Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending March 2, 1974

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	PLANET WAVES	1	8	24	4
Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003)
2	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	2	1	1	14
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
3	YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM	3	2	2	44
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
4	TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS	8	15	29	5
Yes (Atlantic SD 2-908)
5	BEHIND CLOSED DOORS	5	6	8	32
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
6	HOTCAKES	9	20	39	6
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002)
7	COURT AND SPARK	11	23	77	4
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
8	BAND ON THE RUN	4	4	4	12
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
9	SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH	10	14	17	6
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2695)
10	UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED	6	7	11	16
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
11	I GOT A NAME	7	3	3	12
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
12	THE SINGLES 69-73	13	9	7	14
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
13	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD	14	12	6	20
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
14	LIVING FOR YOU	15	16	18	10
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
15	1990	16	17	26	9
Temptations (Gordy G 966V1)
16	AMERICAN GRAFFITI	17	18	19	24
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
17	SHIP AHOY	12	11	12	15
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
18	THE WAY WE WERE	44	69	--	3
Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801)
19	TUBULAR BELLS	22	28	37	14
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
20	THE JOKER	21	13	9	20
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235)
21	HEAD HUNTERS	24	32	49	5
Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731)
22	BETTE MIDLER	20	5	5	13
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270)
23	RINGO	25	21	16	17
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
24	WILD TALES	27	36	42	6
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7288)
25	BRAIN SALAD SURGERY	26	22	15	13
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
26	RHAPSODY IN WHITE	38	54	82	4
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433)
27	HIGH ON THE HOG	23	25	31	13
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035)
28	ALL AMERICAN BOY	29	30	32	11
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481)
29	THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM	30	35	40	9
Diana Ross (Motown M812V1)
30	STONE GON'	19	19	23	15
Barry White (20th Century T-423)
31	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II	37	52	66	6
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
32	JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK)	31	26	14	18
Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550)
33	DYLAN	18	10	10	10
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747)
34	MUSCLE OF LOVE	28	24	13	14
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748)
35	THE WAY WE WERE	48	77	--	3
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KS 32830)
36	ELVIS: A LEGENDARY PERFORMER, VOL. 1	39	49	59	5
Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0341)
37	SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK)	32	27	28	12
Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387)
38	LIFE AND TIMES	34	31	38	54
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
39	SPECTRUM	41	43	45	13
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268)
40	ON THE THIRD DAY	42	50	58	7
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 188-F)
41	WILD AND PEACEFUL	73	88	94	5
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113)
42	THE PAYBACK	50	59	64	7
James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907)
43	IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME	55	62	83	5
New Birth (RCA APL1-0285)
44	IMAGINATION	35	37	27	20
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
45	LET ME BE THERE	52	63	70	6
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 389)
46	THE STING	65	84	--	3
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
47	LOVE IS THE MESSAGE	59	68	89	4
MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707)
48	POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES	56	60	67	6
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
49	SHOW AND TELL	53	61	69	6
Al Wilson (Rocky Road RR 3601)
50	ENERGIZED	61	79	96	4
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950)
51	LAID BACK	36	29	22	14
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
52	LOS COCHINOS	40	41	34	27
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
53	INNERVISIONS	49	34	25	30
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
54	SUNDOWN	58	66	86	4
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
55	ROCK ON	70	94	--	3
David Essex (Columbia KC 32560)
56	UNREAL	51	55	56	8
Bloodstone (London XPS 634)
57	LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE AGAIN	76	91	--	3
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 199-G)
58	JOY	43	44	21	18
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007)
59	QUADROPHENIA	45	33	20	17
Who (MCA 2-10004)
60	YEAH	33	45	48	9
Brownsville Station (Big Tree BTS 2102)
61	FULL SAIL	60	39	33	17
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540)
62	THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	64	51	46	51
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
63	BRIGHT WHITE	57	53	53	9
Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402)
64	WELCOME	47	48	43	14
Santana (Columbia PC 32445)
65	THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT	63	40	30	11
Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484)
66	SHORT STORIES	75	81	90	4
Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75065)
67	DON'T CRY NOW	54	56	50	17
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064)
68	ICE WATER	78	92	--	3
Leo Kottke (Capitol ST 11262)
69	A NICE PAIR	62	38	35	10
Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257)
70	BANG	72	76	81	5
James Gang (Atco SD 36-7037)
71	LET'S GET IT ON	69	71	57	24
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1)
72	ROCKIN' ROLL BABY	66	42	36	13
Stylistics (Avco AV 11010)
73	LONG HARD CLIMB	74	75	73	30
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
74	COAST TO COAST OVERTURE AND BEGINNERS	46	46	47	7
Faces (Mercury SRM-1-1697)
75	OUT HERE ON MY OWN	81	89	--	3
Lamont Dozier (ABC ABCX 804)
76	CHICAGO VI	68	57	51	34
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
77	LOVE SONG	--	--	--	1
Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266)
78	NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES	67	67	68	19
Dawn (Bell 1130)
79	BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND ETERNITY	71	47	41	10
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32766)
80	ESSENCE TO ESSENCE	80	83	92	4
Donovan (Epic KE 32800)
81	OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK	77	58	55	17
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155)
82	SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND	85	82	85	6
Genesis (Charisma FC 6060)
83	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE	99	--	--	6
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673)
84	LIVING TOGETHER	82	72	75	8
Burt Bacharach (A&M SP-3527)
85	TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU	94	--	--	10
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 794)
86	OCCUPATION: FOOLE	88	70	52	17
George Carlin (Little David LD 1005)
87	HALF BREED	83	86	87	22
Cher (MCA 2104)
88	GOATS HEAD SOUP	84	73	61	23
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101)
89	BROTHERS & SISTERS	89	78	60	28
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
90	PIANO MAN	--	--	--	1
Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544)
91	BIG BAMBU	90	85	79	60
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
92	TAPESTRY	92	90	80	144
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)
93	SAINTS AND SINNERS	93	--	--	2
Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32715)
94	ANTHOLOGY	--	--	--	1
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Motown M 792S2)
95	HOUSES OF THE HOLY	95	96	91	47
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic SD 7255)
96	CHECK IT OUT	--	--	--	1
Tavares (Capitol ST 11258)
97	MARIA MULDAUR	98	89	80	10
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
98	DIAMOND GIRL	100	99	100	45
Seals & Crofts (WB BS 2699)
99	3+3	97	100	98	25
Isley Brothers (T-Neck KZ 32453)
100	UNSUNG HEROES	98	--	--	2
Crusaders (Chisa BTS 6007)

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designates a album that entered the chart this week

Albums which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Mind Games" by John Lennon (# 79)
   • "FM Live" by Climax Blues Band (# 86)
   • "Black And Blue" by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (# 87)
   • "Something/Anything?" by Todd Rundgren (# 91)
   • "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad (# 96)