Monday August 26, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 24, 1974



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1 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD 3 5 12 6
Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4801)
2 BACK HOME AGAIN 2 1 2 8
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
3 CARIBOU 1 2 1 8
Elton John (MCA 2116)
4 FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE 19 49 -- 3  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1)
5 BEFORE THE FLOOD 4 3 3 7
Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum AB 201)
6 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 5 6 6 31
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
7 BAND ON THE RUN 7 9 5 37
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
8 MARVIN GAYE LIVE! 10 11 18 6
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-333S1)
9 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 8 7 7 39
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
10 JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH 6 4 4 10
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621)
11 SUNDOWN 9 10 9 29
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
12 BODY HEAT 12 13 17 11
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617)
13 ON STAGE 11 12 11 16
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848)
14 FROM THE MARS HOTEL 16 17 28 6
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD 102)
15 WALKING MAN 15 15 19 8
James Taylor (WB BS 2794)
16 MOONTAN 17 19 14 14
Golden Earring (MCA 396)
17 ON THE BEACH 23 38 49 6
Neil Young (Reprise R 2180)
18 THE SOUTHER-HILLMAN-FURAY BAND 22 26 59 5
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1006)
19 DIAMOND DOGS 13 8 8 12
David Bowie (RCA CPL1-0576)
20 THE O'JAYS LIVE IN LONDON 21 24 29 8
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32953)
21 THE STING 14 16 13 28
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
22 BRIDGE OF SIGHS 25 14 10 17
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057)
23 ENDLESS SUMMER 27 30 53 5
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
24 SKIN TIGHT 26 28 25 16
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705)
25 BAD COMPANY 47 56 67 4  
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410)
26 RAGS TO RUFUS 39 54 65 6  
Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC ABCX-809)
27 CHICAGO VII 29 22 24 22
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
28 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 20 20 22 10
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
29 STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES 38 46 64 7
Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582)
30 PRETZEL LOGIC 31 34 35 21
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808)
31 SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS 36 43 47 6
Santana (Columbia PC 33050)
32 ELVIS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS 34 37 45 7
Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0606)
33 HOLIDAY 24 25 36 7
America (WB W 2808)
34 THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY 35 36 40 9
Richard Pryor (Partee PBS 2404)
35 TRES HOMBRES 18 18 15 36  
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
36 SMALL TALK 44 52 63 5
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic PE 32930)
37 BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX 28 21 16 20
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623)
38 FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 32 33 37 8
Hues Corporation (RCA APL1-0323)
39 SECOND HELPING 41 41 33 15
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413)
40 MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER 33 31 34 9
Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494)
41 CLAUDINE 43 32 26 22
Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST)
42 WONDERWORLD 45 47 52 7
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2800)
43 COURT AND SPARK 46 44 39 29
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
44 12 GREATEST HITS 30 29 23 11  
Neil Diamond (MCA 2106)
45 SHININ' ON 40 40 30 22
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278)
46 THE HOLLIES 48 48 51 9
Hollies (Epic KE 32574)
47 LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 37 23 20 14
Stylistics (Avco AV 69001-698)
48 SHOCK TREATMENT 42 27 21 14
Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461)
49 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 51 51 31 45
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
50 THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS 50 45 43 14
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-4411)
51 STREET PARTY 69 77 90 4  
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 36-101)
52 OPEN OUR EYES 53 55 57 23
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712)
53 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 58 61 66 49
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
54 STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER 76 85 95 4  
Nitty Griity Dirt Band (United Artists UA-LA 184-J2)
55 GARCIA 49 39 42 8
Jerry Garcia (Round RX 102)
56 KEEP ON SMILIN' 60 70 81 5
Wet Willie (Capricorn CP 0128)
57 HELL 66 75 86 4
James Brown (Polydor PB2-9001)
58 BLUE MAGIC 55 50 50 21
Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038)
59 STOP ALL THAT JAZZ 52 35 27 10
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2108)
60 LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY 61 65 48 20
Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284)
61 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 57 59 60 57
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
62 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 64 66 70 31
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
63 JIM STAFFORD 71 67 54 19
Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947)
64 LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE 65 60 46 12
Diana Ross (Motown M6-801S1)
65 SENSE OF DIRECTION 73 62 62 8
Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS 7501)
66 THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT 67 68 56 9
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-11002)
67 SOME NICE THINGS I'VE MISSED 86 -- -- 2  
Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 2195)
68 TOGETHER BROTHERS 70 73 82 5
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century ST 101)
69 ON THE BORDER 63 58 44 18
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
70 ROAD FOOD 72 72 61 14
Guess Who (RCA APL1-0220)
71 THE BLACKBYRDS 80 90 -- 3
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F 9444)
72 INNERVISIONS 62 76 72 55
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
73 BOOGITY, BOOGITY, BOOGITY -- 63 55 10
Ray Stevens (Barnaby 6003)
74 ROCK YOUR BABY 95 -- -- 2  
George McCrae (T.K. 501)
75 MIGHTY LOVE 84 74 69 22
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296)
76 ANTHOLOGY 79 80 84 5
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown M9-794A3)
77 EUPHRATES RIVER 78 84 75 23
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335)
78 SEALS & CROFTS 1 AND 2 89 -- -- 2  
Seals & Crofts (WB 2WS 2809)
79 SWEET EXORCIST 54 53 32 12  
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8601)
80 APOSTROPHE (') 56 42 38 18  
Frank Zappa (Discreet DS 2175)
81 HAMBURGER CONCERTO 92 97 -- 3  
Focus (Atco SD 36-100)
82 IMAGINATION 88 94 91 45
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
83 AVALANCHE 93 -- -- 2
Mountain (Columbia KC 33088)
84 THE SINGLES 69-73 87 89 92 39
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
85 WILD AND PEACEFUL 68 64 58 30  
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113)
86 THE BEST OF BREAD -- -- -- 49
Bread (Elektra EKS-75056)
87 ILLUSIONS ON A DOUBLE DIMPLE -- -- -- 1  
Triumvirat (Harvest ST 11311)
88 MARIA MULDAUR -- 69 68 34
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
89 LOVE SONG 81 79 78 18
Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266)
90 TRUCK DRIVER -- -- -- 1  
Original Film Soundtrack (Enterprise ENS 2-7507)
91 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 82 82 88 76
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
92 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 77 71 73 7  
DeFranco Family (20th Century T-441)
93 WILD HONEY -- -- -- 1  
Beach Boys (WB 2MS 2166)
94 TALKING BOOK 91 93 97 65
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
95 WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS 98 88 89 25
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750)
96 PIANO RAGS 85 86 83 6  
Scott Joplin (Nonesuch HB 73026)
97 THE HOOPLE 90 81 80 18
Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 32871)
98 UNBORN CHILD 100 96 96 25
Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761)
99 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 99 95 98 69
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
100 THE BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO 59 57 41 12  
Bread (Elektra 7E 1005)

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:

   • "Earache My Eye" by Cheech & Chong (# 74)
   • "My Love" by Margie Joseph (# 75)
   • "Kings Of The Party" by Brownsville Station (# 83)
   • "Hotcakes" by Carly Simon (# 94)
   • "Fall Into Spring" by Rita Coolidge (# 96)
   • "Spooky Lady's Sideshow" by Kris Kristofferson (# 97)

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