Thursday May 30, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending May 25, 1974



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1 THE STING 1 1 1 15
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
2 BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX 4 5 6 7
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623)
3 BAND ON THE RUN 7 8 7 24
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
4 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 2 2 2 26
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
5 SHININ' ON 5 4 3 9
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278)
6 MARIA MULDAUR 6 7 9 22
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
7 CHICAGO VII 3 3 4 9
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
8 TUBULAR BELLS 8 6 5 26
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
9 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 9 9 8 32
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
10 LIVE 10 13 16 10
War (United Artists UA-LA 193-J2)
11 OPEN OUR EYES 11 12 14 10
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712)
12 HARD LABOR 13 16 20 8
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50168)
13 ON THE BORDER 16 27 37 5
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
14 MIGHTY LOVE 15 17 21 9
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296)
15 COURT AND SPARK 12 11 11 16
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
16 LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY 17 20 25 7
Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284)
17 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 26 29 35 18
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
18 LOVE IS THE MESSAGE 14 10 10 16
MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707)
19 INNERVISIONS 21 22 24 42
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
20 ON STAGE 25 68 -- 3
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848)
21 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 20 21 22 36
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
22 SUNDOWN 30 42 51 16
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
23 PRETZEL LOGIC 31 34 40 8
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808)
24 THE HOOPLE 32 44 65 5
Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 32871)
25 LET ME IN YOUR LIFE 18 14 13 10
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7292)
26 WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS 19 15 12 12
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750)
27 HOTCAKES 22 24 19 18
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002)
28 BURN 23 18 15 12
Deep Purple (WB W 2766)
29 UNBORN CHILD 27 19 18 12
Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761)
30 EUPHRATES RIVER 24 25 26 10
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335)
31 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 33 35 38 44
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
32 THE WAY WE WERE 28 23 17 15
Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801)
33 GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION 35 38 43 9
Graham Central Station (WB BS 2763)
34 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 36 30 30 56
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
35 VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS 29 26 28 10
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32531)
36 APOSTROPHE (') 42 53 74 5
Frank Zappa (Discreet DS 2175)
37 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 37 36 31 18
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
38 THE PAYBACK 38 32 27 19
James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907)
39 'JUSTMENTS 41 48 62 7
Bill Withers (Sussex SRA 8032)
40 BACK TO OAKLAND 40 37 32 10
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2749)
41 HEAD HUNTERS 47 50 52 17
Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731)
42 STREET LADY 44 52 63 7
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA 140-F)
43 RHAPSODY IN WHITE 34 28 34 16
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433)
44 I GOT A NAME 48 51 55 24
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
45 WILD AND PEACEFUL 49 46 46 17
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113)
46 ANTHOLOGY 53 61 70 6
Marvin Gaye (Motown M791A3)
47 BOOGIE DOWN 39 33 29 11
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 330VI)
48 HOOKED ON A FEELING 51 55 60 7
Blue Swede (EMI ST 11286)
49 CROSSWINDS 63 79 -- 3  
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7300)
50 SKIN TIGHT 59 74 -- 3
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705)
51 PURE SMOKEY 55 59 68 7
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-331S1)
52 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME 54 58 41 17
New Birth (RCA APL1-0285)
53 SCRATCH 61 70 -- 3
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6010)
54 CLAUDINE 56 57 59 9
Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST)
55 MEETING OF THE MINDS 57 62 71 6
Four Tops (Dunhill DSD 50166)
56 SECRET TREATIES 66 95 -- 3
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia KC 32858)
57 TALKING BOOK 60 63 64 52
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
58 BRIDGE OF SIGHS 70 82 96 4  
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057)
59 THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE 45 40 39 12  
Charlie Rich (RCA APL1-0433)
60 SON OF DRACULA 72 85 97 4  
Nilsson (Rapple ABL1-0220)
61 THE SINGLES 69-73 43 39 36 26  
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
62 TRES HOMBRES 76 -- -- 23  
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
63 STRAIGHT AHEAD 64 64 67 6
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (RCA APL1-0454)
64 FREE TO BE. . . YOU AND ME 68 56 57 8
Marlo Thomas & Friends (Bell 1110)
65 GOOD TIMES 67 67 69 7
Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0475)
66 SHOCK TREATMENT -- -- -- 1  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461)
67 IMAGINATION 46 49 48 32  
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
68 LIVE RHYMIN' 50 31 23 10  
Paul Simon (Columbia PC 32855)
69 HOME, HOME ON THE ROAD 78 -- -- 2
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia PC 32870)
70 QUEEN II 96 -- -- 2  
Queen (Elektra EKS-75082)
71 ROCK AND ROLL ANIMAL 73 65 47 10
Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0472)
72 SECOND HELPING 100 -- -- 2  
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413)
73 STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK 89 -- -- 2  
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 7298)
74 PLANET WAVES 52 45 42 16  
Bob Dylan (Asylum 7E-1003)
75 LIGHT SHINE 87 97 -- 3  
Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2790)
76 LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
Stylistics (Avco AV 69001-698)
77 ENERGIZED 58 54 54 16  
Foghat (Bearsville BR 6950)
78 SEVEN 92 -- -- 2  
Poco (Epic KE 32895)
79 BLUE MAGIC 81 83 87 8
Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038)
80 THE GREAT GATSBY 90 -- -- 2
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS 2-3001)
81 BLACK AND BLUES 94 -- -- 2  
Bobbi Humphrey (Blue Note LA-1426)
82 BOOGIE BROTHERS 83 87 99 4
Savoy Brown (London APS 638)
83 JIM STAFFORD 85 89 93 6
Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947)
84 EXOTIC BIRDS AND FRUIT 86 91 -- 3
Procol Harum (Chrysalis CHR 1058)
85 MOONTAN -- -- -- 1  
Golden Earring (MCA 396)
86 PIANO MAN 62 43 44 13  
Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544)
87 WOVOKA 65 69 73 6  
Redbone (Epic KE 32462)
88 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY 88 88 91 25
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
89 ANTHOLOGY 75 76 66 13  
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Motown M 792S2)
90 BRIGHT EYES -- -- -- 1  
Melissa Manchester (Bell 1303)
91 SHIP AHOY 91 90 95 27
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)
92 THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS -- -- -- 1  
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-4411)
93 KISS -- -- -- 1  
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7001)
94 TOM SCOTT & THE L.A. EXPRESS 98 -- -- 2
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode SP 77021)
95 ROAD FOOD -- -- -- 1  
Guess Who (RCA APL1-0220)
96 EARLY FLIGHT -- -- -- 1  
Jefferson Airplane (RCA CYL1-0437)
97 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 93 93 89 63
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
98 WHIRLWINDS -- -- -- 1  
Deodato (MCA 410)
99 LAID BACK 95 92 84 26
Gregg Allman (Capricorn CP 0116)
100 LIFE AND TIMES 80 81 81 66  
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)

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:

   • "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" by Black Sabbath (# 69)
   • "Todd" by Todd Rundgren (# 71)
   • "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks (# 74)
   • "Get Your Wings" by Aerosmith (# 77)
   • "Love Song" by Anne Murray (# 79)
   • "Ringo" by Ringo Starr (# 82)
   • "Knight Time" by Gladys Knight & The Pips (# 84)
   • "Hero And Heroine" by Strawbs (# 97)
   • "Slow Dancer" by Boz Scaggs (# 99)

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