| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 1, 1973 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | A PASSION PLAY Jethro Tull (Chrysalis CHR 1040) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | CHICAGO VI Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown M 772L) | 6 | 8 | |
| 4 | FOREIGNER Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk (Capitol SMAS-11207) | 14 | 4 | |
| 6 | FRESH Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 32134) | 4 | 10 | |
| 7 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 5 | 25 | |
| 8 | NOW & THEN Carpenters (A&M SP-3519) | 7 | 14 | |
| 9 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2699) | 8 | 20 | |
| 10 | BROTHERS AND SISTERS Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn CP 0111) | 32 | 2 | |
| 11 | INNERVISIONS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326L) | 26 | 4 | |
| 12 | MADE IN JAPAN Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 2WS 2701) | 13 | 20 | |
| 13 | FANTASY Carole King (Ode SP-77018) | 9 | 11 | |
| 14 | LONG HARD CLIMB Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | 24 | 4 | |
| 15 | LEON LIVE Leon Russell (Shelter STCO-8917) | 10 | 9 | |
| 16 | LIFE AND TIMES Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-769) | 17 | 29 | |
| 17 | SING IT AGAIN ROD Rod Stewart (Mercury SRM-1-680) | 18 | 9 | |
| 18 | TOWER OF POWER Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. BS 2681) | 19 | 13 | |
| 19 | LOVE DEVOTION SURRENDER Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin (Columbia KC 32034) | 11 | 9 | |
| 20 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA John Denver (RCA Victor APL1-0101) | 21 | 12 | |
| 21 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | 12 | 21 | |
| 22 | BACK TO THE WORLD Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8015) | 20 | 13 | |
| 23 | DICK CLARK: 20 YEARS OF ROCK N’ ROLL Various Artists (Buddah BDS 5133-2) | 25 | 9 | |
| 24 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2694) | 22 | 24 | |
| 25 | ELVIS Elvis Presley (RCA Victor APL1-0283) | 28 | 7 | |
| 26 | HEY NOW HEY (The Other Side Of The Sky) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7265) | 23 | 8 | |
| 27 | KILLING ME SOFTLY Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271) | — | 1 | |
| 28 | COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY Steely Dan (ABC ABCX-779) | 34 | 7 | |
| 29 | LIVE AND LET DIE Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA100-G) | 37 | 5 | |
| 30 | THERE GOES RHYMIN’ SIMON Paul Simon (KC 32280) | 29 | 15 | |
| 31 | LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD George Harrison (Apple SMAS-3410) | 15 | 12 | |
| 32 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50140) | 40 | 10 | |
| 33 | HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | 33 | 13 | |
| 34 | FACTS OF LIFE Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA043-F) | 41 | 8 | |
| 35 | DESPERADO Eagles (Asylum SD 5068) | 38 | 18 | |
| 36 | JANIS JOPLIN’S GREATEST HITS Janis Joplin (Columbia KC 32168) | 39 | 7 | |
| 37 | MACHINE HEAD Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2607) | 16 | 36 | |
| 38 | CALL ME Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077) | 27 | 16 | |
| 39 | BILLION DOLLAR BABIES Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BS 2685) | 30 | 25 | |
| 40 | GODSPELL Original Soundtrack (Bell 1118) | 31 | 20 | |
| 41 | EDDIE KENDRICKS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L) | 54 | 12 | |
