Sunday May 12, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 11, 1974



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1 THE STING 1 1 4 13
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
2 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 2 2 2 24
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
3 CHICAGO VII 4 4 6 7
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
4 SHININ' ON 3 3 5 7
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278)
5 BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX 6 8 34 5
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623)
6 TUBULAR BELLS 5 6 7 24
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
7 MARIA MULDAUR 9 13 16 20
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
8 BAND ON THE RUN 7 7 3 22
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
9 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 8 10 13 30
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
10 LOVE IS THE MESSAGE 10 5 1 14
MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707)
11 COURT AND SPARK 11 9 8 14
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
12 OPEN OUR EYES 14 17 20 8
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712)
13 LIVE 16 19 22 8
War (United Artists UA-LA 193-J2)
14 LET ME IN YOUR LIFE 13 16 17 8
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7292)
15 WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS 12 12 12 10
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750)
16 HARD LABOR 20 25 31 6
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50168)
17 MIGHTY LOVE 21 27 30 7
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296)
18 BURN 15 14 14 10
Deep Purple (WB W 2766)
19 UNBORN CHILD 18 15 10 10
Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761)
20 LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY 25 30 43 5
Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284)
21 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 22 23 35 34
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
22 INNERVISIONS 24 26 26 40
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
23 THE WAY WE WERE 17 11 9 13
Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801)
24 HOTCAKES 19 20 11 16
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002)
25 EUPHRATES RIVER 26 28 32 8
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335)
26 VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS 28 22 24 8
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32531)
27 ON THE BORDER 37 65 -- 3
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
28 RHAPSODY IN WHITE 34 31 25 14
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433)
29 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 35 38 40 16
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
30 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 30 29 29 54
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
31 LIVE RHYMIN' 23 18 19 8
Paul Simon (Columbia PC 32855)
32 THE PAYBACK 27 21 23 17
James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907)
33 BOOGIE DOWN 29 24 21 9
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 330VI)
34 PRETZEL LOGIC 40 49 68 6
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808)
35 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 38 41 44 42
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
36 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 31 34 15 16
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
37 BACK TO OAKLAND 32 32 33 8
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2749)
38 GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION 43 46 47 7
Graham Central Station (WB BS 2763)
39 THE SINGLES 69-73 36 39 41 24
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
40 THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE 39 37 38 10
Charlie Rich (RCA APL1-0433)
41 LOVE SONG 33 33 18 11
Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266)
42 SUNDOWN 51 55 56 14
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
43 PIANO MAN 44 47 48 11
Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544)
44 THE HOOPLE 65 79 -- 3  
Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 32871)
45 PLANET WAVES 42 44 39 14
Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003)
46 WILD AND PEACEFUL 46 50 51 15
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113)
47 TODD 49 36 27 10
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 2BR 6952)
48 'JUSTMENTS 62 74 84 5  
Bill Withers (Sussex SRA 8032)
49 IMAGINATION 48 51 52 30
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
50 HEAD HUNTERS 52 43 45 15
Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731)
51 I GOT A NAME 55 59 61 22
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
52 STREET LADY 63 67 87 5  
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA 140-F)
53 APOSTROPHE (') 74 85 -- 3  
Frank Zappa (Discreet DS 2175)
54 ENERGIZED 54 56 58 14
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950)
55 HOOKED ON A FEELING 60 69 81 5
Blue Swede (EMI ST 11286)
56 FREE TO BE. . . YOU AND ME 57 57 60 6
Marlo Thomas & Friends (Bell 1110)
57 CLAUDINE 59 60 62 7
Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST)
58 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME 41 40 28 15  
New Birth (RCA APL1-0285)
59 PURE SMOKEY 68 72 75 5
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-331S1)
60 SEASONS IN THE SUN 61 62 64 7
Terry Jacks (Bell 1307)
61 ANTHOLOGY 70 75 85 4
Marvin Gaye (Motown M791A3)
62 MEETING OF THE MINDS 71 80 91 4
Four Tops (Dunhill DSD 50166)
63 TALKING BOOK 64 64 67 50
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
64 STRAIGHT AHEAD 67 77 88 4
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (RCA APL1-0454)
65 ROCK AND ROLL ANIMAL 47 35 36 8  
Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0472)
66 SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH 45 45 46 16  
Black Sabbath (WB BS 2695)
67 GOOD TIMES 69 73 77 5
Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0475)
68 ON STAGE -- -- -- 1  
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848)
69 WOVOKA 73 76 96 4
Redbone (Epic KE 32462)
70 SCRATCH -- -- -- 1  
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6010)
71 RINGO 58 61 59 27  
Ringo Starr (Apple SWAL-3413)
72 ALL AMERICAN BOY 76 63 63 21
Rick Derringer (Blue Sky KZ 32481)
73 LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE AGAIN 50 52 54 13  
Bobby Womack (United Artists UA-LA 199-G)
74 SKIN TIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705)
75 SAINTS AND SINNERS 56 54 55 12  
Johnny Winter (Columbia KC 32715)
76 ANTHOLOGY 66 58 57 11
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Motown M 792S2)
77 THE WAY WE WERE 82 70 74 13
Original Film Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KS 32830)
78 KNIGHT TIME 79 81 80 7
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul S 741VI)
79 CROSSWINDS -- -- -- 1  
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7300)
80 GET YOUR WINGS 85 90 -- 3
Aerosmith (Columbia KC 32847)
81 LIFE AND TIMES 81 78 76 64
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
82 BRIDGE OF SIGHS 96 -- -- 2  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057)
83 BLUE MAGIC 87 89 89 6
Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038)
84 A NEW LIFE 53 42 42 9  
Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn CP 6124)
85 SON OF DRACULA 97 -- -- 2  
Nilsson (Rapple ABL1-0220)
86 HERO AND HEROINE 90 -- -- 2
Strawbs (A&M SP-3607)
87 BOOGIE BROTHERS 99 -- -- 2  
Savoy Brown (London APS 638)
88 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY 91 88 72 23
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
89 JIM STAFFORD 93 99 100 4
Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947)
90 SHIP AHOY 95 92 69 25
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
91 EXOTIC BIRDS AND FRUIT -- -- -- 1  
Procol Harum (Chrysalis CHR 1058)
92 LAID BACK 84 82 86 24
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
93 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 89 94 97 61
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
94 LOS COCHINOS 78 66 65 37  
Cheech & Chong (Ode SP 77019)
95 SECRET TREATIES -- -- -- 1  
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia KC 32858)
96 SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND 98 98 98 10
Genesis (Charisma FC 6060)
97 LIGHT SHINE -- -- -- 1  
Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2790)
98 TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS 77 53 50 15  
Yes (Atlantic SD 2-908)
99 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED 94 97 93 26
Love Unlimited (20th Century T-414)
100 SLOW DANCER 80 83 92 4  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia KC 32760)

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:

   • "Thunderbox" by Humble Pie (# 72)
   • "That's A Plenty" by Pointer Sisters (# 75)
   • "Unreal" by Bloodstone (# 83)
   • "Rock On" by David Essex (# 86)
   • "It's Too Late To Stop Now" by Van Morrison (# 88)
   • "Stone Gon'" by Barry White (# 92)
   • "1990" by Temptations (#100)

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