Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending January 5, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE JOKER | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | ||||||
| 2 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-10003) | ||||||
| 3 | THE SINGLES 69-73 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | ||||||
| 4 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | ||||||
| 5 | RINGO | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | ||||||
| 6 | MUSCLE OF LOVE | 7 | 15 | 28 | 6 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748) | ||||||
| 7 | I GOT A NAME | 9 | 16 | 38 | 4 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797) | ||||||
| 8 | QUADROPHENIA | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| Who (MCA 2-10004) | ||||||
| 9 | FULL SAIL | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540) | ||||||
| 10 | IMAGINATION | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | ||||||
| 11 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 14 | 9 | 5 | 36 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756) | ||||||
| 12 | BRIAN SALAD SURGERY | 15 | 19 | 35 | 5 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | ||||||
| 13 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 16 | 22 | 36 | 6 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 14 | OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155) | ||||||
| 15 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 18 | 25 | 29 | 24 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 16 | MIND GAMES | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| John Lennon (Apple SW-3414) | ||||||
| 17 | WELCOME | 19 | 24 | 26 | 6 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 32445) | ||||||
| 18 | LIFE AND TIMES | 17 | 13 | 10 | 46 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011) | ||||||
| 19 | BETTE MIDLER | 22 | 29 | 41 | 5 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270) | ||||||
| 20 | BAND ON THE RUN | 23 | 44 | 65 | 4 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | ||||||
| 21 | LAID BACK | 21 | 27 | 37 | 6 | |
| Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | ||||||
| 22 | JOY | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007) | ||||||
| 23 | PINUPS | 20 | 21 | 23 | 9 | |
| David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291) | ||||||
| 24 | GOATS HEAD SOUP | 24 | 14 | 9 | 15 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101) | ||||||
| 25 | HAT TRICK | 25 | 26 | 30 | 9 | |
| America (WB BS 2728) | ||||||
| 26 | LOS COCHINOS | 29 | 37 | 22 | 19 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019) | ||||||
| 27 | STONE GON' | 32 | 33 | 39 | 7 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-423) | ||||||
| 28 | OCCUPATION: FOOLE | 30 | 31 | 34 | 9 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 1005) | ||||||
| 29 | DYLAN | 51 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747) | ||||||
| 30 | MOONDOG MATINEE | 34 | 40 | 47 | 7 | |
| The Band (Capitol SW-11214) | ||||||
| 31 | NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES | 31 | 32 | 33 | 11 | |
| Dawn (Bell 1130) | ||||||
| 32 | SHIP AHOY | 37 | 43 | 49 | 7 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408) | ||||||
| 33 | INNERVISIONS | 28 | 23 | 16 | 22 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 34 | DIANA & MARVIN | 35 | 18 | 19 | 9 | |
| Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M-803V1) | ||||||
| 35 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED | 36 | 39 | 44 | 8 | |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | ||||||
| 36 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | 27 | 20 | 13 | 20 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111) | ||||||
| 37 | ON THE ROAD | 26 | 28 | 21 | 10 |  |
| Traffic (Island SMAS 9336) | ||||||
| 38 | LADIES INVITED | 44 | 51 | 61 | 6 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286) | ||||||
| 39 | SOMETHING/ANYTHING? | 40 | 47 | 54 | 18 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068) | ||||||
| 40 | DON'T CRY NOW | 39 | 41 | 43 | 9 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | ||||||
| 41 | LET'S GET IT ON | 38 | 42 | 42 | 16 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | ||||||
| 42 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL | 43 | 45 | 31 | 15 | |
| Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160) | ||||||
| 43 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 42 | 36 | 32 | 43 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 44 | BLACK AND BLUE | 47 | 50 | 59 | 7 | |
| Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407) | ||||||
| 45 | SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) | 54 | 66 | 95 | 4 | |
| Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387) | ||||||
| 46 | FOR EVERYMAN | 48 | 48 | 50 | 8 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067) | ||||||
| 47 | ROCKIN' ROLL BABY | 56 | 63 | 70 | 5 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 11010) | ||||||
| 48 | LIVING FOR YOU | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 49 | RAISED ON ROCK | 52 | 60 | 68 | 5 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0388) | ||||||
| 50 | BARBRA STREISAND. . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | 46 | 49 | 51 | 7 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655) | ||||||
| 51 | THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT | 70 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484) | ||||||
| 52 | ANGEL CLARE | 41 | 34 | 20 | 16 | |
| Art Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474) | ||||||
| 53 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI | 63 | 65 | 63 | 16 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001) | ||||||
