Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending March 9, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLANET WAVES | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003) | ||||||
| 2 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 3 | COURT AND SPARK | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | ||||||
| 4 | HOTCAKES | 6 | 9 | 20 | 7 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002) | ||||||
| 5 | TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 2-908) | ||||||
| 6 | THE WAY WE WERE | 18 | 44 | 69 | 4 |  |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801) | ||||||
| 7 | SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2695) | ||||||
| 8 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 3 | 3 | 2 | 45 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756) | ||||||
| 9 | BAND ON THE RUN | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | ||||||
| 10 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 5 | 5 | 6 | 33 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 11 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 13 | 14 | 12 | 21 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-10003) | ||||||
| 12 | TUBULAR BELLS | 19 | 22 | 28 | 15 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | ||||||
| 13 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED | 10 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | ||||||
| 14 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI | 16 | 17 | 18 | 25 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001) | ||||||
| 15 | THE SINGLES 69-73 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 15 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | ||||||
| 16 | HEAD HUNTERS | 21 | 24 | 32 | 6 | |
| Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731) | ||||||
| 17 | SHIP AHOY | 17 | 12 | 11 | 16 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408) | ||||||
| 18 | 1990 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
| Temptations (Gordy G 966V1) | ||||||
| 19 | I GOT A NAME | 11 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797) | ||||||
| 20 | RHAPSODY IN WHITE | 26 | 38 | 54 | 5 | |
| Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433) | ||||||
| 21 | LIVING FOR YOU | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 22 | WILD TALES | 24 | 27 | 36 | 7 | |
| Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7288) | ||||||
| 23 | RINGO | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | ||||||
| 24 | THE JOKER | 20 | 21 | 13 | 21 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | ||||||
| 25 | ALL AMERICAN BOY | 28 | 29 | 30 | 12 | |
| Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481) | ||||||
| 26 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II | 31 | 37 | 52 | 7 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | ||||||
| 27 | BRAIN SALAD SURGERY | 25 | 26 | 22 | 14 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | ||||||
| 28 | THE WAY WE WERE | 35 | 48 | 77 | 4 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KS 32830) | ||||||
| 29 | THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM | 29 | 30 | 35 | 10 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown M812V1) | ||||||
| 30 | STONE GON' | 30 | 19 | 19 | 16 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-423) | ||||||
| 31 | BETTE MIDLER | 22 | 20 | 5 | 14 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270) | ||||||
| 32 | ELVIS: A LEGENDARY PERFORMER, VOL. 1 | 36 | 39 | 49 | 6 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0341) | ||||||
| 33 | SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) | 37 | 32 | 27 | 13 | |
| Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387) | ||||||
| 34 | WILD AND PEACEFUL | 41 | 73 | 88 | 6 | |
| Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113) | ||||||
| 35 | ON THE THIRD DAY | 40 | 42 | 50 | 8 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 188-F) | ||||||
| 36 | THE PAYBACK | 42 | 50 | 59 | 8 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907) | ||||||
| 37 | SPECTRUM | 39 | 41 | 43 | 14 | |
| Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268) | ||||||
| 38 | IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME | 43 | 55 | 62 | 6 | |
| New Birth (RCA APL1-0285) | ||||||
| 39 | LOVE IS THE MESSAGE | 47 | 59 | 68 | 5 | |
| MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707) | ||||||
| 40 | LET ME BE THERE | 45 | 52 | 63 | 7 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 389) | ||||||
| 41 | THE STING | 46 | 65 | 84 | 4 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390) | ||||||
| 42 | IMAGINATION | 44 | 35 | 37 | 21 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | ||||||
| 43 | ENERGIZED | 50 | 61 | 79 | 5 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950) | ||||||
| 44 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 48 | 56 | 60 | 7 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 45 | SHOW AND TELL | 49 | 53 | 61 | 7 | |
| Al Wilson (Rocky Road RR 3601) | ||||||
| 46 | ROCK ON | 55 | 70 | 94 | 4 | |
| David Essex (Columbia KC 32560) | ||||||
| 47 | INNERVISIONS | 53 | 49 | 34 | 31 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 48 | LOS COCHINOS | 52 | 40 | 41 | 28 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019) | ||||||
| 49 | SUNDOWN | 54 | 58 | 66 | 5 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | ||||||
| 50 | LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE AGAIN | 57 | 76 | 91 | 4 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 199-G) | ||||||
| 51 | HIGH ON THE HOG | 27 | 23 | 25 | 14 |  |
| Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035) | ||||||
| 52 | MUSCLE OF LOVE | 34 | 28 | 24 | 15 | |
| Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748) | ||||||
| 53 | UNREAL | 56 | 51 | 55 | 9 | |
| Bloodstone (London XPS 634) | ||||||
| 54 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) | 32 | 31 | 26 | 19 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | ||||||
| 55 | LAID BACK | 51 | 36 | 29 | 15 | |
| Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | ||||||
| 56 | UNBORN CHILD | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761) | ||||||
| 57 | LIFE AND TIMES | 38 | 34 | 31 | 55 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011) | ||||||
| 58 | SHORT STORIES | 66 | 75 | 81 | 5 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75065) | ||||||
| 59 | YEAH | 60 | 33 | 45 | 10 | |
| Brownsville Station (Big Tree BTS 2102) | ||||||
| 60 | ICE WATER | 68 | 78 | 92 | 4 | |
| Leo Kottke (Capitol ST 11262) | ||||||
| 61 | DYLAN | 33 | 18 | 10 | 11 | |
| Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747) | ||||||
| 62 | JOY | 58 | 43 | 44 | 19 | |
| Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007) | ||||||
| 63 | QUADROPHENIA | 59 | 45 | 33 | 18 | |
| Who (MCA 2-10004) | ||||||
| 64 | LOVE SONG | 77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266) | ||||||
| 65 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 62 | 64 | 51 | 52 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 66 | LET'S GET IT ON | 71 | 69 | 71 | 25 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1) | ||||||
| 67 | DON'T CRY NOW | 67 | 54 | 56 | 18 | |
| Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064) | ||||||
| 68 | BANG | 70 | 72 | 76 | 6 | |
| James Gang (Atco SD 36-7037) | ||||||
| 69 | WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750) | ||||||
| 70 | OUT HERE ON MY OWN | 75 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| Lamont Dozier (ABC ABCX 804) | ||||||
| 71 | FULL SAIL | 61 | 60 | 39 | 18 | |
| Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540) | ||||||
| 72 | WELCOME | 64 | 47 | 48 | 15 | |
| Santana (Columbia PC 32445) | ||||||
| 73 | SAINTS AND SINNERS | 93 | 93 | -- | 3 | |
| Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32715) | ||||||
| 74 | THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT | 65 | 63 | 40 | 12 | |
| Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484) | ||||||
| 75 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE | 83 | 99 | -- | 7 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673) | ||||||
| 76 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU | 85 | 94 | -- | 11 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCX 794) | ||||||
| 77 | THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Charlie Rich (RCA APL1-0433) | ||||||
| 78 | BRIGHT WHITE | 63 | 57 | 53 | 10 | |
| Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402) | ||||||
| 79 | PIANO MAN | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544) | ||||||
| 80 | LONG HARD CLIMB | 73 | 74 | 75 | 31 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | ||||||
| 81 | TODD | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BR 6952) | ||||||
| 82 | CHICAGO VI | 76 | 68 | 57 | 35 | |
| Chicago (Columbia KC 32400) | ||||||
| 83 | BURN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Deep Purple (WB W 2766) | ||||||
| 84 | NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES | 78 | 67 | 67 | 20 | |
| Dawn (Bell 1130) | ||||||
| 85 | ANTHOLOGY | 94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Motown M 792S2) | ||||||
| 86 | MARIA MULDAUR | 97 | 98 | 89 | 11 | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | ||||||
| 87 | OCCUPATION: FOOLE | 86 | 88 | 70 | 18 | |
| George Carlin (Little David LD 1005) | ||||||
| 88 | THUNDERBOX | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-3611) | ||||||
| 89 | ANTHOLOGY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Motown M793R3) | ||||||
| 90 | CHECK IT OUT | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Tavares (Capitol ST 11258) | ||||||
| 91 | A NICE PAIR | 69 | 62 | 38 | 11 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257) | ||||||
| 92 | OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK | 81 | 77 | 58 | 18 | |
| Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155) | ||||||
| 93 | HALF BREED | 87 | 83 | 86 | 23 | |
| Cher (MCA 2104) | ||||||
| 94 | BIG BAMBU | 91 | 90 | 85 | 61 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014) | ||||||
| 95 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | 89 | 89 | 78 | 29 | |
| Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111) | ||||||
| 96 | GOATS HEAD SOUP | 88 | 84 | 73 | 24 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101) | ||||||
| 97 | ROCKIN' ROLL BABY | 72 | 66 | 42 | 14 | |
| Stylistics (Avco AV 11010) | ||||||
| 98 | ESSENCE TO ESSENCE | 80 | 80 | 83 | 5 | |
| Donovan (Epic KE 32800) | ||||||
| 99 | TAPESTRY | 92 | 92 | 90 | 145 | |
| Carole King (Ode SP-77009) | ||||||
| 100 | FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE LAST HARD TOWN | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Tom T. Hall (Mercury SRM-1-587) | ||||||
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:
• "Coast To Coast Overture And Beginners" by Faces (# 74)
• "Between Nothingness And Eternity" by Mahavishnu Orchestra (# 79)
• "Selling England By The Pound" by Genesis (# 82)
• "Living Together" by Burt Bacharach (# 84)
• "Houses Of The Holy" by Led Zeppelin (# 95)
• "Diamond Girl" by Seals & Crofts (# 98)
• "3+3" by Isley Brothers (# 99)
• "Unsung Heroes" by Crusaders (#100)