| 42 | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Original Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-11000) | 49 | 9 | |
| 43 | TAYLORED IN SILK Johnnie Taylor (Stax STS-3014) | 46 | 7 | |
| 44 | HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY Van Morrison (Warner Bros. BS 2712) | 51 | 4 | |
| 45 | I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-11068) | 53 | 38 | |
| 46 | MORE CREEDENCE GOLD Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy F-9430) | 48 | 7 | |
| 47 | DEODATO 2 Deodato (CTI CTI 6029) | 60 | 4 | |
| 48 | THE POINTER SISTERS Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48) | 56 | 8 | |
| 49 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 42 | 24 | |
| 50 | HISTORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, VOL. 1 (Bear’s Choice) Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. BS 2721) | 59 | 5 | |
| 51 | RED ROSE SPEEDWAY Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SMAL-3409) | 35 | 17 | |
| 52 | ABOUT US Stories (Kama Sutra KSBS-2068) | 64 | 7 | |
| 53 | 1967-1970 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404) | 36 | 21 | |
| 54 | ALL I NEED IS TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul S 739L) | 62 | 9 | |
| 55 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Bell 9002) | 58 | 10 | |
| 56 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 57 | 14 | |
| 57 | EXTENSION OF A MAN Donny Hathaway (Atco SD 7029) | 66 | 8 | |
| 58 | SMOKEY Smokey Robinson (Tamla T 328L) | 67 | 7 | |
| 59 | NO SWEAT Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia KC 32180) | 82 | 2 | |
| 60 | 1962-1966 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3403) | 43 | 21 | |
| 61 | RAINBOW Neil Diamond (MCA MCA-2103) | — | 1 | |
| 62 | MA Rare Earth (Rare Earth R 546L) | 65 | 12 | |
| 63 | PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID Original Soundtrack / Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460) | 78 | 4 | |
| 64 | DELIVER THE WORD War (United Artists UA-LA128-F) | — | 1 | |
| 65 | WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON West, Bruce & Laing (Columbia/Windfall KC 32216) | 70 | 5 | |
| 66 | ENGELBERT KING OF HEARTS Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot XPAS 71061) | 76 | 5 | |
| 67 | SHAFT IN AFRICA Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCX-793) | 74 | 7 | |
| 68 | A LITTLE TOUCH OF SCHMILSSON IN THE NIGHT Nilsson (RCA Victor APL1-0097) | 44 | 11 | |
| 69 | LOS COCHINOS Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77019) | — | 1 | |
| 70 | THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern (20th Century T-419) | 81 | 5 | |
| 71 | THE PLAN Osmonds (MGM/Kolob SE 4902) | 75 | 9 | |
| 72 | SLAUGHTER’S BIG RIP-OFF Original Soundtrack /James Brown (Polydor PD 6015) | 80 | 6 | |
| 73 | THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-4361) | 72 | 23 | |
| 74 | YESSONGS Yes (Atlantic SD 3-100) | 45 | 15 | |
| 75 | RECORDED LIVE Ten Years After (Columbia C2X 32288) | 47 | 11 | |
| 76 | RICHARD NIXON: A FANTASY David Frye (Buddah 1600) | 88 | 3 | |
| 77 | MARK-ALMOND 73 Mark-Almond (Columbia KC 32486) | 89 | 2 | |
| 78 | BLACK BYRD Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA047-F) | 50 | 16 | |
| 79 | BEST OF SPIRIT Spirit (Epic KE 32271) | 84 | 6 | |
| 80 | YOU’VE GOT IT BAD GIRL Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3041) | 83 | 13 | |
| 81 | DOING IT TO DEATH Fred Wesley & J.B.’s (People PE 5603) | 91 | 5 | |
| 82 | CALUMET Lobo (Big Tree BT 2101) | 85 | 10 | |
