Friday March 8, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending March 2, 1974



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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)

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:

   • "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)

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