| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 4, 1973 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | NOW & THEN Carpenters (A&M SP-3519) | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | FANTASY Carole King (Ode SP-77018) | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | CHICAGO VI Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | 11 | 4 | |
| 4 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 4 | 21 | |
| 5 | LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD George Harrison (Apple SMAS-3410) | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | FRESH Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 32134) | 8 | 6 | |
| 7 | THERE GOES RHYMIN’ SIMON Paul Simon (KC 32280) | 6 | 11 | |
| 8 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2699) | 7 | 16 | |
| 9 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | 9 | 17 | |
| 10 | A PASSION PLAY Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1040) | 68 | 2 | |
| 11 | MADE IN JAPAN Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 2WS 2701) | 13 | 16 | |
| 12 | CALL ME Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077) | 12 | 12 | |
| 13 | BACK TO THE WORLD Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8015) | 14 | 9 | |
| 14 | LEON LIVE Leon Russell (Shelter STCO-8917) | 15 | 5 | |
| 15 | RED ROSE SPEEDWAY Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SMAL-3409) | 5 | 13 | |
| 16 | LOVE DEVOTION SURRENDER Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin (Columbia KC 32034) | 17 | 5 | |
| 17 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2694) | 10 | 20 | |
| 18 | YESSONGS Yes (Atlantic SD 3-100) | 16 | 11 | |
| 19 | MACHINE HEAD Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2607) | 24 | 32 | |
| 20 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown M 772L) | 48 | 4 | |
| 21 | LIFE AND TIMES Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-769) | 22 | 25 | |
| 22 | LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5005) | 19 | 13 | |
| 23 | BILLION DOLLAR BABIES Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BS 2685) | 20 | 21 | |
| 24 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA John Denver (RCA Victor APL1-0101) | 27 | 8 | |
| 25 | FOREIGNER Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391) | 71 | 2 | |
| 26 | SPINNERS Spinners (Atlantic SD 7256) | 23 | 16 | |
| 27 | 1967-1970 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404) | 18 | 17 | |
| 28 | I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE Barry White (20th Century T-407) | 30 | 16 | |
| 29 | AND I LOVE YOU SO Perry Como (RCA Victor APL1-0100) | 33 | 10 | |
| 30 | 1962-1966 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403) | 25 | 17 | |
| 31 | TOWER OF POWER Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. BS 2681) | 37 | 9 | |
| 32 | IN THE RIGHT PLACE Dr. John (Atco SD 7018) | 34 | 19 | |
| 33 | HEY NOW HEY (The Other Side Of The Sky) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7265) | 75 | 4 | |
| 34 | SING IT AGAIN ROD Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-680) | 41 | 5 | |
| 35 | GODSPELL Original Soundtrack (Bell 1118) | 40 | 16 | |
| 36 | RECORDED LIVE Ten Years After (Columbia C2X 32288) | 42 | 7 | |
| 37 | HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | 39 | 9 | |
| 38 | A LITTLE TOUCH OF SCHMILSSON IN THE NIGHT Nilsson (RCA Victor APL1-0097) | 38 | 7 | |
| 39 | NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (London XPS 620) | 28 | 17 | |
| 40 | DESPERADO Eagles (Asylum SD 5068) | 36 | 14 | |
| 41 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 26 | 20 | |
| 42 | ALADDIN SANE David Bowie (RCA Victor LSP-4852) | 45 | 13 | |
