Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending April 13, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAND ON THE RUN | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | ||||||
| 2 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 3 | TUBULAR BELLS | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | ||||||
| 4 | THE WAY WE WERE | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801) | ||||||
| 5 | LOVE IS THE MESSAGE | 9 | 16 | 21 | 10 | |
| MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707) | ||||||
| 6 | RHAPSODY IN WHITE | 7 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433) | ||||||
| 7 | COURT AND SPARK | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | ||||||
| 8 | THE STING | 10 | 15 | 22 | 9 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390) | ||||||
| 9 | HOTCAKES | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002) | ||||||
| 10 | UNBORN CHILD | 11 | 14 | 20 | 6 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761) | ||||||
| 11 | CHICAGO VII | 29 | 44 | -- | 3 |  |
| Chicago (Columbia C2-32810) | ||||||
| 12 | SHININ' ON | 31 | 43 | -- | 3 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278) | ||||||
| 13 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-10003) | ||||||
| 14 | WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS | 14 | 19 | 27 | 6 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750) | ||||||
| 15 | BURN | 17 | 23 | 32 | 6 | |
| Deep Purple (WB W 2766) | ||||||
| 16 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 19 | 11 | 11 | 50 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756) | ||||||
| 17 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 16 | 25 | 30 | 12 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 18 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI | 12 | 13 | 14 | 30 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001) | ||||||
| 19 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II | 18 | 18 | 19 | 12 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | ||||||
| 20 | LOVE SONG | 21 | 33 | 38 | 7 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266) | ||||||
| 21 | BOOGIE DOWN | 24 | 34 | 42 | 5 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 330VI) | ||||||
| 22 | PLANET WAVES | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003) | ||||||
| 23 | THE PAYBACK | 15 | 21 | 24 | 13 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907) | ||||||
| 24 | LET ME IN YOUR LIFE | 35 | 49 | 69 | 4 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7292) | ||||||
| 25 | INNERVISIONS | 26 | 38 | 43 | 36 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 26 | TODD | 27 | 39 | 44 | 6 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BR 6952) | ||||||
| 27 | LIVE RHYMIN' | 34 | 40 | 62 | 4 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia PC 32855) | ||||||
| 28 | IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME | 25 | 29 | 31 | 11 | |
| New Birth (RCA APL1-0285) | ||||||
| 29 | MARIA MULDAUR | 36 | 41 | 48 | 16 | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | ||||||
| 30 | THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE | 32 | 42 | 47 | 6 | |
| Charlie Rich (RCA APL1-0433) | ||||||
| 31 | OPEN OUR EYES | 49 | 59 | 85 | 4 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712) | ||||||
| 32 | LIVE | 43 | 52 | 76 | 4 | |
| War (United Artists UA-LA 193-J2) | ||||||
| 33 | BACK TO OAKLAND | 40 | 57 | 81 | 4 | |
| Tower Of Power (WB BS 2749) | ||||||
| 34 | A NEW LIFE | 37 | 46 | 63 | 5 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 6124) | ||||||
| 35 | VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS | 44 | 54 | 82 | 4 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32531) | ||||||
| 36 | THUNDERBOX | 38 | 45 | 51 | 6 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-3611) | ||||||
| 37 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 23 | 22 | 12 | 38 |  |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 38 | PIANO MAN | 33 | 35 | 40 | 7 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544) | ||||||
| 39 | ROCK AND ROLL ANIMAL | 41 | 50 | 79 | 4 | |
| Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0472) | ||||||
| 40 | HEAD HUNTERS | 20 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
| Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731) | ||||||
| 41 | SAINTS AND SINNERS | 30 | 32 | 36 | 8 | |
| Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32715) | ||||||
| 42 | SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH | 22 | 9 | 7 | 12 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2695) | ||||||
| 43 | LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE AGAIN | 39 | 37 | 37 | 9 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 199-G) | ||||||
| 44 | TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS | 28 | 17 | 8 | 11 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 2-908) | ||||||
| 45 | HARD LABOR | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50168) | ||||||
| 46 | THE SINGLES 69-73 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 20 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | ||||||
| 47 | MIGHTY LOVE | 59 | 75 | -- | 3 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296) | ||||||
| 48 | I GOT A NAME | 47 | 30 | 25 | 18 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797) | ||||||
| 49 | EUPHRATES RIVER | 58 | 63 | 87 | 4 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335) | ||||||
| 50 | GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION | 55 | 74 | -- | 3 | |
