| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 22, 1973 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Original Soundtrack / Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | RINGO Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA MCA2-10003) | 2 | 10 | |
| 4 | THE JOKER Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | QUADROPHENIA The Who (Track/MCA MCA2-10004) | 6 | 7 | |
| 6 | MIND GAMES John Lennon (Apple SW-3414) | 7 | 6 | |
| 7 | OL’ BLUE EYES IS BACK Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155) | 8 | 9 | |
| 8 | THE SINGLES 1969-1973 Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | 14 | 4 | |
| 9 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-756) | 5 | 41 | |
| 10 | IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | 11 | 10 | |
| 11 | JOY Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007) | 12 | 9 | |
| 12 | FULL SAIL Loggins & Messina (Columbia KC 32540) | 15 | 7 | |
| 13 | LIFE AND TIMES Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-769) | 10 | 45 | |
| 14 | GOATS HEAD SOUP Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 50101) | 9 | 13 | |
| 15 | MUSCLE OF LOVE Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. BS 2748) | 28 | 4 | |
| 16 | I GOT A NAME Jim Croce (ABC ABCX-797) | 38 | 2 | |
| 17 | WAKE OF THE FLOOD Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01) | 17 | 9 | |
| 18 | DIANA & MARVIN Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M 803V1) | 19 | 7 | |
| 19 | BRAIN SALAD SURGERY Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | 35 | 3 | |
| 20 | BROTHERS AND SISTERS Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn CP 0111) | 13 | 18 | |
| 21 | PIN UPS David Bowie (RCA Victor APL1-0291) | 23 | 7 | |
| 22 | JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS John Denver (RCA Victor CPL1-0374) | 36 | 4 | |
| 23 | INNERVISIONS Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326L) | 16 | 20 | |
| 24 | WELCOME Santana (Columbia PC 32445) | 26 | 4 | |
| 25 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | 29 | 30 | |
| 26 | HAT TRICK America (Warner Bros. BS 2728) | 30 | 7 | |
| 27 | LAID BACK Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | 37 | 5 | |
| 28 | ON THE ROAD Traffic (Island SMAS-9336) | 21 | 8 | |
| 29 | BETTE MIDLER Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270) | 41 | 3 | |
| 30 | THE ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450) | 27 | 10 | |
| 31 | OCCUPATION: FOOLE George Carlin (Little David LD 1005) | 34 | 8 | |
| 32 | DAWN’S NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell 1130) | 33 | 10 | |
| 33 | STONE GON’ Barry White (20th Century T-423) | 39 | 6 | |
| 34 | ANGEL CLARE Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474) | 20 | 14 | |
| 35 | SWEET FREEDOM Uriah Heep (Warner Bros. BS 2724) | 24 | 12 | |
| 36 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | 32 | 41 | |
| 37 | LOS COCHINOS Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77019) | 22 | 17 | |
| 38 | CYAN Three Dog Night (Dunhill DSX-50158) | 18 | 10 | |
| 39 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | 44 | 11 | |
| 40 | MOONDOG MATINEE The Band (Capitol SW-11214) | 47 | 6 | |
| 41 | DON’T CRY NOW Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | 43 | 10 | |
| 42 | LET’S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | 42 | 14 | |
| 43 | SHIP AHOY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32408) | 49 | 7 | |
| 44 | BAND ON THE RUN Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | 65 | 2 | |