| 43 | THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4361) | 44 | 19 | |
| 44 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584) | 21 | 35 | |
| 45 | BLOODSHOT J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7260) | 29 | 15 | |
| 46 | NEVER, NEVER, NEVER Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA055-F) | 49 | 12 | |
| 47 | BLACK BYRD Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA047-F) | 50 | 12 | |
| 48 | MUSIC IS MY LIFE Billy Preston (A&M SP-3516) | 31 | 26 | |
| 49 | MOVING WAVES Focus (Sire SAS-7401) | 32 | 29 | |
| 50 | ELVIS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor APL1-0283) | 67 | 3 | |
| 51 | FOCUS 3 Focus (Sire SAS-3901) | 35 | 18 | |
| 52 | DICK CLARK: 20 YEARS OF ROCK N’ ROLL Various Artists (Buddah BDS 5133-2) | 63 | 5 | |
| 53 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA II Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA040-F) | 55 | 14 | |
| 54 | TUNEWEAVING Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell 1112) | 43 | 20 | |
| 55 | DALTREY Roger Daltrey (Track/MCA MCA-328) | 51 | 11 | |
| 56 | CABARET Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752) | 60 | 55 | |
| 57 | TALKING BOOK Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 319L) | 46 | 37 | |
| 58 | THE DIVINE MISS M Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | 62 | 36 | |
| 59 | YOU BROKE MY HEART SO I BUSTED YOUR JAW Spooky Tooth (A&M SP-4385) | 61 | 11 | |
| 60 | THE PLAN Osmonds (MGM/Kolob SE 4902) | 70 | 5 | |
| 61 | LAST TRAIN TO HICKSVILLE...THE HOME OF HAPPY FEET Dan Hicks & Hot Licks (Blue Thumb BTS 51) | 65 | 8 | |
| 62 | DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER Elton John (MCA-2100) | 52 | 26 | |
| 63 | ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor VPSX-6089) | 53 | 25 | |
| 64 | COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY Steely Dan (ABC ABCX-779) | 87 | 3 | |
| 65 | NO SECRETS Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75049) | 69 | 35 | |
| 66 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50140) | 79 | 6 | |
| 67 | JANIS JOPLIN’S GREATEST HITS Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 32168) | 80 | 3 | |
| 68 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Bell 9002) | 72 | 6 | |
| 69 | THE WATERGATE COMEDY HOUR Various Artists (Hidden ST-11202) | 73 | 7 | |
| 70 | SOUL MAKOSSA Manu Dibango (Atlantic SD 7267) | 81 | 7 | |
| 71 | BILL WITHERS LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7025-2) | 47 | 16 | |
| 72 | WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE! Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2678) | 76 | 29 | |
| 73 | STILL ALIVE AND WELL Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32188) | 54 | 19 | |
| 74 | MA Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 546L) | 83 | 8 | |
| 75 | BECK, BOGERT & APPICE Beck, Bogert & Appice (Epic KE 32140) | 56 | 19 | |
| 76 | FACTS OF LIFE Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA043-F) | 98 | 4 | |
| 77 | TAYLORED IN SILK Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS-3014) | 92 | 3 | |
| 78 | PILLOW TALK Sylvia (Vibration VI-126) | 58 | 11 | |
| 79 | I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW New York City (Chelsea BCL1-0198) | 84 | 7 | |
| 80 | I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068) | 114 | 34 | |
| 81 | THE WORLD IS A GHETTO War (United Artists UAS-5652) | 86 | 39 | |
| 82 | EDDIE KENDRICKS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L) | 100 | 8 | |
| 83 | THE 2ND CRUSADE Crusaders (Blue Thumb/Chisa BTS 7000) | 57 | 22 | |
| 84 | THE RED BACK BOOK Scott Joplin (Angel S-36060) | 85 | 10 | |
