Thursday February 28, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending February 23, 1974



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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)

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