Wednesday January 16, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending January 12, 1974



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1 THE SINGLES 69-73 3 4 8 7
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
2 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 2 1 3 13
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
3 THE JOKER 1 2 4 13
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235)
4 I GOT A NAME 7 9 16 5
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
5 MUSCLE OF LOVE 6 7 15 7
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748)
6 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 11 14 9 37
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
7 RINGO 5 5 2 10
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
8 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) 4 3 1 11
Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550)
9 FULL SAIL 9 11 12 10
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540)
10 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY 12 15 19 6
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
11 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 13 16 22 7
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
12 BAND ON THE RUN 20 23 44 5
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
13 QUADROPHENIA 8 6 5 10
Who (MCA 2-10004)
14 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 15 18 25 25
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
15 BETTE MIDLER 19 22 29 6
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270)
16 WELCOME 17 19 24 7
Santana (Columbia PC 32445)
17 IMAGINATION 10 10 10 13
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
18 LIFE AND TIMES 18 17 13 47
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
19 MIND GAMES 16 8 6 9
John Lennon (Apple SW-3414)
20 OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK 14 13 7 10
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155)
21 LAID BACK 21 21 27 7
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
22 DYLAN 29 51 -- 3
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747)
23 JOY 22 12 11 11
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007)
24 GOATS HEAD SOUP 24 24 14 16
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101)
25 LOS COCHINOS 26 29 37 20
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
26 STONE GON' 27 32 33 8
Barry White (20th Century T-423)
27 SHIP AHOY 32 37 43 8
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
28 MOONDOG MATINEE 30 34 40 8
The Band (Capitol SW-11214)
29 OCCUPATION: FOOLE 28 30 31 10
George Carlin (Little David LD 1005)
30 NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES 31 31 32 12
Dawn (Bell 1130)
31 INNERVISIONS 33 28 23 23
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
32 PINUPS 23 20 21 10
David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291)
33 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED 35 36 39 9
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
34 DIANA & MARVIN 34 35 18 10
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M-803V1)
35 LADIES INVITED 38 44 51 7
J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286)
36 BROTHERS & SISTERS 36 27 20 21
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
37 LIVING FOR YOU 48 77 -- 3  
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
38 DON'T CRY NOW 40 39 41 10
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064)
39 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 39 40 47 19
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
40 THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT 51 70 90 4  
Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484)
41 ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 47 56 63 6
Stylistics (Avco AV 11010)
42 SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) 45 54 66 5
Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387)
43 LET'S GET IT ON 41 38 42 17
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1)
44 BLACK AND BLUE 44 47 50 8
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407)
45 FOR EVERYMAN 46 48 48 9
Jackson Browne (Asylum SD 5067)
46 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL 42 43 45 16
Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160)
47 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 53 63 65 17
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
48 RAISED ON ROCK 49 52 60 6
Elvis Presley (RCA APL1-0388)
49 A NICE PAIR 54 79 -- 3
Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257)
50 A TIME FOR US 59 73 85 4
Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4930)
51 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 43 42 36 44
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
52 HIGH ON THE HOG 58 64 72 6
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035)
53 BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND ETERNITY 76 93 -- 3  
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32766)
54 SPECTRUM 55 58 70 6
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268)
55 TUBULAR BELLS 57 60 68 7
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
56 HEAD TO THE SKY 56 57 58 31
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194)
57 HAT TRICK 25 25 26 10  
America (WB BS 2728)
58 ALL AMERICAN BOY 65 74 83 4
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481)
59 ON THE ROAD 37 26 28 11  
Traffic (Island SMAS 9336)
60 HALF BREED 63 55 55 15
Cher (MCA 2104)
61 CYAN 61 59 38 13
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSX 50158)
62 LONG HARD CLIMB 66 67 75 23
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
63 ANGEL CLARE 52 41 34 17  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia KC 31474)
64 CHICAGO VI 69 62 46 27
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
65 1990 84 -- -- 2  
Temptations (Gordy G 966V1)
66 WAKE OF THE FLOOD 62 33 17 12
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD-01)
67 ASS 75 83 -- 3
Badfinger (Apple SW-3411)
68 THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM 79 -- -- 2  
Diana Ross (Motown M812V1)
69 SWEET FREEDOM 60 49 35 14
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2724)
70 MYSTERY TO ME 70 71 71 8
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise MS 2158)
71 I'M COMING HOME 73 78 82 6
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435)
72 BARBRA STREISAND. . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 50 46 49 8  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia KC 32655)
73 HEARTBEAT, IT'S A LOVEBEAT 64 50 52 11
DeFranco Family (20th Century T-422)
74 LIVE DATES 77 80 89 4
Wishbone Ash (MCA 2-8006)
75 TIME FADES AWAY 68 53 53 12
Neil Young (Reprise MS 2151)
76 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET 78 69 56 26
Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140)
77 BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (ANTHOLOGY) 82 91 -- 3
Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD-2-806)
78 DIAMOND GIRL 80 84 76 38
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
79 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 81 75 61 23
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
80 TAPESTRY 87 87 88 137
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
81 YEAH 96 -- -- 2  
Brownsville Station (Big Tree BTS 2102)
82 JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN 83 76 80 24
Kris Kristofferson (Monument KZ 31909)
83 KILLING ME SOFTLY 88 82 64 20
Roberta Flack (Atlantic SD 7271)
84 BRIGHT WHITE 98 -- -- 2  
Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402)
85 3+3 85 72 59 18
Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453)
86 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE 89 94 100 4
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673)
87 UNREAL -- -- -- 1  
Bloodstone (London XPS 634)
88 IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT 72 61 62 8  
Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721)
89 BIG BAMBU 93 95 91 53
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
90 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 91 90 81 40
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
91 MEDDLE -- -- 79 8
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS 832)
92 LED ZEPPELIN IV 94 99 97 48
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7208)
93 THE BEST OF BREAD 95 97 96 43
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
94 LIVING TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3527)
95 CURTIS IN CHICAGO 99 100 -- 3
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8018)
96 THE CAPTAIN AND ME 97 96 93 42
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2694)
97 TRES HOMBRES 100 98 86 20
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
98 DELIVER THE WORD 92 89 78 20
War (United Artists UA-LA 128-F)
99 OVER-NITE SENSATION 90 81 57 11
Mothers Of Invention (Discreet MS 2149)
100 ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED 67 45 30 11  
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia KC 32450)

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:

   • "Witness" by Spooky Tooth (# 71)
   • "Live At The Rainbow" by Focus (# 74)
   • "Everybody Loves Some Kind Of Music" by Billy Preston (# 86)

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