Sunday September 1, 1974
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Cashbox Top Albums


Week Ending August 31, 1974



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1 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD 1 3 5 7
Eric Clapton (RSO SO 4801)
2 FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE 4 19 49 4
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T6-332S1)
3 BACK HOME AGAIN 2 2 1 9
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0548)
4 CARIBOU 3 1 2 9
Elton John (MCA 2116)
5 BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II 6 5 6 32
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-696)
6 BEFORE THE FLOOD 5 4 3 8
Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum AB 201)
7 MARVIN GAYE LIVE! 8 10 11 7
Marvin Gaye (Tamla T6-333S1)
8 RAGS TO RUFUS 26 39 54 7  
Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC ABCX-809)
9 BAD COMPANY 25 47 56 5  
Bad Company (Swan Song SS 8410)
10 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS 9 8 7 40
John Denver (RCA CPL1-0374)
11 BODY HEAT 12 12 13 12
Quincy Jones (A&M SP-3617)
12 ON THE BEACH 17 23 38 7
Neil Young (Reprise R 2180)
13 FROM THE MARS HOTEL 14 16 17 7
Grateful Dead (Grateful Dead GD 102)
14 WALKING MAN 15 15 15 9
James Taylor (WB BS 2794)
15 THE SOUTHER-HILLMAN-FURAY BAND 18 22 26 6
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (Asylum 7E-1006)
16 MOONTAN 16 17 19 15
Golden Earring (MCA 396)
17 BAND ON THE RUN 7 7 9 38
Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple SO-3415)
18 ENDLESS SUMMER 23 27 30 6
Beach Boys (Capitol SVBB 11307)
19 THE O'JAYS LIVE IN LONDON 20 21 24 9
O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl. KZ 32953)
20 STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES 29 38 46 8
Mac Davis (Columbia KC 32582)
21 SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS 31 36 43 7
Santana (Columbia PC 33050)
22 SKIN TIGHT 24 26 28 17
Ohio Players (Mercury SRM-1-705)
23 JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH 10 6 4 11  
Rick Wakeman (A&M SP-3621)
24 ON STAGE 13 11 12 17  
Loggins And Messina (Columbia PG 32848)
25 SUNDOWN 11 9 10 30  
Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2177)
26 CHICAGO VII 27 29 22 23
Chicago (Columbia C2-32810)
27 NOT FRAGILE -- -- -- 1  
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury SRM-1-1004)
28 BRIDGE OF SIGHS 22 25 14 18
Robin Trower (Chrysalis CHR 1057)
29 SMALL TALK 36 44 52 6
Sly & The Family Stone (Epic PE 32930)
30 IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOW 28 20 20 11
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411)
31 DIAMOND DOGS 19 13 8 13  
David Bowie (RCA CPL1-0576)
32 HOLIDAY 33 24 25 8
America (WB W 2808)
33 THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY 34 35 36 10
Richard Pryor (Partee PBS 2404)
34 PRETZEL LOGIC 30 31 34 22
Steely Dan (ABC ABCD-808)
35 ELVIS RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS 32 34 37 8
Elvis Presley (RCA CPL1-0606)
36 FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION 38 32 33 9
Hues Corporation (RCA APL1-0323)
37 SECOND HELPING 39 41 41 16
Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 413)
38 TRES HOMBRES 35 18 18 37
ZZ Top (London XPS 631)
39 THE STING 21 14 16 29  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 390)
40 CLAUDINE 41 43 32 23
Original Film Soundtrack (Buddah BDS 5602 ST)
41 LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY 60 61 65 21  
Helen Reddy (Capitol SO-11284)
42 MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER 40 33 31 10
Weather Report (Columbia KC 32494)
43 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 49 51 51 46
Elton John (MCA 2-10003)
44 WONDERWORLD 42 45 47 8
Uriah Heep (WB BS 2800)
45 LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 47 37 23 15
Stylistics (Avco AV 69001-698)
46 STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER 54 76 85 5
Nitty Griity Dirt Band (United Artists UA-LA 184-J2)
47 ROCK YOUR BABY 74 95 -- 3  
George McCrae (T.K. 501)
48 SHININ' ON 45 40 40 23
Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol SWAE-11278)
