Wednesday February 20, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 16, 1974



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1 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 1 1 6 12
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
2 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 2 2 3 42
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
3 I GOT A NAME 3 3 1 10
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
4 BAND ON THE RUN 4 5 7 10
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
5 BETTE MIDLER 5 7 8 11
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270)
6 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 8 9 13 30
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
7 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED 11 23 27 14
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
8 PLANET WAVES 24 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003)
9 THE SINGLES 69-73 7 4 2 12
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
10 DYLAN 10 12 15 8
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747)
11 SHIP AHOY 12 15 19 13
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
12 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 6 6 5 18
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
13 THE JOKER 9 8 9 18
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235)
14 SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH 17 58 85 4
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2695)
15 TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS 29 76 -- 3  
Yes (Atlantic SD 2-908)
16 LIVING FOR YOU 18 21 26 8
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
17 1990 26 31 38 7
Temptations (Gordy G 966V1)
18 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 19 30 37 22
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
19 STONE GON' 23 28 29 13
Barry White (20th Century T-423)
20 HOTCAKES 39 71 81 4  
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002)
21 RINGO 16 14 11 15
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
22 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY 15 13 10 11
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
23 COURT AND SPARK 77 -- -- 2  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
24 MUSCLE OF LOVE 13 10 4 12  
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748)
25 HIGH ON THE HOG 31 38 43 11
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035)
26 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) 14 11 12 16  
Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550)
27 SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) 28 33 34 10
Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387)
28 TUBULAR BELLS 37 46 51 12
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
29 LAID BACK 22 22 22 12
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
30 ALL AMERICAN BOY 32 40 46 9
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481)
31 LIFE AND TIMES 38 17 21 52
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
32 HEAD HUNTERS 49 75 -- 3  
Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731)
33 QUADROPHENIA 20 16 14 15  
Who (MCA 2-10004)
34 INNERVISIONS 25 29 28 28
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
35 THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM 40 47 53 7
Diana Ross (Motown M812V1)
36 WILD TALES 42 59 82 4
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7288)
37 IMAGINATION 27 20 18 18
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
38 A NICE PAIR 35 37 40 8
Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257)
39 FULL SAIL 33 18 16 15
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540)
40 THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT 30 32 33 9
Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484)
41 LOS COCHINOS 34 26 25 25
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
42 ROCKIN' ROLL BABY 36 36 39 11
Stylistics (Avco AV 11010)
43 SPECTRUM 45 48 50 11
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268)
44 JOY 21 19 20 16  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007)
45 YEAH 48 55 63 7
Brownsville Station (Big Tree BTS 2102)
46 COAST TO COAST OVERTURE AND BEGINNERS 47 50 57 5
Faces (Mercury SRM-1-1697)
47 BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND ETERNITY 41 39 42 8
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32766)
48 WELCOME 43 24 17 12
Santana (Columbia PC 32445)
49 ELVIS: A LEGENDARY PERFORMER, VOL. 1 59 78 -- 3
Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0341)
50 ON THE THIRD DAY 58 70 79 5
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 188-F)
51 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 46 49 52 49
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
52 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 66 81 98 4  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
53 BRIGHT WHITE 53 56 64 7
Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402)
54 RHAPSODY IN WHITE 82 -- -- 2  
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433)
55 UNREAL 56 60 68 6
Bloodstone (London XPS 634)
56 DON'T CRY NOW 50 53 36 15
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064)
57 CHICAGO VI 51 52 54 32
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
58 OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK 55 27 23 15
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155)
59 THE PAYBACK 64 73 83 5
James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907)
60 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 67 79 90 4
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
61 SHOW AND TELL 69 82 95 4
Al Wilson (Rocky Road RR 3601)
62 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME 83 95 -- 3  
New Birth (RCA APL1-0285)
63 LET ME BE THERE 70 85 96 4
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 389)
64 MIND GAMES 54 25 24 14
John Lennon (Apple SW-3414)
65 BLACK AND BLUE 44 45 45 13  
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407)
66 SUNDOWN 86 -- -- 2  
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
67 NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES 68 35 31 17
Dawn (Bell 1130)
68 LOVE IS THE MESSAGE 89 -- -- 2  
MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707)
69 THE WAY WE WERE -- -- -- 1  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801)
70 OCCUPATION: FOOLE 52 34 30 15  
George Carlin (Little David LD 1005)
71 LET'S GET IT ON 57 62 55 22  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1)
72 LIVING TOGETHER 75 74 77 6
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3527)
73 GOATS HEAD SOUP 61 42 32 21  
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101)
74 SOMETHING/ANYTHING? 63 57 48 24  
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068)
75 LONG HARD CLIMB 73 64 66 28
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
76 BANG 81 92 -- 3
James Gang (Atco SD 36-7037)
77 THE WAY WE WERE -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KS 32830)
78 BROTHERS & SISTERS 60 63 58 26  
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
79 ENERGIZED 96 -- -- 2  
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950)
80 PINUPS 62 54 47 15  
David Bowie (RCA AQL1-0291)
81 SHORT STORIES 90 -- -- 2
Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75065)
82 SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND 85 87 92 4
Genesis (Charisma FC 6060)
83 ESSENCE TO ESSENCE 92 -- -- 2
Donovan (Epic KE 32800)
84 THE STING -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
85 BIG BAMBU 79 72 76 58
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
86 HALF BREED 87 88 61 20
Cher (MCA 2104)
87 FM LIVE 93 99 -- 3
Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS-2-7411)
88 WILD AND PEACEFUL 94 98 -- 3
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113)
89 OUT HERE ON MY OWN -- -- -- 1  
Lamont Dozier (ABC ABCX 804)
90 TAPESTRY 80 77 75 142
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
91 LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE AGAIN -- -- -- 1  
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 199-G)
92 ICE WATER -- -- -- 1  
Leo Kottke (Capitol ST 11262)
93 I'M COMING HOME 78 66 67 11  
Johnny Mathis (Columbia KC 32435)
94 ROCK ON -- -- -- 1  
David Essex (Columbia KC 32560)
95 IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT 88 83 84 13
Dave Mason (Columbia KC 31721)
96 HOUSES OF THE HOLY 91 94 91 45
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
97 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 99 91 87 28
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207)
98 THE BEST OF BREAD 97 100 94 48
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
99 DIAMOND GIRL 100 93 89 43
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
100 3+3 98 89 78 23
Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453)

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:

   • "A Time For Us" by Donny Osmond (# 65)
   • "Moondog Matinee" by The Band (# 71)
   • "Ladies Invited" by J. Geils Band (# 72)
   • "Head To The Sky" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 74)
   • "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Harris (# 76)
   • "Diana & Marvin" by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (# 84)
   • "The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get" by Joe Walsh (# 95)

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