Thursday March 21, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending March 16, 1974



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1 COURT AND SPARK 3 7 11 6
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
2 THE WAY WE WERE 6 18 44 5
Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801)
3 HOTCAKES 4 6 9 8
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002)
4 PLANET WAVES 1 1 1 6
Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003)
5 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 2 2 2 16
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
6 TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS 5 4 8 7
Yes (Atlantic SD 2-908)
7 SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH 7 9 10 8
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2695)
8 BAND ON THE RUN 9 8 4 14
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
9 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 8 3 3 46
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
10 TUBULAR BELLS 12 19 22 16
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
11 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 11 13 14 22
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
12 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 10 5 5 34
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
13 HEAD HUNTERS 16 21 24 7
Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731)
14 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 14 16 17 26
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
15 THE SINGLES 69-73 15 12 13 16
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
16 RHAPSODY IN WHITE 20 26 38 6
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433)
17 SHIP AHOY 17 17 12 17
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
18 THE WAY WE WERE 28 35 48 5
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KS 32830)
19 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 26 31 37 8
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
20 1990 18 15 16 11
Temptations (Gordy G 966V1)
21 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED 13 10 6 18
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
22 WILD TALES 22 24 27 8
Graham Nash (Atlantic SD 7288)
23 ALL AMERICAN BOY 25 28 29 13
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481)
24 RINGO 23 23 25 19
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
25 LIVING FOR YOU 21 14 15 12
Al Green (Hi SHL 32070)
26 I GOT A NAME 19 11 7 14
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
27 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY 27 25 26 15
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
28 LOVE IS THE MESSAGE 39 47 59 6  
MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707)
29 THE PAYBACK 36 42 50 9
James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907)
30 THE STING 41 46 65 5  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
31 ON THE THIRD DAY 35 40 42 9
Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 188-F)
32 SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) 33 37 32 14
Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387)
33 ROCK ON 46 55 70 5  
David Essex (Columbia KC 32560)
34 WILD AND PEACEFUL 34 41 73 7
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113)
35 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME 38 43 55 7
New Birth (RCA APL1-0285)
36 LET ME BE THERE 40 45 52 8
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 389)
37 ENERGIZED 43 50 61 6
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950)
38 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 44 48 56 8
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
39 LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE AGAIN 50 57 76 5  
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 199-G)
40 IMAGINATION 42 44 35 22
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
41 UNBORN CHILD 56 -- -- 2  
Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761)
42 THE JOKER 24 20 21 22  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235)
43 STONE GON' 30 30 19 17  
Barry White (20th Century T-423)
44 SHOW AND TELL 45 49 53 8
Al Wilson (Rocky Road RR 3601)
45 INNERVISIONS 47 53 49 32
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
46 THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM 29 29 30 11  
Diana Ross (Motown M812V1)
47 LOS COCHINOS 48 52 40 29
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
48 LOVE SONG 64 77 -- 3  
Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266)
49 SHORT STORIES 58 66 75 6
Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75065)
50 SUNDOWN 49 54 58 6
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
51 ICE WATER 60 68 78 5
Leo Kottke (Capitol ST 11262)
52 ELVIS: A LEGENDARY PERFORMER, VOL. 1 32 36 39 7  
Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0341)
53 UNREAL 53 56 51 10
Bloodstone (London XPS 634)
54 BETTE MIDLER 31 22 20 15  
Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270)
55 SPECTRUM 37 39 41 15  
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7268)
56 WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS 69 -- -- 2  
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750)
57 MUSCLE OF LOVE 52 34 28 16
Alice Cooper (WB BS 2748)
58 HIGH ON THE HOG 51 27 23 15
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 7035)
59 SAINTS AND SINNERS 73 93 93 4  
Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32715)
60 LAID BACK 55 51 36 16
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
61 PIANO MAN 79 90 -- 3  
Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544)
62 BURN 83 -- -- 2  
Deep Purple (WB W 2766)
63 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE 75 83 99 8  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-673)
64 MARIA MULDAUR 86 97 98 12  
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
65 TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU 76 85 94 12  
B.B. King (ABC ABCX 794)
66 LET'S GET IT ON 66 71 69 26
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T 329V1)
67 THUNDERBOX 88 -- -- 2  
Humble Pie (A&M SP-3611)
68 OUT HERE ON MY OWN 70 75 81 5
Lamont Dozier (ABC ABCX 804)
69 TODD 81 -- -- 2  
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BR 6952)
70 THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE 77 -- -- 2
Charlie Rich (RCA APL1-0433)
71 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) 54 32 31 20  
Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550)
72 BANG 68 70 72 7
James Gang (Atco SD 36-7037)
73 LIFE AND TIMES 57 38 34 56  
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
74 DON'T CRY NOW 67 67 54 19
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum SD 5064)
75 BOOGIE DOWN -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 330VI)
76 ANTHOLOGY 85 94 -- 3
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Motown M 792S2)
77 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 65 62 64 53  
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
78 FULL SAIL 71 61 60 19
Loggins And Messina (Columbia KC 32540)
79 QUADROPHENIA 63 59 45 19  
Who (MCA 2-10004)
80 THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT 74 65 63 13
Beach Boys (WB 2RS 6484)
81 DYLAN 61 33 18 12  
Bob Dylan (Columbia PC 32747)
82 WELCOME 72 64 47 16
Santana (Columbia PC 32445)
83 JOY 62 58 43 20  
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise ENS-5007)
84 LONG HARD CLIMB 80 73 74 32
Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213)
85 CHICAGO VI 82 76 68 36
Chicago (Columbia KC 32400)
86 BRIGHT WHITE 78 63 57 11
Shawn Phillips (A&M SP-4402)
87 ANTHOLOGY 89 -- -- 2
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Motown M793R3)
88 NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES 84 78 67 21
Dawn (Bell 1130)
89 CHECK IT OUT 90 96 -- 3
Tavares (Capitol ST 11258)
90 YEAH 59 60 33 11  
Brownsville Station (Big Tree BTS 2102)
91 A NICE PAIR 91 69 62 12
Pink Floyd (Harvest SABB 11257)
92 BIG BAMBU 94 91 90 62
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77014)
93 BROTHERS & SISTERS 95 89 89 30
Allman Brothers (Capricorn CP 0111)
94 DIFFERENT DRUM -- -- -- 1  
Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST 11269)
95 GOATS HEAD SOUP 96 88 84 25
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones COC 59101)
96 A NEW LIFE -- -- -- 1  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 6124)
97 OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK 92 81 77 19
Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS 2155)
98 FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE LAST HARD TOWN 100 -- -- 2
Tom T. Hall (Mercury SRM-1-587)
99 SMOKEY -- -- -- 12
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-328L)
100 TAPESTRY 99 92 92 146
Carole King (Ode SP-77009)

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:

   • "Occupation: Foole" by George Carlin (# 87)
   • "Half Breed" by Cher (# 93)
   • "Rockin' Roll Baby" by Stylistics (# 97)
   • "Essence To Essence" by Donovan (# 98)

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