| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 8, 1973 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA MCA2-10003) | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | RINGO Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | QUADROPHENIA The Who (Track/MCA MCA2-10004) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | GOATS HEAD SOUP Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 50101) | 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | LIFE AND TIMES Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-769) | 7 | 43 | |
| 7 | THE JOKER Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | 8 | 9 | |
| 8 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-756) | 6 | 39 | |
| 9 | MIND GAMES John Lennon (Apple SW-3414) | 15 | 4 | |
| 10 | SWEET FREEDOM Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. BS 2724) | 11 | 10 | |
| 11 | CYAN Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50158) | 10 | 8 | |
| 12 | INNERVISIONS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326L) | 17 | 18 | |
| 13 | OL’ BLUE EYES IS BACK Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155) | 19 | 7 | |
| 14 | IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | 18 | 8 | |
| 15 | BROTHERS AND SISTERS Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn CP 0111) | 12 | 16 | |
| 16 | TIME FADES AWAY Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151) | 9 | 7 | |
| 17 | LOS COCHINOS Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77019) | 16 | 15 | |
| 18 | WAKE OF THE FLOOD Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01) | 13 | 7 | |
| 19 | JOY Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007) | 20 | 7 | |
| 20 | FULL SAIL Loggins & Messina (Columbia KC 32540) | 24 | 5 | |
| 21 | ANGEL CLARE Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474) | 14 | 12 | |
| 22 | HALF-BREED Cher (MCA MCA-2104) | 21 | 12 | |
| 23 | ON THE ROAD Traffic (Island SMAS-9336) | 27 | 6 | |
| 24 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | 23 | 12 | |
| 25 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50140) | 25 | 24 | |
| 26 | DIANA & MARVIN Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M 803V1) | 30 | 5 | |
| 27 | CHICAGO VI Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | 22 | 22 | |
| 28 | PIN UPS David Bowie (RCA Victor APL1-0291) | 31 | 5 | |
| 29 | 3 + 3 Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453) | 28 | 14 | |
| 30 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 33 | 39 | |
| 31 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD-50160) | 32 | 15 | |
| 32 | THE ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450) | 34 | 8 | |
| 33 | HAT TRICK America (Warner Bros. BS 2728) | 39 | 5 | |
| 34 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk (Capitol SMAS-11207) | 26 | 18 | |
| 35 | LONG HARD CLIMB Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | 35 | 18 | |
| 36 | OCCUPATION: FOOLE George Carlin (Little David LD 1005) | 40 | 6 | |
| 37 | THE SINGLES 1969-1973 Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | 72 | 2 | |
| 38 | KILLING ME SOFTLY Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271) | 44 | 15 | |
| 39 | DAWN’S NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell 1130) | 43 | 8 | |
| 40 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA MCA2-8001) | 37 | 14 | |
| 41 | PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond (MGM/Kolob SE 4910) | 36 | 11 | |
| 42 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 48 | 28 | |
| 43 | THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112) | 38 | 20 | |
| 44 | WELCOME Santana (Columbia PC 32445) | 77 | 2 | |
| 45 | FULL MOON Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4403) | 29 | 11 | |
| 46 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2699) | 47 | 34 | |
| 47 | DELIVER THE WORD War (United Artists UA-LA128-F) | 41 | 15 | |
| 48 | EVERYBODY LIKES SOME KIND OF MUSIC Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526) | 53 | 7 | |
| 49 | FIRST David Gates (Elektra EKS-75066) | 50 | 7 | |
| 50 | DON’T CRY NOW Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | 54 | 8 | |
| 51 | STONE GON’ Barry White (20th Century T-423) | 59 | 4 | |
| 52 | FOR EVERYMAN Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067) | 61 | 5 | |
| 53 | OVER-NITE SENSATION Mothers (DiscReet MS 2149) | 55 | 10 | |
| 54 | HEARTBEAT – IT’S A LOVEBEAT DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century T-422) | 56 | 9 | |
| 55 | BERLIN Lou Reed (RCA Victor APL1-0207) | 57 | 8 | |
| 56 | MOONDOG MATINEE The Band (Capitol SW-11214) | 63 | 4 | |
| 57 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0374) | 79 | 2 | |
| 58 | EDDIE KENDRICKS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L) | 60 | 26 | |
| 59 | BETTE MIDLER Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270) | — | 1 | |
