Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending February 9, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 2 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 2 | 3 | 5 | 41 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756) | ||||||
| 3 | I GOT A NAME | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797) | ||||||
| 4 | BAND ON THE RUN | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | ||||||
| 5 | BETTE MIDLER | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270) | ||||||
| 6 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-10003) | ||||||
| 7 | THE SINGLES 69-73 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | ||||||
| 8 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 9 | 13 | 16 | 29 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 9 | THE JOKER | 8 | 9 | 6 | 17 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | ||||||
| 10 | DYLAN | 12 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747) | ||||||
| 11 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED | 23 | 27 | 32 | 13 |  |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | ||||||
| 12 | SHIP AHOY | 15 | 19 | 22 | 12 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408) | ||||||
| 13 | MUSCLE OF LOVE | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748) | ||||||
| 14 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | ||||||
| 15 | BRAIN SALAD SURGERY | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | ||||||
| 16 | RINGO | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | ||||||
| 17 | SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH | 58 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2695) | ||||||
| 18 | LIVING FOR YOU | 21 | 26 | 31 | 7 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 19 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI | 30 | 37 | 40 | 21 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001) | ||||||
| 20 | QUADROPHENIA | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
| Who (MCA 2-10004) | ||||||
| 21 | JOY | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007) | ||||||
| 22 | LAID BACK | 22 | 22 | 20 | 11 | |
| Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | ||||||
| 23 | STONE GON' | 28 | 29 | 27 | 12 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-423) | ||||||
| 24 | PLANET WAVES | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003) | ||||||
| 25 | INNERVISIONS | 29 | 28 | 30 | 27 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 26 | 1990 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 6 | |
| Temptations (Gordy G 966V1) | ||||||
| 27 | IMAGINATION | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | ||||||
| 28 | SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) | 33 | 34 | 35 | 9 | |
| Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387) | ||||||
| 29 | TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS | 76 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 2-908) | ||||||
| 30 | THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT | 32 | 33 | 34 | 8 | |
| Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484) | ||||||
| 31 | HIGH ON THE HOG | 38 | 43 | 49 | 10 | |
| Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035) | ||||||
| 32 | ALL AMERICAN BOY | 40 | 46 | 52 | 8 | |
| Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481) | ||||||
| 33 | FULL SAIL | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |  |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540) | ||||||
| 34 | LOS COCHINOS | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019) | ||||||
| 35 | A NICE PAIR | 37 | 40 | 41 | 7 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257) | ||||||
| 36 | ROCKIN' ROLL BABY | 36 | 39 | 39 | 10 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 11010) | ||||||
| 37 | TUBULAR BELLS | 46 | 51 | 54 | 11 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | ||||||
| 38 | LIFE AND TIMES | 17 | 21 | 14 | 51 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011) | ||||||
| 39 | HOTCAKES | 71 | 81 | -- | 3 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002) | ||||||
| 40 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM | 47 | 53 | 60 | 6 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M812V1) | ||||||
| 41 | BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND ETERNITY | 39 | 42 | 44 | 7 | |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32766) | ||||||
| 42 | WILD TALES | 59 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7288) | ||||||
| 43 | WELCOME | 24 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 32445) | ||||||
| 44 | BLACK AND BLUE | 45 | 45 | 42 | 12 | |
| Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407) | ||||||
| 45 | SPECTRUM | 48 | 50 | 53 | 10 | |
| Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268) | ||||||
| 46 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 49 | 52 | 47 | 48 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 47 | COAST TO COAST OVERTURE AND BEGINNERS | 50 | 57 | 68 | 4 | |
| Faces (Mercury SRM-1-1697) | ||||||
| 48 | YEAH | 55 | 63 | 72 | 6 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree BTS 2102) | ||||||
| 49 | HEAD HUNTERS | 75 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731) | ||||||
| 50 | DON'T CRY NOW | 53 | 36 | 38 | 14 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | ||||||
| 51 | CHICAGO VI | 52 | 54 | 59 | 31 | |
| Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | ||||||
| 52 | OCCUPATION: FOOLE | 34 | 30 | 28 | 14 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 1005) | ||||||