| 83 | DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER Elton John (MCA-2100) | 86 | 30 | |
| 84 | MOTT Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425) | 95 | 2 | |
| 85 | THE DIVINE MISS M Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | 52 | 40 | |
| 86 | LAST TRAIN TO HICKSVILLE...THE HOME OF HAPPY FEET Dan Hicks & Hot Licks (Blue Thumb BTS 51) | 55 | 12 | |
| 87 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | 128 | 4 | |
| 88 | BEST OF THE BEE GEES VOL. 2 Bee Gees (RSO SO 875) | 93 | 6 | |
| 89 | SOUL BOX Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu KUX 1213) | 109 | 7 | |
| 90 | I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE Barry White (20th Century T-407) | 61 | 20 | |
| 91 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584) | 63 | 39 | |
| 92 | LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-2-5005) | 68 | 17 | |
| 93 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 92 | 127 | |
| 94 | TALKING BOOK Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 319L) | 69 | 41 | |
| 95 | SOUL MAKOSSA Manu Dibango (Atlantic SD 7267) | 94 | 11 | |
| 96 | NEVER, NEVER, NEVER Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA-LA055-F) | 73 | 16 | |
| 97 | SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2629) | 102 | 53 | |
| 98 | BLOODSHOT J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7260) | 77 | 19 | |
| 99 | IN THE RIGHT PLACE Dr. John (Atco SD 7018) | 96 | 23 | |
| 100 | NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (London XPS 620) | 98 | 21 | |
| 101 | FRAMPTON’S CAMEL Frampton’s Camel (A&M SP-4389) | 103 | 12 | |
| 102 | PREFLYTE Byrds (Columbia KC 32183) | 107 | 12 | |
| 103 | AND I LOVE YOU SO Perry Como (RCA Victor APL1-0100) | 71 | 14 | |
| 104 | DALTREY Roger Daltrey (Track/MCA MCA-328) | 101 | 15 | |
| 105 | ALADDIN SANE David Bowie (RCA Victor LSP-4852) | 104 | 17 | |
| 106 | FOCUS 3 Focus (Sire SAS-3901) | 79 | 22 | |
| 107 | THE 2ND CRUSADE Crusaders (Blue Thumb/Chisa BTS 7000) | 108 | 26 | |
| 108 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 113 | 39 | |
| 109 | THE WORLD IS A GHETTO War (United Artists UAS-5652) | 117 | 43 | |
| 110 | JIMI HENDRIX Original Soundtrack /Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 2RS 6481) | 106 | 7 | |
| 111 | TUNEWEAVING Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell 1112) | 87 | 24 | |
| 112 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA II Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA040-F) | 90 | 18 | |
| 113 | MOVING WAVES Focus (Sire SAS-7401) | 100 | 33 | |
| 114 | SOUL MAKOSSA Afrique (Mainstream MRL 394) | 105 | 13 | |
| 115 | THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112) | 129 | 6 | |
| 116 | MUSIC IS MY LIFE Billy Preston (A&M SP-3516) | 111 | 30 | |
| 117 | CABARET Original Soundtrack (ABC ABCD 752) | 110 | 59 | |
| 118 | COSMIC SLOP Funkadelic (Westbound WB 2022) | 123 | 6 | |
| 119 | SPINNERS Spinners (Atlantic SD 7256) | 97 | 20 | |
| 120 | NEW YORK DOLLS New York Dolls (Mercury SRM-1-675) | 164 | 2 | |
| 121 | IN AND OUT OF FOCUS Focus (Sire SAS-7404) | 114 | 9 | |
| 122 | I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy (Capitol ST-762) | 154 | 20 | |
| 123 | LOGGINS AND MESSINA Loggins & Mesinna (Columbia KC 31748) | 116 | 44 | |
| 124 | BILL WITHERS LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL Bill Withers (Sussex SXBS 7025-2) | 126 | 20 | |
| 125 | THE WATERGATE COMEDY HOUR Various Artists (Hidden ST-11202) | 99 | 11 | |