| 60 | BARBRA STREISAND... AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655) | 68 | 4 | |
| 61 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | 69 | 9 | |
| 62 | HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | 67 | 27 | |
| 63 | SOMETHING /ANYTHING? Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2066) | 78 | 27 | |
| 64 | LAID BACK Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | 90 | 3 | |
| 65 | SHIP AHOY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32408) | 74 | 5 | |
| 66 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | 45 | 18 | |
| 67 | BLACK & BLUE Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32407) | 75 | 4 | |
| 68 | MUSCLE OF LOVE Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BS 2748) | 81 | 2 | |
| 69 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | 49 | 31 | |
| 70 | BRAIN SALAD SURGERY Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | — | 1 | |
| 71 | A DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE Dramatics (Volt VOS-6019) | 73 | 8 | |
| 72 | LADIES INVITED J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286) | 84 | 3 | |
| 73 | CRAZY EYES Poco (Epic KE 32354) | 46 | 12 | |
| 74 | IT’S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721) | 87 | 4 | |
| 75 | WITNESS Spooky Tooth (Island SW-9337) | 86 | 6 | |
| 76 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | 52 | 35 | |
| 77 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2694) | 58 | 38 | |
| 78 | MYSTERY TO ME Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. MS 2158) | 89 | 5 | |
| 79 | RAISED ON ROCK / FOR OL’ TIMES SAKE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor APL1-0388) | 118 | 2 | |
| 80 | MARIA MULDAUR Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | 51 | 10 | |
| 81 | LIVE AT THE RAINBOW Focus (Sire SAS-7408) | 91 | 5 | |
| 82 | MOTT Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425) | 62 | 16 | |
| 83 | SONG FOR JULI Jesse Colin Young (Warner Bros. BS 2734) | 64 | 9 | |
| 84 | GET IT TOGETHER Jackson 5 (Motown M 783V1) | 85 | 10 | |
| 85 | TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | 94 | 6 | |
| 86 | BEGINNINGS Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 2-805) | 88 | 26 | |
| 87 | ERIC CLAPTON’S RAINBOW CONCERT Eric Clapton (RSO SO 877) | 42 | 12 | |
| 88 | BIG BAMBU Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77014) | 70 | 53 | |
| 89 | SPECTRUM Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268) | 101 | 3 | |
| 90 | I’M COMING HOME Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435) | 109 | 5 | |
| 91 | PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID Original Soundtrack / Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460) | 66 | 18 | |
| 92 | ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY Stylistics (Avco AV-11010-598) | 105 | 3 | |
| 93 | FANTASY Carole King (Ode SP-77018) | 76 | 25 | |
| 94 | THERE GOES RHYMIN’ SIMON Paul Simon (KC 32280) | 97 | 29 | |
| 95 | HIGH ON THE HOG Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035) | 106 | 5 | |
| 96 | THE POINTER SISTERS Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48) | 82 | 22 | |
| 97 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 92 | 53 | |
| 98 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 95 | 141 | |
| 99 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 83 | 38 | |
| 100 | FOREIGNER Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391) | 96 | 20 | |
| 101 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | 102 | 15 | |
| 102 | HIS CALIFORNIA ALBUM Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill DSX-50163) | 108 | 5 | |
| 103 | I’M A WRITER, NOT A FIGHTER Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 7) | 65 | 8 | |
| 104 | JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN Mandrill (Polydor PD 5059) | 71 | 11 | |
| 105 | DEODATO 2 Deodato (CTI CTI 6029) | 93 | 18 | |
| 106 | SUNSHINE Original TV Soundtrack (MCA MCA-387) | 117 | 2 | |
| 107 | CURTIS IN CHICAGO RECORDED LIVE Curtis Mayfield, et al. (Curtom CRS 8018) | 115 | 5 | |
| 108 | FULLY EXPOSED Willie Hutch (Motown M 784V1) | 112 | 10 | |
| 109 | CALL ME Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077) | 104 | 30 | |
| 110 | LYNYRD SKYNYRD (Pronounced Leh´-nerd Skin´-nerd) Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sounds Of The South/MCA MCA-363) | 113 | 7 | |
| 111 | WAR OF THE GODS Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32409) | 121 | 3 | |
| 112 | SOLITAIRE Andy Williams (Columbia KC 32383) | 114 | 6 | |
| 113 | THE DIVINE MISS M Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | 99 | 54 | |
| 114 | SIMON & GARFUNKEL’S GREATEST HITS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350) | 110 | 49 | |
| 115 | JOURNEY’S END Matthew Fisher (RCA Victor APL1-0195) | 98 | 11 | |
| 116 | MY MARIA B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor APL1-0088) | 80 | 12 | |