| 85 | ALL I NEED IS TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul S 739L) | 101 | 5 | |
| 86 | SOUL MAKOSSA Afrique (Mainstream MRL 394) | 89 | 9 | |
| 87 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 90 | 10 | |
| 88 | MORE CREEDENCE GOLD Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy F-9430) | 118 | 3 | |
| 89 | YOU’VE GOT IT BAD GIRL Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3041) | 93 | 9 | |
| 90 | MASTERPIECE Temptations (Gordy G 965L) | 59 | 22 | |
| 91 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-11000) | 112 | 5 | |
| 92 | URIAH HEEP LIVE Uriah Heep (Mercury SRM-2-7503) | 82 | 13 | |
| 93 | LIVE AND LET DIE Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA100-G) | — | 1 | |
| 94 | COMPOSITE TRUTH Mandrill (Polydor PD 5043) | 74 | 25 | |
| 95 | DANNY’S SONG Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11172) | 78 | 16 | |
| 96 | THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra KSBS-2073) | 88 | 16 | |
| 97 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 102 | 123 | |
| 98 | BIRTH DAY New Birth (RCA Victor LSP-4797) | 64 | 23 | |
| 99 | THE BODY AND SOUL OF TOM JONES Tom Jones (Parrot XPAS 71060) | 95 | 9 | |
| 100 | COUNTRY CASANOVA Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS-6054) | 97 | 8 | |
| 101 | SMOKEY Smokey Robinson (Tamla T 328L) | 130 | 3 | |
| 102 | JACK THE TOAD Savoy Brown (Parrot XPAS 71059) | 108 | 7 | |
| 103 | IN AND OUT OF FOCUS Focus (Sire SAS-7404) | 109 | 5 | |
| 104 | THE SWEET The Sweet (Bell 1125) | 113 | 3 | |
| 105 | GIVE YOUR BABY A STANDING OVATION Dells (Cadet CA 50037) | 107 | 8 | |
| 106 | CROSSWORD PUZZLE Partridge Family (Bell 1122) | 110 | 7 | |
| 107 | SHAFT IN AFRICA Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCX-793) | 126 | 3 | |
| 108 | LEMMINGS National Lampoon (Banana BTS 6006) | 116 | 6 | |
| 109 | CALUMET Lobo (Big Tree BT 2101) | 120 | 6 | |
| 110 | #10 Guess Who (RCA Victor APL1-0130) | 119 | 3 | |
| 111 | FRAMPTON’S CAMEL Frampton’s Camel (A&M SP-4389) | 115 | 8 | |
| 112 | EXTENSION OF A MAN Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 7029) | 123 | 4 | |
| 113 | LOGGINS AND MESSINA Loggins & Mesinna (Columbia KC 31748) | 104 | 40 | |
| 114 | TRIUMVIRATE Mike Bloomfield, John Paul Hammond, Dr. John (Columbia KC 32172) | 105 | 7 | |
| 115 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia/Windfall KC 32216) | — | 1 | |
| 116 | JIMI HENDRIX Original Soundtrack /Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 2RS 6481) | 125 | 3 | |
| 117 | BARON VON TOLLBOOTH & THE CHROME NUN Paul Kanter, Grace Slick & David Freiberg (Grunt BFL1-0148) | 91 | 7 | |
| 118 | THE POINTER SISTERS Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48) | 148 | 4 | |
| 119 | MAMA WAS A ROCK AND ROLL SINGER, PAPA USED TO WRITE ALL HER SONGS Sonny & Cher (MCA MCA-2102) | 121 | 7 | |
| 120 | COSMIC WHEELS Donovan (Epic KE 32156) | 77 | 20 | |
| 121 | SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2629) | 124 | 49 | |
| 122 | SLAUGHTER’S BIG RIP-OFF Original Soundtrack /James Brown (Polydor PD 6015) | 150 | 2 | |
| 123 | SWEETNIGHTER Weather Report (Columbia KC 32210) | 66 | 11 | |
| 124 | AROUND THE WORLD WITH THREE DOG NIGHT Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSY-50138) | 111 | 21 | |
| 125 | KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HER SONG Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32258) | 127 | 5 | |
| 126 | ROGER McGUINN Roger McGuinn (Columbia KC 31946) | 136 | 4 | |
| 127 | LOVE MUSIC Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’77 (Bell 1119) | 129 | 9 | |
| 128 | HOME TO MYSELF Melissa Manchester (Bell 1123) | 128 | 8 | |