| 126 | LEMMINGS National Lampoon (Banana BTS 6006) | 115 | 10 | |
| 127 | THE SWEET The Sweet (Bell 1125) | 112 | 7 | |
| 128 | ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor VPSX-6089) | 118 | 29 | |
| 129 | #10 Guess Who (RCA Victor APL1-0130) | 120 | 7 | |
| 130 | NO SECRETS Carly Simon (Elektra EKS-75049) | 132 | 39 | |
| 131 | ETTA JAMES Etta James (Chess CH 50042) | 142 | 2 | |
| 132 | HONEY IN THE ROCK Charlie Daniels (Kama Sutra KSBS-2071) | 141 | 7 | |
| 133 | BARON VON TOLLBOOTH & THE CHROME NUN Paul Kanter, Grace Slick & David Freiberg (Grunt BFL1-0148) | 127 | 11 | |
| 134 | OUT OF OUR HANDS Flash (Capitol/Sovereign SMAS-11218) | — | 1 | |
| 135 | SUPERSAX PLAYS BIRD Supersax (Capitol ST-11177) | 134 | 6 | |
| 136 | COMPOSITE TRUTH Mandrill (Polydor PD 5043) | 135 | 29 | |
| 137 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (Hi XSHL 32074) | 139 | 46 | |
| 138 | CLOSER TO IT! Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express (RCA Victor APL1-0140) | 151 | 3 | |
| 139 | MARY POPPINS Original Soundtrack (Buena Vista STER-5005) | 143 | 99 | |
| 140 | HOT ROCKS 1964-1971 Rolling Stones (London 2PS 606/7) | 130 | 87 | |
| 141 | MOONDOG SERENADE Cashman & West (Dunhill DSX-50141) | 149 | 6 | |
| 142 | LORD, MR. FORD Jerry Reed (RCA Victor APL1-0238) | 147 | 2 | |
| 143 | BIRTH DAY New Birth (RCA Victor LSP-4797) | 144 | 27 | |
| 144 | LIFEBOAT Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (Island SW-9326) | 157 | 2 | |
| 145 | DANNY’S SONG Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11172) | 148 | 20 | |
| 146 | CLEOPATRA JONES Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. BS 2719) | — | 1 | |
| 147 | M.F. HORN | 3 Maynard Ferguson (Columbia KC 32403) | 153 | 4 | |
| 148 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | 152 | 17 | |
| 149 | TOM SAWYER Original Soundtrack (United Artists UA-LA057-F) | 159 | 2 | |
| 150 | O LUCKY MAN! Original Soundtrack /Alan Price (Warner Bros. BS 2710) | 156 | 3 | |
| 151 | PAPER MOON Original Soundtrack (Paramount PAS-1012) | 155 | 4 | |
| 152 | JACK THE TOAD Savoy Brown (Parrot XPAS 71059) | 119 | 11 | |
| 153 | FOSTER SYLVERS Foster Sylvers (Pride PRD 0027) | 160 | 5 | |
| 154 | BIO Chuck Berry (Chess CH 50043) | — | 1 | |
| 155 | THERE’S NO ME WITHOUT YOU Manhattans (Columbia KC 32444) | 162 | 3 | |
| 156 | BREEZY STORIES Danny O’Keefe (Atlantic SD 7264) | 158 | 5 | |
| 157 | BE WHAT YOU ARE Staple Singers (Stax STS-3015) | — | 1 | |
| 158 | LADY SINGS THE BLUES Original Soundtrack / Diana Ross (Motown M 758D) | 161 | 40 | |
| 159 | SYLVERS II Sylvers (Pride PRD 0026) | 163 | 3 | |
| 160 | RUFUS Rufus (ABC ABCX-783) | 167 | 6 | |
| 161 | RAZAMANAZ Nazareth (A&M SP-4396) | 168 | 2 | |
| 162 | THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra KSBS-2073) | 133 | 20 | |
| 163 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE Charlie McCoy (Monument KZ 32215) | 165 | 4 | |
| 164 | WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE! Deep Purple (Warner Bros. BS 2678) | 138 | 33 | |
| 165 | EPIC FOREST Rare Bird (Polydor PD 5530) | 169 | 2 | |
| 166 | SWEET COUNTRY Charlie Pride (RCA Victor APL1-0217) | 166 | 4 | |
| 167 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD-50160) | — | 1 | |
| 168 | ALONE TOGETHER Donny Osmond (MGM/Kolob SE 4886) | 170 | 15 | |
| 169 | FIRST BASE Babe Ruth (Harvest SW-11151) | — | 1 | |
| 170 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | — | 1 | |
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