| 117 | MAIN STREET PEOPLE Four Tops (Dunhill DSX-50144) | 111 | 11 | |
| 118 | IAN THOMAS Ian Thomas (Janus JLS 3058) | 120 | 9 | |
| 119 | A TIME FOR US Donny Osmond (MGM/Kolob SE 4930) | 130 | 2 | |
| 120 | DREAMS ARE NUTHIN’ MORE THAN WISHES David Cassidy (Bell 1132) | 122 | 5 | |
| 121 | WILD AND PEACEFUL Kool & Gang (De-Lite DEP-2013) | 124 | 8 | |
| 122 | NOW & THEN Carpenters (A&M SP-3519) | 100 | 28 | |
| 123 | HYMN OF THE SEVENTH GALAXY Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea (Polydor PD 5536) | 134 | 3 | |
| 124 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY BULLETIN BOARD Partridge Family (Bell 1137) | 125 | 5 | |
| 125 | ECSTASY Ohio Players (Westbound WB 2021) | 129 | 12 | |
| 126 | SLADEST Slade (Reprise MS 2173) | 116 | 9 | |
| 127 | HANK WILSON’S BACK VOL. 1 Hank Wilson (Shelter SW-8923) | 107 | 12 | |
| 128 | BARNSTORM Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50130) | 126 | 15 | |
| 129 | MADE IN JAPAN Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 2WS 2701) | 128 | 34 | |
| 130 | THE BEST OF PROCOL HARUM Procol Harum (A&M SP-4401) | 103 | 8 | |
| 131 | TAKIN’ MY TIME Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. BS 2729) | 133 | 5 | |
| 132 | BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD 2-806) | 143 | 2 | |
| 133 | YEAH! Brownsville Station (Big Tree BT 2102) | 142 | 8 | |
| 134 | 2000 AND THIRTEEN Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (Warner Bros. BS 2741) | 136 | 4 | |
| 135 | TALKING BOOK Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 319L) | 139 | 55 | |
| 136 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (Motown M 772L) | 138 | 22 | |
| 137 | SUMMER (The First Time) Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UA-LA124-F) | 119 | 11 | |
| 138 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor APL1-0285) | 141 | 5 | |
| 139 | NEW BEGINNINGS... Morgana King (Paramount PAS -6067) | 140 | 8 | |
| 140 | ANTHOLOGY/10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Temptations (Motown M 782A3) | 135 | 13 | |
| 141 | BOULDERS Roy Wood (United Artists UA-LA168-F) | 150 | 3 | |
| 142 | CLOSER TO IT! Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express (RCA Victor APL1-0140) | 123 | 17 | |
| 143 | ALL AMERICAN BOY Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481) | — | 1 | |
| 144 | LIVE IN LAS VEGAS VOL. 2 Sonny & Cher (MCA MCA2-8004) | 146 | 5 | |
| 145 | CAN YOU FEEL IT Lighthouse (Polydor PD-5056) | 147 | 9 | |
| 146 | 1967-1970 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404) | 158 | 35 | |
| 147 | AEROSMITH Aerosmith (Columbia KC 32005) | 148 | 7 | |
| 148 | LIVE DATES Wishbone Ash (MCA MCA2-8006) | — | 1 | |
| 149 | MARY STUART Mary Stuart (Bell 1133) | 152 | 7 | |
| 150 | UNSUNG HEROES Crusaders (Blue Thumb/Chisa BTS 6007) | 163 | 4 | |
| 151 | MEDDLE Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-832) | 162 | 14 | |
| 152 | I AM A SONG Cleo Laine (RCA Victor LPL1-5000) | 156 | 3 | |
| 153 | LIVE IN EUROPE Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy CCR-1) | 164 | 2 | |
| 154 | GREATEST HITS Main Ingredient (RCA Victor APL1-0314) | — | 1 | |
| 155 | IT ALL COMES BACK Paul Butterfield’s Better Days (Bearsville BR 2170) | 159 | 5 | |
| 156 | 10 C.C. 10 C.C. (UK UKS 53105) | 173 | 2 | |
| 157 | ATTEMPTED MUSTACHE Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia KC 32710) | 160 | 3 | |
| 158 | SWEET REVENGE John Prine (Atlantic SD 7274) | 168 | 2 | |
| 159 | THE DELLS Dells (Cadet CA 50046) | 161 | 6 | |
| 160 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584) | 166 | 53 | |
| 161 | BE WHAT YOU ARE Staple Singers (Stax STS-3015) | 170 | 11 | |
| 162 | FM LIVE Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS-2-7411) | 171 | 3 | |
| 163 | QUEEN Queen (Elektra EKS-75064) | 172 | 2 | |
| 164 | PLAYIN’ FAVORITES Don McLean (United Artists UA-LA161-F) | 165 | 3 | |
| 165 | SAMMY Original TV Soundtrack / Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM SE 4914) | — | 1 | |
| 166 | FRESH Sly & Family Stone (Epic KE 32134) | 132 | 24 | |
| 167 | AT THEIR BEST Crusaders (Motown M 796V1) | — | 1 | |
| 168 | BILLY JACK Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. BJS 1001) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | TATTOO Rory Gallagher (Polydor PD-5539) | 174 | 3 | |
| 170 | BOOGER BEAR Buddy Miles Express (Columbia KC 32694) | — | 1 | |
| 171 | SPACE RITUAL Hawkwind (United Artists UA-LA120-H2) | 175 | 2 | |
| 172 | LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE Vikki Carr (Columbia KG 32656) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | JACKIE JACKSON Jackie Jackson (Motown M 785V1) | — | 1 | |
| 174 | ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor VPSX-6089) | — | 33 | |
| 175 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO VOL. II Guess Who (RCA Victor APL1-0269) | — | 1 | |
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