Sunday July 21, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending July 20, 1974



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1 CARIBOU 1 28 -- 3
Elton John (MCA 2116)
2 BACK HOME AGAIN 4 31 -- 3
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
3 BAND ON THE RUN 2 2 2 32
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
4 SUNDOWN 3 1 1 24
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
5 THE STING 6 3 3 23
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
6 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 5 4 5 26
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
7 ON STAGE 7 7 9 11
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848)
8 JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH 10 16 29 5
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621)
9 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 15 9 11 34
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
10 DIAMOND DOGS 9 14 21 7
David Bowie (RCA CPL1-0576)
11 BRIDGE OF SIGHS 11 13 15 12
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057)
12 TRES HOMBRES 12 15 18 31
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
13 SKIN TIGHT 8 8 12 11
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705)
14 BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX 14 6 6 15
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623)
15 SHOCK TREATMENT 13 12 13 9
Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461)
16 SHININ' ON 16 5 4 17
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278)
17 MOONTAN 21 24 28 9
Golden Earring (MCA 396)
18 APOSTROPHE (') 18 19 20 13
Frank Zappa (Discreet DS 2175)
19 SWEET EXORCIST 19 22 30 7
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8601)
20 LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 20 21 24 9
Stylistics (Avco AV 69001-698)
21 COURT AND SPARK 22 18 10 24
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
22 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 17 11 14 40
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
23 ON THE BORDER 23 20 8 13
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
24 THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS 24 27 31 9
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-4411)
25 CHICAGO VII 25 10 7 17
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
26 12 GREATEST HITS 30 36 41 6
Neil Diamond (MCA 2106)
27 CLAUDINE 28 30 35 17
Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST)
28 BEFORE THE FLOOD 56 -- -- 2  
Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum AB 201)
29 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 32 35 48 5
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
30 BODY HEAT 37 38 42 6
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617)
31 WALKING MAN 49 91 -- 3  
James Taylor (WB BS 2794)
32 APOCALYPSE 33 34 38 8
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32957)
33 LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE 38 44 56 7
Diana Ross (Motown M6-801S1)
34 STOP ALL THAT JAZZ 41 49 59 5
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2108)
35 MARIA MULDAUR 26 17 17 30
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
36 ROAD FOOD 29 32 33 9
Guess Who (RCA APL1-0220)
37 PRETZEL LOGIC 27 26 19 16
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808)
38 SECOND HELPING 40 40 37 10
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413)
39 MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER 46 57 85 4
Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494)
40 FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 47 94 -- 3
Hues Corporation (RCA APL1-0323)
41 THE BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO 31 33 36 7
Bread (Elektra 7E 1005)
42 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 34 39 40 52
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
43 INNERVISIONS 43 25 22 50
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
44 LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY 45 48 49 15
Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284)
45 THE O'JAYS LIVE IN LONDON 53 88 -- 3
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32953)
46 GARCIA 59 83 -- 3  
Jerry Garcia (Round RX 102)
47 WILD AND PEACEFUL 48 50 50 25
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113)
48 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 35 23 16 44  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
49 OPEN OUR EYES 51 29 32 18
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712)
50 MARVIN GAYE LIVE! -- -- -- 1  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-333S1)
51 TUBULAR BELLS 52 52 47 34
Mike Oldfield (Virgin VR 13-105)
52 HOLIDAY 73 -- -- 2  
America (WB W 2808)
53 BLUE MAGIC 54 56 58 16
Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038)
54 THE HOOPLE 36 37 26 13  
Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 32871)
55 DARK LADY 39 42 46 7  
Cher (MCA 2113)
56 SPOOKY LADY'S SIDESHOW 58 60 67 6
Kris Kristofferson (Monument PZ 32914)
57 SENSE OF DIRECTION 60 68 -- 3
Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS 7501)
58 BOOGITY, BOOGITY, BOOGITY 61 63 70 6
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 6003)
59 THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY 69 81 92 4
Richard Pryor (Partee PBS 2404)
60 THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT 67 76 88 4
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-11002)
61 MIGHTY LOVE 44 45 23 17  
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296)
62 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD -- -- -- 1  
Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4801)
63 ELVIS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS 76 -- -- 2  
Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0606)
64 UNBORN CHILD 66 55 51 20
Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761)
65 FROM THE MARS HOTEL -- -- -- 1  
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD 102)
66 YOU SMILE - THE SONG BEGINS 63 62 64 6
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4314)
67 JIM STAFFORD 68 69 72 14
Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947)
68 THE HOLLIES 71 86 98 4
Hollies (Epic KE 32574)
69 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 72 73 76 26
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
70 EUPHRATES RIVER 70 70 74 18
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335)
71 KISS 62 61 63 9
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7001)
72 HOTCAKES 42 41 43 26  
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002)
73 FALL INTO SPRING 50 54 61 6  
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-3627)
74 HARD LABOR 77 43 25 16
Three Dog Night (ABC/Dunhill DSD 50168)
75 WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS 55 51 44 20  
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750)
76 WONDERWORLD 99 -- -- 2  
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2800)
77 IMAGINATION 74 65 66 40
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
78 I GOT A NAME 78 84 81 32
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
79 PRESERVATION, ACT 2 81 90 -- 3
Kinks (RCA CPL2-5040)
80 STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES 91 -- -- 2  
Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582)
81 VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS 57 53 39 18  
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32531)
82 MONKEY GRIP 85 96 -- 3
Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones COC 79100)
83 STREET LADY 75 77 78 15
Donald Byrd (Blue Note BN-LA 140-F)
84 TALKING BOOK 80 64 62 60
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
85 QUEEN II 64 47 34 10  
Queen (Elektra EKS-75082)
86 POSITIVE VIBRATIONS 65 67 68 8  
Ten Years After (Columbia PC 32851)
87 GET YOUR WINGS 88 93 94 10
Aerosmith (Columbia KC 32847)
88 THE SINGLES 69-73 90 92 96 34
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
89 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 100 -- -- 2  
DeFranco Family (20th Century T-441)
90 PIANO RAGS -- -- -- 1  
Scott Joplin (Nonesuch HB 73026)
91 CROSSWINDS 82 46 27 11
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7300)
92 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 83 87 60 64
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
93 LOVE SONG -- -- -- 13
Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266)
94 RAGS TO RUFUS -- -- -- 1  
Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC ABCX-809)
95 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 97 89 91 71
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
96 ON THE BEACH -- -- -- 1  
Neil Young (Reprise R 2180)
97 HEAD HUNTERS 84 66 54 25  
Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731)
98 TOO MUCH TOO SOON 98 -- -- 2
New York Dolls (Mercury SRM-1-1001)
99 SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS -- -- -- 1  
Santana (Columbia PC 33050)
100 PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE -- -- -- 1  
Al Stewart (Janus JLS 3063)

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:

   • "Secret Treaties" by Blue Oyster Cult (# 79)
   • "Let Me In Your Life" by Aretha Franklin (# 86)
   • "The Best Of Charlie Rich" by Charlie Rich (# 87)
   • "Live At Fillmore East" by Allman Brothers (# 89)
   • "Starless And Bible Black" by King Crimson (# 92)
   • "Love Is The Message" by MFSB (# 93)
   • "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand (# 94)
   • "Live" by War (# 95)
   • "Burn" by Deep Purple (# 96)

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