| 45 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD-50160) | 31 | 17 | |
| 46 | CHICAGO VI Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | 48 | 24 | |
| 47 | SOMETHING /ANYTHING? Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2066) | 54 | 29 | |
| 48 | FOR EVERYMAN Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067) | 50 | 7 | |
| 49 | BARBRA STREISAND... AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655) | 51 | 6 | |
| 50 | BLACK & BLUE Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32407) | 59 | 6 | |
| 51 | LADIES INVITED J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286) | 61 | 5 | |
| 52 | HEARTBEAT – IT’S A LOVEBEAT DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century T-422) | 53 | 11 | |
| 53 | TIME FADES AWAY Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151) | 25 | 9 | |
| 54 | EVERYBODY LIKES SOME KIND OF MUSIC Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526) | 46 | 9 | |
| 55 | HALF-BREED Cher (MCA MCA-2104) | 40 | 14 | |
| 56 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50140) | 45 | 26 | |
| 57 | OVER-NITE SENSATION Mothers (DiscReet MS 2149) | 52 | 12 | |
| 58 | HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | 60 | 29 | |
| 59 | 3 + 3 Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453) | 55 | 16 | |
| 60 | RAISED ON ROCK / FOR OL’ TIMES SAKE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor APL1-0388) | 68 | 4 | |
| 61 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk (Capitol SMAS-11207) | 56 | 20 | |
| 62 | IT’S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721) | 66 | 6 | |
| 63 | ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY Stylistics (Avco AV-11010-598) | 70 | 5 | |
| 64 | KILLING ME SOFTLY Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271) | 58 | 17 | |
| 65 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA MCA2-8001) | 63 | 16 | |
| 66 | SUNSHINE Original TV Soundtrack (MCA MCA-387) | 95 | 4 | |
| 67 | WITNESS Spooky Tooth (Island SW-9337) | 71 | 8 | |
| 68 | TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | 76 | 8 | |
| 69 | LIVE AT THE RAINBOW Focus (Sire SAS-7408) | 73 | 7 | |
| 70 | SPECTRUM Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268) | 79 | 5 | |
| 71 | MYSTERY TO ME Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. MS 2158) | 72 | 7 | |
| 72 | HIGH ON THE HOG Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035) | 81 | 7 | |
| 73 | EDDIE KENDRICKS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 327L) | 57 | 28 | |
| 74 | FULL MOON Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-4403) | 67 | 13 | |
| 75 | LONG HARD CLIMB Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | 62 | 20 | |
| 76 | DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. BS 2699) | 75 | 36 | |
| 77 | THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 0112) | 64 | 22 | |
| 78 | DELIVER THE WORD War (United Artists UA-LA128-F) | 69 | 17 | |
| 79 | FIRST David Gates (Elektra EKS-75066) | 78 | 9 | |
| 80 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | 82 | 33 | |
| 81 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | 84 | 37 | |
| 82 | I’M COMING HOME Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435) | 85 | 7 | |
| 83 | ALL AMERICAN BOY Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481) | 119 | 3 | |
| 84 | PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond (MGM/Kolob SE 4910) | 77 | 13 | |
| 85 | A TIME FOR US Donny Osmond (MGM/Kolob SE 4930) | 106 | 4 | |
| 86 | TRES HOMBRES Z Z Top (London XPS 631) | 83 | 20 | |
