Friday June 14, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending June 8, 1974



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1 BAND ON THE RUN 2 3 7 26
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
2 THE STING 1 1 1 17
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
3 BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX 3 2 4 9
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623)
4 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 4 4 2 28
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
5 SHININ' ON 5 5 5 11
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278)
6 MARIA MULDAUR 6 6 6 24
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
7 CHICAGO VII 7 7 3 11
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
8 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 8 9 9 34
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
9 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 15 17 26 20
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
10 ON THE BORDER 12 13 16 7
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
11 SUNDOWN 18 22 30 18
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
12 HARD LABOR 11 12 13 10
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50168)
13 TUBULAR BELLS 9 8 8 28
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
14 OPEN OUR EYES 10 11 11 12
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712)
15 ON STAGE 17 20 25 5
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848)
16 MIGHTY LOVE 13 14 15 11
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296)
17 COURT AND SPARK 19 15 12 18
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
18 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 20 21 20 38
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
19 THE HOOPLE 21 24 32 7
Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 32871)
20 INNERVISIONS 23 19 21 44
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
21 PRETZEL LOGIC 22 23 31 10
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808)
22 LIVE 14 10 10 12
War (United Artists UA-LA 193-J2)
23 LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY 16 16 17 9
Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284)
24 WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS 25 26 19 14
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750)
25 SHOCK TREATMENT 34 66 -- 3
Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461)
26 APOSTROPHE (') 29 36 42 7
Frank Zappa (Discreet DS 2175)
27 UNBORN CHILD 28 29 27 14
Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761)
28 CROSSWINDS 33 49 63 5
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7300)
29 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 31 31 33 46
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
30 LOVE IS THE MESSAGE 24 18 14 18
MFSB (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32707)
31 BURN 30 28 23 14
Deep Purple (WB W 2766)
32 HOTCAKES 26 27 22 20
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002)
33 LET ME IN YOUR LIFE 27 25 18 12
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic SD 7292)
34 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 36 34 36 58
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
35 BRIDGE OF SIGHS 45 58 70 6
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057)
36 SKIN TIGHT 43 50 59 5
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705)
37 VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS 39 35 29 12
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32531)
38 'JUSTMENTS 38 39 41 9
Bill Withers (Sussex SRA 8032)
39 STREET LADY 40 42 44 9
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA 140-F)
40 QUEEN II 49 70 96 4
Queen (Elektra EKS-75082)
41 ANTHOLOGY 41 46 53 8
Marvin Gaye (Motown M791A3)
42 TRES HOMBRES 51 62 76 25
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
43 WILD AND PEACEFUL 44 45 49 19
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113)
44 EUPHRATES RIVER 46 30 24 12
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335)
45 SCRATCH 47 53 61 5
Crusaders (Blue Thumb BTS 6010)
46 LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 55 76 -- 3
Stylistics (Avco AV 69001-698)
47 SON OF DRACULA 50 60 72 6
Nilsson (Rapple ABL1-0220)
48 GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION 32 33 35 11  
Graham Central Station (WB BS 2763)
49 SECRET TREATIES 54 56 66 5
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia KC 32858)
50 MEETING OF THE MINDS 52 55 57 8
Four Tops (Dunhill DSD 50166)
51 CLAUDINE 53 54 56 11
Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST)
52 SECOND HELPING 57 72 100 4
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413)
53 THE WAY WE WERE 35 32 28 17  
Barbra Streisand (Columbia PC 32801)
54 STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK 61 73 89 4
King Crimson (Atlantic SD 7298)
55 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 37 37 37 20  
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
56 HEAD HUNTERS 42 41 47 19  
Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731)
57 HOME, HOME ON THE ROAD 60 69 78 4
New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia PC 32870)
58 PURE SMOKEY 48 51 55 9
Smokey Robinson (Tamla T6-331S1)
59 I GOT A NAME 56 44 48 26
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
60 BOOGIE DOWN 58 47 39 13
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla T 330VI)
61 LIGHT SHINE 64 75 87 5
Jesse Colin Young (WB BS 2790)
62 IMAGINATION 63 67 46 34
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
63 ROAD FOOD 72 95 -- 3
Guess Who (RCA APL1-0220)
64 SEVEN 67 78 92 4
Poco (Epic KE 32895)
65 MOONTAN 74 85 -- 3
Golden Earring (MCA 396)
66 APOCALYPSE 83 -- -- 2  
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32957)
67 RHAPSODY IN WHITE 68 43 34 18
Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century T-433)
68 THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS 79 92 -- 3  
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-4411)
69 DIAMOND DOGS -- -- -- 1  
David Bowie (RCA CPL1-0576)
70 BLUE MAGIC 73 79 81 10
Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038)
71 KISS 82 93 -- 3  
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7001)
72 STRAIGHT AHEAD 69 63 64 8
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (RCA APL1-0454)
73 THE SINGLES 69-73 71 61 43 28
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
74 THE GREAT GATSBY 75 80 90 4
Original Film Soundtrack (Paramount PAS 2-3001)
75 THE BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO -- -- -- 1  
Bread (Elektra 7E 1005)
76 BLACK AND BLUES 76 81 94 4
Bobbi Humphrey (Blue Note LA-1426)
77 TALKING BOOK 65 57 60 54  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
78 JIM STAFFORD 80 83 85 8
Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947)
79 POSITIVE VIBRATIONS 90 -- -- 2  
Ten Years After (Columbia PC 32851)
80 BOOGIE BROTHERS 81 82 83 6
Savoy Brown (London APS 638)
81 WHIRLWINDS 86 98 -- 3
Deodato (MCA 410)
82 EARLY FLIGHT 85 96 -- 3
Jefferson Airplane (RCA CYL1-0437)
83 THE BEST OF CHARLIE RICH 92 -- -- 2
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 31933)
84 DARK LADY -- -- -- 1  
Cher (MCA 2113)
85 SWEET EXORCIST -- -- -- 1  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8601)
86 THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE 66 59 45 14  
Charlie Rich (RCA APL1-0433)
87 THE PAYBACK 70 38 38 21  
James Brown (Polydor PD2-3907)
88 BACK TO OAKLAND 59 40 40 12  
Tower Of Power (WB BS 2749)
89 SUZI QUATRO 94 -- -- 2
Suzi Quatro (Bell 1302)
90 DESITIVELY BONNAROO 95 -- -- 2
Dr. John (Atco SD 7043)
91 LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (Motown M6-801S1)
92 ROCK AND ROLL ANIMAL 88 71 73 12
Lou Reed (RCA APL1-0472)
93 FREE TO BE. . . YOU AND ME 77 64 68 10  
Marlo Thomas & Friends (Bell 1110)
94 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 89 97 93 65
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
95 GET YOUR WINGS 100 77 80 6
Aerosmith (Columbia KC 32847)
96 LIFE AND TIMES 99 100 80 68
Jim Croce (ABC JCL&T2011)
97 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY 97 88 88 27
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore MC 66669)
98 PIANO MAN 96 86 62 15
Billy Joel (Columbia KC 32544)
99 STRANDED -- -- -- 1  
Roxy Music (Atlantic SD 7045)
100 SHIP AHOY 98 91 91 29
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32408)

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:

   • "Hooked On A Feeling" by Blue Swede (# 62)
   • "Good Times" by Elvis Presley (# 78)
   • "It's Been A Long Time" by New Birth (# 84)
   • "Bright Eyes" by Melissa Manchester (# 87)
   • "Live Rhymin'" by Paul Simon (# 91)
   • "Tom Scott & The L.A. Express" by Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (# 93)

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