| Graham Central Station (WB BS 2763) | ||||||
| 51 | WILD AND PEACEFUL | 50 | 36 | 35 | 11 | |
| Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113) | ||||||
| 52 | IMAGINATION | 54 | 53 | 56 | 26 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | ||||||
| 53 | BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623) | ||||||
| 54 | ROCK ON | 52 | 27 | 28 | 9 | |
| David Essex (Columbia KC 32560) | ||||||
| 55 | LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284) | ||||||
| 56 | IT'S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW | 60 | 66 | 89 | 4 | |
| Van Morrison (WB 2BS 2760) | ||||||
| 57 | ENERGIZED | 51 | 31 | 33 | 10 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950) | ||||||
| 58 | SUNDOWN | 56 | 55 | 57 | 10 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | ||||||
| 59 | RINGO | 53 | 47 | 41 | 23 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | ||||||
| 60 | ANTHOLOGY | 65 | 64 | 66 | 7 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Motown M 792S2) | ||||||
| 61 | SHIP AHOY | 46 | 28 | 17 | 21 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408) | ||||||
| 62 | ALL AMERICAN BOY | 48 | 24 | 23 | 17 | |
| Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481) | ||||||
| 63 | UNREAL | 64 | 60 | 58 | 14 | |
| Bloodstone (London XPS 634) | ||||||
| 64 | THE WAY WE WERE | 45 | 20 | 18 | 9 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KS 32830) | ||||||
| 65 | LOS COCHINOS | 63 | 58 | 59 | 33 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019) | ||||||
| 66 | SEASONS IN THE SUN | 79 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Terry Jacks (Bell 1307) | ||||||
| 67 | 1990 | 68 | 67 | 45 | 15 | |
| Temptations (Gordy G 966V1) | ||||||
| 68 | CLAUDINE | 78 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST) | ||||||
| 69 | BRAIN SALAD SURGERY | 57 | 56 | 26 | 19 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | ||||||
| 70 | SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) | 62 | 51 | 53 | 18 | |
| Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387) | ||||||
| 71 | STONE GON' | 61 | 48 | 50 | 21 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-423) | ||||||
| 72 | FREE TO BE. . . YOU AND ME | 83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Marlo Thomas & Friends (Bell 1110) | ||||||
| 73 | THE JOKER | 71 | 71 | 55 | 26 | |
| Steve Miller Band (Capitol SMAS-11235) | ||||||
| 74 | THAT'S A PLENTY | 77 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 6009) | ||||||
| 75 | LIFE AND TIMES | 73 | 73 | 77 | 60 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011) | ||||||
| 76 | LAID BACK | 66 | 62 | 64 | 20 | |
| Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | ||||||
| 77 | TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU | 67 | 61 | 61 | 16 | |
| B.B. King (ABC ABCX 794) | ||||||
| 78 | TALKING BOOK | 92 | -- | -- | 46 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L) | ||||||
| 79 | PRETZEL LOGIC | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808) | ||||||
| 80 | SHORT STORIES | 69 | 68 | 46 | 10 | |
| Harry Chapin (Elektra EKS-75065) | ||||||
| 81 | LONG HARD CLIMB | 82 | 83 | 83 | 36 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SMAS-11213) | ||||||
| 82 | LET ME BE THERE | 74 | 70 | 39 | 12 | |
| Olivia Newton-John (MCA 389) | ||||||
| 83 | KNIGHT TIME | 90 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 741VI) | ||||||
| 84 | LIVE FROM DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount PAS 1017) | ||||||
| 85 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED | 76 | 65 | 29 | 22 | |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | ||||||
| 86 | LIVING FOR YOU | 70 | 69 | 34 | 16 | |
| Al Green (Hi SHL 32070) | ||||||
| 87 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 84 | 85 | 86 | 57 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 88 | SHOW AND TELL | 72 | 72 | 68 | 12 | |
| Al Wilson (Rocky Road RR 3601) | ||||||
| 89 | PURE SMOKEY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-331S1) | ||||||
| 90 | HOOKED ON A FEELING | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Blue Swede (EMI ST 11286) | ||||||
| 91 | SKELETONS FROM THE CLOSET | 91 | 90 | 95 | 4 | |
| Grateful Dead (WB W 2764) | ||||||
| 92 | GOOD TIMES | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0475) | ||||||
| 93 | BLUE MAGIC | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038) | ||||||
| 94 | ON THE THIRD DAY | 75 | 76 | 52 | 13 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 188-F) | ||||||
| 95 | BANG | 89 | 91 | 92 | 11 | |
| James Gang (Atco SD 36-7037) | ||||||
| 96 | 'JUSTMENTS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex SRA 8032) | ||||||
| 97 | ANTHOLOGY | 93 | 84 | 84 | 6 | |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Motown M793R3) | ||||||
| 98 | BETTE MIDLER | 94 | 93 | 72 | 19 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic SD 7270) | ||||||
| 99 | STREET LADY | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA 140-F) | ||||||
| 100 | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) | 97 | 94 | 78 | 24 | |
| Neil Diamond (Columbia KS 32550) | ||||||
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:
• "Ice Water" by Leo Kottke (# 80)
• "Out Here On My Own" by Lamont Dozier (# 81)
• "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye (# 85)
• "Spectrum" by Billy Cobham (# 86)
• "Wild Tales" by Graham Nash (# 87)
• "Muscle Of Love" by Alice Cooper (# 95)
• "Quadrophenia" by Who (# 99)