| 87 | HIS CALIFORNIA ALBUM Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill DSX-50163) | 91 | 7 | |
| 88 | TAPESTRY Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | 94 | 143 | |
| 89 | LIVE DATES Wishbone Ash (MCA MCA2-8006) | 103 | 3 | |
| 90 | THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 2RS 6484) | 138 | 2 | |
| 91 | BIG BAMBU Cheech & Chong (Ode SP-77014) | 93 | 55 | |
| 92 | FANTASY Carole King (Ode SP-77018) | 90 | 27 | |
| 93 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. BS 2694) | 86 | 40 | |
| 94 | CRAZY EYES Poco (Epic KE 32354) | 87 | 14 | |
| 95 | MOTT Mott The Hoople (Columbia KC 32425) | 92 | 18 | |
| 96 | THE BEST OF BREAD Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | 97 | 40 | |
| 97 |  Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | 98 | 55 | |
| 98 | MARIA MULDAUR Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | 89 | 12 | |
| 99 | THERE GOES RHYMIN’ SIMON Paul Simon (KC 32280) | 96 | 31 | |
| 100 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | 101 | 17 | |
| 101 | CURTIS IN CHICAGO RECORDED LIVE Curtis Mayfield, et al. (Curtom CRS 8018) | 102 | 7 | |
| 102 | BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD 2-806) | 110 | 4 | |
| 103 | THE POINTER SISTERS Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 48) | 104 | 24 | |
| 104 | WILD AND PEACEFUL Kool & Gang (De-Lite DEP-2013) | 111 | 10 | |
| 105 | WAR OF THE GODS Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l KZ 32409) | 108 | 5 | |
| 106 | LYNYRD SKYNYRD (Pronounced Leh´-nerd Skin´-nerd) Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sounds Of The South/MCA MCA-363) | 107 | 9 | |
| 107 | ASS Badfinger (Apple SW-3411) | 130 | 2 | |
| 108 | BERLIN Lou Reed (RCA Victor APL1-0207) | 74 | 10 | |
| 109 | HYMN OF THE SEVENTH GALAXY Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea (Polydor PD 5536) | 112 | 5 | |
| 110 | A DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE Dramatics (Volt VOS-6019) | 80 | 10 | |
| 111 | SONG FOR JULI Jesse Colin Young (Warner Bros. BS 2734) | 105 | 11 | |
| 112 | BEGINNINGS Allman Brothers Band (Atco SD 2-805) | 88 | 28 | |
| 113 | THE DIVINE MISS M Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7238) | 115 | 56 | |
| 114 | FOREIGNER Cat Stevens (A&M SP-4391) | 100 | 22 | |
| 115 | YEAH! Brownsville Station (Big Tree BT 2102) | 124 | 10 | |
| 116 | PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID Original Soundtrack / Bob Dylan (Columbia KC 32460) | 109 | 20 | |
| 117 | GET IT TOGETHER Jackson 5 (Motown M 783V1) | 99 | 12 | |
| 118 | CALL ME Al Green (Hi XSHL 32077) | 114 | 32 | |
| 119 | SIMON & GARFUNKEL’S GREATEST HITS Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31350) | 123 | 51 | |
| 120 | SOLITAIRE Andy Williams (Columbia KC 32383) | 113 | 8 | |
| 121 | NOW & THEN Carpenters (A&M SP-3519) | 116 | 30 | |
| 122 | IAN THOMAS Ian Thomas (Janus JLS 3058) | 117 | 11 | |
| 123 | JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN Mandrill (Polydor PD 5059) | 118 | 13 | |
| 124 | MEDDLE Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-832) | 134 | 16 | |
| 125 | DEODATO 2 Deodato (CTI CTI 6029) | 125 | 20 | |
| 126 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor APL1-0285) | 135 | 7 | |
| 127 | 2000 AND THIRTEEN Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (Warner Bros. BS 2741) | 129 | 6 | |
| 128 | ECSTASY Ohio Players (Westbound WB 2021) | 128 | 14 | |
| 129 | THE PAYBACK James Brown (Polydor PD 2-3007) | 140 | 2 | |
| 130 | BOULDERS Roy Wood (United Artists UA-LA168-F) | 136 | 5 | |
