Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending February 23, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLANET WAVES | 8 | 24 | -- | 3 | |
| Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003) | ||||||
| 2 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 3 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756) | ||||||
| 4 | BAND ON THE RUN | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | ||||||
| 5 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 6 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED | 7 | 11 | 23 | 15 | |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | ||||||
| 7 | I GOT A NAME | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797) | ||||||
| 8 | TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS | 15 | 29 | 76 | 4 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 2-908) | ||||||
| 9 | HOTCAKES | 20 | 39 | 71 | 5 |  |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002) | ||||||
| 10 | SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH | 14 | 17 | 58 | 5 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2695) | ||||||
| 11 | COURT AND SPARK | 23 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | ||||||
| 12 | SHIP AHOY | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408) | ||||||
| 13 | THE SINGLES 69-73 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | ||||||
| 14 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 12 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-10003) | ||||||
| 15 | LIVING FOR YOU | 16 | 18 | 21 | 9 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 16 | 1990 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 8 | |
| Temptations (Gordy G 966V1) | ||||||
| 17 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI | 18 | 19 | 30 | 23 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001) | ||||||
| 18 | DYLAN | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747) | ||||||
| 19 | STONE GON' | 19 | 23 | 28 | 14 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-423) | ||||||
| 20 | BETTE MIDLER | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 |  |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270) | ||||||
| 21 | THE JOKER | 13 | 9 | 8 | 19 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | ||||||
| 22 | TUBULAR BELLS | 28 | 37 | 46 | 13 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | ||||||
| 23 | HIGH ON THE HOG | 25 | 31 | 38 | 12 | |
| Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035) | ||||||
| 24 | HEAD HUNTERS | 32 | 49 | 75 | 4 | |
| Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731) | ||||||
| 25 | RINGO | 21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | ||||||
| 26 | BRAIN SALAD SURGERY | 22 | 15 | 13 | 12 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | ||||||
| 27 | WILD TALES | 36 | 42 | 59 | 5 | |
| Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7288) | ||||||
| 28 | MUSCLE OF LOVE | 24 | 13 | 10 | 13 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748) | ||||||
| 29 | ALL AMERICAN BOY | 30 | 32 | 40 | 10 | |
| Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481) | ||||||
| 30 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM | 35 | 40 | 47 | 8 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M812V1) | ||||||
| 31 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) | 26 | 14 | 11 | 17 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | ||||||
| 32 | SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) | 27 | 28 | 33 | 11 | |
| Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387) | ||||||
| 33 | YEAH | 45 | 48 | 55 | 8 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree BTS 2102) | ||||||
| 34 | LIFE AND TIMES | 31 | 38 | 17 | 53 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011) | ||||||
| 35 | IMAGINATION | 37 | 27 | 20 | 19 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | ||||||
| 36 | LAID BACK | 29 | 22 | 22 | 13 | |
| Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | ||||||
| 37 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II | 52 | 66 | 81 | 5 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | ||||||
| 38 | RHAPSODY IN WHITE | 54 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433) | ||||||
| 39 | ELVIS: A LEGENDARY PERFORMER, VOL. 1 | 49 | 59 | 78 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0341) | ||||||
| 40 | LOS COCHINOS | 41 | 34 | 26 | 26 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019) | ||||||
| 41 | SPECTRUM | 43 | 45 | 48 | 12 | |
| Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268) | ||||||
| 42 | ON THE THIRD DAY | 50 | 58 | 70 | 6 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 188-F) | ||||||
| 43 | JOY | 44 | 21 | 19 | 17 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007) | ||||||
| 44 | THE WAY WE WERE | 69 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801) | ||||||
| 45 | QUADROPHENIA | 33 | 20 | 16 | 16 | |
| Who (MCA 2-10004) | ||||||
| 46 | COAST TO COAST OVERTURE AND BEGINNERS | 46 | 47 | 50 | 6 | |
| Faces (Mercury SRM-1-1697) | ||||||
| 47 | WELCOME | 48 | 43 | 24 | 13 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 32445) | ||||||
| 48 | THE WAY WE WERE | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KS 32830) | ||||||
| 49 | INNERVISIONS | 34 | 25 | 29 | 29 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 50 | THE PAYBACK | 59 | 64 | 73 | 6 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907) | ||||||
| 51 | UNREAL | 55 | 56 | 60 | 7 | |
| Bloodstone (London XPS 634) | ||||||
| 52 | LET ME BE THERE | 63 | 70 | 85 | 5 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 389) | ||||||