| 53 | BRIGHT WHITE | 56 | 64 | 71 | 6 | |
| Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402) | ||||||
| 54 | MIND GAMES | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | |
| John Lennon (Apple SW-3414) | ||||||
| 55 | OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK | 27 | 23 | 24 | 14 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155) | ||||||
| 56 | UNREAL | 60 | 68 | 78 | 5 | |
| Bloodstone (London XPS 634) | ||||||
| 57 | LET'S GET IT ON | 62 | 55 | 58 | 21 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | ||||||
| 58 | ON THE THIRD DAY | 70 | 79 | 91 | 4 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 188-F) | ||||||
| 59 | ELVIS: A LEGENDARY PERFORMER, VOL. 1 | 78 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0341) | ||||||
| 60 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | 63 | 58 | 50 | 25 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111) | ||||||
| 61 | GOATS HEAD SOUP | 42 | 32 | 25 | 20 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101) | ||||||
| 62 | PINUPS | 54 | 47 | 33 | 14 | |
| David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291) | ||||||
| 63 | SOMETHING/ANYTHING? | 57 | 48 | 37 | 23 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068) | ||||||
| 64 | THE PAYBACK | 73 | 83 | 95 | 4 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907) | ||||||
| 65 | A TIME FOR US | 41 | 41 | 43 | 8 | |
| Donny Osmond (MGM SE 4930) | ||||||
| 66 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II | 81 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | ||||||
| 67 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 79 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 68 | NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES | 35 | 31 | 29 | 16 | |
| Dawn (Bell 1130) | ||||||
| 69 | SHOW AND TELL | 82 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Al Wilson (Rocky Road RR 3601) | ||||||
| 70 | LET ME BE THERE | 85 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 389) | ||||||
| 71 | MOONDOG MATINEE | 43 | 44 | 45 | 12 | |
| The Band (Capitol SW-11214) | ||||||
| 72 | LADIES INVITED | 44 | 35 | 36 | 11 | |
| J. Geils Band (Atlantic SD 7286) | ||||||
| 73 | LONG HARD CLIMB | 64 | 66 | 61 | 27 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | ||||||
| 74 | HEAD TO THE SKY | 51 | 49 | 51 | 35 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32194) | ||||||
| 75 | LIVING TOGETHER | 74 | 77 | 85 | 5 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3527) | ||||||
| 76 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL | 65 | 56 | 46 | 20 | |
| Richard Harris (Dunhill DSD 50160) | ||||||
| 77 | COURT AND SPARK | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | ||||||
| 78 | I'M COMING HOME | 66 | 67 | 69 | 10 | |
| Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435) | ||||||
| 79 | BIG BAMBU | 72 | 76 | 82 | 57 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014) | ||||||
| 80 | TAPESTRY | 77 | 75 | 77 | 141 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 81 | BANG | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| James Gang (Atco SD 36-7037) | ||||||
| 82 | RHAPSODY IN WHITE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433) | ||||||
| 83 | IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| New Birth (RCA APL1-0285) | ||||||
| 84 | DIANA & MARVIN | 68 | 60 | 57 | 14 | |
| Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown M-803V1) | ||||||
| 85 | SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND | 87 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Genesis (Charisma FC 6060) | ||||||
| 86 | SUNDOWN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | ||||||
| 87 | HALF BREED | 88 | 61 | 66 | 19 | |
| Cher (MCA 2104) | ||||||
| 88 | IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT | 83 | 84 | 86 | 12 | |
| Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721) | ||||||
| 89 | LOVE IS THE MESSAGE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707) | ||||||
| 90 | SHORT STORIES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75065) | ||||||
| 91 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY | 94 | 91 | 90 | 44 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | ||||||
| 92 | ESSENCE TO ESSENCE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Donovan (Epic KE 32800) | ||||||
| 93 | FM LIVE | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS-2-7411) | ||||||
| 94 | WILD AND PEACEFUL | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113) | ||||||
| 95 | THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET | 80 | 69 | 74 | 30 | |
| Joe Walsh (ABC/Dunhill DSX-50140) | ||||||
| 96 | ENERGIZED | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950) | ||||||
| 97 | THE BEST OF BREAD | 100 | 94 | 97 | 47 | |
| Bread (Elektra EKS-75056) | ||||||
| 98 | 3+3 | 89 | 78 | 83 | 22 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453) | ||||||
| 99 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND | 91 | 87 | 89 | 27 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207) | ||||||
| 100 | DIAMOND GIRL | 93 | 89 | 88 | 42 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699) | ||||||
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:
• "Ass" by Badfinger (# 61)
• "Hat Trick" by America (# 67)
• "Buffalo Springfield (Anthology)" by Buffalo Springfield (# 69)
• "Meddle" by Pink Floyd (# 84)
• "For Everyman" by Jackson Browne (# 86)
• "Mystery To Me" by Fleetwood Mac (# 90)
• "The Captain And Me" by Doobie Brothers (# 96)
• "Angel Clare" by Art Garfunkel (# 97)