| 131 | BRIGHT WHITE Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402) | — | 1 | |
| 132 | FM LIVE Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS-2-7411) | 143 | 5 | |
| 133 | THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY BULLETIN BOARD Partridge Family (Bell 1137) | 127 | 7 | |
| 134 | TALKING BOOK Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 319L) | 132 | 57 | |
| 135 | A NICE PAIR Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB-11257) | — | 1 | |
| 136 | NEW BEGINNINGS... Morgana King (Paramount PAS -6067) | 137 | 10 | |
| 137 | LIVE IN EUROPE Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy CCR-1) | 142 | 4 | |
| 138 | UNSUNG HEROES Crusaders (Blue Thumb/Chisa BTS 6007) | 147 | 6 | |
| 139 | LIVING TOGETHER Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3527) | — | 1 | |
| 140 | BARNSTORM Joe Walsh (Dunhill DSX-50130) | 133 | 17 | |
| 141 | TAKIN’ MY TIME Bonnie Raitt (Warner Bros. BS 2729) | 139 | 7 | |
| 142 | 10 C.C. 10 C.C. (UK UKS 53105) | 145 | 4 | |
| 143 | SWEET REVENGE John Prine (Atlantic SD 7274) | 146 | 4 | |
| 144 | ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor VPSX-6089) | 154 | 35 | |
| 145 | GREATEST HITS Main Ingredient (RCA Victor APL1-0314) | 149 | 3 | |
| 146 | 1967-1970 Beatles (Apple SKBO 3404) | 144 | 37 | |
| 147 | I REMEMBER HANK WILLIAMS Glen Campbell (Capitol SW-71253) | 152 | 2 | |
| 148 | QUEEN Queen (Elektra EKS-75064) | 159 | 4 | |
| 149 | MARY STUART Mary Stuart (Bell 1133) | 150 | 9 | |
| 150 | FROM THE STREETS OF NEW YORK Sha Na Na (Kama Sutra KSBS 2075) | 170 | 2 | |
| 151 | I AM A SONG Cleo Laine (RCA Victor LPL1-5000) | 151 | 5 | |
| 152 | THE DELLS Dells (Cadet CA 50046) | 155 | 8 | |
| 153 | BE WHAT YOU ARE Staple Singers (Stax STS-3015) | 157 | 13 | |
| 154 | EL CHICANO El Chicano (MCA MCA-312) | — | 1 | |
| 155 | ATTEMPTED MUSTACHE Loudon Wainwright III (Columbia KC 32710) | 156 | 5 | |
| 156 | ALL ABOUT A FEELING Donna Fargo (Dot DOS-26019) | 168 | 2 | |
| 157 | SAMMY Original TV Soundtrack / Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM SE 4914) | 158 | 3 | |
| 158 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT Edgar Winter Group (Epic KE 31584) | 162 | 55 | |
| 159 | PLAYIN’ FAVORITES Don McLean (United Artists UA-LA161-F) | 161 | 5 | |
| 160 | BANG James Gang (Atco SD 7037) | — | 1 | |
| 161 | BILLY JACK Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. BJS 1001) | 164 | 3 | |
| 162 | AT THEIR BEST Crusaders (Motown M 796V1) | 163 | 3 | |
| 163 | GODSPELL Original Cast (Bell 1102) | 165 | 78 | |
| 164 | MY MARIA B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor APL1-0088) | 126 | 14 | |
| 165 | BOOGER BEAR Buddy Miles Express (Columbia KC 32694) | 166 | 3 | |
| 166 | SPACE RITUAL Hawkwind (United Artists UA-LA120-H2) | 167 | 4 | |
| 167 | PRESERVATION ACT 1 Kinks (RCA Victor LPL1-5002) | 171 | 2 | |
| 168 | HAPPY CHILDREN Osibisa (Warner Bros. BS 2732) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND Genesis (Charisma FC 6060) | 173 | 2 | |
| 170 | JACKIE JACKSON Jackie Jackson (Motown M 785V1) | 172 | 3 | |
| 171 | THE SERPENT IS RISING Styx (Wooden Nickel BWL1-0287) | — | 1 | |
| 172 | THE BEST OF THE GUESS WHO VOL. II Guess Who (RCA Victor APL1-0269) | 174 | 3 | |
| 173 | ¡VIVA TERLINGUA! Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA MCA-382) | — | 1 | |
| 174 | 16 GREATEST HITS James Gang (ABC ABCX-801/2) | 175 | 2 | |
| 175 | DREAMSPEAKER Tim Weisberg (A&M SP-3045) | — | 1 | |
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