Saturday February 9, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 9, 1974



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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)

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