| 53 | SHOW AND TELL | 61 | 69 | 82 | 5 | |
| Al Wilson (Rocky Road RR 3601) | ||||||
| 54 | DON'T CRY NOW | 56 | 50 | 53 | 16 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | ||||||
| 55 | IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME | 62 | 83 | 95 | 4 | |
| New Birth (RCA APL1-0285) | ||||||
| 56 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 60 | 67 | 79 | 5 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 57 | BRIGHT WHITE | 53 | 53 | 56 | 8 | |
| Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402) | ||||||
| 58 | SUNDOWN | 66 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | ||||||
| 59 | LOVE IS THE MESSAGE | 68 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707) | ||||||
| 60 | FULL SAIL | 39 | 33 | 18 | 16 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540) | ||||||
| 61 | ENERGIZED | 79 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950) | ||||||
| 62 | A NICE PAIR | 38 | 35 | 37 | 9 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257) | ||||||
| 63 | THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT | 40 | 30 | 32 | 10 | |
| Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484) | ||||||
| 64 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 51 | 46 | 49 | 50 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 65 | THE STING | 84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390) | ||||||
| 66 | ROCKIN' ROLL BABY | 42 | 36 | 36 | 12 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 11010) | ||||||
| 67 | NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES | 67 | 68 | 35 | 18 | |
| Dawn (Bell 1130) | ||||||
| 68 | CHICAGO VI | 57 | 51 | 52 | 33 | |
| Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | ||||||
| 69 | LET'S GET IT ON | 71 | 57 | 62 | 23 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | ||||||
| 70 | ROCK ON | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| David Essex (Columbia KC 32560) | ||||||
| 71 | BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND ETERNITY | 47 | 41 | 39 | 9 | |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32766) | ||||||
| 72 | BANG | 76 | 81 | 92 | 4 | |
| James Gang (Atco SD 36-7037) | ||||||
| 73 | WILD AND PEACEFUL | 88 | 94 | 98 | 4 | |
| Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113) | ||||||
| 74 | LONG HARD CLIMB | 75 | 73 | 64 | 29 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | ||||||
| 75 | SHORT STORIES | 81 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75065) | ||||||
| 76 | LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE AGAIN | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 199-G) | ||||||
| 77 | OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK | 58 | 55 | 27 | 16 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155) | ||||||
| 78 | ICE WATER | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Leo Kottke (Capitol ST 11262) | ||||||
| 79 | MIND GAMES | 64 | 54 | 25 | 15 | |
| John Lennon (Apple SW-3414) | ||||||
| 80 | ESSENCE TO ESSENCE | 83 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Donovan (Epic KE 32800) | ||||||
| 81 | OUT HERE ON MY OWN | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Lamont Dozier (ABC ABCX 804) | ||||||
| 82 | LIVING TOGETHER | 72 | 75 | 74 | 7 | |
| Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3527) | ||||||
| 83 | HALF BREED | 86 | 87 | 88 | 21 | |
| Cher (MCA 2104) | ||||||
| 84 | GOATS HEAD SOUP | 73 | 61 | 42 | 22 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101) | ||||||
| 85 | SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND | 82 | 85 | 87 | 5 | |
| Genesis (Charisma FC 6060) | ||||||
| 86 | FM LIVE | 87 | 93 | 99 | 4 | |
| Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS-2-7411) | ||||||
| 87 | BLACK AND BLUE | 65 | 44 | 45 | 14 | |
| Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32407) | ||||||
| 88 | OCCUPATION: FOOLE | 70 | 52 | 34 | 16 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 1005) | ||||||
| 89 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | 78 | 60 | 63 | 27 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111) | ||||||
| 90 | BIG BAMBU | 85 | 79 | 72 | 59 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014) | ||||||
| 91 | SOMETHING/ANYTHING? | 74 | 63 | 57 | 25 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BX 2068) | ||||||
| 92 | TAPESTRY | 90 | 80 | 77 | 143 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 93 | SAINTS AND SINNERS | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32715) | ||||||
| 94 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU | -- | -- | -- | 9 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCX 794) | ||||||
| 95 | HOUSES OF THE HOLY | 96 | 91 | 94 | 46 | |
| Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255) | ||||||
| 96 | WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND | 97 | 99 | 91 | 29 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SMAS-11207) | ||||||
| 97 | 3+3 | 100 | 98 | 89 | 24 | |
| Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453) | ||||||
| 98 | UNSUNG HEROES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Crusaders (Chisa BTS 6007) | ||||||
| 99 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE | -- | -- | -- | 5 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | ||||||
| 100 | DIAMOND GIRL | 99 | 100 | 93 | 44 | |
| 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:
• "Pinups" by David Bowie (# 80)
• "I'm Coming Home" by Johnny Mathis (# 93)
• "It's Like You Never Left" by Dave Mason (# 95)
• "The Best Of Bread" by Bread (# 98)