| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1973 |
| TOP 100 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 29, 1973, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON – Pink Floyd (Harvest) |
| 2 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY – Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) |
| 3 | DIAMOND GIRL – Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros.) |
| 4 | THE WORLD IS A GHETTO – War (United Artists) |
| 5 | SEVENTH SOJOURN – The Moody Blues (Threshold) |
| 6 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME – The Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.) |
| 7 | LIFE AND TIMES – Jim Croce (ABC) |
| 8 | TALKING BOOK – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 9 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH – John Denver (RCA Victor) |
| 10 | CHICAGO VI (Columbia) |
| 11 | NO SECRETS – Carly Simon (Elektra) |
| 12 | RHYMES & REASONS – Carole King (Ode) |
| 13 | THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT – The Edgar Winter Group (Epic) |
| 14 | LADY SINGS THE BLUES – Original Soundtrack/Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 15 | BILLION DOLLAR BABIES – Alice Cooper (Warner Bros.) |
| 16 | CATCH BULL AT FOUR – Cat Stevens (A&M) |
| 17 | MADE IN JAPAN – Deep Purple (Warner Bros.) |
| 18 | THE BEST OF BREAD (Elektra) |
| 19 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU – Al Green (Hi) |
| 20 | NOW & THEN – Carpenters (A&M) |
| 21 | THERE GOES RHYMIN’ SIMON – Paul Simon (Columbia) |
| 22 | BROTHERS AND SISTERS – The Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn) |
| 23 | DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER – Elton John (MCA) |
| 24 | ANGEL CLARE – Garfunkel (Columbia) |
| 25 | ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 26 | MOVING WAVES – Focus (Sire) |
| 27 | LOGGINS & MESSINA (Columbia) |
| 28 | 1967-1970 – The Beatles (Apple) |
| 29 | HOT AUGUST NIGHT – Neil Diamond (MCA) |
| 30 | 1962-1966 – The Beatles (Apple) |
| 31 | SUPERFLY – Original Soundtrack/Curtis Mayfield (Curtom) |
| 32 | FANTASY – Carole King (Ode) |
| 33 | LIVING IN THE PAST – Jethro Tull (Chrysalis) |
| 34 | WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND – Grand Funk (Capitol) |
| 35 | RED ROSE SPEEDWAY – Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple) |
| 36 | FRESH – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic) |
| 37 | ALL DIRECTIONS – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 38 | LONG HARD CLIMB – Helen Reddy (Capitol) |
| 39 | TOMMY – The London Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir w/Guest Soloists (Ode) |
| 40 | KILLING ME SOFTLY – Roberta Flack (Atlantic) |
| 41 | GOATS HEAD SOUP – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) |
| 42 | THE DIVINE MISS M – Bette Midler (Atlantic) |
| 43 | CARAVANSERAI – Santana (Columbia) |
| 44 | LET’S GET IT ON – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 45 | CAN’T BUY A THRILL – Steely Dan (ABC) |
| 46 | MASTERPIECE – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 47 | LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD – George Harrison (Apple) |
| 48 | HOMECOMING – America (Warner Bros.) |
| 49 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET – Joe Walsh (Dunhill) |
| 50 | A PASSION PLAY – Jethro Tull (Chrysalis) |
| 51 | SHOOT OUT AT THE FANTASY FACTORY – Traffic (Island) |
| 52 | KEEPER OF THE CASTLE – The Four Tops (Dunhill) |
| 53 | TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING – Diana Ross (Motown) |
| 54 | SPINNERS – The Spinners (Atlantic) |
| 55 | FOREIGNERS – Cat Stevens (A&M) |
| 56 | I AM WOMAN – Helen Reddy (Capitol) |
| 57 | DUELING BANJOS – Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (Warner Bros.) |
| 58 | CALL ME – Al Green (Hi) |
| 59 | ONE MAN DOG – James Taylor (Warner Bros.) |
| 60 | DELIVER THE WORD – War (United Artists) |
| 61 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD – Elton John (MCA) |
| 62 | ROUND 2 – The Stylistics (Avco) |
| 63 | PHOENIX – Grand Funk (Capitol) |
| 64 | YESSONGS – Yes (Atlantic) |
| 65 | HEAD TO THE SKY – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 66 | FOR THE ROSES – Joni Mitchell (Asylum) |
| 67 | CHICAGO V (Columbia) |
| 68 | THE GUITAR MAN – Bread (Elektra) |
| 69 | COSMIC WHEELS – Donovan (Epic) |
| 70 | VOL. 4 – Black Sabbath (Warner Bros.) |
| 71 | PRELUDE – Deodato (CTI) |
| 72 | CLOSE TO THE EDGE – Yes (Atlantic) |
| 73 | LEON LIVE – Leon Russell (Shelter) |
| 74 | 3 + 3 – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 75 | MACHINE HEAD – Deep Purple (Warner Bros.) |
| 76 | DESPERADO – The Eagles (Asylum) |
| 77 | DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED – The Moody Blues (Deram) |
| 78 | EDDIE KENDRICKS (Tamla) |
| 79 | FAREWELL ANDROMEDA – John Denver (RCA Victor) |
| 80 | BACK TO THE WORLD – Curtis Mayfield (Curtom) |
| 81 | NEITHER ONE OF US – Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul) |
| 82 | BECK, BOGART & APPICE (Epic) |
| 83 | TROUBLE MAN – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 84 | BURNING LOVE AND HITS FROM HIS MOVIES, VOLUME 2 – Elvis Presley (RCA Camden) |
| 85 | BIRDS OF FIRE – The Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia) |
| 86 | SPACE ODDITY – David Bowie (RCA Victor) |
| 87 | LIVE AT THE SAHARA TAHOE – Isaac Hayes (Enterprise) |
| 88 | CREEDENCE GOLD – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) |
| 89 | BLOODSHOT – The J. Geils Band (Atlantic) |
| 90 | THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII – Rick Wakeman (A&M) |
| 91 | 360 DEGREES OF BILLY PAUL (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 92 | BEN – Michael Jackson (Motown) |
| 93 | SING IT AGAIN ROD – Rod Stewart (Mercury) |
| 94 | I’VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE – Barry White (20th Century) |
| 95 | LOVE DEVOTION SURRENDER – Carlos Santana/Mahavishnu John McLaughlin (Columbia) |
| 96 | TRANSFORMER – Lou Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 97 | YOU DON’T MESS AROUND WITH JIM – Jim Croce (ABC) |
| 98 | EUROPE ’72 – The Grateful Dead (Warner Bros.) |
| 99 | WATTSTAX: THE LIVING WORD – Various Artists (Stax)
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| 100 | SWEET FREEDOM – Uriah Heep (Warner Bros.) |
