GREATEST HITS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350) | 120 | 46 | |
| 120 | LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA111-H2) | 106 | 9 | |
| 121 | TEN YEARS ARE GONE John Mayall (Polydor PD-2-3005) | 123 | 6 | |
| 122 | 1967-1970 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404) | 110 | 32 | |
| 123 | COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY Steely Dan (ABC ABCX-779) | 112 | 18 | |
| 124 | THE BEST OF THE ANDREWS SISTERS Andrews Sisters (MCA MCA2-4024) | 125 | 5 | |
| 125 | BELLY UP Dr. Hook & Medicine Show (Columbia KC 32270) | 128 | 3 | |
| 126 | BARBRA STREISAND... AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655) | — | 1 | |
| 127 | CHI-LITES Chi-Lites (Brunswick 754197) | 111 | 8 | |
| 128 | IAN THOMAS Ian Thomas (Janus JLS 3058) | 132 | 6 | |
| 129 | BEST OF THE DOORS Doors (Elektra EQ-5035) | 131 | 7 | |
| 130 | SOLITAIRE Andy Williams (Columbia KC 32383) | 135 | 3 | |
| 131 | DREAMS ARE NUTHIN’ MORE THAN WISHES David Cassidy (Bell 1132) | 142 | 2 | |
| 132 | BARNSTORM Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50130) | 133 | 12 | |
| 133 | HIGH ON THE HOG Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035) | 149 | 2 | |
| 134 | LYNYRD SKYNYRD (Pronounced Leh´-nerd Skin´-nerd) Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sounds Of The South/MCA MCA-363) | 136 | 4 | |
| 135 | CURTIS IN CHICAGO RECORDED LIVE Curtis Mayfield, et al. (Curtom CRS 8018) | 146 | 2 | |
| 136 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584) | 118 | 50 | |
| 137 | HIS CALIFORNIA ALBUM Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill DSX-50163) | 151 | 2 | |
| 138 | WILD AND PEACEFUL Kool & Gang (De-Lite DEP-2013) | 143 | 5 | |
| 139 | 2000 AND THIRTEEN Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (Warner Bros. BS 2741) | — | 1 | |
| 140 | TAKIN’ MY TIME Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. BS 2729) | 160 | 2 | |
| 141 | DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER Elton John (MCA-2100) | 122 | 41 | |
| 142 | BLACK & BLUE Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32407) | — | 1 | |
| 143 | THE WORLD OF IKE & TINA Ike & Tina Turner (United Artists UA-LA064-G2) | 145 | 5 | |
| 144 | HOME TO MYSELF Melissa Manchester (Bell 1123) | 144 | 21 | |
| 145 | NEW BEGINNINGS... Morgana King (Paramount PAS -6067) | 148 | 5 | |
| 146 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY BULLETIN BOARD Partridge Family (Bell 1137) | 161 | 2 | |
| 147 | IT HURTS SO GOOD Millie Jackson (Spring SPR 5706) | 147 | 7 | |
| 148 | STONE GON’ Barry White (20th Century T-423) | — | 1 | |
| 149 | THE HOLLIES’ GREATEST HITS Hollies (Epic KE 32061) | 150 | 4 | |
| 150 | CAN YOU FEEL IT Lighthouse (Polydor PD-5056) | 152 | 6 | |
| 151 | AEROSMITH Aerosmith (Columbia KC 32005) | 154 | 4 | |
| 152 | GIMME SOMETHING REAL Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. BS 2739) | 163 | 4 | |
| 153 | MARY STUART Mary Stuart (Bell 1133) | 156 | 4 | |
| 154 | EARLY ALLMAN Allman Joys Featuring Duane & Gregg Allman (Dial DL 6005) | 174 | 2 | |
| 155 | BURNS’ & SCHREIBER’S PURE B.S.! Burns & Schreiber (Little David LD 1006) | 157 | 3 | |
| 156 | 1962-1966 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403) | 127 | 32 | |
| 157 | LIVE IN LAS VEGAS VOL. 2 Sonny & Cher (MCA MCA2-8004) | 164 | 2 | |
| 158 | PHOTOS OF GHOSTS Premiata Forneria Marconi (Manticore MC 66668) | 158 | 4 | |
| 159 | SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2629) | 129 | 64 | |
| 160 | FOURSIDER Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-3521) | 166 | 3 | |
| 161 | YEAH! Brownsville Station (Big Tree BT 2102) | 162 | 5 | |
| 162 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor APL1-0285) | 172 | 2 | |
| 163 | I’M COMING HOME Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435) | 171 | 2 | |
| 164 | ALLRIGHT ON THE NIGHT Tucky Buzzard (Passport PPS 97001) | 165 | 4 | |
| 165 | LIVE AT THE RAINBOW Focus (Sire SAS-7408) | 167 | 2 | |
| 166 | ALL I EVER MEANT TO DO WAS SING Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury SRM-1-686) | 168 | 3 | |
| 167 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA John Denver (RCA Victor APL1-0101) | 134 | 23 | |
| 168 | UNSUNG HEROES Crusaders (Blue Thumb/Chisa BTS 6007) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | REUNION IN CENTRAL PARK Original Blues Project (Sounds Of The South/MCA MCA2-8003) | 170 | 2 | |
| 170 | IT ALL COMES BACK Paul Butterfield’s Better Days (Bearsville BR 2170) | 173 | 2 | |
| 171 | I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-762) | 137 | 31 | |
| 172 | IT’S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | THE DELLS Dells (Cadet CA 50046) | — | 3 | |
| 174 | CHAPTER ONE: LATIN AMERICA Gato Barbieri (Impulse! AS-9248) | — | 1 | |
| 175 | OVER THE RAINBOW Livingston Taylor (Capricorn CP 0114) | 139 | 6 | |
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