| 54 | A NICE PAIR | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257) | ||||||
| 55 | SPECTRUM | 58 | 70 | 79 | 5 | |
| Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268) | ||||||
| 56 | HEAD TO THE SKY | 57 | 58 | 60 | 30 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | ||||||
| 57 | TUBULAR BELLS | 60 | 68 | 76 | 6 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | ||||||
| 58 | HIGH ON THE HOG | 64 | 72 | 81 | 5 | |
| Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035) | ||||||
| 59 | A TIME FOR US | 73 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4930) | ||||||
| 60 | SWEET FREEDOM | 49 | 35 | 24 | 13 | |
| Uriah Heep (WB BS 2724) | ||||||
| 61 | CYAN | 59 | 38 | 18 | 12 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50158) | ||||||
| 62 | WAKE OF THE FLOOD | 33 | 17 | 17 | 11 | |
| Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01) | ||||||
| 63 | HALF BREED | 55 | 55 | 40 | 14 | |
| Cher (MCA 2104) | ||||||
| 64 | HEARTBEAT, IT'S A LOVEBEAT | 50 | 52 | 53 | 10 | |
| DeFranco Family (20th Century T-422) | ||||||
| 65 | ALL AMERICAN BOY | 74 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481) | ||||||
| 66 | LONG HARD CLIMB | 67 | 75 | 62 | 22 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | ||||||
| 67 | ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED | 45 | 30 | 27 | 10 | |
| New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450) | ||||||
| 68 | TIME FADES AWAY | 53 | 53 | 25 | 11 | |
| Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151) | ||||||
| 69 | CHICAGO VI | 62 | 46 | 48 | 26 | |
| Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | ||||||
| 70 | MYSTERY TO ME | 71 | 71 | 72 | 7 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2158) | ||||||
| 71 | WITNESS | 65 | 67 | 71 | 7 | |
| Spooky Tooth (Island SW 9337) | ||||||
| 72 | IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT | 61 | 62 | 66 | 7 | |
| Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721) | ||||||
| 73 | I'M COMING HOME | 78 | 82 | 85 | 5 | |
| Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435) | ||||||
| 74 | LIVE AT THE RAINBOW | 68 | 69 | 73 | 6 | |
| Focus (Sire SAS 7408) | ||||||
| 75 | ASS | 83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Badfinger (Apple SW-3411) | ||||||
| 76 | BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND ETERNITY | 93 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32766) | ||||||
| 77 | LIVE DATES | 80 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Wishbone Ash (MCA 2-8006) | ||||||
| 78 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET | 69 | 56 | 45 | 25 | |
| Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140) | ||||||
| 79 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Diana Ross (Motown M812V1) | ||||||
| 80 | DIAMOND GIRL | 84 | 76 | 75 | 37 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699) | ||||||
| 81 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND | 75 | 61 | 56 | 22 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207) | ||||||
| 82 | BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (ANTHOLOGY) | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD-2-806) | ||||||
| 83 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN | 76 | 80 | 82 | 23 | |
| Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909) | ||||||
| 84 | 1990 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Temptations (Gordy G 966V1) | ||||||
| 85 | 3+3 | 72 | 59 | 55 | 17 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453) | ||||||
| 86 | EVERYBODY LOVES SOME KIND OF MUSIC | 66 | 54 | 46 | 9 | |
| Billy Preston (A&M SP-3526) | ||||||
| 87 | TAPESTRY | 87 | 88 | 94 | 136 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 88 | KILLING ME SOFTLY | 82 | 64 | 58 | 19 | |
| Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271) | ||||||
| 89 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE | 94 | 100 | -- | 3 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | ||||||
| 90 | OVER-NITE SENSATION | 81 | 57 | 52 | 10 | |
| Mothers Of Invention (Discreet MS 2149) | ||||||
| 91 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY | 90 | 81 | 84 | 39 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | ||||||
| 92 | DELIVER THE WORD | 89 | 78 | 69 | 19 | |
| War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F) | ||||||
| 93 | BIG BAMBU | 95 | 91 | 93 | 52 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014) | ||||||
| 94 | LED ZEPPELIN IV | 99 | 97 | 98 | 47 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208) | ||||||
| 95 | THE BEST OF BREAD | 97 | 96 | 97 | 42 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | ||||||
| 96 | YEAH | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree BTS 2102) | ||||||
| 97 | THE CAPTAIN AND ME | 96 | 93 | 86 | 41 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694) | ||||||
| 98 | BRIGHT WHITE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402) | ||||||
| 99 | CURTIS IN CHICAGO | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8018) | ||||||
| 100 | TRES HOMBRES | 98 | 86 | 83 | 19 | |
| ZZ Top (London XPS 631) | ||||||
designates a album that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a album that was down more than 10 spots this week
designates a album that entered the chart this week
Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
• "Eddie Kendricks" by Eddie Kendricks (# 85)
• "Full Moon" by Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (# 86)
• "His California Album" by Bobby "Blue" Bland (# 88)
• "The Marshall Tucker Band" by Marshall Tucker Band (# 92)
• "Fantasy" by Carole King (#100)