| 129 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | 131 | 83 | |
| 130 | COME INTO MY LIFE Jermaine Jackson (Motown M 755L) | 94 | 8 | |
| 131 | SOUL BOX Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX 1213) | 142 | 3 | |
| 132 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Edward Bear (Capitol SMAS-11192) | 135 | 5 | |
| 133 | PLAYGOUND IN MY MIND Clint Holmes (Epic KE 32269) | 96 | 11 | |
| 134 | NEITHER ONE OF US Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul S 737L) | 106 | 21 | |
| 135 | DOWN THE ROAD Stephen Stills & Manassas (Atlantic SD 7250) | 99 | 13 | |
| 136 | HISTORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, VOL. 1 (Bear’s Choice) Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. BS 2721) | — | 1 | |
| 137 | ANDY WILLIAMS’ GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 Andy Williams (Columbia KC 32384) | 139 | 5 | |
| 138 | DOING IT TO DEATH Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People PE 5603) | — | 1 | |
| 139 | MS. AMERICA Vikki Carr (Columbia KC 32251) | 141 | 4 | |
| 140 | BEST OF THE BEE GEES VOL. 2 Bee Gees (RSO SO 875) | 161 | 2 | |
| 141 | MELANIE AT CARNEGIE HALL Melanie (Neighborhood NRS 49001) | 117 | 12 | |
| 142 | SUPER FLY T. N.T. Original Soundtrack / Osibisa (Buddah BDS 5136) | 153 | 2 | |
| 143 | SKYLARK Skylark (Capitol ST-11048) | 103 | 16 | |
| 144 | SUPERSAX PLAYS BIRD Supersax (Capitol ST-11177) | 156 | 2 | |
| 145 | YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Ray Conniff & Singers (Columbia KC 32376) | 147 | 7 | |
| 146 | COSMIC SLOP Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2022) | 167 | 2 | |
| 147 | JOHN ENTWISTLE’S RIGOR MORTIS SETS IN John Entwistle (Track/MCA MCA-321) | 149 | 5 | |
| 148 | SATIN SHEETS Jeanne Pruett (MCA MCA-338) | 152 | 3 | |
| 149 | WOMAN ACROSS THE RIVER Freddie King (Shelter SW-8919) | 151 | 4 | |
| 150 | BEST OF SPIRIT Spirit (Epic KE 32271) | 163 | 2 | |
| 151 | SECOND TIME ROUND Cymande (Janus JLS 3054) | 154 | 7 | |
| 152 | ENGELBERT KING OF HEARTS Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71061) | — | 1 | |
| 153 | ABOUT US Stories (Kama Sutra KSBS-2068) | 164 | 3 | |
| 154 | THE MICK COX BAND Mick Cox Band (Capitol ST-11175) | 155 | 4 | |
| 155 | THE MACK Original Soundtrack / Willie Hutch (Motown M 766L) | 122 | 12 | |
| 156 | HUBERT LAWS AT CARNEGIE HALL Hubert Laws (CTI CTI 6025) | 159 | 3 | |
| 157 | THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern (20th Century T-419) | — | 1 | |
| 158 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074) | 140 | 42 | |
| 159 | HONEY IN THE ROCK Charlie Daniels (Kama Sutra KSBS-2071) | 162 | 3 | |
| 160 | THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA Vicki Lawrence (Bell 1120) | 143 | 16 | |
| 161 | MOONDOG SERENADE Cashman & West (Dunhill DSX-50141) | 165 | 2 | |
| 162 | THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112) | 170 | 2 | |
| 163 | BREEZY STORIES Danny O’Keefe (Atlantic SD 7264) | — | 1 | |
| 164 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | — | 13 | |
| 165 | THE ODD COUPLE SINGS Tony Randall & Jack Klugman (London XPS 903) | 166 | 4 | |
| 166 | HOT AUGUST NIGHT Neil Diamond (MCA 2-8000) | 157 | 34 | |
| 167 | HOLD ON, I’M COMIN’ Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1632) | 169 | 4 | |
| 168 | FOSTER SYLVERS Foster Sylvers (Pride PRD 0027) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | LADY SINGS THE BLUES Original Soundtrack / Diana Ross (Motown M 758D) | 158 | 36 | |
| 170 | THE SESSION Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury SRM-2-803) | 146 | 21 | |
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