Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending April 27, 1974
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE STING | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390) | ||||||
| 2 | JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |
| John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374) | ||||||
| 3 | SHININ' ON | 5 | 12 | 31 | 5 | |
| Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278) | ||||||
| 4 | CHICAGO VII | 6 | 11 | 29 | 5 | |
| Chicago (Columbia C2-32810) | ||||||
| 5 | LOVE IS THE MESSAGE | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
| MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707) | ||||||
| 6 | TUBULAR BELLS | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | |
| Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105) | ||||||
| 7 | BAND ON THE RUN | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415) | ||||||
| 8 | BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX | 34 | 53 | -- | 3 |  |
| Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623) | ||||||
| 9 | COURT AND SPARK | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001) | ||||||
| 10 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD | 13 | 13 | 8 | 28 | |
| Elton John (MCA 2-10003) | ||||||
| 11 | THE WAY WE WERE | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801) | ||||||
| 12 | WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS | 12 | 14 | 14 | 8 | |
| Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750) | ||||||
| 13 | MARIA MULDAUR | 16 | 29 | 36 | 18 | |
| Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148) | ||||||
| 14 | BURN | 14 | 15 | 17 | 8 | |
| Deep Purple (WB W 2766) | ||||||
| 15 | UNBORN CHILD | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
| Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761) | ||||||
| 16 | LET ME IN YOUR LIFE | 17 | 24 | 35 | 6 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7292) | ||||||
| 17 | OPEN OUR EYES | 20 | 31 | 49 | 6 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712) | ||||||
| 18 | LIVE RHYMIN' | 19 | 27 | 34 | 6 | |
| Paul Simon (Columbia PC 32855) | ||||||
| 19 | LIVE | 22 | 32 | 43 | 6 | |
| War (United Artists UA-LA 193-J2) | ||||||
| 20 | HOTCAKES | 11 | 9 | 6 | 14 | |
| Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002) | ||||||
| 21 | THE PAYBACK | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | |
| James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907) | ||||||
| 22 | VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS | 24 | 35 | 44 | 6 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32531) | ||||||
| 23 | AMERICAN GRAFFITI | 35 | 18 | 12 | 32 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001) | ||||||
| 24 | BOOGIE DOWN | 21 | 21 | 24 | 7 | |
| Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 330VI) | ||||||
| 25 | HARD LABOR | 31 | 45 | 96 | 4 | |
| Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50168) | ||||||
| 26 | INNERVISIONS | 26 | 25 | 26 | 38 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1) | ||||||
| 27 | MIGHTY LOVE | 30 | 47 | 59 | 5 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296) | ||||||
| 28 | EUPHRATES RIVER | 32 | 49 | 58 | 6 | |
| Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335) | ||||||
| 29 | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | 29 | 16 | 19 | 52 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756) | ||||||
| 30 | LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY | 43 | 55 | -- | 3 | |
| Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284) | ||||||
| 31 | RHAPSODY IN WHITE | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433) | ||||||
| 32 | BACK TO OAKLAND | 33 | 33 | 40 | 6 | |
| Tower Of Power (WB BS 2749) | ||||||
| 33 | LOVE SONG | 18 | 20 | 21 | 9 |  |
| Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266) | ||||||
| 34 | POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |
| John Denver (RCA LSP-4499) | ||||||
| 35 | ROCK AND ROLL ANIMAL | 36 | 39 | 41 | 6 | |
| Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0472) | ||||||
| 36 | TODD | 27 | 26 | 27 | 8 | |
| Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BR 6952) | ||||||
| 37 | THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE | 38 | 30 | 32 | 8 | |
| Charlie Rich (RCA APL1-0433) | ||||||
| 38 | BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II | 40 | 19 | 18 | 14 | |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696) | ||||||
| 39 | THE SINGLES 69-73 | 41 | 46 | 42 | 22 | |
| Carpenters (A&M SP-3601) | ||||||
| 40 | IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME | 28 | 28 | 25 | 13 | |
| New Birth (RCA APL1-0285) | ||||||
| 41 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS | 44 | 37 | 23 | 40 | |
| Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247) | ||||||
| 42 | A NEW LIFE | 42 | 34 | 37 | 7 | |
| Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 6124) | ||||||
| 43 | HEAD HUNTERS | 45 | 40 | 20 | 13 | |
| Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731) | ||||||
| 44 | PLANET WAVES | 39 | 22 | 13 | 12 | |
| Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003) | ||||||
| 45 | SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH | 46 | 42 | 22 | 14 | |
| Black Sabbath (WB BS 2695) | ||||||
| 46 | GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION | 47 | 50 | 55 | 5 | |
| Graham Central Station (WB BS 2763) | ||||||
| 47 | PIANO MAN | 48 | 38 | 33 | 9 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544) | ||||||
| 48 | THUNDERBOX | 37 | 36 | 38 | 8 | |
| Humble Pie (A&M SP-3611) | ||||||
| 49 | PRETZEL LOGIC | 68 | 79 | 100 | 4 | |
| Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808) | ||||||
| 50 | WILD AND PEACEFUL | 51 | 51 | 50 | 13 | |
| Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113) | ||||||
| 51 | IMAGINATION | 52 | 52 | 54 | 28 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141) | ||||||
| 52 | LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE AGAIN | 54 | 43 | 39 | 11 | |
| Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 199-G) | ||||||
| 53 | TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS | 50 | 44 | 28 | 13 | |
| Yes (Atlantic SD 2-908) | ||||||
| 54 | SAINTS AND SINNERS | 55 | 41 | 30 | 10 | |
| Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32715) | ||||||
| 55 | SUNDOWN | 56 | 58 | 56 | 12 | |
| Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177) | ||||||
| 56 | ENERGIZED | 58 | 57 | 51 | 12 | |
| Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950) | ||||||
| 57 | FREE TO BE. . . YOU AND ME | 60 | 72 | 83 | 4 | |
| Marlo Thomas & Friends (Bell 1110) | ||||||
| 58 | ANTHOLOGY | 57 | 60 | 65 | 9 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Motown M 792S2) | ||||||
| 59 | I GOT A NAME | 61 | 48 | 47 | 20 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797) | ||||||
| 60 | CLAUDINE | 62 | 68 | 78 | 5 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST) | ||||||
| 61 | RINGO | 59 | 59 | 53 | 25 | |
| Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413) | ||||||
| 62 | SEASONS IN THE SUN | 64 | 66 | 79 | 5 | |
| Terry Jacks (Bell 1307) | ||||||
| 63 | ALL AMERICAN BOY | 63 | 62 | 48 | 19 | |
| Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481) | ||||||
| 64 | TALKING BOOK | 67 | 78 | 92 | 48 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L) | ||||||
| 65 | ON THE BORDER | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004) | ||||||
| 66 | LOS COCHINOS | 65 | 65 | 63 | 35 | |
| Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019) | ||||||
| 67 | STREET LADY | 87 | 99 | -- | 3 | |
| Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA 140-F) | ||||||
| 68 | THAT'S A PLENTY | 70 | 74 | 77 | 5 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb BTS 6009) | ||||||
| 69 | HOOKED ON A FEELING | 81 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Blue Swede (EMI ST 11286) | ||||||
| 70 | THE WAY WE WERE | 74 | 64 | 45 | 11 | |
| Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KS 32830) | ||||||
| 71 | UNREAL | 66 | 63 | 64 | 16 | |
| Bloodstone (London XPS 634) | ||||||
| 72 | PURE SMOKEY | 75 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-331S1) | ||||||
| 73 | GOOD TIMES | 77 | 92 | -- | 3 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0475) | ||||||
| 74 | 'JUSTMENTS | 84 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Bill Withers (Sussex SRA 8032) | ||||||
| 75 | ANTHOLOGY | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Marvin Gaye (Motown M791A3) | ||||||
| 76 | WOVOKA | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Redbone (Epic KE 32462) | ||||||
| 77 | STRAIGHT AHEAD | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (RCA APL1-0454) | ||||||
| 78 | LIFE AND TIMES | 76 | 75 | 73 | 62 | |
| Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011) | ||||||
| 79 | THE HOOPLE | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 32871) | ||||||
| 80 | MEETING OF THE MINDS | 91 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Four Tops (Dunhill DSD 50166) | ||||||
| 81 | KNIGHT TIME | 80 | 83 | 90 | 5 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 741VI) | ||||||
| 82 | LAID BACK | 86 | 76 | 66 | 22 | |
| Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116) | ||||||
| 83 | SLOW DANCER | 92 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia KC 32760) | ||||||
| 84 | ROCK ON | 49 | 54 | 52 | 11 | |
| David Essex (Columbia KC 32560) | ||||||
| 85 | APOSTROPHE (') | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Frank Zappa (Discreet DS 2175) | ||||||
| 86 | IT'S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW | 53 | 56 | 60 | 6 | |
| Van Morrison (WB 2BS 2760) | ||||||
| 87 | BANG | 90 | 95 | 89 | 13 | |
| James Gang (Atco SD 36-7037) | ||||||
| 88 | BRAIN SALAD SURGERY | 72 | 69 | 57 | 21 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669) | ||||||
| 89 | BLUE MAGIC | 89 | 93 | 98 | 4 | |
| Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038) | ||||||
| 90 | GET YOUR WINGS | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Aerosmith (Columbia KC 32847) | ||||||
| 91 | STONE GON' | 83 | 71 | 61 | 23 | |
| Barry White (20th Century T-423) | ||||||
| 92 | SHIP AHOY | 69 | 61 | 46 | 23 | |
| O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408) | ||||||
| 93 | 1990 | 71 | 67 | 68 | 17 | |
| Temptations (Gordy G 966V1) | ||||||
| 94 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 97 | 87 | 84 | 59 | |
| Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163) | ||||||
| 95 | LOUD 'N' PROUD | 99 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Nazareth (A&M SP-3609) | ||||||
| 96 | SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK) | 73 | 70 | 62 | 20 | |
| Cliff DeYoung & Cristina Raines (MCA 387) | ||||||
| 97 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED | 93 | 85 | 76 | 24 | |
| Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414) | ||||||
| 98 | SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND | 98 | -- | -- | 8 | |
| Genesis (Charisma FC 6060) | ||||||
| 99 | JIM STAFFORD | 100 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947) | ||||||
| 100 | ON THE THIRD DAY | 94 | 94 | 75 | 15 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists UA-LA 188-F) | ||||||
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:
• "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band (# 78)
• "Short Stories" by Harry Chapin (# 79)
• "Long Hard Climb" by Helen Reddy (# 82)
• "Living For You" by Al Green (# 95)