Cashbox Top Albums
Week Ending July 20, 1974

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
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)