Friday May 3, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending April 27, 1974



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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)

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