49 STREET PARTY 51 69 77 5
Black Oak Arkansas (Atco SD 36-101)
50 HELL 57 66 75 5
James Brown (Polydor PB2-9001)
51 SOME NICE THINGS I'VE MISSED 67 86 -- 3  
Frank Sinatra (Reprise RS 2195)
52 THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS 50 50 45 15
Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M SP-4411)
53 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 53 58 61 50
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA MCA2-8001)
54 KEEP ON SMILIN' 56 60 70 6
Wet Willie (Capricorn CP 0128)
55 JIM STAFFORD 63 71 67 20
Jim Stafford (MGM SE 4947)
56 GARCIA 55 49 39 9
Jerry Garcia (Round RX 102)
57 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 61 57 59 58
Charlie Rich (Epic KE 32247)
58 BUDDAH AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX 37 28 21 21  
Cat Stevens (A&M SP-3623)
59 POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES 62 64 66 32
John Denver (RCA LSP-4499)
60 BLUE MAGIC 58 55 50 22
Blue Magic (Atco SD 36-7038)
61 12 GREATEST HITS 44 30 29 12  
Neil Diamond (MCA 2106)
62 INNERVISIONS 72 62 76 56
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T 326V1)
63 LIVE AT CAESARS PALACE 64 65 60 13
Diana Ross (Motown M6-801S1)
64 TOGETHER BROTHERS 68 70 73 6
Original Film Soundtrack (20th Century ST 101)
65 SENSE OF DIRECTION 65 73 62 9
Climax Blues Band (Sire SAS 7501)
66 MIGHTY LOVE 75 84 74 23
Spinners (Atlantic SD 7296)
67 ILLUSIONS ON A DOUBLE DIMPLE 87 -- -- 2  
Triumvirat (Harvest ST 11311)
68 THE BLACKBYRDS 71 80 90 4
Blackbyrds (Fantasy F 9444)
69 ON THE BORDER 69 63 58 19
Eagles (Asylum 7E-1004)
70 SEALS & CROFTS 1 AND 2 78 89 -- 3
Seals & Crofts (WB 2WS 2809)
71 HAMBURGER CONCERTO 81 92 97 4
Focus (Atco SD 36-100)
72 ROAD FOOD 70 72 72 15
Guess Who (RCA APL1-0220)
73 COURT AND SPARK 43 46 44 30  
Joni Mitchell (Asylum 7E-1001)
74 ANTHOLOGY 76 79 80 6
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown M9-794A3)
75 AVALANCHE 83 93 -- 3
Mountain (Columbia KC 33088)
76 EUPHRATES RIVER 77 78 84 24
Main Ingredient (RCA APL1-0335)
77 SWEET EXORCIST 79 54 53 13
Curtis Mayfield (Curtom CRS 8601)
78 OPEN OUR EYES 52 53 55 24  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia KC 32712)
79 SHOCK TREATMENT 48 42 27 15  
Edgar Winter Group (Epic PE 32461)
80 IMAGINATION 82 88 94 46
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDS 5141)
81 THE HOLLIES 46 48 48 10  
Hollies (Epic KE 32574)
82 STOP ALL THAT JAZZ 59 52 35 11  
Leon Russell (Shelter SR 2108)
83 THE SINGLES 69-73 84 87 89 40
Carpenters (A&M SP-3601)
84 TRUCK DRIVER 90 -- -- 2
Original Film Soundtrack (Enterprise ENS 2-7507)
85 COUNTRY -- -- -- 1  
Anne Murray (Capitol ST 11324)
86 WILD AND PEACEFUL 85 68 64 31
Kool & The Gang (De-Lite DEP 20113)
87 I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN -- -- -- 1  
Joe Cocker (A&M SP-3633)
88 APOSTROPHE (') 80 56 42 19
Frank Zappa (Discreet DS 2175)
89 TALKING BOOK 94 91 93 66
Stevie Wonder (Tamla T-319 L)
90 WILD HONEY 93 -- -- 2
Beach Boys (WB 2MS 2166)
91 NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES 88 84 78 22
Dawn (Bell 1130)
92 THE BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO 100 59 57 13
Bread (Elektra 7E 1005)
93 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM 99 99 95 70
Jim Croce (ABC ABCX 756)
94 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 91 82 82 77
Pink Floyd (Harvest SMAS-11163)
95 MARIA MULDAUR 88 -- 69 35
Maria Muldaur (Reprise MS 2148)
96 LOVE SONG 89 81 79 19
Anne Murray (Capitol ST-11266)
97 THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT 66 67 68 10  
Original Film Soundtrack (MCA 2-11002)
98 WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS 95 98 88 26
Doobie Brothers (WB BS 2750)
99 UNBORN CHILD 98 100 96 26
Seals & Crofts (WB W 2761)
100 THE HOOPLE 97 90 81 19
Mott The Hoople (Columbia PC 32871)

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:

   • "Boogity, Boogity, Boogity" by Ray Stevens (# 73)
   • "The Best Of Bread" by Bread (# 86)
   • "Save The Last Dance For Me" by DeFranco Family (# 92)
   • "Piano Rags" by Scott Joplin (# 96)

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