Tuesday August 6, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 3, 1974



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1 CARIBOU 1 1 1 5
Elton John (MCA 2116)
2 BACK HOME AGAIN 2 2 4 5
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
3 BEFORE THE FLOOD 7 28 56 4
Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum AB 201)
4 JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH 5 8 10 7
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621)
5 BAND ON THE RUN 3 3 2 34
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
6 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 4 6 5 28
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
7 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 8 9 15 36
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
8 DIAMOND DOGS 9 10 9 9
David Bowie (RCA CPL1-0576)
9 SUNDOWN 6 4 3 26
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
10 BRIDGE OF SIGHS 10 11 11 14
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057)
11 ON STAGE 11 7 7 13
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848)
12 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD 30 62 -- 3  
Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4801)
13 THE STING 12 5 6 25
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
14 MOONTAN 16 17 21 11
Golden Earring (MCA 396)
15 TRES HOMBRES 13 12 12 33
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
16 BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX 14 14 14 17
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623)
17 BODY HEAT 20 30 37 8
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617)
18 MARVIN GAYE LIVE! 28 50 -- 3
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-333S1)
19 WALKING MAN 22 31 49 5
James Taylor (WB BS 2794)
20 LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 19 20 20 11
Stylistics (Avco AV 69001-698)
21 SHOCK TREATMENT 15 15 13 11
Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461)
22 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 24 29 32 7
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
23 12 GREATEST HITS 25 26 30 8
Neil Diamond (MCA 2106)
24 CHICAGO VII 27 25 25 19
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
25 SKIN TIGHT 17 13 8 13
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705)
26 CLAUDINE 26 27 28 19
Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST)
27 STOP ALL THAT JAZZ 29 34 41 7
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2108)
28 FROM THE MARS HOTEL 39 65 -- 3  
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD 102)
29 THE O'JAYS LIVE IN LONDON 35 45 53 5
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32953)
30 SHININ' ON 18 16 16 19  
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278)
31 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 23 22 17 42
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
32 SWEET EXORCIST 21 19 19 9  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8601)
33 SECOND HELPING 34 38 40 12
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413)
34 MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER 36 39 46 6
Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494)
35 PRETZEL LOGIC 37 37 27 18
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808)
36 HOLIDAY 41 52 73 4
America (WB W 2808)
37 FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 38 40 47 5
Hues Corporation (RCA APL1-0323)
38 APOSTROPHE (') 31 18 18 15
Frank Zappa (Discreet DS 2175)
39 COURT AND SPARK 33 21 22 26
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
40 THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY 48 59 69 6
Richard Pryor (Partee PBS 2404)
41 THE BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO 40 41 31 9
Bread (Elektra 7E 1005)
42 GARCIA 43 46 59 5
Jerry Garcia (Round RX 102)
43 THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS 42 24 24 11
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-4411)
44 ON THE BORDER 44 23 23 15
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
45 ELVIS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS 53 63 76 4
Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0606)
46 LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE 32 33 38 9  
Diana Ross (Motown M6-801S1)
47 SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS 66 99 -- 3  
Santana (Columbia PC 33050)
48 LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY 51 44 45 17
Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284)
49 ON THE BEACH 69 96 -- 3  
Neil Young (Reprise R 2180)
50 BLUE MAGIC 52 53 54 18
Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038)
51 THE HOLLIES 58 68 71 6
Hollies (Epic KE 32574)
52 WONDERWORLD 59 76 99 4
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2800)
53 ENDLESS SUMMER 61 -- -- 2
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
54 JIM STAFFORD 64 67 68 16
Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947)
55 BOOGITY, BOOGITY, BOOGITY 55 58 61 8
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 6003)
56 THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT 57 60 67 6
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-11002)
57 OPEN OUR EYES 46 49 51 20  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712)
58 WILD AND PEACEFUL 47 47 48 27  
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113)
59 THE SOUTHER-HILLMAN-FURAY BAND 77 -- -- 2  
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1006)
60 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 49 42 34 54  
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
61 ROAD FOOD 56 36 29 11
Guess Who (RCA APL1-0220)
62 SENSE OF DIRECTION 54 57 60 5
Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS 7501)
63 SMALL TALK 88 -- -- 2  
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic PE 32930)
64 STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES 70 80 91 4
Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582)
65 RAGS TO RUFUS 73 94 -- 3
Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC ABCX-809)
66 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 67 48 35 46
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
67 BAD COMPANY -- -- -- 1  
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410)
68 MARIA MULDAUR 50 35 26 32  
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
69 MIGHTY LOVE 62 61 44 19
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296)
70 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 72 69 72 28
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
71 DARK LADY 60 55 39 9  
Cher (MCA 2113)
72 INNERVISIONS 63 43 43 52
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
73 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 75 89 100 4
DeFranco Family (20th Century T-441)
74 FALL INTO SPRING 74 73 50 8
Rita Coolidge (A&M SP-3627)
75 EUPHRATES RIVER 68 70 70 20
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335)
76 APOCALYPSE 45 32 33 10  
Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia KC 32957)
77 SPOOKY LADY'S SIDESHOW 65 56 58 8  
Kris Kristofferson (Monument PZ 32914)
78 LOVE SONG 82 93 -- 15
Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266)
79 YOU SMILE - THE SONG BEGINS 79 66 63 8
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M SP-4314)
80 THE HOOPLE 76 54 36 15
Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 32871)
81 KEEP ON SMILIN' 91 -- -- 2
Wet Willie (Capricorn CP 0128)
82 TOGETHER BROTHERS 95 -- -- 2  
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century ST 101)
83 PIANO RAGS 85 90 -- 3
Scott Joplin (Nonesuch HB 73026)
84 ANTHOLOGY 93 -- -- 2
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown M9-794A3)
85 KISS 80 71 62 11
Kiss (Casablanca NBLP 7001)
86 HELL -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (Polydor PB2-9001)
87 PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE 90 100 -- 3
Al Stewart (Janus JLS 3063)
88 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 92 95 97 73
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
89 WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS 83 75 55 22
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750)
90 STREET PARTY -- -- -- 1  
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 36-101)
91 IMAGINATION 86 77 74 42
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
92 THE SINGLES 69-73 99 88 90 36
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
93 HOTCAKES 89 72 42 28
Carly Simon (Elektra 7E-1002)
94 I GOT A NAME 87 78 78 34
Jim Croce (ABC ABCD-797)
95 STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER -- -- -- 1  
Nitty Griity Dirt Band (United Artists UA-LA 184-J2)
96 UNBORN CHILD 78 64 66 22  
Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761)
97 TALKING BOOK 98 84 80 62
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
98 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 100 92 83 66
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
99 HEAD HUNTERS 94 97 84 27
Herbie Hancock (Columbia KC 32731)
100 CROSSWINDS 96 91 82 13
Billy Cobham (Atlantic SD 7300)

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:

   • "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield (# 71)
   • "Hard Labor" by Three Dog Night (# 81)
   • "Street Lady" by Donald Byrd (# 84)
   • "Very Special Love Songs" by Charlie Rich (# 97)

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